High Pointer At The Fair Reports From Brussels
Patricia Caughman, official guide at the Brussels World’s Fair, and High Point Community Ambassador, shares her first report. She describes opening day events, the US pavilion, and a Belgian welcome, plus field trips, language practice, and her duties as a music room demonstrator with RCA equipment.
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Patricia Caughman
Brussels
Belgium
Hodges
High Point
Baudouin
United States
Clifford Folger
Radio Corporation of America
Showers Continue. Wet Weather Through Tuesday
Weather watchers forecast more showers for Piedmenters with all day drenching today and tonight. Temperatures rise from around 49 last night to near 70 today, then a mild 60 tonight and about 78 tomorrow. statewide rainfall remains above normal with at least three fourths of an inch expected in scattered showers tonight Tuesday night and again Friday.
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Piedmenters
Credit Union Leaders Elected at North Carolina meeting
A. R. McMullan of High Point was elected vice president as the North Carolina Credit Union League closed its two day Winston Salem meeting at the Hotel Robert E. Lee. Luther C. Hodges was named president and C. V. Carter againSecretary treasurer, with over 100 delegates participating statewide. The group approved a 1959 budget of 33420 and planned a nine office Greensboro building funded by member contributions.
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A. R. McMullan
High Point
North Carolina Credit Union League
Winston-Salem
Robert E. Lee
Luther C. Hodges
Winston- Salem
Luther H. Hodges
C. V. Carter
Greensboro
McMullan
Greensio
Prayer for TC DAY by James W Kennedy
A religious supplication from James W Kennedy of the Church of the Ascension in New York City requesting heavenly guidance to keep footsteps steady and joyful, consecrating the path and filling with the Spirit.
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Heavenly Father
Jesus Christ
James W Kennedy
Church of the Ascension
Bigamy and Assault Charges Filed in Local Case
Robert Tyson, 37, charged with bigamy and assault with a deadly weapon after his wife Effie Tyson accuses him of striking her with a stick. Effie Tyson faces aiding and abetting bigamy. Bond set at 800 dollars for Tyson and 500 for Effie. A hearing is scheduled for May 16.
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Robert Tyson
Effie ‘Smith Tyson
Tyson
Geraldine Gladden
Effie Smith
Chesterfield
S. C
George Garratt
Hoover Street
Robert Diggs
Leonard Street
Craven Family Reunion at High Point Home
The Craven family reunion will be held Sunday at Mrs Minnie Criddleboughs Route 2 High Point. Lunch is at 1 p m with special music and business on the afternoon program. Harvey Dinkins farm editor of The Winston-Salem Journal will be guest speaker.
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Craven
Minnie Criddlebough
Route 2
High Point
Harvey Dinkins
The
Winston-Salem Journal
Three Bound Over Youth Tells Of Hooded Robbery Plot
Fred Wayland Lemar a Kernersville youth testified in Municipal Court that he and three others planned a robbery at Jones residence where a man was killed. Co-defendants Long Hutchins and Coble faced charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon. Long and Hutchins faced possible 5 to 30 year sentences.
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Pete Jones
Enterprise
Fred Wayland
Catbird” Lemar
Kernersville
Charles William Long
Worth Avenue
Dan Ruben
Hutchins
Friddle Street
Lemar
John Charles
Butch” Coble
S. C
Teal
Long
Byron Haworth
Jones
Coble
Cable
Billy
South Carolina
Greensboro
High Point
Jones’ House
J. D. Wade
Gas Prices Fall In Spotty Nationwide Price War
Gas stations show uneven declines with several sites posting 24.9 cents per gallon for regular in Five Points and Thomasville areas. Some outlets still display 30.9 and 3 cent premiums amid an unexpected local price war. Public curiosity centers on how long the discounts last and how low prices will go.
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High Point
Five Points
Thomasville
Greensboro Sees Record April In Building Permits
City building inspectors report $216 920 in new construction permits for the week, second largest of the year with April pacing ahead of January. Twenty one single family homes received permits. projects include a 12 home Ashburn Street development and a 22 home Wise Street project finished this winter.
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Kavanaugh - Smith
Greensboro
J. H. Hayes, Inc
Birchwood St
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Kendall St
J. Robert Connor
Apex Street
Apex
Hobson
Warren J. Godwin
Hobson Street
Melva Price
J. Norman Thomas
Lula Roper
N. Hamilton St
G. T. Workman
Lilla Preddy
Oakwood Court
S. Wrenn St
Lyon Furniture Mercantile Agency
W. Green St
Asheboro Woman Crowned Miss Chapel Hill Pageant Winner
Diana Johnson of Asheboro a UNC student was chosen Miss Chapel Hill in the ninth annual Jaycee sponsored pageant from 10 entrants. She earns a $200 scholarship and will compete in the state finals this summer. The five foot four brunette also serves as beauty queen in UNC’s yearbook court and previously placed in the 1956 Miss North Carolina finals as Miss Randolph County.
