Children Blamed for Easter Sunday House Fire
A two story dwelling at 1206 Nathan Hunt Dr was destroyed by fire on Easter Sunday. Five year old and two year old Hagie brothers admitted playing with matches sparked the blaze. Additional grass and woods fires along Scientific and Burton St stretched the department. A cigarette caused an auto upholstery fire at E Grimes and Wrenn St. Campfire carelessness started another grass blaze near Coventry Chestnut. A Spex factory alarm logged as false completed a busy day for firefighters.
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Nathan Hunt
Hall Lee Hagie Sr
Hagie
Hagie Boy
Hagie House
Scientific
E. Grimes
Wrenn Street
Burton St
Coventry
Chestnut
Westchester
Spex
Prospect St
Two North Carolina Symphony Concerts Slated in High Point
The North Carolina Symphony will appear in High Point for two concerts this week. A free children's matinee Wednesday at 2 p.m. at High School gym follows by an 8:30 p.m. anniversary gala at Northeast Junior High. A second free children's matinee is set for Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Griffin High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Symphony In
High Point
Northeast Junior High
Benjamin Swal
Griffin High School
Symphony
Adeline McCall
The
Symphony Society
Pretoria
Africa
Mozart
Aul Guaichceg
Dr. Swalin
Gluck-Mottl
Gluck
Edward Elgar
Leroy Anderson
Belle Isle
Detroit Symphony
Kenneth Persons
Heritage Furniture Company
Burlington Promotes Blanchard to President of Burlington Throwing Co
Blanchard C. Douglas Blanchard named president of Burlington Throwing Co a Burlington Industries unit The Burlington native holds NC State textile degree and an MBA from Harvard He rose from manufacturing trainee in 1955 to executive vice president in 1961 Married Nancy McMillan Johnson they reside in High Point NC The unit makes stretch and textured nylon yarns for hosiery weaving and knitted outerwear trades
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C. Douglas Blanchard
Burlington Throwing Co
Burlington Industries
Charles F. Myers Jr
Burlington
Blanchard
North Carolina State College
Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration
Nancy McMillan Johnson
Tarboro
Emerywood Dr
High Point
Accountants To Conduct Seminar On Office Costs
The Piedmont Chapter of the National Association of Accountants sponsors a seminar on reducing clerical costs through practical work standards. The Mayfair Cafeteria Greensboro hosts the 5:30 PM event with W. M. Aiken of H. B. Maynard & Co. as principal panelist and F. J. Zahrn of Dan River Mills as moderator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
National Assn. of Accountants
Mayfair
Greensboro
W. M. Aiken
H. B. Maynard & Co
Pittsburgh
Aiken
J. R. Martin
Burlington Industries
W. D. Comstock
P. Lorillard Co
J. L. Borden
Dan River Mills, Inc
F. J. Zahrn
Dan River Mills
High Point
Winston - Salem
Prayer for Tuesday Faith and daily living in Easter hope
Prayer urging daily faith in the living Christ. Message emphasizes that the tomb’s meaning extends beyond Easter, guiding spoken words deeds and thoughts to show Christ’s life in believers and invite others to accept Him. Roy H. Stetler Jr cites Cheverly Maryland church origins.
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Jesus
Roy H. Stetler, Jr
Cheverly, Md
Cheverly Community
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Easter Weather Brings A Warm Yet Short Lived Spring
Spring arrives late with warm weather and Easter turnout. Shoppers report near record sales while many stores reopen after the holiday. Forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms tonight and a drop to the 50s with a return to the 70s by midweek.
New Yorker Named Merchandise Coordinator at Thomasville Firm
Phillip Licht of New York City is named merchandise coordinator for Thomasville Furniture Industries Thomasville division. He previously worked as a buyer at Abraham and Straus Brooklyn and will relocate to Thomasville.
