Old Fuss Renewed Council Postpones Cab Firms' Debate
City Council acts as referee in a taxi cab dispute among operators Red Bird Yellow Top United and others delaying a decision on five additional permits set for December 11 Hearing follows claims of no notice and past agreements Each side cited finances dormant permits and prior deals while council also approves bonds and bids and widens street widths to 33 feet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bird Cab Co
Robert Martin
J. B. Lovelace
United
Yellow Top
Blue Bird Company
Council
Martin
Red Bird
Arch Schoch
Blue Bird
United 17
Schoch
Radcara
United Fund Red Cross drive tops $200000 mark
Division chairmen reported the campaign has raised 202375 dollars, 87.7 percent of the goal, besting last year’s total of 196480 and led by 300 volunteers. J Roscoe Adams praised the team and said the drive is not over yet with loose ends to finish.
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United Fund-Red Cross Campaign
J. Roscoe Adams
United Fund - Red Cross
Adams
Backing Cars Cause Two Local Accidents In April
Police investigated two backing vehicle incidents. Barbara Workman 21 of E State Street backed onto State Street striking Carroll Cooper’s westbound car causing left rear damage about 5 dollars and Cooper’s right side about 150. Barbara Workman cited for failure to yield. Grady Mann 51 of E Farriss Avenue backed into Deanna Sink’s car on Main Street causing about 75 dollars damage to Sink’s vehicle. Mann cited for improper backing.
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Barbara I. Workman
E. State Street
State
Carroll W. Cooper
Workman
Cooper
Barbara Workman
Grady L. Mann
E. Farriss Avenue
Deanna Faye Sink
Route 2
Sink
S. Main Street
Mann
Link
Prayer for TISDAY seeks peace and brotherhood among nations
God of all nations, we pray for lasting peace and good will among leaders and peoples. Where hatred exists, teach us to love and where isolationism endures, teach cooperation. Each must know he is his brother's keeper and be answerable for his brother's well being. Amen.
City Council backs area vocational school at Guilford sanatorium
The Guilford County sanatorium site in Jamestown is favored as the location for a new area vocational school. The High Point advocates include Dean B. Pruette Ralph Rochelle and Bruce Roberts. State funds of about a half million are available for establishing the school and a location recommendation is due by December 1.
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Guilford County Sanatorium
Jamestown
Dean B. Pruette
Ralph Rochelle
Tomlinson
High Point
Bruce Roberts
County Board of Commissioners
Rochelle
Board of Education
Guilford
Piedmont Association of Industries
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Winston- Salem
Tendiciaaien i Soa En Tio
Roberts
Child Aid Group Picks New Officers
The North Carolina Association for Retarded Children local chapter opened National Retarded Children's Week with officer elections led by Chairman Bill Leichman. President Eisenhower and Governor Hodges had declared the week for Nov 17–28 and the group endorsed a Dec 10 bond issue and supplementary tax levy vote. Membership costs two dollars per family unit, and Leichman presided at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Association For Retarded Children
Eisenhower
Hodges
Bill Leichman
Weather forecast for Piedmont cooling into thirties
The forecast calls for a sharp drop from 66 degrees overnight to around 36 with a high near 68 today. Expect a high near 56 tomorrow and mainly fair, cool weather continuing into Thursday.
Furnace Explosion at 828 Ferndale Dr Causes Minor Damage
Firemen were summoned to 828 Ferndale Dr last night for a small oil furnace explosion. Alarm time was 7 28 p.m. and only slight damage was reported.
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Ferndale Dr
Seals Sticking Call 3061 For A New Supply
The rainy weather caused Christmas Seals from the Tuberculosis Assn to stick together. If your seals are stuck, call the TB Assn office at 3061 for a replacement supply to be mailed promptly. Mrs. Virginia Ryan reported good returns so far and urged use of the seals.
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Tuberculosis Assn
TB Assn
Virginia Ryan
She
Roof Truss Blamed In Collapse
A group of architects engineers and contractors at 1115 Clinton St inspect the site and conclude the collapse was likely caused by a roof truss failure. They cite faulty design possible lumber quality and timber overload from water on the roof as likely factors.
