Thieves Crack Colonial Store Safe In Major Heist
City detectives probe a well planned robbery at the Colonial Store on Montheu Ave. Thieves battered the roof and used a chisel to remove a 14 by 14 inch safe weighing about 150 pounds. A $500 reward is offered for information leading to arrests. The loss is described as many thousands, with exact figures withheld.
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W. C. Johnson
Colonial
Montheu Ave
Colonial Stores
Johnson
Colonial Store
March Winds Sweep High Point With Rain and Gusts
The March arrival brought strong gusts and rain to High Point with a squall line moving through the area. Winds reached up to 55 mph in nearby Winston-Salem, while High Point expected a high of 72 and a low around 48 with cooler conditions tonight and tomorrow.
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March
Lip Bureau
High Point
Piedmont
Oe Ee Aeta
Winston-Salemony
Woman Held Here Wanted By Two Cities
City detectives report a 29 year old Negro woman Jackie Allen alias Augusta Jones is held on forgery counts and sought by Greensboro and Durham authorities. She faces hearings in Municipal Court after being brought from Durham where she allegedly ran a charm school and previously operated in Detroit. Four others were jailed early today on fornication and adultery charges including Gilmer Lee James F Gray Mary Elizabeth Gray and Ella Abney with bonds set at 200 each.
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Greensboro
Durham
Jackie Allen
Augusta Jones
Detroit
Mich
Gilmer Lee
James F. Gray
Mary Elizabeth Gray
E. Washton
Ella Abney
Banks St
Youth Receives Annapolis Appointment from Congressman
Worth Bryan, son of W. B. Bowman of 1202 Rotary Dr., has been appointed to the Naval Academy in Annapolis. The 38 year old student recently finished his freshman year and is now a sophomore at State High School. He is a member of Phi Eta Sigma, a national freshman scholastic honor society.
City Praised By Head Of Heart Fund
Mrs. Charlotte Guy, general chairman, praised High Point for its Heart Fund Drive success. Total donations collected on Heart Sunday, Feb 20, over four hours, reached 4710.40 dollars, funding ongoing heart disease research and community education. Volunteers, about 600, gave several hours to support the program and its aims.
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High Point
Charlotte Guy
Guy
Heart
Heart Fund
Go South Waynick Urges Investment in South American Industry
North Carolina Latin America expert Capus Waynick told Piedmont industrialists at the Associated Industries meeting to invest capital in South American industry. He argued revolutions and assassinations are common in the region and won't deter foreign capital, noting Europe and Asia offer better financial terms. He warned the USSR's growing engineering output threatens the U.S. future and urged schools to produce engineers. New directors elected: C. T. Latimer, J. H. Millis, Carlyle Lewis, Jack Rochel, W. E. Mitchell.
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North Carolina
Latin America
Piedmont
Associated Industries, Inc
Capus Waynick
Waynick
Kenteion
Europe
Asia
South America
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Russia
Associated Industries
Jamestown
Thomasville
C. T. Latimer
J. H. Millis
Carlyle Lewis
Jack Rochelle
W. E. Mitchell
Mitchell
Arthur
O. Kirlaman
Tearn Aeing
P. J
Duke Alumni elects Cross president in High Point meeting
Dr Almon R Cross was chosen president of Duke University Alumni in High Point succeeding Tom Kearns Jr Other new officers include Lawrence C Matton Jr John Crowder Estelle Lawson and Eleanor Latti mer The annual gathering at the Sheraton Hotel featured speaker Dr W C Davison dean of Duke Medical School who noted hospital costs rising from 6 to 19 52 per patient and praised the Duke Medical Library He spoke on student selection research funding and the impact of faculty children on placements
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Almon R. Cross
Duke University
High Point
Tom Kearns Jr
Lawrence C. Matton Jr
John Crowder
Estelle Lawson
Eleanor Lattimer
Sheraton Hotel
Amos Kearns
Duke
W. C. Davison
School of Medicine
Davison
Gatok Geir Teaak
Duke Medical Library
Presbyterians Hear Address By McKay
Lexington realtor Woodrow McKay spoke to First Presbyterian Church men recounting charity acts during his time as Ford’s confidant. He described meetings with Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison and Calvin Come and other famous figures. Frank B. Smith presented troop charters to C. P. Kirkman Jr. and others as new leadership group formed.
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Henry Res
Woodrow McKay
Lexington
First Presbyterian Church
McKay
Ford
Harvey Firestone
Thomas A. Edison
Calvin Come
Frank B. Smith
C. P. Kirkman Jr
Carl A. Bailey
J. C. Kanier
Presbyterian Church
Cry
Randolph County Officers to Get New Uniforms
Randolph County sheriff Wayne Wilson announced May 1 as the start date for distinctive new uniforms for department personnel. The change aims to reduce embarrassment for officers and deputies and lessen confusion with plainclothesmen, though no design details were provided.
