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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1957
Page
12
Notre Dame battles Army to a 35-13 upset in 1913 and, aided by game films, turns the corner with a disciplined effort. Brennan credits the win to team execution and a rare three-film advantage, while noting past struggles against Navy and Michigan State.
Texas A M staggers toward a possible Southwest Conference crown as a 7 46 loss to Rice slows Cotton Bowl plans. Navy’s bowl bid timing and Army results loom over the decision with Navy likely to accept if it defeats Army. Georgia Tech’s three losses leave them under consideration alongside Mississippi State and others.
Ohio State, trailing 13 0 at halftime, rallied to beat Iowa 17 13 in Columbus. Bob White, a 207 pound sophomore from Covington Kentucky, sparked the fourth quarter drive with 65 yards on seven carries including an 68 yard march for the clinching TD. Coach Woody Hayes praised both teams but credited OSU with smarter play and playoff hopes for the Rose Bowl. Iowa fumbled twice in the first half stalling two promising drives and missed chances to seize the title.
East Carolina announces a 19 game basketball schedule starting November 25 against Pfeiffer. Coach Howard Porter aims to reach the North State Conference tournament in Lexington after 16 conference games.
Lindale trounced Jamestown 27 to 0 to win the 1957 Red Shield Midget Football League championship. Murrow connected with Reid on a 30 yard pass and Rierson to Maine for two later scores as Lindale led 13-0 at halftime. Haywood and Larkin added late touchdowns and points as Lindale earned the league trophy to be presented at Oak View School next week.
Two funeral services scheduled for Sunday at 2 30 p m highland Methodist and Cloverdale Church of the Living God with Rev C D Brown and Rev Worth R Pugh officiating Pallbearers named Interment at Floral Garden Park Cemetery One man 69 found dead at his daughter's home from a heart attack Funeral services for Mrs Sarah L Higgins held at Calvary Church of the Nazarene with Rev A H John Park Cemetery pallbearers listed Mrs Higgins died in Baptist Hospital Winston Salem from burns suffered in a gasoline explosion at her home
Jeanie Susane Stutts five day old daughter of Mr and Mrs John F Stutts died at High Point Memorial Hospital Sunday at 845 am after a brief illness. Born in High Point she leaves two brothers Mikey and Stevie, paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs John F Stutts Candor and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs S T Whitaker High Point. Funeral services were held today at 2 pm at Yates Baptist Church Carthage with burial in the church cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Suskie Louise Childress Rose 48 were held Sunday at Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church with Rev P J Birchall and Rev Melvin Gentry officiating. Interment followed in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Pallbearers included Arch ie Kimes Lester Webb Lee Asbill M B Ingram E W Rollins and Walter Bryson. The widow of W C Rose resided at 1232 Redding St and died in a Winston-Salem hospital after years of declining health.
George M. Harkey 83 retired farmer of Route 2 Cleveland died at 8 35 a m in Salisbury hospital after a 16 day illness from a stroke He was father of a High Point resident native of Rowan County son of Miles and Mary Lyerly Harkey born 1874 member of Cleveland Baptist Church Survived by his children and relatives Funeral set for 3 p m Tuesday at Cleveland church with body at home today and at church 30 minutes before services
Thomasville mourns Adam Columbus Miller 77 a longtime resident and retired farmer born August 29 1880 in Rowan County He was a Baptist and survived by wife Ada Belle Bringle four sons and five daughters among 31 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Funeral Tuesday at 3 pm at his church with interment in the church cemetery The body to be taken to daughter Mrs Lawson Kennedy home today at 4 pm.
