Convention Opens with Banquet and Flag Ceremony
The state convention of Sons and Daughters of Liberty held its three day meeting this morning with an opening general session and a banquet in the Sheraton Hotel ballroom. L. V. Miller of Thomasville presides as officers are elected Tuesday afternoon. Notables include national councilor Mrs. Martha Broschart and several state and local officials. A highlight will be Miller presenting an American flag to C. Franklin Bailey, Mills Home scout master.
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State Convention of Sons and Daughters of Liberty
L. V. Miller
Thomasville
B. G. Leonard
Carson Stout
West Coast
Lula Bowman
Burlington
Martha Broschart
Forty-Fort
Mattie Detmar
Norfolk
Annie Stewart
Tempie Perdue
Gladys Ryan
Letitia Andrews
Petersburg
Miller
C. Franklin Bailey
Mills
Typical Summer Weather On Tap For Area
The five day forecast calls for typical summer weather with temperatures near normal and scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Tonight’s low around 63 and tomorrow’s high near 86 with a regional airport reading of 83 yesterday and 64 last night.
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Friendship
Pedestrian Damage Suit Dismissed In Guilford Case
A $75,000 damage suit in Guilford County Superior Court ended with no award to plaintiff Thomas R. Allen after a three day trial. The jury found Sizemore negligent for hitting Allen on Wrenn Street but also held Allen partly at fault for crossing the street at an angle with his back to traffic. Allen suffered a broken leg and collarbone and says he cannot work well since the accident on December 15.
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High Point
Guilford County
Allen
Sizemore
Baton Twirlers Win Awards at Myrtle Beach Championship
Three baton twirlers from Mrs. Al Martin's Parks and Recreation class won awards at the Miss Sun Fun Majorette Championship in Myrtle Beach South Carolina on Saturday. Kipi Martin 10 won third in best appearing majorettes and fourth in national open twirling. Sandra Smith 14 placed fifth in beginner twirling and in twirling. Teri Martin 3 received a trophy seat as youngest entrant in twirling.
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al Martin
Parks and Recreation Dept
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Kipi Martin
Sgt
Sandra Smith
T. V. Smith
Teri Martin
Violent Weekend In City Marked By Shootings And Stabbings
Assistant City Editor reports a violent weekend with multiple victims. Johnsie McDonald Walter Lee Chandler Arlee Hough and George T Moore are named among the wounded and involved individuals. Police arrested four suspects as investigations continue into shootings stabbings and assaults across several streets including Elsie Leonard Hoover Cliffisde and Thissell. A shotgun shooting near Elsie Street injured a woman and a separate stabbing at High Point Memorial Hospital left Chandler with severe back wounds requiring stitches. Several suspects face municipal court dates in July and July 9. Additional arrests included a concealed weapon charge and multiple reckless driving and drunken driving cases. Bond amounts ranged from 25 to 500 depending on the charge.
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Johnsie McDonald
Elsie
Street
George T. Moore
Leonard Street
Walter Lee Chandler
Hoover Street
andArlee Hough
Cliffisde Drive
Johnnie McDonald
Elsie Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Arlee Hough
Hough
Chandler
Margaret Cullins
Thissell Street
Willie Gaskins
George T.moore
Moore
Gaskins
Robert Baldwin
Graves ‘Street
Boyce Riley
Unity Street
Thomasville
Charles E. Hill
Moffitt Drive
James R. Lynch
Winston - Salem
Brenda Joyce Wilson
Haverly
Grady Cole Martin
Gram ‘By Street
Jimmy F. Harris
Oak View Road
William Arville Griffin
Tate Street
Arnold Edward Kenndy
Rt. 4
High Point
Window Smashers Tap Eight Local Businesses
Police report eight establishments hit by window breakage with losses in the hundreds. Nightwatchman heard Glass shattering at Chicken Box at 3 30 a m and other breaks were found Saturday night or Sunday morning. Investigators note a past similar spree in nearby cities and continue probing the rash of window damage.
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Adams- Millis
English Road
Carolina Beauty Supply Co
Thomasville
High Point
Harmon Shoe Repair
American Banker's Insurance
Julian Josephson
Duggins Grocery
Branch '66
Carolina Beauty Supply
Skate Queen Sharon McKenzie Crowned at State Championships
Sharon McKenzie, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles L McKenzie of Greensboro, was named roller skating beauty queen at the state championships in Wilmington representing High Point. She will compete for the national title in July at Lincoln Nebraska. A rising senior at Ragsdale High in Jamestown.
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Sharon McKenzie
Charles L. McKenzie
Forest Lake Rd
Greensboro
Wilmington
High Point
Lincoln
Neb
Ragsdale High
Jamestown
Budget Work Slated Tomorrow At UA
Budget conferences with representatives of member agencies proceed tomorrow. The week sees four new construction permits issued for churches and residences, including a $52,000 church at 816 Leonard St and a $42,000 residence at 1509 Cherokee.
