Dancer Turns Tormentors Into Toothsome Threesome
Willie Edward Rabon, 26, caused a wild melee with officers at a VFW tap and in a High Point squad car. He bit, kicked and smashed a window, injuring deputies R. E. Allred, J. E. Skinner, and R. S. Hiatt. Rabon faces multiple charges including assault with teeth and feet, resisting an officer, and malicious damage. He is held on $1,050 bond ahead of Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horry
Willie
Edward Rabon
Rabon
High Point
VFW
Arche
R. E. Allred
J. E. Skinner
Alfred
Allred
Skinner
Main Street
R.S. Hiatt
Hiatt
Sales on Incline Card Firm Posts Big Year Profits
Edgar Snider reports electronic accounting card firm Electronic Accounting Card Corp. saw sales rise to 1 186 251 at year end September 30 from 806 405 the prior year. The firm adds a 10 000 square foot expansion and a 16 inch New Era Press to boost capacity. the board was re elected at the annual meeting with directors including Fred W. Alexander Harriss Covington Charles F. Jones R Wade Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
EAC
Snider
Fred W. Alexander
First National Bank of Shelby
Harriss Covington
Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills
Charles F. Jones
First Securities Corp
Durham
R. Wade Phillips
Pilot Life Insurance Company
Possible light showers in area this evening and tomorrow
Weather forecast notes a few scattered light showers tonight and tomorrow with a low around 46 after frost and a to 34 last night. Tomorrow’s high near 62, with today’s forecast around 60 and yesterday’s high of 56. Wednesday outlook calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions and cooler temperatures.
Prayer for Tuesday Faithful Deliverance and Penitence
A religious prayer asks for deliverance from sin and grace to turn away from wrongdoing. The plea emphasizes penitence and healing through divine restoration, offered in a savior's name by Lyndon B. Phifer of Tallahassee, a retired Methodist editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Phifer
Tallahassee, Fla
Wilson to Speak at Pilot Lions Club Night
Milford Wilson, district Lions Governor, will address the Pilot Lions Club during ladies night at 7 PM at Johnson town Methodist Church. The event is hosted by the local Lions chapter in Thom asville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Milford
Sunshine) Wilson
Pilot Lion's Club
Johnsontown Methodist Church
Weekend wrecks injure eight and cause 7500 in damage
Police logged 17 auto crashes Friday through yesterday amid slick streets and bad weather. Eight people were injured and property damage topped seven thousand five hundred dollars. Incidents included Pendry crash on Avenue and a rear-end collision on N Main Street with Compton and Sullivan, plus several other fender benders and minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight E. Pendry Jr
E. Lexington Avenue
Pendry
Cultured Wood Debuts as New Furniture Material
Kroehler Manufacturing Co unveiled cultured wood at the Southern fall market opening. The material uses hardwood fibers fused by heat and catalysts to form panels that resist moisture and climate changes, promising longer lasting furniture and closer fitting drawers.
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Kroehler Manufacturing Co
Sedgefield Manor
Kroehler
Kroehiler
Meridian
Miss
Korehler
Light State Bond Referendum Prompted By Light Voter Turnout
Officials anticipate a light statewide vote likely under 1500 in the township for tomorrow’s bond referendum. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at machines. Precinct 15 voters now use the V F W post on Burton Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.F.W. Post
Burton Street
Hutchen Heating Co
English Street
Queen to Enter State Beauty Test in Winston-Salem
Tommie Townsend winner of Miss Buddy Poppy of 1959 will compete for Miss Convention in Winston-Salem in June 1960. The 17-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs T J Townsend won the second annual beauty pageant at VFW Post 169. Townsend is a Lucy Ragsdale Jamestown High cheerleader with measurements 33 22 34, 110 pounds, 5 ft 3 in, winning act pantomime. She received poppy bouquet and loving cup, plus jewelry box, sweater and skirt, and savings bond from Mrs Charlie W Logan. Brenda Gale Sherman, 17, runner up did baton twirling and received a smaller loving cup and jewelry box. Other contestants included Jewel Medley Aldean Talbert Betty Foshee Susan Frances Putman Nancy Williams. each received a jewelry box. Judges were Frances Hilliard of Snow Studios Jim Clontz Ted Cramer and Jim McClain. Master of ceremonies was a cee ate wes eee. The new queen will preside over Poppy Day on Saturday Nov 7.
