Bulwinkle to Address Local Traffic Club
Representative A L Bulwinkle of Gastonia will speak at the High Point Traffic and Transportation Club fall meeting next Wednesday at 6 30 PM at Emerywood Country Club. Club president H D Minnis notes Bulwinkle is a longtime congressman and aviation authority with extensive public health and airport act involvement.
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Rep
A. L. Bulwinkle
Gastonia
Emerywood Country Club
H. D. Minnis
Rep. Bulwinkle
France
Bulwinkle
Shortage of Butchers Delays City Meat Slaughter
Livestock pens at the city abattoir fill rapidly as more cattle and calves arrive for slaughter. Only two butchers on duty with assistants handle about 30 head per day, despite hiring efforts and forecasts of increased staffing. City officials advertise across multiple towns to recruit daytime workers.
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High Point
J. L. Perkins
City Public Utilities
Abattoir
S. W. Horne
Welch Pastor Assumes New Charge At Welch Memorial
Rev. H. E. Bolick arrives in High Point to take charge of Welch Memorial Methodist Church after six years at Acton Asbury and Oak Hill near Asheville. He led a faith to growth program, aided servicemen at Moore General hospital, and previously served Fletcher and Miraville. Mrs Bolick and daughter Carolyn are part of the family.
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H. E. Bolick
Western North Carolina Conference
Welch Memorial Methods Church
High Point
Acton
Asbury
Oak Hill
Asheville
Sand Hill
Moore General Hospital
Acton Church
Bolick
Fletcher
Miraville
Asbury College
Wilmore
Carolyn
Mrs Ida Michael Succumbs After Long Illness at Home
Mrs Ida Baker Michael 74 died at her home 209 Venable Street at 10 15 AM after a three week illness. Born January 15 1872 in Surry County she was daughter of Benjamin and Martha Baker. She married George W Michael January 5 1892. Survived by three sons George W Michael W T Michael and Robert Michael all of High Point two daughters Mrs J O Witcher of Randleman and Dorothy Michael one brother J N Baker Greensboro one sister Laura Baker Greensboro 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements not set with services expected Saturday and interment in Floral Garden Cemetery.
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Ida Baker Michael
Venable Street
Michael
Surry County
Benjamin
Martha Apy Baker
George W. Michael
Baptist Church
W. T., George
Robert Michael
High Point
J. O. Witcher
Randleman
Dorothy Michael
J. N. Baker
Laura Baker
Greensboro
Floral Garden Cemetery
Mrs Pearson Injured In Local Auto Crash
Mrs Mabel Pearson 54 of 817 Montlieu avenue was treated for chest bruises after a 1939 Plymouth sedan carrying her and driven by Arthur L Pearson was rear ended by a 1940 Ford driven by Archie L Steelman at the Montlieu and Fifth avenue intersection. Steelman’s car was left with minor damage. no arrests were reported. A separate note mentions new paper sheets to prevent linting in clothes pressing, usable for about 200 pressings.
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Mabel Pearson
Montlieu Avenue
Montlieu
Fifth Avenue
Ennis Street
Pearson
U S Conciliator Holds Conferences on Slane Strike
Seth Brewer of the U S Department of Labor meets management and boarders at the Slane hosiery mill in High Point as about 30 workers strike and halt part of the finishing department. He also handles conciliation at R D Fowler and Atlantic States Motor Lines with no meetings yet scheduled for truckers or management.
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Seth Brewer
U. S. Department of Labor
High Point
Slane
Brewer
R. D. Fowler
Atlantic States Motor Lines
American Federation of Labor Union
Coastal life sketches of Irandate fishermen and inland farmers
Arab fishermen and sailors live in the coastal villages of Irandate while farmers occupy the plain behind the coast, illustrating a regional division of livelihoods in historic coastal society.
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Iran
Kashgar Tribes Roaming Mountains Estimated Over 200000
An estimate places more than 200000 Kashgar tribespeople roaming the mountains. The exact numbers and regional distribution remain uncertain as observers assess nomadic movements and settlement patterns.
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Kashgar
Mountains
Ran
Australian Young Birds Use Luminous Mouth Tissue To Guide Feeding
Juvenile birds in Australia possess glowing tissue inside or near the mouth, a trait that helps parents locate and feed hungry chicks. Researchers note the bioluminescent aid signals when mouths are open, improving feeding efficiency in dense habitats.
