Write-In Vote Hints Shape Local City Election
Rumors of a write-in campaign to return Katharine Kirkman to the City Council quickened the political pulse ahead of next Tuesday’s city election. McNeill won the Democratic primary for third ward while Kirkman declined re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Kirkman
James D. McNeill
Kirkman
Jess Washburn
H. G. Ilderton
Lynwood Smith
B. Guy Leonard
Adam Thomason
NAM Official to address Piedmont Associated Industries meeting
Charles R. Sligh Jr of the National Association of Manufacturers will be principal speaker at the third annual Piedmont Associated Industries meeting at Sedgefield Manor on May 5 at 6 30 p m. J C Cowan Jr will be toastmaster as members hear NAM president W J Burton report and elect officers for 1959 60 Sligh a Holland Michigan furniture executive has twice been named Furniture Man of the Year and serves as past president of several local and national business groups
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Sligh Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Piedmont Associated Industries Inc
Sedgefield Manor
T. Lynwooding
Piedmont Associated Industries
Wet Point
Jamestown
Thomasville
Greensboro
J. C. Cowan Jr
Burlington Industries Inc
Smith
Sligh
Holland Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa-Allegan Boy Scout Council
National Association of Furniture Manufacturers, Furniture Salesmen's Club
The
Furniture Manufacturers Association
Prayer for Father and Service to Glorify Christ
A brief prayer from W. F. Primrose of St. Joseph Missouri asks guidance to distinguish mind and heart in faith. It seeks to serve others for God's glory and to reveal Christ in daily life and in prayer.
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Christ
God
W. F. Primrose
St. Joseph, Mo
First Congregational Church
Virginian Wins Vote At College In Runoff Victory
Ray Sheppard of Cruz Virginia was elected student president at High Point College in a three way race that required a runoff. Drapeau of Ansonia and Dorman won top posts as Liberal Party and secretary respectively while Olmstead ran unopposed for editor in chief of the Hi-Po. Sheppard rose from relative campus anonymity to win through Student Party backing and a campaign speech in assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Sheppard
High Point College
Pat Olmstede
The
Hi-Po
Betty
Cruz
Sheppard
Charles Johnson
Liberal Party
Ronald Wachs
Don Drapeau
Ansonia
Conn
Betty Gray Dorman
Elizabeth Peterson
Dale Brown
Manchester
Patricia Olmstead
Arlington
Miss Olmsted
Ferrum Junior College
New AAUP Head at HPC Bryden Named President of Local Chapter
Dr. Robert R. Bryden associate professor of Biology and Geology named president of the High Point College AAUP chapter. Other officers include Dr. Lincoln Lorenz as vice president and Miss Clarice Bowman as secretary. Bryden recently won an arts and sciences grant for geology research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Bryden
High Point College
American Association of University
Lincoln Lorenz
Clarice Bowman
Bryden
American Association of Arts and Sciences
Ohio State University
Vanderbilt University
Burden
Union College
Kentucky
Lorenz
Sidney Lanier
John Paul Jones
Miss Bowman
AAUP
Jerome C. Smith
Joseph L. Bernd
Walter Hudgins
Youth gang confessed to two months of petty thefts in High Point
Police said 8 to 10 youths admitted involvement in break-ins at a residence and a bank, shoplifting from stores, a Post Office concession stand, and a fund drive canister theft. Three 16 year olds, Arthur Junior Watson Monroe Watson and Jimmie Lee Lindsay, were held without charges.
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Arthur Junior Watson
Monroe Wattson
Short Spring Street
Jimmie Lee Lindsay
Fairview Street
Johnson Dr
Koontz-McGee Drug Store
S. ‘Main Street
West End
Wachovia
Crippled Bird Crew Brings Plane In From Winston-Salem
A crippled Bird crewman flight landed from Winston-Salem on the main runway in Cincinnati. The aircraft skidded about 100 feet before stopping as Piedmont officials rushed to the scene to assess the trouble.
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Winston-Salem
Cincinnati
Piedmont Brass
David Cox
Front To Ease Shower Threat
A weather front is expected to end the threat of showers in the Piedmont area tonight. Temperatures will drop slightly with clearing skies tomorrow as the region turns cooler than today’s high of 81. Tonight’s low should be around 55, vs last night’s 59.
