High Pointers Back State Road Safety Plan
High Point officials pledged support for a statewide street and highway project at Governor Hodges first Safety Conference. Police Chief C. C. Stoker Frank Lambeth WMFR general manager and Holt McPherson editor of The Enterprise attended the event with about 400 state representatives. McPherson was named to the nine member executive committee directing ongoing efforts to improve Carolina highways.
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High Point
Hodges
C. C. Stoker
Frank Lambeth
WMFR
Holt McPherson
The
Enterprise
McPherson
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North Carolina
UF Reaches Ninety Five Percent Of Quota
The High Point United Fund Red Cross campaign has reached 95 percent of its goal with total receipts of 177 010.30. Lane-omen chairman announced progress across groups including lawyers 107 percent commercial firms 102 percent government employees 101 percent and manufacturing firms 96 percent with four accounts still to be turned in.
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High Point United Fund- Red Cross
Lane
Allred
Local Doctors To Head County Medical Society
A group of High Point doctors will head the Guilford County Society during 1955. In elections at a Plantation supper session, Dr. Sumner of High Point was elected president for the coming year with Dr. C. L. Gray as vice president and Dr. Max Rogers as secretary. Marcus Aderholt was named treasurer and Dr. John F. Bee will chair a committee.
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High Point
Guilford County Society
Plantation Seteepee Club
Drumner
High Eee
C. L. Gray
Max Rogers
Marcus Aderholt
John F. Bee
Ail
High
Sumner
Dream Hand in Bridge Stuns Locust Hill Players
Edward J. Sullivan of Rochester showed the rarest bridge hand last night at Locust Hill Country Club. He held all 13 cards in clubs, a rare combination. the hand was doubled and redoubled in a vulnerable rubber, thrilling spectators.
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Rochester
N.Y
Edward J. Sullivan
Locust Hill Country Club
Rural Schools Seek $1,144,000 for 1955 56 Expansion
Guilford County board of education heard a sub minimum plan asking 1,144,000 for rural school expansion in 1955 56. Idol proposed 62 new classrooms across 10 schools, a cafeteria and PE building, plus 10 new buses. four additions would be deferred. Some items may be built if a 1953 bond issue funds remain. County commissioners would provide funds from ad valorem taxes. this year the district received 720,000 from tax sources for capital improvements.
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Guilford County
Idol
Idol For Action
Allen Jay School
Oak View
HPC Seniors Elect 1954 Superlatives
The Senior Class of High Point College has elected its superlatives for the year. Best All Around Charles Jarrell Pat Martin Most Intellectual vid Francis and Shirley Harris Best Likely to Succeed Bill Eller and Carolyn Adkins Best Looking Sid Proctor and Sue Gamble Friendliest Bill Hi and Ramona Couric Most Athletic Bobby Davidson and Elea nor Cripp Wittfest Bill Wright and Pert Prettyman will be recognised by senior class members as their superlative representatives.
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High Point College
Charles Jarrell
Pat Martin
Vid Francis
Shirley Harris
David Abernathy
Sue
Bill Eller
Carolyn Adkins
Sid Proctor
Sue Gamble
Bill Hi
Ramona Couric
Bobby Davidson
Eleanor Cripp
Wittfest
Bill Wright
Pert Prettyman
Police Investigate Laundry Theft A local resident seeks help after thieves took a bag of laundry from his back yard.
Police investigate a theft of laundry reported last night. A resident says a bag was taken from his yard sometime Tuesday, valued at about the amount stated in local currency.
Soviet Creates Two-Headed Animal Experiment Report
London dispatch says Dr Valentin Demikov of Moscow has grafted a puppy head onto a dog's neck, yielding a two headed animal. The head showed life signs and responsiveness, with playful puppy behavior, as part of studies toward replacing human organs.
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London
Moscow
Valentin Demikov
Little River Wins Western North Carolina Rural Community Award
In Tran sylvania County the Little River community received 500 dollars for its development work. One year the 150 families transformed an abandoned school into a center, cleaned cemeteries, set headstones, held a first community fair, and ran farm demonstrations. Otis Merrill accepted the award for the Community Club.
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Asheville
Little River
Transylvania County
North Carolina
Otis Merrill
Community Club of
Annexation Hearing Set for Tuesday by City Council
City Council will hear arguments Tuesday on annexing two tracts into the city, a 40 acre site along the highway and a 2.4 acre parcel between Forest and Tabor Streets, owned by Porter Jr. and Mendenhall Turner. A separate petition by High Point Randleman Asheboro and Southern Railway Co. seeks annexation of its property south of the city.
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High Point
Forrest
Tabor St. Exts
F. Logan Porter Jr
Arles
Ed Mendenhall
J. B. Turner
High Point, Randleman, Asheboro and Southern Railway Co
Colored Park
YMCA Plans December Camping Weekend
The YMCA will run a camping trip for Gra Y and Junior Hi Y members on December 11-12. Participants depart from the YMCA Saturday at 10 AM and return Sunday at 4 PM, camping at Camp New near Chapel Hill with Ensign supervising. Registrations through Dee B.
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Hi-Y
YMCA
Camp New
Chapel Hill
Aries FE
Ensign
Dee
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Goodfyear Service Store
Tire Service Headquarters
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