Former Resident Deeds Land to N J State Park
A High Point native, Robert C Maxwell also known as R Chester Maxwell deeds part of his Trenton estate to New Jersey Department of Conservation for a revolutionary war battlefield memorial. He is a cousin of Austin and S C Clark and grew up with D L Clark. Now 52, Maxwell is a famed outdoor advertising executive who began his career with Capt W H Snow. He still visits High Point relatives.
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New York Times
High Point
Trenton
N. J
Department of Conservation
Robert C. Maxwell
R. Chester Maxwell
Austin
S. C. Clark
D. L. Clark
Maxwell
Capt. W. H. Snow
Snow
Chest Assured 82 500 Goal Will Be Achieved
Colonels in the 1947 Community Chest campaign report they have pledges in sight to push the drive past its 82 500 target. Campaign Chairman Bill Bailey notes some promises lack signed pledges and some funds await checks, with divisions like hosiery and textile and miscellaneous manufacturers already at or near capacity.
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Bill Bailey
Cuest
Bailey
Paul Owen
James Foscue
J. B. Fink
Neese Wilfiard, Jr
Jack Barrer
Don Conrad
Finch Kearns
Steve Ingram
Bill Carter
Bill Hayes
Joe Doggett
Dick Slate
Reuben Bundy
R. M. Gladstone, Jr
Allen Welborn
Clarence Coggins
John Bruton
Byron Haworth
L. F. Ferree
H. I. Coffield
Emery Gibson
Lawrence Hancock
J. W. VanLoan
Roscoe Adams
W. Page Harris
Roger Edwards
Clyde Pearson
Howard Blair
G. Ed Hedrick
Paul Clapp
Carson Stout
Burton Wagger
George Armfield
Open Letter to Chest Workers from Campaign Chairman
Bill Bailey the Community Chest campaign chairman for the drive just ending addresses all men and women serving in the 1947 chest drive. He praises their accomplishments over the past nine days and recalls the campaign’s rough start and delayed actions. He commends their determination civic duty and rekindled High Point spirit.
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Bill Bailey
Community Chest
High Point
W. F. Bailey
Methodist Minister Honored for Aid to Local Students
Rev. Wilson O. Weldon of the High Point First Methodist church is named High Point Hazen Associated by the Edward W. Hazen foundation for his counseling and ministry to High Point college students. He receives a grant and books in recognition of his services to college students. The Hazen Foundation, based in Haddam Connecticut, supports youth books and youth seminars and conferences. Seven states have adopted birth cards instead of certificates.
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Wilson O. Weldon
High Point First Methodist Church
High Point Hazen
Edward W. Hazen Foundation
High Point College
Weldon
Edward W. Hazen
Rise of big game annuals in the United States
The text notes that big game annuals have increased in the United States in recent years to more than 7,000,000 or about one per 19 people nationwide.
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United States
Former Librarian Gets Tokyo Assignment for Army Air Forces
Ellen Lewis Fletcher, former high point junior high librarian, selected for duty in the Intelligence library at U S Army Air Forces headquarters in Tokyo. She will report to Fairfield California on October 20 to fly to Tokyo and join brother Lt Col John F Fletcher stationed there. Fletcher previously supervised 22 libraries in France and six camps and hospitals in Mourmelon. She earned library science degree from University of North Carolina Woman's College and is from Anderson South Carolina, former Salisbury resident.
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Camp Gordon
Ellen Lewis Fletcher
High Point
N. C
U. S Army Air Force
Tokyo
Fletcher
Fairfield
Calif
Apan
France
Camp Patrick Henry
Williamsburg
Miss Fletcher
John F. Fletcher
U. S. Army Air Forces
Mourmelon
Rheims
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Salisbury
Flecher
J. S. Fletcner
McDuffie Street
Shoulders Woman To Be Returned To West Virginia
Martha Shoulders twenty four, mother of three, faced municipal court after noon on fornication charges. She was placed with the county welfare department to be sent back to West Virginia. A two year sentence was suspended. George Durham thirty seven, arrested with the Shoulders woman, was sent to the roads for two years on appeal. An appearance bond of three hundred dollars was posted. She testified she lived with Durham in Baltimore and moved here with him after her husband deserted her following the birth of the third child.
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Martha Shoulders
Siais
County Welfare de
West Virginia
George Durham
Durham
Baltimore
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Kiwanis Club
Sheraton Hotel
McDermott
Duke Law Faculty
N. J. State Park
Chest
Arthur S. Cody
Chicago
The
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards
Mr. Cody
Henry V. Koonts
State Association
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