Train Wreck Damages Auto and Police Seek Thief
A 1950 Dodge was crushed by a train at Prospect Street as Luther H. Beauchamp reported stalling the car on the tracks and failing to move it. Beauchamp later confessed to stealing $46.83 from a company safe after the crash, while a prior break-in had $86.80 missing. Police noted no fingerprints or clues.
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Prospect Street Crossing
ADL AB
Luther H. Beauchamp
Dorris Street
F. J. Biggan
Spencer
Southern Railway
Biggan
Beauchamp
Kiger
Brandon, Carroll and Madden
Taiewes Enters Terry Supply Company on Hamilton Street
Taiewes entered Terry Supply Company located on Ilamilton Street according to the readable OCR fragment. The item notes the location and the individual involved, without additional context or details.
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Taiewes
Terry Supply Company
Ilamilton Street
End Of HPC Rush Week At NPC
Today marks the end of Rush Week at NPC as nine sororities and fraternities host parties for potential members, with many freshmen receiving bids. A masquerade dance in Harrison gym closed gatherings, followed by a period of silence Sunday to Tuesday for pledge decisions.
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NPC
Harrison Gymnasium
Metters v Fields Poultry and Eggs Company and Fields
Plaintiff Charles Metters sues defendants Fields Poultry and Eggs Company and David Lacy Fields seeking fifty dollars for damages from a wreck and alleged injury. The action outlines liability and monetary recovery in a common law suit.
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Charles Metters
Fields Poultry and Eggs Company
David Lacy Fields
Industries Subject of Address by High Point Leader
Phil Clarke of the High Point Chamber of Commerce spoke to the Kiwanis Club noon meeting about diversifying High Point industry beyond furniture and hosiery. He cited North Carolina’s growth in population and manufacturing sales and outlined needs for hardware, metal, agricultural implements, woolens, and chemical plants. He noted interest from a hat maker and a shoemaker and described prospectus materials used to attract targets. Vice President Joe Smith presided. Frank Sizemore led the program. Visitors included Nick Fisher and Mike Jones from the Key Club.
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Phil Clarke
High Point
North Carolina
Clarke
Joe Smith
Frank Sizemore
Nick Fisher
Mike Jones
The
Key Club
Florists Prepare Week Long National Flower Week Events
High Point florists prep for National Flower Week starting tomorrow with eight local shops joining the nationwide celebration sponsored by the Society of American Florists. An open house Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. will showcase displays, and shops will contribute flowers to local institutions during the week led by local chairman Mrs. A. E. Williams.
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High Point Florists
Society of American Florists
A. E. Williams
Fescue Speaker Highlights NC Souths Furniture Leadership
Henry Foscue, Asheville business leader, told an A M C audience the South dominates furniture making. He cited Southern firms producing 58 percent of dining room furniture and 90 percent of bedroom lines, with North Carolina contributing 25 percent of bedrooms and 45 percent of dining room pieces, tracing three decades of growth.
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Henry Foscue
A.M.C
Asheville
South
North Carolina
Foscue
Initiation Ceremony At Elks Lodge Adds 19 New Members
High Point Lodge No. 1133 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held a special initiation last night at lodge headquarters. Nineteen men were accepted, including James G. Ritch, Frank Ingram, David Reddick, Van Reddick, Grady Phillips, Rassy Armsworthy, Lawrence Welly, L. J. Wagner, Harvey Mathews, David Lapp, Nick Bambalis, Dixon Al, W. L. Nance, F. G. Lee, C. L. Michael, and Ellis Brewer. Exalted Ruler Melvin A. Hayes presided.
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High Point Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
James G. Ritch
Frank Ingram
David Reddick
van Reddick
Grady Phillips
Rassy Armsworthy
Lawrence Welly
L. J. Wagner
Harvey Mathews
David Lapp
Nick Bambalis
Dixon al
W. L. Nance
F. G.lee
C. L. Michael
Ellis Brewer
Rutor
Melvin A. Hayes
Jaycees Set Scrap Drive
Jaycees will hold a scrap paper and rag drive tomorrow to raise funds for civic projects. Jim Horney salvage chairman said the effort also supports fire prevention by removing inflammable materials from High Point homes. Cars will tour the city starting at 1 p.m. collecting items from curbside locations.
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Jaycees
Jim Horney
Horney
High Point
Senator Sawyer backs veterans bonus at Amvets meeting
A meeting at the County Building hosted by Amvets featured Senator Tom Sawyer of Durham as the principal speaker. He urged extra veteran bonus support beyond GI Bill benefits, noting widespread backing from attendees. Another session is planned next Friday with Sawyer and Amvets administrator Andrew De Vescovo in attendance.
