Traffic light timings aim to hit green on Franklin Avenue
James Carter advises holding 24 mph to catch green lights at uptown intersections on Fran moavenue. Hermann Hoose, new Gastonia traffic supervisor, set signals on Franklin to pause North South flows, paired lights, and two green lights before red.
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Fran- Moavenue
James Carter
Pranklin Avenue
Hermann Hoose
Charlotte
Hoose
Gastonia
Uptown
Fraklin Avenue
Broad
Oakland
Marietta
South York
Chester
Franklin Avenue
House
Belmont Man Named To National Office On Funeral Board
Belmont resident David Bumgardner Jr. was elected secretary treasurer of the Conference of Funeral Examining Boards of the U S Inc on its national convention in Washington D C. He is a World War I veteran and a first lieutenant in the U S Army Reserves. Bumgardner is vice president of the North Carolina State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and leads Fite and Bumgardner Funeral Home in Belmont. He remains active in local Belmont organizations.
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David Bumgardner Jr
Belmont
Conference of
U.S. Inc
Washington
D. C
Bumgardner
U. S. Army
North Carolina
Christmas Party Planned for Gastonia Guards at Armory
Gastonia's National Guard unit Company K 120th St will host a Christmas party at the Armory Friday night for 175 Guardsmen and guests. Capt. W. Fred Harris says a barbecue chicken dinner, a Christmas tree, and gift exchanges are on the program with 15 gifts donated by local firms. The event features the Southern Playboys string band and Rex No. 1 square dance team.
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Gastonia
National Guard
120Th St
W. Fred Harris
Sfc
Geoil Metcalf
Jack. Beatty
Troy McDaniel
Southern Playboys
Charlotte Moose Lodge Officers Face Grand Jury Probe
Reports cite 1930s era officers alleged harboring of a fugitive Kantor and a $2000 reward linked to a dynamite case. Witness Caudle and Littlejohn describe past actions, with Littlejohn noting gambling prosecutions. Grand jury presents about the probe were issued, with the session expected to end Saturday.
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Charlotte’ Moose Lodge
Kantor
Washington, D. C
Caudle
Littlejohn
Mose Qlub
Herald Washington
Ghariotte
Firemen Respond After Multiple Alarms Before Midnight
Fire crews were called three times before midnight to incidents across town. A later report notes a new clinic setup on West Third Avenue and several house fires from Tuesday afternoon to early Thursday morning including a damaged structure at West Franklin.
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Lesse Caldwell
Focal Abstetri Ment
City
Aponte
Tdi
Realty
Iid Fice
Morniwest Third Noue
Dee Cadwale
Boyd Bolynn
West Sixth Avenue
Woods
Dixon Mill
Selsuris
West Franklin
Noth Marietta ‘Street
Rube Hugues
Gastonia Loses Wager With Hickory in Fund Drive Contest
Gastonia loses the United Fund wager to Hickory after Hickory reports 86,276 to Gastonia's 91,786.95. Allen Smith notes drives closed December 11 for Hickory and December 3 for Gastonia, with misgivings about figures and a planned next year revival. Gastonia pledges steak dinner for Hickory chair, to be held after January 4.
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Allen Smith
UFC
Gastonia
Hickory
United Fund
Smith
Sinkth
McAdenville BTU To Present The Christmas Voice Drama
McAdenville Baptist Church will present a religious drama The Christmas Voice Sunday evening at 7 oclock directed by Mrs Otis Lucas. Cast includes Nancy Hallman Sarah Rankin Faye Bell Hamelck Doris Knowles Sydney Watts Iimmla Kate Cobb David Honeycutt Bessie Rumfelt J E B Clars J D Gardner Olin Rankin Kenneth Botts Betty Clark Peggy Lucas. The play depicts the birth of Christ and was produced here four years ago and is repeated due to requests.
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the Baptist: Training Union of’ McAdenville Baptist Church
Otis Lucas
Nancy Hallman
Sarah Rankin
Faye Bell Hamelck
Doris* Knowles
Sydney Watts
Iimmla Kate Cobb
David Honeycutt
Bessie Rumfelt
J. E B. Clars
J. D. Gardner
Olin Rankin
Kenneth Botts
Betty Clark
One Man Receives Road Sentence In Local Court
One man was sent to the roads for 90 days after a city court session for public drunkenness. Doyle A. Barnett, 24, of Long Avenue, faced three counts and was imprisoned. Other speeding fines were remitted. defendants from Spindale, Toccoa, Karmapolis, and Smyre Station paid various costs.
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Doyle A. Barnett
Barnett
Long Avenue
R. &. Crawford
Spindale
Samuel V. Kesler
Toccoa
Charles L. Berron
Karmapolis
Cayroll Stevenson Watts
Smyre Station
Ike advances aims in postwar policy outlining aid and defense
The article reports President Eisenhower outlining policies to rebuild economy, extend emergency aid, remove federal work restrictions on loyal workers, strengthen defenses against communism, and permit emergency immigration. He asks makers to keep White House talks confidential for three days and promises a daily update with attendees. Hagerty notes the end‑of‑session statement will be written and provided to reporters, with a separate prepared readout planned for the second day.
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Free World
White House
James c. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
The Average American Housewife Walks Like a Transcontinental Path
An OCR fragment notes that the typical homemaker, without going out, covers yearly steps equaling a cross country journey from New York to San Francisco. It cites approximate distance as a public health or fitness statistic illustrating household activity levels.
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New York
San Francisco
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