High Point boxing pioneer Paul Appel honored in amateur circuit
Paul Appel of High Point a longtime amateur boxing advocate led the North State Boxing League formation in 1947 and later chaired the United States Olympic Boxing Committee. He helped organize the Mercury Athletic Club and directed the National Seniors AAU Boxing Tournament at High Point College Gym.
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Paul
Paul Appel
High Point
Mildred Neal
Paula
Candy
Southern Motors
AAU
Appel
Fisher
Bill Bailey
Dick Miesky
Winston - Salem
Concord
Albemarle
Monroe
Charlotte
Mercury Athletic Club
United States Olympic Boxing Committee
High Point Central
Wake Forest College
High Point College
Editor's Outlook on the Decline of British Empire
An editor's outlook traces the collapse of the British Empire and rise of the Commonwealth. It notes India Pakistan Nigeria and other members seeking autonomy while Commonwealth preference sours. It argues empire era limits and calls for American restraint amid global economic shifts.
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Ser
Alexander
Goncourt
George III
India
Winston Churchill
Commonwealth
Enoch Powell
Pakistan
Nigeria
London
Britain
War of inflation sparks caustic plea in Letter to the Editor
A sharp Letter to the Editor denounces inflation and government debt while railing against Congress and public discourse. The author laments a deterioration of truth and freedom, using fiery metaphors and biting satire. The piece closes with a provocative chant, Blood for Child.
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Halo
Kingdom of Heaven
Congress
Blood donor record praised by Red Cross chapter
The letter notes a long history of blood donations and the chapter’s readiness for special donors. It confirms the donor is on file and that the family wishes to thank the readers for the support.
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Red Cross
Chinqua Penn Plantation Opened by UNC for Tours
The Chinqua Penn Plantation near Reidsville hosts UNC Greensboro tours after a luncheon and remarks by Gov. Dan K Moore. The 28 room mansion blends European furnishings with Oriental art and features rooms like an English Regency living library and a Chinese room. The Penns left the estate to UNC, which manages it. tours run daily with limited Sunday hours.
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Reidsville
Chinqua Penn
University of North Carolina
Chinqua-Penn Plantation
Dan K. Moore
Europe
Penns
Chinqua-Penn
Penn
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
PPG to Build Large Davidson County Plant Amid Expansion Plans
PPG plans a new Davidson County plant costing 38 to 56 million dollars with 500000 square feet, to begin within two weeks and ceremonies on April 27. The project, touted as North Carolina’s largest industrial plant, may expand and attract nearby firms, impacting county tax rates and local employment. Visitors can reach the site via North Carolina Highway 8 near the Junior Order Home.
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PPG
Gov Week
Bernard Thomas
Chamber Businessmen
Davidson
Lexington
Pittsburgh Plate Glass "Co
Davidson County
Winston-Sance
State Conservation and Development Department
North Carolina
N.C. Highway 8
Tg Oluge Ege
Highway 8
Junior Order
Roaming the Piedmont A surprise presentation by Capt. George Leverett
Capt. George Leverett of the High Point Police Department crashed the police reserve dinner by pieing the speaker Frank Lambeth amid applause for Sgt. Bill Hunt as Officer of the Year. The incident followed formal introductions and ended with laughter as Lambeth wore pie on his coat. A separate item notes a youth in cowboy attire loitering by a trash receptacle with no schedule visible. Davidson County agents remind on lawn mowing safety including blade hazards and outdoor gasoline storage.
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George
George Leverett
High Point Police Department
Reserve Police Corps
Sgt
Bill Hunt
WMFR
Frank Lambeth
Lambeth
Leverett
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Carolinas
Cornella
Elmer Horton
Linge
United Kingdom
Baa
Enterprise
Tals
Egypt
Nepal
Moscow
Thomas Jefferson Penn
Patrick County
Virginia
Beatrice Schoellkopf
Buffalo, N.Y
Christ
Robert
Thomasville
Police Reserve Corps
School Safety Patrol
Piedmont
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