High Pointer of the Week Mrs J Ed Millis
Mrs J E Millis is honored as high pointer of the week for unveiling a bronze plaque at the Ed Mills Division Plant dedication. The feature highlights her late husband Ed Millis 1884 1961 and notes family ties including son James Henry Millis and daughter Emily Kirman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Idol
J. E. Millis
Ed Millis
Adams
Adams Millis
James H. Millis
Salem College
Henry Millis
High
N. Main Street
Asheville
Mrs. Millis
Falls
High Point
Harriss
Helen
Rockford Road
Point
James Henry Millis
Jesse Evans
Chattanooga
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Kirkmans
Editor Looks at Airline Jobs and Emancipation Through Typewriter
The columnist discusses New York rights rulings on stewardess seniority and age, notes the typewriter as a historic liberator for women, and reflects on airline culture and potential changes. A second piece condemns loan sharking as a violent, entrenched crime, detailing victims, police efforts, and legal responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Commission On Human Rights
Lee
New York
Scream for better schools and jails in our community
Reader laments crumbling school facilities while praising current jail conditions in High Point and Greensboro. Calls for funding reform and a women’s prison fund as urged by the state First Lady, urging civic action and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Greensboro
Womens Prison Fund
Easter Sunrise Traditions Across America Rise With Joy
The first Easter sunrise service began at Joseph of Arimathaea's tomb outside Jerusalem and now hundreds of thousands attend across the United States. In North Carolina the Moravians date to 1770 and host large crowds with a 300 member band. Services vary by location from beaches to cemeteries, but share Trumpet signals and a mood of hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph of
Arimathaea
Jerusalem
United States
America
Mt. Rubidoux
California
Jacob Riis
Henry van Dyke
God of the
North Carolina
Old Salem
Winston
Burning Guidelines Sought as Dry Periods Return
The Davidson County burning ban cycles with weather and officials struggle to set guidelines during dry spells. A forest fire last Sunday crept through about 200 acres, aided by two drivers failing to yield to an emergency vehicle en route to the scene. The Pilot Lions Club held a successful horse and pony show with 1500 in prizes and 95 to spectators. Davidson County attracts industry as Klopman’s plant in Denton grows and Pittsburgh Plate Glass plans a fiberglass facility nearby, signaling economic expansion in the Piedmont Crescent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Davidson County
Pilot Lions Club
Roaming the Piedmont Coastal Trip Misses Fish
A Coastal trip to Myrtle Beach notes motel construction, a new roller coaster, and smoke from nearby forest fires. The writer questions arson motives and reflects on Easter travel patterns, urging continued fire vigilance amid dry conditions and warns of casualties from modern holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Beach
St. John’s Inn
Ocean Forest
Piedmont
Gail-Rand
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Ed Millis
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Mr. Sholes
New England
Papa
Manag
Paris
Cocottes
Enterprise
Robert
Big Boys
Holly Grove
Ing County
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
Deeds Office
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Lexington
Denton
Klopman
Piedmont Crescent
South Carolina Forest
Clyde Wilkerson
Guil - Rand
Florida
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!