Second Fatality In High Point As Rider Dies After Crash
A 17 year old furniture worker Lonnie R Hawkins died after his motorcycle struck the rear of a parked Dodge truck on English Street about 7 07 p m He was pronounced dead on arrival at Winston Salem Baptist Hospital He had recently worked for Silver Craft Furniture Company and attended Saint's Delight Primitive Baptist Church The crash also marked High Point's second traffic fatality of the year John B Owen of Route 1 was riding with Hawkins and warned Look out moments before the impact.
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English Street
Lonnie R. Hawkins
Hawkins
Northview St
Memorial Hospital
Baptist Hospital
Winston - Salem
Winston Institution
Young Hawkins
High Point
John B. Owen
Route 1
Owens
Lyttle T. Pierce
Kentucky Avenue
Guilford
Som
Edgar L
Clara Ruth Corn Hawkins
Silver Craft
Saint's Delight Primitive Baptist Church
Winston-Salem
Edgar L. Hawkins
Louis
Harold Hawkins
Margaret Walden
Hudd Hawkins
Sandy Ridge
J. H. Corn
Stuart, Ja
Saint’s Delight Primitive Baptist Church
Vernie Leonard
L. G. Langham
Hit And Run Count Filed By Police
A 29 year old Kivett Drive resident was arrested and charged with felonious hit and run driving after a Saturday night incident near the Toot and Tell Washington street drive in. John B Brown posted 500 bond and faces court Friday.
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Kivett Drive
John B. Brown
James Gillis Jr
Washington Street
Gillis
Brown
Elhcere
Clintwood
Buddy L. Hughes
Sheriff's Deputes
Hughes
James Robert Leakey
Manduskey Street
Leakey
Dorsey L. Taylor
S. Main Street
Taylor
J. J. Blackburn
James A. Malpass
Geddie Avenue
Darrell D. Frazier
W. Howell Street
Three Men Go To Charlotte For Induction
Three inductees for the armed services were sent to Charlotte today by the local draft board. James Darrell Dale Harold Luther Martin and Alfred McMahan are listed for possible induction at Fort Jackson for two years of service. If accepted at the Charlotte reception center they will be sent on to Fort Jackson for assignment to future stations.
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Armed Services
Charlotte
Ethel Kirkman
James Darrell Dale
Harold Luther Martin
Alfred McMahan
Piedmont Toastmasters Elects R Calhoun Club President
Rudge Calhoun was elected president of Piedmont Toastmasters Club last night. Officers include Everett Hill as administrative vice president Tess, Jack Peacock gave a Civil War themed talk with travel photos, Paul Shelton served as toastmaster, W R Peters as topic master, Bruce Hathaway as grammarian, and Everett Hill as timekeeper.
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Rudge Calhoun
Piedmont Toastmasters Club
Everette Hill
Prestess
Jack Peacock
Paul Shelton
W. R. Peters
Bruce Hathaway
Evtrette Hill
Hoover family reunion set for Mt Zion Church Ran dolph County
The annual Hoover family reunion will be held Sunday at Mt Zion Methodist Church in Randolph County. A picnic dinner will be served at the event.
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Mt. Zion Methodist Church
Randolph County
First Day at Robert Elementary Brims With Readiness
Students and families flocked to Robert Elementary as the new school year began amid ongoing construction and incomplete facilities. Karen Causey and Jerry Leatherwood shared eager accounts of back to school plans while older students like Kenneth Brown and Eddie Chambers noted mixed feelings about summer ending.
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Big Robert
Georgia Thayer
Karen
Bryant W. Causey
Carolina Ave
Kenneth Brown
Odell J. Brown
Montheugrin
Eddie Chambers
E. L. Chambers
Biltmore Ave
Bloodmobile Sets Visit Next Week
The second Red Cross bloodmobile visit of the fiscal year will be at the Armory on Wednesday and Thursday September 11 12 with a 325 pint quota. Donors may give 11 am to 5 pm Wednesday and 10 am to 4 pm Thursday. Co chairs Bill Lindsay Guy Kinney praised plans to avoid bottlenecks and speed service with an extra nurse and a local nurse. Dr Inez Elrod said donors may eat a normal breakfast and light noon meal before giving blood and heavy fatty meals should be avoided. Five colonels reached 100 percent or more of quotas at last visit Howard Boone Richard Bullard John Wells Leonard Kaplan and Mrs R O Haas.
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Red Cross
Armory
Bill Lindsay
Guy Kinney
Charlotte
George Taylor
Aaron Allred
Inez Elrod
American Red Cross
Howard Boone
Richard Bullard
John Wells
Commercial
North
Leonard Kaplan
R. O. Haas
Thunderstorms Bring Mild Relief to Piedmont Areas
Weather experts at Friendship predicted scattered showers in the Piedmont this afternoon, ending late tonight or tomorrow. Highs near 85 today, 83 tomorrow, with tonight’s low around 57 and last night’s low at 65.
