Thomasville Pilot Unhurt In Winston-Salem Jet Crash
First Lt. John J. McCulloch of 404 Barnwell Street escaped injury when his F-84 Thunderjet undershot Smith Reynolds Airport runway at Winston-Salem. The jet slid 3,500 feet on its nose wheel with the tail dragging before stopping. runway remained closed as salvage efforts began. McCulloch had been en route from Texas to visit relatives.
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Thomasville
Smith Reynolds Airport
Winston-Salem
John J. McCulloch
Barnwell Street
McCulloch
Korea
Texas
Smith Reynolds
Local Postoffice Earns Record 96.5 Percent Rating
Local High Point postoffice scored a record 96.5 percent on a recent inspection by four United States Postoffice inspectors. Postmaster S. C. Clark announced the result, noting the staff is proud of the near flawless evaluation. Inspectors Olin Niven G C Harris Kenneth Brown and C C Keever audited all aspects of operations.
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High Point Postoffice
United States Postoffice
Post
S. C. Clark
Tony
Olin Niven
G. C. Harris
Kenneth Brown
C. C. Keever
Craven Is Candidate At Abbotts Creek
R. G. Craven the Republican incumbent constable for Abbotts Creek Township is the only name listed on the ballot with a write-in space available. Craven won the May GOP primary over J. B. Payne, who has since died, and is the father of Deputy Sheriff Arnold Craven of Thomasville.
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Thomasville
R. G. Craven
Abbotts Creek Township
Craven
J. B. Payne
Payne
Arnold Craven
Safecracker Hired by Police Opens Stubborn Safe
A professional locksmith hired by police opened a cantankerous safe at the local station after officers watched. The door yielded only after a hole was bored into the lock, marking a legal, controlled safe-cracking.
Guard Unit Ceremony Reorganizes 540th Field Artillery Battalion
City Manager T E Hinson welcomes the reactivated 540th Field Artillery Battalion at the High Point Armory English Street tonight in a Federal recognition ceremony. Maj Gen John Hall Manning will inspect the unit with Lt Col John H Lee of Monroe returning to command the reactivated unit and Lt David Hodgin and Lt Joseph M Lloyd in command posts.
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T. E. Hinson
540Th Field Artillery Battalion
High Point
English Street
Hinson
Air Force Reserves
Monroe
John Hall Manning
Northlina
Explorer Scouts Attend Vocational Conference at UNC Chapel Hill
Forty seven Explorer Scouts from High Point and nearby will travel Thursday to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a vocational exploration conference. They join about 600 scouts from across the state to hear experts from eight fields and learn job possibilities. The group will be hosted by UNC at the Virginia game in Kenan Stadium and will conclude with religious services Sunday morning.
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Lorer
High Point
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Bunn Hackney
Uwharrie Council
Unc-Virginia
Kenan Stadium
Two Men Killed In Auto Overturn North Of Here
High Point North of here two men died and a third was hospitalized after an automobile overturned on Deep River Church Road just after 11 p.m. Saturday. Grady W. Boles 28 died on arrival at the hospital Bobby Odell Setzer 22 died later at Wesleyan Memorial Hospital in Greensboro Albert Long 34 survived with a concussion severe bruises lacerations and a severed foot. Debris showed the car rolled 250 feet and pitched occupants about 45 feet from the vehicle.
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High Point
Deep River Church Road
Grady W. Boles
Richardson Street
Bobby Odell Setzer
Best Street
Wesleyan Memorial Hospital
Greensboro
Albert Long
North Main Street
Boulding Branch Bridge
Setzer
Long
Ralph Lather
Roy Street
Boles
Recreation Center
Rainbow Diner
Grady Boles
Hayworth Wesleyan Methodist Church
Stokes County
Claude Lee
Annie B. Boles
National
National Upholstery Company. Survivi Boles Are His Wife, Irenes
Raymond YT
Sunday School Class Loses Money to Thief
City detectives investigate a break in at Gatewood Avenue last night where $12.50 in Sunday School class funds were stolen from an unlocked window. No suspects or fingerprints found. Other thefts include hoses, a pickax, hub caps, and a bicycle returned to its owner.
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Gatewood Avenue
B. H. Gross
Gross
J. Josephson
Farris Avenue
Donald Staton
Kearns Street
Boyd Jager
FIA Emerywood Apts
Driver Cited After Hitting Another Car
A 25 year old, B Beck of 608 Frnnley Avenue, pulled onto English Street and hit Alice Carroll's 25 year old car from 200 Oak. Carroll’s right rear was damaged about 75 dollars. Beck’s car about 15 dollars. No injuries. A second noon collision in East Commerce involved Harry Stacy 47 and Jack Haley 28 with minor damage and no injuries.
