High Point Names 1957 Community Ambassador to Switzerland
Keith Macon of Jamestown departs this week for a two month stay in Switzerland. He will tour the United Nations buildings in New York before sailing aboard the MV Johan Oldenbarnerett to Rotterdam, arriving July 9. He plans to live with a Swiss family and learn four languages while touring cities like Bern and speaking with locals. The journey aims to promote international goodwill and world peace, with a key to High Point to be given to the city council. The program is sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Switzerland
High Point
Keith Macon
Jamestown
Viktoriastrasse
New York
United Nations
Johan An Oldenbarnerett
Rotterdam
Macon
North Carolina
Bern
Gerbers
England
UNC Doctor Receives Grant to Study Pituitary Cancer Treatment
Dr Gordon Dugger of UNC School of Medicine secures a 31 050 grant from the U S Public Health Service for a three year study on pituitary gland operations in cancer patients at North Carolina Memorial Hospital The project includes Drs James Newsome and Judson Van Wyk The procedures aim to render the pituitary gland nonfunctional without removal by placing a disc between brain and gland results described as favorable Each operation severs gland function without removing the gland Dr Dugger a Boone native and UNC alumnus graduated 1941 and 1945 from Johns Hopkins
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U. S. Public Health Service
Gordon Dugger
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Dug
N. C. Memorial Hospital
UNC
Dugger
James Newsome
Judson van Wyk
UNC School of Medicine
Pituitary
Boone
University of North Carolina
John Hopkins
Montreal Neurological Institute
Montreal
Canada
John and
Ruth Dugger
R. E. Hiatt Living Symbol Of Courage In Hectic World
R. E. Hiatt or “Eugene” of High Point, 78, lost his left arm in early adulthood but remains cheerful and unbothered by modern rush. He survives on a prewar tractor for mobility, attends Wesley Memorial Church, and embodies resilience and friendly nature admired by locals. His friend Frank Sizemore notes he’ll have a “clean ride” when Heaven comes.
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R. E. Hiatt
Pete Jones
Eugene
High Point
Mr. Hiatt
Blair Caeeeee
Varee Ture Co
Hiatt
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Memorial Methodist
Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Public Service Ad Offers Free College Crisis Booklet
A public service notice invites readers to request a free booklet on the college crisis. It directs to Higher Education Box 36 Times Square Station New York and notes cooperation with The Advertising Council and the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association.
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Times Square Station
New York
The
Advertising Funcil
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
President Eisenhower Plays 18 Holes At Gettysburg Golf Match
President Eisenhower played 18 holes in Gettysburg, quipping about his own game and joking with an opponent. Allen struggled, but the President teased a 75 in a dream and noted both players' drives with humor while reporters were kept from the course. The party planned to return to Washington tomorrow.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Allen
Howor
Washington
Methodists Hold Top Positions
A Methodist Church news service reports a survey of religious affiliations among 48 state bishops and congress members shows Methodists among the top five groups. The audit lists Presbyterians Catholics Lutherans Congregationalists Jews Mormons and unaffiliated members.
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Washington
The
Methodist Church
Congress
Salute Defined by U S Army as Formal Honor Summary
The U S Army defines the salute as a formal mark of honor and courtesy to a higher ranking person a flag or a high official. Saluting distance is prescribed at between six and 30 paces.
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U.S
Mecklenburg teachers unveil reading first method in schools
In Charlotte area schools, a new approach teaches reading from day one with books and pencils. The program focuses on discipline and self reliance, aiming students to read ahead, improve arithmetic, writing, and art readiness through sustained reading and quiet classroom routines.
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Charlotte
Robinson
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