Guil-Rand area votes in special fire tax district election
Rural Guil-Rand area south of High Point holds a special election to form a fire tax district for protection. About 100 of 831 registered residents cast ballots by noon at the Guil-Rand Fire Station Archdale, with a predicted afternoon rush. The vote seeks a levy not exceeding 10 cents per 100 dollars value. area includes Archdale Allen Jay Springfield and Trinity and would shift fire funding from private subscriptions to county taxes.
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High Point
C. J. Hiatt
Guil Rand
Archdale
Guilford County Votes 5 Day Christmas Holiday Schedule
County commissioners approve a five day Christmas to New Year holiday. County offices close Tuesday afternoon December 22 and reopen Monday December 28. Employees get Wednesday December 23 off in lieu of New Year’s Day for tax listing duties.
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Guilford County
Meeting Cancelled by Emma Blair PTA Tonight
The Emma Blair Parent-Teacher Association meeting scheduled for tonight at the school has been canceled until after the Christmas holidays.
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Emma Blair
Parent-Teacher Association
Youth Back to School After Hunting Mishap
Twelve year old Henry Ingram of 2918 Kivett Dr near Asheboro suffered minor injuries after a hunting accident Saturday morning. He was treated at Asheboro hospital and was accidentally struck in the head by buckshot from his uncle's gun. Horace H. Hayden of Windsor Conn. is credited with establishing the world’s first dental college.
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Henry Ingram
Kivett
Asheboro
Buck
Horace H. Hayden
Windsor, Conn
Te World
Commission Cuts Duke's Taxes And Re-Elects Heads
Guilford County commissioners cut Duke Power Company tax relief to a depreciation of 27 14 percent for electric distribution lines on a 10 million dollar plant, reducing annual taxes by about 2800 dollars. Officials for the coming year were reappointed with Lloyd C. Amos chairman and W G Ragsdale Jr. vice chairman.
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Duke Power Co
Guilford County
Duke
W. F. Hester
Duke Power
Hester
J. C. McGowan
William F. Hester
Hugh Ross
Harold Black
C. R. Kennedy
F. B. Greeson
City Fire Loss for 1953-54 Narrows With November Report
City fire officials released a November 1953 report showing total loss on buildings and contents at 27,287 dollars, far below the 62,789 dollars recorded through November last year. The period saw 59 fires, including 28 building fires, with per capita loss at nine cents.
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Universal TV Company
High Point Mattress Company
DeWitt Holton Furniture Company
Short St
Realty Transfers in High Point Township and Surrounding Areas
Gray S. Seward and wife transfer multiple Seward Heights parcels to Edgar K. Denson and wife. Seward also conveys four lots to J. D. Edmondson and wife. A third sale sends 13 Seward Heights lots to Mrs. Ola P. Seward. Quentin L. Veach and wife transfer two Col wnship lots to Dorothy E. Byerly. Harold Glover and wife sell a lot adjoining Glover land to Richard P. Garner and wife.
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High Point Township
Gray S. Seward
Edgar K. Denson
Seward Heights
J. D. Edmondson
Ola P. Seward
Quentin L. Veach
Dorothy E. Byerly
Cow-Caller Horns Installed At Bluestem Grasslands
Novata Oklahoma ranchers fit trucks with cow caller horns that emit mournful mooing as cattle respond. Ranchers say the sound resembles a mating call and helps gather herds across the Bluestem grasslands.
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Novata
Okla
Resisting Cop Suspects Get Lectures and Suspended Sentences
Four African American men charged with resisting an officer received lectures, suspended sentences, and fines in Municipal Court. A fifth brother was also sentenced on traffic counts. Willie McDaniel was found guilty of speeding and passing on a hill, fined 65 dollars with 90 days suspended. Police described the group drinking prior to the incident on November 11.
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Acre Fields
Hoover St
Waver Doster
Sherrod Ave
Milton Robbins
Davis St
Bobby McNeil
Downing St
Willie J. McDaniel
L. E. Johnson
Willie McDaniel
Johnson
E. D. Young
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BE. L. Spence
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Guil-Rand Area
North Carolina General Assembly
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Hutchens Heating
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Thatcher
Commission
Farm Bureau
Sittes
America
Henry J. York
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