Births announced for McCormick Hodge Turner Idol Parker Robertson twins
Mr and Mrs T B McCormick announce daughter Rebecca Slone born November 15 at Boulevard Unit High Point Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs C G Hodge announce son Stephen Keith born November 16. Mr and Mrs R F Turner announce son Larry Edward born November 18. mother Wanda Mobley. Percy Idol announces son Walter Small born November 14. Mr and Mrs R L Parker announce son James Eric born November 10 at Watts Hospital Durham. Parker’s other son Robert Murray is two. Mr and Mrs Harry Robertson announce twin sons Melvin Douglas and Michael Thomas born November 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. McCormick
South
Hamilton
Rebecca Slone
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Larry FE. Turner
R. F. Turner
Barker Street
Larry Edward
Boulevard Unit
Walter Small Idol
Percy Idol
Emerywood Court
Walter Small
James Eric Parker
R. L. Parker
Durham
James Eric
Watts Hospital
Population contrasts in Belgium Congo and Mersin port status
The Belgium Congo with about 1,000,000 people has fewer than 50,000 whites. Mersin in Turkey, population 30,000, ranks as the country’s third port. Ancient name of Mersin was Mersina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Congo
Mersin
Turkey
Mersina
Former Local Man Dies Of Heart Attack
Ralto O. Horney 67 of New Summa Florida former High Point resident died at his home yesterday noon from a heart attack. Born March 14 1882 in Guilford county he was son of Cornelius J and Cleopatra Horney. Survived by wife Emma Williams a daughter Mrs A E Nelson of New Symrna a son Finley M Horney and two sons Stephen G and Roland W Horney all of High Point seven grandchildren. Body to be returned to High Point. Funeral services planned for Monday at Deep River Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralto O. Horney
New Summa, Fla
High Point
Guilford County
Corneiluus J
Cleopatra ‘Horney
Emma Williams
A. E. Nelson
New Symmna
Finley M. Horney
Stephen G
Roland W. Horney
Deep River Church
Governors To Meet in Biloxi During Week
Southern governors conference opens in Biloxi Mississippi focusing on regional education highway safety and state government. Governors from 14 states plus governor elects attend along with Mississippi legislators and officials with a Monday round table on highway safety and a Tuesday session on government organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi
William Lane
Maryland
Fielding Wright
William Tuck
Virginia
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Southern Anal Council
Ames F. Byrnes
Spartanburg
S. C
Supreme Court
Sidney McMath
Arkansa
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Ross Turner
Oklahoma
James Folsom
Alabama
Earl Long
Louisiana
W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Allen Shivers
Texas
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
John Battle
Oxygen and Everest Climbability and Congo Uranium Output
The article notes Everest has not been climbed with oxygen yet but humans can exist at extreme height without artificial air. It states oxygen helps climbers move faster and endure severe weather. It adds the Belgian Congo produces a significant percent of global uranium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount
Everest
National Geographic Society
Belgian Congo
Plans For Opening Christmas Shopping Season
Thomasville merchants finalize plans for the Christmas shopping season with Santa Claus arrival on December 1 at 7 a.m. A reindeer drawn sleigh and high school bands will lead the float through town as lights go on and windows are decorated by December 1. Stores stay open until 8 30 p.m. December 1 and until 8 p.m. December 22 23 and 24. After Christmas stores close Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
The
Merchants Association
Asso
Ciation
Kenneth Hoyle
Santa Claus
Saint Nick
Association
T. J. York
Lexington Avenue
Hoyle
City adopts new billing machine for electric bills
Four Burroughs Adding Machines arrived at City Hall to replace a 14 year old unit. The $3,812 machine prints 12 280 bills monthly, tallying kilowatt hours via a double key bank. Ordered August 3, 1948, it became available this week, improving city electricity billing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
A. R. McMullan
Coble to Build New Plant in Columbia
Coble Dairy Products plans a $90,000 distributing plant in Columbia South Carolina to mirror its Charlotte North Carolina setup. William Blake district sales manager stated the Lexington North Carolina firm will serve a trade area from West Virginia to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, S. C
Coble Dairy Products, Inc
William Blake
Charlotte
N. C
Lexington
West Virginia
Florida
Blake
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Rebecca McCormick
Turner
Wanda Mobley
Elliott
Sheraton Hotel Bldg
David T. Yow
Allen Jay
John T. Smith
Smith
Fairfield Road
Byrd
Marshall E. Ginsburg
Optometrist
Marin St
Suite Little Hat
New York
M. Dorland Doyle
Veterans Music Service
Coble
Columbia
Monark
N. Main
Custon Ola Ulinds Oe Sano
Dupont ‘Ontune
Alexander
High Point, N. C
Tobias
Finest Ladies
Hanes
Nylon
Denier Sheer
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