Bike Riders Delay Golf Course Development at Oak Hollow Park
Parks director Marvin Keith says mini bikes and motorcycles damage freshly graded ground at Oak Hollow Park delaying the new golf course and marina area. Damages to a green cost about 300 dollars, while thefts and 24 hour watches add to costs as water levels rise and boat launching ramps near completion. Visitors may view overlooks off NC 68 during daylight hours.
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Oak Hollow Park
Parks and Recreation
Marvin Keith
Keith
N.C. 68
Medicaid Meeting Scheduled in Asheboro Tonight
Randolph residents may voice opinions on reduced Medicaid benefits at a 7 30 p m public meeting in the Randolph County Courthouse. Asheboro attorney John Ingram says if enough input arises he will push the issue at the General Assembly October session. He also urges attendance at the September 7 Randolph County commissioners meeting to discuss emergency funds for county nursing homes facing evictions due to the Medicaid cuts.
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Asheboro
Randolph
Randolph County
John Ingram
Ingram
General Assembly
Randolph County Commissioners
FBI ranks North Carolina metros by 1970 murder rates
Charlotte led the six NC areas with 101 murders in 1970 and a rate of 24.7 per 100 000. Augusta Georgia ranks second with 56 murders in a 253 460 population area. Durham and Greensboro High Point follow in rates and totals.
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Charlotte
N. C
FBI
Augusta
Richmond County
Aiken County
S. C
North Carolina
Durham
Orange Counties
Raleigh
Wake County
Greensboro-High Point
Deaths and Funerals R L Shoaf Sr Lexington
Robert Leonard Shoaf Sr. 54 of 3 Sunrise Ave Lexington died Monday after a three month illness. A Davidson County native and photographer he owned American Nylons Inc He was a member of First United Church of Christ Surviving wife Elizabeth Snider Shoaf two daughters Bob Elizabeth and Sally Leigh Shoaf two sons Robert L Shoaf Jr and John Holland Shoaf Funeral at 11 a m Wednesday at First United Church of Christ Body at Piedmont Funeral Home family visitation tonight 7 9.
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Lexington
Robert Leonard Shoaf Sr
Sunrise Ave
Davidson County
American Nylons Inc
First United Church of Christ
Elizabeth Snider Shoaf
Bob Elizabeth
Sally Leigh Shoaf
Robert L. Shoaf Jr
John Holland Shoaf
Piedmont Funeral Home
Statewide Kindergarten Push Faces Cost Delays and Selection
The article notes that full statewide kindergarten would cost about 70 million dollars per year, with funding delays forcing a selective placement process. Enrollment must reflect local racial and socio economic mixes, while local districts show strong interest in piloting the program.
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Jenkins
Airport Authority OKs 2.1 Million Bond Sale
Greensboro High Point Airport Authority approves 2.1 million in revenue bonds to fund the long range capital improvement program at Friendship Airport. The sale, approved after Local Government Commission action, will be considered by Guilford County commissioners and closes Sept 15 with portions for land and future terminal development.
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Greensboro-High Point
Local Government Commission
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Authority
Roger Sekadlo
Atlanta
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Airport Authority
Sekadlo
N. C. 68
Friends Methodist Church
Davidson School And Tax Referenda Receive Okay
Davidson County approves a November 2 election date for an 11 million school bond and sales tax plan. Of the total, 10 million goes to public schools and 1 million to Davidson County Community College, with detailed allocations for Ledford Arcadia Reedy Creek East Davidson Pilot Reeds West Davidson and Denton facilities. Public hearing set for Sept. 13 and voter registration closes Oct. 4. if the sale tax fails, property taxes may rise to fund the bonds.
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Lexington
Davidson
Board of Elections
Davidson County Board of Commissioners
Davidson County Community College
Ledford
Arcadia-Reedy Creek
North Davidson
East Davidson
Pilot
Reeds School
West Davidson High School
Denton
Thomasville
High Point man charged in five Archdale Trinity break ins
A 35 year old High Point resident Earl Anderson Franklin was charged in Randolph County with breaking into twenty two homes in the Archdale Trinity area and other thefts. Investigators recovered two pistols a portable TV and two movie cameras from the Deep River riverbank. Items stolen from Archdale Trinity area homes were linked to towns including Randolph Guilford and Davidson counties.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
Archdale-Trinity
Lloyd Brown
Earl Anderson Franklin
Proctor St
High Point
Archdale- Trinity
Franklin
Brown
Randolph
Jamestown
Dillon Road
Wallburg Road
Davidson County
Fred Sink
Archdale-Trinity Area
Lloyd Taylor
John Key
Raymond Hunt
Earl Brown
Earl Cain
Jack Dickens
Homer Younts
E. B. Honeycutt
L. L. O'Neill
Donald Hancock
Moses Passmore
C. D. Brinkley
Larry Portis
Odell Marsh
Claude Craven
Zeb Hester
F. B. Gray
Pearl Clark
T. L. Sink
Allen Cumby
W. M. Boylen
Raymond Holland
Tape-Player Thefts Probe in High Point Area
City police investigate thefts from cars at multiple locations in High Point. Reports include George Campbell losing a tape player and $10 in tapes, Nathaniel Daniels Jr. losing a $100 player and $5 in tapes, and Walter Linton losing a $75 player and tapes. Police also pursued a strong arm robbery report from August 28 near Manning and Wise Streets involving George Collins.
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High Point
George Campbell
Cliffside
Nathaniel Daniels Jr
Rt. 3
Durham
Walter Linton
Amos Street
George Collins
E. Grimes Street
Manning and
Wise Streets
Shadybrook Opens as Two Elementary Schools Close
In High Point the district closes Emma Blair and Clov erdale elementary schools, opens Shadybrook today after a Monday takeover. Kitchen work will take days and meals are prepared at another cafeteria and delivered until Shadybrook is fully ready.
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High Point
Emma Blair
Cloverdale
Shadybrook
Estate Administrators Seek Claims in Guilford County
Notices announce qualified administrators for Trenette Ross Ridge and William Stuart estates. Creditors must present claims by February 15, 1962, or be barred. Debtors urged to pay promptly. Administrators: Dallas & Lee and Lelia Potts Burrly.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
Trenette Ross Ridge
D. P. Whitley Jr
Af Law
South Main Street
High Point
Dallas & Lee
Lelia Potts Burrly
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