Church Board Reviews Plans for New Wesley Memorial Church
The Wesley Memorial Methodist Church official board discussed sketches and floor plans for a Gothic stone church on a 20 acre site at Chestnut Street and West Chester Drive. The project aims to cost about two million dollars with a 1200 seat sanctuary and 500 diner's hall that may be extended to 1000 for large events. The plan includes outdoor recreation facilities, ample parking, and space for church schools and youth activities. The old building on N Main Street would be sold to finance construction and Charles McAnally was reelected chair.
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New Wesley Memorial
N. Main St
Sheraton Pl
Charles McAnally
T. Lynwood Smith
H. L. Crowe
Tom A. Finch
Henry A. Foscue
Tom Pitts
Bloodmobile visit plans mapped at Red Cross luncheon
Blood program officials and division colonels outlined the Bloodmobile’s second visit of the fiscal year for September 29-30 and October 1 at a luncheon at the Red Cross chapter house. Taylor M. Simpson highlighted local donor mobilization and the program’s growth toward nationwide expansion.
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Red Cross
Taylor M. Simpson
Red Cross Area Advisory Council
High Point
High Pointer Heads Dairy Assn. Section
Orville Frazier, linked with Borden's, was named chair man of the plant superintendents section of the Jolina Dairy Products Association at a one day clinic for accountants and plant superintendents. Al Kolb of New Bern was re elected chairman of the accountants section. William H. Neal of a Bank and Company gave the principal talk as the deal of American ness. Lloyd Downen of the University of Delegates to the meeting had reason to smile about the rains that refreshed drought weary pastureland in North Carolina.
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Orville Frazier
Borden's
Jolina Dairy Products Association
al Kolb
New Bern
William H. Neal
Neetavae
Lloyd Downen
University of Delegates
North Carolina
City Employee Faces Federal Liquor Charge
A Negro city employee from Trinity faces a federal liquor and tax charge. Alvie Cobb was bound over on a $500 bond in the Federal Middle District Court in Greensboro after officers with a search warrant found gallons of non tax alcohol. Cobb's wife was arrested and facing an evasion charge with a hearing scheduled.
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Trinity
Comminso
Alvie Cobb
Cobb
Greensboro
Jack Hinkle Wins Canada Hunting Trip Grand Prize
Red Shield Boys' Club manager Jack Hinkle wins a week's all expenses paid hunting trip to Maurice Phillips Camp near Frederickton New Brunswick Canada as grand prize in Sports Afield contest for his letter on the shrike impaling prey. He will depart around Oct 21 with his uncle W L Hinkle. prize includes camp stay but not transport.
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Jack Hinkle
Red Shield Boys’ Club
Canada
Sports Afield
Hinkle
Maurice Phillips
Fredrickton
Newek
W. L. Hinkle
Council Overrides Protests to Annex J R Newton Tract
The council unanimously approved annexing five to six acres between Forrest and Lexington Aves despite objections from five of eighteen nearby property owners led by attorney James Clontz. Neighbors warned of lower property values and traffic, while realtor Alton Stanford touted housing in the 9000 to 11000 dollar range with higher tax value. Additional actions included six outside water connections deferred, a sewer application, and bids for tree service and a mower rejected in favor of lighter equipment.
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J. R Newton
Forrest Ave
Lexington Ave
Nnance
Newton
James Clontz
Comal
Alton Stanford
Bes Oe
Carolina Tree Service Inc
Noted Indian To Speak At Local Lutheran Church
Rao Saheb Dr T Paulus a renowned religious and jail reform figure from India will deliver a talk at the Lutheran Church tomorrow at 9 00 a m during the Mothers Day of Prayer observance The Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church of South India secretary for 12 years and college president since 1949 he led delegates to the World Council of Churches assembly in Evanston Illinois The Andhra Christian College in Guntur India sponsors the event with about 2000 students and has hosted Paulus during prior visits to the United States The Rao Saheb title was awarded to him by British authorities for his services to India.
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United Lutheran Churches
Andhra Christian College
Paulus
North Carolina
Stabbing Case Bound Over in Local Court
A 43 year old man from Gon Street was bound over to Superior Court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Bond set at 500 dollars. Wound required 25 stitches. In another case Ben Watkins Jr 27 of Taylor Street received six months suspended for two years on drunken driving with conditions plus fine and costs. Ronnie Hooper 23 of Clara Cox Apts found guilty on six counts of issuing worthless checks and one count of disposing of mortgaged property and ordered to serve 12 months at the County Farm.
