Telephone Strike Causes Only Minor Delays Here
North State Telephone Co spokesman Robbins Tilden said about 80 percent of long distance calls go through normally with minor delays to certain points during the Bell Telephone Co strike. Supervisors and managers can route urgent calls with little delay. The strike affects North and South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, with operators and clerical staff participating.
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Bell Telephone Co
North State Telephone Co
Robbins Tilden
North
South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
City Hall Annex Under Construction to Ease Police Space
Workmen began building a city hall annex to relieve overcrowded police quarters. Police Chief C. C. Stoker said the March 1 contract will finish in four months, with completion expected by July. Coltrane-Graham holds the building contract. the project covers police offices, traffic and records, plus an assembly room.
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Hind City Hall
C. C. Stoker
City Hall
Stoker
Traffic and Records Bureau
Coltrane-Graham
Man Accused of Blue Law Violation
W F Barker operator of Barker's Service Station at 700 S Main St was indicted under the Sunday closing ordinance forbidding business from 10 am Sunday until another hour. This marks the second such charge since the law's upholding by state and federal courts. Barker cited to appear in Municipal Court on March 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Barker
Barker
S. Main St
One-Week Term Opens in Superior and Municipal Courts
Superior Court opens a one week term with Judge C. W. Hall presiding. Claude Allen Hamilton, 30, of 711 Granby St., pleads guilty to issuing a worthless check and is taxed with costs after a reduced plea in a forgery case. Grover Marion, 44, of 505 Mallory St., receives 10 months on the roads for drunkenness. Tracy Williams, 51, of 329 S. Wrenn St., gets 20 days for drunkenness. Robert Perry, 42, and Bertha Johnson, 39, both Negroes, are convicted of fornication and adultery with 90-day suspended terms and fines. About 50 cases sit on the calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Allen Hamilton
Granby St
Grover Marion
Mallory St
Tracy Williams
S. Wrenn St
Robert Perry
Bertha Johnson
C. W. Hall
Durham
V F W Plans Marble Tournament at Meet Tonight
Piedmont Post No 1960 Veterans of Foreign Wars will set up committees for the state marbles tournament at a meeting at Moose Hall tonight at 7 30 Commander C L Bedford said. The tournament will be held in High Point in May 2021. Meetings will continue at Moose Hall each Monday night until further notice.
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Piedmont Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Moose Hall
C. L. Bedford
High Point
Bedford
Moose Halls
Crash Fatal To Former High Pointer
Technical Sergeant eg Dd Mitchell a former resident of High Point died March 6 from injuries in an airplane crash on Formosa. A 17 year veteran, he served in Japan and the Pacific during World War II and spent years at Fort Bragg. Survived by wife Cora Connor Mitchell and four children in Tokyo, a sister, three brothers, three half-sisters and three half-brothers. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eg Dd. Mitchell
High Point
Formosa
Armed Services
Sgt Mitchell
Japan
Pacific Theater
Fort Bragg
Cora Connor Mitchell
Richard Darious
Elaine
William E
Julia Lee Mitchell
Tokyo
Fronie M. Lewis
F. D. Mitchell
Route 1
Parkersburg
J. C. Mitchell
Roseboro
Hedin Mitchell
Clinton
Hepsie Hairr
Niel Tew
Lonnie Spell
Salemburg
J. M. Mitchell
Tarboro
C. B. and
G. W. Mitchell
Former Teacher Heads North Carolina National Education Association
Bert Ishee, a former city schools teacher and coach now a Fayetteville junior high principal, was unanimously elected president of the North Carolina National Education Association. The canvassed vote also elected O. P. Johnson vice president, Glenn Robinson Northwestern district director, and Mrs. T Williams as a district EA delegate. Marietta S. Allen to Guilford County debates. Joseph M. Johnston named district press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ishee
