So You Envy The Farmer
Rocky Mount resident R Sullivan Fisher defies low farm earnings and shows how he built wealth from a 345 acre operation. Starting in 1947 with 6754 dollars he saved 2130 during navy service and combined 4624.63 prize money from 4-H and FFA to buy the farm. His holdings include 345 acres owned and 180 rented with livestock and poultry valued at 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
N.C
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
North Carolina
R. Sullivan Fisher
Farmers of America
Communist Threat Cited As Danger Looms in Public Mind
A newspaper summarizes fears about communism, noting the party as a formal entity does not loom large in America yet warns of its potential danger and influence in public life. The piece discusses political rhetoric and societal responses during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Amer
Gate Citian Wins Speech Test Here
Leonard C. Butler of the Downtown Toastmasters Club in Greensboro won first place in the 92nd toastmasters speaking contest held at the Sheraton. A total of 112 Toastmasters and their wives from six Piedmont cities attended, representing District 37 of Toast International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard C. Butler
Toastmasters Club
Greensboro
Sheraton
Piedmont
Toast International
High Point
Lex
Integration In Schools Discussed In Nashville Conference
In Nashville Tennessee officials from Southern and Border states told the U S Civil Rights Commission that full compliance with desegregation orders will take time. They cited rioting in Tennessee and North Carolina and peaceful transitions in others while urging patience and coordinated action among educators media and law enforcement.
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Nashville, Tenn
Cere
Supreme Court
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Congress
John A. Hannah
Commission
Tennessee
North Carolina
Deep South
Little Rock
Rites Held For Famed Film Comic
Funeral services for Lou, a renowned film comic, were held at the local church. The service noted a simple floral display of carnat ions on Lou's coffin and reflected on his five years of service at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole
Christine
Lou
Four Vehicles Pile Up In 311 Crash
A resident of A. W. High street was examined and released from the local hospital after a taxi in which he rode as a passenger collided with three other vehicles on Highway 311 near Burchfield’s Store. Roland Hall was checked by a physician who found no serious injuries though companions noted hip pain. Details of the accident were not available late last night.
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A. W. High Street
Roland Hall
Hall
Spanions
Burchfields Store
Rural Ohio family tragedy ends in suspected murder suicide
A Lancaster family is found dead in their home in a sequence that appears to involve a disputed marriage and internal violence. Neighbors reported a claw hammer used in attacks, with victims bound at the neck, and the scene investigated by the sheriff.
UNC Seeks Telescope Instrument
Chapel Hill AP reports UNC plans to raise funds for a $600,000 radio telescope to be placed near Chapel Hill. The instrument would study cosmic rays and distant space phenomena, with Duke University NC State and UNC faculty coordinating finance and design efforts.
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Chapel Hill
Chapelee
Carolina
Duke University
N.C. State College
of North Carolina
Radio Free Europe Sweepstakes Promises Radios and Trips
A vintage ad urges readers to complete a 25 word sentence for a chance at a Hallicrafters short wave radio or a Westinghouse transistor radio. Double your prize by sending one dollar, with a note about possibly flying Cru into Europe.
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Radio Free Europe
Cruily
Europe
Westinghouse
Crusade for Freedom Call Opens Public Contributions
Send your entries to Crusade for Freedom Box 32 E Mount Vernon NY. Truth broadcasts will be socializes appropriateness clarity sincerity originality. Competition closes March 31 1959. All contributions go in their entirety. Radio Pres Besene published as a public in cooperation with The pecans Council and the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecans Council
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Storm Death Toll Rises Across East Coast After Midwest Blizzard
A late season snow storm moving from the upper Midwest into the East caused road paralysis and at least 39 deaths. Indiana saw 10 inches fall with heavy totals elsewhere, while Iowa reported thousands of abandoned vehicles as Wisconsin and Michigan endured deep snowfall.
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Associated Press
Upper Midwest
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Deaths and Funerals James H Teague
Funeral services for James Herman Teague were held Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church with Rev. Harry Hawthorne officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Teague, 52, of 634 West Green Street, died Thursday morning after a brief illness at High Point Memorial Hospital. Survivors include his wife, a daughter Anne Teague, his father J. M. Teague, two brothers Floyd of Atlanta and Fred W. Teague of South Bend, Ind., and a sister Mrs. Carson C. Crawford of Archdale. Pallbearers were Alan Detweiler, Paul Albertson, W. H. Hunsucker, A. L. Hunsucker, R. D. Bradley, H. E. Parker, Roy Cowart, and R. R. Jones of Continental Furniture Co.
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James Herman Teague
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Harry Hawthorne
Alan W. Detweiler
Paul Albertson
W. H. Hunsucker
A. L. Hunsucker
R. D. Bradley
H. E. Parker
Roy Cowart
R. R. Jones
Continental Furniture Co
Teague
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
W. Green St
High Point Memorial Hospital
Anne Teague
J. M. Teague
Floyd Teague
Atlanta
Fred W. Teague
South Bend
Ind
Carson C. Crawford
Archdale
Rites Held For Mrs Yates and Other Obituaries
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Lenora Spencer 79 of Route 3 High Point were held at Glenora Baptist Church with interment in Marlboro Cemetery. John Augustane Robbins 75 of Route 5 Winston Salem was buried in Caanaan Methodist Church cemetery after services at the church. Mrs Minnie Yates Boles 60 had services at Conrad Memorial Church with interment at Bates Memorial Wesleyan Church Cemetery. Funeral notices for additional local obituaries followed with use of Cumby Mortuary and Floral Garden Park Cemetery arrangements.
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Mary Lenora Spencer
Glenora Baptist Church
Cecil Wright
Robert Brown
Panther Creek Baptist Church
Marlboro Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Spencer
Route 3
High Point
J. Fernando Spencer
Thomasville
John Augustane Robbins
Winston- Salem
Cainaan
Floral Garden Park
Cumby
Handy
Route 1
Minnie Yates Boles
Conrad Memorial Church
Darrell Yates
William Ray
John Eli Albert Waller
Mts
Hall
Jamestown
Mrs. Rosetta Russell Dies at 71 in Asheboro
Rosetta Russell a native of Montgomery County died at 71 in Asheboro. Survived by husband C. N. Russell. Daughters Mrs. Lester C. Moffitt Asheboro and Mrs. Ralph Gray and Mrs. M. L. Scott of Greensboro. Five sons Wayne John James A. and Robert N. Russell. Funeral at home chapel Rhue burial follows officiated by Rev Ed Frye.
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Asheboro
Rosetta
Russell
Montgomery County
C. N. Russell
Lester C. Moffitt
Ralph Gray
M. L. Scott
Greensboro
Wayne
John Russell
James A
Robert N. Russell
Ashe
Rhue
Ed Frye
Student Dies In Collision Near Greensboro College
A Greensboro College student, Carol Marshall aged about 21, was killed in a collision near Burlington. Seven others were injured, with three identified as Greensboro College students. Authorities continued the investigation as details remained unclear and names were tentative.
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Idaho
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Lancaster
Ohio
Might
Laura
UNC
Mount Vernon, N.Y
East Coast
James Teague
Yates
Mrs
Mary Spencer
John Robbins
Mildred Handy
John Hall
W. A. Morton
T. G. Madison
Harold C. Davis
Mrs. Russell
Metropolis
Ee Eee
RADIO
Bridges Street
Mia
Wortos Knorr Pest Control Co
General Electric
Weathertron
Generaly
Cadillac
Highland Motors, Inc
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
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