American Business Club Hears Telephone Talk
Robbins Tilden of North State Telephone Co spoke at the Sheraton last evening to the American Business club. He traced telephone history from the acoustic to automatic systems and discussed toll dialing and early storage batteries, noting North Carolina’s first automatic city High Point in 1920 and the growth to 17 000 phones.
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Robbins Tilden
North State Telephone Company
American Business Club
Sheraton Hotel
Ralph Slate
Tilden
Alexander Graham Bell
Kansas City
High Point
North Carolina
Long Beach
United States
Deaths and Funerals in Stoneville and Mt Airy
Albert Wade Smith 69 of Stoneville died after a three week illness in a Greensboro hospital. Funeral and burial arrangements are pending at Ray Funeral Home Madison with graveside rites by Rev. William H. Bobbitt Jr. Surviving daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, and many grandchildren listed. Also reported is the death of Mrs. J D Overby 82 in Mt Airy with funeral services set there. Survivors include sister Emma Collins and multiple nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Smith
Stoneville
Albert Wade Smith
Greensboro
Ray
Madison
L. P. Land
High Point
D. C. Lester
Stokesdale
Will Sands
J. R. Thacker
Ben Smith
Asheville
Ernest Smith
Bluefield
Tom
J. W
James P. Smith
Martinsville
J. C. Beck
Rt. 2
Lexington
R. Vance Warner
Thomasville
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
Holly Hills
William H. Bobbitt, Jr
West End
J. D. Overby
Mt. Airy
Emma Collins
F. L. Beasley
Jettie Landrum
R. E
Raymond Mitchell
Obituary Notices for Gaddis Hunt Ensley and deCamp
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Benjamin Lee Gaddis at Mt. Zion Methodist with a family mortar of pallbearers. Gordon Hunt's service followed at First Presbyterian with a church quartet. burial at Floral Garden Park. Alice Hiatt Ensley died at 85 in Lexington Avenue home. services set at her niece's home and burial in Floral Garden cemetery. Aland W. deCamp to be honored at Sechrest Chapel with burial in Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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Benjamin Gaddis
Benjamin Lee Gaddis
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
W. E. McFarland
South Main St. Methodist Church
Mt. Zion
Henry Thompson
Cicero Hunt
J. W. Jester
L. B. Rule
Miss Lessie
Gray Underwood
Troy Gaddis
Illie Boone
Lindley Leonard
Edward Parrish
Tom Gaddis
Wayne Hughes
R. C. Plummer
R. J. Winfrey
J. E. Mosteller
J. G. Workman
Johnny Riggs
Trophy Council
Mr. Gaddis
Gordon Hunt
First Presbyterian Church
Paul T. Jones
Hunter Dalton
Henry Whipple
Frank Sturges
R. M. Gladstone
H. Dupuy Sears
Whipple
Worth B. Bowman
Stanley Davis
J. Paul Slanter
John Rambo
Andrew D. Ducker
James Foscue
Paul L. Bernhardt
Lake Crowe
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Alice Ensley
Alice Hiatt Ensley
Putnam Ave
W. W. Robbins
Lexington Ave. Baptist Church
Floral Garden Cemetery
Aland W. Decamp
Wayne Road
Sedgefield
Sechrest Chapel
Murphy Wilde
Crestwood Presbyterian Church
Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum
Funeral notices for Mrs Daisy S. Black and Zeb V Hicks
Funeral services were held for Mrs Daisy Sull ivan Black 68 of Route 2 Thomasville at Emanuel Reformed church with interment in the church cemetery. Zeb V Hicks 80 Randolph county farmer died at his home in Lexington after illness. services set at Pleasant Grove Methodist church with interment in the church family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy
Black
Paul Nicholson
Joseph Sullivan
Efird Sullivan
Paul Sullivan
John Sullivan
Paul Stout
Ted Stout
Fart Sullivan
Gerald Sullivan
Willis L. Myers
Nina Sullivan
Zeb V. Hicks
Thomasville
Randolph County
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Lexington
Hicks
Harrison
Sallie Kindley Hicks
Crissie Jane Hunt
Carl L. Hicks
Route 2
Miss Pearl] Hicks
Walker Funeral Home
Pleasant* Grove Methodist Church
Robert Oakley
Don Payne
Lindsay Memorial Methodist Church
High Point
Middle Income Housing Test Bill Aims Longer Loan Terms
Government insuring loans advanced by private investors would allow cooperatives 50 to 60 year repayment. The administration bill proposes interest just above 3 percent. Senator Douglas said an $8000 housing unit could cut family rents from about $90 a month to $67 or less.
