Jury Deliberates Short While In Convicting Man
An all male jury deliberated about 15 minutes before convicting R. D. Greer 41 of High Point of assault with a deadly weapon in a fight on August 24 at 600 E High Street. The case followed a dispute with a Negro girl named Emma Ingram who testified. Ingram required about 50 stitches from Greer’s knife slash. Judge Hatch told jurors they could find guilty or not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Greer
High Point
William T. Hatch
Superior Court
Henderson Fernanders
Pleasant Garden
Johnny Walker
Greer
Charles Iagram
E. High Street
Emmia
Ingram
Byron Haworth
Memorial Hospital
Hatch
Estell Rainey
Willie Merritt
Merritt
Rainey
Glenn Raymond Medlin
Clara Cox Apartments
Medlin
Director Will Get Salary of 4700 Yearly
High Point approves 4700 dollar annual pay for William B. Stronach as new Parks and Recreation Director. Stronach, 34, WWII veteran, former Hickory Recreation Commission chief, will report October 15 and has a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Parks and Recreation Department
T. E. Hinson
William B. Stronach
Hickory Recreation Commission
Stronach
Hinson
Cotton Ginning Surges in North Carolina Season
North Carolina reports unprecedented cotton ginning as early crop maturity and ideal weather drive record processing rates this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
United Nations Troops To Get Improved Winter Gear
The United Nations forces in Korea will receive enhanced winter clothing and gear after plans started last June. Quartermaster and Surgeon General teams have upgraded items, foot care products, casualty bags, and new shoe prototypes to reduce frostbite and keep troops warmer during the coming winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Larsen
NEA
Washington
Korea
Quartermaster Corps
Paroles Chief Recommends Reprieve for Marsh
Raleigh state Paroles Commissioner T. C. Johnson said he would recommend to Governor Scott a two week reprieve for Edgar Woodrow Marsh 26 who was condemned for the robbery and axing death of Mount Airy taxi driver Allen Phillips. Johnson plans to obtain authority by telephone noting conflicting reports on Marshs mental capacity with letters from two physicians stating a mental status of a 10 year old child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
T. C. Johnson
Scott
Edgar Woodrow Marsh
Marsh
Allen Phillips
Mount Airy
Johnson
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Critical condition of injured driver after fatal wreck in Winston-Salem
James Hayes a 26 year old Negro of 814 Parks Street remained in critical condition at Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital Winston-Salem after a crash in the 700 block of South Hamilton Street. Police identified Hayes as the driver of a demolished car racing another vehicle driven by James Jeter 31. Isiah Moore 701 Fairview Street passenger was treated for bruises and facial cuts. Eugene Martin also 701 Fairview Street passenger was uninjured and charged with aiding and abetting reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hayes
Parks Street
Kate Bitting Reynolds
James Jeter
Jeter
Isiah Moore
Fairview Street
Hayes
Memorial Hospital
Eugene Martin
Winston-Salem Hospital
Three Accidents In City Within Four Hours
Police reported three separate accidents within the city over four hours yesterday afternoon. The most serious involved James Hayes and a pole crash on Hamilton Street. Hayes was critically injured and a passenger injured. A second crash at W Ray and Lindsay caused $410 in damages with no injuries. The third, four hours later on Lindsay, involved Jimmie Johnson who rammed a pole. passenger James Eger sustained bruises and facial cuts. Johnson faced drunken driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hayes
Hamilton Street
Hayes
W. Ray
Lindsay
Lloyd G. Sparks
E. Green Street
Chevrolet
Ray
Dodge
Edward L. Winfrey
Everett Street
Sparks
Winfrey
Jimmie D. Johnson
Grace Street
Lindsay Street
James M. Eger
Thomasville
Memorial Hospital
Sign on Hotel Sheraton misleads publisher guest
Fred Gardner, a Scranton bookman, finds a notice for a Simon and Schuster Grand Ball Room event at a Chicago hotel. Believing it a publisher gathering, he attends and mingles with people unaware of the non publishing mix up. He eventually leaves, amused by the mix up and remarks on the book business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Gardner
Scranton
Sheraton Plaza
Simon and Schuster
Grand Ball
Gardner
Simon
Schuster
Schusters
Mr. Gardner
Quick facts from the today’s grab bag and history notes
Questions cover drug types caffeine alcohol nicotine morphine and practice curiosities. Paris catacombs and electrocution current. First masks at dress balls. Mourning custom origin. Births of Fenlinand Foch and Mohandas Gandhi, death of Sir Thomas Lipton, EthiopiaItaly war start. Also a Canadian diplomat and a child actress profile fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Fenlinand Foch
France
Myhandas Ganthi
Thomas Lipton
Ethiopia
Italy
Child star to acclaimed actress in 1930s cinema
Article profiles Lilian Campbell noting she began in 1932 at age nine and faced typecasting as a brat. It lists early titles such as Angels Wash Their Faces and The Mortal Storm and later works including Blonde Trouble and Love Laughs at Andy Hardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
Andy Hardy
Colura
Foie gras definition in culinary terms
A concise dictionary style note defines foie gras as fat liver usually prepared in pate form and notes its French origin. The entry identifies the dish as a culinary item not a narrative event.
