Sink Narrowly Leads Lexington Vote by Four
In Lexington, Joe S. Sink leads by a bare four votes as final counts come in. The race remains close, with officials awaiting complete tallies to confirm the outcome for the Davidson race.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1960
Page
2
High Point Election Night Shifts Turmoil as Seawell Surges
In High Point the governor race swung from Lake to Seawell as precincts reported. Sanford gained strong Negro support boosting his county tally, while Lake slipped to third. Davidson County results mirrored rural-urban splits with Sink and Van Landingham in close contest for the Senate seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Gold
John Frederick
Clifton Moore
Supreme Court
William J. Cooke
David Bailey
Otha Batten
Clyde Eggers
J. E. Cameron
Deems
Clifton
High Point
Lake
Seawell
Larkins
Sanford
Emerywood
Davidson
Senate
George Hundley
Thomasville
van Landingham
Hundley
Lexington
Ang
Link
Philpot political figure with varied public service
Philpot, a former manufacturer, has been active in party affairs at all levels. McConnell, new to statewide politics, previously served as secretary to former Senator Byrnes, a U S tax attorney, and council for the Senate Committee on Government Reorganization.native of Chester South Carolina came to Charlotte in 1946 as general counsel for Belk Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McConnell
U. S
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Senate
Chester
S. C
Charlotte
Belk
Anne Arundel Bar backs Duckett rally in circuit court race
The Anne Arundel County Bar asked members to attend a rally for Judge C Bowie Duckett endorsed for circuit court. Among those invited was Paul T Pitcher, who is challenging Duckett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis, Md
Anne Arundel County
Alsa
C. Bowie Duckett
Association For
Paul T. Pitcher
Duckett
Lexington Ballot Box Impounded in Local Precinct
In Lexington Precinct No 8 the ballot boxes were impounded after Mayor pro tem Buck Young filed a notarized claim alleging election law violations by registrar Carroll Morgan and Charles Thomason. Unofficial results had shown Joe S Sink leading Russell Van Landingham by about four votes. County Election Board Chair Thurman Briggs said the matter would be discussed at a card meeting next Tuesday at the courthouse to count official ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sink
Lexington Dispatch
Lexington
Davidson County
Russell van Landingham
Thomasville
Thurman Briggs
Davidson County Elections Board
Link
van Landingham
Election Board
Buck Young
Senate
Joe S. Sink
Young
County Elections Board
Seawell
Carroll M. Morgan
Hackney St
Charles Thomason
Briggs
Thomason
Carrell M. Morgan
Hackney Street
N. C
Eugene Wilson
Wilson Street
Joe Miller
Old Highway 64
Melvin Morgan
Moos Discover The Booze
Frederick Maryland, AP. Farmer Harry Main found his cows fed on whisky mash hidden on his farm and alerted deputies. A nearby still was seized and two men from Washington were arrested on moonshine charges and held on $1,000 bond each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick, Md
Harry Main
Main
Thomas Dawkins
Robert Vinson
Washington
Delighted Coin Collector Encounters Missing Silver Dollars
Denver AP report says Joanne Smith found three 1921 silver dollars in change then discovered 70 more silver dollars worth about 300 dollars and 200 dollars in Jefferson and Buffalo nickels missing from a drawer. A strange change in mood followed her initial joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Joanne Smith
Finday
Weather forecast contrasts in regional temperatures
The forecast calls for cooler conditions across southern New England the mid Atlantic coast and the eastern Plains while the upper Mississippi Valley Ohio Valley and areas of the Pacific Northwest plus the northern and central Rockies warm up across the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
mid-Atlantic Coast
Eastern
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Pacific Northwest
Central
Rockies
mid-Atlantic States
New York
Carolinas
Appalachians
mid-Mississippi Valley
Florida
President Eisenhower Enjoys Simple Purchases At Country Store
President Eisenhower spent a brief visit at a Biglerville country store buying seven dollars and thirteen cents of goods including dried corn and apple butter. He explored the store’s two dozen thousand items, joked about a coffee grinder, and paid in cash while companion William Robinson used a blank bank check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Marion Harbaugh
William E. Robinson
New York
Coca Cola
Harbaugh
Robinson
Biglerville National Bank
New York City Manufacturers Trust Co
Edith Fraim
Raymond Kuhn
Miss Thomas
Local GOP and Democratic Primaries Rolled in District Races
Unofficial returns from multiple precincts show results for the 10th and 12th districts. David Clark appears to have easily won the Democratic nomination to oppose Charles R. Jonas in the 10th. In the 12th, Thad D. Bryson Jr. and Shelby Horton lead for the Democratic nod, with Heinz Rollman and Jack F. Shuler leading Republican contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Hall
Taylor
Thad D. Bryson Jr
