High Point High School Hosts College Day For Students
Representatives from 40 institutions will attend Tuesday’s College Day at High Point High School. Students will have personal interviews arranged by Principal D P Whitley and guidance officers Miss Anna Mendenhall and Nile F Hunt, with senior class sponsors assisting.
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High Point High School
D. P. Whitley
Max Williams
Anna Mendenhall
Nile F. Hunt
Agnes Scott
Doris Sullivan
Ann Allred
Appalachian
H. R. Eggers
Colleen Ward
Andy Pickens
Averett
Ruth E. Rice
Jo Ann Mitchell
Catawba
Reid Jenn
Jim Lovelace
Citadel
Maryargantsy
Dorothy Cox
Pfeiffer
van G. Hinson
Ronnie Current
Presbyterian
Herman Preseren
James Taylor
Eens
Thelma Albright
A. A. Barron
Venetia Wilcox
Randolph Macon
Carol McKinney
Lins
A. Bailey
Mary Lib
Two U S Soldiers Survive Red Atrocity on Train
Two exhausted U S soldiers survived a massacre in North Korea after a train near Kujang was attacked on October 22. Thirty Americans were found dead, twenty one shot and nine burned, with burial services held by Master Sgt. Morgan L. Cochrane as South Korean forces gathered the bodies.
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William Jorden
U. S. First Corps
North Korea
U. S
Kujang
Kanggye
U. S. First Corp
Morgan L. Cochrane
Cochrane
Senator Maybank Probes Auto Delayed Payment Rule
Senator Maybank announces a congressional committee will investigate a Federal Reserve Board ruling cutting deferred automobile payments to 15 months. The senate house watchdog panel plans hearings the week of November 13 with witnesses.
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Washington
Maybank
D-Sc
Congressional
Federal Reserve Board
Senate House “Watchdog” Committee
Davidson County Campaigns Enter Final Week of Strife
Davidson County races heat up as Republicans and Democrats push turning points into the general election on November 7. Democrats aim to unseat the GOP, highlighting the so called one man rule of Sim Delapp, while Republicans boast record of county services and tax restraint. Two rallies and U M Umstead speech set for Monday and Tuesday frame the home stretch.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Lexington
Davidson
Sim Delapp
Delapp
Thomasville Township
William B. Umstead
Durham
U. S
Thousands Attend GOP Rally With Music in Morganton
In Morganton North Carolina the state Republican party held a daylong rally with Roy Acuff and the Grand Ole Opry troupe. About 3500 to 4000 attendees across sessions heard Louis G. Rogers contest the 10th district representative seat and criticize the Democratic administration for high spending and lack of peace and stability.
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Morganto
North Carolina
GOP
Glenn Ireton
U. S
Virginia
West Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Roy Acuff
Opry
Louis G. Rogers
Charlotte
Special stockholders meeting for lease to Carolina and Northwestern
Notice to stockholders of High Point Randleman Asheboro and Southern Railroad Company calls a meeting at the Southern Railway Building High Point North Carolina on October 30 1950 at 2 PM Eastern to authorize and consent to a fifty year lease by the company as lessor to Carolina and Northwestern Railway Company for its property rights and franchises. The lease term may adjust for properties whose tenure ends earlier. Secretary R L Eddington signs.
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High Point, Randleman, Asheboro and Southern Railroad Company
Washington
D. C
Southern Railway
Mangum Street
High Point
North Carolina
Carolina and Northwestern Railway Company
Board of Directors
R. L. Eddington
Mrs. Dolan Joins UNC Public Health Faculty
Mrs. Margaret Baggett Dolan former tuberculosis consultant joins University of North Carolina School of Public Health as assistant professor in the department of public health nursing. She will teach, provide consultation and advance study for supervisors and consultants.
