High Pointer Wins N C Health Honor
Miss Mabel Patton of High Point is the first public health nurse to receive the Watson S. Rankin Award from the North Carolina Public Health Association. The honor, established in 1955, was presented at the Asheville meeting. Patton, retired, is noted for organizing services and promoting care for mothers and children.
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Mabel Patton
High Point
N. C Public Health Association
Watson S. Rankin
Association
Asheville
Charlotte
North Carolina
Miss Patton
Gantt
Gram
Duke University
Mabel Pattaon
Terrells Approved for Greensboro Hospital Practice
Dr Eugene Terrell and Dr Eldora Haworth Terrell were approved to begin practice at Media Cite in June or July. Dr Eugene Terrell bring two years in radiology with the armed services and both graduates of Guilford College and Duke University School of Medicine. Their interns were at Duke in internal medicine. Dr Glenn Perry noted ongoing medical audits to improve staff performance and patient care.
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Eugene Terrell
Department of Radiology
Armed Services
Greensboro
Eldora Terrell
Eldora Haworth
High
Duke
Guilford College
Duke University School of Medicine
Duke Pra Dicam
eMedia
High Point
Glenn Perry
Crestwood Church reports successful bond sale for new church
Crestwood Presbyterian Church members attended a dinner raising 575 000 for a church on the Greensboro High Point highway. Construction planned to begin by July 1 after 90 percent of bonds sold. Spokesman says funds will cover the educational building and related costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crestwood Presbyterian Church
Greensboro High Point Highway
Truck Driver Charged After Collision on Main Street
James D. Lewallen 31 of Redding Street was charged with following too closely after a crash with Bettie R. Kennedy Route 4 High Point on S Main Street. No injuries reported. Car damage estimated at 200 dollars and truck at 100.
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S. Main Street
James D. Lewallen
Redding Street
Bettie R. Kennedy
Route 4
High Point
Weather Outlook Mild With Warming Weekend Ahead
Forecasters at Greensboro High Point Airport predict mild weather with partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures through Thursday. Friday brings warmth and humidity with scattered showers possible, while Memorial Day weekend should stay moderately mild with stable conditions. Tonight’s low around 53, highs near 80 today and 82 tomorrow.
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Greensboro High Point
Industrial Corporations Targets City Slums for Industrial Growth
High Point officials consider clearing blighted districts to expand industry after a local corporation reports a 1958 profit of 10 552.74 on a 21 100 capital stock and 31 652.74 operating capital. The firm owns 40 acres southwest of High Point, with six industries on site. stockholders vote to retain shares and pursue redevelopment. Officers and new board members are named in the recent election.
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High Point
Corporation
Indus
George E. Hutchens
W. F. Mauldin
D. A. Rawley
Ed Mendenhall
E. C. Charles E. Hayworth
P. C. Kirkman
Fleet Lewis
Wayland Linthicum
Tilman Thomas
Jess Wasnburn
W. A. Jw. Idol
Henry Koonts
Prosecution Testimony in Case Against Officer Saunders
A prosecution witness testified in Superior Court that officer J. L. Saunders struck drunk truck driver Meindl with a blackjack twice after Meindl resisted arrest outside a grill last April. Meindl’s estranged wife said he was found dazed and bloody hours later at the police station, taken to the hospital, and received 14 stitches in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Saunders
Saunders
Meindl
Larry
George
Smith
Cies
Horace R Kornegay
Charles T. Hagan Jr
Greensboro
Mrs. Smith
Robert Welch
Saunder
Frank Bundy
Pool Improvement Debate Among City Council Members
City Council shows mild resistance to a large pool renovation at City Lake Park while several members endorse the project. Manager Hinson discusses civil defense spending and plans budget study sessions leading to final adoption by May 14.
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City Lake Park
T. E
Hinson
Cireee Ener Eens
Saapse
Sesreben
Meeting Moved for High Point Lions Ladies Night
The High Point Lions Club changes venue from the Sheraton Hotel to the V F W Clubhouse on Greensboro Road for its annual Ladies Night held tomorrow night.
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High Point Lions Club
V.F.W
Greensboro Road
Sheraton Hotel
Local Pastor To Speak At College Commencement
Forty nine students are to graduate at Presbyterian Junior College in a commencement program starting with an 11 oclock morning service in the college chapel Sunday June 2 and ending with graduation exercises Friday June 7. Dr Roy E Watts pastor of First Presbyterian Church High Point will preach and Dr Marshall C Dendy executive secretary of the Board of Christian Education Presbyterian Church U S Richmond Va will address the graduates. Awards will be presented by Edwin Pate of Laurinburg chairman of the board and diplomas will be given by Dr Louis LaMotte president of the college. College closes on June 8 until the opening of summer school on June 12.
