Six Hurt In Highway Pile Up Blamed On Racing Cars
A mother and her two daughters suffered serious injuries in a four car crash on Highway 10 A. Investigators say racing by two cars caused the collision. Victims Admitted to High Point Memorial Hospital include Mrs Anne Hughes Meyerhoeffer and her children Jenny and Patricia. Also injured were George Washington Smith James Lester Fields and Charles Coe Dalton. The incident occurred at 10 p m near Ward Street as traffic returned from Finch Field. Police expect charges to be filed later today.
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State Highway Patrol
Winesses
High Point Memorial Hospital
Ann Hughes Meyerhoeffer
N. Ward
George Washington Smith
English St
James Lester Fields
Trinity
Charles Coe Dalton
Cook St
Dalton
Fields
Boyd Jeremiah Pierce Jr
Chestnut St
County Eyes More Lakes for Guilford and Triad
County officials propose immediate planning for additional lake projects affecting Guilford County and cities High Point and Greensboro to address regional water needs and growth.
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Guilford County
High Point
Greensboro
Doctor presses sheriff duties amid county violence issue
Guilford County coroner Dr. W. W. Harvey urged commissioners to probe sheriff’s duty to curb violence countywide. He cited a case where a former mental patient attacked her father and deputies failed to remove her without proper papers, prompting state patrol aid to detain the woman.
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W. W. Harvey
Guilford County
Sheriff's Office
Harvey
T. ©. Hoyle Sr
Harry Weatherly
Prayer for TODAY from John Stamm Bishop Emeritus
A prayer thanking God for vacation travel and renewal while asking protection from indulgence and moral lapses. It asks travelers to find rebuilding in body mind and soul and to seek a fuller life through Christ. Credits: The late John 8 Stamm, Kansas City Missouri, bishop emeritus Evangelical Limited Brethren Church.
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Christ
John 8
Stamm
Kansas City
Money and Time Clash Delays City Utilities Contract
City Council begins a quarter million dollar utilities program but stalls over a 341.62 item. Lawmakers defer a 170000 water and sewer contract amid a debate on speed versus savings. The package funds services for new residential areas and old-line renovations in the new fiscal year started July 1.
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Lawinalats
Housewife Surprises Intruder Leads to Municipal Court
A 16 year old, James Elmer Boulding of E Washington Street, was found hiding under a bed at 1501 E Farriss Avenue by Mrs. R W Baxley. He faces breaking and entering charges and is in jail on $500 bond awaiting Municipal Court. Police also report arrests for assault with a deadly weapon, embezzlement, and other city actions on bids and contracts.
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E. Farriss Avenue
James Elmer Boulding
E. Washington Street
R. W. Baxley
E. Farriss
Thomas Johnson
Johnson
Melvin Byers
Kivett Drive
Hoskins Street
Eva Mae Wilson
Wing
Ted Bivens
Randolph Street
Roscoe Friday
Boundary Street
Leon Sharp
Paper Mills Surpass North in Profit Says Exchange Club VP
Reese Felts of Henley Paper Company asserts Southern mills exceed Northern in profitability due to progressive management. He traced the logging to finished product process in the sulfite method. The piece notes the 22nd annual North Carolina Exchange Clubs convention August 17-19 in Greensboro with speakers Beckum Pate and Watson, plus events and elections. Norman E. Dodson of Hickory is NC Exchange Clubs president.
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South
North
Reese Felts
Henley Paper Company
High Point Exchange Club
North Carolina Exchange Clubs
Greensboro
Millard A. Beckum
Augusta
National Exchange Club
K. A. Pate
Roanoke
Virginia State Exchange Clubs
John D. Watson
Beckum
Pate
Watson
Norman E. Dodson
Hickory
Gas Cap Theft Reported At Ward Street Facility
W E Cole reported to police the theft of two gas caps and an unknown amount of gasoline from two trucks at High Point Products Co on Ward Street. Cole said he had previously missed gas and had tampered with the lock.
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High Point Products Co
Ward Street
W. E. Cole
Cole
Return Of Heat Wave Expected
The Piedmont enjoys a brief cool spell tonight as a warm front lifts in again. Tomorrow should be less hot than yesterday when a 96 degree high set a new record, with fair skies tonight and mostly sunny conditions tomorrow.
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Piedmont
Polio vaccine clinics draw thousands for free inoculations
County Health officials report a strong response at multiple sites with Griffin School, Emma Blair, Cloverdale and Tomlinson School clinics tallying hundreds of shots. Outlying sites Sumner Jamestown and Oak View also show excellent turnout as night sessions run 6 to 2. Free vaccines cover children 3 months to 19 years and pregnant women.
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Griffin School
Fmma Blair
Cloverdale
Tomlinson School
Sumner
Jamestown
Oak View
Health Office
Griffin
Ray Street
Cordial or Liqueur Description of Spirits
Cordial is the English term and liqueur the French for spirits made by soaking fruits herbs and seasonings then distilling the mixture.
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High Point Lake
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Yadkin
Joseph P. Shore
E. H. Ellinwood
Allen Jay
Randolph County
A. P. White & Associates
Charlotte
Thompson Arthur Paving Co
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Robert Rankin
Stuart
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Cailca
Mill-Power Supply Co
Pay Leng Inc
Asheboro
Public Works
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S.r Sere
George T. Wood & Son, Inc
Duke Power Company
Deep River
American Cyanamid Co
City Utilities Department
Johnson Street
Jim Thornton
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