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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1959
Page
5
South allows East queen of clubs then wins with clubs and diamonds. West signals weakness by not re entering, East is marked with king of spades. South cashes diamonds and clubs then runs hearts, spades, and secures nine tricks. The note ends with a historical misstatement about statehood.
Ingrid Bergman retains custody of her three children in a Rome Civil Court ruling after an appeal by Roberto Rossellini to set aside a temporary order. The case concerns the broken marriage and Bergman’s plans for her children during the school vacation. Bergman and Rossellini met in court as Bergman had recently married Lars Schmidt.
Greensboro AP report quotes Rep. Dale Alford condemning the 1954 Supreme Court school desegregation ruling as unconstitutional. He says the decision halted gradual progress, sparked bitterness, and Northern papers celebrate Southern strife while Little Rock bombings are deemed unreasonable. He spoke to Guilford County DSR unit, noting his write-in victory over Brooks Hays.
A consolidation plan by the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation will create a new two story brick building housing the field Electric, centralizing five city locations into one facility. The project aims to generate substantial savings with no expansion of divisions beyond normal brick structure. The new building will cover about 200,000 square feet. The tale of the Star of Africa diamond, found in 1869, is noted in relation to the era's African diamond rush.
The Forsyth Board of Commissioners appointed fifteen trustees to oversee the new Forsyth General Hospital a 540 bed facility to cost about 10 million dollars. The board chose 13 men and two women who will program plan and operate the plant with commissioners approval. Thomas O Lacare vice chairman and Thomas R Rice vice president and treasurer of Dr Pepper Bottling Co named in the action.
The famed cartographer Mercator was born in Duisburg Germany, noted for his influential world maps and atlas creations.
A 54 contestant motorcade along Atlantic City's boardwalk launches the 1960 Miss America pageant before about 150000 spectators and a television audience. Marines coordinate the parade while organizer Lenora Slaughter stresses poise and talent over bathing suit appeal.
Leaf prices across the Carolinas moved generally level to higher on day two of a short sales week. Border Belt prices rose modestly while Eastern and Middle Belts mostly held and some leaf grades improved, though poorer quality leaf and logs fell. Volume remained heavy with mixed gains and losses across belts.
Pain from swollen anal tissues is described as relieved by a home remedy advertised as non surgical. The ad promises rapid comfort with natural ingredients and claims fast, lasting relief without operations or high costs.
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