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Laurinburg
Louis LaMotte
YMCA Carnival Sets Friday Night Festivities
YMCA plans a Friday 5 to 10pm carnival at the local facility with games contests and varied entertainment. The Y's Men's Club sponsors the event to raise funds for a future YMCA camp site and related building efforts. A hot dog supper and prizes for the top recruiting boy and girl are planned.
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YMCA
Y's
Welch Family Reunion Picnic at Lake Street
The Welch family will gather for a Sunday picnic lunch at 512 Lake Street. The event begins at noon and invites extended relatives to join the casual reunion.
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Welch
Lake Street
Wayward Pigeon Sought By Oak View Family
An apparently uninjured homing pigeon with a red band on one leg and a silver band on the other has taken up residence at the Turner home in Oak View for about a week. Humane society officials believe he is a homing type.
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Turner Home
Humane Society
Memorial Day Observed With Limited Post Office Services
Memorial Day will be observed with limited post office hours, operating only the general delivery window from 9 a.m. to noon and no regular mail delivery except special delivery. Banks, offices, and post offices will close. retail stores and government offices plan usual operations. Clyde Campbell notes no holiday notification from merchants.
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Merchants Association
Clyde Campbell
Merchants Office
Police Book Man For Assault And Theft Charge
Leroy Grimm, 32, charged with assault and tearing a man’s shirt after an incident reported by Preston Hayes of 811 Park St. Bond set at $100. Grimm to appear in Municipal Court on June 10. A second arrest involved Everett E Burton, 40, on two counts of issuing worth less checks totaling $116.20 each, with a court hearing scheduled.
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Leroy Grimm
Preston Hayes
Park St
Grimm
E. Lexington Avenue
Everett E. Burton
Acme Lodge Sets Regular Meeting Tomorrow
Acme Lodge calls a regular meeting for tomorrow night and initiations. Worshipful Master Luther Raleigh asks all members and candidates to bring baskets of food to the meeting.
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Acme Titles
Luther Raleigh
W. M
Sales Study Shows City Tops Average
A national buying power study ranks High Point as a strong market with rising incomes and higher spending. Local sales reached 77.6 million dollars, up from 69 million in 1955, while net city income was 73.7 million versus 67.4 million in 1955. The report notes per family expenditures exceed national averages.
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New York
High Point
United States
Geses Management
Inter-Club Council to press for lunch program change
The Inter-Club Council in High Point plans a renewed push to alter the school lunch system under private management. New president Julian Josephsohn vows action from the school board, citing legality questions from the state attorney general and prior efforts to provide free lunches to underprivileged students.
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High Point City
Julian Josephsohn
Josephsohn
High Point Board of School Commissioners
State Attorney General's Office
Inter-Club Council
Building Taking Shape at Lexington Ave Baptist Church
The Lexington Avenue Baptist Church is nearing completion of its $125,000 education building with mid summer readiness. The Rev W W Robbins chats with Bruce Surratt of Model Supply Co who provided the windows alongside J R Gra.
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Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
W. W. Robbins
Bruce Surratt
Model Supply Co
J. R. Gra
Courthouse Plan Backed By AB Club
At a weekly American Business Club meeting, members approved a resolution urging immediate construction of a city courthouse. Jim Love lace presented the measure, with remarks on the world’s creation by Mrs. G H Jones and notes from Harold Amos on the Board of Governors meeting. A new member Brantley Hucks was introduced.
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AB Club
American Business Club
Jim Lovelace
Sheraton Hotel
G. H. Jones
God
Harold Amos
Board of Governors
Brantley Hucks
Short Circuit Triggers Car Fire On Main Street
A short circuit in a starter switch caused a car to catch fire in the 200 block of 5 Main Street. Firefighters arrived at 2:53 a.m. and stopped the blaze before extensive damage.
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Main Street
Thissell St
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N.C. Health
Terrells
Eva P. Craig
Cloverdale School
Parent- Teachers Assn
Roy Hunter
W. E. Rogers
Cloverdale Pta
Era P. C
Bill Jackson
Yesterner of Commerce
Ip.m
High Point Enterprise
Betty Smith
Millis St
New York Grill
E. High Street
Guilford
Doug Kerreee
Nancy Davis
Tom O'Briant
Durham
William Smith
Ramseur
Wayward Pigeon
Oak View
Acme Lodge
Oun Ie
Interclub
Harry Rothrock Jr
Rom Harney
Bob McCall
Joe Reynolds
Council
Jim Hightower
Cecil Wilcox
John Benson
O. T. Hudson
Janet Teague
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