Asheboro Ministers Accept Randolph Association Call
Reverend Talmadge Smith of Magnolia Street Baptist Church Greensboro will become field worker for the Randolph Baptist Association succeeding the late pastor. He is a Mars Hill College graduate and serves three rural Vance County churches. Smith married Ruby Lee Bass of Greensboro and they have two children Claire and Ruben.
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Asheboro
R. Talmadge Smith
Magnolia Street
Greensboro
Randolph Baptist Association
Bar
Greystone
Mars Hill
Fiat
Vance County
Rev. Smith
Ruby Lee Bass
Claire
Ruben Talmadger
Installment Regulation Change Boosts Car Sales In High Point
Removal of government controls on installment buying has revived used car sales with consumers able to buy late models 49 through 51 on smaller down payments and up to 24 months to pay. TV and electrical appliance sales showed little uplift with no noticeable increase in total sales. dealers noted higher interest but not enough demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reguit Galine
Episcopalians Attend Charlotte Convention
The Reverend Thomas J. C. Smyth and six St. Marys Episcopal Church laymen depart for Charlotte to join the annual North Carolina Diocese convention at St. Martins Church today and tomorrow. Attending with the rector are Hartley Harrison Hayworth Ernest J. Gaither H. I. Coffield Jr. and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. C. Smyth
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Charlotte
Diocese of North Carolina
Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Martin's Church
Ar Hartley
Fred Harrison
Ji Hayworth
Ernest J. Gaither
H. I. Coffield, Jr
Clouds Forecast Cooler High of 68 Today
Weather bureau predicts a slight morning cloudiness that will keep the day’s high near 68. Tonight’s forecast calls for fair, cool conditions with a low around 45, matching last night. Tomorrow should be fair and warmer with a high up to about 73.
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Weather Bureau
Pole Vault Injury at Thomasville High School
Charles Stewart, 15, of Route 3, broke his leg yesterday at about 11 15 a m while attempting a pole vault at Thomasville High School. Ambulance attendants from Walker Funeral Home transported him to the local hospital.
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Thomasville
Charles Stewart
Route 3
Thomasville High School
Walker Funeral Home
Oil Company Awarded Damages in High Point Case
The High Point division of the Superior Court awarded damages to the plaintiff after a morning trial. J. Will Press Jr. ordered the trial to begin and ensured the defendants received a fair hearing. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff with evidence showing ownership and unpaid bills dating to 1947 at Harnett Highland Farm.
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J. A
Mary Newkirk
High Point
Superior Court
J. Will Press, Jr
Harnett Highland Farm
Dorothy McD
Tyeick
Cne
W. W. Horton
Eva Horton
Horton Furniture Company
Symanthia Michael
Samantha Michael
Horton
Paul W. Smith
G. D. Smith
H. F. Rice
B. W. Kearns
Thief Steals Pistol In Thomasville Auto Shop Robbery
Police hunt for thief or thieves after a $12 cash drawer, one automobile tire, and a .45 calibre pistol were taken from the National Motor Company on National Highway at East Main Street. Entry was gained by breaking a rear window and a panel removal in a door to the office. The theft occurred between 9:30 p m and 6:30 a m.
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Thomasville
National Motor Company
National Highway
East Main Street
Lester Henley
Oe ”Son
Henley
Employes
Service Station Head Battles Injury to Carry On
L. C.ick, 27, operator of the North Street Extension service station, survived a near fatal accident five months ago and now runs the shop from a wheelchair. He resumed work after four and a half months in hospital, defying doctors who doubt walking again. He remains hopeful, credits faith in God, and continues to manage from his chair while praising his wife, highlights from Cheraw roots, and a return to weekly Sundays at work.
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L. C.ick
North Street
Quick
He Baptist Hopital
S. C
L. C
Seward's Market
Winston Road
Lewis Holmes Trucking Company
Thomasville chair plant shifts to 45 hour week
The Thomasville Chair Company announced a 45 hour work week with 7 am to 4 pm hours Monday through Friday and overtime pay for an extra hour. The spokesman cited rising inbound orders and early shipments of new suites as the rationale. There are over 1000 employees in the plants.
