Cornerstone Ceremony Today at First Reformed Church
First Evangelical and Reformed Church on English Street holds a cornerstone service at 11 a.m. with Dr. Harvey A. Fesperman preaching and Rev. R. A. Mensendiek conducting. A three Sunday dedication schedule leads to August occupancy with May 3, 1914 and 1901 structures noted.
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First Reformed Church
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
English Street
Harvey A. Fesperman
Southern Synod
R. A. Mensendiek
M. R. Crooks
Mendenhall Son Joins Realty Firm
Edward Emerson Mendenhall II a June UNC graduate has joined Mendenhall Moore realtors and accredited management organization. He completes a Realtors Institute course and will study further to earn certification while visiting High Point and Guilford County offices. He is son of Ed Mendenhall co founder of the local firm and resides with wife Judy Peterson and their infant daughter at 715 A Chandler St.
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Edward Emerson
Sandy) Mendenhall II
University of North Carolina
Mendenhall-Moore, Realtors
Chapel Hill
Realtors’ Institute
North Carolina Association of Realtors
High Point
Mendenhall
Chi Psi National Fraternity
Ed Mendenhall
Judy Peterson
Winston-Salem
Chandler St
Accident Box Score This Week and Year Totals
This week there were no deaths and one injury with property loss of 5610 dollars. Year to date totals show 522 accidents, 183 injuries, and 200533.14 dollars in property loss.
Autopsy Finds Suicide by Belt at High Point Jail
William H. Dobbins 51 of Route 3 High Point died by self strangulation after a belt noose was fashioned while jailed five hours after a wife’s complaint. Autopsy by Dr H C Lennon and Dr T Eugene Terrell cited severe heart disease and restricted circulation as factors, with no neck fracture. Authorities say jail procedures remain unchanged and belts are routinely removed from inmates.
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High Point City
H. C. Lennon
T. Eugene Terrell
Guilford County
William H. Dobbins
Route 3
High Point
Dr. Terrell
Lennon
Dobbins
C.C. Stoker
Stoker
Chiropractor Invited to Display Spine-O-Tone Invention
Local chiropractor Dr. L. G. Harrison will display his spine o tone instrument at the International Basic Technique Research Institute in St. Louis Missouri. The convention runs from Monday to Thursday and his clinic will close during his absence.
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International Basic Technique Research Institute
St. Louis
L. G. Harrison
Ward Street Methodist Church Meeting Tomorrow Night
The WSCS of Ward Street Methodist Church will meet at the church at 7 30 p.m. tomorrow.
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WSCS
Ward Street Methodist Church
High Point 2nd in U S production growth
Greensboro-High Point area posted an 87 percent rise in manufactured goods value from 1954 to 1958, reaching 315.6 million dollars. Employment grew from 38,588 to 42,211, ranking among the nation’s top 25 metro areas for production gains, with Winston-Salem showing a smaller increase.
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Greensboro-High Point
Department of Commerce
San Jose
Calif
Greensboro - High Point
South
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
Winston-Salem
Nashville
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Richmond
High Point
Local Residents and Company Face Tax Charges in Winston-Salem
The fall term of the U S Tax Court opens in Winston-Salem on Sept 26 with four local residents and Universal Co Inc facing charges for owing 307,154 in taxes and penalties. The alleged fraudulent evasion covers 1950 through 1953.
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U. S
Winston-Salem
Clarence A
Loma Sloop Troutman
Murray J
Cora Abeles and Universal Co., Inc
First Superintendent Arrives In New High Point District
The Rev Ralph Taylor has been appointed the first district superintendent of the newly formed High Point District by Bishop Nolan B Harmon of the Western North Carolina Conference. He and his family reside at 300 W Parkway. The district includes 49 charges carved from Greensboro Winston Salem and Thomasville areas. The initial duties include presiding over a meeting of pastors and district stewards at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church to set the plan of work for the conference year. Taylor, a Charlotte native, fielded education at Duke and Mt Pleasant College, joined the conference in 1933, and previously led the Statesville District from 1951 to 1956.
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Ralph Taylor
Nolan B. Harmon
Western North Carolina
The
Methodist Church
Mr. Taylor
High Point
Lake Junaluska
W. Parkway
Violet Turner
Concord
Becky
Bill
Taylor
Melvin Kelly
Statesville
James H. Woodhouse
Oxford
High Point Senior High School
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
Guilford County
Geensboro
Randolph County
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Charlotte
Queen City
Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute
Mount Pleasant
Duke University
Duke
Duke Divinity School
Methodism
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Taylors
Lexington
First Methodist Church
New High Point
New Dad Confronts Hospital Chaos On Fathers Day
Forrest Cates recounts a hospital visit where a new father endures a chaotic tour of the maternity ward. He battles hungry nerves and a cake craving while nurses seize the baby and coworkers quarrel over shared duties. The absurd scene ends with the man waiting at home to claim his child.
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Dad
Civil Defense Weakness Noted in Guilford County
Gen Edward Fink Guilford County Civil Defense director warns Guilford area short of wardens radiological monitors to manage possible fallout. High Point has only one warden. 600 more needed. Spinnett cites need for broader training and urges collaboration among city rural and reception area directors. resolution passes unanimously.
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Guilford
Edward B. Fink
Guilford County
Civil Defense
High Point
George Spinnett
Spinnett
Fink
Gen. Fink
North Carolina Civil Defense Assn
Local Youth At Science Institute Returns Home
Roger Brower son of Mr and Mrs L F Brower of Springfield Road and student at Allen Jay High School returns home today after attending the Junior Engineers Summer Science Institute at Clemson College South Carolina The two week program included classes in several scientific fields and tours of nearby industries.
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Roger Brower
L. F. Brower
Springfield Road
Allen Jay High School
Junior Engineers Summer Science Institute
Clemson College
S. C
Clemson
Weather Outlook For Piedmont Mild With Clouds
Variable cloudiness and mild temperatures expected in the Piedmont area with highs near 79 and lows around 60. Tomorrow more widespread cloudiness and scattered showers likely, with temperatures holding steady. Yesterday’s high reached 80 at 3 15 p m and the low 68 at 5 30 a m with .01 inch rainfall.
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Piedmont
High Point Debate Team Returns From San Diego Tournament
The High Point School debate team led by Mrs. Bruce Roberts returned from a week at the University of San Diego. They faced 180 schools from 32 states in the largest national speech tournament since 1951. Individual competitors lasted multiple rounds in drama ext in speech and poetry reading but did not win events.
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High Point
San Diego
Calif
Bruce Roberts
University of San Diego
Jerry Proffitt
Lynne Sizemore
Sylvia Freeman
Miss Sizemore
John Echdinger
Michael Pierce
Cleveland
Ohio
College High
Pittsburg
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Lee A. Peeler
Mendenhall Son
Edward Mendhall Ill
300 Parkway
Mrs. Taylor
Dat Bayles
High Point Enterprise
Ricky Berrier
Kerners Club
Allen Jay School
Berrier
Ville
Dal Bayles
By Forrest Cates
Forrest Cates
Science Institute
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