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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1961
Page
5
Dr Molner explains height and weight predictions for boys and girls using age based multipliers and parental heights. He discusses heredity as a major influence, noting variability and the value of water intake to prevent kidney stones, plus polite guidance on reader questions and Calorie Chart requests.
The Supreme Court heard counsel for Quincy Bullock a Dillon South Carolina dishwasher appeal his death sentence for the 1958 killing of a white widow Carolyn Barfield Wolshock. Attorneys allege due process violation from beatings and coerced confessions. SC argues no injuries shown and confessions voluntary. Arguments were expected in the afternoon after court routine business.
The skeleton of a pipe smoking Indian estimated to be 500 to 700 years old was uncovered Sunday in a canyon near Lubbock. A marble like pipe with charred tobacco was also found. The sheriff’s office filed the report and did not seek next of kin.
Larry Dacek, 15, Reno, was rescued after spending nearly 11 hours 50 feet below the surface in a Virginia City mine shaft connected to the Sutro tunnel. Off duty Carson City officer Walt German lowered into the shaft to aid the rescue as two friends lowered Larry with a rope that later broke.
Hollywood saluted Gary Cooper for 35 years of stardom at a Friars Club charity dinner. Dignitaries included Carl Sandburg Henry Ford II Gov. Pat Brown and film pioneers War ner and Goldwyn. Comedians teased Cooper with good humor as Hepburn Garson and others voiced glowing tributes.
North Carolina saw two highway deaths last weekend, part of 15 fatalities this year. State officials express cautious hopes for a drop in highway fatalities. Linwood Ray Hardy, 22, died when his car struck a bridge abutment near Grimesland Pitt County. Ottis Elwood Shreve, 45, was pinned under his overturned car near Reidsville. Ahoskie resident Robert Savage, 35, died in a house fire.
Cooper, 59, stole the spotlight with a laconic speech asking if he is the luckiest guy alive tonight, delivering a concise, characteristic moment that drew applause and attention from attendees.
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