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Douglas
D.-Tu
Woolworths Manager Killed In Roof Fall In Goldsboro
In Goldsboro on March 15 the Woolworth store manager R S McKenzie died after falling from the store roof during a safety inspection with an employee Glenn Carraway. Carraway left to fetch keys and returned to find McKenzie missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
Woolworth’s
R. S. McKenzie
Glenn Carraway
McKenzie
Alpha Art Club Meeting Promised This Thursday
The Alpha Art club will meet Thursday March 16 with Mrs. W. F. McDonnell at 1300 Leonard Street at 8 p.m. Choirs No 1 and No 2 of St Stephens A M E Zion Church will rehearse Thursday at 8 p.m. at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Art
Alpha Art Club
W. F. McDonnell
Leonard Street
St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion Church
Convicted Spy Gubitchev Plans Departure Amid Appeal
Convicted spy Gubitchev agreed to leave the United States to gain freedom while appealing his sentence. Saypol urged no further appeals if he exits, while Pomerantz pressed to maintain rights to appeal from jail. The case centers on whether he will rode out his appeal from abroad or face continued litigation.
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Saypol
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gubitchev
U. S
Sylvester J. Ryan
Pomerantz
Ryan
Russia
Thomas N. Swan
State Department
Washington
Soviet Union
Survivors Recall Air Tragedy and Sudden Crash
Survivor accounts describe a smooth flight that suddenly climbed and crashed near a village. Passengers were thrown forward as the plane struck, with one man aiding his injured brother in law while others remained silent before rescue.
Car Train Collision Fatality In Sanford
Sanford report shows Mrs. Helen McNeil Yar borough aged 41 died in a car train crash. The car was dragged three blocks after impact. The Rhine line note mentions its swift current ranging six to forty miles per hour.
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Sanford
Helen McNeil Yarborough
Government After Tax Evaders and Their Informers
The article notes that many informers prove value to the state only if they provide court evidence and request a money reward. A bride-to-be left at the church exposed her evading fiancé and his relatives. Tax agents spotlighted a case where an informer was taxed on a reward he failed to report.
Child Actress Reverses Tale in Court Interview
Judge Scott said the nine year old actress offered new statements about injuries during filming. Mrs. Michel welcomed the interview and noted the girl’s intelligence while acknowledging she had done wrong. The judge reported the girl now says scratches on her legs were accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Scott
Michel
Lora Lee
Scott
Juevnile Hall
Legislation Named Fees and Hatters Seashore Park Plans
Levying higher inspection fees is questioned as it could turn into direct revenue. Hatteras Seashore National Park plans shift with renewed interest, as development along Nag's Head grows and opponents fear park limits. Extensions to Ocracoke Portsmouth and Cape Lookout are discussed. Limited park operations would reduce impact on locals while preserving national aims. It is estimated over 250000 people live in motor vehicles year round.
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Nag’'s Head
Oregon Inlet
Cape Hatteras
Hatteras Island
Ocracoke
Portsmouth Islands
Cape Lookout
Portsmouth
National Park Service
United States
Controversy and rumors swirl in wartime press digest
A collage of gossip and legal notes spans bans on Japanese and German performers by British Variety Artists, gambling tax rulings, celebrity rumors including Shirley Mae France and Frank Sinatra, Paris court action against Josephine Baker, and a Soviet spy deportation story, all presented with sharp editorial asides.
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Shirley Mae
France
F. Sinatra
Josephine Baker
Paree
Parisien Politico
Firestone Clan
Elizabeth
Felicia Warburg
Roberto Sarnoff
RCA Mint
Warren
Joan Evans
Pittsburgh Sun- Telegraph
U.S
Dixie
Senators Probe Bergman Rossellini Scandal in Senate
Senators accuse Ingrid Bergman of moral decline linking her to Roberto Rossellini in a bitter inquiry. Johnson denounces Rossellini as vile and a common thief while portraying Hollywood as a haven for jail terms and scandal. London reportedly safe from earthquakes due to soft clay beds.
