Greensboro High Point Port Will Get Improved Service
Eastern Air Lines announced new service for the High Point Greensboro area starting May 15. Southbound now offers morning service to Atlanta with Flight 561 from 8 05 a m reaching 10 50 a m in Atlanta and connecting to Spartanburg Greenville Birmingham and Memphis. Constellation links in Charlotte improve access to New Orleans and Houston. Northbound gains Flight 568 at 12 14 p m with stops in Richmond New York and Boston shortening High Point to New York trip by 30 minutes.
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High Point News Briefs Highlights Local Life
MARRIAGE LICENSES Charlie Thomas and Ethel Mitchell of High Point. NEW OFFICE HOURS County offices set 8 15 to 4 30 weekdays and 8 15 to 12 Saturdays through summer. DIVORCE FILED Kellam v Kellam suits for two years separation and $5 000 damages in auto crash at West Lexington and Highway 10A. Yokeley Rothrock reunion to be held near Wallburg with basket dinner. Immaculate Heart of Mary school registrations May 9 9 to 8 30 for kindergarten to fourth grade at 609 Barbee Street. LOCAL BOY HONORED Duke’s 1949 50 athletic rep Pete Armstrong of High Point, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Armstrong. LOCAL BOY CLUB PRESIDENT UNC student Irving Silver of High Point elected president of the Men’s Glee Club. PAGE HARRIS JR HONORED UNC student Page Harris Jr of High Point and Durham installed as Order of the Grail delegate. New officers: Ed Washington scribe Dave Sharpe exchequer Berb Yates ring chairman.
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Rockingham
Maintenance asked in civil action for separate support
Addie Phillips Bennett filed suit in Municipal court seeking separate maintenance from husband D. Cicero Bennett alleging repeated abuse by the defendant.
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Postal Receipts Here Continue Steady Advance
April postal receipts at the local office rose to 48206.78, up from 45841.95 in March and 37116.16 in April 1948. Cumulative first four months totaled 178778.16, compared with 141397.91 in 1947.
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Appeals Court to Hear Pleas of Lanier and Martin
In New York on May 3 the U S Court of Appeals prepares to hear appeals by Max Lanier and Fred Martin for temporary injunctions to lift their suspensions after jumping to the Mexican League in 1946. Danny Gardella’s similar appeal is set for Thursday. Both sides claim anti trust violations and challenge the reserve clause as illegal.
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Time To Move Greenwich Observatory to new site
Greenwich Observatory, long viewed as the time origin, has been relocated six miles from London due to smog and city lights obscuring the night sky. The piece notes the hummingbird as the fastest bird over short distances.
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