Bloodmobile to Visit High Point Campus for Blood Drive
Red Cross Bloodmobile set to park on the High Point College gymnasium for a two day drive May 13–14 with donor hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. first day and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. second day. Co-Chairmen Richard Hayworth and Charles Lee Amos Jr. expect many student and town donors and aim for 300 pints.
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Red Cross
Lans
Richard Hayworth
Charles Lee Amos, Jr
High Point College
English Street
Hayworth
Amos
Mrs. Jackson Resigns From Guilford Welfare Post
Lucy B. Jackson of 1001 Johnson Street resigns after 17 years as caseworker with Guilford County Welfare Department local offices. Effective May 25, she will stay in High Point about a month before moving to San Rafael California to reside with her daughter. She previously worked with the Emergency Relief Administration and attends Wesley Memorial Church while active in local civic affairs.
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Lucy B. Jackson
Johnson Street
Suton
Ocal
Guilford County Welfare Department
California
Jackson
High Point
San Rafael
Calif
Francis P. Fogarty
Emergency Relief Administration
Welfare Department
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
W. C. Jones
POW Glenn Rice Among Best Hill Billies Described
A returned prisoner of war, Glenn W. Rice Jr., is called one of the best hill billies by fellow POWs. His father, G W Rice Sr, seeks news via telegram from Joseph Picerno of New York, who reports Rice is alive and in good health in a China camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn W. Rice, Jr
Korea
Rice
G. W. Rice, Sr
Route 6
High Point
Pfc
Joseph Picerno
New York
Picerno
Perking
Peking
China Camp No
Joe Picerno
Chinese People’s Committee For World Peace
China
Glenn Rice
Commissioners Study Proposed System Changes In County
Reports from the Institute of Government on the tax department administrative offices electrical inspection and rural fire protection were presented to County Commissioners in Greensboro. Proposals include a permanent tax listing system enhanced data collection annual list takers and real estate appraisers. a four point admin plan to streamline purchasing responsibility and finance. rural fire factors such as geographic coverage financing and state rating bureau requirements. and electrical inspection staffing and data sharing. Long-range school expansion plans were outlined by Greens boro and Guilford County superintendents with E D Idol proposing 15 new classrooms at 1 160 000 total cost and seeking 850 000 for 1953 54 with remainder from a state school bond issue.
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Institute of Government
Electrical Inspection Department
Greensboro
Tax Department
State Fire Insurance Rating Bureau
Guilford County
E. D. Idol
Idol
Notable Local Obituaries and Funerals
Funeral services were held for Mrs Pauline Jones Whinery 79 in Sechrest chapel with interment in Green Hill Cemetery Danville Va. John Howard Hodge 38 died at home of a heart attack with services at Friendly Baptist Church. Mary White Hammer 91 died in Sunset Nursing Home with funeral at Sechrest chapel and burial in Oakwood Memorial Park.
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Pauline Whinery
Pauline Jones Whinery
Sechrest
G. Carl Lewis
First Baptist Church of
Rockingham
Earl Lewis
Norfolk
Green Hill Cemetery
Danville
T. E. Hinson
W. L. Hunt
J. Paul Williamson
Claude Canady
C. C. Stoker
J. A. Reavis
Clyde Morris
J. Roy Teague
Whinery
Centennial Avenue
North Main Street
John H. Hodge
John Howard Hodge
East Green Street
W. W. Harvey
Mr. Hodge
Asheboro
Mille Hodge Sawyers
John L. Hodge
Viola Harris
Robert Lee Hodge
High Point
Millie Hodge Sawyers
Annie Hicks
Allen Jay
Pauline Hamilton
Thomasville
Basil L. William
Vernon Hodge
Harold C. Davis
Chapel of Flowers
Friendly Baptist Church
R. L. Smith
Floral Garden Plot
Mary White Hammer
Steele Street
Sunset
Juanita Parker
Ruby Snyder
Indianapolis
Ind
Mary LeFebvre
Rochester
N. Y
Harry Snyder
Doris Austin
St. Louis
Ronald and
Paul LeFebvre
John Parker
O. Arthur Kirkman
Sechre
Mrs W D Bolick Dies at 69 in Clover South Carolina
Funeral services were held in Clover for Mrs. W D Bolick mother of Rev. Jimmy Bolick pastor of Glenola Baptist Church. She died Saturday afternoon after a six week stroke and is survived by several other sons and daughters.
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Clover
S. C
W. D. Bolick
Jimmy Bolick
Glenola Baptist Church
Television Dealers Hear National UHF Experts Tonight
Nationally known UHF television experts address area dealers at 7:30 p.m. in the Sheraton Hotel. Panel includes Richard Marsh of P R Mallory Indianapolis Clint Walters of RCA Service Camden Ed Hill Channel Master Ellenville John Johnson WTOB Winston Salem and Virgil Evans WGOC Greensboro. Sponsored by Southeastern Radio Supply Company of Greensboro.