Robert E. Lee Sr. 58 of 242 S Wrenn St died after a heart attack at High Point Memorial Hospital at 6 30 p m He had worked as an engineer for the Center Theater and previously for the Orpheum and Broadhurst theaters Survived by wife Hazel three children and three grandchildren funeral set for Tuesday at Sechrest Chapel with interment in Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Ivey Fred Fowler 79 of Route 8 Greensboro died at 9 15 p m Sunday after arriving at High Point Memorial Hospital He was born August 27 1878 in Iredell County son of Sam and Lilly Mason Fowler A retired automotive representative he lived in Statesville and Texas before moving to Greensboro two years ago to live with his son Surviving son James A Fowler four grandchildren and three great grandchildren Burial Tuesday at 2 p m from the mortuary chapel Oakwood Park Cemetery remains in mortuary until service time
Quint Caldwell, 78, formerly of Lexington, died yesterday at Charlotte Memorial Hospital after years in a Midland nursing home. He is survived by a sister Mrs. Zeke Johnson of Charlotte, a half sister Mrs. L. S. Wentworth of Abilene, and a half brother Dan Caldwell of Ohio. Graveside rites were held at 11:45 a.m. today at Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery.
Harry H. Hill of Lynchburg Virginia died Thursday at his home after a long illness. Surviving him is son Wyatt T. Hill of 604 North Rotary Drive High Point. The family returned home after funeral services held in Lynchburg Saturday.
In San Francisco on Hattie Street a seventh car in recent years struck Jim Donnelly's house. A sports car slammed through a six foot fence on Market Street, injuring the property and prompting police to arrest 29 year old Robert Carl Hagen on suspicion of drunk driving.
Grace Lankford of Charlotte died Saturday at Charlotte Memorial Hospital after a week of critical illness. A Alamance County native, she had lived in Charlotte 30 years and is survived by her mother Mrs. Carrie Coble Lankford Brown Elon College, stepfather L E Brown Elon College, two step sisters Mrs T R Allen and Mrs Ted Hilliard High Point, four stepbrothers Dallas Brown High Point Woodrow Brown Route 3. Funeral services at 3 p m today at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home Burlington conducted by Rev Dermont Reid with burial in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Floodwaters slowly recede from 28000 acres of farmland and over 20 villages in the Po River delta. Authorities say six to seven months needed to drain the area while high Adriatic tides breached a coastal dike. About 7000 refugees moved to inland centers and a 30 year old man died tending a dike.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica credits Romans with the first extensive use of lead in plumbing, primarily for water pipes, reflecting early engineering choices and public utility design.
The 21 foot fugitive python Big Ben escaped from a cage at an alligator farm in Mesa Arizona due to cold weather or loneliness. After two days of desert exposure with temperatures around 40 degrees he crawled back to his home and poked his nose through the fence before being returned to his cage. Keeper Jack Adams said the snake caught a slight cold but should recover.
About 60 people completed three standard American Red Cross first aid classes organized by the local chapter. Courses were held at the 10-A Fire Department for firemen and their wives, at the Pilot Volunteer Fire Station in Thomasville, and at Sechrest Funeral Home. Pisciculture is the culture of
A series of property transfers is recorded, listing multiple buyers and sellers across neighborhoods such as Myers Park Forest Park and Cross Road Acres. The deeds cover parcels, blocks, and acreage with partnerships noted among spouses and local institutions.
An essay notes that wants are shaped by extraneous factors and that declared interests often misrepresent true preferences. It cites readers preferring literary mags while confession mags attract more readers and that taste tests mislead. It adds a tactic of two for 29 cents to boost slow-moving items.
The article notes that pressure to marry is applied to girls earlier than in the past, while single men feel pressure closer to age 30. It argues girls are urged to marry without real preparation for married life and that pressure varies with maturity and circumstances.
The marshy Cameron Parish coast yielded a Hurricane Audrey victim identified as Harry P. Melancon 35 of Broussard. Notices from North Carolina and Guilford County detail administration and estate claims with deadlines and hearings in High Point and Greensboro.
By order of the High Point City Council on November 8 1987 the undersigned will sell at public auction for cash at City Hall 11:00 A M on the first day of sale property in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina The description begins 30 feet west of Fourth Street and 60 feet south of Richardson Street and proceeds along the Fourth Street westerly line to the Young Men’s Christian Association and then east to the Gulf Company line The city reserves the right to reject bids This notice is dated November 9 1987 Mayor Jesse H Wash 11/11-18
The Superior Court of Guilford County orders a decedent property sale in Trinity Township Randolph County. Commissioner will sell Tract Seven 3.79 acres on December 14 1957 at 10 00 A M for cash to the highest bidder with a statutory cash deposit.
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