Finance Firm Head Killed In Lexington Ave Crash
High Point police report a fatal traffic crash on Lexington Avenue killed Raeford Emberly Yarborough, 24, finance firm manager. A passenger, David Lee Crisco, 20, was injured. Yarborough died of a broken neck at High Point Memorial Hospital. The incident raises the year’s local deaths to 11 with multiple prior fatalities noted.
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Lexington Ave
High Point
Raeford Emberly Yarborough
Ferndale Ave
High Point Memorial Hospital
David Lee Crisco
Route 3
Yarborough
E. Lexington Avenue
E. Lexington
Earl Ralph Hensley
Robert Wayne Martin
Kivett Drive
Martin
John Campbell King
Jack Gene Carmichael
Thomasville
Winston- Salem
Baptist Hospital
Chestnut Street
Jamestown
Lexington Avenue
Youth Wins Honor Unit Selection at UNC Chapel Hill
David Ramsay Williams of 512 Otteray Drive, a 1960 High Point High School graduate, is named to UNC Chapel Hill's Freshman Honors Group for 1960 61. George W Taylor secretary of the Chancellor’s Committee announced Williams meets high standards in class rank, aptitude scores and recommendations. Williams engaged in Beta Club National Forensic League National Honor Society Student Council and band at High Point High School and was Student Council president and a National Merit finalist.
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David Ramsay Williams
Otteray Dr
High Point High School
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Young Williams
George W. Taylor
Taylor
Williams
Haithcock Considers Runoff in Guilford County Race
Last Saturday's four way election left incumbent John B. Carpenter short of a majority with 13,214 votes. Tommy E. Haithcock has 10,113 while Thomas E. Brown and Russell H. Tagert trailed with 3,927 and 1,335 respectively. If Haithcock petitions for a runoff, it must be filed by Monday with the Greensboro elections board.
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Guilford County Register of Deeds
Tommy E. Haithcock
John B. Carpenter
Harthcock
Elections Board
Greensboro
Carpenter
Haithcock
Thomas E. Brown
Russell H. Tagert
Nehanta Bay Arrives in Hong Kong for Scrapyard Tow
The Nehanta Bay, first of five American escort carriers headed to the scrap heap, arrived in Hong Kong under tow from Boston on Friday.
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Hong Kong
Nehanta Bay
Boston
Seven Terms Of Superior Court Here
The fall term of Guilford County Superior Court in the High Point division spans eight weeks with seven criminal and civil sessions. Judges Robert M. Gambill and Allen H. Gwyn are assigned to preside on varied weekly calendars from July through December with some dates yet to be set.
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Guilford County
Gambill
Gwyn
Sunshine Should Return Sunday Forecast
Partly cloudy skies were forecast to rule the Piedmont area today after last night's showers. The high today near 85 with a low around 66. tomorrow sunshine returns with near normal temperatures and a mid-80s high.
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Piedmont
Seaman Charged With False Bomb Report
Patrick Matthew Hayes 57 was held on 2500 bail after claiming a 16 inch box aboard an airplane contained a Soviet atomic bomb. The Baltimore merchant seaman said the device would explode at LaGuardia. FBI Director Hoover noted Hayes was the 17th arrested on false bomb charges since April 7.
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Washington
Patrick Matthew Hayes
New York
Baltimore
Friendship International
Eastern Airlines
la Guardia
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hayes
North Carolina Hotel Association picks new officers at convention
Ray A. Chambers steps down as president and is succeeded by George J. Stobie of Asheville during the NC Hotel Association three day convention at Sedgefield Inn. New officers include William D. Turner vice president Kenneth B. Cross secretary treasurer and Mrs Neva G Wright executive secretary with a slate on the board of W F Clements L S Barringer Richard Arey and M H Stewart.