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Amvets
Tom Sawyer
Durham
North Carolina General Assembly
Sawyer
G.I
Senator Sawyer
Andrew de Vescovo
Thomasville Jaycees View Color Film Programs
Thomasville Junior Chamber members watched color films Everybodys Day and Good Roads Day at the Women’s Club. Films were shot by Elmer Hill and Delk Mendenhall and shown by Hill, a former Jaycee. The meeting chairman was Bill Sink. Plans were made to support a Thomasville Children’s Home football game at Memorial Stadium. The club joined a city Halloween party drive and won a 25 attendance prize at a district meeting in Siler City. next district meet in Lexington, next state board in Raleigh November 10-11. Murray Draughn was a guest.
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Thomasville
Womans Club _ building
Elmer Hill
Delk Mendenhall
Jaycee
Bill Sink
Thomasville H
Memorial Stadium
Siler City
Lexington
Raleigh
Murray Draughn
Labor Boosts Scott Raleigh Run for Lieutenant Governor
State CIO Political Action Committee leaders urged Gov Scott Raleigh to seek the lieutenant governor post at a closed session. The executive board backed the move and the full CIO PAC convention was to consider the recommendation.
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Scott Raleigh
Scott
State Cio Political Action Committee
Ciopac
Driver killed in tractor trailer crash near Lumberton
Paul Ed ward Milam, 29, of near North Wilkesboro, died instantly when his tractor trailer jackknifed at a highway intersection near Lumberton. He was employed by a Wilmington dairy company.
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Lumberton
Paul Edward Milam
North Wilkesboro
Here
Highway Patrol
Wilmington
Denton News From C L Snyder and Others
Denton Hatchery owner Hunt says England favors Conservative comeback as Attlee government tires. Also reports on Quarterly Conference at First Methodist Church and Air Force veteran Sgt Efird's Europe tour and impressions of postwar Germany. Birth notices at Griffis Clinic list several newborns with dates in October.
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E. M. Hunt
Denton Hatchery
England
Hunt
France
Attilees
Labor Party
Attlee
Churchill
Denton
First Methodist
John Oakley
George B. Clemmer
C. BE. Efird
C. B. Efird
Efird
Munich
Erding
M-Set
Eginl
Sith Air Depot
Europe
Set
Set. Efird
Furniture Industry Shows Cautious Optimism Amid Slower Demand
In a mixed note for the sector, reports from furniture brokers and financiers indicate cautious optimism as rising orders offset ongoing excess inventories. Dollar payrolls declined from August to September, with employment slightly rebounding yet total plant payrolls remaining below year-ago levels.
Runaway Tire Found Near Five Points
The sheriff's department hunted for the owner of a runaway truck tire that escaped from a vehicle, crashed into a house near Five Points at about 3 p.m. yesterday, and stopped in front of Five Points Motor Company. Deputy Bergman labeled it a 25 by 25 Goodyear with "Casey" chalked on the side, likely a tire shop name.
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Sheriff's Department
Five Points
W. G. Cannon
Five Points Motor Company
L. A. Bergman
Goodyear
Casey
Bergman
Baby Sitter Case Takes New Twist in East Coast Search
NAHANT Mass. A doctor and heart specialist Dr Albert Covner, 51, vanished after his 1950 buff colored car was seen leaving his home. Police pursue him for alleged involvement as Roberta McCauley 35 Marilyn Curry 16 and Eileen Jeffreys 17 took $18,000 from Covner’s home to fuel a spending spree in New York. The girls say $15,000 was swindled from them by boys at a bar.
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Nahant
Mass
New York
Albert H. Ccevner
Covner
Florida
Covners
Roberta McCauley
Marilyn Curry
Eileen Jeffreys
Surprised Boston mother bears 10th child in 10 years
Mrs. Kathleen Bean 37 welcomed her tenth child this week, saying she hoped for a dozen when she married twelve years ago, but did not expect them to come so fast. The remark reflects her large family and the pace of births in her household as reported by UP.
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Boston
Kathleen Bean
Mrs. Bean
Man Slays Wife Rather Than Give Divorce
In Atlanta a 41 year old man J D Bailey shot his 23 year old wife on a busy street then drank whisky from his truck. A witness quoted Bailey saying he would burn for the act but would not let his life be messed up by divorce. He cited a divorce suit and said they had a four year old child. Bailey is jailed on murder charges.
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Atlanta
J. D. Bailey
Bailey
Austell
Mild Weather Forecast Extends Through Weekend
The Friendship Weather Bureau predicts cloudy skies with continued mild conditions this afternoon tonight and tomorrow. A small chance of scattered showers is possible tomorrow afternoon. Daytime highs near 74 degrees with a overnight low around 40 degrees tomorrow’s high around 14 degrees and tonight’s low near 65 degrees.
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Friendship Weather Bureau
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