Mule Killed Amid 4 Auto Mishaps in High Point Area
A mule died after being struck on Centennial Avenue Ext by a car 11 pm. A pedestrian, Mrs. Mary Kelly, was bruised in a hit and run near English Street. Other crashes on E Farriss Ave Johnson St and Morris St Sunset Dr caused 700, 600 and 600 dollar damages with no injuries. a 20 year old was charged for yield violation.
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High Point
State Highway Patrol
Centennial Avenue
Mary Kelly
Route 5
Thomasville
English Street
Prayer for Today by Alfred N. Sayres
A devotional prayer praising God for world riches and human gifts, asking for restraint in selfish indulgence and for sharing abundance with neighbors in need to foster a holy brotherhood in Christ. Sayres, a Lancaster professor of practical theology at a Reformed Seminary, signs the prayer.
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Amen
Alfred N. Sayres
Lancaster
Practical Thoral Seminary
Iations and Reformed Church
Top Individual Winners At Fair Listed
Highest individual winners at the High Point Fair are Mrs. James F. Jobe of Greensboro Mrs. M. L. Hedgecock of Ingh Point and Mrs. Margaret Alphin of Walnut Cove They led in sewing canning and farm produce In Home Demonstration Clubs Deep River Vandalia and High Point took top three Guilford College Oak View led Grange booths Brightwood Colfax and Guilford County Council led 4 H Clubs Judges Douglas Young Betty Friddle and Miss Bridewell assessed exhibits Today forty head of cattle are on exhibit and being judged.
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High Point Fair
James F. Jobe
Greensboro
M. L. Hedgecock
Ingh Point
Margaret Alphin
Walnut Cove
Deep River
Vandalia
High Point
Guilford College
Grange
Oak View
Brightwood
Colfax
Guilford County Council
Douglas Young
Randolph County
Betty Friddle
Surry County
Miss Bridewell
Stokes County
Dairymen Protest Action Over Milk Inspection Change
Dairymen in High Point oppose a Greensboro originated proposal to revise milk inspections. Local officials and dairymen debate whether Greensboro aims to centralize control or merely streamline records. Board members and industry sources call for clearer details ahead of Thursday night meeting.
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Greensboro
Arthur Corpening
High Point
Health Board
Corpening
Loren Wallin
Onsie
E. E. Ellinwood
State Board of Health
Fred Connelly
Property Valuation Tops Estimate By $312 Million
High Point property values set an all time record for 1956 at 138 534 006, about 3 percent above estimates, boosting city tax receipts by roughly 42 408 dollars and signaling a broader county rise with 1956 township values around 165 453 559, while the High Point school district shows 147 656 800.
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High Point
H. A. Wood
United Fund Names Division Chairmen In Campaign Drive
J Alton Stanford announced new division chairmen for the United Fund and Red Cross drive. Kinney and Gurley head the Industrial Division, Casard Bell and Schoonbeck share Manufacturing Division leadership, and Wesley Hayes leads the Chain Store Division. The campaign opens October 9 with a workers breakfast rally.
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United Fund
United Fund- Red Cross
J. Alton Stanford
Guy Kinney
Ralph Gurley
YMCA
Kinney
Silver Knit
Ymca Board of Directors
Industrial Management Club
High Point Personnel Association
Red Cross Blood Program
Gurley
Heritage Furniture Company
Society For the Advancement of Management
First Presbyterian Church
Casard ‘Bell
Schoonbeck Furniture Co
Stanford
Bernard
B'nai Israel Congregation
Campbell
Wesley Memorial Church
Duke Loyalty Fund i
Wesley Hayes
Hayes
Montheu Avenue
Red Shield Boys Club
First Methodist Church
Playes
Dingman
Family Service Bureau
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Royal Jennings
Jennings
Family Sevice Bureau
Red Cross
H. M. Ridge Jr
Weather outlook: below normal temperatures with light shower risk
The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with cool air. A cold front entering the Piedmont could trigger light, scattered showers tonight. Five day outlook shows five degrees below normal with little rainfall, and a 30 day outlook from the Weather Bureau. Last night’s low at Greensboro High Point Airport was 49, tonight about 53, with a high near 78 for today and tomorrow.
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Piedmont
U. S. Weather Bureau
Greensboro High Point
Highland Village Prayer Group Meeting Noted
The Highland Village Prayer Group will meet tomorrow at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs John Byerly 282 Young St Invitations extended to parishioners and friends for an afternoon prayer session at a private residence.
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Highland Village Prayer Group
John Byerly
Young St.itime
Hinson Elected Regional Veep By Managers
T. E. Hinson city manager of High Point was elected regional vice president of the International City Managers Association at the 42nd annual conference in Banff Alberta Canada. Samuel Vickers of Long Beach California was elected president.
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T. E. Hinson
High Point
International City Managers Association
Banff
Alberta
Canada
Samuel Vickers
Long Beach
Calif
Hosiery Industry Sees Cautious Optimism In North Carolina
North Carolina still hosts the nation’s largest hosiery industry though facing competition and soft spots. Prices fell after Du Pont and Chemstrand cut nylon prices last April, boosting inventories and pressuring mills. Demand is expected to rise with population growth and promotional campaigns. July employment reached 52,000 in hosiery mills, with weekly hours around 36.3.
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Austin Atkinson
Charlotte
North Carolina
du Pont
Chemstrand
National Assn. of
New York
Southeast
High Point
State Labor Department
Lions Open White Cane Campaign Drives Statewide Effort
Lions Club launches a two week campaign to sell White Cane items and memberships in the North Carolina Association for the Blind. Proceeds fund services for the blind including radios for the homebound, glasses for the indigent, eye care, White Cane Sticks, clothing, dental and hospitalization aid, pre school clinics, and educational materials. The association relies on volunteers with no paid staff or overhead.
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State Association For the Blind
Lions Club
North Carolina
North Carolina Association For the Blind
Night Accounting Class Opens At High Point College
Due to overflow in the first year accounting course, High Point College will offer an evening class to accommodate extra students. The course meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 pm in Roberts Hall starting next week. Jack Van Anda will teach. he works in Crown Hosiery Company accounts department. Dean Harold Conrad invites interested parties to call for details.
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High Point College
Harold Conrad
Roberts Hall
Jack van Anda
High Point Certified Public Accountant
Crown Hosiery Company
Dean Conrad
Cope Family Reunion Set for Fork Church Davie County
The Cope family annual reunion will take place Sunday at the Fork Church Community Building in Davie County. Special music will be included in the afternoon program.
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Cope
Fork
Davie County
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Thornton
Deep River Club
Dairymen
Dairyman Speaks
J. Ray Frazier
Route 4
Raleigh Dingman
Jack Campbell
DR. Royal Jennings
Hinson
Lions Open
HPC
Cope Reunion
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