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Ray A. Chambers
High Point
North Carolina Hotel Association
George J. Stobie
Asheville
Sedgefield Inn
Stobie
Grove Park Inn
William D. Turner
George Vanderbilt Hotel
Kenneth B. Cross
Charlotte
Neva G. Wright
Raleigh
W. F Clements
Wilkes Hotel
North Wilkesboro
L. S. Barringer
Barringer Hotel
Richard Arey
Washington Duke Hotel
Durham
M. H. Stewart
General Greene
Greensboro
C. J. Mack
Washington
American Hotel Association
T. E. Pickard Jr
The
Carolina Motor Club
George Chumbley
Battery Park
Association
High Point Man Wins Seven Day Cruise Prize
George Friedman of 1103 Johnson Street won a seven day cruise for two to Jamaica and Nassau. His name was drawn from Lewis Motor Co registered entries in the past month during the sales promotion event.
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High Point
Cruise In Motor Co
George Friedman
Johnson St
Jamaica
Nassau
Friedman
Lewis Motor Co
Pope John XXIII Forms 11 Commissions for Council
Pope John XXIII established eleven commissions to lay groundwork for the Roman Catholic Churchs first ecumenical council in nearly a hundred years. The move signals active preparation by the Vatican for the historic event.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Long List Of Arrests Reported By Police
A string of arrests reported by police includes Lan nien Hyatt 30 of Route 1 held on 350 bond for drunk driving and possessing a pint of taxpaid whisky with seal broken in public. Charles R. Shelton held on 200 bond for reckless driving. Others include Donnie Poe 51 held 100 bond for assault with deadly weapon. Hazell Crofts 39 held 100 bond for assault with deadly weapon. Herbert Bizzell 42 held 100 bond for larceny valued at 4.10. Albert Ratliff 19 charged with assault on Janice Dockery. All face upcoming Municipal Court dates in June.
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Lannien Hyatt
Route 1
Charles R. Shelton
Clinton Street
W. Willis Street
Donnie Poe
Poe
Robert Brown
Hazell Crofts
S. Main Street
Grady Carroll
Tank Street
Herbert Bizzell
Jimmy Collins
Bizzell
Albert Ratliff
Tudor Street
Ratliff
Janice Dockery
Wiscassett Mills Superintendent Dies In Hospital
George Lyster Efird 57 night superintendent at Wiscassett Mills died after four days illness in Stanly County Hospital. native of Stanly County he belonged to Silver Springs Baptist Church and Stanly Lodge 348 A F and A M. Funeral at Silver Springs Church with masonic rites burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife Stella Poplin Efird two daughters Mrs Howard Holt Albemarle and Mrs Palmer Wat of Charlotte one son George Wayne Bud Efird of home mother Annie Barbee Norwood five brothers and seven sisters.
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Albemarle
George Lyster Efird
Wiscassett Mills Co
Stanly County Hospital
Stanly County
Silver Springs Baptist Church
Stanly Lodge No
Silver Springs Church
George Higgins
Leroy Calder
Efird
Stella Poplin Efird
Howard Holt
Palmer Wat
Charlotte
George Wayne
Bud” Efird
Annie Barbee
Route 2
Norwood
John C., Grant
Wilbur
Bud
Bob Fields
Starling Eaird
High Point
W. T. Gilliam
Adam Little
Jayvee Helms
Ardell Simmons
Haden Wagoner
C. W. West
H. E. Talbert
China Grove
Dust and Smog Run Higher in Mexico City Than New York
AP reports scientists find Mexico City has nearly twice the dust and smog of New York. Dr Angel Silva leads the study and calls for relocating industry from the city and its suburbs to cut pollution.
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Mexico City
New York City
Angel Silva
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Rotary
Highway 311
National Safety Council
A F
Manda Tysinger Yarborough
Janice Ave
A. F. Yarborough Jr
Springfield Rd
Ray Hines
Walton Ave
A. E. Yarborough
Southern Pines
Central Alliance Church
J. E. Nelson
Floral Garden
Allen Jay
Raeford Yarborough
Raeford E. Yarborough
Dal Barles
Ray Chambers
Terday
J. Garnet Andrews
Chattanooga
Highway Patrol
W. S. McKinney
Darrell
Wiscassett Mills
Bible
A. A. Allen
North Side
Memorial Coliseum
N. Cherry St
Winston-Salem
N. C
Fayetteville
Lumberton
WAGR
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