Speechmaking On Tap For Headquarters Of Both Parties Tonight
Democrats and Republicans plan simultaneous rallies in Greensboro area tonight. Congressman Frank Hancock will address Democrats at North Main Street headquarters. Republicans feature Walter York at West Commerce Street venue with Oak Hill club talks and a loudspeaker outside for on street listening. Ian Hancock arrives from Washington to speak at 8 pm at Charles Kenner field. Local leaders anticipate large attendance as William A Ward and other nominees prepare to address Thursday night.
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Frank Hancock
Fifth District
North Main Street
Walter York
F. F. Carroll
Oak Hill Club
Hancock
Democratic
York
Silas Casey
Republican Young Voters Club
A. Coke Cecil
William A Ward
Graham
Congress
Mother Nature's Strange Pranks At The Enterprise Window
Pleaze Young of 408 Leonard Street places a sweet potato vine display in The Enterprise window. The plant reaches several feet with a flat root about an inch high, drawing curious attention from passersby.
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Enterprise Today
Pleaze Young
Leonard Street
Unidentified four winged insect displayed by local resident
A strange four winged insect resembling a wasp was shown in the window of The Enterprise by W. M. Stratton of 204 West Lexington Avenue. Stratton found the brown insect on an oak tree and has not yet identified it.
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Enterprise Today
W. M. Stratton
Lexington Avenue
Stratton
Freak potato on display by local collector
A potato that resembles a human body was placed on display by Jack Jeffries of 916 Putnam Avenue in The Enterprise collection. Grown by Eddie Bull near Kernersville, the tuber features a torso and legs or, when inverted, a torso and arms.
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Enterprise
Jack Jeffries
Putnam Avenue
Eddie Bull
Kernersville
Local Woman Exhibits Devil's Horn and Preserving Peach
Miss Ruth Daves of 407 Vine Street displays a Devil's Horn and a Preserving Peach in the Enterprise collection of nature's freaks and oddities. She explains the horn, native to western states, was grown by her grandmother in Durham and brought to North Carolina, a rare sight for the region.
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Ruth Daves
Enterprise
Daves
Durham
North Carolina
Republican meetings at High Point schedule speakers
Hobart Morton will speak next Thursday October 20. Clifford Frazier GOP candidate for governor will speak two weeks later. Young Democratic club of High Point sponsors Mr Hancock’s address and will host the session with W Ney Evans presiding. Felix Alley will address Democrats Saturday night. Executive committee of the Young Democratic club will meet after Mr Hancock's address, not at 6 45 as previously announced.
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Hobart Morton
United States District Attorney
Cecil
Clifford Frazier
Hancock
Young Democratic Club of
High Point
W. Ney Evans
Garland B. Daniel
Felix Alley
Waynesville
Evans
Health Night Demonstrations at YWCA Tonight
Health Night at the High Point YWCA gym features demonstrations of the season’s activities. Edgar Hartley of the YMC A speaks on The Economy of Good Health, followed by a boys class demonstration. Mrs Hall highlights a new class for weight control and fitness.
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High Point Young Women’s Christian Association
Edgar Hartley
Association
M. &. Hall
Elva Small
Ollie Brown
Ray Smith
Virginia Carrier
Dorothy Forward
Two Are Arraigned For Violation of Prohibition Laws
Hollan Tickle and Rome Williard of Sumner township were arraigned before Magistrate B A Woodell on four charges and bound over to the October 24 term of superior court. Tickle pled guilty to transporting intoxicating beverages with bond set at 200 dollars. Williard pled guilty to drunken driving and transporting with additional charge of carrying a concealed weapon and total bond of 600 dollars. Ceester Austin was arraigned for assault with a deadly weapon, but jury found him guilty of simple assault and he was fined five dollars and costs.
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Hollan Tickle
Rome Williard
Sumner Township
B. A. Woodell
Tickle
Williard
Ceester Austin
Woodell
Majestic Offers $100000 Contest to Find Oldest Radio
Majestic announces a two part national and local contest running October 6 to 20. prizes include $1000 for earliest Majestic Radio model and serial, $500 for second oldest, $100 for third, $50 for fourth, plus twenty ten and twenty five mystery prizes. Local prizes include a Silex Coffee Maker per community. Participants simply enter radio make model and serial with Majestic dealers and receive a trade in allowance.
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Majestic
Majestic Radio
Silex
Eveyone
Dixie Pig Boys Sweep Locals In Bowling Match
Greensboro teams dominated the three game bowling set winning all games. Carroll led singles with 140 and Treble posted 396 across three games. Self of Lucky Strike had 138 in a single game and 2360 in series. Post match doubles saw Belf and Rickert defeat Davis and Treble while Self and Rickert won five of eight.