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Thomasville
Phillip Licht
New York City
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Tom A. Finch
Licht
Abraham and, Straus
Brooklyn
Four Injured in Russell Avenue Auto Collisions
Two crashes on Russell Avenue and nearby streets injured motorists and damaged vehicles. Perry Phillips and Claude Calloway Jr. were hurt in a 6:50 a.m. collision at Russell and Wesley Place. A second crash at Wrenn and Russell involved Louise Crawford driving the wrong way, with no injuries reported. A third incident on English Street caused $450 in damage. A seven year old boy and others sustained injuries in weekend accidents, with charges issued for improper passing and speeding.
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Russell Avenue
Perry Franklin Phillips
Richland Avenue
Claude Bryant Calloway Jr
Smith Street
Russell and
Wesley Place
Phillips
Calloway
Russell
Wrenn
Louise Crawford
Crestland Avenue
Greensboro
City Auto Finance Co
Richard Gordon Morrison
Newland Street
English St
Brenda Gail Helmstetler
Briggs St
Doyle Hampton Passmore
Trinity
Passmore
Helmstetler
Helmstetler Auto
Wesley Keith Johnson
Fairfield Road
Bertie Lawrence Lewallen
Lewallen
Vilene Burnett
Hoskins Street
E. Washington St
Purcell Burnett
James Howard Finley
House of Prayer
Old Winston Road
Alexander Patterson
Fourth Street
Burnett
Patterson
James Wesley Stewart
Bridges Street
Larry Thomas Sheaf
Jeanette Street
N. Main Street
Richardson Street
Stewart
Main
Synod Guild To Meet In Thomasville
The eleventh biennial meeting of the Women’s Guild of the Southern Synodical Evangical and Reformed Church of the United Church of Christ will be held at Heidelberg Church in Thomasville on Wednesday. Speakers include Mrs. Wisseman of Greensboro and Dr. Earl Daniely of Eton College with a banquet by Dr. Dearborn of Catawba College. The program lists many local participants and officers to be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kennedy Jr
Thomasville
E. M. Alcorn
Conover
A. R. Keppel
Catawba College
Earl Daniely
Eton College
Donald C. Dearborn
World Council of Churches
George Fleming
China ‘Grove
Aubrey Hedrick
Winston - Salem
Porter Seiwell
Salisbury
Lawrence A. Leonard
Burlington
Roy Leinbach
Newton
Nevin Feather
Maiden
Richard ‘Mensendiek
High Point
Donald Harris
Kannapolis
B. L. Allen
Joshua Levens
Wilson Hunt
Carl Martin
Lincolnton
Banks Peeler
Concord
Leslie Holshouser
Rockwell
Richard Cheek
Summer Class List Announces Guilford Center Program
Guilford Industrial Education Center releases a tentative summer schedule. Bruce Roberts urges early applications with a May 28 final date. Edward Kimpton offers vocational counseling. Day programs target high school boys, evening courses for adults in fields like air conditioning, electronics, drafting, welding, and more. Registration fee is two dollars. adult lab fees seven fifty per month. No tuition for pre-registered fall term high school students.
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Jamestown — A
Guilford
Bruce Roberts
Edward Kimpton
Kimpton
Warm Weather To Continue Through The Week
The weatherman at Friendship says warm days will persist through the week with Easter tied to highs near 84 and a forecast of around 70 on some days. Tonight will be fair with a low near 49, and temperatures are expected to average two to six degrees above normal through Saturday amidst occasional scattered thundershowers totaling about .10 inch.
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Friendship
Draft Office Closing Tuesday
The draft board will be closed Tuesday April 24 to permit office staff to attend a meeting in Winston Salem. The office will resume its normal schedule Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston - Salem
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High Point Enterprise
Douglas Blanchard
North Carolina
Virgin Islands
John Wyatt
Kirkman Park School
K. H. Albright
Montheu Ave
Art Richardson
Mark
Steven Swaim
Dick Swaim
Highway Patrol
New Yorker
Chair City
Synod Guild
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