Milner Addresses University Women Workshop in Greenville
Dr Clyde Milner president of Guilford College delivered the principal address on What Next in Higher Education at a North Carolina AAUW workshop on the East Carolina Teachers College campus. About fifty delegates from multiple cities attended with Mrs Robert Lee Humber presiding at the morning session and a Greenville Woman's Club luncheon. Speakers included Mrs J Q Seawell and Mrs J W Moore reporting from conventions. Lewis machine guns from WWI are mentioned in passing.
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Greenville
Clyde Milner
Guilford College
North Carolina State Division
American Association of University Women
East Carolina Teachers College
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Burlington
Chapel Hill
Durham
High Point
Thomasville
Robert Lee Humber
Greenville Woman’s Club
Milner
J. Q. Seawell
AAUW
J. W. Moore
Tips for Teens Earning Money Without a Job
Teens can earn extra cash through neighborly services and small ventures. Two boys formed a car wash partnership, offering at-home service with their own polish, gaining Saturday clients. Other teens sell carved novelties, do typing, refinish furniture, install storm doors, and make Christmas wreaths to cash in before winter holidays.
Greek Guerrillas Active Again Amid Balkan Turmoil
Dispatches from Athens report about 2,000 Greek guerrillas in scattered engagements with government forces in the Pindus range of western Macedonia. Heavy fighting centered near MetsoVon east of Ioannina with insurgents routed by national troops using artillery mortars and planes. A 1,000 guerrillas moving northward near Kalabaka with 2,000 hostages appealed for aid, while another 1,000 under Gen. Markos moved south from Mount Gammos.
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Athens
Pindus
Macedonia
Metsovon
Ioannina
Kalabaka
Markos
Mount Gammos
Firefighters Battle Small Blaze At Walden Home
Four units responded to a fire at Rev. H. R. Walden s residence on Elizabeth Street early this morning. The blaze started in a second story bedroom and caused slight damage. A ton of gold is valued at about $500 000.
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H. R. Walden
Elizabeth Street
High Point Sealed Bids Sought for Motorcycles and Autos
The City Council of High Point North Carolina invites sealed proposals for the furnishing of motorcycles and automobiles. Bids close November 4 1947 at 10:00 AM with opening and reading to follow. Bid bonds of 2 percent accompany proposals. Specifications available from the Purchasing Agent. Mayor BE Phillips and City Manager T FE Hinson oversee.
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City Coucil
High Point
N. C
BE. N. Phillips
T. FE. Hinson
UN Commission Arrives in Batavia for Peace Talks
A three power United Nations mission arrived at Batavia airport to seek a peaceful settlement of the Dutch Indonesian conflict. Dutch Lt Governor Van Mook and Indonesian Vice Premier Gani welcomed the delegation led by Frank Graham, Paul Van Zeeland, and Justice Richard Kirby. The group planned to travel to Jakarta to meet President Soekarno and Premier Sjarifuddin. Dutch forces reported four soldiers killed and 34 wounded from Oct 24 to 26, with two missing. The bulletin also claimed 150 Chinese rescued after being abducted near Serpong.
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Batavia
Java
United Nations Commission
H. J. van Mook
Netherlands East Indies
A. K. Gani
Frank Graham
United States
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Richard Kirby
Australia
Jabrakarta
Soekarno
Sjariffoedin
Netherlands Army Cominique Today
West Java
Serpong
Archdale Man Hurt In Wreck Near Durham
L. W. Stevens, 34, of Archdale, is a Watts hospital patient with skull fracture, head lacerations and rib injuries after a Saturday night wreck near Durham. Burland Gullie, 13, was killed and Mallie Ellis, Jr., 17, was critically injured when the Gallie Ellis car crossed the road into Stevens vehicle. Investigating officers say the Gallie Ellis car veered out of control and was struck in the path of Stevens’ car. Stevens was listed in satisfactory condition this morning.
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L. W. Stevens
Archdale
Watts Hospital
Durham
Burland Gullie
Mallie Ellis, Jr
Gallie and Ellis
Stevens
Eight year old struck by car in city street collision
Eight year old Carl Voncannon of 213 Venable street suffered minor injuries when hit by a car driven by James Dambers of 327 Pickett street near the English and Chestnut street intersection. Police reported this morning.
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Carl Voncannon
Venable Street
James Dambers
Pickett Street
English
Chestnut Street
L H Bottoms to Build Two New Homes in City
The city building inspector issued permits to L H Bottoms for two new one family residences to be built on a drive at an estimated cost of 4200 dollars each.
