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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1948
Page
2
The report notes four power agreed air corridors between Berlin and Western Germany about 20 miles wide each and an international air band around Berlin 20 miles wide. It questions whether Soviet actions could injure personnel or damage planes along these routes.
Democrats aim to rebalance control in the Senate as they target chairmanships on major panels. Morse left the GOP to uphold a veto, while Republicans hold seven to six in several committees. Key picks include Connally as potential chairman and Wagner moving toward chairing the banking panel amid illness.
A tropical storm that weakened as it moved northward brushed North Carolina's Outer Banks with high winds and heavy seas, then veered out to sea and began losing strength. It was traveling northeast at about 22 miles per hour.
Sir Oliver Franks, British ambassador, says the Marshall Plan helped Britain out of the woods and calls foreign aid a gesture of magnanimity. Cris Wells notes European agricultural recovery on schedule with 1951 targets, while Cornell’s Myers warns of ongoing Western European food imports and a continuing world shortage. Spengler cites population growth pushing food production limits and urges birth control, capital formation, science diffusion, and reduced global discord.
Mrs John Sheppard aged 70 died yesterday morning in Stanleytown Virginia after a long illness Her niece Mrs D I Clark of 650 Wesley Place city survives include four brothers Will Dalton Floyd VA Booker Dalton Bishop Dalton Stuart VA and Kit Dalton Peters Creek VA and one sister Mrs Mary Owens Stuart VA Services will be at Russell Creek Primitive Baptist church Virginia Saturday at 12 30 p m
Mrs. Ethel Hill Culler 69 widow of C C Culler died suddenly Monday at her Randolph County home. Rites were conducted at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church near Thomasville on the Winston Salem highway at 2 p m Wednesday by Dr Calvin Leonard. Choir sang several selections. Flower bearers were nieces and nephews. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha Robbins Cagle wife of O J Cagle were held at Archdale Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 oclock. Rev F L Setzer and Wv Colon Strickland officiated with a quartet Shelton Strider Greene Kenneth Ferree and R G Delk singing. Miss Elizabeth Delk accompanied at the piano. Flowers were carried by friends neighbors and churchwomen. Pallbearers were J R Lackey Junior Lackey Billy Barnes Jack Sykes Jonah Cagle and Ronald Morgan. Burial followed in the Oaklawn cemetery family plot Asheboro.
Welch Memorial Methodist church hosts Dr. C Excelle Rozzelle from Winston-Salem delivering gospel messages at 7 30 p m each evening with improving weather boosting turnout. Tonight's topic Are You Growing focuses on Christian development. Friday Youth Night invites parents and children for The Question Paul Asked Three Times. Saturday Sermon Gods Quarantine and Sunday's Home Our Hope close the meeting at 7 30 p m with pastor Re H E Bolick inviting all to attend.
David Henderson Embler 73 a farmer of Thomasville Route 2 died at home Wednesday after a long illness. Born February 31 1875 in Davidson County he lived in the area all his life. Surviving are wife Minnie Sechrest five daughters Kern Wilson John Loflin Annie Overcash Glenn Hunt Ora Leonard three sons Bob Everett Odell two sisters one brother and 20 grandchildren. Funeral from Mt Zion Pilgrim church Friday afternoon with Rev T R York officiating burial in church cemetery.
Word received yesterday that Pfe. Charles R. Lloyd aged 18 died November 8 in Okinawa from wounds suffered in a vehicle accident. Born February 11, 1930 in High Point he was the son of William T. and Ray Stuart Lloyd. He was educated locally and belonged to First Evangelical and Reformed Church and Trophy Council No. 29 Jr. O U A M. Enlisted in the Air Corps December 3, 1947 he went overseas in June 1948. Surviving are his parents at 1303 Franklin Street four sisters Wanda Lloyd and Mrs C J Walters of St Louis Mo Pauline and Betty Lloyd and two brothers Darrell James and Terry Lloyd all of this city. The body is to be returned here within six to eight weeks.
Normal November weather was expected in the Carolinas after an unseasonable hurricane moved out to sea off the North Carolina coast. Forecasters saw fair, cool conditions and noted that freezing weather did not materialize in western areas overnight.
In Cleveland on November 11 a joint conference of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church announced agreement on merger procedures toward a United Church of Christ with about 2 million members. The talks focused on interpretations added by Congregationalists to win over opposition from roughly one third of their churches, and the future stance of the Reformed Church.
The morning low readings show Myrtle Beach 44, Wilmington 50, New Bern 46, Cherry Point 49, Rocky Mount 41, Elizabeth City 43, Greenville SC 37, Asheville 34, Winston Salem 33, Lumberton 140, Florence 41, Raleigh 37, with Mount Mitchell at 17 and Hickory at 30 degrees.
Commodities fell up to fifty percent as money remained tight and payrolls required foreign funds. Speculation rose on U S intervention to salvage the Nanking government amid doubts abroad. Rumors circulated that Shanghai mayor K C Wu could be replaced by Chiang Ching kuo as the young Chiang’s staff and a U S military spokesman reported evacuations of Nanking dependents to Shanghai and onward to the General Simon Buckner transport.
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The forecast calls for fair skies across North Carolina with continued cool temperatures into Friday. Light winds and minimal precipitation expected, with temperatures easing from daytime highs to cooler nighttime levels.
A Gastonia gunfight left an officer fatally wounded. The suspect surrendered at the front door and was moved to a Charlotte jail. The suspect revealed bruised facial injuries and claimed no prior fight before the shooting occurred.
News of the death of Mrs. A M Ward of Newport News Virginia reached her sister Mrs Elizabeth Campbell of 214 Boulevard. Other relatives listed include Mrs Gilbert Southern of 300 Player Drive a niece and Miss Hannah Campbell another niece. Funeral plans not yet complete according to the Newport News message.
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