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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1947
Page
7
The Milk Fund campaign opens May 15 with early contributions reported. Co chair Amos R. Kearns notes the drive supports 274 children in eight white and two Negro schools and provides dairy milk at the baby clinic. The goal is $2,500 and funds will aid needy cases only for as long as needed.
The city schedules a Milk Fund drive with Tag Day on Saturday May 24 to aid needy children. Mayor Earl N Phillips endorsed the effort and presented a first contribution to Mrs Kearns, urging citizens to support the 1947 fund.
The Baptist Training Union monthly meeting is postponed until May 18 at 3 o clock. It will be held at the Conrad Memorial Baptist Church.
Trinity high school opens commencement events with Eyes of Love staged by the Junior class on May 16 directed by Carrie Crawford. Notables include Frances Frazier Molly Younts Betty Sue Smith and others. May 18 features baccalaureate by Rev. Don Payne and a May 22 graduation for 48 seniors with Edgar Hartley addressing. Doris Pugh is valedictorian Colleen Crotts salutatorian.
William Locklear Sr., a Robeson County Native, pleaded no defense to a second degree murder charge in the shotgun death of his son William Buck Locklear Jr. He received a 7 to 10 year prison sentence.
Eastern standard time is used in listings with corrections for central and mountain zones. Some stations adjust relay times to fit local schedules and last minute changes cannot be included.
Radio programming lists multiple 12:00 to 11:00 PM slots with concerts talk shows and dramas. Notable entries include Johnny Thompson Music for an Hour at 12:16, Robert Merrill Concert at 1:00, New York Philharmonic and NBC Symphony Hour, and comedy and variety shows from CBS and ABC networks throughout the day.
Ten thousand people from High Point and across North Carolina toured the Gibson Ice Cream company plant on North Main Street after its Wednesday opening. Stan D. Gibson Jr. noted the plant as the industry’s most modern, with guided tours, free samples, and ceremony led by former Governor J M Broughton. Local events were supported by Mills Home buses and the High Point college band. Dairy journals covered the opening widely.
Reverend Wilson Weldon will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for the High Point high school class, June 1, at the senior high auditorium. Dr. G I Humphreys will give the commencement address the next night. About 250 students graduate.
William Saunders a 19th century reticulturist for the U S department of agriculture planned the city park system and supervised planting about 80 000 trees in Washington D C.
History tells how Henry will burn gorge himself with food and suffer afterward. Udga promises relief of ulcer stomach pains indigestion gas heartburn and bloat caused by excess acid. Get a 25 cent box from Manns Drug Store Arthur's Pharmacy and drug stores everywhere. First dose must convince or return box for double your money back.
May 10 Concord report says the North Carolina Firemen's Association will hold its annual convention at Morehead City from September 8 to 11. J L Miller secretary of Comet Fire is listed among organizers.
Sam L. Dorsey Jr. of Charlotte, safety engineer with the American Mutual Liability Insurance Co., is elected president of the North Carolina Society of Safety Engineers.
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