Toll Is Heavy In Series Of Wrecks
A sequence of crashes caused property damage and injuries around a city intersection. William Steelman of Hoffman Drug Store was identified as the truck driver. no charges were filed in that incident. Separate wrecks at West Green and Grimes Streets involved Harmon Spears Jr charged with reckless driving. Damages totaled about 500 to Spears car and 400 to Arney’s vehicle. Branch charged with failing to yield right of way.
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William Steelman
Hoffman Drug Store
English Street
Prospect Street
Branch
Everhart
West Green
Grimes Streets
Harmon Spears Jr
Fourth Street
Howard L. Arney
Julian Avenue
Spears
Arney
Too Few Young Men in 1 A
Baltimore Lt Gen Hershey told the Armed Services Committee that too few men aged 18 to 25 are available for 1 A. He cited limited combat duty and noted the selective service program faces manpower shortages amid ongoing defense needs.
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Baltimore
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service Program
Baltimore Armed Services Committee
National Jewish Welfare Board
Children’s art on exhibit in Chapel Hill
Jamestown School District displays from 25 students across three schools in the State Art Exhibit at UNC Person Hall Chapel Hill. Area students whose work is in show include young creators from local schools.
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Chapel Hill
Jamestown
Person Hall
University of North Carolina
Y Campaign Aims 100000 For New Negro YMCA YWCA Homes
Soliciting teams begin next week to raise one hundred thousand dollars to fund a new building for the Carl Chavis branch YMCA and Mary McLeod Bethune branch YWCA for Negroes. Chairman J Ed Millis noted gifts near twenty thousand dollars and messages of white support. A citywide drive by Junior Chamber of Commerce will follow the initial phase through May to establish a permanent record of donors and progress. Negro leaders praised the effort as a major civic need.
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Fourth Street
Carl Chavis Branch Ymca
Mary McLeod Bethune Ywca
J. Ed Millis
Carl Chavis
YMCA
Mary McLeod Bethune
YWCA
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Millis
Hungarian Refugees Find New Life in High Point
Two Hungarian refugees, Andrew Farkas and George Toldi, settled in High Point after fleeing Budapest rioting. They praise American freedom despite language barriers, working three months at Burlington Industries Hillcrest plant. They miss home yet prefer life in the United States, using translation books to cope and enjoying movies.
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Hungary
High Point
Tom Alston
Enterprise
Andrew Farkas
George Toldi
Sstetek
Farkas
Toldi
Budapest
Red Army
Soviet Union
Canada
Sere
J. Greessiaen
Sreees Ae
America
Farkas and
Hillcrest
Burlington Industries
Hungarians Seek Driving Tests and Living Arrangements in Chicago
George Toldi and Andrew Farkas, two Hungarian immigrants visiting the Hillcrest Burlington Industries plant, discuss adapting to American life. They plan to buy autos and face licensing tests, noting a difference in mechanistic understanding of cars. Farkas, 41, teaches boxing at the YMCA and hopes for cooking facilities. Toldi seeks better quarters. Both are single but hopeful to bring relatives to the U S, though prospects are slim. They keep in touch with family in Hungary via weekly letters.
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Farkas
Hungary
YMCA
Toldi
Quariters
Stolen Stone From Eye Of Hindu Idol
The Orloff, a large diamond from the Russian crown jewels once bought for Empress Catherine II, was stolen from the eye of a Hindu idol. The incident highlights a historic theft of a priceless gem.
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Orloff
Catherine II
Roundtable Meetings Set Monday Night Roundtable
High Point District Boy Scouts schedule Monday night meetings for Cub and Scout leaders at 7 30 p m at Wesley Memorial Church and Explorers at 7 20 p m at the YMCA They will observe life saving final exams for a High Point College group with a safety demonstration by Wilford Hunter director of physical education in the swimming pool The program will include a presentation by a sere ban grams inc and organized baseball boward.
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High Point
Boy Scouts
Wesley Memorial Church
YMCA
Wilford
Hunter
Sere Ban Grams Inc
Boward
Distinction region for steel in Birmingham area
The text notes that the only place in the world where coal, iron, and limestone are found together is a region around Birmingham Alabama. This triad is essential for steel making and underscored as a unique geological feature.
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Birmingham
Ala
Field-O-Rama Camp Review Highlights
A brief note recalls yesterday's Field-O-Rama camp details. The report notes activities, crowd turnout, and participant feedback from the event.
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Trustees Schedule Meeting at Mills Home in N C May Session
Thomasville May 11 trustees of the Baptist Children s Home of North Carolina plan their annual session at Mills Home with a Monday night meeting and a Tuesday morning reconvening. The executive committee meets Monday afternoon to frame recommendations for the 18 member board chaired by James E. Conrad. Dr L G Greeer presides. Gay Patook and Bess Desander serve as secretary. Noted past leaders Dr Sherrill and Howell died in 1956. The Mills Home campus also hosts the Baptist State Convention s Committee of 25 led by Garland Hendricks to study needs of Baptist institutions in the state.
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Thomasville
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Baptist Children’s Home
N. C
Mills Home
James E. Conrad
Winston-Salem
L. G. Greeer
Chapelle
Gays Patoek
Lexington
Bess D
Sherrill
Howell
Bptist
North Carolina
Garland Hendricks
Southeastern Seminary
Wake Forest
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