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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1951
Page
3
Washington UP reports President Truman will speak at National City Christian Church to a pilgrimage of American churchmen. In Trieste, an explosion at Allied headquarters overnight, suspected TNT bomb, caused damage with no casualties reported.
The Maredith Class of Allen Jay Baptist Church meets tonight at 7:30 at Mrs. J. E. Weaver home 605 Baker Road to reveal secret pals. The South Side Baptist Training Union offers a study course October 1 through 5 led by Mrs W G Kirkman P Grubb Rev Ai H Denning Miss Ann Willard and Daisy Shaw. Fidelis Class Green Street Baptist holds monthly meeting this evening with Mrs Tom Smith 510 Denny Street.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd H Warren Jr of 124 Riviera Road Winston Salem announce the birth of a son Gary Crowder on September 2 at High Point Memorial Hospital.
Winston-Salem Club heard High Point Altrusans discuss the Second District convention to be held in High Point on Friday and Saturday in October 1920. Miss Eva Wall presented three High Point members and outlined the program while memorial rites honored Edna Flake.
At the Moose Home on Church Street the Women of the Moose hosted Nick Lawrence program director for The Enterprise radio stations WHPE WHPE FM as guest speaker. He linked publicity forms focusing on radio and newspapers and fielded questions in an open forum.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Sisk and their son and daughter-in-law Harold and Mrs. Harold Sisk with baby Phil lip have returned to their Arcola Illinois home after spending the past week with Mrs. W. L. Davis on Bundy Road. Miss Myrtle Davis attended the funeral Wednesday of her sister in law Mrs. J. P. Davis of Route 3 Lincolnton.
The Bridge Club of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle met Monday evening in the W O W Building with Mrs. Josephine Walker, Mrs. Ruth Welborn and Mrs. Sarah Johnson as hostesses. Eighteen members attended along with three visitors from Greensboro. A drill team practice was announced for next Monday at eight o'clock in preparation for the district meeting.
Kendallville Indiana police prepared to arraign thirteen men on charges of sexual intercourse with a 16 year old girl over the past two years. Authorities said the girl confessed intimate contact with at least twenty men in the area but could not recall the others. She was committed to a juvenile detention home in Wabash Indiana.
A Seattle bartender was granted a divorce after claiming repeated abuse by his wife. He testified she broke his glasses in a first tussle, struck him with a shoe heel in a second, and stabbed him with a steak knife in a third incident. Judge Roger J. Meakim granted the divorce.
The House Ways and Means committee voted to ignore legislation to reduce import duties on foreign whiskies under 100 proof, including scotch. The article also notes corn as Nebraska’s leading crop in wheat terms.
The Wild Flower Garden Club held a steak supper at Mrs. R. B. Moore's home on Gatewood Avenue to start the new year. James Mattocks spoke on Birds, noting White-throated sparrows are common locally and advising night listening for bird sounds and regular filling of feeding trays to attract birds. Barbara Brooks introduced the speaker. sixteen members attended, with Mr. and Mrs. Mattocks as the guests.
United Press reports that federal spending climbs toward two billion weekly, fueling fears of inflation and price hikes. Critics blame President Truman for large outlays while defense and social programs swell the budget, with tax limits gaining traction nationwide. The piece notes Utah's move toward a constitutional convention to cap income taxes, and argues the average man faces high prices and taxes even if wages stay strong.
Representative Karl Stefan warns the Senate should ratify the Japanese peace treaty only when Congress and the American people are satisfied it is not a second Yalta. A stray line notes a can of cold water and odor absorption in freshly painted rooms.
Concord police reported Ernest W. Rowell, a 28 year old auto mechanic missing since Saturday, was found safe in Mecklenburg County. A Monroe woman claimed they planned to vanish together to start a new life in Montgomery Alabama after he told his wife he would pay a grocery bill. Rowell left home promising to look for a house to rent. Authorities previously linked the case to auto theft suspects Jack Sellers and Floyd Ross, who were arrested after Rowell’s car was found unoccupied. River search for Rowell yielded no results.
Greensboro item reports Charlotte selected to host the Western North Carolina Methodists annual conference in 1952, with delegates preferring a large city for week-long meetings. L L Gobbel elected conference lay leader and Paul R Ervin named associate. Horace McEwain elected executive secretary of the conference Board of Missions and Church Extension. Yucatan noted as the main source of sisal hemp for rope and twine.
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