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Gon
Radioactive Rain Report From Japan Sparks Alarm
The Asahi reports radioactive rain fell Saturday in northern Japan due to recent Russian A-bomb tests. Authorities warned the public as tests continued and safety concerns rose around exposure and fallout.
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Tokyo
Japan
Asahi
Russia
Serena
Forgery charges mount against Wiley in multiple courts
Police report Wiley faces new forgery counts as two tests in Municipal Court proceed and a third warrant is drawn. Victim P L Younts of Allen Jay grocery says Wiley cashed a cigarette carton payment check. Wiley is also wanted in Elkin Burlington Winston Salem Albemarle and Guilford County on forgery counts. Foster case related stabbing yields assault charges for Gregory and Foster with separate bond details.
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B. C. Wiley
Wiley
Allen Jay
P. L. Younts
W. C. Johnson
Elkin
High Point
Burlington
Winston-Sa
Lem
Albemarle
Guilford County
Greensboro
James C. Foster
Ennis St
Arthur Gregory
Tryon St
Gregory
Million Dollar Estate Left To College
Wake Forest College named principal beneficiary in the will of Col. G. Foster Hawkins filed for probate in Davidson County. The gross estate is valued at about 916 189 dollars with real estate likely pushing the trust to around one million dollars to be held in fee simple and perpetuity for education of local residents.
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Lexington
Wake Forest College
G. Foster Hawkins
Davidson County Clerk of Court
Wakerollege
Davidson County
Striptease Shows Shrink in Postwar Tokyo
A postwar fad in Tokyo shows a decline in strip shows from nine to fourteen down to eight. A survey found waning interest as audiences cancel plans for a new luxury theater. The shift is linked to a changing social mood and preferences among city residents.
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Saga
Tokyo
Wenay Sponades Pomatas
Moe
South Korean currency slides to new black market low
The won fell to a new low on the black market as commodity prices climbed. Official rates showed 180 to 1 dollar in Sokd, while black market quotes reached 740 to 1 dollar. Meat from menhaden, a little known fish, found use in poultry and wine feed.
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Seoul
South Korea
Industry of the United States Sees One Engineer Per Sixty Workers
The report notes a shift in the industrial workforce with engineers now representing roughly one for every sixty employees. Details on sectors and impacts were discussed by analysts citing productivity and innovation trends across manufacturing and technology firms.
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United States
Civic Center Repair Work Is Planned in Thomasville
Thomasville officials plan repairs to the two year old Civic Center after an inspection found roof timbers compromised. The building is closed temporarily. activities moved to Memorial Park bath house where possible. An Avanta engineer will visit this week to inspect and guide renovation plans.
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Thomasville
Hubert Henderson
Recreation Directtector
Civic Center
Bill Johnson
Johnson
Henderson
Memorial Park
Ces
Avanta
Prayer for TODAY from Augustana College President
Prayer praising educators and students opens the school year. Conrad Bergendorf of Augustana College Rock Island Illinois asks for divine guidance for teachers, students, parents, and citizens supporting education.
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Conrad Bergendorf
Rock Island, DL
Augustana College
Antelope Sprint Pace Noted in Short Bursts
The pronghorn can sprint at a mile a minute for short bursts and reach about 40 miles per hour for roughly two miles, highlighting its remarkable speed capabilities.
Weather forecast predicts mild warmth with scattered showers
The area expects a high near 75 to 80 degrees with a low in the 50s after yesterday's showers and cloudy skies. Tonight's low around 66 degrees and another afternoon with possible scattered showers follows a forecast of mostly fair skies tomorrow.
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Tures
Annexation hearing planned for Liberty Heights in Thomasville
City Attorney Van mpees begins notices for annexation of the Sacre tract opposite Liberty Dr School. Council will hear protests and decide at the Oct 21 meeting whether to admit the area known as Liberty Heights, where 20 to 30 houses are planned. Water mains and all weather streets are promised.
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Thomasville
R. F. van Mpees
van Landingham
Wil Ee
Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Dr
Liberty Heights
Train Strikes Truck at Crossing Near Acme North Carolina
A Seaboard Railroad passenger train hit a truck at a crossing near Acme North Carolina. The unidentified driver was seriously injured and a railroad car was knocked from a track near Armour, about four miles west of here. The train was en route from Hamlet to Wilmington. The injured driver was rushed to a Wilmington hospital.
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ACME
N.C
Seaboard Railroad
Here
Armour
Cate
Hamlet
Wilma
Wilmington
Potential Assassin Held in Tokyo Arrest Report
A young man was arrested in Tokyo after Kyodo News reported he planned to kill Prime Minister Yoshida unless he abandoned peace efforts. The suspect was identified and questioned by authorities as the case unfolds.