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Esdaernoon
Shakes
St. Luke’s Lutheran ‘Adams Memoria
Arrie
Leonard St
Boy Scouts of America
Shield Boys’ Club
Frank J. Mickey Jr
Army
UCS
Eesto
J. S. Patterson
McCuiston
Billy Sheloff
James
Eastches- Foscue
Edwin Leipman
Ter
J. E. McInnis
Croydon
Lynch
Central Ymca
Carl Chavis Ymca
Family Service Bureau
George Armfield
R. V. Spracklin
Alton Stanford
Fred Swartberg
W. T
Powell
Robert Latta
John Hutch- Cumby
W. Broadens
R. T. Amos Jr
Otis Tillman
Ed Hardin
Church of Christ Parsonage
Plymouth
Emerywood
Country Club
Mars Hill Holiness
Dr. R. R
United Church
Brooks
James Thompson
Rotary Dr
Lost Boys Found On Highway Near High Point
Three youths from Rt. 5 High Point were reported missing late yesterday and found early today hitchhiking on a highway between Badin and High Rock. Richard 15 Lea mon 12 and Wilmer 13, sons of W. H. Phillips and William B. Cherry, were returned home after their father spotted them and picked them up. Authorities said search efforts began Sunday afternoon and continued overnight with daylight drag plans for Younts Lake near Trinity School.
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Archdale
Rt. 5
High Point
Badin
High Rock
Guil Rand
Richard
Leamon
W. H. Phillips
Wilmer
William B. Cherry
Mendenhall Road
Younts Lake
Trinity School
Fair Grove
Phillips
Greensboro Driver Hurt In Accident
Lynda Gray Lewis 18 of Kernersville drove without glasses and caused a three car crash at City Lake Park entrance on Highway 29 A injuring Hazel Hauser of Greensboro. Hauser was admitted to High Point Memorial Hospital with back pain and possible foot fracture. Lewis and Ida Mae Ashburn faced traffic citations in Municipal Court.
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Greensboro
Art Pichardson
High Point City Lake Park
Lynda Gray Lewis
Rt. 4
Kernersville
Hazel Wood Hauser
Hoffman Mill Road
High Point Memorial Hospital
City Lake Park
Hauser
Ida Mae Ashburn
Sears Plans Original Art Listings in Catalog Hobby Claim
Sears to list original paintings drawings and sculptures in the catalog under a new program. Vincent Price is commissioned to scout works across the United States and abroad. Most pieces will go to smaller towns lacking fine arts galleries. George H. Struthers notes the plan targets towns with few galleries.
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New York
Sears, Roebuck Co
Vincent Price
George H. Struthers
Sears
Firemen Battle Four Alarms Sunday
Firemen were summoned to 309 Richardson St at 1 08 a m when a discarded cigarette lit a couch and rug. The occupant extinguished it but firemen checked the area. A defective dishwasher at 905 Sweetbriar caused concern at 11 34 a m as power was disconnected and the machine urged for servicing. Two additional malicious false alarms were received but none were apprehended.
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Firmen
Richardson St
Sweetbriar
Canada Holds Line On Dollar At 92 Cents
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Donald Fleming rejected any change to the 92 percent per dollar rate, stating Canada will not consider altering the exchange rate. Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton indicated support for a further devaluation to 90 cents, calling 92 percent a cabinet compromise and 90 cents a defendable peg amid a negative trade balance.
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Ottawa
Donald M. Fleming
Canada
U.S
Fleming
Alvin Hamilton
Bakery Names Julian Gosnell Manager at New Randolph Road Plant
Julian Gosnell a Lexington native now living in Charlotte has been named general manager of Bost Bread's new wholesale bakery on Randolph Road in Thomasville. Floyd P. Bost Shelby vice president announced the move as the firm expands from its Shelby bakery to a second wholesale plant adjoining its local distributing warehouse.
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Thomasville
Lexington
Charlotte
Julian Gosnell
Bost Bread
Randolph Road
Floyd P. Bost
Shelby
Bost
Twenty-One Children Drowned in Formosa Boat Disaster
Formosa police report 21 schoolchildren dead after a trawler capsized during a boat race along the Yun River. Four more bodies found today, with about 50 youths ages 6 to 16 aboard the Chieh Shin when it sank.
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Taipei
Formosa
Yun River
Industrial Society to Meet at Bruton Home
The Industrial Social and Savings Club will meet tomorrow at 7 PM at Mrs. A. C. Bruton’s home 513 Henry Street. Associate hostesses are Mrs. Lewis Boss and Miss Sharon Bruton.
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A. C. Bruton
Henry St
Lewis Boss
Sharon Bruton
Prayer for High School Graduates and Guidance
Message from James Ross McCain of Agnes Scott College asks God to guide thousands of graduating high school seniors. He prays for parents counselors pastors and others who influence their next steps and for them to pursue meaningful lives in Jesus name. Decatur Georgia.
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Jesus
James Ross McCain
Decatur, Ga
Agnes Scott College
Babies Become Stockholders in IMC Profit Windfall
Esterhazy Saskatchewan AP reports every newborn in the province automatically gains a stock in International Minerals and Chemical Corp. Each share valued at about 37 dollars arrives as pay-potash drilling reaches 3132 feet. The venture yields an estimated 40 million dollars in potash for fertilizer use.
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Esterhazy, Sask
Saskatchewan
International Minerals and Chemical Corporation
IMC
Father of Seven Receives Degree at Rochester
Andrew Romano, 34, a father of seven, earned a bachelor of science degree at the University of Rochester after 15 years of night school. The Bell & Howell chemist noted his wife’s patience helped him complete the program as his six daughters and one son range from one to 10 years old.
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Rochester
N.Y
Andrew Romano
University of Rochester
Romano
Bell & Howell Co
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Art Richardson
E. Green Drive
American Bankers Insurance
Ings of
S. iWrenn Street
L. L. Duggins
E. Russell Avenue
Branch 66
E. Russell
W. Commerce
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