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Ay Thomasville Ie
The
Couny
Herman Chance
Thomasville man arrested in midnight shooting injures woman
Police in Thomasville arrest Eddie Lewis 37 of 310 Jacob Street after a midnight shooting injures Mabel Skeen a local resident. Skeen remains at City Memorial Hospital with a bullet wound to the foot. Lewis faces assault with a deadly weapon charge and is held on $200 bond with a May 23 trial date.
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Thomasville
Jacob Street
Mabel Skeen
City Memorial Hospital
Eddie Lewis
Lewis
Fishing Tackle Theft Reported to Police
S. W. Horne reported theft of a fishing tackle box valued at $100 from his local warehouse. Officers Madden and Carroll are pursuing several suspects.
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S. W. Horne
Madden and
Carroll
High Point Ministers Attend Baptist Convention in Miami
North Carolina ministers join 22 states at the 95th Southern Baptist Convention session in Miami Florida. Delegates include Rev Albert S Hale and Rev Woodrow W Walton among High Point church leaders. Evangelist Billy Graham and Dr Baker James Cauthen attend. a 15 000 seat rally at Dinner Key Exposition Hall closes the meeting.
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Miami
Albert S. Hale
First Ba
Woodrow W. Altor
Lexington Avenue Ba
High Point Viciniti
Billy Graham
Kenneth S. Latourette
American Baptist Convention
Baker James Cauthen
Foreign Mission Board
Orient
Dinner Key Exposition Hall
Florida
Fair Grove Church Home Coming Service in Seagrove
SEAGROVE The Annual Home Coming and Memorial Service will be held at Fair Grove Methodist Church one mile south of Seagrove Sunday May 18 from 1 a m to 1 p m Dinner will be served on the ground
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Seagrove
Fair Grove Methodist Church
City News Briefs Fragment on Street Incident
A partial City News Brief reports an incident on Carr Street involving a heater and gas and mentions names Guashe Sweet and a flooded area. Details are incomplete and cannot be fully determined from the readable text.
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Carr Street
Mayor Kearns and Officials To Attend National Mayors Conference
Mayor Amos Kearns city manager T. E. Hinson and four council members will travel to New York this week for the 1952 National Mayors Conference. The event runs Thursday through Saturday with councilmen William Lewis Jesse Washburn Horace G Sider ton and Joe Temple listed as attendees.
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Amos Kearns
T. E. Hinson
New York
Waldorf
Seasions
William Lewis
Jesse Washburn
Horace G. Siderton
Joe Temple
Begin Work On Water Project In City
Work begins this week on a new contract to replace water and sewer pipes and extend service in several wards. The project, funded under a long range city plan since 1947, uses six to 12 inch lines with priority in the second ward and other streets facing greatest need. Materials are largely on hand with some pipe on order, and swift progress is anticipated.
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Ba Ser Boyd Aorth, Inc
Lotte
Hinson
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Local Resident Dies During Visit to South Carolina
Mrs. Clara Hames Black, 74, widow of David M. Black of 1124 Campbell Street, died last night in Pacolet while visiting. A native of western North Carolina, she lived in High Point for 27 years. Her body will lie in state at J. F. vd Funeral Home before burial in Pacolet. Widespread details incomplete in report.
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Clara Hames Black
David M. Black
Campbell Street
Pacolet
High Point
North Carolina
J. F. Vd
Will ‘Floyd
W. H. Gallows
Local Students Earn High Honors In National Latin Exams
Margaret Slate daughter of Dr and Mrs M L Slate Brantley Circle won a high national Latin exam rating at High Point School She earned a Cum Laude certificate and an honor with peers Pat Russell Sylvia Zimmerman Dot Lloyd and Patsy Jordan also listed as Cum Laude recipients
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Margaret Slate
High Point School
M. L. Slate
Brantley Circle
Margaret
Pat Russell
Sylvia Zimmerman
Dot Lloyd
Patsy Jordan
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Lions Club
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Dick Weeks
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Rev. C. E. Bernhart
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Wrightsville Beach
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W.S. Hayes
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Joe Slate
Jimmy, Billy
Emily Millis
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Alton Holmes
Lee Grimes
Stancil R. Moore
Claude Eugene Bates
Baptist Meet
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