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Piedmont
Friendship
Red Cross Instructors Meeting Set for Thursday Night
A meeting of all local Red Cross first aid instructors both current and past will gather at the branch house on Thurston Street Thursday night at 7 30.
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Red Cross
Thurston Street
Traffic Records Award Honors 1956 Police Pl acement
Local police received a National Safety Council placard for outstanding maintenance of accident records in 1956. Mayor Jess Washburn was presented the award by a Highway Patrol officer at a City Council meeting.
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National Safety Council
Jess Washburn
Highway Patrol
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Grass Fire at 208 Underhill St Causes No Damage
A grass fire at 208 Underhill Street, started from a trash fire, prompted a fire department response with no damage reported. The alarm rang at 1 14 p.m. and was the only call in the past 24 hours.
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Underhill St
Outlook Excellent Employment Holds To Upward Trend
Local employment officials report August shows a better employment picture. Ralph Miller notes a 67 percent drop in new unemployment claims from July and a 30 percent year over year decrease. Of 328 people placed, 174 found manufacturing work including 57 in cleaning and related tasks. 42 service jobs went to domestic workers, signaling a strong fall season for High Point and its trade area.
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Ralph Miller
Miller
Cndzens
High Point
Smooth Opening At Montlieu Avenue School For 1957-58
Schools opened smoothly with the first bell for 1957 58 as Dr Dean Pruette oversaw the start. Five Johnson Street rooms damaged by summer fire were in use though library work continued and furniture was moved. The Ray Street unit will host music and special use while plans for television classes begin next Monday at 9 a.m.
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High Point
Montlieu Avenue
Johnson Street
Ray Street
Pools Set Summer Closing
Parks and Recreation officials set the closing dates for local pools as staff shortages and colder August reduced attendance. Washington Terrace Pool closed yesterday while City Lake Pool will close Sunday. last year attendance was higher but cooler weather limited this season.
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Tod Parks and Recreation
W. B. Stronach Jr
Washington Terrace Park
City Lake
Stronach
Washington Terrace
High Point Recreation Department
Nick Fisher
YDC Rally Set Friday Night In Greensboro
Guilford Young Democrats will hold their annual rally in Greensboro Friday night at 7 30. County YDC chairman John Haworth announced today Capus Waynick adjutant general of the North Carolina National Guard will deliver the keynote address. After his talk the club will elect new officers.
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Guilford Young Democrats
Greensboro
YDC
John Haworth
Capus Waynick
North Carolina National Guard
County Dog Pound Project Will Be Decided Tomorrow
County and Greensboro officials face a key vote on a proposed centralized dog pound and county government center. SPCA supporters push a joint facility, while some say separate operation and cheaper quarters are possible. A luncheon at the Sheraton will discuss roles, funding, and the plan's fate.
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High Point
T. E. Hinson
Sheraton Hotel
High P
Borden Wins Permit for 25000 Square Foot Milk Plant Addition
City building inspector issues permit for Borden Com pany milk plant expansion on N. Main Street. The 25,000 square foot addition costs 131,043 with construction beginning after last month’s contract.
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Borden Company
N. Main Street
A. R. Strange
Cedar St
J. S. Yarborough
R. G. Culp
Westwood
Smith Reunion at Panther Creek Church
The Smith family reunion will be held Sunday at Panther Creek Church in Randolph County. A picnic lunch will be served on the church grounds.
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Panther Creek Church
Randolph County
Guilford County Courthouse Hosts Annual Rally in Courtroom 1
Ha worth announced officers for the coming year as residents gather for the rally to be held in court room No 1 at the Guilford County Courthouse.
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Haworth
Guilford County
August Arrest List Topped By Speeders
THOMASVILLE Over a third of the cases tried last month in Recorder's Court were speeding. Of 330 total trials, 300 defendants were found guilty. Speeding led with 126 cases, followed by public drunkenness 40 and prohibition 21. Other counts included disregard of stop sign 19, abandonment and non support 13, and no operator's license 13. Additional counts included breaking and entering, larceny and receiving, assault with a deadly weapon, and driving drunk, with 10 cases each.
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Thomasville
Recorder's Court
Bob Smith
Sight Saving Plan Pushed By Lions
The Lions Club promotes a fourth state sight saving class directed by Dr. Kenneth Cheek with plans for a fully equipped High Point classroom next year. The program aids partially sighted children using magnifiers oversized print and specialized textbooks. funding relies on donations and fundraisers.
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The
Lions Club
Kenneth Cheek
High Point
Cloverdale
Columbia University
Dr. Cheek
Epic Tag Tech Fund Raising
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Toastmasters Club
R. Calhoun
Hoover
Keres
Stene
Olla
Montlieu Avenue School
S Ee
Jerry Robert Leatherwood
Arlington St
Jerry
Jerry Leatherwood
Mary Lamar
Karen Causey
Jackie Hawks
Jean Brown
Brenda Elliott
Bloodmobile
Dean Pruette
Moniilieu
High Point Enterprise
Coll Sar
Lloyd C. Amos
Yesterdy
SPCA
County Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
William Ragsdale
Jamestown
Borden
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