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Tokyo
Kyodo
Today
Yoshida
Jamestown Man Bound Over on Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
Burton C. Fuller of Jamestown was bound over for Superior Court on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the death of 7 year old H Martin Aug 30. The preliminary hearing cited negligent electrical work that led to the boy’s electrocution in a Greensboro area garage. Fuller’s defense argued lack of criminal intent and missing permits, noting no licensed electrician was involved.
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Burton C. Fuller
Jamestown
Superior Court
Eeepal County
James B Wolfe Jr
Tnd
Fuller
H. Martin
Greensboro
Martin
Jon
Aorter
Charity Ball promoted by local Elks in Carolina drive
The Caro linas lodges join 23 others for the First Annual Elks Charity Ball in Charlotte next month to aid cerebral palsied children. Thirty thousand tickets are on sale. Proceeds fund a mobile unit staffed by physical therapists to travel and train parents across communities in the state.
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Elk’s Lodge
Carolinas
Charlotte
Richard R. Johnson
Lodge No. 1155
Elks
Johnson
United Cerebral Palsy
Tar Heel
Morganton
Hickory
Statesville
Winston-Sasville
Greensboro
Salisbury
Sanford
Burlington
Lamberton Gaston Shelby
Green South Carolina
Columbia
Rock Hill
Union
Spartanburg
Sumter and
Anderson
Guilford Ranks Second in State Bond Sales
Guilford County placed second in North Carolina for last month in Series E and H United States Savings Bond sales totaling 241 423 50 dollars. Mecklenburg County led with 492 839 dollars and the state year to date reached 31 910 150 75 in these sales.
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Guilford County
United States
Mecklenburg County
Bur-Mil Names Three Vice Presidents in NY Meeting
Bur-Mil appointed Thomas S. Tolar and George Thomas Gardner of Greensboro and David Gelb of New York as vice presidents. Tolar oversees hosiery operations while Gardner handles Brighton spinning and spinning operations. Gelb holds staff duties. offices are listed at 350 Fifth Ave New York.
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Thomas S. Tolar
George Thomas Gardner
Greensboro
David Gelb
New York
Burlington Mills
Tolar
Bur- Mil
Gardner
Brighton
Geeon Gelbis
Cee
Fifth Ave
Percy Williams returns to Livingston College in Salisbury
Percy Williams and Mrs. P. 1402 Leonard St. es, son of Mr. Igerot, have returned to Livingston College in Salisbury where he will begin his third year.
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Percy Williams
Leonard St.es
Igerot
Livingston College
Salisbury
Piedmont Eastern hearing on proposed route changes
The Civil Aeronautics Board will hold hearings October 5 in Washington over a Piedmont Eastern Air Lines dispute about route changes affecting Greensboro High Point Airport. The contention centers on Piedmont’s plan to extend from Charleston to Columbus with detours that would overfly or exclude Columbus and other cities, including Winston Salem and Roanoke.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Piedmont
Eastern Air Lines
Greensboro-High Point
Charleston
W. Va
Columbus
Ohio
Rome
Stern
Toledo
Detroit
Mich
Winston-Sa
Lem
Roanoke
Dea
Woman, 23, Charged With Drunk Driving After Chestnut St Crash
Police report Betty Zane Land of 1083 Asheboro St. released on bond after a crash at Chestnut St at about 8 48 p.m. caused front-end damage to a vehicle owned by Earle H. Pope of Chestnut St. Land’s car sustained $350 damage. Another accident on Elm St. at 2 15 p.m. involved a rain slick street and a vehicle spinning, hitting a tree. no injuries or tickets listed.
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Chestnut St
Betty Zane Land
Asheboro St
Earle H. Pope
Chestnut
Elm St
English
Church Sts
Realty Transfers in Jamestown Township
Realty transfers show W Clarence Nelson and wife to Hoy W Yarborough and wife near N C Highway 62, Rodger M Jones and wife to Thornton O Charnock and wife, and Ragsda Inc. William e JT and wife involved in property deeds.
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Jamestown Township
W. Clarence Nelson
Hoy
W. Yarborough
N. C
Rodger M. Jones
Thornton O Charnock
Ea Ragsda! " Inc
Wiliam E JT
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Bloodmobile
Simpson
American Red Cross
High Pointer Heads Dairy Assn. Section
By Hershberger
Wie
Ou Jae
Mike Collins
First Methodist Church
Arthur
Utley Jr
Young Collins
J. L. Collins
Janet Langley
Council
Clontz
Nna
Horace Iderton
High Point Enterprise
DR. T. S. Paulus
Guilford
U.S
Bur-Mil
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