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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1953
Page
12
Easter Sunday observances start in High Point with crowds attending Easter parades and Sunrise Service at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Cool, partly cloudy weather expected as churches decorate and residents enjoy holidays, while many businesses close Monday though the Post Office operates.
Congregation B a Israel on Hamilton and Ray Streets marks Passover with observances from today through Tuesday. Evening services at 6 45 p m with Monday 9 a m and 6 45 p m services run. Yizkor memorials observed on last day with 7 30 a m start and 8 30 a m recitations led by Rabbi William Gold assisted by Rev E B Ersh.
Members of the North Main Street Baptist Church observe the seventh anniversary of Rev. Neil J. Armstrong who led the church since April 1946. Under his leadership the church expanded its auditorium and added an educational unit while purchasing adjoining property for future growth. Armstrong is a Junior Order member and vice president of the local Baptist Ministerial Association.
Lloyd Thomas Preslar of High Point won a $660 Wake Forest College scholarship covering tuition and fees for freshman and sophomore years. In all $10,000 in honor scholarships were announced by Professor Jasper L. Memory Jr., chair of the committee, which hopes funds remain to assist the most worthy students throughout their college careers.
Miss Frances Jo Cameron will display a six foot replica of the Tabernacle in the First Methodist Church assembly room at one o clock Tuesday afternoon. The model was built by Mr and Mrs Hensley and studied by Deep River group. Peele family keeper of the piece for years. Cameron discusses the units and shares the replica with the Woman's Society of Christian Service.
The High Point Tropical Aquarium Society postpones its meeting planned for tomorrow night to later in the month. A spokesman said the new date would be announced.
The article notes thousands of youngsters attend services in Easter outfits with song in hearts. It cites five year olds Robert Byrd of High Point and Lucy Crabtree of Thomasville from Miles Durham Nursery at the Baptist Orphanage in Thomasville as typical attendees, with a photo credit to Marie Grant.
The council moved to approve a franchise for H. F. Moore to operate a city bus line as part of the Duke Power transfer plan. The ordinance limits Moore to not dispose of the contract without city approval and awaits two readings before becoming law, with Public Utilities Commission review in Raleigh likely as the final hurdle. The meeting also covers Ward Street tracts sale bids, City Hall and Paramount Theater painting, road rock supply, and a limited airport cash outlay. A committee urged waiving privilege licenses for Christmas tree sales by churches for charitable use.
Miss Norma Jane Bogle will direct Religious Education at Trinity Methodist Church in Troy. Miss Anna Patrick Kendrick becomes Religious Education director at Burkhead Methodist in Winston-Salem. Miss Jean Lewis will train at Hartford Seminary and serve in a Latin American country after summer duties.
Allen Jay and Trinity High Schools will affirm the resolution while Jamestown Kernersville Randolphman and Thomasville High Schools oppose in the six district debate contest at Woman's College Greensboro. The teams earned their spots from the state-wide triangular competition held March 27.
Banner Elk Lees McRae College honors 99 students for the third quarter with Dean's List. High Point students Nancy Cook Andrew Jackson Harris and Phyllis Witcher join Betty June Lanier of Asheboro on the list for meeting GPA 2.0 plus 13 credit hours.
Brazil plans to relocate the national government from Rio de Janeiro, the temporary capital since 1822, to a location nearer the center of the country, signaling a shift in political geography.
A list of weekly meetings in High Point with venues and times. Exchange Club at Rainbow Supper Club Monday 6 30 p m. Civitan Ameri can Business Pi lot and Real Estate Board at various venues and times through Friday. High Point Toastmasters at Borden s Friday 6 p m.
Mildred Jean Short of High Point joins 23 seniors and one alumnus selected for Phi Beta Kappa at Wake Forest College. Dr. A C Reid, president for the chapter, announced the names of the initiates.
Brother Strickiana of The Mace donia Church of the Living God invites a daily hour of prayer for 60 days. Send names of loved ones in sin or sickness to be prayed for to God through him.
The High Point Public Library displays a three volume set of The Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ by J. James Tissot. The 11 by 14 inch water color and black ink volumes, created between 1886 and 1900, include Latin and English gospel text with explanatory notes and detailed depictions of Holy Land life. The gift from Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Fidler, with rebinding by Joseph Ruzicka, makes a unique access to Tissot’s illustrated chronicle available to patrons.
Gene Campbell of High Point is elected recording secretary and Jim Davis of Raleigh becomes president of the Rho chapter at the University of North Carolina, a national service fraternity.
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