Warm Spring Weather Returns as City Primaries Near
Pleasant warming trend expected with 70 degree high today and opportunistic showers. Voter turnout in High Point primaries projected low with about 4 000 total votes. 15 154 Democrats and 5 876 Republicans eligible to vote, with incumbents sparse on both sides. Adam Thomason from Ward 4 and unopposed Republican Robert Davis shape ballots. Polls open 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m. Ward representatives chosen by ward results, not citywide.
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Piedmont
Robert Davis
A. G
Pete) Whitener
Pedestrian Struck By Automobile At Local Intersections
Police report a pedestrian Minnie Steele crossing against the light at Green Drive and Mangum Avenue was hit by a car driven by Thomas Ratley 28 of Taylor Street. No charges filed. A second crash at Green Drive and Wesley Place injured Fred Culler Jr. 19 Englewood Drive. Grady Bean Jr. 48 Textile Street charged with speeding. A third incident at Barbee and Willenbar streets injured Francine Little riding with Eugene Little. vehicle struck a utility pole, damage about 600.
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Green Drive
Mangum Avenue
Minnie Steele
Denny Street
Thomas Ratley
Taylor Street
Wesley Place
Fred Culler Jr
Englewood Drive
Grady Bean Jr
Textile Street
Francine Little
Fourth Street
Barbee and
Willenbar Streets
Eugene Little
Kelp in California and East Coast Yields Industrial Compounds
The giant kelp of California provides acetone potash and iodine while a substance named algin is extracted from broad-leaved kelp on the east coast.
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California
East Coast
Five Colombians Join Spring High Point Furniture Market
Five men from Colombia visit the Southern furniture market in High Point to explore importing US furniture. They join buyers and designers from Germany, Australia, Italy, Africa, Mexico, Sweden, Japan as foreign manufacturers tour showrooms and discuss licensing and collaboration opportunities.
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United States
Colombia
High Point
Germany
Australia
Italy
Africa
Mexico
Sweden
Japan
Arthur Michelson
New York City
Mauricio Lopez
Bogota
German Fernandez
Raymond Jacob DePazanan
Jaime Gutierrez
Fernandez
Europe
Soda
Association of
Jamaica
Kevin Bienn
Alex Geven
Geven
Bienn
Sydney
High Point Spring Furniture Market Shows Strong Pace
Rising attendance and robust orders mark day four of the Southern furniture market in High Point. Despite inflation and higher interest rates, manufacturers report improving delivery schedules and solid outlook through the second quarter, with retailers shopping aggressively across showrooms in North Carolina towns.
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Robert Marks
High Point
North Carolina
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Lenoir
Drexel
Furniture Factories Marketing Assn
South
Firefighters Respond to Several Alarms on Sunday and Morning
Firemen checked a defective sprinkler system in a vacant building on W. High Street at 1 a.m. and later at 5 a.m. answered a false alarm at the Thomasville Fiber Co. on Brevard Road. Sunday calls included a false alarm on W. Green Drive a sawdust pit fire on Bradley Street a chimney fire at H. W. Armfield residence and a car fire on Commerce Street. All were routine for department personnel.
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W. High Street
Thomasville Fiber Co
Brevard Road
W. Green Drive
Bradley Street
H. W. Armfield
Colonial Court
Commerce Street
Greensboro Area Rezoned For Motel And Service Station
Guilford County commissioners approved a rezoning near I-40 to allow a large motel and a service station on a road near Friendship Airport in Deep River Township. They also rezoned other properties from industrial to agricultural or residential and declined to expand beyond requested tracts.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Commissioners
Guilford County Planning Board
N. C. 68
Deep River Township
J. E. Atkins
U. S. 421
Ing
Blue Lantern Road
Rock Creek
Jefferson Townships
Leonard Warren
Warren
Atlantic Savings to Become First Federal Savings and Loan
Atlantic Savings and Loan Assn. formalized its transition to First Federal Savings and Loan Assn. after meeting Home Loan Bank Board requirements for a federal charter. The adjourned shareholders meeting approved the change, reflecting the bank’s long history since 1923 and 1955 name evolutions, as executives pledged better service to the community.
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High Point
Atlantic Savings and Loan Assn
First
Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Atlantic Savings and Loan
Atlantic Building and Loan Assa
J. D. Dobbins
Local Police Probe Strong-Arm Heist and Related Assaults
Police investigate a strong-arm robbery and related assaults over two days. A 1 am attack on Joe Cobbs on Oneka Street left him unconscious and his 1962 Ford, wallet, and $15 missing. No charges yet. Wheeler and Manning face mutual assault claims. Barbara Pickett charged with assault with deadly weapon after a kitchen knife attack on James Leak. A break-in at Touch of Beauty on Montlieu Avenue netted $30 from petty cash.
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Joe Cobbs
Oneka Street
Cobbs
Henry Manning
Jesse James Wheeler
Barbara Sue Pickett
Hulda Street
James Edward Leak
Spring Street
Leak
Montlieu Avenue
Political Field Is Crowded In Randleman Mayoral Race
Three candidates seek the mayoral office in Randleman with Ward 4 remaining vacant after Dr. James Groseclose left his seat months ago. The crowded field contrasts with two previous elections when candidates were scarce.
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Randleman
James Groseclose
Swine Embargo Enters Effect Across Carolinas
North Carolina imposed an emergency embargo on moving swine from South Carolina to North Carolina to curb hog cholera. Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham cited evidence of infected animals crossing the border, and Dr. Thomas F. Zweigart said entry is illegal without a permit and a health certificate, except for immediate slaughter.
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Raleigh
South Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina Agriculture
Jim Graham
Tar Heel
Thomas F. Zweigart
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Tokyo
UN Organization
Kingston
Raymond Depazanan
Dick Swaim
Friendship Airport
Curtis Packing Co
Climax
Randolph County
Atlantic
Federal
Wheeler
Manning
Don Wrenn
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