European Friendship Tour Plans Near Close For Piedmonters
Nearly 60 Greensboro and High Point residents prepare for a 16 day Europe trip organized by World Travel Plan Corporation. They will depart August 19 from Greensboro and fly via Eastern and Trans World Airlines to London then Amsterdam Brussels Paris with a return September 3. Tickets cover travel hotel meals and site fees. a final cutoff for applications is imminent.
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High Point
Europe
Trans World Airlines
Eastern Air Lines
Greensboro
John Larsen
World Travel Plan Corporation
Brussels
High Commission of the Fair
World Travel Plan Presi
Dent Joseph Tigani
Greensboro - High Point
Idlewild International Airport
New York
Trans World
London
Amsterdam
Paris
Eastern Airlines
Joe Brown
The
Enterprise
Helicopter Crash Probed Near Greensboro Company HQ
investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Administration probe a helicopter crash at the Industries helicopter firm near Pee Airport. The craft burst from a landing pad atop the headquarters after a routine test flight. The helicopter, bought about 18 months earlier for roughly $75,000, fell 10 to 12 feet during the incident.
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Greensboro
A Industries Helicoper
Ay Pee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Potor Board
Medical Society To Hear Surgeon At Thursday Meet
Guilford County Medical Society hosts Dr. Donald S. Daniel of Richmond Virginia at the Plantation Supper Club Thursday. He will discuss cholecystectomy without drainage. Dr Daniel earned an A B from UNC and an M D from the Medical College of Virginia and is a fellow of major surgical bodies.
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Medical Society
Guilford County Medical Society
Plantation
Donald S. Daniel
Richmond
Daniel
University of North Carolina
Medical College of Virginia
American Board of Surgery
The
American College of Surgeons
H Iton Earns Toastmasters Nomination for National Director
Local realtor Bill Hylton receives unanimous nomination to Toastmasters International as a national director. With no opposition in Zone B he is effectively elected and will face election at the district 37 convention in Pittsburgh in mid August.
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Bill Hylton
Toastmasters International
Hylton
Pittsburgh
Webster Family Reunion Planned at Chesterfield Park
Descendants of the late R. T. Webster will hold a family reunion at Chesterfield Park in Chesterfield South Carolina Sunday, announced by M. J. Webster of Albemarle.
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R. T. Webster
Chesterfield Park
Chesterfield
S. C
M. J. Webster
Albemarle
Prayer for T Day and Personal Duty
A devotional prayer by George C. Pidgeon of Toronto urges faithful daily representation of Christ. It asks for discernment of God's will in every situation, Spirit-led relationships, and duties that satisfy heart hunger and bodily needs. It seeks Christ’s indwelling to inspire others.
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Lord Jesus
Christ
George C. Pidgeon
Toronto
United Church of Canada
Ballplayer Held In Knifing After Industrial League Game
Winston-Salem youth Theodore B. Tilly surrendered to sheriffs on an assault with a deadly weapon charge after knifing catcher Robert E. Ridge during an industrial league baseball game. Ridge received 60 stitches and transfusions, with witnesses aiding his hospital care. Preliminary hearing set for July 21 as bonds were posted and accounts differ over who struck first.
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Winston-Salem
Theodore B. Tilly
Tilly
Robert E. Ridge
Ridge
Route 4
Skeet Club Road
Junior
Winston
Henry C. Hayes
N. Hamilton Street
Hayes
Brower Oil Co
Robert Earl Brown
Daniel Brooks
Kenneth Peele
Moffitt Drive
Barbara
Walter F. Hazelton
Ennis Street
Earlene
Robert L. Humphries Jr
Carter Street
Olin Goodman
Fairview Street
Sarah Wilson
High Point weighs water plan tied to Yadkin basin
City officials gather to define High Point stance on a possible joint Yadkin River water basin as engineers report the current lake could meet needs to 1975 80 with a new reservoir and budget of 7 8 million. The report notes Deep River water is cheaper but foresees future large supply needs. Covington plans recommendations in about two weeks.
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High Point
George Covington
Seven Cities Water Development Committee
Covington
Yadkin River
Yadkin
Council
Deep River
Lexington
Thomasville
Kernersville
Burlington
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Burglars Crack Cloverleaf Safe. $242 Stolen, $700 Missed
Thieves used a tire tool to force the Cloverleaf Supermarket safe, taking $242 while missing $700 hidden cash. A second break-in occurred at Rich Plan Corp down the street. nothing reported missing. Earlier, Southern Motors on S Main Street was broken into over the weekend.
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Rich Plan Corp
S. Main St
Southern Motors Co
S. Main Street
B. W. Haithcock
Evans Pharmacy
N. Main
Randolph County
High Point Township Voter Purge Reform Cuts 882 Names
Nearly 900 voters in High Point Township lose registration temporarily after a sweep of records. Dorothy Glaesner says many more may be dropped after the November election. The spring purge reduces total voters to 21,560 with women leading men 11,041 to 10,521. Democrats 609, Republicans 215, independents 58. 715 whites and 167 Negroes removed. Precinct 12 loses 116 voters.
