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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1959
Page
2
A fire at 19.4 Martin Street caused heavy damage to an attic and interior in a frame duplex after a stove is believed to have started the blaze. Firemen kept flames from a second unit with smoke damage reported and two trucks remained on scene about an hour. Johnny Mae Simon listed as occupant. furnishings and contents damaged.
New York stock prices edged toward a record as gains in major issues supported the market. AT&T rose fractionally to 250 a high since 1930, while Zenith Thiokol Philco and Radio Corp posted solid early advances in a broad list of rail and industry shares.
Two crashes on Highway 311 south within an hour last night caused about $1,300 in damage but no injuries. In the first, 1958 station wagons driven by Jack Piret and S. S. Stanley collided near Sheppard's Garage. Piret posted $100 bond for failing to ensure safe movement. A Municipal Court hearing is set for April 24. The second crash near Birchfield's Grocery involved Harold G. Snider. he was charged with drunken driving and violation of patrolman and posted $350 bond for an April 24 Municipal Court hearing.
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church hosts a week of prayer ahead of revival services next week. Tonight features a 7 pm prayer event before the 7 30 pm service, with a Father-Son Banquet at 7 pm tomorrow and home prayers at listed addresses through Saturday. A 24 hour prayer chain concludes Saturday.
George J. Johnson, vice president and trust officer of High Point Savings and Trust Co., was elected secretary of the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association at the state annual meeting in Greensboro. He has long served on the local TB board and the State TB Board, with several local attendees including Miss Virginia Ryan, executive director of the High Point Tuberculosis Association, present at the session.
Secretary of State Dulles will resign after doctors' findings render him unable to carry the State Department's load. President Eisenhower said Dulles, 71, will stay on as a foreign policy consultant. Herter may serve as acting secretary for upcoming Paris and Geneva meetings.
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