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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1957
Page
5
North Carolina sees continued fair hot weather this afternoon into Tuesday with warm nights. Highs reach around 90 in the mountains and 93 to 98 elsewhere, with 60s in the mountains and 68 to 74 elsewhere after dark. South Carolina reports fair hot conditions today and Tuesday with highs 88 to 90 on the coast and 90 to 94 inland, and lows mostly in the 70s.
Kenneth Roberts author of Northwest Passage and Arundel died at his Rocky Pastures farm in Kennebunkport Maine at age 71 after a week in bed due to corona ry thrombosis He completed proofreading Water Unlimited for October publication and had recently received a Pulitzer citation for fostering interest in early American history He was born December 1885 Cornell graduate 1908 married Anna Mosser survived by wife and his services will be held in Cambridge Massachusetts with burial in Arlington National Cemetery
RALEIGH 4-H Club Week opens tonight on the NC State College campus with about 1200 boys and girls attending. The event centers on Improving Family and Community Living. Bill Pennell of Caldwell County will bang the gavel at Reynolds Coliseum. Speakers include Dr Carey H Bostian chancellor David S Weaver and L R Harrill. Finals in 4-H contests and officer elections plus delegates to the national congress in Chicago are planned.
Pharmacist Hall Longacre notes most pills sold are now in decorator colors and predicts plain white pills will become rare. The article cites a rise in higher education enrollment in the United States from 50,000 students.
The Associated Press reports extreme heat and humidity across the eastern half of the nation with readings above 100 degrees in cities such as Baltimore Washington and New York. Drownings climbed with at least 39 deaths over the weekend as millions flocked to lakes and streams and several heat related fatalities occurred nationwide.
The forecast calls for a low of 70 tonight and a high of 93 tomorrow, with today’s high also 93 and last night’s low 69. Sunset is at 7 33 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 20 a m. Hot and humid conditions persist.
North Carolina Highway Patrol ended a pre arranged race near Elizabeth City with three men arrested and two 1957 cars confiscated. Virginia State Patrol joined in, arresting two speeding drivers as they crossed the state line. The new law allows seizure of race vehicles for auction after trials.
Dean Henry McIntyre known as Mister Mac and pioneer of North Carolina high school agriculture education died while visiting his daughter in North Wales, Pennsylvania. He had helped start farm life courses in Guilford County and taught at Jamestown and Pleasant Garden while guiding rural farming efforts through Red Oak and Nash County community work. He left a widow, nine children, and many trained farmers in mourning.
An announcement from New York introduces Dristan Tablets 24 for 98 cents, claiming rapid relief from sinus headaches and congestion without puncturing the nasal passages. The ad promises a money back guarantee if pain and pressure persist.
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