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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1959
Page
5
New York AP reports that modern living dulls ghosts as capsuled comfort shrinks their fright. Haunt demands like a large rambling house vanish for carports and built in kitchens. Detergents and air conditioning erase ectoplasm tricks, leaving phantoms tame and retreating.
In Boise Idaho a man opened fire while Betty Clokey and others helped load a trailer Sheriff Myron Gilbert said Robert Clokey 52 enraged by his ex wife and children moving to California fired killing two women and injuring others He shot himself after wounding Carl Schleuse and trapped bystanders Mrs Clo key, Mrs She ise and their families face a fatal incident with four children at risk.
Striking Bowaters workers at the 38 million dollar Bowaters Carolina Corp pulp plant in Catawba South Carolina vote on whether to accept managements latest contract The company had offered a seven day pause during a plant dedication and negotiations broke down October 8 The union argued for bargaining during that period and members had been without a contract since October 8
Military and Virginia National Guard join a nightlong search for a missing airliner near Charlottesville. Helicopters from Ft. Eustis and other sites aided a search spanning about 20 miles, with weather improving later and Piedmont Flight 349 returning after reporting from 20 miles out.
A California divorce case ends when Hadi A. A. Sarraf and Cleo Sarraf obtain an uncontested divorce after his parents oppose the East West marriage. Sarraf cites fear of breaking a large family and his sacrifice to avert disaster. He expresses envy of the wife’s freedom and asks for prayers.
James C. White, 75, a former FBI agent of 1924 to 1947, urges public whipping to deter youth gangs during a Dallas conference of ex FBI men. He cites his career fighting rum runners and the 1935 Florida ambush that killed Kate Barker and her son Fred. He says the young must be humiliated rather than pampered.
Finch Mission brings yearly guest preachers to Thom asville as Calvary Methodist prepares homecoming. Rev Leonard Rayle of Stanley Methdist Church speaks at 11. Covered dish dinner follows. open house 2 4 pm for new children’s division. Emanuel Church Fall meeting features Rev Thomas Haggai and officers elected for 1960 61. Women’s Guild serves turkey supper at 530 pm. Revival at English Street Baptist ends Nov 8. George Schaly native of Brazil. revival at People's Methodist Nov 18 led by Rev J E Nelson. corner Broad and Sullivan Streets.
The article lists multiple revival services across local churches in the region from November 1 to 8. Churches include North Main St. Baptist Church, Church of the Nazarene, Calvary Church, Trinity Memorial Methodist, Trinity Baptist, Unity Methodist, and others with guest evangelists like Rev Lloyd Dean Sheets and Rev Fred Reece. Pledges and budgeting for a Forward Program of Church Finance are described.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with little temperature change today tonight and Sunday. Coastal areas expect scattered showers with occasional light rain inland, highs in the lower 70s along the coast upper 60s in the piedmont and lower 60s in the mountains, and lows tonight from the 50s in the mountains to the mid 60s on the coast.
Weather forecast shows rain tonight across central and southern Plains to the coast, with snow in higher southern Rockies. Colder temperatures expected in southern regions, while warmth dominates the north Atlantic, Northwest and northern plains.
A raccoon escaped confinement inside the Oklahoma state wildlife department building during a coon hunt. Three coon dogs tracked the fugitive and workers captured it with a rope, ending the pursuit.
About seventy percent of the world’s processed pineapple is produced by a few major exporters, highlighting concentration in the citrus fruit sector and potential supply risks for downstream processors and markets in years ahead.
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