Episcopal Men Honor Retiring North Carolina Bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina Laymen honored retiring Bishop Edwin A. Penick at their silver anniversary convention in High Point. Penick will retire June 30 and was the afternoon speaker as Hyman Phillips Jr. of Tarboro was elected president by about 350 delegates. Freeman and Hobart Steele praised Penick’s leadership and integrity, noting the 15 000 men in the diocese as a living monument to him.
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Episcopal Diocese of
North Carolina
High Point
Edwin A. Penick
Herbert Bailey
Greensboro
Hyman Phillips Jr
Tarboro
Hobart Steele
Burlington
Firemen Respond to Four Sunday Calls
Firefighters answered four alarms on Sunday. At 4:13 p.m. at 1338 Lincoln Dr they found a sofa bed burning in the back yard but extinguished it with no property damage besides the sofa. A boy woke later and denied knowledge of the fire.
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Lincoln Dr
Tipton St
English Street
Kite Flying Event at High Point Parks and Recreation
The High Point Parks and Recreation hosted a kite event with youngsters attending in a warm, cheerful mood. A rain contingency set a wind date of Saturday March 7 with the contest slated for 10 a.m. at the same location.
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High Point Parks and Recreation
Wingen
Hand
Bar Names Coffield President and Law Associate
Coffield named president of the bar association and associated with Thomas W. Sprinkle in legal practice. During World War II he served in the Pacific theater as chancellor and lay reader.
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Versity Law School
Thomas W. Sprinkle
U. Pacific Theater
Knife Victim Slashed at Sandwich Shop Beaten by Youths
Paul Grice of Phillips Street was stabbed under the left arm and across the neck at a sandwich shop and was hospitalized by his brother after a fight with several youths. Police report he could not identify the attackers. Investigation continues. Arrests over the weekend included Alexander Poe on assault charges and Kenneth Ray Tilley on forcible entry and related counts. The report also notes other local incidents and a fragmentary mention of opera stars born in 1842.
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Memorial Hospital
Phillips Street
Paul Grice
Grice
Alexander Poe
Olga Street
Paul Capel
Cecil Street
Poe
Kenneth Ray Tilley
Centennial Avenue
Susaf Dass
Bend
Bear
Manela
Elizabeth Hunsucker
Forrest Skene Sea
HPC Group Attends United Nations Model Assembly
Eight High Point College students joined a United Nations Model Assembly at Greensboro over the weekend. The event, sponsored by the Methodist Student Movement of North Carolina, drew participants from multiple colleges and universities statewide.
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High Point College
W. Mar- Greensboro
Methodist Student Movement of
North Carolina
Mami To Stay In Phoenix Another Week
Marnie Eisenhower will remain in Phoenix for another week despite wanting to return home. She told newsmen she was homesick after visiting Valiby church and nearby Presbyterian church activities.
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Mami
Phoenix
Ariz
Marnie Eisehnower
Newsmen
Valiby Sont
Presbyterian Church
Near
Board endorses dam plan for flood control and beetle control
County board backs a small dam program to conserve Guilford's water as flood-control measure. Action followed a request by County Farm Agent W H Kimrey who also proposed tackling Japanese beetles with larva poisons. The board approved the beetle plan and noted garden clubs in Greensboro will join the spring attack. Kimrey said contacts with High Point officials have begun but no action yet. The board also discussed changing Greensboro High Point Airport call letters from GSO to GHP. Sen B Everett Jordan and Rep Carl T Durham pressed FAA administrator E S Quesada for a study and possible approval.
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Guilford
W. H. Kimrey
Kimrey
Greensboro
High Point
Greensboro-High Point
GSO
GHP
Federal Aviation Agency
E. S. Quesada
Airport Authority
B. Everett Jordan
Lloyd Amos
Sen. Jordan
Carl T. Durham
Gen. Quesada
Driver Hits House Then Flees in Hit Run
Police report a 22 Grimes Street driver struck a house owned by Mrs. A. J. Sowers on Willowbrook Street and fled. The vehicle caused about $500 damage to a 1955 model and the home. bond posted for a hit run, hearing set in Municipal Court. A second incident on Hamilton and Russell streets involved Blanche Starr and Cicero Crump with Crump charged for following too closely. Crump’s car sustained $200 in damage. Starr’s $50.