Your Future and the Trial of New Endeavors
A reflection on starting new efforts with optimism despite early challenges for today’s child. It suggests trial and error may be necessary and that success should eventually come, though not easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Saigon Parable Read Like A Travel Note
A reflective fragment notes home and travel seeking a better place for travelers. The tone echoes Shakespearean sentiment about contentment and pursuit while abroad or away from home.
Trailways Bus Collides With Car on Kivett Drive
A Trailways bus and a 1946 Ford coupe collide on Kivett Drive at 7 50 a m near the city limits. The car driven by John G Dennis 33 of Jamestown hits the bus as it slows for oncoming traffic. Damages total 530 with 250 to the bus and 300 to the car. No injuries or arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Trailways
Kivett Drive
John G. Dennis
Jamestown
Melvin S. Robinson
Kannapolis
J. R. Dillon
Two City Sanitation Workers Bitten by Dog at Main Street
Luther Lamb and Floyd Marshall of the city's sanitation department were bitten while removing garbage from Elza Wilson's premises at 441 S Main Street. The dog, living in a box near the cans with puppies, is under observation for possible rabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitation Department
S. Main Street
Luther Lamb
Floyd Marshall
Elza Wilson
Councilmen Plan Renewed Tours After Next Meeting
City council members decided to resume their tours of the city's physical facilities after the next regular meeting on October 16. The plan came after the tour scheduled for today was postponed due to the absence of four members and other factors.
Touchdown Makers Return for Tar Heel Wolf-Pack Clash
UNC wingback Bud Wallace and NC State tailback Alex Webster, who scored in last year’s matchup, are back in the lineups as the Tar Heels and Wolf Pack square off here Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Wallace
University of North Carolina
Alex Webster
N. C. State
Birthday greetings for Woodward Abbott Burns and Groucho
A birthday note marks William E. Woodward Rob Burns Bud Abbott and Groucho Marr turning a year older today. The brief item lists four named individuals noted for their crafts in writing comedy and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Woodward
Bud Abbott
Rob Burns
Groucho
Julius) Marr
Fragmented quiz-like notes on stimulants quarries and royal mourning
The text lists items including stimulants caffeine and alcohol, nicotine as an alkaloid, and morphine as a narcotic. It mentions quarry excavations supplying stone to Paris, electrical voltages for AC and DC, a note about Italy, and a historical reference to Queen Anne of France widow of Charles VIII who wore black after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Italy
Anne
France
Charles VIII
Stock list and quick dessert waffle recipe
Large stock list with numerous company names including Burlington Mills Canada Dry General Electric and Union Pacific. Ends with a dessert tip to make waffles by mixing egg and buttermilk with gingerbread mix and serving with butterscotch sauce and whipped cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budd Company
Burlington Mills
Burroughs Adding Mach
Calumet & Hector
Ee JL Canada Dry
Casescsassevens
Canadian Pacific
Carolina Power & Lt
Case, Jll
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chrysler Corporation
Columbia Gas & Elec
Consolidated Edison Ssisaseee
Consolidated Vultee
Continental
Emerson R & P
General Electric
GLY
General Foods
General Motors
Gillette Razor
Ccceseuee
Sevenes
Libby Owen Ford
Liggett & Myers
Lockheed Aircraft
Loews Theaters
Lorillard & Company
Louisville & Nashville Mack Trucks
Magnavox Radio
Missouri Kansas Texas
Montgomery Ward
Motorola Radio
Murray. Corporation
Nash Kelvinator
National Biscuit
Seenee S21s National Cash Register
Paramount Pictures
Penney J. C. Co
Ccccuee Tls PenniDix Co
Ate
Cueee
Ee Aon Pullman Company
Pure Oil Co
Pennedr Radio Corporation
Radio Keith Orpheum
Remington Rand
Bbs
Nto Levees
Republic Steel
Reynolds Tob B
Wees
Seaboard
Railroad Tenet
Eee
Ene
Csis Sears Roebuck
Socony Vac
Peeenens
Southern Pacific
Oeasawe
Southern Railway
Sperry Corp
Standard Brands
Serene Ek Standard Oil
Calif Ee
Standard Oil
Jwe
Stevens, J. P. Co
Sree
AZ Stewart Warner Tees Ewe Nee En Ags
Studebaker Corp
