City Driver Booked After City Station Wagon Crash
City police say Calvin Caldwell, 23, a utilities department laborer, drove a city station wagon at 70 mph, sideswiped the pump station, and caused $200 damage. He was booked for speeding and released on $100 bond as a broader weekend wreck pattern emerged with multiple drivers charged and damaged cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Cheek
Bill Williams
Utilities Department
Caldwell
E . Lexington Avenue
E. Lexington
B. S. Burrow
L. E. Miller
Emory Adams
Kimrey Street
Albertson Road
Old Thomasville Road
Adams
James Howard White
Belmont Drive
Albertson
Carmichael
Venable M. Harison
Harrison
Homestead
Billy Ray Wagoner
Pershing Street
E. Homestead Avenue
Forecaster Predicts Warm Humid Weather With Scattered Thunderstorms
The weatherman forecasts cloudy skies and warm humid conditions for the Piedmont area tonight and tomorrow with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Expected highs reach 87 and lows around 69, with Wednesday remaining warm and humid. Yesterday’s high was 90 and last night’s low was 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Heritage Furniture awards honor long-serving staff at outing
More than 1100 Heritage Furniture Co. employees gathered at City Lake and Washington Terrace Parks for the annual outing. Elliott Wood and Rhett Ball presented service awards after games and door prizes, honoring 20, 15, 10 and five year milestones for many workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heritage Furniture Co
City Lake
Washington Terrace
Elliott Wood
Rhett Ball
Cold War Issues To Be Debated At U N General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly to debate U2 spy flights over Soviet territory and the Soviet occupation of Hungary. The U S seeks to reopen inquiries into the 1956 Hungarian revolt and Soviet troops in Hungary, with tensions tied to the Powers U2 incident and RB47 shootdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Hungary
Soviet Union
Dag Hammarskjold
Francis Gary Powers
U. S
United States
Assembly
Kneel-Ins Move Into Savannah
Ten white churches were targets Sunday as NAACP youth led kneel in protests in Savannah. They were welcomed at Christ Episcopal Church and Tabernacle Baptist Church with balcony seating offered at one church, while others refused entry or asked to leave with police called to ensure order. NAACP leaders called the actions a day of shame for churches closing doors to Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
NAACP
Christ Episcopal Church
Tabernacle Baptist Church
W. W. Law
James Legrand Dies at 60 in This City
James Legrand 60 of 229 Woodbury Street died Sunday morning after several months illness. Born in Mt Gilead he lived here for years. Survived by wife Mary Alice. daughter Marie Staley of Brooklyn. six Mt Gilead sisters. one Charlotte sister. one grandson. Funeral Tuesday 2:30 at St Paul Holiness Church with Rev. O C Crone. burial Greenhill Cemetery. Body at Moore Funeral Home until service.
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James Legrand
Woodbury St
Mt. Gilead
Mary Alice Legrand
Marie Staley
Brooklyn
N. Y
Henrietta Little
Josie Little
Sallie Gould
Stella Leake
Lillie Little
Carrie Williams
Charlotte
St. Paul Holiness Church
O. C. Crone
Greenhill Cemetery
Moore Funeral Home
Thomas' Little Fails to Make County Surveyor Ballot
The County Election Commission removed Thomas' Little from the ballot for county surveyor due to insufficient nominating signatures. The position carries no pay and has no duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Thomas’ Little
County Election Commission
Little
Safe burglaries surge as two youths face court
Two 20 and 23 year old men were bound over for trial on breaking entering larceny and burglary tools after the theft of a safe from Young Furniture and Rug Co. in a string of recent furniture-store robberies. Detectives report several more safe cracks and attempted jobs across local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Haworth
Haworth
George Wilard Mabe
Long Street
Donald Ray Lackey
N. Main Street
Art Chair Co
Traditional Furniture Co
Manning Street
Bootleg crackdown nets new offender in city
Police raided a home and car, seizing five gallons of moonshine with lead salts. Elijah Rivers, 28, of Leonard Street, was arrested for transporting bootleg whisky and released on $300 bond. He faces a Municipal Court hearing September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Rivers
Leonard Street
Rivers
Winston- Salem
Gilbert Black
Archdale
Patrolman Fires Pistol At Attacker
A private patrolman, Leroy Hartley of Donald Street and member of Davis Patrol, says he was slugged by a burly man while checking doors at Sunshine Laundry on Pine Street. He fired twice, missing, and police recovered both bullets from a coal pile near the laundry. Hartley was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Hartley
Donald Street
Davis Patrol
Sunshine Laundry
Pine Street
Hartley
P. D. Wood
M. J. Yandle
Wood
Yandle
Davis
English Street
Memorial Hospital
Thomasville Plans First Grade Registration Day
School Superintendent W S Horton announced that all first grade children must register on Wednesday at the schools they will attend this fall. Hours are 9 to 12 and 1 to 4, with birth certificates and immunization proofs required. Fees due at registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
W. S. Horton
Horton
Turner Street
Teacher Threat to Drop Boy Sparks Misunderstanding
In Lawrenceburg Indiana a father investigated his son’s claim that a teacher threatened to throw him into a furnace if he misbehaved. The teacher clarified the warning referred to dropping him from the academic register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Davidson County Fair Slated For September 19 to 24
Lexington announces the Davidson County Fair will run September 19 through 24 at the fairgrounds. More than 70 rides shows and attractions return with prizes totaling about 5000 dollars for exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson County
Lexington
Sunday Puzzle Mixup in Enterprise Puzzles
A Sunday crossword in the Enterprise carried an error from the syndicate causing mismatched clues and answers. Readers who solved it correctly count themselves lucky as other papers using the same puzzle faced identical trouble.