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Sheraton Hotel
Richard Marsh
P. R. Mallory Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Clint Walters
RCA Service Company
Camden
N. J
Ed Hill
Channelmaster Corporation
Ellenville
N. Y
John Johnson
Wtob-Tv
Winston-Salem
Wcog-Tv
Virgil Evans
Greensboro
Southeastern Radio Supply Company of
Woodmen to Meet Piedmont Camp 62 at WOW Hall
Woodmen of the World Piedmont Camp 62 will meet tonight at 8 o clock at the WOW hall located at 311 West High Street. The business session will be followed by refreshments.
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Piedmont
Woodmen of the World
WOW Hall
West High Street
Weather Outlook: More Rain and Humidity Expected
Forecaster predicts warmer and more humid air with afternoon thunder showers through Thursday. Scattered showers tonight, with highs around 82 today and 80 tomorrow, lows near 63. the mild unsettled spell continues.
Pre-School Clinic May Be Repeated
City and County health officials discussed the school health study at Cloverdale and Fairview Schools. They urged more public health nurses and specialists, recommended abolishing the preschool clinic, and considered a kindergarten operated by the City school system.
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City
County Health Department
Cloverdale
Health Department
Fairview
Loren Wallin
Dean Pruette
W. E. Rogers
Catherine Moffitt
Ann Reese Quinn
Blic
Mazievinson
Wallin
Pruette
Dental Health
Aquarium Group Plans Tank at Maryfield
High Point Tropical Fish Society met at Maryfield with 13 junior members and voted to establish an aquarium at Maryfield Convalescent Home with plants and fish donated by members. Auction of fish and equipment raised funds. June meeting to be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nelson.
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Larry Russell
High Point Tropical Fish Society
R. R. Blackburn
Maryfield Convalescent Home
A. W. Faulkner
Francis Nelson
Dogwood Acres Presbyterian Chapel
Presbyterian Church
Board of Home Missions of Orange Presbytery
James Neely
Cleveland Ovet
Old Hickory Division Convention Planned
The 1953 convention of World War I and World War II veterans of the 30th Old Hickory Infantry Division will be held in Raleigh in August 2022. Major General John H. Manning, president of the association, says a large attendance is anticipated. The division draws National Guardsmen from North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Reservations may be made by writing the Reservation Committee, P. O. Drawer 791, Raleigh.
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Old Hickory
Raleigh
John H. Manning
Carolinas
Tennessee
Virginia
P. O
Manning
Bronze Bust of F D R For Grand Coulee Dam
A four times life size bronze bust of Franklin D Roosevelt will be placed on a pedestal overlooking Grand Coulee Dam and its lake. Weighing 1980 pounds, the statue will stand at the east end of the world’s largest hydroelectric plant with a surrounding reflecting pool.
Prison would replace matches with lighters
Walla Walla officials study lighter use at Washington State Penitentiary. Warden John Cranor says matches cost 1800 dollars annually and are dangerous. inmates have made bombs from them, so matches must go.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
John Cranor
Slow Poll Opening Amid Rain Blamed for Early Turnout
Rainy morning kept polling places quiet as clouds cleared later with voters in Precincts 5 and 9 showing early turnout. Analysts predicted higher afternoon numbers while both parties wrapped up campaigns with late rallies and radio broadcasts.
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Fado
Thomasville Men Fined After Affray in Recorder’s Court
In Thomasville Recorder’s Court two local men were fined for a knife armed affray. Roy Hughes received a suspended six month road sentence and $50 costs after assault with deadly weapons. Pete Holder got six months on the roads suspended for two years with conditions and $150 fine plus costs. Jennings Smith had six months on the roads suspended with similar terms and faced $150 plus costs. Smith appealed. John Clyde Roberts of High Point drawn six months on the roads for drunken and reckless driving with suspensions and fines. Archie McBride and George W. Moore of High Point paid fines for license violations. Keith Walker of Thomasville drew 60 days on the roads suspended upon $50 and costs.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Recorder's Court
Roy Hughes
Ae Oe Com
Pete Holder
Jennings Smith
Smith
Holder
John Clyde Roberts
High Point
Archie McBride
George W. Moore
Keith Walker
Two Couples Jailed On Morals Charges
Four people, two couples, all described as Negroes, were arrested on fornication and adultery charges. Nathaniel Williams and Rose Lee Austin of 308 Loftin Street, and Wilbur Welch and Sara Wright of 510 Loftin Street faced illegal cohabitation allegations. Each was released on $300 bond with trial set for Friday in Municipal Court.
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Nathaniel Williams
Rose Lee Austin
Loftin Street
Wilbur Welch
Sara Wright
Williams
Welch
Town bypasses politics to hire finance chief
Warwick Rhode Island ignores political pressure and hires a finance director from an employment agency. Mayor Darius L. Goff aims to recruit a public works director by the same method, saying top-flight candidates may come from outside political channels.
Paris Fire Insurance Declines Despite Rising Fire Toll
Paris reports a surge in fires from 2,617 per year in 1940 to 4,509 in 1952 while insurance firms note 25 percent fewer Parisians carry fire insurance than in 1914. Public interest highlights risk and protection gaps in 1940s Paris.
