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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1959

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Fog Delays Britannia on St Lawrence Tour Stop

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip face fog delays on the St. Lawrence River as Britannia nears the Beauharnois Lock during a six week Canadian tour. Officials expect a two hour postponement of the St Lawrence power project visit amid ceremonies planned at Eisenhower Lock and the Moses-Saunders Dam.

Beauharnois Lock Cote St. Catherine The St. Lawrence Cornwall Ont Washington Air Force Nixon Patricia Eisenhower ‘Lock Moses-Saunders Dam International Canada United States Rockefeller Elizabeth Seaway State of New York Ontar Io

Springfield Church marks growth and camp meeting activities

The Rev. L. J. Mabe leads Springfield Church worship as deacons and trustees join in. Since 1950 membership rose from 71 to 200 with a 1953 auditorium and 1955 parsonage on two acres. The 17th John Wesley Camp Meeting runs at Route 68 with daily services and visiting evangelists Dr. Overly and Dr. Anderson. Don Rollins directs music while Rev. Hal Edwards guides youth services.

Springfield L. J. Mabe John Wesley J. W. Grace Camp Meeting Russell V. R. Overly Fort Thomas Tony Anderson Wilmore, Ky Don Rollins Hal Edwards Princeton

Ridgecrest Music Week Program At Green Street Church

Seventeen Green Street Baptist Youth and Adult Choir members attend Ridgecrest Music Week. A special program by the Conference Choir is set for Tuesday at 7 45 p m featuring The Resurrection Story by Claude Almond. Attendees include Mrs Arnold Culler Mrs Kent Bennett Mrs Helen Laney Roger Cole Miss Nancy Slanter Miss Becky Oakley Miss Jane Johnson Miss Francis Dyess Darrell Harris Larry Smith Roger Butler Billy Barker Bobby Reavis Reggie Teague Jimmy Green Kay Clinard and Larry Hughes.

Green Street Baptist Church Ridgecrest Claude Almond Arnold Culler Kent Bennett Helen Laney Roger Cole Nancy Slanter Becky Oakley Jane Johnsson Francis Dyess Darrell Harris Larry Smith Roger Butler Billy Barker

Cornerstone service marks new educational building

A special service at First Baptist Church tomorrow will mark the laying of the cornerstone for the new educational building. The ceremony follows the morning sermon by Dr. J. E. Rawlinson, with the renovation program nearing completion to seat about 1300 people. The Rev. Gerald Blevins will be installed as associate minister of the First Church of God Sunday evening at 7 30. The Rev. Mr. Newell will tour Europe and the Holy Land during July and August.

First Baptist Church J. E. Rawlinson Gerald Blevins Church of God Arlo F. Newell Newell Europe Holy Land

Hoffa Still Promising Cleanup After Long Inquiry

James R. Hoffa told the Senate hearing he can remove racketeers from the Teamsters Union but will act only after the investigation ends. Senator Kennedy dismissed Hoffa’s pledge as futile while McClellan notes mob ties hinder real reform. Several union officials cited have pleaded the Fifth and faced charges from extortion to narcotics.

Washington Senate Labor Management Committee James R. Hoffa Teamsters Union Hoffa John F. Kennedy D-Mass Sam Goldstein New York

Official Probe Opens In U S Airliner Crash

In Milan an armored car regiment and police sealed a three mile zone around wreckage from a U S Trans World Airlines Constellation. All 68 aboard were killed. Italian and American investigators from government safety agencies and TWA began the probe into whether lightning, weather, or mechanical failure caused the disaster near Castellanza.

Milan Italy U.S TWA Salvatore Petrucci Here Malpensa Swiss Alps Paris Chicago O'Hare Castellanza Marante U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board Martyn Clarke Clarke Rome Ciampino

Gov Earl K Long Takes Weeklong Rest After Psychiatric Treatment

Gov Earl K Long rests at a Covington motel for about a week under a doctors order after 63 years, ending hospital confinement and triggering a pause in political activity. A medical team barred press contact and visitors while guiding a quiet recovery plan tied to his re election campaign plans.