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Grimes Street
A. J. Sowers
Kennedy
Willowbrook Street
Hamilton
Russell Streets
Blanche Starr
Leonard Street
Cicero Crump
Lexington Avenue
Crump
Starr
Russell Street
South Polar Routes Eyed for World Flight Reach
Melbourne Australia AP Rear Adm. George J. Dufek said within 10 years airliners will fly globally via the South Pole. He noted polar routes could trim Australian flights to South Africa by about 1,500 miles and shorten trips to South America.
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Melbourne
Australia
South Pole
George J. Dufek
Antarctic
South Africa
South America
Prayer for TAY from Indiana minister asks for Christlike grace
A prayer attributed to W. Dale Oldham of Anderson Indiana asks for grace to endure revilement with peace to turn the other cheek and to love enemies. The message urges a spirit showing one has been with Jesus and learned of him.
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Christ
Jesus
W. Dale Oldham
Anderson
Indiana
Park Place
Church of God
Death ruled suicide in Comer case at duplex home
County Coroner N B Davis ruled the death of 49 year old James Riley Comer a suicide. He was found in his Boulevard duplex with a bullet in his right temple beside a .22 revolver. Comer born March 27 1909 in Montgomery County was a member of Acacia Lodge and active in Seagrove and First Baptist Church. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 at Sechrest Chapel with burial in Floral Garden Park.
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N. B. Davis
James Riley Comer
Comer
237 Boulevard
Vangie Comer
Montgomery County
Joseph
Cora Allen Comer
Seagrove
High Top Lodge No
First Baptist Church
Sechrest Chapel
J. A. Grout
First Pilgrim Church
J. E. Rawlinson
Foral Garden Park
Eeach
Singers Earn High Ratings at Duke University Contest
A singing contest at Duke University delivered high ratings for the baritone ensemble directed by Miss Nancy Ann Staley. Performers drawing strong scores included Moore Pancoast Moore Clinard Wheeless Patton Stone Rockwell Gurley Setzer Idol and other named participants.
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High Point High School
Nancy Ann Staley
Durham
Duke University
Diensemble
Ae Moore
Ruth Pancoast
Lloyd Moore
Kay Clinard
Dwight Wheeless
Jerry Patton
Fred Stone
Roy Rockwell
J. C. Epting
Robert Welch
Tommy Gurley
Brenda Setzer
Kay Idol
High Point Teacher Assault Suspect Arrested in Robbery Case
In Winston-Salem police arrested an assailant linked to a robbery after a car chase ending at a used car lot on Eighth and Trade streets. A teacher, Rodriguez, described an armed demand for money after a ride from the bus depot.
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C. T. Richardson
Eighth and Trade Streets
Rodriguez
Dippen Road
U. S. 66
Light Freeze Tonight Seen In Piedmont Area
Tonight's low is expected near 30 degrees with last night reaching around 34. Today's high around 47 and tomorrow's forecasted maximum near 57, indicating a light freeze risk in the Piedmont region.
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Piedmont
Marijuana Grows in Window Box Nets Warning in Fitchburg
In Fitchburg Massachusetts a resident faces actions after authorities discover a marijuana plant growing in a window box. The report notes police attention to the plant and potential penalties.
Judge Pfaff Receives Speeding Ticket in Los Angeles
Superior Court Judge Roger A. Pfaff was ticketed by two police officers for driving 45 mph past their patrol car, well over the 25 mph limit. Pfaff had previously served as a traffic judge before his 1955 elevation to the Superior Court.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Roger A. Pfaff
Aon
Star Cleaners and Laundry Offers Fresh Start
Start Spring by renewing and cleaning all your clothes at Star Cleaners and Laundry located at 723 S Main. Call 4974 for reliable service and quality cleaning.
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S. Main
Ad for Mail-Order Service from Kansas City
Classified ad offers a mail based transaction for older adults 50 to 80. Claims no obligation and no phone calls. Provides a Kansas City address at 3 West 9th and Dept L332B for Old American.
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Kansas City
Surance Co
West 9Th, Dept
Archdale Collision Injures 2
Two people were taken to High Point Memorial Hospital after a car left Archdale area, struck a tree near Archdale Methodist Church. Driver Marvin Brown, 20, of Springfield Avenue, and the passenger were in a westbound vehicle that skidded off Stratford into Petty streets and struck the tree. Brown was cited to appear in Asheboro Recorder's Court March 9 for careless driving and no insurance.
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Archdale
High Point Memorial Hospital
Archdale Methodist Church
Marvin Brown
Springfield Avenue
Stratford
Brown
Asheboro
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