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Piedmont
Trinity Youth Repeater Tops Road-E-O Scores
Ed ward Whitt of Trinity High School won the High Point Teen Age Road-E-O for the second year, scoring 484 of 590 on a Colonial Store lot course. Jimmy Whitesell and Charles Roach finished second and third. Whitt advances to the State Teen Age Road-E-O in High Point on June 6 and 7.
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Edward Whitt
Trinity High School
High Point
Colonial Store
Montlieu Avenue
High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Whitesell
Allen Jay High School
Charles Roach
Jamestown High School
Whitt
Williams elected president as run-off set for vice post
In a close High Point High School student council election David Williams won the presidency in a three way race. Nancy Culler was eliminated in the vice presidential contest leaving Carole Kearns and Charlie Shapard to a runoff tomorrow. Joyce Groome was chosen secretary treasurer and 1060 of 1150 voters cast ballots on campus machines. The new officers take over after commencement and serve through 1959-60. Williams succeeds Dwight Wireless as student president.
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David Williams
High Point High School
Carole Kearns
Williams
Charlie
Rosemary Heer
Myra Bullock
Charlie Shapard
Nancy Culler
Joyce Groome
Dwight Wireless
Realty Transfers in High Point Township and Nearby Areas
Realty transfers show Fletcher N. Waden Jr. and wife to Fletcher N. Waden Sr. and wife for a Gordon Street lot. O F Vincannon and wife to J R property. James L. Jones and wife to J L Tedder and wife for a lot in Wheel er subdivision. Morgan Land Co. transfers to Bruce Bray Jr. and wife for a lot in Hamilton subdivision.
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High Point Township
Fletcher N. Waden Jr
Fletcher N. Waden
Gordon Street
O. F. Vincannon
James L. Jones
J. L. Tedder
R. H. Wheeler
Morgan Land Co
Bruce Bray Jr
Hamilton Subdivision
Spotty Local Jobs Report Signals Mixed April Trends
The Employment Security Commission reports April saw more new job claims up 32 percent from March while unemployment continued to rise. Placements rose to 510 with 621 job openings and 1,694 jobseekers on file, reflecting varied hosiery and furniture sector conditions amid a overall improving hiring pace from March.
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Employment Security Commission
Commission
Ralph Miller
Miller
Parker Elected Director of State League
A. Scott Parker of Perpetual Savings and Loan Association was elected director of the North Carolina Savings and Loan League at its 56th annual convention aboard the M S Italia between Wilmington and Bermuda. Other officers elected include J Bart Hall president J R Beam vice president J H Haywood director G S Dewey director ery Hague director and N Michell deck. Parker has long served as a director of Perpetual since 1932 and was named executive vice president and managing officer in 1951. He also chairs the High Point planning and zoning commission and serves on the High Point Chamber of Commerce committee for new industry.
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A. Scott Parker
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association of
High Point
North Carolina Savings and Loan League
League
M. S. Italia
Wilmington
Bermuda
J. Bart Hall
Belmont
R. D. Beam
Raleigh
J. H. Haywood
Rockingham
George $. Dewey
Goldsboro
Ery Hague
Tryon
N. Michell
Deck
Wincae-aalen
Parker
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Perpetual
High Point Planning and Zoning Commission
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Man Charged With Disorderly Conduct Dies in Custody
In Cincinnati municipal court the defendant, charged with disorderly conduct, had died since his arrest. Judge Frank Gusweiler remarked the case was moved to a higher court and dismissed the current proceeding.
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West
Domestic Relations Court
Gordon Gentry
Cincinnati
Frank Gusweiler
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NAM
Charles Sligh JR
INT College
Gray Dorman
Mor High Shapard
Janet Teague
Dr. Bryden New Aaup
HPC
Young Gang
Rudolph West
Lumberton
Lindsay St
Liberty
Randolph County
Gentry
High Point Enterprise
Piedmont Airlines
Greensboro-High Point
Trinity Youth
Terry Kerr
Judy
Seckler
Jerry Misenheimer
Nell Clary
Standing
Leslie Collins
Younts
State League
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