High Point
Fayetteville
North Carolina Nation Assn
O. P. Johnson
Kenansville
Northwestern
Glenn Robertson
Mount Airy
T. Williams
Point
Marie
Thomas Marcus Hunt death notices and funerals
Multiple obituaries from Thomasville and Greensboro report death and funeral details. Thomas Marcus Hunt 71 of Route 4 Thomasville died Friday 5:45 PM after a four day illness. services at Greenwood Baptist Church with pallbearers from the church Men’s Bible Class. burial Holly Hill Cemetery. Ada Crews Crisco 76 of 1506 N Main St died Friday 5:15 PM. services at Main St Baptist. burial in Sfield Cemetery. honorary and active pallbearers named. Fredrick Luther Thompson 61 of 403 Davidson St died Friday morning after three months illness. funeral at West End Methodist Church. burial Holly Hills Cemetery. pallbearers listed. Albert Cicero Bert Williams 80 of Route 2 Thomasville died Thursday night 9:45 PM at State Hospital Butner. funeral at Hughes Grove Baptist Church. burial Oak Hill church cemetery. pallbearers named. Greeneboro obit for Neace Calder McDowell 85 at residence 613 Arlington St Greensboro. survived by wife, four daughters, three sons, sister, nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. funeral arrangements with multiple pastors listed.
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Thomas Marcus Hunt
Thomasville
Thomas Marcus
Tom) Hunt
Route 4
Greenwood Baptist Church
David Oldham
Grady Shuler
Alan McGee
Raymond Wagner
June Bowers
Jesse Miller
Wogan Brinkley
W. T. Marsh
Holly Hill
Hunt
City Memorial Hospital
Ada Crews Crisco
Main St. Baptist
Lowester
Neil J. Armst
Sfield
Ray Rook
Bobby Bradley Bowers
Jimmy Ledwell
Phillip Hilliard
Bill Clinard
Fredrick L. Thompson
Fredrick Luther Thompson
Davidson St
West End Methodist
Gene H. Little
Melvin L. Gentry
First Wesleyan Met
Carlos Hill
C. L. Godly
Walter Warner
H. C. Bridges
T. J. Hamm
Rufus Williams
Holly Hills Cemetery
Thompson
NES
Mcdowell Greensboro
Neace Celder McDowell
Arlington St
Greensboro
Randolph County
Trinity
H. G. Free
C. C. Hughes
Whipp
Grace McKenny
James H. McDowell
Hamlet
St. Elwood McDowell
Portsmouth
Frank B. McDowell
High Point
Lillie Rogers
Richmond
Ki Rps
W. W. Will
Florida &I
Baptist Church
Glenn R. Igoo
Albert Cicero
Bert) Williams
Fromughes Grove
Clarence Jenkins
Oak Hill Baptist Church
J. H. Clark
Rich Fork Baptist Church
Ray von Smith
Boyd Smith
Boyd Alford
Fred Williams
Charlie Myers
Woodrow Stevens
Williams
Butner
Funeral Services Held for Isaiah Lewis at Local Church
Funeral services for Isaiah Lewis aged 67 were conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church with ministers J W Levan and H M Hill officiating. Interment followed at Floral Garden Cemetery. Lewis, a resident of 307 Burton Street, died Friday shortly after arrival at the local hospital.
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Isaiah Lewis
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
J. W., Levan
H. M. Hill
Oak Hill Friends Church
Pemeeres
John Slay
John B. Ellis
Ainas i Willardston
Floral Gardeaux
Mr. Lewis
Burton St
Prayer for T S DAY Faith and hope amid world tensions urged
A prayer calling for deeper faith to overcome fears and evil is presented by Channing H. Tobias of New York City, NAACP board chairman, asking in Jesus name for strength and victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Channing H. Tobias
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Liquor Store Referendum Bill Moves Toward City Hall
Citizens Group pushes petition drive to back a proposed local liquor store act. Draft calls for city election after June 5 1955 with no new registration, a second election if approved, and a City of High Point Board of Alcoholic Control. Profits slated for law enforcement education and city programs.