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Bergman
Sweden
Johnson
Senate
Rossellini
Peter Lindstrom
Colorado
Hollywood
Executor notices claims against Emma Payne estate Guilford NC
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Emma Payne deceased late of Guilford County North Carolina this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at High Point North Carolina on or before the 6th day of February 1951 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This the 6th day of February 1950 J E HORNEY Executor of the Matate of Emma Payne 225 Woodrow Avenue eh Point North Carolina 2 8 15 22 3 1 8 15
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Emma Payne
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
J. E. Horney
Woodrow Avenue
Eh Point
C.t.a
J. T. Weaver
Richard W. Marshall
Laura A. Wrightenberry
Roberson, Haworth and Reese
Mary Edwards
Rosa Cox
Laura A. Wrightenberry Roberson
Haworth and Reese
Executrices Advertise Estate Claims For Laura A Wrighten Berry
Having qualified as executrices of Laura A Wrighten Berry deceased of Guilford County North Carolina they notify all persons with claims to exhibit them to Roberson Haworth and Reese High Point NC on or before February 6 1951 or be barred from recovery All debtors to the estate should pay promptly This notice dated February 6 1950 Mary Edwards and Rosa Cox executrices Roberson Haworth and Reese attorneys
Foreclosure Sale of Oak Hill Park Property High Point NC
A trustee sale is set for March 17 1950 at 11 30 AM in High Point in front of the County Building. The parcel includes Lots 162 163 164 and 165 in Oak Hill Park Guilford County described by Freeman survey and tied to Plat Book 7 Page 48. The buyer must provide a cash deposit. sale subject to 1950 taxes and liens.
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Rupert Homer Tucker, JR
Margaret Foust Tucker
Thos. W. Sprinkle
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
West Green
South Main Streets
High Point
High Point Township
Burton St
Clodfelter
Wm. F. Freeman
Engineers
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Oak Hill Park
Ed Clodfelter
George Miller
Annual meeting notice for High Point Thomasville Denton RR
The High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad Company calls stockholders to a March 21 1950 meeting at 2 00 PM at Jacobs Avenue High Point North Carolina. Directors will be elected and officers reports discussed. Proxies urged to ensure a quorum. Secretary O Arthur Kirkman signs the notice dated March 1 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
Annual Meeting Notice for Securities Investment Company
Stockholders of Securities Investment Company will meet March 21, 1950 at 1 30 P M at Jacobs Avenue High Point NC to elect a Board of Directors review reports and conduct other business. A majority of outstanding stock should be present in person or by proxy and proxies are urged to be signed.
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High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Company
Jacobs Avenue
High Point
North Carolina
O. Arthur Kirkman
The
Securities Investment Company
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J. E. Surratt
Randolph Hospital
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Joe
Auburn
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Chapel Hill Methodist Church
Church
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Roger
Capitol Square
Bu Lynn Nisbet
Winchell
New York
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5Th Circuit
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Washington St
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James Cograd
N. Main
Nathan Hunt
Burge
Player
Priddle
Friddle
Hillcrest Manor
Curtis Smith Deal, Inc
N. Main St
English St
R. B. Gantt & CO
Fina
Fefird's
Household Appliance Company
S. Wrenn
Griffith Office Equipment Co
Younts
Superlite
Atlas Concrete Products Company
Monark
South Wrenn
Palm-Gene
English Street
City Appliance Company
Wrenn
Washington St. Glenn’s
Briggs-Straton
Boyles Tire CO
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Union
Nash Jewelry & Loan
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Efird's
Marsh
Redding Street
Commerce Street
Richardson
Steele Street
Donald Duck
Case
Baker and Queen
Nash Saves You Cash
Commerce Furniture Exchange
East Commerce St
C. B. Hunt
J. H. Lambeth and Sons
Flinkete
Piedmont Roofing and Siding Company
Newby and Sons
FHA
G. Whitfield Jones
Oakwood Court Apts
Wick Paint and Wallpaper Co
Paul Kennedy Appliance Company
E. M. Witcher
Putnam Avenue
Grant Heating Company
W. J. Grant
A. L. Howard
Kennedy
South Main
Southern Exposition Building
Duraclean
D & A Datacleaners
Howsard T. Powell
Ingram Barber Shop
Rexperone Shop
Post Ofice
Martin
Kennedy Living Room
W. J. Mitchell
Fairfield Rd
Call
Buchanan Plumbing
N. Hamilton St
Carolina Detective Service
First National Bank
Wineston-Salem
N. C
C. B. Piner and Sons
E. J. Johnson
Strother
Lewin Machine Company
N. Wrenn
Acqua
Mercury
Buchanan Plumbing and Marine Supplies
N. Hamilton
Becker's Tailoring Co
Kennedy Frame Works
Merose Hosiery
Rivette Drive
Security Grocery
George V. Kennedy
Furenish
J. R. Smart
Washington Street
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