Ambulance Meeting Is Planned For Local Area
Thomasville mayor Thomas F. Johnson said he will confer with local and Lexington funeral homes next week about ambulance service. Funeral homes in both cities and Davidson County gave four months notice, with September 30 as the last day they would offer ambulance service. Johnson said a Lexington meeting discussed the issue and extending the deadline, and he will pursue talks with the funeral homes.
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Thomasville
Thomas F. Johnson
Lexington
Johnson
Davidson County
C. V. Sink
Warnings To Jaywalkers To Be Handed Out Monday
The High Point police begin education focused enforcement on pedestrians starting Monday. Officers will issue warnings for jaywalking first, with fines of one dollar from August 22 and potential warrants for nonpayment. Chief Pritchett emphasizes safety and proper use of crosswalks and signals to reduce injuries.
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Don Follmer
High Point
Pritchett
Asheboro Teens Save Woman From Flooded Car
In Asheboro Friday night, two 16 year olds Eugene Hollingsworth and Ronald Maness paddled to a submerged car as Ellie Cannon clung to the top. Locals Kenneth York and a responder rescued her. she was treated for shock and released. Roads remained flooded near Ramseur and assessments continued.
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Don Wrens
Enterprise
Asheboro
Jim Greeson
North Asheboro
NC 49A
Central Falls
Ellie Cannon
Macon St
Randolph Hospital
Greeson
Rains Come Too Late Shifts Davidson County Crops
Lexington reports a late spring and dry spell harming corn and soybeans in Davidson County. Tobacco shows some recovery with rain, while corn is largely irrecoverable. Pastures revive slightly after recent showers, and soybeans planted late show promise. Applications for disaster aid have been filed, but no county disaster declaration yet.
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Braxton Younts
Lexington
Davidson County
County Agricultural Extension
Carl E. Bernhardt
Durham men learn TV repair by working and studying
R D Jones a 44 year old high school dropout and Kenny Foreman 18 enroll in a unique on the job training program in television repair across North Carolina. Sponsored by the NC Federation of Electronics and funded by the US Labor Department the program pairs employers with apprentices while they attend evening classes. Trainees are paid during the cycle by the host company and supervised by the Apprenticeship Council with guaranteed jobs on completion. The aim is to expand skilled repair workers possibly up to 700 trainees as demand grows.
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Charles Barbour Durham
R. D. Jones
Kenny Foreman
N. C. Federation of Electronics Association Inc
U. S. Department of Labor
J. J. Bralley
Durham
North Carolina
Charlotte
Jones
Kenny
Employment Security Commission
N. C. Apprenticeship Council
Department of Labor
Two Patrol Cars Wreck in Rain Tolls Rise
Saturday night traffic in steady rain produced about 15 wrecks with two police cars damaged. Patrolman Lyman Lance suffered minor injuries when brakes failed and a signpost was hit on Main Street near Fairfield Road. Wayne Hartley’s patrol car collided with Ronald Luke’s car on Brentwood. total damage about $190, no injuries reported.
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Lyman Lance
Player Drive
Main Street
Fairfield Road
Wayne Hartley
Brentwood
Ronald Paul Lucas
Beamon
Hoover
Mangum and
Lake
Springfield Road
Degree Candidates at HPC Named for Summer Commencement
Dr. Harold Conrad announces 64 expected graduates for summer commencement on Aug. 20 at High Point College. Among 37 BA, 20 BS, and seven BA in Teaching candidates are students from High Point and across North Carolina and beyond, including Beverly Blankenship, Paul Boone, James Brucks Jr., and many more from Greensboro Ramseur Lexington and Winston Salem, plus out of state entrants from Connecticut Kentucky New Jersey Massachusetts and Virginia.
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Harold Conrad
High Point
Beverly Blankenship
Paul Norman Boone
Paul Warren Bowers
James Edward Brucks Jr
Vernon Elliott Cardwell
Judy Sheaf Cop
North Carolina
Linda Weston Marsh
Jamestown
Mary Frances Freeman
Victoria Feimster
Nellie Flowers Cone
Robert Franklin Craver
Penelope Thompson Fitzgerald
Marilyn Ann Lund
Linda Jo Morgan
Charles Wade
Jill Elaine Knuckey
Wharton
N. J
John Russell Osborne Jr
Charles George Schrieber
Bradford
David Gerald Yarborough
Fort Mill
S.C
Carroll Fletcher Hutto
Walterboro
Sarah Louise Garrett
Arlington
Mary Ann Mandrich
Richard Wright Stinson
Washington, D.C
Local area warms with increasing clouds and possible storms
Forecasters expect a slight warming trend with variable clouds. Today's high near 82 after a 79 yesterday and 65 overnight with a similar low tonight. Tomorrow's high forecast to edge higher with possible afternoon and evening thundershowers.
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MVE
High Point Enterprise
Mrs. Cannon
Hollingsworth
Randolph
Ramseur
Bernhardt
Davidson
Air Force
Kenny Forman
Charles McBroom
HPC
Cadillac
Cadillac Motor Car Division
Cient
Highland Motors, Inc
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
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