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Clinton St
A. R. Strange
Ladies Night at Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Emmanuel Lutheran observes Ladies Night in the Fellowship Hall at 6 30 Wednesd ay with guest speaker Rev Frank K Efird pastor of St John s Lutheran Salisbury and noted after dinner speaker Special music by Jimmy Hedgecock soloist and Beverly Holder accompanist
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Emmanuel Lutheran Brotherhood
Frank K. Efird
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Salisbury
Jimmy Hedgecock
Beverly Holder
Edmond Hardy Named County Inspector
Edmond Hardy Jr. of High Point was appointed assistant electrical inspector for Guilford County. His duties start with a monthly wiring inspection in all county schools under a General Assembly ruling. Hardy, with Gray Electric Co., was named by Curtis R. Kennedy with approval from County Manager Harry Weatherly.
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Edmond Hardy Jr
High Point
Guilford County
Greesboro
General Assembly
Hardy
Gray Electric Co
Curtis R. Kennedy
Harry Weatherly
Weatherly
Two Pedestrians Injured In Early Morning Accidents
Two pedestrians were hurt in separate traffic accidents in High Point early today. A 12 year old boy, John Reece Helms Jr., suffered a broken left leg and possible head and internal injuries after running into a car on N Main Street. He was to be admitted to High Point Memorial Hospital. The other incident on Ward Street involved Bessie Mae Jackson crossing in front of Schoonbeck Furniture Company and being struck by a car driven by Donald Ray Hicks. Both cases were under investigation with no charges filed at the time.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
John Reece Helms Jr
N. Main St
N. Main Street
Young Helms
Ward Street
Bessie Mae Jackson
Woodbine Street
Schoonbeck Furniture Company
Donald Ray Hicks
English Street
Ward
The
AID Chief Visually Tours High Point Furniture Exhibit
H W Grieve president of the American Institute of Decorators visits High Point with W D Hamilton and Reginald Styers touring the exposition building. Grieve outlines trends toward comfortable furniture and provincial touches, noting economic factors shaping design and display.
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H. W. Grieve
William D. Hamilton
American Institute of Decorators
Furnitureland
USA
Southern Furniture Exposition
Reginald
Wallburg Pastor Attends North Carolina Baptist Convention
The Rev. Robert Nations of Wallburg Baptist Church attends the North Carolina Baptist State Convention in Raleigh from today through Thursday as an official delegate accompanied by Mrs. Nai.
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Wallburg
Robert Nations
Wallburg Baptist Church
North Carolina Baptist State Convention
Raleigh
Heen
Nai
Georges Lurcy Art Brings Over $2 Million At Auction
The estate of Georges Lurcy yielded 2 221 355 dollars after three days of sales. Works by Toulouse Lautrec Gauguin Picasso Signac Monet topped bidding with Renoir selling for 200 000 dollars. Notable buyers included Nelson Rockefeller Stavros Niarchos and Edward G Robinson.
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Georges Lurcy
Alice Snow Barbee
High Point
Lurcy
Time Magazine
Nelson Rockefeller
Winthrop Aldrich
Stavros Niarchos
Toulouse-Lautrec
Guaguin
Picasso
Signac
Monet
Renoir
la Serre
New York
Alex Goulandris
Matisse
Edward G. Robinson
David Rockefeller
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Cecelia Ann Colvert
Point’s Bay Street
South Carolina
Sam L. Colvert
Westwood
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Greenwood
S.C
Columbia
W. Dale Oldham
Anderson
Ind
Park Place
Child Aid Group
Mercury
Head Parents Group
ARDED
Parents of
William Hutchings
A. G. Argo
J. Kenneth Stephens
Janet Teague
Edmond Hardy
Styers
Kernersville
A.I.D
Hamill Greve
Oon J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Leo Heer
Janet Tearue
Myron Snead Yakley
Druid Drive
Young Helm
Braxton Younts Enterprise
United States
Los Angeles
Calif
W. D. Hamilton
New York City
Exposition
Reginald Styers
Carolinas
Leo J. Heer
Institute
Grieve
Atlanta
Washington
Buffalo
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Lily Pons
Hedda Hopper
Paris
Rothschild
Rothschilds
Europe
France
Lurey
U. S
University of North Carolina
Nevil Shute
Melbourne
Peter Holmes
Peter
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