Gracie Flicks At High Point In Sweep North
Hurricane Gracie brushed the High Point area with rain and winds 20 to 30 mph, causing minor damage including downed limbs and three trees. Rainfall totals varied with 3.03 inches at the city filter beds and 3% inches at Friendship, with no major flooding reported.
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Gracie
J. W. P. Mooney
High Point
Friendship
Hick Point
Hickory
Weather Bureau
North State Telephone Co
Denny
Nathan Hunt Drive
Public Works Departmet
Travel In Storm No Fun
Reporter recalls a driving ordeal during Hurricane Gracie across Western North Carolina. Heavy rain and gusty winds between Hendersonville and High Point disrupted travel, with wind speeds near 45 mph and windshield wipers proving nearly useless. The account notes confusion about Gracie’s path and mentions observers from Shelby to Mooresville and Asheville area.
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Gracie
North Carolina
Hendersonville
High Point
Shelby
Lenoir
Asheville
Mooresville
Virginia
Storm Gracie Dampens Police Activity In City
After Hurricane Gracie, police blotter shows 17 names from noon yesterday to this morning. Most charges were minor. four were severe. Herbert Davis, 48, Dayton Street, held on two counts of issuing worthless checks totaling $35 with $100 bond. Charles Rodgers, 19, Dawn Bernard Burgess 47, FE Green Street Ext., held on disorderly conduct with $100 bond. Anne Hussey, Route 4, reported theft of two hubcaps and a cigarette lighter from her parked car at Crown Hosiery Mill lot, value $20.
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Gracie
Herbert Blane Davis
Dayton Street
Davis
M. E. Jessup
Jessup
Amoco
Charles Rodgers
Dawn- Bernard Burgess
Green Street
Ext
Anne Hussey
Route 4
Crown Hosiery Mill
Optimist Club Hears High Point Coaches on Night Agenda
Senior High athletic director Tony Simeon and football coach Ed Hipps spoke at the High Point Optimist Club. The Greensboro club president Clyde Fleming and Ed Poovie with Herman Stevens attended as guests. Pauline Thorne outlined preparations for Around the World in 80 Days to be staged at Memorial Auditorium in High Point on October 15-16.
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Tony Simeon
Ed Hipps
High Point Optimist Club
Simeon
Hipps
Greensboro
Clyde Fleming
Ed Poovie
Herman Stev
Pauline Thorne
World
Memorial Auditorium
High Point
Optimist Club
Local Employment Picture Brightens in High Point
The High Point job scene shows improvement with 521 new claims in the month and 1 313 unemployed workers active. August set records for openings at 844, with 1 049 in prior month, while September 1958 saw 788 openings and 1 964 weeks worked.
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High Point
Miller
Prayer for TODAY
Prayer text asks for mercy and grace in anxious days caused by greed and hate. It seeks courage to stay calm amid perils and insight to find a brighter tomorrow through Christ. Attributed to Alfred N. Sayres of Lancaster PA professor of practical theology.
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Christ
Alfred N. Sayres
Lancaster, Pa
Theological Seminary, Evangelical and Reformed Church
29 Courses Crafts Workshop Opens Tomorrow
A Fall session opens Oct 1 at 7 30 p m in the Junior High School with 29 courses offered by Arts and Crafts Workshop. Firsts include Chess Art Methods and Mediums and Improved Reading Skill. Registration available at the High School or Blair Park Club House.
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Alan Kelly
Berta Roberts
Dan Cook
Baylor Gray
Welborn
Kathleen Russell
Genevieve Moore
J. E. Horney
C. E. Cagle
Don Wehry
Charles Taro
Virginia Banjiola
E. J. Oglesby
Claude Smith
Bert Lyons
Blair Park Club
Ing
Helen Barrer
Don Charleton
A Devans
Pateling
Bs. H. E. Simmons
High School
High Point Tuberculosis Association Board Meeting
The board of directors will meet Thursday at 4 p.m. in the association's office on West Washington Street.
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High Point Tuberculosis Association
W.washington Street
Wildlife program shown to Jamestown Rotary Club
Marshall Daniels of Guilford County presented a North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission film to the Jamestown Rotary Club. He noted January 2 as the effective date for a new law requiring boat licensing for motors of 10 HP or more, with a limit of three licenses per day. He added that a hunting license is needed to train dogs out of season. Guests included Bob Rankin Roger Bell and Amos Kearns Jr.
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Jamestown
N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Daniels
Bob Rankin
Roger Bell
Amos Kearns Jr
High Point
Three Calls Answered By Fire Dept
Firemen answered three calls yesterday to local homes and a car fire. A short circuit in a car battery cable at 707 E Lexington Ave caused minor damage and was fixed. A second call at 906 Asheboro St involved a blown fuse with no damage. The final call at 135 Underhill St found a short circuit with no damage.
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R.A. Folkman
Wilmington
Lexington Ave
Alice Whidden
Asheboro St
Underhill St
Storm Damage Largely Minor At South Carolina Beaches
Beachfront damage from Hurricane Gracie was minimal along Myrtle Beach to Holden Beach with few windows blown, shingles curled, and power restored by night. Cherry Grove faced road washout and blown signs, while Hanne loomed offshore as a potential threat.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
South Carolina
Myrtle North
Gracie
Hazel
Connie
Ione
Wilmington
Cherry Grove Beach
Cherry Grove
Ocean Drive
City and Guilford County Approve Joint Government Center Contracts
High Point and Guilford County awarded contracts for a new joint government center on S Hamilton Street. Total project cost cited at 1,253,477.40 with city and county shares and architects’ fees itemized.
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New City County
High Point
Bill Ragsdale
Jamestown
Carson Bain
Prison Terms For Forgery And Theft In Superior Court
Gilbert Davis received a three year sentence for forgery breaking and entering larceny and auto theft after a jury found him guilty. He stole items from J A Lester Manufacturing Co on July 29 including a camera power saw and reel valued at 19 dollars and forged a 20 check. Davis also took a 1951 car valued at 500 dollars from Victo V Allen on Aug 3 and was sentenced to two years to run concurrently.
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Davis
Saxapahan
J. A. Lester Manufacturing Co
Lester
Poir. Savings and Trust Co
W. J. Bailey
Yellow Top Cab Co
Victoy V. Allen
David M. Nealy
Old Lexington Road
G. M. Moore
Nealy
James, P. Hill
James Kincaid
W. F. Ford
Smith Street
Ford
James
Buck” Edwards
Sedgefield
Edwards
A&p
Carol Wardlaw
Fisher Ferry Street
Thomasville
Wilson
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Public Utilities
Bill Williams
Denny Court
Hal Davis
Duke Power Co
Xtra
Power Company
Guilford College
Red Cross
Eastern Airlines
Capital
Piedmont
Ilannah
Clara Cox Apts
City Parks and Recreation Department
Goldston Park
Daniel Brooks
Washington Ter
Race Park
Edna Fowler
Janet Teacue
Pete Jones
Enterprise
Charlotte
Storm
Manatees
Fire Dept
Carolina Beach
Forrest Cates
Frank Warren
Holden’s Beach
Hannah
Hanne
Guilford
S. Hamilton Street
J.R. Graham & Son
Robb Plumbing and Heating
Atlantic Engineering Co
Bryant Electric Co
Otis Elevator Co
Roanoke
State Departments
Jess Washburn
T. E. Hinson
Harry Weatherly
Superior Court
L. R. Pryor
Gilbert Davis
Central Prison
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