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High Point Township
Dorothy Glaesner
Brentwood School
GSA Advertising Bids for Heating Units in Atlanta
The General Services Administration in Atlanta is advertising for bids on gas burners and water heaters. Bid openings are slated for the third week of July, per a chamber bulletin.
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General Services Administration
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Early Newsboy Collections Ahead Of Long Weekend
With a holiday on the usual collection day the newsboys will collect tonight and tomorrow. Many customers will depart for the long weekend Thursday night or Friday. Speeding up the early collections helps avoid doubling up next week.
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Carrier Boys
High Point City Court Collects 23311 This Month
The High Point Municipal Court reported total collections of 23 311.48 in June. The criminal division contribed 20 139.73 with Guilford County fines 4 656.50. Court costs 13 50 yielded 8 525.50 to the city and 848 to the policeman's retirement fund and 1 696 to the state. Miscellaneous fees were 4 413.73 and civil judgments 2 500. Tax money distribution included 488 to the city and 124 to the state.
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High Point
Florence Allen
Guilford County
Municipal Court
Package Limits For Overseas Mail Raised
The post office department raised overseas package limits for armed forces personnel. Air parcels to military posts may now weigh up to 70 pounds with size limits up to 72 inches in some countries, replacing prior 2 to 30 inch restrictions.
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Post Office Department
Walter York
York
Reading Forecast Promises Heat With Possible 4th Shower
Daily outlook from Greensboro High Point Airport bureau shows temperatures in the 90s with highs near 91 today and 92 tomorrow. Tonight's low around 66, up from 62 last night. The Fourth of July may bring clouds and afternoon rain, with little statewide rainfall expected over the next five days and average temperatures near normal.
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Greensboro-High Point
Basis for paying policy changes eyed for city streets
Councilwoman Katharine Kirkman proposes pro rating curb and paving costs by street traffic to fix growing street problems. She opposes waiving the current policy and argues costs should reflect street type, with some residents paying less or nothing in certain cases. High Point has been under the $6 per foot policy for three years, with prior $2 rate before.
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Katharine Kirkman
Terrell
Kirkman
High Point
Playground Programs Draw Well Attendance Strong Week
Attendance in the first week of the summer playground season reached about 7,500, up from 6,436 in 1957, announced Mrs. Jean Fritts, playground director. Youth softball leagues begin, with girls' loop possible. registrations at nearest playground.
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Jean Fritts
Fritts
Thieves Take Radios From Three Cars On Eaton Place
Three 1957 model autos parked in the Eaton Place lot off Lexing ton Avenue had their radios stolen. Owners named are P. A. Warner Harold W. Callen and Erling S. Fromies. Each radio valued at $60. Investigation continuing.
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Eaton Place
Lexington Avenue
P. A. Warner
B. Eaton Court
Harold W. Callen
Erling S. Fromies
I Speak For Vision and Safety On the Highway
An essay by Joyce Whitley urges holiday motorists to prioritize vision and safety. It stresses that twenty twenty vision is insufficient, cites night blindness and dusk glare, and calls for regular eye examinations, proper lenses, and orthoptic training to prevent highway accidents.
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N. C. Society
Joyce Whitley
Stanfield
Albemarle
Charlotte
Durham
Raleigh
Yadkin
Chapel Hill
Johnny
Greensboro Guilford County Trade School Plans
Mrs Suzanne Olson associate editor of The Tool Engineer toured the Piedmont Industrial Crescent visiting Greensboro to learn about a new Greensboro Guilford County industrial training school. Ed Kemp High Point chairman of the school committee spoke at a chamber luncheon at the Greensboro C o me ry Club.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
North Carolina
Tool Engineer
Suzanne Olson
Detroit
Piedmont Industrial Crescent
Ed Kemp
High Point
Kemp
Chamber of Commerce
Greensboro Comery Club
Delayed Theft Report From St Joseph Man
Arthur Broce told Sheriff C A Jenkins his overcoat with two twenty dollar bills was stolen from his home shortly before last Christmas. He did not explain why he delayed reporting the theft.
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St.joseph, Mo
Arthu Broce
C. A. Jenkins
Broce
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H.iton
Webster
City Lake Pool
Wini Stuart
David Cox
High Point Enterprise
Jamestown
Charlie Roach
Rotary Club
Simon Hodgin
Ed Reams
Roach
Joe Slade
Bon Stafford
Coy Putnam
H. R. Gillespie
GSA
Roy Montgomery
Art di Fritts
Fairview
Leonard Street
Tomlinson
Goldston
Washington Terrace
Johnson Street
Armstrong
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