HUD approves $140000 grant for East Central Renewal Project
Federal officials on Thursday approved a $140,000 grant increase for High Point's East Central Urban Renewal Project. The funds bolster the home improvement program under the 1965 Housing Act to assist low income homeowners meet city and urban renewal standards.
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High Point
East Central
Federal
On and Urban Development Department
Redevelopment Commission
City Code
Chair Cition Charged With Murder
Johnny Le on Miller a 60 year old furniture worker was charged with second degree murder after his disabled son in law Leo B Jordan 39 was shot fatally at a Liberty Drive home last night. Jordan died at High Point Memorial Hospital after a head wound from a .32-20 pistol. Police said Miller argued at dinner table and in the backyard about a plate of food claimed to have been given to a child. He was taken into custody after appearing at the scene.
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Thomasville
Johnny Leon Miller
Liberty Drive
Leo B. Jordon
High Point Memorial Hospital
Jordon
City Memorial Hospital
High Point Hospital
Miller
Jordan
Officials To Check Guilford County s Ambulance Service
Guilford County officials plan a 2:30 p.m. meeting with Ambulance Service of Guilford lead by Roddy Brandes to review service quality and a request to buy $25,000 in uncollected accounts. The session will involve county commissioners, city representatives, and discussion of contract terms and potential remedies.
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Guilford County
S Ambulance Service
Greensboro
Guilford
Ambulance Service of Guilford, Inc
Dale Montgomery
Board of Commissioners
Commissioners Room
Roddy A. Brandes
Charlotte
Brandes
Montgomery
High Point
Commission
Heatherly Takes Over As Kirkman Park Head
Emerson A. Heatherly, a 15 year veteran in teaching and administration, becomes principal of Kirkman Park School in High Point. He previously supervised special services in Campbell County Tennessee and taught at both high and elementary levels. He holds a B A from Lincoln Memorial University and an M A from the University of Tennessee. He and his wife Betty with two children recently relocated to High Point.
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Emerson A. Heatherly
Kirkman Park
High Point
Centennial Street
E. Farriss Avenue
Heatherly
Campbell County
Tenn
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate
University of Tennessee
Betty
Tennessee
Heavy Smoker Thomasville Man Killed In Fire
A 57 year old textile worker Floyd Millard Lucas died in a Council Street fire ruled caused by smoking in bed. Fire officials said the body was found in a bedroom where the blaze began and that Lucas died from smoke and fire inhalation. The home suffered heavy damage and Lucas was declared burned beyond recognition. He had lived in Thomasville 12 years and worked for Gurney Industries. He was married to Edna Riddle and survived by a wife, two daughters, a stepdaughter and a stepson.
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Thomasville
Council Street
Jeff Hartman
Ronald Hayes
Joel Leonard
Lexington
Davidson County
Hartman
Lucas
High Point
Montgomery County
Millard Filmore
Minnie Russell Lucas
Gurney Industries
Church of God
Edna Riddle
Coolness Lifts as Area Sees Warmer Weekend Forecast
The Piedmont area ends a brief cool spell as a surge of Northern air gives way to near normal August temperatures through the weekend. From Aug 11 to today the highs rose from 75 80 to mid 80s and lows shifted from 57 59 to the mid 60s.
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Piedmont
Friendship
Miss Ramseur Contest Slated
Ramseur High School auditorium hosts the annual Ramseur beauty pageant sponsored by local Jaycees. The show starts at 8 p m each night with nine contestants competing for the top honor. Penny Clark of Sanford Miss North Carolina 1966 will serve as mistress of ceremonies for the event scheduled for tonight and Saturday.
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Ramseur
Jaycees
Penny Clark
Sanford
North Carolina
Preliminary Hearing In Death Postponed In Thomasville
A prelim inary hearing for James Daniels 48 of Old Greensboro Road charged with first degree murder in the death of Harvey Dyer Jr 32 near here Saturday night was postponed to next Friday in Recorder's Court. Dyer was killed by a single shot from a high powered rifle at close range at Daniels home about 8 p m Sheriff Fred Sink said Daniels remains jailed without bond. The hearing moved from Davidson County Court Lexington to Recorder's Court Thomasville Township where the shooting occurred.
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Thomasville
High Point
Here
Recorder’s Court
Roy Westmoreland
James
Shorty) Daniels
Old Greensboro Road
Daniels
Harvey Eugene Dyer Jr
Fred C. Sink
Dyer
Davidson County
Lexington
Thomasville Township
Local Derby Champ Heads to Akron Derby Downs
Gilbert Branson Vance of High Point the Soap Box Derby champion arrives in Akron Ohio for the 1967 championships. A field of 244 champs from the United States Canada West Germany Venezuela Okinawa and the Philippines will compete before 60 000 spectators for 30000 in college scholarships from Chevrolet. He will be honored at a luncheon and receive a champion’s wrist watch and a presidential message from Johnson.
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Gilbert Branson Vance
High Point
Akron
Ohio
United States
Canada
West Germany
Venezuela
Okinawa
Philippines
Chevrolet
Derby Downs
Johnson
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General Assembly
Dean Pruette
Chip Faircloth
Larry C. Hedrick
Frank Wilner
Scarsdale
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J. B. Bumgardner
Eustis
Fla
Jerry Parrish
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