Juveniles rounded up in Oak Hill terror spree
A police roundup ended a juvenile gang's weeks of vandalism in Oak Hill. Six youths were sent to juvenile authorities while four were booked at the station. Michael Craig Morrison, 17, faces a malicious damage warrant with a $50 bond and Sept. 2 Municipal Court hearing. Wallace Hampton 18 and Robert Chambers 17 each hold $50 bonds for burning trash without a permit and a playground fire at Oak Hill School. Billy Linville 18 also faces Sept. 2 hearing. Names of the six handed to juvenile authorities were withheld due to age.
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Elizabeth Smith Hill
Rt. 2
Trinity
Dennis Ward Pierce
Rt. 1
Hill
Pierce
Fairview Street
Willie Crosby
Bond
Crosby
Oak Hill
Michael Craig Morrison
Lincoln Drive
Morrison
Settiig
Oak Hill School
Wallace Michael Hampton
Cary Street
Robert Bradford Chambers
Clifton Street
Billy Earl Linville
W. Rotary Drive
High Rock Lake Association Names New Officers at Thomasville Event
The High Rock Lake Association reelected Lawrence Pfefferkorn as president at a Saturday meeting in Thomasville. George L. Hundley as vice president and Joe Freeman as treasurer were chosen, with secretary election postponed. About 50 members attended both the 3 p.m. session and a 6 p.m. board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
High Rock Lake Association
Lawrence Pfefferkorn
Winston- Salem Association
George L. Hundley
Hundley
Joe Freeman
Greensboro
Association
Board of Directors
Anti Pigeon Campaign Draws Public Ire In Bridgeport
Bridgeport health officers report a controversial pest control effort using doped food to trap pigeons. More than 1000 birds captured. many diseased or deformed. Carbon monoxide used to kill birds. healthy ones sold to squad raisers. Humane Society approved the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport, Conn
Bridgeport
City Health Board
Humane Society
H. P. Dinan Jr
The
Ballplayers Feted By Hundley
George L. Hundley Insurance and Realty Little League champions, the Handley team from Fair Grove, were hosted at Mayor Hundley’s High Rock Lake cottage. Seventy attendees enjoyed boating and games followed by a hamburger supper. Each team member received a gold baseball prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
George L. Hundley Insurance and Realty Little League
Hundley
High Rock Lake
Handley
Fair Grove
New Club Fattens Permits Boost Week’s Building Activity
Last week saw only three new building permits issued by the inspector's office, totaling 301130 versus 207600 previously. Emerywood Country Club Inc. accounted for 288630 of the new permits for a country club on Country Club Drive while two other permits covered new residences at 233 E Parkway Dr and 907 Smith St. Twenty three repair permits brought the weekly total to 3091940 compared with 222175 prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club Inc
Country Club Drive
L. H. Bottoms
E. Park‘way Dr
R. E. Bencini
Smith St
Oil Trucker Wins Safety Honors
Southern Oil Transportation Co of High Point was honored among 30 motor carriers at the NC Motor Carriers Association annual meeting at the Grove Park Inn Asheville. It won the for hire petroleum division safety award for 1,500,000 to 5,000,000 miles. Burlington Industries Inc Transportation Division won the State Truck Safety Trophy. Maybelle Transport Co of Lexington also earned a trophy in the for hire petroleum division 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Oil Transportation Co
High Point
N. C. Motor Carriers Association
Council of Safety and Personnel
Grove Park Inn
Asheville
for\hire petroleum
Burlington Industries Inc
Burlington
Maybelle Transport Co
Lexington
ASC Nomination Deadline Nears for County Convention
Committeemen and delegates to the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation convention will be elected from those nominated by tomorrow. Petitions must be filed with the community election board chairmen. Eligible nominees advance to the Sept. 8 balloting with election chairmen listed for High Point Deep River Kernersville Guilford Jamestown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Convention
Community Election Board
High Point
C. C. Williard
Rt. 1
Deep River
C. Y. Bull
Rt. 2
Kernersville
Friendship
Floyd Coletrane
Guilford
Jamestown
W. E. Crutchfield
Greensboro
Prayer for T SDAY in Brooklyns Tompkins Church
Prayer asks for strength in faith and forgiveness through Christ. Alfred Grant Walton of Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church in Brooklyn, New York signs the supplication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Grant Walton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Flatbush- Tompkins Congregational Church
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Charles Tucker
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Calvin Cashatt
Kerney Hunt
Roy Dixon
Carl Jones
Clyde Hedrick
Jesse Smith
Virgil Morris
David Angel
James H. Sanders
Clay Royals
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Albert Jones
Paul Barnes
Frank McClure
Robert Warner
Raeford Cooke
Doyt Johnson
Bobby Fausnett
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Billy Davis
Clifton Chester
Carol Briley
Bill Thayer
Fred Council
Jesse Winfrey
Colored News
Lawrence Graves
Herman Reese
Elijah River
David Cox
Lackey
Mabe
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Wrenn Street
High Point Enterprise
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Hundley Cottage
J. P. Collett
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