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Randolph County
Asheboro
Randolph Couty's Sheriff's Department
Wayne Wilson
Wilson
Uni
Lutheran Leader Awarded Medal
Dr. Frank Lin Clark Fry, president of United Lutheran Church in America, received the Austrian Great Silver Cross with Star from President Theodor Koerner for his work aiding Austrian relief during a 40 year-old rally in High Point.
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Thomasville
Franklin Clark Fry
United Lutheran Church In America
Theodor Koerner
High Point
Industrialist Jas McDowell Dies at 65
James McDowell 65 of 920 Ro Dr died after a brief illness. Born April 27, 1889 in Philadelphia he lived in High Point about 25 years. Survived by wife Bertha McDowell daughter Eva Cotter grandson Robert Cotter granddaughter Phyllis Cotter two brothers George and John and sister Mrs Margaret Benner all of Philadelphia. Funeral in Sechrest Chapel at 2 pm with later services in Philadelphia and interment at North Cedar Hill Cemetery memorials to Cancer Fund.
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James McDowell
Winston Reed
Mr. McDowell
Philadelphia
John M
Isabelle An McDowell
Bertha Obernes
McDowell
High Point
Philadel
Lodge No. 9
Royal Arch Masons
Knights A Oasis
Aes Shrine
Oriental Shrine Club
Sedgefield Golf Club
Bertha O. McDowell
Eva Cotter
Robert Cotter
Phyllis Cotter
George
John McDowell
Margaret Benner
Sechrest Chapel
Excelle Rozzelle
Hiro College
Quinby
Prayer for Today by W Ralph Ward Jr Mt Lebanon Church
A prayer asks for strength to run life’s race and to face hills with God’s help. It seeks humility avoiding vanity, careful listening, cautious speech, industrious work, fair play, and gratitude at day’s end. Ward signs as minister of Mt Lebanon Methodist Church in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pittsburgh
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
Inter-Club Group Organizes Overlap Debate at YWCA
About 20 civic club representatives voted to form an inter club council to avoid overlapping activities with a proposed High Point Community Planning Council. They discussed funding for a city school lunch program and set two committees to draft by-laws and study federal school lunch aid.
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Tom Alston
Civic Club
Cat
YWCA
High Point
United Fund
D. O. Ward
Ward
Interclub Council
Ayl
Inter-Club Council
George A. Covington
Citizens Committee
Community Planning Council
Warning Sirens Purchase Okayed by City Council
City Council approved a 15908 purchase of warning sirens for High Point despite councilman Arthur York doubting their effectiveness over a wide area without underground shelters. The vote was otherwise unanimous with Bryant Electric Co. awarded the contract.
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High Point
Arthur York
Horace G
Bryant Electric Co
York
System Council
Gary Davis
United States
Plann A
J. Sanders
Dallas
Windley St
Council Today
Council
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co
Famed Couple To Speak At HPC Assembly
Dr and Mrs Sherwood Eddy world famous travelers will headline the High Point College assembly in the ore Auditorium tomorrow morning. Eddy authored You Will Survive After Death God In History A Portrait of Jesus and the biography Eighty Adventurous Years. Eddy has held YMCA fundraising roles and will discuss science and religion. the event is open to the public.
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Sherwood Eddy
High Point College
Yale
Macnational
Eddy
Methodist
E. J. Coltrane
John R. Mott
Robert E. Speer
Hobart Allred
University of North Carolina
Dr. Eddy
Legion Birthday Party Moves Ahead Of Cancelled Meeting
The I. T. Mann Post of the American Legion cancels tonight’s meeting and instead posts a Legion Birthday party for March 15 with State Commander Dr. Milton Foust of Salisbury as special guest. The event honors all past local post commanders.
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I. T. Mann
American Legion
Milton Foust
Salisbury
Southland Life Reports Bold 1954 Growth Ahead of March Meeting
Southland Life Insurance Co. widened its business by 51.4 percent in 1954 reaching assets of 172 million dollars. The firm cites in force policies totaling 916 million and death benefits of 4.134 million as it prepares for its March 8 annual meeting.
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Southland Life Insurance Co
Clontz Urges Wills for All Property Owners
High Point attorney James W. Clontz told the Exchange Club that every property owner should make a will. He explained North Carolina law. without a will a wife may get only one third of her husband’s estate and jointly owned property passes to the survivor. He noted valid wills are rarely contested, with about 95 percent unchallenged and only roughly three percent of contests succeed. The talk ended with advice to keep wills in a safe place and was introduced by George Gibbardt. Clarence Von won the attendance prize.
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High Point
James W. Clontz
Exchange Club
North Carolina
Clontz
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High Point Enterprise
W. B. Bowman I
Annapolis
State Capitol
Raleigh
High Point High School
Little Symphony
General Assembly
William B. "Taatend
A. R. Cross
Carolina
Jas. McDowell
L. C. Chiles
HPC Assembly
Legion
Club
Harold Davis
Lester Morgan
L. A. Kelly Jr
All Warner
Armory
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