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Diana Johnson
Asheboro
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Weekend Auto Mishaps Cause Heavy Damages
A three car crash at Centennial and Lexington avenues caused about 1150 in damage. David W. Grey 18 of Clara Cox Apartments collided with John K. Briggs 20 and Horace Jennings 30 as red lights reduced speed. Each vehicle sustained damage from 250 to 500 dollars and Grey faced a speeding charge. A separate Route 311 crash near Hich Point involved Richard Moore 37 and Robert Dunbar with damages totaling 1050 and traffic violations issued. A third crash on Kivett Drive led to Maylon Franklin Fulp 38 and Isadore Manning with 500 total damage and a 40 mph estimate for Mrs Manning.
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Centennial
Lexington Avenues
David W. Grey
Clara Cox Apartments
John K. Briggs
W. State Street
Grey
Briggs
Lexington
Brigg
Horace Jennings
Lexington Ave
Jennings
Briga
Richard Henry Moore
Pinecrest St
Robert Edgar Dunbar
Hich Point
Flint Mill Road
Dunbar
Moore
Maylon Franklin Fulp
Crestwood St
Fulp
Kivett Drive
Isadore Kirkman Manning
Greensboro
Draper Elected President of Furniture Designers’ Association
Luther Draper was elected president of the newly organized Furniture Designers' Association. Officers include Norman Hekler as vice president and Hubert J. Rockwell as vice president, John Wells as secretary, and Jake Johnson as treasurer. About 30 designers are charter members, chiefly in High Point, Hickory and Lenoir.
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Luther Draper
Furniture Designers’ Association
Draper
Design South
Norman Hekler
Norman Hekler & Associates
Hubert J. Rockwell
John Wells
Globe Furniture
Jake Johnson
Myrtle Desk
High Point
Hickory
Lenoir
Shoemaker Charged With Prohibition Violation and Concealed Pistol
Thomasville police arrested Preston A. Shoemaker 33 of Center Street on Marshall Street last night on charges of violating the prohibition law and carrying a concealed .22 pistol. He posted bond and is due for trial May 9.
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Thomasville
Preston A. Shoemaker
Center Street
Marshall Street
Greek Orthodox Church Dedication Attracts Weathr-Soaked Crowd
More than 150 people braved rain to attend the dedication of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Attendees came from Charlotte Greensboro and Winston-Salem for ceremonies led by Bishop Germanos Polizoides and Rev. George Thalasinos. Pete Cavarnos received the key to the church. Lunch followed at Princess Cafe with an evening banquet at Rainbow Supper Club hosted by Mayor Jess Washburn and George Covington. John G. Plumides of Charlotte served as toastmaster.
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St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Charlotte
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Pete Cavarnos
Princess Cafe
Rainbow Supper Club
Jess Washburn
Chamber of Commerce
George Covington
John G. Plumides
Germanos Polizoides
George Thalasinos
Meants Slated by Democrat Precincts in Guilford
Guilford County Democratic precinct meetings set for 2 p.m. Saturday May 3 at voting places in 67 precincts. Democrats will perfect precinct organizations and select delegates for the county convention on May 10 at the county courthouse. Officers will be elected and delegates chosen for the state convention May 15 in Raleigh.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Frank R. Hutton
Raleigh
Hutton
Guilford
Thomasville Man Suffers Burned Hands in Laundry Heater Fire
Dale Morgan of 808 Fisher Ferry Street suffered hand burns when gasoline fumes ignited as he tried to start a fire in a laundry heater. He dropped the can in the kitchen, extinguishing the blaze with a quilt after some wall damage. A second fire at Trade and West Main involved Raeford Lee Byerly’s car, caused by a lighter, with minor damage and no further injuries.
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Thomasville
Dale Morgan
Fisher Ferry St
Morgan
Trade
W. Main Streets
Raeford Lee Byerly
Colonial Drive
Agricultural Class Plans Swine Study
Denton evening class in agricultural studies will hear Jack Kelly tonight in the high school agriculture building. H. H. Boling said the meeting is open to the public with a Q and A on swine topics. Kelly heads swine extension work in the state and is regarded as a leading expert.
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Denton
Jack Kelly
H. H. Boling
Kelly
Boling
Davidson County
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Patsy
Paul Conroy
State Department
Erasmus
Bruges
Ghent
Bastogne
Ardennes
la Roche
Europe
Eisenhower
Charles Flinner
Bobby Valentine
France
North Carolina
City Buyer Officer of
Credit Body
R. C. Hicks
Janet Teague
Taylor Street
Sault
Raymond H. Wilson
Lucille Earnhardt
Charles McEntie
Bynum Street
McEntie
Clayton Ray Deal
Route 1
Craven Reunion
Jimmy Hart
Calvin L. Hart
Forrest Ave
C. C. Herbert Jr
Wesley Memorial Methodist
Chase Lassiter
David Cox
Ardale Drive
David E. Jones
Kathleen
Wade
W. L. Crisco
Guilford County Grand Jury
High Point Enterprise
Steve Deman
Tommy Demas
Pete Gekas
Organization of Designers
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