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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1956
Page
2
A Brooklyn pier explosion left nine dead as bystander Ker described a black smoke turning into a two block wide flames. Victims include John Balut 13 Ciro Balzano 56 Benny Cuccio 40 Frank Lopez 9 James J. McCullough 43 William Thompson 13 Frank Romeo 45 James A. Smith 69 Biaggi Valenza 47. McCullough hailed from Maywood New Jersey. others from Brooklyn.
Calhoun Anderson was elected president of the Furniture City American Business Club yesterday. New officers include Cleo Ven able as vice president Harry Roth rock as second vice president Harold Spainhour secretary William K. Moore treasurer Dean Thomas Harry Tuttle Tony Liber tore on the board of governors C. S. Lambeth also serving on the board. Installations set for January 1. Members also planned the annual Christmas party at the Embassy Club on December 7.
A Tuesday lineup lists Phil Silvers at 3:00 and Herb Shriner at 8:30. Western Marshal follows at 9:30, then the $64,000 Question at 10:00, Garry Moore at 10:30, and Arthur Godfrey at 11:00. Afternoon includes Little Margie at 2:00 and Art Linkletter at 2:30.
The New York market opened mixed with quiet trading and selective gains as profit taking followed a prior rally. Key oils advanced while steels and motors fell. rail shares mostly dipped and utilities held steady as the Associated Press average rose modestly.
Prices opened down as 41 companies including American Can Allied Chemical and Dye and General Motors showed varied activity. The market reflected broad dispersion with Mar and May contracts at modest declines and several large names like Bethlehem Steel and Westinghouse Electric moving in narrow ranges.
Market summary shows Dow Jones averages with furnishes by Bache and previous close figures. Industrials, rails, utilities, and stocks are listed with latest readings and trading volumes across multiple categories.
The High Point Alumni Chapter heard a panel claim Morehead Scholarships at the University of North Carolina may soon rival Rhodes scholarships in prestige. Dean Spruill Fetzer and Cathey joined High Point alums Koonts McAnally Utley in noting $5,900 awards to 30 or 40 students statewide. Larkin Kirkman of High Point is a Guilford County Morehead recipient. New chapter officers were elected and about 60 people attended at the YMCA.
J B Hill was elected chief of the High Point Rescue Squad at a meeting last night. Edward L Cecil was promoted to captain. Hill had served as co captain with N E Miller for several years prior to the promotion. Cecil was previously first lieutenant.
Scout Troop 4 held a supper meeting at Spring Hill Methodist Church where Scoutmaster Chase Lagsiter presented the Honor Patrol Award to Nick Fountain and his Eagle Patrol. Rev Walter J Miller praised the troop. committee chair L Hugh Baker led the session with other members present. Troop 4 is the oldest registered Boy Scout troop in High Point.
The Rev. George T. Stephens 72 longtime evangelist and former High Point resident died at Cone Memorial Hospital Greensboro after a week of illness. He preached inter denomination and lived in Greensboro last five years. Survived by wife three daughters a brother and two sisters and 11 grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. Rocky Knoll Baptist Church.
A historical note records that no silver dollars have been minted in the United States since 1935, reflecting a long cessation of this coin type. The statement implies a shift in U.S. coinage policy and monetary practice.
Maryland Governor Theodore R. McKeldin refused to proclaim December 7 as Pearl Harbor Day in Maryland. He argued governments should avoid reigniting international hatred across generations. Walter Heiskell, Life magazine publisher, had urged the declaration.
Local officials moved to close Clinton High School during Labor Day weekend amid disturbances. Officials sought Gov. Clem to advise on action, while Buford Lewallen plans to ask U.S. District Judge Taylor to cite all involved in the attack on the minister. Kasper’s contempt fine by Judge Taylor remains appealed.
The text states that a yellow light of a given intensity penetrates fog and mist much less effectively than a red light of the same intensity. This challenges the common belief about light color performance in foggy conditions.
The 1790 census counted 1 929 214 inhabitants in the new nation. This early population tally marked the first U S decennial census undertaken by the United States census.
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