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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1969

Page

2

Don Joins Third Grade At Johnson Street School

Don will attend the opening of school this week and enter the third grade at Johnson Street School this year.

Don Johnson Street

City Schools Prepare for Tuesday Opening in Hubbard

Ay RAY HUBBARD Enterprise reports the city plans a half day for Tuesday as 12,000 to 13,000 High Point students fill 16 schools. Regular schedules start Wednesday with cafeterias on normal hours and an Aug 29 reassignment deadline per court order following a desegregation suit.

High Point U. S. Middle District Court Edwin M. Stanley Greensboro

Marlboro Reunion Planned at Marlboro Friends Meeting

Marlboro School alumni and former teachers gather for an annual reunion on Sunday August 31 at Marlboro Friends Meeting. The program starts at 7 p.m. with speeches and reflections.

Marlboro School Marlboro Friends Meeting

Antique Collector Weaver Named Director of High Point Museum

Jack B Weaver a 32 year old former Justice Drug Co officer and High Point Historical Society treasurer was named director of the High Point Historical Museum now under construction at McGuinn and E Lexington Avenue. Weaver will lead a museum focused on local and state history with exhibits on Piedmont craftsmanship furniture and hosiery industries. He has chaired Village Workshop and County Peddler ventures and plans another store at Westchester Mall High Point. He and wife Margaret live in Sunnyvale with two daughters and share a passion for antiques and Civil War era items.

Jack B Weaver High Point Historical Museum Weaver Justice Drug Co Greensboro High Point McGuinn and E. Lexington Avenue High Point Historical Society John Haley Lexington Avenue Piedmont Craftsmen Village Workshop Winston-Salem Atla Chemical Co Summerfield Charlotte Westchester Mall Rural Retreat University of Richmond Jacksonville University Jacksonville Fla Furnitureland Kiwanis Club

Wellington Hall Growth Reported After Annual Meeting

Wellington Hall-Vanmar held its annual stockholders meeting at Wellington Hall Plant Number Two in Lexington. John Adams, chairman, reviewed progress. five Wellington Hall design centers now operate from Greenville Washington to Cincinnati. Directors re elected for 1969 70 include Adams, Bingham, Blackwell, Cameron, Leonard, Morgan, Slane and Thomason with George Irving joining the board. Adams named chairman, Morgan president, Blackwell secretary.

Thomasville Wellington Hall-Vanmar Inc Wellington Hall Lexington John Adams Pilot Greenville D.C Operaton Wilfield Blackwell Columbia Fort Lauderdale Palm Beach Fla Cincinnati Ohio Wellington Hall-Vanmar John E. Adams Greensboro William L. Bingham Winfred Blackwell Waston-Salem Dan D. Cameron Wilmington Donald W. Leonard Jr Erie E. Morgan John C. Slane High Point Dan R. Thomason Fayetteville John EH. Adams Enc E. Morgan Winfield Blackwell

Guilford County Schools expand programs and staff

Guilford County opens its 36 schools with new initiatives including Project Follow Through funded by a $120,000 federal grant to aid kindergarten and head start graduates from disadvantaged homes. The district expands kindergarten and non graded programs, adds three new special education categories, hires a director of occupational education, and introduces new principals at four schools.

Greensboro Guilford County Guilford Melvin Stahl

Gibson Dormitory Opens at Mars Hill College

Formal opening ceremonies marked the completion of Gibson Dormitory a 64 male residency at Mars Hill College funded in part by the Gibson family. The building honors James Emory Gibson Sr and Jr both High Point trustees. construction began spring 1968 and finish this summer with fall semester set to begin September 1.

Mars Hill Gibson Mars Hill College the Baptist College High Point James Emory Gibson Sr James Emory Jr J.2. Gibson Sr Fred Bentley

Ski Boom film at Cinema Cafe features water skiing

The film Ski Boom screens Tuesday at Cinema Cafe High Point Public Library. It explores why water skiing is popular and shows how youngsters can boost fun with homemade items. Show times are 12:15 p.m. in the adult-visual room and 3:15 p.m. at Astor Dowdy Towers.

Cinema Cafe High Point Public Library Astor Dowdy Towers E. Green Dr

Horoscope Skeptics Read Daily Fated Forecast

A reader admits disbelief in horoscopes yet notes a daily habit of checking it. Despite ignoring a Taurus warning to stay home on Aug. 19 for a medical task, the day unfolds with errands and a police stop observed near the sister’s house.

Twilight encounter with police suspects car mixup

A driver describes a tense police stop as officers question who drove a car matching a description. The scene evokes fugitives Bonnie and Clyde with interjections about mistaken identity and a sense of unease, ending with a note about a horoscope.

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