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L. H. Bottoms
Bradshaw Completes Basic Hospital Technicians Course
Pfc. Paul E. Bradshaw of 162 Brentwood completed the Basic Hospital Technicians Course for enlisted technicians at the Medical Field Service School Brooks Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas.
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Paul E. Bradshaw
Brentwood
Basic Hospital Technicains
Medical Field Service School
Brooks Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Discoverer of Uranus William Herschel
William Herschel, a professional musician and music master, built many telescopes to study the heavens and discovered Uranus, one of the solar system’s outer planets, in 1781.
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Uranus
William Herschel
Funeral Rites for Eli Coble Nicks Held in High Point
Funeral services for Eli Coble Nicks who died in a High Point hospital were held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Wesleyan Methodist Church Ennis Street with pastors Rev A C Conner J Paul Hill and others officiating. Music included the Glenn Allen quartet and Ruth Kimble Oleta Cash Helen Potts. Wanda Allen played the piano. Pallbearers were Roby Lohr L C Martin George Mallory Edwin Danford Hubert Webster and Roscoe Pierce. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park cemetery. Mr Nicks resided on High Point Route 5.
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Eli Coble Nicks
High Pam
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Ennis Street
A. Co. Conner
J. Paul Hill
Hayweak ‘Memorial Esleyan Methodist Church
E. W. Jones
Providence Wesleyan Church
Walter E. Isenhour
Hickory
Glenn Aanor
John Kle
Melvin Potts
Clyde Conner
Ruth Kimble
Oleta Cash
Helen Potts
Wanda Allen
Flowers
L. C. Martin
Roby Lohr
George Mallory
Edwin Danford
Hubert Webster
Roscoe Pierce
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Mr. Nicks
High Point Rt. 5
Funeral services for Rev John C Williams
The Rev John C Williams 65 pastor of Fremont Eureka Yelverton and Black Creek Methodist churches died yesterday afternoon after preaching his last sermon. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Fremont before burial at Glenco Methodist church near Reidsville. He served in the ministry for 33 years.
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John Williams Fremont
John C. Williams
Fremont
Eureka
Yelverton
Black Creek
Glenco
Reidsville
Funeral held for ex senator Theophilus Thorne in Rocky Mount
Funeral services were held in Rocky Mount for Theophilus Taylor Thorne age 80 former Nash County state senator and longtime North Carolina State College board of trustees member. He died at his home yesterday.
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Theophilus Thorne
Rocky Mount
Theophilus Taylor Thorne
Nash County
N. C. State College Board of Trustees
Illinois Law Dean Warns of Shortage Then Overcrowding
Dean Albert J. Harno of the University of Illinois College of Law says the legal profession faces a temporary shortage now but could become overcrowded as in the 1930s. He spoke at a Cleveland joint session of the National Conference of Bar Examiners and the ABA legal education section. He urged recommendations to ease potential crowding.
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Champaign
Ill
INS
Albert J. Harno
University of Illinois College of Law
National Conference of Bar Examiners
American Bar Association
Cleveland
Harne
Two North Carolina Servicemen Bodies Arrive in New York
The J C Green and Sons Funeral home reports the arrival of Pfc Karly G Lambeth of Thomasville and Pfc Rufus V Hunsucker of High Point in New York for burial. Lambeth died December 15 1944 in action. Hunsucker died March 24 1945 after training at Fort Bragg Camp Croft and Fort Meade. Both families receive full military rites to be announced.
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Thomasville
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
New York
Karly G. Lambeth
Raymond W. Lambeth
Thomasville Rt. 1
Lambeth
Fort Bragg
Camp Blanding
Fila
Camp Are T. Robertson
Ark
Fort Meade
Maryland
Burly Wrenn Lambeth
Bessie E. Gardner
Winston-Salem
Rt. 5
Margie Beck
Iris Shelton
B. C. Lambeth
City
Prospect Methodist Church
J. C. Green and Sons
Rufus V. Hunsucker
Mildred Powers Hunsucker
High Point
Hunsucker
Camp Croft
W. D. Hunsucker
Kannapolis
Baxter Edward
Doris
Dwight
Thurman Cole
D. S. Harris
Floral Garden Park
Cemete Young Hunsucker
Uranium Named for Planet Uranus in 1789
The element uranium, key in atomic research, was named in 1789 by its discoverer in honor of the planet Uranus, which had been identified only eight years earlier.
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Thomas Mitchell
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Paramount
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Walter Brennan
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