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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1956
Page
25
McSwain leads High Point police pistol drills at the range as officers undergo a demanding course. Ten officers remain in contention for a trip to Asheville with four annual practice sessions limited by ammunition costs and funding.
A sign at the traffic bureau greets arriving motorists with the phrase Thank you Come again as it accepts fines from erring drivers. The quirky message adds local flavor to routine enforcement and public service.
PORREST CATES S. R. profiles Wiley Farm near Jamestown Alabama style and present owner William M Wiley. The 500 acre plantation blends 1827 land grant roots with 20th century dairy operation including central heating tractors milking stalls and modern plows. The piece contrasts antebellum mansion ambience with efficient current farm practices and plans for future development.
Wright Air Development Center scientists technicians and pilots will study the jet stream or river air to measure wind speeds altitude changes and directional shifts. The team from Wright Patterson Air Force Base will use a specially equipped B47 to gather data for improved forecasting for military and commercial airliners.
Walt Disney issued a complete denial of claims by Kirk Douglas that photographs of his family on Disney's miniature train were used without consent during a visit to Disney's home. Disney said the visit was not private and Douglas was there voluntarily and without invitation.
Claude W Jones 64 of 420 Lexington Ave died Friday night at City Memorial Hospital. Funeral at West End Methodist Church Sunday 3:30 PM with Rev Gene Little and Rev W N Parker officiating. Burial in Holly Hills family plot. Bobby Gene Wilson 18, of High Point drowned Friday night at 11:45 while swimming in Badin Lake. Interment at Floral Garden Park Cemetery after services at Church of God. He was son of Everett Wilson of Galax Virginia and Zone Wilson Gilbert of High Point and worked at Crestwood Furniture Co.
A stage light bulb direct contact with a curtain sparked a fire that gutted the Randleman High School auditorium. Superintendent W. J. Boger, Jr. estimated damages at 15 000 to 25 000 dollars and said bids are being sought for repairs with work to start soon. The blaze was confined to the auditorium and no classrooms were damaged.
A child sustained a cut lip in an automobile collision on South Main Street last night. McRae and K Talton were involved. damages roughly $150 to each vehicle. McRae faced reckless driving and no operator’s license charges and was released on $200 bond. trial scheduled in Municipal Court.
A beautician recalls a flashback to Florida where women clipped hair to three inches and wore wigs. A date ends awkwardly when a man’s arm tangles in a wig and he tears it off, prompting a joke about being two faced. The piece contrasts male attitudes with what a permanent implies.
The first major league All Star game took place on July 6 1933 in Chicago pitting the American League against the National League with high public interest and notable playing figures.
Funeral services for Roba Smith Leonard, 53, of 910 E Lexington Ave, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Pilgrim Holiness Church. Rev J A Grout will officiate. Pallbearers are E L Stanley M M Strother Paul Thompson Buddy Thompson Alvin Riews and Odis Nance. Interment follows in Oakwood Cemetery. The will remains at Harold C Davis Chapel until 30 minutes before the service. Leonard died Friday morning after one day in local hospital.
Mrs Mary Anne Staley 54 of Route 4 Asheboro died in a local hospital yesterday afternoon after an illness. Survived by husband T R Staley two daughters Mrs Duke Robbins Mrs George Elliott and Mrs Leonard Voncannon all of Route 4 Asheboro two sons Thomas R Staley and James Staley. Funeral Monday at 2 p m at Methodist Church burial in Randolph Memorial Park Cemetery body to home at 10 a m tomorrow then to church 6 minutes before service.
Mrs Mildred Cliffe and grandson Dennis Sweeney return to Philadelphia after visiting Mr and Mrs Elwood Gerstlauer on Linden Street. Hazel Gerstlauer and her sister arrive in Philadelphia from Linden Street for a short stay while Mrs Wood sails to Germany on the Burkner with her husband stationed there. Miss Julia Watts and Miss Charlotte Smith depart for Ville to join a summer choral program under Dr Lara Hogast Carolina Teachers College. Mrs Ray Hedrick Jr and daughters visit from Atlanta at 600 Melrose Street. Miss Eleanor Idol of Washington DC arrives for a two week stay with her parents on Wooten Street. Mrs Keever, hospitalized in High Point Memorial Hospital, is not allowed visitors. Miss Hazell Herring of Raleigh visits her aunt Mrs W R Morrow at Brentley Circle. Mrs Fred Smothers and others plan a Greenville workshop at East Pastefeeme College for one week. Miss Velva Whitescarver of Charlotte visits her grandmother and grandfather. Mrs Meda Jane Whitescarver returns to Charlotte with family after a Cleveland trip. Mrs Rutledge Vickery enters High Point Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment. Miss Myrtle Davis vacationing at Myrtle Beach, S C. Mrs W Nevis visits Ocean Boulevard.
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