Bryson City
Shelby Horton
Asheville
Heinz Rollman
Waynesville
Jack F. Shuler
Robbinsville
David Clark
Lincolnton
Charles R. Jonas
Clark
Phillip N. Alexander
Charlotte
Two Local Men Elected Officers of Council
ASHAALLE AP Hardtner of Urania Louisiana was elected president of the Southern States Industrial Council at its session. He succeeds J Clifford Miller Jr of Richmond Virginia. The SSIC also chose 16 state vice presidents and named several directors from North Carolina including A L Bechtold of Charlotte J E Broyhill of Lenoir J H Millis of High Point T O Moore of Winston Salem and William H Ruffin of Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Tomlinson
High Point
North Carolina
A. L. Bechtold
Charlotte
J. E. Broyhill
Lenoir
J. H. Millis
T. O. Moore
Winston-Salem
William H. Ruffin
Durham
King Acquitted of Tax Charge in Alabama Trial
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was acquitted by a white jury in Montgomery on perjury charges tied to a 1956 state income tax return. The four-day trial ended after 3 hours 45 minutes of deliberation with Judge James J. Carter warning against demonstrations. A second indictment based on 1958 income remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
South
King
James J. Carter
North Carolina college graduations list speakers and totals
Thirteen North Carolina colleges held Sunday commencements with 10 more scheduling Monday programs. Notable speakers included Dr. John Taylor and William C. Friday at North Carolina State College and Dr. Lester P. Granger at Fayetteville State Teachers College, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
North Carolina State College
John Taylor
William C. Friday
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina
Greensboro
William Fletcher Quilliam Jr
Randolph Macon Woman's College
Appalachian State Teachers
O. Arthur Kirkiman
High Point
Atlantic Christian
Felix S. Hales
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Chicago
National Urban League
Flora MacDonald
Prentiss L. Pemberton
Colgate Divinity School
Greensboro College
John Knox
Union Theological Seminary
Donald S. Russell
Spartanburg
S.C
University of South Carolina
Livingstone
C. L. Weaver
North Carolina A&t
Theodore August Distler
Assn. of American Colleges
Washington,d. C
North Carolina College
Gardner Taylor
Concord Baptist
Church of Christ
Brooklyn
N.Y
Salem
Samuel R. Spencer Jr
Mary Baldwin College
Bennett
Davidson
Elon
Guilford
Johnson C. Smith
Lenoir Rhyne
Pembroke
Pfeiffer
Meredith
Queens
Postcard From 1914 Found In Chicago Chute
A Chicagoan who ordered an automobile horn from Typhoon Signal Co. may wonder why his penny postcard never arrived. Postmarked August 25, 1914, the card was found in a mail chute during Chicago building remodeling. The sender may never have known the horn order, the company ceased operations about 40 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Ill
Randolph County Votes For 3.5 Million School Bond
Randolph County voters approved a 3.5 million bond for Asheboro and Randolph County schools by about four to one as 35 of 36 precincts reported. Of the total, 350 thousand funds will build an industrial education center. In county contests John Randolph Ingram led Roby Garner for State House, while Dean F. Bell edged J Harvey Luck and Marvin Gatlin for a run off for Randolph County Recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
John Randolph Ingram
Roby Garner
House of Representatives
Ingram
D. Wescott Moser
Randolph County Recorder’s Court
Dean F. Bell
J. Harvey Luck
Marvin Gatlin
Marvin Caviness
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Hugh Fitzpatrick
Joseph Coffield
H. L. Leonard
Ira L. McDowell
County Board of Commissioners
Colon O. Byrd
J. W
Willie) Plummer
C. J. Hiatt
New Cabinet In Turkey Announced After Coup
Lt. Gen. Cemal Gursel heads a mixed cabinet of military men and civilian experts forming the new Turkish government after the coup that ended Adnan Menderes rule. He outlined plans for a two chamber parliament a constitutional court and a constitution by July while pledging Western foreign policy continuity and Cyprus talks with Greece and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Cemal Gursel
Menderes
Gursel
Committee of National Unity
Gurse
Grand National Assembly
Greece
Britain
Republic
Cyprus
Miss Thomasville Contest Entrants Named in Evening Wear
Martha appeared in the Miss Thomasville pageant last night with contestants in evening gowns and talent segments and final bathing suit presentation. Finalists plus Miss Congeniality were joined by Brenda Geneva Myers of Warner Street Genevieve Wright of West Guilford Street Mary Elizabeth Wilson of Jones Circle and Emma Jean Smith of Charles Joseph Smith family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Geneva Myers
H. B. Myers
Warner Street
Genevieve Wright
C. A. Wright
W. Guilford Street
Mary Elizabeth Wilson
Carl Wilson
Jones Circle
Emma Jean Smith
Charles Joseph Smith
Mother of 11 children has 52 grandchildren
Geary Oklahoma Mrs J L Pedigo 72 is noted as mother of 11 children with 52 grandchildren 66 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geary, Okla
J. L. Pedigo
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