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Tommie Townsend
Buddy Poppy
Winston-Salem
T. J. Townsend
Secon
VFW Post
Lucy P. Ragsdale Jamestown High School
Tommie
Townsend
Charlie W. Logan
Suzy Willoughby
Brenda Gale Sherman
Annie Sherman
Route 6
Jewel Medley
Aldean Talbert
Betty Foshee
Susan Frances Putman
Nancy Williams
Frances Hilliard
Snow Studios
Jim Clontz
Ted Cramer
Bennett Advertising
Jim McClain
WNOS
Cee
Ate Wes Eee
Fire damages home furnace in Thomasville blaze
A Sunday morning fire at 9 17 damaged a floor furnace at 41 Monwood Avenue in Thomasville. Firefighters reported flames burst from the furnace and scorched the underside of the floor in the home of Winifred L. Laimonds.
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Thomasville
Monwood Avenue
Winifred L. Laimonds
Building Permits Top Million Dollar Mark
Building permits pushed the week's total past 1.2 million dollars with a $1,239,742 tally including a $1,152,953 city county building permit. The inspector issued $71,200 in other new-building permits and $15,589 in repairs, led by John R. Taylor with four permits totaling $22,800 for five-room residences in his Blain Street subdivision.
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City County
John R. Taylor
Blain Street
Dale Montgomery
N. Main
Prospect St
H. L. Griffin
Jake Harris
Tomlinson Street
Woodbrook Heights
Security Development Co
J. W. Morgan
Leonard Grippen
Fairview St
Reid L. Loflin
Ernest L. Bennett
Childers Certified Concrete Co
Wise St
UF Appeal Nearing Goal As Drive Reaches 96 Percent
The United Appeal closes in on its goal with total contributions reaching 241 295 76 dollars or 96 2 percent of 250 774. The public employees division led by George Covington raised 8 841 49 dollars achieving 104 percent. Other divisions show progress while the small business division lags at 46 percent.
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United Appeal
George Covington
Jis
Covington
High Point College and Hospital
Red Cross Gray
Jack Campbell
Public education seminar set at administration building
The second in a series of public education seminars will be held at the administration Building on English Street. The seminars are sponsored by the High Point Curriculum Study Committee. Dr. Kenneth E. Howe, dean of the School of Education at Woman’s College in Greensboro, will be moderator.
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English St
High Point
Kenneth E. Howe
School of Education
Woman's College In
Greensboro
Adams-Millis Earnings Jump 93 Percent in Nine Months
Adams-Millis Corporation reports a 93.3 percent rise in nine month per share earnings to 3.07 dollars. MAC Panel Company, in which Adams-Millis holds a controlling interest, boosts consolidated sales to 14.13 million dollars from 10.86 million. Net earnings before taxes rise to 1.069 million and after taxes to 496,021 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Millis Corporation
MAC Panel Company
Adams- Millis
MAC Panel
Star Skater Sharon Porter Earns Silver Bar at Age Eight
Sharon Porter, eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Porter of 626 E State St, receives the Silver Bar for dance skating from a national judging team. The honor matches the national record for earliest win.
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Sharon Porter
H. C. Porter
E. State St
Witching Time Attracts Modern Spooks For Halloween
Witches will call at 10 30 Saturday night as part of the High Point Halloween celebration. After a 7 pm start at Commerce Street Knox Bridge and Washington Street, children at home when a witch call rings win prizes. Events include pie eating dangling apple peanut eating doughnut race costume judging round dance and jitterbug and square dancing with prizes for top costumes.
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J. W. P. Mooney
Enterprise
High Point
Parks and Recreation Department
Commerce Street
Knox Bridge
Washington Street
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Enterprise City
Horry County
High Point Enterprise
Wilson
Birmingham
Ala
N. Main Street
Richard H. Compton
Thomas H. Sullivan
Asheboro Street
Compton Veck
James William Phillips
Newlin Street
Dalton
E. Green Streets
Darrell Edward Haynes
E. Burton Street
Phillips
Haynes
S. Main Street
Henry Ivey
E. High Street
Inez Green Carver
Athens
Tenn
Carlos Ralph Passmore
Cable Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
E. Green Street
Passmore
Ervin Wayne Brown
Route 4
Roy Lee
Oak Hill
W. Va
John Young
Huntington
Janet Teague
Enterprise Sunday Editor
Ralph W. Emerson
Emerite Corp
Jackson, Miss
Torbin Yates
J. Alfred Hall
Madison
Wis
Morrow
Southport
Corp
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