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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1956
Page
20
The Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh announces the 30th Annual Debutante Ball to be held September 7 and 8 at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. The event includes two evening dances an afternoon tea at the Governor's Mansion and multiple luncheons.
The Weinberger family on Long Island faced a days long nightmare after their infant Peter vanished from a carriage at 17 Albemarle Road. A ransom note demanded $2000, later raised to $5000, as police and press debated coverage and pursued leads across Nassau County and New York. The case drew national attention, with hoaxes and false tips complicating efforts while the family pleaded on radio and TV for the baby's return.
In Hibbing Minnesota municipal leaders faced a surprise when a homemade Confederate flag appeared on the city hall flag staff. Officials initially puzzled by the symbol, then realized it represented a regional sentiment noted as a southern symbol.
Monaco post wedding reports show American visitors rose modestly in May and June while casino spending remains limited. Prince Rainier finances a color film of the ceremonies and a Wall Street banker joins Monaco's financial committee. Palace protocol limits public access. tourism remains a one-day affair for most visitors.
High Point and Thomasville Girl Scouts and Brownies will attend camp July 29 with registration received at the Girl Scout office. New books added to the public library include Churchill The Birth of Britain and Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin among others.
Henry T. Heald of New York University will become president of the Ford Foundation next October. At 51 he is succeeding H. Rowan Gaither Jr., who will remain chairman. The foundation, established in 1936, holds assets around 2% billion from the Ford family and Ford Motor Co. stock.
An unnamed Argentine official says Eva Peron’s body was not cremated after her husband’s ouster. The ashes were reportedly scattered in the Rio de la Plata per Diario de Noticias. The official refused to reveal the grave location or burial site in Buenos Aires.
In drought-stricken Kansas, optimism appears in a simple act as residents in Ottawa buy umbrellas. The sight prompts a brief Ottawa Herald item highlighting small signs of relief amid dry conditions.
In Bucharest Stalin is downgraded but not erased. A remaining statue stands in Stalin Square while the National Art Gallery has purged most depictions. A year ago the gallery overflowed with Stalin portraits and statues, giving a Big Brother vibe. now only one heavy Soviet artwork remains.
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