Three Die In Head-On Greensboro Road Crash Near Pilot
A late night head-on collision on Highway 29 near Pilot left three dead two High Point teenagers and Victor Hugo Ballard of Greensboro. The 1957 car carrying the teens collided with Ballard’s vehicle. teens died from neck and skull injuries while Ballard perished from head injuries.
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High Point
Greensboro
Pilot Life Insurance Company
Kaiser
Here
Pilot Insurance Company
Highway Patrol
Tommy Kirkman
New Rd
Thomas A. Hazelwood
Jamestown Rd
Victor Hugo Ballard
Ballard
Strong
Kirkman
Sedgefield-Pinecroft
Guilford
Thomas Eugene Kirkman
Guilford County
Abram B
Rachel Hodgin Kirkman
Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church
Van Anda Joins Local Law Firm in High Point
Jack N. Van Anda of High Point announces opening of law offices in the Law Building on E Commerce Street. He will join Morgan Byerly and Post in general practice alongside partners J W Morgan W B Byerly Jr and Edward N Post. Van Anda is Duke educated CPA with prior tax leadership roles. He is married with four children and attends Emerywood Baptist Church.
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Jack N. van Anda
High Point
E. Commerce
van Anda
Morgan, Byerly and Post
Indiana
Hosiery Mills Inc
Duke University
Duke Law School
North Carolina
Wilson, Hosick
Emerywood Baptist Church
Morgan, Byerly & Post
J. W. Morgan
W. B. Byerly Jr
Edward N. Post
Bad Wiring Blamed For House Fire
Occupants of a Hoskins Street home awoke to smoke and escaped as two rooms burned. Firefighters ruled a short circuit caused by a bridged fuse with unsafe wiring, starting in the living room near a television and spreading to a bedroom. Owner Mrs. Rosetta M Smith alerted her husband and two others before 3:30 am.
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Hoskins Street
Hoskins
Rosetta M Smith
Men Observe National Dog Week Mix Up
Two Mocksville fishermen picked up a dog wandering along a highway west of Lexington and brought it to a local veterinarian. The dog wore a rabies tag from Jamestown owners who had moved to Mocksville, and the pair returned the animal after confirming its identity.
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Mocksville
Lexington
Jamestown
Security's Branch Bank Contract Awarded
R K Stewart & Son won the contract to build Security National Bank's new branch at Ward and W Green streets. The brick structure with double drive in facilities will include safety deposit and night depository and should finish by year end. Kruger Inc of Atlanta provided architectural services.
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R. K. Stewart & Son
Security National Bank
Ward
W. Green
C. M. Allred
Kruger, Inc
Atlanta
Trinity Resident Correct Guesser Of Pig Weight
Butler B Hughes of Trinity guessed 86 pounds 9 ounces for a pig displayed in a freezer during Sears anniversary sale contest. The actual weight was 86 pounds 10 ounces, with 1 383 entrants in the guessing contest.
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Trinity
Butler B. Hughes
Sears, Roebuck
Hughes
Permit issued for station in Thomasville
A building permit valued at $6,000 was issued for a service station at 500 National Highway in Thomasville. Building Inspector James Miller reported the permit was granted Friday to J. S. Gant of Walkertown, who operates a chain of stations.
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Thomasville
National Highway
James Miller
J. S. Gant
Walkertown
Construction Totals Dip Sharply
A total of 31030 in building permits was issued last week by the city building inspector, about one third of the prior week’s 92000. Hedgecock Lumber Co. received a 15000 permit for a block and steel warehouse replacing two frame buildings on Ward Street. A 4000 residential permit and 12030 in repairs completed the week’s total.
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Office of
Hedgecock Lumber Co
Ward Street
Rainy Week Forecast With Cool Mornings Ahead
Weather bureau observers predict cloudiness and cooler temperatures for tonight through Saturday the five day outlook shows temperatures two to four degrees below normal with especially cool on Tuesday and Friday. Showers expected late Wednesday and Thursday with heavy rainfall forecast though no exact amounts given.
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Weather Bureau
Contributions For Hospital Chapel Told
A total of 838 dollars has been received toward the Alma McCain Chapel fund at High Point Memorial Hospital. The chapel honoring Mrs. W. H. McCain will serve patients and their families. An anonymous donor pledged to match each contribution one for one. No solicitation drive is planned. donations may be sent to Alma McCain Chapel Fund care of High Point Memorial Hospital.
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Union Hill
Jamestown
Dixie Wim
Tomlinson
High Point
A. B. Kirkman
Pauline Kirkman Look
Norfolk
Billy Kirkman
Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church
E. Parker Buck
Ernest M. Gardner
Bates Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church
Hickory Chapel
Hazelwood
Mose Spencer Hazelwood
John Robert
George Cleveland Hazelwood
Fern Trotter
Barbara Jean Hazelwood
Baltimore
Barbara Ellen
Judy
Brenda Gill
Ruby Lee
Alma McCain
High Point Memorial Hospital
J. G. Goldston
W. H. McCain
McCain
Goldston
After Bridge Leap Woman Won’t Talk
A woman survived a jump from a Washington Street rail crossing into a cut near a pedestrian bridge. Lizzie Neeley refused to state her address or reason for jumping, saying only she threw her purse over the rail before leaping and was found wrapped in vines unharmed. She was taken to the local hospital and later released to consult her own physician.
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Washington Street
Southern Railway
Lizzie Neeley
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Janet Teague
Phil Strong
Virginia Carol Hazelwood
Mrs
Mose T. Hazelwood
Dobson
Jack van Anda
WIL
Security
Office Equipment CO
S. Main ST. PhOn
Leonard
Jointer
Reed Supply CO
Fan Otca
Church ST
Ellington
Florist
S. Main ST
Ward ST
College St
Max Rones
Siegler
Rose Furniture Company
Kester Bros. & Sons
Iyears, J
Asheboro
Ring-Harris Pharmacy
Beth
Davis Patrol
Jack S. Davis
Detective Agency
Childer’s
Dial
East Commerce Street
Winston-Salem
North Cherry St
Park
North Elm St
Gr. FI
Broadway
Asheville
Concord
Charlotte
Durham
Gastonia
Raleigh
Salisbury
Wilmington
Gerber
Kraft and Wesson Cooking
Home
LGE
CANS
Super Value Food Stores, Inc
Hollingsworth
Centennial
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