High Point Red Cross Campaign Progress Report
The High Point Red Cross drive raised 24208.20 of a 29912 target with one group the Negro Division at 120 percent of its quota. Public Employees Division achieved over 108 percent but the overall goal remains incomplete. Additional firms and divisions topping quotas include Commercial Division High Point Quick Lunch Shackelford's Men's Wear Sara Wagger Asia Restaurant Bell Record Williams Flower Shop Iron and Oil Division North Main Street Garage Hayworth and Watan Coal Co C E Texas Co West End Esso fittings ton's Gulf Service Sales Representatives Division Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co Business and Professional Division Red Cross Office Public Employees Division High Point Municipal Court Miscellaneous Manufacturing High Point Cotton Batting Co and Public Service Division Radio Station WMFR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Quick Lunch
Shackelford’s Men's Wear
Sara Wagger
Asia Restaurant
Bell Record
Williliams Flower Shop
North Main Street
Hayworth and Wat and Coal Co
C. E
Texas Co
West End
Esso
Ittington
Gulf Service
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Red Cross Office
High Point Municipal Court
High Point Cotton Batting Co
WMFR
Jury Selection Completed In 75000 Dollar Damage Suit
Guilford Superior Civil Court completed jury selection and began hearing a $75,000 personal injury suit brought by M. Bentley Jr. against Bottoms-Fiske Truck Lines Inc. The case alleges negligence after a January 7 collision in fog and rain. Plaintiffs seek over $1,500 in medical bills and six weeks hospital care with wheel chair aid. The defense cites Donald Lee Trotter’s alleged excessive speed with no lights on. A separate maintenance and custody matter and consent judgments involving Wachovia Bank as estate executor were also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford Superior Civil Court
M. Bentley, Jr
Bottoms-Fiske Truck Lines, Inc
Donald Lee Trotter
Betty Gibbs Byerly
Thomas M. Byerly
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
W. P. Hedgecock
J. L. Saferight
Hedgecock
Saferight
Bridges to Testify in Tax Case Investment Behind the Scenes
Senate Republican Leader Styles Bridges will testify before a House tax investigation into his behind the scenes efforts to settle a seven million dollar tax case. Chairman Cecil R. King said Bridges will be heard at 10 50 a m tomorrow. Confidential records show Bridges conferred with IRS officials on six occasions regarding the Klein case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
ULP
Senate
Styles Bridges
House
Cecil R. King
D-Calif
Subcommittee
Bridges
New Hampshire
Hyman Harvey Klein
King
Klein
Baltimore
Sen
Ce Sapettionis
King's
Robert W. Kean Berets
Congress
Albert Gore
Tenn
Percy Priest
Brooks Hays
Ark
Albert Rains
Internal Revenue Bureau
Henry W. Grunewald
Sen. Bridges
Three-Car Crash Causes Eight Hundred Dollars In Damage
A three-vehicle collision near Routes 311 and 68 north of the city caused $800 in damage but no injuries. Kenneth H. Payne's 1951 Studebaker sustained $500 damage, Charles H. Griffith's 1951 Packard caused the Studebaker to strike a third car owned by Paul C. Spiikle with $200 damage. No arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Mount
Studebaker
Kenneth H. Payne
Route 1
Packard
Charles H. Griffith
Wellsville
N. Y
Paul C. Spiikle
Zoe
Pagienst
Sat Bao
Mount
Bible tops Malaya book sales with 11,000 Bibles sold
In Singapore, the bible was the best selling book in Malaya last year. Bible societies sold a record 11,000 Protestant Bibles in English and vernacular languages, according to the society's secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Malaya
Bible Societies
Five Months Sentence For Cecil Brewer
Cecil Brewer age 28 of Route 1 Jamestown was sentenced by Judge J A Myatt in Municipal Court to five months on the roads for malicious damage to property at the New York Grill and for assault on George Karahalios one of the grill owners. Four months were for the grill property damage and a fine plus reimbursement were ordered. An additional 30 days was added for the assault on Karahalios who was struck in the face with a fist yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Brewer
Route 1
Jamestown
J. A. Myatt
New York Grill
George Karanakos
Myatt
Brewer
George Karahalios
Mac Moore
Lexington
Leonard Macemore
Vall Street
No Action Taken On Changes In Zoning Law
Planning and zoning committees of the City Council and Board of Adjustments met at City Hall but took no action on permitting one family homes in A residence districts to be converted to two family structures. They require more study with April 2 set for a further meeting to develop a recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Adjustments