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Lewis
B Beck
Frnnley Avenue
English Street
English
Burton Street
Alice Carroll
Oak Street
East Commerce
Harry H. Stacy
Grace Street
Jack Haley
Meredith Street
Mrs. Sarah Hardister Dies In Local Hospital
Mrs Sarah Corrina Bell Hardister 76 a Montgomery Guilford County family member died in a Guilford hospital at 3 AM after a stroke at her home 915 Fairfield Road Allen Jay community since 1938. She married W E Hardister in 1895 and is survived by a large family including five daughters and four sons. Funeral at Reavis Memorial Baptist Church with burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery Davidson County.
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Sarah Corrina Bell Hardister
Montgomery
Guilford County
F. Peele
Docia Parks
Alfred Williams
Route 3
Asheboro
Leona Handey
Cocoa
Fla
Everett Staley
Bob Hardister
New London
Herbert Hardister
Titusville
Grady Hardister
Tampa
Clarence Hardister
Cumby-Orrell Mortuary
Reavis Memorial Baptist Church
Liloyd Garner
H. Millard Jones
Springfield
Red Cross Names New Colon el in City Blood Program
Miss Kathleen Van Loan is appointed colonel of the women’s division of the local Red Cross blood program replacing Mrs. Nell Tucker who resigned. The Bloodmobile will be at the Armory on English Street with donor hours Thurs 11 30 am to 5 pm and Fri 10 am to 3 30 pm. A quota of 300 pints is set with free transport for donors. Frank Davis of Davis Pruett Motor Co. provides a car for donor transport and G Vaughn Fender volunteers to supply quiet music during the visit.
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Kathleen van Loan
Red Cross
Richard Hayworth
Charles Lee Amos, Jr
Miss van Loan
Nell Tucker
Thursa
English Street
Armory
Hayworth and
Amos
Frank Davis
Davis-Pruett Motor Co
G. Vaughn Fender
Rose Radio Sales and Service Co
Jamestown High Students Favor Eisenhower in Straw Poll
Jamestown High School across grades 9 through 12 reported 211 votes for Eisenhower and 115 for Stevenson in a secret ballot conducted by Earl Hedrick's civics class. The straw vote reflected a strong Eisenhower preference among students and staff.
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Jamestown High School
General Eer
Earl Hedrick
Civ
Ics
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Voting on Three State Amendments in North Carolina
North Carolinians will vote on three State Constitutional amendments tomorrow. Voters may mark FOR or AGAINST limiting total state and county tax to 20 cents per $100 valuation. A second amendment covers filling vacancies in the General Assembly by governor appointment with party executive committee input. The third empowers the governor to fill judicial vacancies near elections. Voting booths open 6:30 am and close 6:30 pm with listed polling sites and registrars.
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General Assembly
Judicial Department
Negro Charged With Larceny From Person
Daniel Calvin Wilson charged with larceny from the person for taking 101.63 dollars from Clara Austen. Robert Little arrested for cutting Samuel Graham with a knife requiring 37 stitches. Other arrests include George Franklin for assault with a deadly weapon and Andrew Little for malicious damage. Also Withrow Johnson and Clyde Thomas cited for violation of prohibition laws.
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Daniel Calvin Wilson
Morgan Street
Clara Austen
Pearson Street
Robert Little
Willard Street
Samuel T. Graham
Fairview Street
Graham
George Franklin
Leonard Street
Andrew Little
Withrow Johnson
Fast High Street
Clyde Thomas
North Street
Youth Stabbed at Daniel Brooks Apts. Victim Silent
City detectives report 18 year old Johnny Price of 121 Harrison Street was stabbed with a sharp instrument around midnight Saturday at Daniel Brooks Apartments. He refused to discuss the incident with officers.
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Johnny Price
Harrison Street
Daniel Brooks Apts
District Scout Meeting Slated in High Point
The Uwharrie Council district meeting will be held next Monday at 6 30 p m in Main Street Methodist Church. Scout executive Bunn Hackney says all scouters and their wives in the High Point district are expected to attend the dinner meeting. Herbert Stuckey regional scout executive from Atlanta Ga will speak Harriss Covington district chairman will preside. Officers for the coming year will be elected.
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High Point
Uwharrie Council
Main Street Methodist
Bunn Hackney
Herbert Stuckey
Atlanta
Harriss Covington
Prayer for T DAY in Philadelphia Pastor Edward TY
A prayer asks God to place fit and worthy leaders above political gain for the good of the people and for divine glory. The message references Edward TY, a minister from Trinity Lutheran Church in Philadelphia.
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Girant
Christ
Edward TY. Tore
Philadelphia
Trinity Lutheran Church
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Sarah Hardister
Jamestown High
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Bay Street
A. Memory
Guilford County Building
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Woodrow Avenue
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Oak Hill
John N. Slay
Pinglish Street
C. H. Farmer
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Harris-Kelley Muaste Co
Thomasville Road
Lila Samuels
South Main Extension
Cheater Haworth
Rainbow Supper Club
Greensboro Highway
Clayton Steele
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