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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1959
Page
3
In Thomasville the Chair City saw street flooding from heavy afternoon rain estimated at 1.5 to 3 inches. Rain began mid morning and intensified into sheets by about 2 pm before easing later in the day. Lightning struck power lines and damaged a pumping station and filter plant components.
A Lexington man shot out all four tires of his wife’s car amid anger over her riding, later knocking out headlights and denting the body. He was charged with reckless handling of a firearm. The flood-battered city saw Lake Street branch waters flood yards and streets, with Gray Street blocked and a boy swimming in urban torrents.
RANDLEMAN North of here on Highway 220 a truck pulling a small trailer overturned. Gene Hippler 19 of Selma Va was charged with exceeding a safe speed by highway patrolmen after the incident.
Thomasville detectives probe weekend burglary at Rockwell Street home of Mrs. Rachael Johnson. She reports a wedding ring and a princess ring valued together at 150 dollars were taken after a break in Saturday night.
A highway exit near Chillicothe leads to the Sharp family home of Merle Samuel and Frank Sharp, marked by a sign reading Sharp Turn.
Hippler was taken to Asheboro to arrange bond after the incident involving vehicle control during a heavy rainstorm.
Archaeologists report spoons recovered from ancient Egyptian tombs dating about 4000 years ago. The artifacts suggest dining practices and metalwork skills of the period, with wells preserved in tomb contexts and potential links to elite burials.
Georgia King of Randleman admitted to setting a morning house fire with kerosene oil. Fire crews arrived about 7 35 a m and contained the blaze before collapse. The home, owned jointly by Mrs. King and Grover King, was a total loss.
In Mobile Alabama a burglar broke the pawn shop window with a brick and took a pair of shoes. Police described the theft as targeted and reported no other items missing.
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