Covington Earl K. Long Louisiana Long State Hospital Board State Jesse Bankston Charles Belcher Southeast Louisiana Mandeville

Mercury Drenches Regions With Heat and Storms

The Associated Press reports extreme heat and humidity across the eastern half of the U.S. with scattered afternoon showers in the central Rockies. Thunderstorms and heavy rain hit several northern plains towns and Michigan, Minnesota, and Oklahoma. Fort Worth recorded 2.72 inches of rain. last week Dallas saw over 7 inches. Highs reached 95 to 96 degrees in D.C. area as heat slowed Baltimore harbor work and delayed ship sailings.

Rockies Weather Bureau Plains Medicine Lake Montana Bismarck N.D Pierre S.D Grand Marais Mich Park Falls Wis Duluth Minn Tulsa Okla Fort Worth Texas City Aberdeen D.C Washington, D.C Baltimore

Summary of 1959 Legislature views by Guilford delegates

The Enterprise previews tomorrow features with Sen. C Arthur Kirkman and Rep. Ed Kemp of High Point assessing the 1959 Legislature. Additional local pieces cover the Archdale Petty homeplace, High Pointer P C Smith resuming mail service after 50 years, Old Salem restoration, and a tragic prom night death story by Saul Pett.

Assembly C. Arthur Kirkman Ed Kemp High Point Guilford County Raleigh Kirkman Kemp Enterprise Archdale High Pointer P. C. Smith Old Salem Piedmont North Carolina Saul Pett AP Newsfeatures

Hawaiian Statehood Vote Declared Likely Yes

Honolulu residents vote on statehood and pick candidates for the first general election. A Hawaii Statehood Commission straw poll showed 12 to 1 in favor. The primary results reflect multi racial candidates with several of Japanese or Chinese ancestry seeking seats in Congress.

Hawaii

S C Theater Owners Defy Blue Laws

Nine Greenville area theater operators plan to open Sunday in defiance of South Carolina blue laws. Sheriff J R Martin vows to file cases as theaters operate. Several theaters in Spartanburg, Rock Hill, Lancaster, Hartsville and Chester have also opened, with public opinion set to test the issue in Spartanburg County’s July 14 advisory referendum.

Associated Press Greenville South Carolina J. R. Martin Greenville County Chester Hartsville Rock Hill Lancaster Spartanburg Daniel R. McLeod Spartanburg County General Assembly

Tax Bill Accord Reached

Senate and House conferees approve a compromise tax bill extending wartime rates for a year and setting a June 30 1960 review. The plan preserves corporate income taxes and key surcharges while delaying permanent changes to passenger transport and communications taxes. The measure awaits presidential signature before the Tuesday deadline.

Senate House Congress Senate House White House

Steel Leaders Gather to Break Impasse

United Steelworkers Union called its top leaders to New York to resolve an impasse in steel contract talks. Union President David J. McDonald convened the 33 member executive board to review the situation as a looming economy crippling strike threatens four days before a potential walkout.

New York United Steelworkers Union David J. McDonald

Heavy Polio Season Feared In North Carolina

North Carolina faces a severe polio season as four paralytic cases were reported last week in Onslow and Robeson counties. The State Board of Health says 13 cases statewide show a spike from last year, with 9 unvaccinated and 4 partially or fully vaccinated, and notes 80 to 90 percent protection after the three shot basic series.

Raleigh North Carolina State Board of Health Onslow County Robeson County

Figure In Stabbing Found Dead In Bed In Macon

Authorities awaited autopsy results on Dr. Norma Ware Holt the central figure in the 195 fatal stabbing of her three children in North Carolina. Holt was found dead in bed in Macon after living with her mother since release from a North Carolina mental hospital.

Macon, Ga Norma Ware Holt North Carolina Winston-Salem N.C Ford Ware Leonard Campbell Bibb County Holt Campbell Vickie Larry Ann Dr. Holt Raleigh Winston - Salem

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