Porterfield Located in Salt Lake City After Disappearance
Ernest Garfield Porterfield, 30, of Williams Street, was found in Salt Lake City, Utah, after being missing since last Tuesday. His wife said he walked into a police station there claiming amnesia, underwent lie detector testing, and showed signs of memory loss before being hospitalized for tests and X rays. the car he abandoned was found near Kernersville last week.
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Williams Street
Ernest Garfield Porterfield
Salt Lake City
Utah
Porterfield
High Point
Kernersville
Forsyth
Guilford
Amnesia victim identified as Sonny Porterfield in Utah case
A man who woke in a ditch near Kingman Arizona told Salt Lake City police he wandered from Las Vegas to California seeking help. A polygraph supported truthfulness. His wife recognized him. High Point North Carolina confirmed he had been missing.
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Porterfield
Salt Lake City
Utah
Associated Press
John D. Moesser
U.S. 93
Kingman
Ariz
Las Vegas
Nev
Los Angeles
San Francisco
W. L. Robinson
Appare
Moesser
Sonny Porterfield
Pemberton
High Point
N.C
City Park Expansion Mapped and Planned by Town Officials
Recreation director Jesse Taylor announced a multi year plan to develop 969 acres around City Lake including secluded lakeside picnics, an overnight camping site opposite the fishing shack, and primitive shelters. City manager T E Hinson fully supports opening more lakeside land while progress will use prison labor and on hand materials.
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City Lake
Jesse Taylor
Taylor
T. E. Hinson
Jamestown
Snead Taylor
Deep River Road
Peninsular
Muggy Weather Set to Persist With Light Rain Outlook
The Friendship Weather Bureau forecasts muggy conditions with a chance of light rain and drizzle starting tomorrow morning and lasting through the day. Mostly cloudy skies remain, with a cooler night and cooler start to Thursday continuing the pattern. Today's high is predicted to
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Friendship Weather Bureau
Light turnout in Democratic primary for city council
Voters across wards reported a light turnout in the Democratic primary with about 17 000 registered. Precinct 5 in Ward 2 led in morning counts with 111 votes while No 8 observed 60, and other precincts hovered around the low dozens. Candidates contest Wards 2 3 and 4 with May 5 elections and talk of reform to move to one member per ward and four at large seats.
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High Point
Jess Wash
Joe Hocutt
Merchant
Gene Horney
Burial delays at Green Hill as diggers hit rock
Rocky ground at Green Hill Cemetery halted a burial yesterday as gravediggers struck solid rock. George Dean public works director said no more graves would be sold until action is found and urged higher officials to address the cemetery crisis. He cited soil conditions making interments for Negroes almost impossible and noted about 40 sites at Green Hill and 60 at Oakwood remain usable. City attorney Walker questioned the city’s obligation to provide burial spaces but said maintenance of existing plots is required.
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Green Hill Cemetery
George Dean
Dean
Green Hill
Oakwood Cemetery
Knox Walker
Oakwood
Wachovia Directors Hear Record First Quarter Gains
Wachovia Bank and Trust reports a record first quarter with resources at 583 million, deposits higher than a year ago, and loans up. Directors paid tribute to Robert M. Hanes and Stahle Linn who died in March, praising Hanes as a pillar of North Carolina welfare and Wachovia’s guiding spirit. Miles J. Smith becomes board chair as Carolina Rubber Hose Co. president, succeeding Linn. A 10 cent quarterly dividend is declared payable May 8 to shareholders of record April 27.
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Wachovia, Bank and Trust Company
J. Roscoe Adams
Robert M. Hanes
Stahle Linn
Winston-Salem
John F. Watlington Jr
Wachovia
Hanes
Linn
Salisbury
Miles J. Smith
Carolina Rubber Hose Co
Nan
Robert
Stockhold
New Officers Installed By Executives Club
The High Point Executives Club at Sedgefield Country Club installed a president, a vice president, and four new directors. Howard Pancoast of Bryant Electric Co became president succeeding Taylor M. Simpson, Clarence M. Allred of Security National Bank was named vice president, and new directors are George Covington, Horace S. Haworth, Holt McPherson, and the Rev Thomas Haggai. Ned Burr McKenney delivered the talk on imagination as a passport to unusual opportunity and happiness.
