Inquiring fans pick World Series winner this week
A series of local letters debate who will win the World Series. Yankee supporters favor six games, five games, or a clutch pitching edge while a Brooklyn advocate backs six games citing Dodgers power and hitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Giles Archdale
Yankees
Don Warren
North Main
Dodgers
Yankee
Ray Lynch
Emerywood
Ct. Apts
Brooklyn
Ralph Hall
Cassell
Shoppers Warned Of Pickpocket In Downtown
Police warn a likely female pickpocket has operated in downtown areas for weeks lifting billfolds from women shoppers during peak hours on weekends. Victims include Mrs Mamie Bradshaw and Ida Dixon while other incidents report drunkenness and property damage leading to multiple arrests and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Bradshaw
Clara Cox Apts
Ida Dixon
Friddle St
Eureka Cafe
S. Main St
Alberta Williams
Henley Hotel
Williams
Irvin Leonard
Kivett Dr
Hoover St. Grill
Henry Ingram
Negro
Hoover St
Billy F. Wrenn
Smith St
Geneva Elizabeth Wrenn
Wrenn
James W. Cash
Cash
Amazon St
Thomasville
Prominent Physician Arrives for Consultation in High Point
Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Mayo Clinic consulting director of medicine emeritus, arrived by plane to consult on C. Frank Williams in High Point. Williams, once in the lumber business, was badly hurt in an Ohio auto crash and has been treated in High Point and Winston-Salem hospitals for about three years. Dr. Alvarez, a California native and former University of California professor, headed Mayo Clinic medicine until 1951 and now lectures at Illinois. He is active in major medical groups and fraternities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Ano
Walter C. Alvarez
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Winston-Salem
Alvarez
Chicago
California
University of California
University of Illinois Medical School
American Assn. of Physicians
NAACP
Murray B. Davis
National Health Committee
E. Washington and
Wrenn Sts
Aoe Aan
Ieee
Horace G. Uderton
State Highway Commission
Thomasville Man Invents Colorama Device for Socks
Sam Moore of Blackstone Hosiery Mills in Thomasville has invented the Edley Colorama. The attachment for Banner Wrap and reverse machines allows color within color patterns and three colored areas side by side without intervening needles. It is now being marketed by the Edley Machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Moore
Blackstone Hosiery Mills
Thomasville
Edley
Edley Machine
Union Denies Link Between Melrose Strike and Contract Renewal
Union official Ben F. Hull said there is no connection between the Melrose Hosiery Mill walkout and the upcoming contract expiring next May. He noted the strike was unauthorized and that wage talks, ongoing since September 16, focus on higher pay, with no confirmed plan to renew the contract. Hull also said a union meeting may decide if all boarders will strike and stressed negotiations remain ongoing with management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose Hosiery
Ben F. Hull
United Textile Workers Union of America
AFL
Melrose Boarders
Hull
Melrose
Management
Labor
W. E. Mitchell
Downtown tracks spark warning as traffic plans stall
Readers raise alarm over deteriorating Main Street rails hazard to pedestrians and drivers. The column notes stalled traffic revisions, talks of removing parking, and a plan to widen E Green Street via state condemnation, with council sparring over timing and impact.
Appeal Issued For Hurricane Victims Aid In High Point
The local Civil Air Patrol unit urged High Point residents to donate furniture bedding and clothing for North Carolina east coast hurricane victims. Major Sam Best said CAP will deliver the items as a local project. Call Fraley Field 9808 to arrange donations or pickup today or tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
High Point
North Carolina
Sam Best
CAP
Fraley Field
Two Directors Named For Local School
The Virginia Fraley Armfield School for Exceptional Children filled two director vacancies last week. Thomas E. Dodamead Jr. from High Point College psychology department joins along with S. S. Coe who was named to the advisory committee. Dodamead replaces Ruth Steelman who now resides in Greensboro. The board restricted enrollment to High Point district residents unless a vacancy occurs from outside the district. The class has 15 students, and a waiting list remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Fraley Armfield School
Amos Kearns
Thomas E. Dodamead Jr
High Point College
S. S. Coe
Coe
Dodamead
Ruth Steelman
Greensboro
High Point
Earl Phillips
Everett Marsh
J. W. Lindsay Jr
Roy Carr
Albert Hart Jr
W. G. Ragsdale Jr
Bland Worley
High Point City
Hart
Zalia Fowler
Armfield
Fowler
Vitor Hunt
Tullahoma
Tenn
Most Parents Happy With Split Sessions At Ray St School
A survey of parents of first and second graders at Ray St School shows a majority prefer split morning and afternoon classes with smaller groups over single sessions with larger classes. PTA president Arnold Culler said most parents are satisfied and the board reaffirmed the split sessions plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray St
Arnold Culler
PTA
Ray St. School
Culler
Post Office To Note Its 166th Anniversary
The local post office will join the Post Office Department observance of its 166th anniversary. The milestone recalls the start of much of today’s postal service with over 38,000 post offices and more than 175 million pieces of mail handled daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Citywide Yo-Yo Tournament Seeks 200 Entrants
More than 200 local youngsters are expected for the city’s first annual yo-yo tournament sponsored by the parks department and a yo-yo manufacturer. Two divisions are planned, white and Negro contestants, with district and state meets to follow in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Parks and Recreation Department
Greensboro
George Somera
High Point
Disorderly conduct arrest after mattress fire at Tate Street
Firefighters were called to 408 Tate St at 9 48 a m for a mattress fire in a second floor room. B W Sexton 43 was arrested on disorderly conduct charges and later released on a $50 bond. mattress and bedclothes were damaged. The cause of the fire was not determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Sexton
Tate St
B. W. Sexton
Arts and Crafts Workshop Opens Fall Session in High Point
In its eighth year the High Point Arts and Crafts Workshop unveils 25 courses starting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Junior High School under new coordinator Mrs. Frank Sizemore Jr. The $2 eight week course covers instruction from local experts including Mrs. Kathleen Russell teaching bridge, Thomas Miller on wrought iron, B. E. Lyons on typing, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgh Point
Frank Sizemore Jr
City Recreation Deperenne
High Point
Kathleen Russell
Thomasville
Ami
Russell
Thomas Miller
Nu-Products Company
Mayor Proclaims National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week
Mayor George A Covington issued a proclamation designating the week of October 28 as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. He formed a special committee to promote the observance and urged officials industry leaders labor groups and various organizations to participate to expand employment opportunities for the physically handicapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Covington
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Frank Carroll
Campbell
New York
Max Rogers
Dr. Rogers
E. Green St
Knox Walker
Ilderton
Archie Myatt
Merchants Association
Dick Culler
Sherman Aycoth
Somera
Caesar
Dorcas Rothrock
L. L. Rothrock
Dorcas
Thomasville High School
Janet Langley
Arts & Crafts Workshop
B. E. Lyons
Lyons
Western Carolina Teachers College
University of North Carolina
Howard Olive
Voorhees and Everhart
William F. Freeman Jr
William Sloane
William F. Freeman
W. K. Whitesell
Carl Kearns
Cecil Armentrout
E. J. Oglesby
Schoonbeck Co
Covington
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