Torrential Sunday Rains Leave City in Shambles
A nine hour downpour from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. drenched the city with over two inches between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Flooded yards and basements, a washed out bridge at E Farriss Avenue and E College Drive, broken water mains, and large parts of Blair Park Golf Course submerged created extensive damage. State Highway Patrol halted Deep River Road traffic as a three acre flood formed near Northeast Junior High. Officials expect weeks to restore streets. showers and warm weather are forecast for the next five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poese Dean
E. Farriss Avenue
E. College Drive
Rotary Drive
W. Lexington Avenue
Blair Park Municipal Golf Course
Blair Park
Taylor Street
Deep River Road
Montlieu Avenue
Vocational Center Courses Fill Fast at Guilford Center
Guilford Industrial Education Center reports most fall term classes will fill quickly. New welding instructor William C. Marley enables welding offerings. other courses include plumbing drafting electronics and upholstery. Registration is 2 dollars with monthly fees of seven dollars fifty for nonstudents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford Industrial Education Center
Bruce Robothers
Roberts
William C. Marley
Marley
Monarch Elevator Co
Pleasant Garden
Dependents Can Draw Benefits Under 1958 Social Security Act
Ruth Duffy of the High Point Social Security Office announces that the 1958 amendments allow dependent parents of a deceased worker to receive benefits even with surviving widow, widower, or children. Mothers may claim at 62 and fathers at 65 if at least half supported by a son or daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Duffy
High Point Social Leity
Al Schwartz Dies At 65 In New York
Abraham Alfred Schwartz 65 longtime Rosaine Shop operator and local merchant died at 6 45 p m yesterday in the Atlantic Hotel Long Beach New York He was born October 25 1893 in New York City survived by his wife Pauline and son Norman Funeral services set for Tuesday 3 p m at Sechrest Chapel with Rabbi Herbert Silberman and burial in Hebrew Cemetery Winston Salem Highway
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Alfred
al) Schwartz
N. Roitary
Atlantic Hotel
Long Beach
N. Y
New York
Isaac
Re‘gina Schwartz
Pauline Silver
B’nai Israel Synagogue
B'Nai Brith
Norman Schwartz
Rosaine’s
Sechrest Chapel
Herbert Silberman
He ‘Brew
Winston-Salem Highway
Labor Day Weekend Assaults Plague High Point Police
Over the holiday weekend High Point officers logged numerous assaults and incidents with 10 people booked. Grady Wagner faced charges of assault and reckless driving after a head wound occurred. Kniving Price and James Jones Jr. posted bonds on assault charges. Samuel Smith faced weapons and firing charges. Osby Hodges accused of assault with bottles. Lowell Gillespie bonded on an assault claim. Also three youths charged with breaking and entering at an N Main Street apartment, with one man facing forgery counts related to the Miles Hill case. Charges include property damage and reckless driving with several Sept. 11 or Sept. 21 hearings noted.
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High Point
Grady Wagner
Winston Road
Larry Mowrey
Route 5
Wagner
Cleve Price
E. Washington Street
Lucy Pearl Davis
Olivia Street
James Jones Jr
Brooks Street
Jones
Samuel Smith
Hobson Street
Smith
James Maxwell
Leonard Street
Osby Hodges
Liberty Road
Lowell Gillespie
Thomasville
Gilespie
Robert Vaughn
Sunset Drive
Dixie King
Mark W. Shankle Jr
Spring Street
Johnnie Wright
Willowbrook Street
N. Main Street
Edward Tucker
Wilbert Dishman
Dishman
Biltmore
Miles Hill
Broad Street
VFW
Highway 311
Charles Medford
Roger Wilson
Mitchell Mack
Scientific Street
Presbyterians Gather for Services and Picnic Honors
Jones preached and attended a picnic after moving into the dining room. Honored at the services were descendants of Pleasant H. Dalton the first pastor and E. A. Snow the longtime Sunday school superintendent.
Studies Slated On Courthouse Space Needs
R. P. Nason of Space Utilization Analysis Inc. from New York will meet Guilford County Manager Harry Weatherly on Thursday to plan a 25 year space needs study for county offices and agencies. The County Commissioners authorized 14000 for the study and Nason will confer with department heads after the study opens to protect future needs including the courthouse and related offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Space Utilization Company
Harry Weatherly
Guilford County
New York
R. P. Nason
Space Utilization Analysis Inc
Weatherby
Nason Bael
Board of Elections
Melton Family Reunion Set for East Bend Home
The Melton family reunion will take place Sunday at the home of Robert and Ola Bruce near East Bend in Yadkin County. A picnic dinner is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melton
Robert and
Ola Bruce
East Bend
Yadkin County
Furniture Meeting Slated at Greenbrier with Notable Speakers
Louis W. Fairchild of Fairchild Publications headlines the 49th annual Southern Furniture Manufacturer's Association meeting in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Speakers include leaders from Wachovia Bank, E I duPont de Nemours and American Creosoting Corp. The agenda covers taxation trade rules and business outlook with golf skeet and bridge events for executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis W. Fairchild
Fairchild Publications
Southern Furniture Manufacturer's Association
Greenbriers
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
New York
Will
Wachovia Bank and Trust
Holbrook Company
E. I. duPont de Nemours
Donald Hardenbrook
American Creosoting Corp
Prayer for T SDAY at Carnegie church
A devotional prayer asks for urgency and joy in work, blessing holy desires, pure intentions, a creative spirit, and honest toil. The request is directed to Jesus Christ with praise for craftsmanship over greatness, signed by Scott Brenner, minister of First United Presbyterian Church in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Scott Brenner
Carnegie, Pa
First United Presbyterian Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Williams Street
Ll Ally Peaceful
Northeast
Lexington Avenue
College Village
David Cox
High Point Enterprise
State Highway Patrol
High Point Jaycees
al Schwartz
Kniving
Presbyterians
Paul Tudor Jones
Memphis, Tenn
Phote By Snow Studio
Inter Inture
H. O. Powell
the Lane Company
Altavista
J. Robert Philpott
Mhe Furniture Corp
Lexington
John S. Creech
Unique Furniture Makers
Winston - Salem
J. P. Gunter
David M. Lea and Co
Richmond, Va
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