Vaccine supply improves but age limits remain
Dr. J E Slate notes the health department now vaccinates children through 19 and pregnant women, with only those over 19 excluded from free shots. Private doctors report no shortage. school enrollment resumes as most children have started the series. A third polio case is reported in Guilford County, none had received Salk vaccine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Slate
County Board of Health
Health Department
Slate
Slater
Dean Pruitte
Pruette
High Point
Guilford County
Two Wrecks Boost City's Accident Toll
A night and morning crash spree adds to September totals with James D. Starnes charged for failure to yield at a Johnson and E Lexington Ave intersection injuring Irma Boles Wood and Mary Smith and Bobby Day Smith with $600 in damages. A 1955 car driven by Lloyd A Joyce knocked down two power poles, injuring passenger Dugan KE Chapel and Joyce charged with exceeding a safe speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Starnes
Irma Boles Wood
Long Street
Starnes
Johnson
E. Lexington Avenue
Mary Smith
Bobby Day Smith
N. Main St
Lloyd A. Joyce
Asheboro Street
Dugan KE
Chapel 16
Thomasville
Joyce
Revival Series Starts Tonight at First Pilgrim Church
Revival services at the First Pilgrim Holiness Church in Thomasville begin at 7 30 tonight and run through Sunday week. Leader is Rev K J Phillips of Detroit a North Carolina native. MusicDirected by Mr and Mrs Blake with church pastor Rev L L Lang inviting the public to nightly services on Randolph Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
First Pilgrim Holiness Church
K. J. Phillips
Detroit
Mich
North Carolina
Blake
First Pilgrim
L. L. Lang
Randolph Street
Sunny Skies as Autumn Arrives in Carolinas
Warm fall weather dominates as 84 degrees is forecast for today and tomorrow in the Carolinas. Tonight will drop to 57. The High Point area expects a high near 79 and a low near 55 for this time of year. Showers are possible Friday and Saturday with up to one inch of rain, more near the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
High Point
Autopsy Awaited in Northcott Death in North Carolina
Sheriff reports autopsy for Guy B. Northcott 51 of High Point will take about a week. Death followed a head injury from a wreck and a fight on U S 52 near Pilot Mountain. Fred W. Simmons may face open murder charges for allegedly inflicting injuries and fleeing in Northcott s car toward Mount Airy. Edna Huffman suffered minor injuries. More details on page seven B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokes County Sherriff's Department
Guy B. Northcott
Park Street
High Point
Sherriff
Danbury
Baptist Hospital
Northcott
Pilot Mountain
U. S. 52
Fred W. Simmons
Trinity Avenue
Simmons
Forrest Avenue
Mount Airy
Edna Huffman
Prospect Street
Huffman
Hopeful Candidates Circulate for 1960 County Board Seats
High Point area political leaders eye a county board race in 1960 with W G Ragsdale Jr likely to retire. Names circulating include Dave Neill former High Point mayor George Covington and Lynwood Smith with party dynamics affecting the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Greensboro
Jamestown
Dave Neill
Neill
Carson Bain
Charles Hunt
Sidney Allen
Allen
George Covington
Covington
Ribbons Awarded at High Point Fair Exhibits
Eight judges spent the day judging hundreds of entries in the High Point Fair exhibit building. Ribbon winners were named across many divisions including Farm and Field, Canned Goods, Needle Work, Breads Cakes and Candies, and 4H Club Girls. Cattle judging continues today with judges and floral exhibit judges cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Summit
H. M. Garrison
Orvie Hayworth
Robert N. Sharpe
Norman Sharpe
James F. Jobe
Greensboro
Oscar Bevill
Howard Swaim
Lynda Eagle
Wade McMasters
Numa Ray Shreve
Julia Carter
M. N. Rothrock
Winston - Salem
Carl Swaim
C. M. Ivey
Gibsonville
Wayne Swaim
C. L. Swaim
John Phillips
Bessie Swaim
Hobart M. Garrison
W. H. Albertson
Trinity
C. M. Borum
Frances McMasters
G. L. Bason
Dewey Bulla
Howard Sampson
Guilford Canned Goods
Margaret Alphin
Walkertown
N. D. Edwards
M. L. Hedgecock
Ricks Sink
M. Newsome
Thomasville
John Marshall
Jane Marshall
R. A. Meadows
Murder charge expected in McGuire death case
A Davidson County deputy faces a murder warrant over fatal injuries suffered by 29 year old Marvin Booster McGuire after his April 26 arrest. Family members say the beating was not accidental and allege a political whitewash while pursuing potential Superior Court indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson County
Prospect Street
Marvin
McGuire
State Bureau of Investigation
M. L. McGuire
Bobbie English
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Lexington
Davidson
Porter
High Point Guards Promoted in North Carolina National Guard
Governor Hodges announces three High Point natives receive promotions in the North Carolina Army National Guard. William Hughes becomes chief warrant officer, James Jarrett earns second lieutenant, and Phillip Farlow advances to second lieutenant. All are graduates of High Point High School and connected to High Point via residence and work. Hughes is a watchmaker, Jarrett a Western Electric illustrator, and Farlow operates a plumbing heating and air conditioning business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina Army National Guard
William Calvin Hughes
Edgewood Ave
James Edward Jarrett
Culler St
Phillip Wayne Farlow
William and Mary Apartments
High Point
High Point High School
Hughes
Jarrett
Farlow
National Guard
252Nd Artillery
Ft. Bragg
Western Electric Co
Winston-Salem
High Point College
The
540Th Field Artillery Batta- Transportation
Boro
Strike at Kay Still on Strike At Kay
The Kay Manufacturing Co strike enters its fourth week with no clear path to settlement. Mediation in Raleigh failed to produce concessions as both sides remained inflexible. Plant Manager Martin Tuska cited arbitration gains but rejected wage or dues demands despite partial production resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Manufacturing Co
Raleigh
Martin Tuska
Tuska
Rose Show Set for October 8 at McCrary Building
The Rose Society will hold a rose show in the McCrary Recreation Building on North Street this Thursday October 8. C W McCrary and Dr E B Cannon serve as co chairmen for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Rose Society
McCrary Recreation Building
North Street
C. W. McCrary
E. B. Cannon
Prayer for T SDAY from Dudley Strain in Lubbock
A concise prayer petitioning heavenly guidance and righteousness. The text thanks God for life and asks for a constant hunger for righteousness, urging assistance to tackle hard tasks and seek divine help through Jesus Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heavenly Father
Jesus Christ
Dudley Strain
Lubbock
Tex
First Christian Church
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High Point Enterprise
Mt. Airy
Enterprise City
County Board of Commissioners
W. G. Ragsdale Jr
Lloyd Amos
Ragsdale
Chamber of Commerce
Lynwood Smith
Farmers Grange
Centre
Guilford
Oak View
Mt. Vernon
Madison
McLeansville
Sedgefield
F. G. Coltrane
John C. Henderson
F. S. Wall
Cc. M. Ivey
Fred Sowers
Greens
M. Borum
Winston- Salem
J. H. Haley
Marion Hedgecock
Donald Slack
Route 1
Bobbie McGuire
Bobbie Collett
Williams Street
Wes
G. G. Fletcher
H. N. Williard
D. L. McSwaim
High Point Savings & Trust
U. S
Cent. Williard
Cairman
David Cox
Victor Faber
Charlotte
Sherry Warnstaff
Sherry
Faber
City Recreation Department
Blair Park
Kay
Grant Williams
United Furniture Workers of America
Bloodmobile
Armory
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