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Chapel Hill
Margaret Baggett Dolan
Baltimore County Health Department
Towson
Department of Public Health
University of North Carolina School of Public Health
Edward G. McGavran
Lillington
Dolan
Anderson College
S. C
Georgetown University School of Nursing
Washington, D. C
University of North Carolina
Syracuse University
N. Y
Washington
Greensboro City Health Department
United States Public Health Service
Tuberculosis Control Division
School of Public Health
South
Local Boy Initiated By UNC Fraternity
Alpha Lambda chapter of Delta Sigma Pi at the University of North Carolina initiated nine new members. They are Douglas English Fort Lauderdale Philip Creek Enfield Watson Sherrod John Gay Jennings Ingram Chandler Burlington Fred Garner High Point Charles Mitchell Durham Carl Goodson and Gene Simmons Marion.
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Chapel Hill
Alpha Lambda Chapter
Delta Sigma Pi
International Commerce Fraternity
University of North Carolina
Douglas English
Maxton
Watson Sherrod
Enfield
Philip Creek
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
John Gay
Fountain
Jennings Ingram Chandler
Burlington
Fred Garner
High Point
Charles Mitchell
Durham
Carl Goodson
Gene Simmons
Marion
Mississippi Smashes TCU 19 7 In Memphis Thriller
Mississippi quarterbacks led by 168 pound Rocky Byrd engineered a comeback to defeat Texas Christian 19 to 7 in Memphis. Ole Miss spotted an early TD then surged ahead with two scores before halftime, powered by Big John Dottley’s rushing.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rocky Byrd
Mississippi
Horned Frogs
Texas Christian
Texans
Ole Miss
John Dottley
Mississippi Rebels
Joan Gets Her Wish and Her Mother Too
Chicago devoted residents helped with a church wedding for Joan Streitmatter of 17 who grew up in a home for dependent children. Her mother Bessie Magee, believed dead, arrived with her second husband to unite with Joan at the Bethany Evangelical Lutheran church amid flowers and gifts, ending a decade apart.
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Chicago
Joan Streitmatter
Joan
Edwin George Lassilla
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church
Raymond
Ralph J. Pomeroy
Home Board of Managers
Paralytic's Burial Revealed as Pneumonia Case
In Elkhart Indiana authorities say a 32 year old paralytic mother Aud rey Burnham died of pneumonia. Burnham admitted burying her three year old daughter Cheryl after quarrels over the child's paralysis kept Cheryl from developing. The body was found in a backyard grave. The Burnhams include four other daughters ages 11 months to 15 years and an expected new baby in months.
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Elkhart
Ind
Audrey Burnham
Burton Kintner
Eugene Hughes
Carl
Cheryl
Burnham
Chery
Hughes
Himalaya Mountains Identified As Major Earthquake Belt
The Himalaya mountains are considered a major earthquake belt by the National Geographic Society, highlighting their seismic significance and ongoing tectonic activity.
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Himalaya Mountains
National Geographic Society
Three U S Cruisers Headed For Home
Three American cruisers headed home from Korea, announced by Adm. Radford. The 13 600 ton Toledo and Helena and the light Worcester are due at Pearl Harbor Thursday to refuel and resupply. Toledo and Helena will go to west coast ports, Worcester to the east coast via the Panama Canal.
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Honolulu
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Toledo
Helena
Worcester
Pearl Harbor
U. S
East
Panama Canal
Orient
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Far East
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Aid Line
Legal Reserve Insurance Company
Reserve Life Insurance Co
Dallas, Texas
Wright Bldg
High Point, N. C
Tam
High Point College
High College
William W. Collins
Palestrina
Jacob Arcadell
Adormus Te
Holy Lord God
Noble Cain
Peter C. Lutkin
Collins
First Methodist Church Choir
Fred Waring
Glee Club
Fred Allen
New York
The
University of North Rolina
Register of Deeds
Morganton
Mrs. Dolan
Public Health
UNC Fraternity
TCU
Tie Rodden-Summers
F.H.A
Red
Coss Orthopedic
RED Cross
Orthopedic
Southern Spring Red Company
Rodden
South Main ST
Ting
Ed Cross
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