New York
Alaska
Juneau
Sesesnee
Alleghany Corporation
Amalgamated Leather
American Can
Seneeeees
American Power & Lt
Sesese
American Rad & St S
American Tobacco
Sssscseens
Armour & Co
Atlas
Seanae
Avco Manufacturing
Bendix Aviation
SAM Bethlehem Steel
Borg Warner
BAM Briggs Manufacturing
Goodrich Rubber
Goodyear Rubber
Hupp Corporation
Tlinois Central
Intel & Tels
Uss Pass Manville
National Lead
National Power & Lt
New York Central
North American Avia
Otis Elevator Pennsylvania RR
Pittsburgh
Scr & B
Swift & Company
Bo Ccecicuceeddts
Texas Company
Serene Cere
Trans & Western Air
Trans America
Union Carbide Ewes
United Fruit
Scce
United Gas Imp
United States Pipe Teweeeeens Bis Vick Chemical
Virginia Care Chemical
Westen Pictures
Adams Express
Fo Cesseseees
Atlantic Coast Line
TAM Baldwin-Lima
Boeing
Scessereees
Graham Paige
Great Northern
International Harvest
Kennecott Copper
National Dairy Product North American
Northern Pacific
Pepsi Cola Philia Corporation
Tex Gulf Products
Texas Gulf
Union Pacific
United Airlines
United States
Eve Gig
U. S. Smelting & Ref
Western Maryland
Borden Company
Hudson Motor
Nickel Can
Kroger Company
National Distillers
Wee
Ohio Oil Company
Phillips Petroleum
Textron Corporation Aeeeewee Lh
United Aircraft
United States Steel
Western Electric
Perewweesees
Pittsburgh Plate Glassween
Isis Timken Det Ax
United Corporation
Eereeseee
Vanadium Corporation
Wilson Packing
Zoning Hearing Set for Club House in Residential A Areas
City Council agreed to a public hearing on November 6 for two zoning amendments allowing certain club houses in Residential A zones subject to Board of Adjustment approval and off street parking. The move follows efforts by the High Point Woman's Club to find a site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Adjustment
High Point Woman's Club
Fred PD. Strickland
Hoover Street
S. Main Street
T. E. Hinson
Amos R. Kearns
Lois Smith
N. Wrenn Street
Guilford Health Department
Hinson
Health Department
Grover Jones
Northeast High Point
Jones
Teen-Age Girls Join Military Trains Stir Debate
Washington reports rising enlistment of 18 and 19 year old women across the services. Critics urge minimum age of 20 or 21, citing discipline and adjustment concerns. Navy WAVES and Army WAC officials warn of potential issues as younger recruits begin duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Distaff
WAC
Pentagon
Andrews Air Force Base
Bolding Field
Air Force
Navy
Joy Hancock
WAVES
WAVE
Army
Mary A. Halloren
Women’s Army Corps
Gangs of Boys Admit Henderson Thefts
Eleven youths aged eight to fourteen in Henderson confessed involvement in a spate of burglaries dating to January 1949. Police identified two loosely organized gangs led by Leroy Timmons and Wilbert Lewis, both thirteen, and Charles Edwards heading the other group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
C. C. Harris
Harris
Leroy Timmons
Wilbert Lewis
Charles Edwards
Money to Burn by James Tuft y Central Press Correspondent
Washington reports the government burned more than 12 thousand tons of currency in 1950, worth over $6 billion. The process recovers usable notes, patches mutilated bills, and describes odd recovery tales including a cow devouring greenbacks and a farmer's stove-top receipts incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tufty
Central Press
Washington
Federal Preserve
James J C. Rivers
Treasury Department
Rivers
Ulas
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John Hobbs McMillan
Charles Moore
Tsentence
Claude E. Overny
William Curtis Greer
Buddy Meredith
Rufus Eldridge Tuggle
Bernice Mills
Greensboro
Grover Peale
Ernest Albertson
Sandy Ridge
J. M. Johnson
Clarence Robinson
Claude Robinson
United Nations
Paroles Chief
Milo
HS Pet Peeve
Jimmy Hat
Grant
Pangio Villa
Blal
L. G. Myers
By Bennett Cerf
Toots Shor
John Cameron Swayze
Calvin Coolidge
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Pato
Ele
Toronto
Upper Canada
Ridley
University of Toronto
Oxford University
Balliol
Legation
League of Nations
United Sates
Lilian Campbell
Shakespeare
Trailways
Tours
New York Yanks
California
Douglas
Arsen
Air Force Voice
Andrews
Department of the Treasury
Long Island Bar and Grill
Department
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury Building
Currency Destruction Committee
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