Rainfall Lingers As Cooler Air Follows Showers
Rain finally hit High Point and Guilford County with widely varying totals from 0.19 to 0.78 inch. The storms slowed progress on heat relief and caused 55 mph wind gusts in Thomasville with damage there. Forecasters warn of a NW cold front bringing more showers today with fair cooler weather tonight and a possible new wet spell Monday.
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High Point
Guilford County
Oe Weather Bureau
Thomasville
Greensboro High Point
Three Hurt In Auto Crashes In Separate Incidents
Three people were injured in two separate auto crashes in the city. A 17 year old driver sustained a broken collar bone and one woman had a brain concussion. In the second crash a city police officer suffered forehead abrasions when the patrol car struck a utility pole after mechanical failure.
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Centennial and
Montlieu Avenues
Clyde Walton
Tabor St
Grace Walton
Henry Lee Moon
West Street
Walton
E. W. Howell
Howell
Robert Gooden
Willowbrook Street
Gooden
Seven Men Inducted For Army Draft From Local Area
Seven local men left yesterday for Charlotte and then induction into the Army at Fort Jackson South Carolina draft board officials said. Ten other area men accompanied the inductees to Charlotte for pre induction physicals. The seven inductees were George Donald Bright James Edward Hayes James Radford Wade Leroy Sellers Charles Lewis Sells Robert Louis Kirkpatrick and William Dalton Robbins.
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Charlotte
Army
Fist Jackson
S. C
George Donald Bright
James Edward Hayes
James Radford Wade
Leroy Selers
Charles Lewis Sells
Robert Louis Kirkpatrick
William Dalton Robbins
City oil coats dirt streets to curb summer dust
The city public works department began oiling dirt streets to reduce dust, starting in the fourth ward and moving through wards 3 2 and 1. About 120000 gallons will cover roughly 60 miles of unpaved streets with three crews preparing surfaces for the oiling. This third year of the program costs around 16000 dollars and is popular with residents while ongoing curb and gutter projects await bid decisions.
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City Public Works Department
George Dean
Dean
Lions band opens 39th Lions convention in Miami parade
The Senior High School band from High Point North Carolina rested after a 27 hour 1000 mile trek to Miami to march at 7 p.m. in the parade that opens the Lions Clubs International convention. The trip suffered tire trouble causing a four hour delay but the band remained upbeat.
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Robert Marks
Miami
Fla
Lions Clubs International
High Point
Biscayne Boulevard
North Carolina
Tar Heel
John L. Stickley
Charlotte
Lions International
Heathwood Resort Motel
Atlantic Ocean
Miami Beach
Polio Shots Urged Ahead of Peak Season
County polio officials renewed appeals to Guilford parents to vaccinate children before August and September. Officials noted safety of Salk doses in summer and warned of rising cases as polio season nears.
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Guilford
Hawaii
County Medical Society
California
Texas
Louisiana
Florida
E. H. Ellinwood
Jaycees Win Second in Publications at National Meet
Kansas City special report: The High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce earned second place nationwide for printed club publications in its class. More than 350 awards were given after judging. Jaycee News, in the 25,000 to 100,000 population group, was recognized as part of the contest. A large High Point delegation attends the 36th annual convention.
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Kansas City
High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee News
High Point Club
Sister Of Local Resident Dies In Tennessee
Mrs. Georgia Keith Axline sister of Mrs. Lewis Goldstein of High Point died suddenly at her Chattanooga home. Mr. and Mrs. Goldstein were vacationing at Myrtle Beach when notified and were en route to Chattanooga. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. She is survived by another sister Mrs. D. B. Smith of Chattanooga and a brother L. Keith of Mobile.
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Georgia Keith Axline
Lewis Goldstein
High Point
Chattanooga
Tenn
Goldstein
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Axline
D. B. Smith
L. Keith
Mobile
Als
Thomasville Man Held For Assault On His Wife
Rufus Lee Smith, 48, of Route 4, is jailed on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after his wife Rachel signed the complaint. A hearing date is not yet set and bond was expected today. In a separate case, Raymond Parker Jr., 27, of P Street, was arrested on a prohibition violation after a traffic stop on E Main Street. His hearing in Recorder's Court is set for July 13.
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Thomasville
Rufus Lee Smith
Route 4
Smith
Rachel
Raymond Parker Jr
P Street
E. Main Street
Parker
Recorder's Court
Conferees Okay Dam In Wilkes
Washington ap proval of a Public Works Appropriations Bill allocates 25000 for a survey of the Wilkesboro dam site. The item faces possible removal only if either chamber returns the bill with instructions. Key figures include Rep. Charles B. Deane and Hugh Alexander, with plans shifted from two dams to one on the Yadkin River.
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Washington
Wilkesboro
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Congress
Charles B. Deane
Hugh Alexander
Caldwell County
Yadkin River
Campaign opens to raise 104000 for hospital expansion
Trustees at the June meeting launched an immediate drive to raise 104000 more to complete High Point Memorial Hospital enlargement. J R Graham will direct construction starting mid July with steel deliveries planned in 1956 if no strikes occur.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
R. T. Amos
J. R. Graham
Coltrane-Graham
Hill-Burton
Heart Center
Amos
Particu Ae
Hospital Assocatios
Piedmont Cities Watch Controversy Over Water Facility Action
Officials from Piedmont North Carolina cities monitor progress of a dispute affecting regional water supply facilities. The committee notes potential impacts on infrastructure and local services as developments unfold.
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Committee of
Piedmont
North Carolina
Two Firms Hit By Thieves In Thomasville
Thieves broke into Guilford Dairy on National Highway and Clodfelter's Store on College Avenue in Thomasville last night. Police report no items stolen. a prior weekend break in at City Memorial Park bath house caused about 200 dollars damage to coin machines, bringing the three incidents in total.
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Thomasville
Guilford Dairy
National Highway
Clodfelter
College Avenue
City Memorial Park
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Otteray Drive
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J. Robert Connor
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Woodruff Street
Kearns and
Pershing Streets
John David Ross
Monthey Avenue
Point College
State Highway Commission
State Commission
Lexington Avenue
T Poe
New England Industries, Inc
Trinity Road
High Point Chamber of Com
Merce
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Trip
Ocala
Georgia
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Charles Taylor
Silver Springs
South Bay
High Point Enterprise
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Tennessee
English Street
Wilkes
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