Accidents Mount On Icy High Point Streets
Snow and ice pushed High Point street travel to the limit as police logged a dozen minor bumps today and four yesterday causing 1200 dollars in damage and charges against three drivers. Shirley Ann Parrish 19 charged with improper passing after her car collided with Harvey Ferguson 49 on Hickory Chapel Road near Friendly Road yesterday. Jesse Bing Arvin 62 charged with failure to yield after his car was hit by Kelly Langford 28 on N Main Street near Highway 68. Roy William Ingram 18 charged with failure to reduce speed after rear ending a parked car owned by J B Jackson. Julia Craven Sprinkle 57 struck by John Wayne Platt 19 during a U turn on Fern Dale and Locke Street.
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Harvey Edward Ferguson
Charles Street
Hickory Chapel Road
Friendly Road
Ferguson
Parrish
Ferguson Auto
Jesse Bing Arvin
Route 4
High Point
Kelly Hugh Langford
Winston- Salem
N. Main Street
Highway 68
Arvin
Langford
Roy William Ingram
Welborn Street
J. B. Jackson
South Carolina
Hammer
Julia Craven Sprinkle
Quaker Lane
John Wayne Platt
Ferndale Drive
Platt
Ferndale
Locke Street
Snowman Contest Planned by Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation Dept plans a snowman contest with three prize categories Largest snowman Most unusual Most decorative. Four sledding areas will be open today at E College Street Quaker Lane Green Street Church lot Mangum and E Green and City Lake supervised by staff with judges visiting entries.
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E. College Street
Quaker Lane
Rotary
Orlando
Green Street Church
Mangum
E Green
City Lake
Parks and Recreation
Jesse Taylor
Taylor
Parks and Recreation Department
Larceny Charge Is Filed
High Point police limited activity last night and today. Alvin E. Kersey 29 Route 4 High Point charged with larceny for shoplifting candy and flashlight batteries worth 1.02 at S Main Street Kroger's. Bond set at 100 for Municipal Court March 29. Willis Harris 26 Park Street held on 200 bond for four counts of issuing worthless checks totaling 55. Ten people cited for minor traffic violations and several jailed for public drunkenness.
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High Point
Alvin E. Kersey
Route 4
S. Main Street
Kroger
Kersey
Willis’ Harris
Park Street
Harris
James F. Kirkman
Myers
Ward Street
Man Injures Leg In Fall On Snow
Henry Richardson slipped on a snowy sidewalk and injured his leg on E Main Street in Thomasville near Guilford Street. Green ambulance attendants transported the Guilford Street resident to City Memorial Hospital around 6:50 a.m. The extent of injuries was not yet determined.
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Thomasville
Henry Richardson
Green
Guilford Street
City Memorial Hospital
E. Main
Salem
Commerce
Richardson
Two Men Assigned To Reserve Unit In North Carolina
Lt Col Ralph E Rose appointed West Point Military Academy representative for 15 counties in northwestern North Carolina. Robert G Michael and M Sgt Charles W McGranaghan move to full time duty at U S Army Reserve Center, Lexington. Both will staff the armory 8:00 to 4:30 weekdays.
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Ralph E. Rose
Winston- Salem
U. S. Army Corps
West Point Military Academy
North Carolina
Walter M. Combs
Regt
High Point
Robert G
Mike) Michael
Charles W. MacGranaghan
United States Army Reserve
Korea
Lexington
Michaels and
McGranahan
Trustees Delay Spring Meet
The High Point College Board of Trustees postponed its spring meeting to next Wednesday due to the storm. Leaders plan to appoint successors for H. Frank Hunsucker and Gurney H. Kearns who retire after nearly 30 years on the board.
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High Point College Board of Trustees
H. Frank Hunsucker
Gurney H. Kearns
High Point Camellia Club Meeting Postponed
The High Point Camellia Club meeting set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at the country club was postponed due to snow.
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High Point Camellia Club
Country Club
Carolinas UF Meeting Here
Officers and board members of local United Funds met with the Carolinas United Board at the Furniture City Hotel in the central Carolina region. Howard Pancoast chaired the session as the fourth of eight regional meetings held in March.