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Paris
Big Turnout Expected In Thomasville City Elections
Thomasville voters, for 14 candidates seeking six city offices, showed strong early participation with nearly 500 ballots by 11 am. Ward totals ranged 100 plus, with the second ward leading at the fire station with 120 votes. 3 p.m. turnout expected to surge as plants dismiss.
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Thomasville
Kern Street School
Colonial Drive School
Main Street School
Woman's Club
Dozen Seek Six Seats in Asheboro Council Election
In Asheboro eleven candidates vie for six council seats amid mayoral dispute between James York and Dr Holt. The current primary shaped ballots and party mix with three Democrats and two Republicans to be elected under city law.
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James York
Dr. Holt
Town Board of Adjustment
Charlie Johnson
York
Holt
John Bunch
R. L. Donnell
Bank of Randolph
Arthur Burkhead
Dal K. Rich
S. L. Crawford
J. Paul Hooper
W. Sumner Farlow
Lloyd Brown
W. R. Maness
Oscar L. Swanson
Thomasville Softball League Opens Play
The Thomasville softball league opens tonight at 7 o clock on Memorial Field with two games on tap. The Carolina Seating Company faces Connell Store in the opener and Meyer Oil Company meets Davidson Laundry in the nightcap. Games are scheduled each Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings at Memorial Field.
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Thomasville
Memorial Field
Carolina Seating Company
Connell Store
Meyer Oil Company
Davidson Laundry
Why Cops Get Gray
Galveston police halted a motorist to warn against speeding and learned his name was I. C. Galveston. The exchange ended with the officer noting the name echoed the city, both alleys of Galveston, Texas.
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Galveston
Tex
L. W. Miller
I. C
Galveston, Tex
Boys Rescued From Utah Pond Then Injured
In Salem Utah Roy Davis and his 5 year old brother Clint faced a scare when wind drove their rowboat onto a deep fishpond. A third brother swam out to retrieve them before Roy injured his left arm sliding down a haystack.
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Salem
Utah
Roy Davis
Roy
Clint
Spring Band Concert Postponed For Voting Place
Senior High School Band concert scheduled tonight is postponed to next Tuesday at 8 pm due to auditorium use as a voting place. Band aims to raise funds for nearly 100 new uniforms. current 1938 outfits worn, with several members in civilian clothes at a recent festival.
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David Carter
Greensboro
High Point
Civitan Club
Board of Education
Athletic Association
University of North Carolina Men's Glee Club
Associated Board of Stewards of
Rr Memorial Methodist Church
Mission Turnout in Thomasville District Surges
Rev. William Bobbitt reports strong attendance in the Thomasville district of the Methodist United Evangelistic Mission. Last night 4,835 attended across 49 churches, with 97 commitments. The Western North Carolina Conference leads the southeast, with total conference attendance over 132,000.
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Thomasville
Methodist United Evangelistic Mission
William Bobbitt
North Davidson
Western North Carolina
Bobbitt
Sedgefield Manager Takes New Position
Harry Nash, manager of Sedgefield Inn, will leave mid May to become general manager of four Capitol Hotel Enterprises hotels in Washington DC. His base will be at the Hotel Lafayette. He previously led The Barringer Hotels in Charlotte Columbia and Augusta and earlier managed seven years for The Alsonett Hotel Co. in Greensboro.
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Harry Nash
Sedgefield Inn
Washington, D. C
Capitol Hotel Enterprises
Hotel Lafayette
Sedgefield
Nash
Barringer
Charlotte
Columbia
Augusta
Alsonett Hotel Co
King Cotton
O. Henry
Greenboro
License Office Announces Midweek Closures
The local drivers license bureau says the office will be closed next Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 and 7. It will reopen Friday, with the nearest bureau in Winston-Salem operating on those two days.
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Winston-Salem
Building Permits Issued For Two Local Projects
Billie McMahan received a permit for a five room residence on McCain Place with a total estimated cost of 6000 dollars. Philip Lucas secured a permit for additions to a building at 109 West Washington Street with an estimated cost of 3000 dollars.
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Billie McMahan
McCain Place
Philip Lucas
West
Washington Street
Prayer for TSDAY From a Charlotte minister notes hopeful signs
A religious dedication from laude U. Broach of St. John's Baptist Church Charlotte NC thanks God for hopeful signs in troubled times. He praises laymen rising to ministry, anti corruption efforts, and growing Christian unity, ending with a plea for Thy kingdom and will.
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Jesus Christ
U. Broach
Charlotte, N. C
St. John's Baptist Church
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Hill
Angelo Palange
Nicholas
Palange
Joe
Mrs
Mary Hammer
Aquarium Group
Maryfield
Old Hickory Division
F.D.R
Grand Coulee Dam
Repub
George Covington
Robert Davis
R. I
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Central Methodist Church
Fayetteville Street School
North Carolina Nurses Association
Randolph Hospital
Marie Noel
Mss Noel
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