Eight High Pointers Hurt In Accidents Main Street
Highway Patrol reported five residents of High Point injured in multiple accidents. A motorcyclist named Hurley was rushed to Cone Memorial after a collision on S Main Street with a southbound car driven by Robert Everhart. An 8 year old boy on Ridgeway Street was struck while playing, and a 13 year old Leonard Street boy suffered facial bruises after backing into a taxi driven by Ervin Craven. A second collision near Stokesdale involved Faircloth and Otis Tilley with one car in a ditch, resulting in minor damage and a total loss for the Faircloth auto.
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Highway Patrol
Hurley
Cone
S. Main Street
Yes
Robert Lee Ever
Everhart
Auto Company
Carter
Ridgeway Street
Benjamin C. ‘Mixson
Leonard Street
Ernest Oe
Ervin M. Craven
Elm St
State Highway Patrol
High Point
Stokesdale
Faircloth
Otis C. Tilley
Tilley
Bloodmobile Visit Set for February 27 and 28 in Thomasville
Mrs. R. L. McDonald chairs the Thomasville Red Cross unit announcing a February 27 and 28 bloodmobile visit sponsored by Thomasville Chair Co. with a 375 pint quota plus 66 pints deficiency from December and a 5 percent Civil Defense stockpile increase. Bob Holladay, chair company personnel director, expects to surpass the quota again and asks supervisors to mobilize available workers for the drive.
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Thomasville
R. L. McDonald
Thomasville Red Cross
Thomasville Chair Co
Bob Holladay
Chair Company
Holladay
Mrs. Nixon Makes Covert High Point Stop
The nation’s second lady Mrs. Richard Nixon visited High Point with a companion, arriving by train around 7 am. She had breakfast at the Sheraton, toured Heritage Furniture Co. showrooms with Mel Binney, discussed color schemes, and made tentative selections. She then traveled by car to Lenoir and left from Charlotte for Washington, with secrecy surrounding local arrangements.
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High Point
Richard Nixon
Lenoir
Elliott &. Wood
Heritage Furniture Co
Nixon
Mel Binney
Heritage
Rain Ends as Weatherman Forecasts Fair Week Ahead
Weather summary notes rains have ceased across the state and forecasts show generally fair and cool conditions through the week. The front that ended the rainy spell has moved into northern Florida and is followed by a secondary trough, with temperatures near to slightly above normal and a few scattered showers possible Friday.
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The
Today
Florida
Bad Traffic Violation Record in Chesterfield Utah
Two year old Melvin North faces potential license trouble after a car accident in Chesterfield Utah. While seated beside his sleeping father, the child started the car and hit the gas, causing the vehicle to roll forward and knock another car off a jack with its owner underneath.
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Chesterfield
Utah
Melvin North
Melvin
Smokes Stolen In Break-In At Ingle's Grocery
Four cartons of cigarettes and two boxes of cigars were taken in a break-in at Ingle's Grocery on Oak View Road. Deputies said the thief shattered the front door glass, reached inside, unlocked it, and stole merchandise valued at 12 dollars.
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Ingle’s Grocery
Ingle's
Oak View Road
Sheriff's Deputies
Polio Drive Donation From Oak View Students
Oak View School students contributed 507.63 dollars to High Point's 1957 March of Dimes campaign. The Sunday Enterprise had misreported the donor as Oak Hill School.
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Oak View School
High Point
Sunday Enterprise
Oak Hill School
Prayer for TCSQDAY Emancipation and Unity Message
A prayer by Charles M Crowe of Wilmette Illinois asks divine help to emancipate from sin hatred and prejudice and to build understanding brotherly spirit and unity. The pastor prays for a kingdom of good will and a blessed nation.
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God
Charles M. Crowe
Wilmette, Lr
Wilmette Parish Methodist Church
YMCA Indoor Show Proves Circus Alive for Local Kids
Miller Brothers circus dazzles High Point families inside the YMCA gym in a single ring format. Mrs. R A Miller showcases a rifle and trapeze act while elephants, chimpanzees, and clowns delight children, countering Ringling North’s death pronouncement with a lively, nostalgic crowd.
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John Ringling North
Ringling
North
Dad
Hippodrome
High Point
Miller Brothers’ Circus
YMCA
Inti
R. A. Miller
Annie Oakley
GOC Seeks Volunteers For Ground Observer Corps
High Point unit of the Ground Observer Corps seeks volunteers as it has since formation. A city canvass runs this week to recruit locally with a general meeting planned Friday at 7 30 PM at the YMCA. Air Force personnel attended a recent GOC meeting to boost recruitment.
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High Point
Vass
GOC
YMCA
Air Force
Sieanshte Vinaheets Enna Ad
Sayangges
Local Pairings Listed In Winston and High Point
T. G. Poteat and Ruby Lee Helms of Winston. Thomas M. Byerly and Mary Jane McCain of High Point. Robert D. Hayes and Clarine Derry of High Point. Herbert Roy Burcham and Betty Lee McBride of Winston-Salem. Alton C. White and Elma Lucille Thomas of Hoyle and High Point.
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T. G. Poteat
Ruby Lee Helms
Winston
Thomas M. Byerly
Mary Jane McCain
High Point
Robert D. Hayes
Clarine Derry
Herbert Roy Burcham
Betty Lee McBride
Winston-Salem
Alton C. White
Elma Lucille Thomas, Hoyle
Faulty Light Triggers Alarm at High Point Memorial Hospital
A defective fluorescent light starter triggered a fire alarm at High Point Memorial Hospital. Fire crews arrived at 12:26 this morning and found smoke odor in a corridor. In separate incidents, an oil stove fire at 739 English St caused minor kitchen damage and smoke, while an oil circulator flood at 1025 Sherrod St led firefighters to let a blaze burn out.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
English St
Sherrod St
Davidson County Better Schools Committee Seeks Superintendent Change
A Davidson County group named the Davidson County Better Schools Committee proposes replacing Paul Evans as county schools superintendent. The plan includes nonpartisan elections, elected local boards, and higher pay for teachers, with next steps to seek applications and set a meeting date in Lexington.
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Davidson Group
Evans
Thomasville
Davidson County Better Schools Committee
Paul Evans
David Plummer
Plummer
Fair Grove
Carlie Beck
Davis-Townsend
Charles Lambeth
County Board of Education
Davidson County Better School Committee
Davidson
Lexington
Bruce Davis
Davis - Townsend
J. O. Lanier
Homer Craver
Seager Payne
Reeds
Foy Warfford
Clyde
Carl Lockabil
Southmoath
D. C. Sink
H. B. Sharp
Dwight Hedrick
C. R. Reed
Harris
Welborn
Joe Edwards
Thurmond Briggs
Dr. Plummer
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Deborah Lauter
R. E. Lee
William Dean Lee
Dean Jr
Bloodmobile
POLIO
First Baptist Church
Denton
Fred Duckett
M. A
Huggins
Baptist State Convention
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