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United Funds
Carolinas United
North Carolina
Furniture City
Howard Pancoast
High Point United Fund
High Point
North
South Carolina
Pancoast
Carolinas United Board
Charles B. Wade Jr
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
Police deny favoritism in voiding councilman ticket
Police Chief C. C. Stoker and Traffic Capt. J. R. Teague said no favoritism occurred when Councilman J. D. McNeill’s Saturday ticket for an improper half left turn at Green and Main was voided amid snow removal. McNeill said he did not request special treatment.
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C. C. Stoker
J. D. McNeill
Stoker
Teague
McNeill
S. Main
Bethel Methodist Youth Win Attendance Banner
The Youth Fellowship of Bethel Methodist Church on Fisher Ferry Street won the attendance banner at a sub-district meeting held Monday night.
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Thomasville
Bethel Methodist Church
Fisher Ferry Street
Snow Returns to High Point Area With Heavy Forecast
Snow again blankets the region with an estimated ten inches possible today and more likely tomorrow. High Point City schools, Guilford County schools, and High Point College close as crews clear streets and officials urge cautious driving.
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J. W. P. Mooney Enterprise
High Point
Dean Pruette
Mercury
Central Plains
Weather Bureau
Hickory
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Public Works Department
George Dean
Public Works
Thomasville
High Point College
Guilford County
State Highway Patrol
Falls Injure Staffers At Hospital
High Point Memorial Hospital reported multiple injuries from slips on slick pavement early today. At least three staff members were disabled by falls, with several others suffering minor injuries and fractures treated at the facility. No auto wreck injuries or heart attacks from shoveling snow were recorded.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Pope Named State President of North Carolina Junior Classical League
Carol Ann Pope, a junior at Jamestown's Ragsdale High School, was installed as president of the North Carolina Junior Classical League at the state meeting in Chapel Hill. As state president she will likely attend the national convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this summer. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C D Pope of Homewood Avenue in High Point.
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Carol Ann Pope
Jamestown
Ragsdale High School
N. C. Junior Classical League
Chapel Hill
Carol
Albuquerque
N. M
C. D. Pope
Homewood Ave
High Point
Lutheran Communion Service Canceled Tonight
Emmanual Lutheran Church cancels Holy Communion service due to snow announced by church officials before noon today.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Davidson to Choose Principals for County Schools
Davidson County school board authorized the election of principals for the next school year. Supt. Lawson Brown to proceed after local committees nominate principals for re election. Board discussed grounds improvements and countywide student insurance plans for 1960 61.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Davidson County School Board
Lawson Brown
Archdale Lions To Name Citizen Of The Year
Archdale Trinity Lions Club will present the Citizen of the Year Award at their Monday meeting. The winner must be a resident of Archdale Trinity Allen Jay or Springfield communities.
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Archdale
Archdale-Trinity Lions Club
Trinity
Allen Jay
Springfield
Storm Delays High Point Garbage Service
High Point residents face another waste pickup delay as snow disrupts residential collections. City Manager Harold R. Cheek says Public Works crews are clearing streets and will resume curbside service once streets are passable, with commercial pickups continuing.
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High Point
Harold R. Cheek
Public Works Department
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Mangum Avenue
the Parks and Recreation Department
United Fund
William Carter
Holt McPherson
Carolinas
Greensboro
Asheboro
Reidsville
Salisbury
Mount Airy
Stokes County
Carolinas United - Jefferson Standard
United
Forsyth County
E. Green
W. Green
Main
Safe Driving
Merita Bakeries
J. C. Roberts
E. C. Ledridge Jr
C. L. Brewer
G. A. Hornady
J. F. Morgan
C. W. Arrington
O. M. Smith
J. W. Spencer
Snow Studio
Africa
First Methodist Church
The
Arts and Crafts Workshop
Edwin Smith
Robert Guar
Janet Teague
High Point Enterprise
Prexy
Lutheran
A. Lee Gibson
Sheraton Hotel
R. H. Nash Jr
Internal Revenue
J. E. Wall
Clyde F
Jones
Gibson
Dal Bayles
Archdale Club
Storm
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