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Citizens Group
Rar Assembly
J. W. Morgan
Ralph Rochelle
Rochelle
Legistry
US Council
High Point
One of Three Doctors Bags Recovered Near Glenola
Police recover one of three doctors bags after teens witness two or three men attempt to force open a satchel by a patrol car near Glenola Randolph County. The recovered bag contains small quantities of pills and a hypodermic needle, supporting narcotics theft theory. other two bags remain missing.
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Glenola
Randolph County
Mer
Real Estate Transfers Listing Multiple City Lots
Realty transfers show L H Bottoms and others to Clif ford B Smith and wife for lots of Bottoms and J R Connor property. Dorsie L Taylor and wife to Helen E Lee for Snow Park lot. J C Johnson and wife to W L Brown and wife for three lots in Aene Hills. Gantt Handley Inc to J C Jones for J C Elliott property. Henderson Heights and Pennyburn lots transferred among several couples. Highway 610 lots and adjoining Jackson land transfers also recorded.
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L. H. Bottoms
Clifford B. Smith
L.H. Bottoms
J. R. Connor
Dorsie L. Taylor
Helen E. Lee
Snow Park
Aioe Ee Uas Sie
J. Sanders Sanders
Dallas
J. C. Johnson
W. L. Brown
A. Hackney
Sarah Uae Hayworth
Sher. Gantt & Handley Inc
J. C. Jones
J. C. Elliott
C. Henderson
D. Johnson Jr
A Heights
C. H. Rodden
D. A Johnson Jr
Henderson Heights
Jamestown Township
R. W. Shanaberger
Carl V. Shanaberger Jr
Pennyburn
S. W. McDowall
Highway 610
W. A. Mills
Jackson Land
O. Perryman
Ray
C. Wilson
McDowell
High Point Baptist Ministers Oppose Liquor Sales
The High Point Baptist Ministers Conference records opposition to ABC liquor stores in High Point in a letter to City Council. Signed by Bell on behalf of the group, the letter notes the ministers’ stance adopted during a March 14 session. Morgan stated the draft bill aims to clarify questions through a Citizens Group effort.
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Theroup
High Point
Morgan
School Debate Assignments Announced in Area Triangles
E R Rankin of the North Carolina High School Debating Union has set March 18 for triangle debates among six area high schools. Teams from High Point High Greensboro Reynolds Winston Salem Jamestown Kernersville Mebane Thomasville Reidsville Walter M Williams Burlington Allen Jay Trinity Sea Grove will argue the free trade policy query with affirmative and negative squads, two winners advancing to state.
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E. R. Rankin
North Carolina High School Debating Union
United States
High Point High
Greensboro
Reynolds
Winston ~- Salem
Jamestown
Kernersville
Mebane
Thomasville
Reidsville
Walter M. Williams
Burlington
Allen Jay
Trinity
Seagrove
Weather Forecast Mirrors Recent Pattern With Showers
A forecaster says Tuesday will bring more of the same pattern with cloudy mild conditions and scattered showers tonight and tomorrow. Highs near 65 today and 60 tomorrow, with Lows around 45.
Hit and Run Damage Reported in City Garage
James L. Stutts of 620 East State Street told police that about $20 damage was caused by a hit and run while his car was parked near the city garage.
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James L. Stutts
E. State St
Primatene Promoted as Doctor Trusted Asthma Aid
An advertisement touts Primatene tablets as a fast acting asthma relief medicine available without prescription. It claims minutes to relief and hours of freedom, with bronchial opening and mucus relief, priced 98 cents per bottle of twenty four. The ad notes satisfaction guaranteed and lists Whitehall Pharmacy Company as the source.
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New York, N. Y
Whitehall Pharmecel Company
TredeMerk
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Crisco
Cumby-Orrell Mortuary
Albert Cicero Williams
By Uy
Lola
Eels
High Point Township
America
Rayan Low
North Carolina
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