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High Point Executives Club
Sedgefield Country Club
Howard Pancoast
Bryant Electric Co
Taylor M. Simpson
Thomasville
Jamestown
High Point
Clarence M. Allred
Security ‘National Bank
George Covington
Horace S. Haworth
Holt McPherson
Thomas Haggai
Ned Burr McKenney
New England College
McKenney
Fireman Resigns After 12 Years In Thomasville
Thomasville Byron Beck of Walker Street resigns from the Thomasville Fire Department after 12 years of service. He will leave May 1 after giving notice April 1 and join Gamewell Fire Alarm Co. of Newton Mass as a service man. Beck joined the force Feb 17 1947 as a volunteer and became paid in 1948, later heading the town's fire alarm system and serving as truck mechanic for the past five years.
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Thomasville
Byron Beck
Walker Street
Beck
Gamewell Fire Alarm Co
Newton
Mass
Scholarship Winners Named for Future Teachers in NC
Mary Lou Craver of Lexington a High Point College student is among three state wide Mary Morrow Scholarship recipients funded by state teachers. Recipients must commit to two years teaching in North Carolina public schools.
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Mary Lou Craver
Lexington
High Point College
Mary Morrow
North Carolina
Property owners accuse city of street contract breach
Dr. J. W. Dyer and Mrs. G. B. Wertz claim financial loss due to failure to enforce a 1909 street contract on W. High Street. They allege the depot area encroaches on right of way and the street should be widened near the Southern Railway depot. The claim was referred to the city legal department with no action taken.
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J. W. Dyer
G. B. Wertz
W. High Street
Knox Walker
Southern Railway
T. E. Hinson
City Legal Department
Textile Insurance Co. Officers Re-Elected
Stockholders of Textile Insurance Co. of High Point re elected four board members whose terms expired. Officers unchanged include James G. Cage as president with D. T. Bailey as senior vice president and R. D. Bowers as vice president. New/old directors listed include J. W. Abernethy M. Bartholomew J. B. Brewer and W. K. Mauney with Bridge as vice president and chairman of Bladenboro Cotton Mills.
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Textile Insurance Co
High Point
J. W. Abernethy
Pressent
Concling Mills
Newton
M. Bartholomew
Sense Coe Louisburg
J. B. Brewer
Brewer Paint and Wallpaper Co
Mount
W. K. Mauney
Mauneyee
Nuay Spinning Inc
Bonne Cotton , Moun
Bridge
Bladenboro Cotton Mills
James G. Cage
D. T. Bailey
R. D. Bowers
I. Paul Ingle
Lois A. Martin
J. L. Jr
Prayer for T DAY
Prayer asks for guidance and courage at the start of the day. It seeks faith, wisdom, and perseverance for today and tomorrow through Jesus Christ. Signed by Scott Brenner of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, minister at First United Presbyterian Church.
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Jesus Christ
Scott Brenner
Carnegie, Pa
First United Presbyterian Church
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Holland Color and Chemical Co
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Southern Paint and Varnish Production Club
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Marietta Paint and Color
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Lilly Company
David Cox
Horace Ilderton
Loren Wallin
Bill Brady
Louis B. Haizlip
James D. McNeill
Thid
Leonard
GOP
Adam Thomason
Har
Old Wall
A. J. Simeon
Walter Hutchens
Davia Cow
Gains
Deanna Dunn
Lula Morgan Dunn
New Rd
Guilford Lounge Co
High Point High School
Aldean Tolbert
Joe C. Tolbert
Allen Jay High School
Universal T.V. Manufacturing Co
Emerywood Studio
J. W Oe
Bob Griffin
University of North Carolina
Woodruff Street
Carolina Avenue
Sweetbrier Road
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