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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1959
Page
2
Stocks rise early with a steel led surge as unions move toward settlement. The Associated Press index climbs about 1.3 percent with major names like Youngstown Sheet & Tube Bethlehem and Republic Steel advancing. Government bonds hold steady.
A ten day spike in crashes kept city traffic officers busy with no serious injuries reported. Notable incidents include collisions on Florham Avenue Chestnut Street and Lindsay Street Ennis and Ward Streets with damages ranging from 75 to 200 dollars. Eula Wall Burns Hyun? Greenway Drive caused a single vehicle crash after swatting at a bee and losing control. Henry Johnson 30 Route 1 and Robert Grady 44 Dorris Street faced improper left turn and no operator license charges respectively. Mildred Cecil Route 4 Thomasville and David Thomas Rockford Road sustained about 375 dollars in damage and traffic violations followed. Robert Lee Brown 21 Archdale and Nellie Bailey Willoubar were involved in a Montlieu stop sign crash with Brown charged for failure to yield.
The notice describes a planned capsule recovery operation with a 19 foot satellite and Air Force C119 aircraft from Hawaii to assist, then shifts to a public sale of property under a deed of trust in Guilford County North Carolina. The sale is scheduled for Monday September 14 at the county courthouse, with bids in cash to satisfy secured indebtedness.
In Morganton North Carolina three defense witnesses including two defendants clashed with earlier testimony in a bombing conspiracy case. The four defendants faced charges over a plot to bomb the Great Lakes Carbon transformer near Burke County’s plant last June 26.
A Hobson Street woman faced charges of larceny and receiving and secreting property after allegedly taking living room and dinette sets and a baby bed from a Siler household. Bond set at 250 dollars ahead of an August 28 Municipal Court hearing. Complainant was Siler of Boundary Street. Detective reports also noted a pistol stolen from James F. Black Co. and other auto parts thefts. A car stolen near Bee Label Co. was recovered on Wesley Place by deputies I. B. Walker and S. H. Robertson.
Notice is given to all persons having claims against Roy Burchfield of Guilford County North Carolina to present them by August 6 1960 to the undersigned executrix at St Post Office Box Dex 1400 ish Point North Carolina or be barred from recovery. Those indebted to said estate should make prompt payment to the undersigned executrix.
An old ad touts a topical remedy for skin irritations promising swift relief within minutes. It claims the medication soothes itching and clears the skin, drawing attention to a local drug store and a Thomasville area listing.
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