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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1961
Page
3
Bonnie Moore recalls a lighthearted day as a chicken wandered Main Street and a pony trotted Salem Street while locals debated rumors of a fatal Highway Ball Park Road crash. The article also clears up a city franchise voting confusion noting a mayor’s tie-breaking limits and political reality.
Bishop Fred G. Holloway of Charleston West Virginia will visit the High Point College campus Wednesday and speak at 10 20 a m in the assembly. He will spend the day meeting with faculty and students and touring the college and city.
Bay Street School principal Jerry Shaver presented Troop 1 of Uwharrie Council with its charter for the coming year during Honor Court ceremonies last night. It marks the 15th year as the council's first troop sponsored by its own parent organization. A range of awards were distributed including Life Scout to David Idol and First and Second Class recognitions to several scouts.
Rabies inoculation clinics for dogs set this week at Greeson’s Store Mount Hope Church Road Lucy Ragsdale School Sedgefield School Oakview School and Summerfield School. Clinics run 5 to 6 p.m. with three year protection costing 2. a registration tag is issued upon owner presentation to the city.
Jorge Caos, a 50 year old Cuban airline pilot, defected from Madrid to the United States to reunite with his wife Raquel and 8 year old son Tony in Gastonia after an emergency landing in Charlotte last January. He previously landed in Charlotte during a cargo flight to Canada that was impounded over seized property claims. Caos described ongoing Cuban repression and likened it to historical Nazi actions, warning of broader regional danger if not stopped.
Dr J Leo Green co founder of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary at Wake Forest will preach at 11 am and 7 30 pm Sunday at First Baptist Church Thomasville while the pastor is away at a Rock Hill revival. He is a Mississippi native and Southern Seminary graduate who taught there 11 years. Dr F M Powell industrial chaplain for Erwin Lambeth and former Southern professor will preach at 8 30 am.
A section of the College Village Shopping Center parking plaza becomes a giant funland for a week. Miami businessman David Endy will operate twelve rides from Monday to Saturday including a ferris wheel and merry go round. Merchants offer discount coupons for rides, available from any College Village firm. The Umbrella Ride was recently bought in Europe by Endy. Youth groups will be honored on several days with free rides and entertainment.
Senator Barry Goldwater, speaking to a Mesa Rotary Club, warned that failing to defeat communism in Cuba endangers the United States. He urged a complete embargo with naval and air blockade to force Castro to yield, saying the country risks becoming a second-rate power and a base for South American revolutions.
The family of the late Arthur Parker thanks friends for sharing their sorrow at his death. Gratitude is extended for floral designs, messages of sympathy, visits, and all services that helped lift their hearts. Signed Mrs Ivory Parker and Family.
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