Local Teens Outpace Nation On World Affairs Quiz
Enterprise survey shows High Point High School students far ahead of national averages in world affairs knowledge. Local boys and girls outperform nationally on multiple questions, with strong gaps in age group and gender results. High Point girls show particular strength on subs names and Egypt economy questions.
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High Point
U. S. Navy
Congress
Casey Stengel
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Ike
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Great Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
Communist Party
Soviet Russia
Premier Bulganin
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Rebekah Lodge to Meet Friday at IOOF Hall
Rebekah Lodge will meet Friday evening at 7 30 o'clock at IOOF Hall on Commerce Street. The newly elected noble grand Mrs Minnie McIntyre will preside at the meeting.
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Rebekah Lodge
Magadalene Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Commerce St
Minnie McIintyre
Immaculate Heart PTA Set Friday Meeting at Guild Hall
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy PTA will hold its monthly meeting Friday evening at the Guild Hall. The time is listed as o'clock, and the event was announced.
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the Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy Pta
Guild Hall
Helpers Class Cancelled Then Rescheduled at Rankin Memorial
The Helpers Class of Rankin Memorial Church will not meet this evening. The group will gather next Thursday at the same time and place as previously announced.
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Rankin Memorial Church
Faithful Workers Class to Meet at Albertson Road Baptist Church
The Faithful Workers Class of Albertson Road Baptist Church will meet Friday at 7 30. Mrs Ruth Luck and Mrs Mary Mitchell will serve as hostesses for the church gathering.
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Albertson Road Baptist Church
Ruth Luck
Mary Mitchell
Benjamin Franklin Legacy Echoes in High Point Family
On this day 250 years after Benjamin Franklin’s birth, High Point notes Ben Hill Franklin II born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Franklin at 115 Brantley Circle. The article traces parallels between the elder Franklin’s pursuits in science, publishing, and public life and the younger’s budding interests in engineering astronomy hunting reading and a future in engineering.
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Mary van der Steur
Ben Franklin
High Point
Franklin
Ben Hill Franklin II
Brantley Circle
South
New England
Boston Beas
Ben Hill Franklin
Lisher
America
Teen movie tastes shift with age and TV impact
Gilbert reports teen opinion on movies showing younger teens favor Marilyn Monroe while older youths prefer Natalie Wood and Kim Novak. Survey finds 48 percent go to the cinema weekly, with genre splits by age and sex and a trend toward fewer double features and more spectacle.
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Marilyn
Hollywood
Natalie Wood
Novak
Montana
California
Onoo
Miss Monroe
Kim Novak
Debbie
James Dean
John Wayne
Dean
Handsome Rock Hudson
Miami
Miss Patrick Highlights North Carolina Authors at Book League
Thelma Patrick spoke at the Book League gathering Tuesday at 10 AM about two North Carolina writers Mebane on Burgwyn and William Polk. She praised Burgwyn as a versatile writer for teens and parents and noted Polk as a literary star and after dinner speaker author of Southern Accent and The Fallen Angel. The meeting at Mrs. Robert Cameron's home, with coffee service and a brief business session, followed a review of the previous program by Mrs. Cecil Haworth.
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Thelma Patrick
Book League
North Carolina
Mebane On
Burgwyn
William Miss Patrick
Robert Caperton
William Polk
Fallen Angel
Robert Cameron
Johnson Street
Cecil Haworth
Hospital Visitors Reported For Several High Point Residents
High Point Memorial Hospital reports E. C. Powell improving after surgery on Wednesday and allows visitors. Mrs. Henry Fick, also a patient there, shows improved condition after four weeks. Mrs. J. L. Patterson enters for treatment and is improving. Nearby residents visit as John W. Jones recovers from major Tupelo surgery. Donald Dahle and Tom Latimer head to Chapel Hill for UNC executives course and short Pinehurst trip with spouses.
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E. C. Powell
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Henry Fick
Montheu Ave
J. L. Patterson
Peachtree Dr
High Point Hospital
John W. Jones
North Mississippi Community Hospital
Tupelo
Miss
Jones
High Point
National Springs Corp
Donald Dahle
Tom Latimer
Chapel Hill
Dahle
Mr. Latimer
University of North Carolina
Carolina Inn
Pinehurst
Miss Grady Joins National Music Fraternity
Shelby Jean Grady of this city was one of 15 women students initiated into Sigma Alpha Iota national music fraternity at East Carolina College in Greenville. The ceremony was held at the home of Mrs. J. Herbert Waldrop, a patroness of the Beta Psi chapter. Grady, a High Point High School graduate, played in the school's orchestra and band.
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Shelby Jean Grady
Sigma Alpha Iota Naional
East Cores College
Greenville
J. Herbert Waldrop
Beta Psi
Miss Grady
High Point High School
Birth notices for Karen Dare Hurley and Cynthia Lafferman
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hurley of Greensboro announce the birth of a daughter Karen Dare on January 16 at High Point hospital. Mr. and Mrs. David Lafferman of High Point announce the birth of a daughter Cynthia on January 13 at High Point Memorial Hospital.
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Cynthia Lafferman
David Lafferman
BE. Farriss Ave
Cynthia
High Point Memorial Hospital
Estes to Lead Sirocco Dance Club Slate
Sirocco Dance Club elected C. W. Estes as president at its semiannual meeting held at the Thornton home. Other officers include Mrs. Howard Lowe and Mrs. M. W. Fields, with John Seymour as treasurer. Entertainment committee members are Mrs. C. W. Estes, C. P. Kirkman Jr., and H. R. Field Jr.
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Sirocco Dance Club
Steven Thornton
C. W. Estes
Estes
Howard Lowe
M. W. Fields
John Seymour
Co. W. Estes
C. P. Kirkman
Kitchen upgrades spread through Robeson and nearby counties
The Farm Women column reports on December kitchen improvements in Robeson Nash Watauga Stokes and Haywood counties led by Mollye H Briley and Jean Childers. Upgrades include painting sinks cabinets rearrangements and linoleum while 4 H girls in Haywood focus on sewing and learning apron making.
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Robeson
Watauga
Stokes
Nash
Haywood
Robeson County
Mollye H. Briley
Watauga County Health Department
Jean Childers
Health Department
Harrison McGuigan
Haynes
Wiggins
Nash County
Margaret H. Wade
Haywood County
Nancy Hinton
Miss Hinton
Keep In Good Shape For The New Styles
Readers are advised on selecting foundations and bras for different figure types. The booklet Figure Perfect guides measurements, fit, and suitable styles. Tips urge trying on before buying, choosing garments to match dress styles, with guidance on draped waist and long line options.
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King Foam
Res Syndicate
Los
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Baton Rouge
Connecticut
Rock Hudson
Marilyn Rock 4No Kim
Patrick
John Deyo
Edgedale Dr
Jack Todd
Medford Lakes
N. J
William Geller
Philadelphia
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Grady
National Music Fraternity
Karen Dare Hurley
C.W. Estes
Piedmont
Watauga Health Department
Reid Steele
Marie W. Haynes
Stokes County
Jeanne Darcy
Harvey Berin
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