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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1955
Page
2
Evangelist Billy Graham concluded a Paris meeting with a call to renounce sin and turn to faith. A large crowd of about 23 000 attended across three services, with 417 seeking counseling and more than 1 300 decisions reported.
Funeral services held for 87 year old Mrs Rachel Beeson at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Also conducted were services for 68 year old Robert Crouse at Fairview Methodist Church with interment in church cemetery.
Funeral services for Theo Wood Suggs, Greensboro resident who died near Norfolk Virginia, will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at Sandy Ridge Methodist Church. A World War II veteran and construction company employee, he died en route to Norfolk after a fall from a light pole. He is survived by his wife Fiorette Stout Suggs, a son Darrell Gene Suggs, a daughter Theo Fernis, six brothers and his mother. Burial will be in Guilford Memorial Park.
Eisenhower and Dulles have argued Quemoy and Matsu carry limited strategic value, focusing instead on Formosa. U S officials weigh issuing a statement after a spring plane crash that killed Red Chinese diplomats en route to Bandung, unsure of its usefulness but ready to act if beneficial.
Libby Hicks an 18 year old blonde was named Miss Shelby yesterday and will represent the city in Miss North Carolina. Hicks is a salaman of Meredith a. e. Her father is Rev. E B Hicks pastor of Eastside Baptist Church.
The note suggests a postponement of a matter with a promise to revisit next season. It mentions some followers of Christ and that many will not return, while Paris is present tonight, prompting inquiries about reactions.
London reports say Britain remains resilient amid a two week national rail strike and a dock workers stoppage. Businesses and workers adapt with skeleton crews and hitchhiking as talks continue, while transport fleets and charitable rides keep essentials moving across ports and cities.
Thousands of Roman Catholics in Buenos Aires defied a government ban on outdoor processions. They marched 15 blocks along Avenida de Mayo from the Metropolitan Cathedral to the national Capitol, waving Vatican and Argentine colors amid a tense display of church-state conflict. Police watched as demonstrators gathered outside Plaza de Mayo and near Congress.
In Delh India June 11 Jean Franco led an eight man expedition that conquered Mt Makalu and later reported finding fresh footprints at 13 000 feet. The team discussed the sighting and posed for photos after shedding oxygen gear on the summit.
The Weather Bureau forecast expects generally fair conditions Sunday in the western states and southern border area from South Carolina westward. Florida will see afternoon and evening storms, with showers possible in Maine the middle Atlantic states and southern New England. Warmer in the southern and western Plains with occasional rain in the Missouri and western Great Lakes regions.
Washington reports Adm. Arthur Radford warns Russia's long range guided missiles, and intercontinental ballistic ambitions, demand countermeasures as U S policy weighs deterrence. He testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on extending the draft act and missile developments.
In Hollywood on June 11 a 41 year old woman identified as Mrs Marjorie Frodsham shot herself in front of a hotel after a family argument. Her 24 year old daughter Merilyn Jean Krissman cried out that she had her mother’s blood on her dress.
A new Minerals Museum dedicated on Friday showcases North Carolina minerals near Spruce Pine along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Gov. Hodges attends as the state and National Park Service open the seven acre site open year round with native stone building and free visitor access.
The season brings major outdoor histories to North Carolina audiences with productions including The Last Colony at Roanoke Island Unto These Hills in its sixth year Horn in the Wat and The Sword of Gideon continuing. New ventures Voice In the Wilderness at Charlotte Thunder Over Carolina at Lincolnton debut this month with limited initial performances.
Tenis star Maureen Connolly, 21, married Norman Brinker at St Patrick's Church in her hometown San Diego. The bishop officiated and blessed the couple who plan a European honeymoon before Connolly covers Wimbledon for newspapers.
H R L Corbett of Macclesfield today elected president of the Presbyterian Synod Men of North Carolina. The meeting opened in Davidson with an address by Dr J Sesismeres and a discussion of three phases of the General theme. Morning session covered stewardship and evangelism with clergy speakers. Dr Elton Trableod of the U S Information Agency spoke on vocational guidance.
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