Weather Outlook Promises Warmer Skies and Mild Winds
A damped spring mood continues as the Friendship Weather Bureau forecasts sunny skies and warming temperatures for Thursday. Yesterday’s gusts peaked at 50 mph with widespread wind damage in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, while High Point reported minor impacts and Duke Power crews cleared lines along Curtis Rd. Tonight's low near 32 and tomorrow’s expected high around 62 complete a gradual warmup after yesterday’s 71-degree high.
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Friendship Weather Bureau
Piedmont
Weather Bureau
High Point
Dean Duke Power Co
Orth State Telephone Co
Duke Power
Curtis Rd
Duke
City Utility Department
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Baptists Schedule Meets Prior To Revival Opening
Eight cottage prayer meetings will be held in Thomasville homes as part of the Southern Revival Crusade prelude. Dr. J E Rawlinson of First Baptist Church High Point to preach during a week of evangelistic activities starting Sunday. Meetings named include residents on Fisher Ferry Street Spring Street Barnwell Street and College Avenue with several couples hosting.
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Thomasville
Pepin
J. E. Rawlinson
First Baptist Church
High Point
Craig Crawford
O Taylor
McMilan E
L. E
Elizabethee
Fisher Ferry St
C. L. Black
Spring St
Fire destroys Peerless Flooring storage shed in March blaze
A wind driven fire swept through Peerless Flooring Co storage shed on Springdale Ave around 3 a.m. destroying undried hardwood for air drying and a full carload awaiting kiln. Investigators doubt arson and cite possible boiler sparks or torch use as ignition. About 20 000 board feet burned. crews battled sub freezing temps and 50 foot flames.
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Peerless Flooring Co
Springdale Ave
Peerless
Joe Johnson Sr
T. G. Shelton
Card Carrier at YMCA Admits Unlikely Member
A man, G. L. Chatman, brings his infant to the High Point YMCA where he lives while his wife recovers. Desk staff sign him up as a member, claiming every resident becomes a member. Chatman is sent to live with a sister in another city, still holding the YMCA card.
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YMCA
G. L. Chatman
High Point
Marietta Paint Co
Spray
Night Desk
James Wright
Ray M. Caudie
Lee Johnston
Wright
Chatman
Johnston
Caudle
High Point Ymca
Jaycee Jollies 1955 A Nod To Local Talent At Junior High
The 1955 Jaycee Jollies opened at the Junior High School auditorium as the first of five performances. The revue blends minstrel style and nightclub scenes with 85 participants, presenting a smooth show despite space limits and loud music. Notable acts include Gaye Nelson and Carol Florence from Summerfield, Hayden Walker and Claude Redwine from Asheville, and Denise Freeman plus Burris Cecil, with J. W. Morgan and Jack Cecil guiding the program.
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Jaycees
J. W. Morgan
Jack Cecil
Chattanooga
Hayden Walker
Claude Redwine
Asheboro
Redwine
Walker
No Men
Morgan
Jack Burris
Jane Freeman
Tweed Dee
Burris
Cecil
Ginger Ames
Marilyn Monroe
Will “Sy Oy
Coumieed
Life In the Army
Audrey Flr
High Point College
High Point
Betty Sue Coltrane Johnson
Musicians From High Point Attend Southern Conference
Miss Virginia Frank and Dr. Charles Taylor depart High Point for New Orleans to join a five day Southern Music Educators Conference. They will take part in panels on standards of materials and performance with about 1500 educators from 11 southern states.
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Virginia Frank
Charles Taylor
High Point
New Orleans
Southern Music Educators Conference
Taylor
Frank
Music Educators National Conference
National Education Association
West Virginia
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Dog Fancier Speaker For Civitan Club
W S Corsbie of Greensboro spoke to the Civitan Club at the Sheraton Hotel about benefits from hosting dog shows. He cited a 90 000 dog exhibit figure across 350 all breed shows yearly and described economic boosts from out of town visitors and media attention.
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W. S. Corsbie
Greensboro
Civitans
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Installation Delayed On Street Lights In High Point
Duke Power Co. faces shipment delays for mercury vapor street light equipment delaying brighter downtown illumination. Officials hoped to have new lights in by year end. no firm promise on completion as equipment arrivals stall progress. Some wiring adjustments have been made to accommodate mercury lamps planned for Main Broad and other streets. The city will pay higher per pole charges, with annual lighting costs rising under ten thousand dollars.
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High Point
Duke Power Co
Se’iority
Hal Davis
Duke Power
Duke
Print
World-Famed ESP Expert Speaks Here
Dr. J. B. Rhyne, director of parapsychology at Duke University, spoke to the American Business Club about thought transfer and ESP experiments. He cited Duke studies and cases, noted no current practical uses, and urged pursuit of factual truths. Wives of members attended as guests.
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J. B. Rhyne
Rhyne
Duke University
Duke
Essor
California
Woman Charges Neighbor With Theft Of $9
A woman from Kersey reported a break in and charged neighbor James P. Hoover, 44, with stealing $9 from her home. Hoover was arrested on a larceny warrant and held in the local jail in lieu of a $200 bond. The report dated April 4 bears Peggy Watkins as the signer.
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Kersey Resterday
Ames P. Hoover
Hoover
Peggy Watkins
Prayer for T S Day Keeps Night Watch Over Us
Prayer noting gratitude to God for night care and rest, thanking the Lord for vigilance through the night. Signed by Richard W Graves, minister, United Presbyterian Church, New Wilmington, Pa.
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Richard W. Graves
New Wilmington
United Presbyterian Church
Library Plans Film Showing
The Point library will host the first in a sponsored series in the audio visual room tomorrow at 7 30 pm. The 22 minute black and white sound film Frustrating Fours and Fascina Fives explores a four to five year old child balancing parents and peers. Librarian Mrs Georgia Cox will supervise the showing which is open to the public.
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Georgia Cox
Grocery Damaged By Hoodlums
Police report malicious damage at Kivett Drive Grocery where two glass doors were shattered by a block of concrete. No items were missing. the store is run by Glenn Steele.
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Kivett Dr. Grocery
Glenn Steele
Intricate Land Case On Trial Near High Point
A complex land dispute unfolds in Superior Court with ten co defendants plus a bank funeral home and three trustees over two lots claimed since 1928 as part of Eldora Hiatt Vaughn estate. The case features many transfers and contested records as plaintiff C. W. Davis seeks ownership.
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High Point
C. W. Davis
W. S. Vaughn
Sadie Vaughn
Edward Davis
Mattie Davis
Thomas Davis
Mattie Sechrest Cox
H. N. Williard
High Point Savings and Trust Co
C. N. Cox
E. L. Shaw
E. R. Proctor
Rufus K. Hayworth
Cumby-Orrell Mortuary, Inc
W. M
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Baptists
Kelly Whitaker
J. E. Kindley
Barnwell St
J. L. Ward Jr
Fairview
Kinneywood
A. L. Rodgers
College Ave
J. C. Holmes Jr
Erwin Heights
Don Sturkey
Jollies
High Point Enterprise
Civitan Club
P. C. McLain
Ed Poovey
Betel the Gate City
O. Henry
Bill Shore
Charlie Risch
Jim Trickland
Presid Superior Court
Donald Phillips
Rockingham
T. J. Gold Sr
George Estes
Nathan Edward Spencer
O. L. Godwin
Estes
Pry
Ellen Swett Rouse
Paul B. Rouse
Charles T. Bolton
Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Insurance Co
John J. Fields
Upton Supply CO
Presbyterian Home
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