Elections Deadlines Are Near In High Point City Races
This week brings key filing and registration deadlines for High Point voters and candidates. Voters must register by Tuesday for the April 20 primary and May 4 city election. Candidates must file by 6 p.m. Wednesday, with a $5 fee per office. Democrats face May 4 contests with uncertain primaries while Republicans edge toward a full council slate and potential mayoral bid.
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High Point
Carrick
Ralph Slate
Carson Stout
Arthur Corpening
Harold Craven
Culler
Walter Huber
J. H. Millis
Coy Putman
Fred Swartzberg
O. E. Tillman
For Council
Bill Bencini
Rob Koonce
Rev. J. J. Patterson
James Shelton
Adam Thomason
More Space And New Look For Library
The High Point Public Library expands with a rear addition nearly tripling the children section from 1 216 to 3600 square feet and enlarging the adult area from 3720 to 5690 square feet. The $100 000 project includes a new entrance lobby alcove and central circulation desk. Completion is slated for early July.
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High Point Public Library
S. Main Street
Neal Austin
Austin
Ing
Wrenn Street
Ion Walks
Draft Topic For Concern During Tour
Arlo Tatum executive secretary of the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors will tour Piedmont North Carolina April 6 to 8 Speaking schedule includes April 6 at Gerrard Hall UNC Chapel Hill on The Draft Is the End in Sight Earlier he will address students on conscientious objections at an evening public gathering The 8 o clock meeting is arranged by the Friends Meeting and the Liberal Action Committee Tatum an Iowa native attended William Penn College and studied at the American Conservatory of Music He has been on the national staff of the American Friends Service Committee Ramsay director of the college program for the southeastern region arranged the North Carolina Tennessee schedule
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Arlo Tatum
Central Committee For Conscientious Objectors
Piedmont North Carolina
Hill
Gerrard Hall
University of North Carolina
Friends Meeting
Liberal Action Committee
Hillside High School
Tatum
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Iowa
American Conservatory of Music
Chicago
American Friends Service Committee
North Carolina
Tennessee
Richard Ramsay
Brewer Named Intern At St Luke Hospital Sag inaw
David H. Brewer of 1604 E Commerce St High Point is appointed an intern at St Lukes Hospital in Sag inaw Michigan He is a member of the University of Michigan Medical School senior class.
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David H. Brewer
E. Commerce St
High Point
St. Lukes Hospital
Saginaw
Mich
Brewer
University of Michigan
High Point Plans Major Magic Block Development
Charles E. Hayworth of High Point College says downtown Magic Block development will proceed after the college won a bid for an eight acre tract. Holt McPherson notes a contract made last summer with a major national retailer will involve an Atlanta firm and a May commencement time site visit to finalize plans and celebrate the project. Demolition in the area is underway and the layout aims to fit High Point’s architectural pattern with a 600 car parking plan.
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High Point
Charles E. Hayworth
High Point College
Holt McPherson
Atlanta
Denton Collision Injures Couple. Student Unhurt
Two people were treated at Griffis Clinic after a crash about a mile north of Denton on Highway 109. Clyde Wayne Jarrell and his wife Carole of Lexington suffered facial lacerations and bruises. the other driver William Taylor Cottrell, a Denton High School student, was not injured while turning into the Midway Service Center and Restaurant. Traffic was rerouted via the service center parking area.
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Denton
Griffis Clinic
Here
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Clyde Wayne Jarrell
Carole
Rt. 2
Lexington
Jarrell
Highway 109
Denton High School
Highway Patrol
William Taylor Cottrell
Rt. 1
Cottrell
Midway
Benay Pai
Weekend Forecast For High Point Area
Weather experts at Friendship Airport forecast cool cloudy conditions for today and tomorrow in the High Point area with intermittent rain. Highs near 50 today, 58 on Monday, with lows around 44 tonight and 40 last night.
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High Point Area
U.S
Guilford County to Hear Poverty Aid Report and Zoning Proposals
Guilford County commissioners meet for a full day at the Greensboro courthouse beginning at 9 a.m. Council items include a possible Poverty Act report, a Piedmont Crescent area proposal, and the first new county mapping program. At 2 p.m. hearings on five rezoning cases follow, with multiple properties in Jamestown Township and rural Greensboro slated for changes.
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Guilford County
Reensboro
G County
Carl Johnson
Colfax and
Deep River Fire Protection District
Johnson
Durwood Jones
John Clodfelter
First Street
Unemployment in High Point Edges Down in March
The High Point area shows a continued drop in new job applications and unemployment claims in March 1965. Miller reports seasonal declines in openings and placements, with hiring gains focused on construction and building trades, while youth and older workers show uneven placement totals.
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High Point
North Carolina
Ralph Miller
High Point Esc
Miller
ESC
Oldest North Carolina physician Dr J D Bulla breaks hip
Dr J D Bulla age 102, a veteran Randolph County physician, broke his hip in a fall at his Mount Vernon home. He underwent Saturday surgery in High Point Memorial Hospital to insert a steel pin and remains under care. He trained at Baltimore College in 1888 and has long practiced medicine from his home.
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J. D. Bulla
North Carolina
High Point Memorial Hospital
Bulla
Mount Vernon
Randolph County
Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons
Mattie McCrary
Fellowship Grant Given To Minister
A High Point resident received a Rockefeller fellowship peant awarded to Rev. William B. Howell of Radford Street. Howell, a Winston-Salem State College graduate and 1952 William Penn High School alumnus, has a long service record in church, city and civic roles and is married with three children.
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Rockefeller Tion
William B. Howell
Radford Street
Winston - Salem State College
Howell
William Penn High School
Clark College
Atlanta
Recreation
Te P
Police Do
St. Marks Methodist Church
Stewards
Oak Grove Methodist Church
Winston - Salem
North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church
Bennett College
Greensboro
Alumni Association of
the College
North Carolina
County Maps Ready For Sale In County
Greene County residents can buy up to date county maps at 1 dollar each. County Planner Lindsay Cox said the first map will be presented to the board of county commissioners and copies should be on sale midweek. Maps show all county roads state maintenance road numbers major city streets and lines of drainage with proposed lakes and other features.
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Greensboro
Ford
Lindsay Cox
Board of County Commissioners
Cox
Com
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Milton Robbins
Donnie Camp
Springfield Park
Glenn L. Walker
American Legion Post
City Parks and Recreation Department
Young Robbins
Parkview Village
Donnie
Leonard Street
Art Richardson
Piekmont Crescent
Guilford
Dr. Bulla
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