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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1959
Page
2
The fragment notes Shakespearean premieres and a nod to Ethan Allen and Vermont in a Globe theater context. It suggests Con- necticut birthplace links but is fragmentary and unclear about specifics.
New York AP notes a mid day market dip with steel rails and oils falling. U S Steel dips about a point after oversubscription of a secondary offering from the Gould estate while Ford and General Motors drop over a point.
The Dow Jones averages are listed with close values for industrials at 629.78, 627.20, and 620.00, along with figures for rails at 1608 and 15606, utilities at 887.92, stocks at 210,465 and 20,046, and a general volume range from 450,000 to 1,200,000 shares. The entry reflects market activity furnished by Bache & Co.
Violinist Jascha Heifetz, a central figure in classical music, is named a regents professor of music at UCLA. He plans a year of auditioning and teaching master classes, stressing that violin playing is a perishable art that must be passed on. He is on crutches from a July fall but says teaching was decided before the injury.
A deadly tornado swept through Ivy at 2 25 pm killing eleven and damaging a Lumber mill and homes. Residents described a funnel cloud and flying debris while others reported a second funnel at Greene County around 4 pm. Rescue crews and Sheriff Deane noted survivors escaped unharmed inside a Cocoa plant and nearby structures.
Six deaths are linked to hurricane Gracie as damage runs into the millions across Charleston and inland counties Bamberg Walterboro Columbia Orangeburg and coastal towns. An estimate cites about 12 000 claims totaling 4 200 000 in Charleston County with Beaufort Parris Island and St Helena Island at over three million dollars.
A massive explosion near the Cooper River injures several residents including Jesse Jones 59 and others named, as firefighters work to prevent further blasts by cooling adjacent tanks. Witnesses report flames felt two blocks away and people fleeing in the chaotic aftermath amid gasoline fumes.
Quotations compiled at 11 a.m. today note the Pilgrims departed from Plymouth England on Sept. 16 1620. The piece mentions Plymouth Rock as the landing place.
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