City Hall
Marines to Honor General Summerall at Camp Lejeune Parade
More than 15 000 men of the 2nd Marine Division will stage a full dress parade at Camp Lejeune to honor Gen. Charles P Summerall former Army chief of staff 1926 1931 and Citadel president since retirement. Canada shipped 10 million dollars worth of wheat to India under the Colombo plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lejeune
2Nd Marine Division
Charles P. Summerall
Summerall
Citadel
Charleston
S. C
Canada
India
Trieste controversy traps U S and Britain in standoff
In Trieste the free territory of about 390 square miles remains a flashpoint. Yugoslavia proposes either an Italo Yugoslav commission with alternating governors or a neutral governor with Italian and Yugoslav vetoes. Italy accuses Yugoslavia of mistreatment as protests sweep Italy, while U S and Britain seek a workable end to the long running dispute critical to Mediterranean defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trieste
United States
Britain
Adriatic
Italy
Yugoslavia
Korea
North Korea
South Ko
Rea
Marshal Tito
Free State
U. S
Alcide de Gasperi
Russia
West
Mediterranean
West Outlines Three Bleak Paths in German Controversy
The United States Britain and France warned Moscow of three hard options as they rejected a Soviet call for a Big Four all German peace conference. The Allies demanded free elections in the Soviet zone and an all German government chosen by the people before any treaty talks, tying future German unity to democratic governance and Western alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Kremlin
Europe
Moscow
Soviet Union
Salvage Planned for World War II Era Vessels
Singapore salvage crews plan to recover the Empress of Asia the Sirdhana and the hulk Oscar I from Singapore harbor depths. The Empress of Asia carried British troop reinforcements in 1942 and was bombed and sunk by Japanese planes. the Sirdhana struck a mine in 1939 and the hulk was scuttled to keep it from falling to the Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Australian banks double charge on current accounts to $1.10
Sydney reports banks in Australia have doubled the fee for maintaining current accounts to $1.10 per half year. Banks still do not charge for drawing checks. In several states, marriage of an unmarried woman is considered a revocation of her will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
States
Whiskey still confiscated from Pasadena swap shop
A Pasadena swap shop showcased an antique whiskey still once used during the California gold rush. The item was seized by Clair E. Kirk of the Board of Equalization liquor control division who remarked that a still's a still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
California
Clair E. Kirk
The
Board of Equalization Liquor Control Division
Landowners Clash With Government Over Savannah River Site Evacuation
Mayor and landowner FH Dicks said property owners in Dunbarton faced low government land offers and that engineers paid too much elsewhere. Acting director George W. Goodwin denied dissension, noting few complaints and satisfactory acceptance. Evacuation must finish by April 1 as the Savannah River atomic energy site proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FH. Dicks
Ellenton
George W. Goodwin
Government Corps of Engineers
Aiken
Dunbarton
Goodwin
Carolina
Savannah River Atomic Energy SS
Sawmill Worker Held in Slaying of Wife Near Mayodan
Jack Wall, 35, was ordered held without bond on a first degree murder charge after admitting to shooting his wife Bea trice Hill Wall, 34, with a .12 gauge shotgun at their home near Mayodan. Sheriff Billy Dillon reported no motive given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentworth
Jack Wall
Dea Ca
Midy
Billy Dillon
Wall
Beatrice Hill Wall
Mayodan
Dillon
CERTA VIN Miracle Pulse Promises Faster Digestion
An advertisement claims CERTA VIN aids digestion and relieves gas and bloating. It hosts testimonials of a woman who recovered after taking the medicine and now eats freely, urging readers to obtain Mann's Drug Store supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann
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High Point Campaign For
Red Cross
Public Employees Division
Marine Parade
Jamestown High School
Robert L. Ingram, Jr
Sousa
Palestrina
High Pointee
Ed Sueta Wil
Tennyson Jones
Fy Phil Newsomm
United Press Foreign News
Guilford Furniture CO
Main ST
NTC
Bonding and Insurance Co
W. Washington St
Good Housekeeping
America
Paul Kennedy
SYTOP
Piedmont Airlines
Louisville
Chicago
Indianapolis
Dayton
ST. Louis
Columbus
Toledo
AIR Travel
Prescription Headquarters
Fountain Service
Samy
Cate
Leonardi
Hendrix Furniture CO
Gmc’s
GMC
H.P
Pontiac
S. Wrenn ST
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