Dickens Celebrate Silver Wedding With Open House
Mr and Mrs John E Dickens were honored on Sunday with an open house for their silver wedding anniversary at 318 Boulevard. Hostesses were Mrs F D Sparks and Mrs L I Morris. Guests came from Thomasville Summerfield Randleman and High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Dickens
F. D. Sparks
Dickens
Harold Gibbart
Billy Hutchens
Thomasville
Summerfield
Randleman
High Point
Highway Administration Costs Rise In 1957 58
An audit for the fiscal year 1957 58 shows the North Carolina State Highway Commission general administrative costs increasing from 551 000 to 901 000. Total non administrative expenditures were 140 057 116 versus 140 248 393 the prior year. The report notes changes in fiscal accounting per a Chicago firm and quotes Auditor Henry Bridges on ongoing standardization of highway accounting procedures.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Henry Bridges
Commission
Chicago
Bridges
Chihuahua Hits Jackpot In Record chihuahua Litter
Brin kley Arkansas AP Ben Miley reports his chihuahua produced seven puppies in one litter, a record for the breed as confirmed by the American Kennel Club on Tuesday.
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Brinkley, Ark
Ben Miley
Miley
American Kennel Club
Great White Way Still Has Appeal For Veteran Actress
Helena Wild 72, longtime Broadway devotee, still works as a hotel cashier in Manhattan and savors Broadway buzz. The red haired former opera singer recalls singing for McKinley and Dewey, performing with Eva Tanguay, and jostling with Gloria Swanson and Bette Davis, choosing city life over Florida retirement.
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Broadway
Helena Wild
Great White Way
Florida
Mrs. Wild
Gloria Swanson
Bette Davis
Sam Levenson
Manhattan
Metropolitan
Charles Loughrey
Pabst's
125Th Street
Caruso
Tetrazzini
Father Indicted For Blocking Polio Shots
In Nashville Tennessee a father named Ben Gamble was indicted Tuesday for refusing to allow his two children Arthur Ray 14 and Elizabeth 9 to receive the Salk polio vaccine. The county health department filed the misdemeanor under a 1999 act. Gamble, a laborer, pledged to fight the indictment saying he resists being told what to do and would go to jail if required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Ben Gamble
County Health Department
Gamble
Arthur Ray
Elizabeth
Malik Sees Little Chance for Big Four Accord
Charles H. Malik of Lebanon, president of the U N General Assembly, said in Charlotte that he expects little chance for firm agreements among the Big Four foreign ministers. He warned that as long as communism aims at undermining other areas, broad consensus will be hard to achieve.
Becke Blackwell Fetes and Garden Club Picnics Dominant in Week Schedule
A series of social events for Becke Blackwell and the Pride and Patience Garden Club fills the week. Luncheons, outings, and "come and visit" parties are planned at Emerywood Country Club, Montheu Avenue, Briarcliff, and local shelters with many hosts including Mrs. Vivien Fred, Susan Fred, and the Casey family.
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Garden Study Club
Marietta
Becke Blackwell
Vivien Fred
Susan Fred
Montheu Ave
Billy Morris
Sandra Morris
Emerywood Country Club
Mesdames R. L. Herndon
Moir Young
Herndon
Briarcliffe
Brenda Coffey
Jamestown
Mesdames
Richard Phillip Mowery
Friends Shelter House
Silas Casey
Edgar Johnson
Jack Dunn
Pride and Patience Garden Club
Kent Bennett
The Mature Parent and Jealousy in Sibling Dynamics
Mrs. Muriel Lawrence suggests addressing a child's jealousy by reframing it as admiration. She uses Bob and Buddy with painting as an example to help the injured child see his brother as an admirer, not a pest, and to guide forgiveness without false piety. The piece notes jealousy contains admiration and warns against paternalistic explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Lawrence
Bob
Speedy
Buddy
Gus Roberts Becomes First Negro Graduate at Central High
Gus Roberts aged 17 graduated from Central High School in Charlotte marking the first Negro to complete the program there amid token integration across Charlotte Winston-Salem and Greensboro. His family attended the ceremony and there was no segregated seating.
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Charlotte
N.C
Gus Roberts
Central High School
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Gus
Edward Roberts
Piedmont
Rhonda Fleming Talks Engagement with Swiss Millionaire
Hollywood star Rhonda Fleming confirms discussions of engagement to a Swiss millionaire she met in Europe during the Cannes Film Festival. She notes no engagement yet and mentions an interlocutory divorce from Dr. Lew Morrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Rhonda Fleming
Felix Fosco
Europe
Lew Morrill
Skin Divers Are Beached in Shark River Inlet
Avon officials move to restrict skin diving after reports that divers obstruct navigation in the Shark River inlet. Commissioner Henry Brewster orders divers to stay upstream to reduce hazards to boats and traffic.
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Avon
N.J
Shark River Inlet
Henry Brewster
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W. C. Chasteen
Grace
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Wrenn & Howell
MER School
Conn - Olds - Selmer
Bend Instruments
Wrenn ST
Carolina
Tri-City
G. Bedford
N. Wrenn ST
Dorothy Roe
AP Women’s
McKinley
Adm
Dewey
Walter Damrosch
Eva Tanguay
Sambo Girl
Fielding Magness
George Wild
Charles Malik
SEARS
Ummer Sale
North Main Street
Guilford Optical CO
N. Main Street
Main Drug No. 2
Jack Southerland
Family Finance
of High Point, Inc
Commerce ST
Asheville
Concord
Durham
Gastonia
Salisbury
Wilmington
Ray Wheatley
Woodrow
High Point, N. C
Isenhour
Dallas
Cee Ely
Dallas Furniture Store
E. Wahsington St
Samuel Hyman
Princess
Shuge
Hamilton
Esterling
Main ST
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