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Dixie Pig Boys
Greensboro
Carroll
Treble
Self
Belf
Rickert
Davis
Former Policeman Sues Coca Cola Over Glass in Bottle
Leland Stanford for C W Upton of 52 Tang Street, a 39 year old retired police officer, filed a $100000 civil action in High Point Municipal Court against Coca Cola Bottling Company of Greensboro. Upton alleges a Dixie barbecue bottle contained glass shards causing throat pain and possible internal injury and ongoing pain and risk of death.
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Coca Cola Betting Company
Greensboro
High Point
Leland Stanford
C. W. Upton
Tang Street
Upton
Dixie Barbecue Place
Ring Drug Store Robbed Again. Two Slot Machines Stolen
Two unidentified white men forced entry to Ring Drug store at 1561 West English Street last night and stole two slot machines. A nearby resident witnessed parts of the assault and was threatened when he questioned the thieves. The theft mirrors a previous robbery. machines were replacements from a Fayetteville firm.
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Ring Drug
West English Street
Fayetteville
Meeting of Lock Knit Workers Tonight at 7:30
Employers of the Lock Knit Hosiery Company plan a 7 30 PM meeting tonight in the assembly room of the Industrial Workers. An association officer announced the event.
A Desert Island Tale With Wife and Mother-in-Law
A writer pitches a tale about a man stranded with two women on a desert island. The editor dismisses the plot as overused until learning the women are the man's wife and his mother-in-law.
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Scott
Sydney Bulletin
Primitive Baptist Annual Meeting Closes After Large Attendance
The Salem Association of Primitive Baptists met at Abbott's Creek church and closed after a large turnout of members and visitors. Moderator W. S. Teague led roughly twenty elders and many messengers. J A Faggard M B Willard and P W Willard preached about 15 sermons. Abbott's Creek, organized around 1756, is 180 years old and nearby a new mission house is linked to the Missionary Baptist church.
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Salem Association
The
Primitive Baptist Church
Abbott's Creek Church
W. S. Teague
Thch Association
J. A. Faggard
Missionary Baptist Church
Primiive Baptist Church
Completing Plans for Thomasville Rally Saturday Afternoon
Plans are being completed for a Democratic rally at Cedar Lodge Farm near Thomasville on Saturday at 2 o clock. Speakers include Gov. candidate J A B Ehringhaus, Congressman J Walter Lambeth and Pete Murphy of Salisbury. County candidates will be introduced. all voters are invited. barbecue will be prepared by Sidney Weaver.
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Cedar Lodge Farm
Thomasville
John R. Myers
J. A. B. Ehringhaus
Mr. Myers
Sidney Weaver
High Point UNC Alumni Banquet Plans Highlight Meeting
The High Point alumni chapter prepares for its annual banquet at the Sheraton tomorrow at 6 30 p m as part of the state university anniversary celebration. Dr Collier Cobb geology professor will speak and new officers will be elected. Tickets are on sale at Manns Drugstore 1 South Main Street. Wake County alumni will host a university songs broadcast that night.
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High Point
University of North Carolina
Sheraton Hotel
State University
Collier Cobb
University
L. R. Johnston
Mann
South Main Street
Wake County
Cobb
Edwards Will Address Greensboro VFW Post Tonight
George F. Edwards commander of the Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion will address a Greensboro Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting tonight at 8 o clock. He will speak on communist activities and related concerns.
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George F. Edwards
Andrew Jackson
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Greensboro
Mr. Edwards
Federated Women's Clubs Convene 6th District Convention
About 150 representatives from 20 clubs will gather in Troy on Friday for the annual convention of the federated women's clubs of the 6th district.
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Troy
Federated Women’s Clubs
6Th District
Army PFC Sought in Kidnapping of 12-Year-Old Boy
High Point police sought J. E. Hempille, 24, an enlisted man on furlough, for the alleged kidnapping of LeRoy Hancock, 12, a Junior High student. Hancock’s father reported the boy’s disappearance after clues of packing were found, and authorities asked western state officers to intercept any bus travel with Hempille and the boy.
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J. E. Hempille
United States Army
High Point
LeRoy Hancock
Ior High School
R. B. Ranson
Acipal
LeRoy
Thomasville
D. E. Hancock
Pickett Street
Hempille
Hickory
Marion
Hancock
Mr. Hancock
Co Oohempille
Army
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