High Point Veneer Pioneer M L Sechrest Celebrated Leader
M L Sechrest of High Point is recognized as a leading figure in the veneer industry. He built High Point Face Veneer Co after purchasing McKenzie Veneer in 1937 and moved his family into the area near his plant. His roots lie near Thomasville with family ties to Davidson County.
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High Point Face Veneer Co
Sechrest
Byson Street
High Point
Cedar Lodge
Holly Grove
Thomasville
Famy
Davidson County
Charles
Point
J. O. Sechrest
Cca Cataline
Old North State Veneer Co
Thomasville Chair Co
Tomlinson Street
Tom
Kentucky
Indiana
Midwest
Norfolk
Reoe
Editor's Outlook on Boundaries and Aviation Policy
The writer muses on school and highway boundaries, air crews flying routes over multiple states, and a potential aviation era. They discuss takeoff to landing, tax impacts, fuel use, turbulence fears, and calls for pilot detector tests, noting confusion in policy signals.
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San Francisco
Lake Taomoo
Iowa
Precious possession that is sight letters to the editor
The writer urges support for corneal transplants, eye banks, and eye bank booths at fairs and churches. She notes eye donations have aided many, petitions for public write ins and mentions Mrs Ila Verne Cook. The letter criticizes civil rights funding from northern sources.
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N. C. Eye
Eye
Castreets Coun Ory
N. C
Hickory
Rae
Privilege Shifts to Responsibility in New Haven
In New Haven Connecticut an AP report notes a change where the recipient gains all rights and responsibilities, replacing prior privilege. The statement emphasizes full accountability and duties accompanying the status change.
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New Haven, Conn
North Carolina Politics and Tobacco Markets
North Carolina state politics show factionalism and strategy sessions as Democrats convene for the Atlantic City convention and plan a delegation. James and Davis run for Congress against Republicans Jonas and Broyhill while border belt tobacco markets open with price reports and Harbor development talks in Southport.
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North Carolina
Wrightsville Beach
Border Belt
Congress
Washington
James
Charles R. Jonas
Lincolnton
Davis
James Broyhill
Atlantic City
N. J
Old Belt
Mississippi’s Closed Society Under Siege by Racism
The article reviews James W. Silver’s Mississippi The Closed Society, detailing Mississippi’s white supremacist structure since the 19th century. It notes the 1960s killings in Neshoba County and critiques a culture of inequality and resistance to outside voices.
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Neshoba County
Mississippi
Philadelphia
United States
Dancing Rabbit Creek
Paul Johnson
James W. Silver
Silver
South
University of North Carolina
Vanderbilt University
University of Mississippi
Southern Historical Assn
Council delays rail fixes and juvenile racing efforts criticized
The article criticizes city councilors for talks without action on rail improvements and notes Harold D. Cooley’s promise to press for fixes. It also describes a running road block used to stop street racers and quotes Harold Harrison of WTNC about a Pepsi sponsor for a pageant in Carolina.
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Counee Eee Aerates
Harold D. Cooley
Fourth
Randolph
Beth Ypmene
Harold Harrison
WTNC
Hepe
Carolina
Pepsi Cola
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M. L. Sechrest
Robert Marks
Enterprise
M. L. Sechrest Industrialist
Emerywood Studie
North Dakota
Omaha
Kansas City
Tulsa
Dallas
Ila Verne Cook Sai
New York
Gavin
Moore
State Ports Authority
Cape Fear
Southport
Robert
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