Merchants Assn. Names Courtney as Executive VP in High Point
Danny M Courtney will assume the executive vice presidency of the High Point Merchants Association on January 15 after resigning from First Union National Bank. He emphasizes community service and aims to boost downtown vitality through the association credit bureau promotions and promotions like the Christmas parade. Courtney notes downtown stores offer hard to find items and foresees improved parking and restaurant options aiding shopper footfall. He and his wife Doris live on Chestnut Street with three grown sons and attend Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.
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Berg
Danny M. Courtney
High Point Merchants Assn
First Union National Bank
Courtney
Credit Bureau
Te Merchants Association
Activityrchants Association
Lo Sid
High Point
Sears
Ing
First Citizens
Bank 23
Wasoclalion
Eddie Knox
Knox
Doris
Chestnut Street Extension
Danny Jr
Henry
Grover
Courtneys
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
The Season Of Cold Mornings And Christmas Trees
In a reflective column the writer muses on winter cold and Christmas preparations. He recounts a frosty morning struggle with a frozen lock, memories of fetching a tree, and the misfit of a perennial family display. The piece blends humor with nostalgia for holiday rituals and domestic scenes.
Prison furniture training faces pushback in Davidson County
In Davidson County the Corrections Dept backed a prison furniture training plan, arguing it would curb inmate idleness, provide job skills, and save state money by supplying furniture to state agencies. The program faced sharp opposition from the local furniture industry amid recession and shrinking markets, unlike school programs that donate unfinished pieces for student fabrication.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Davi Jones
Nora Caolina
General Assembly
Jones
East Davidson Senior High School
Cone Genis
North Carolina
Truman, Parks Said to Reflect Honest Leadership
The piece links Harry S. Truman and Rosa Parks as models of steadfast integrity. It cites Sterritt’s praise of Truman’s era and notes Parks' Montgomery Bus Boycott stance. It recalls Truman desegregating the armed forces and Parks’ 1959 bus stand, arguing their substance and dignity offer current leadership lessons.
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Truman
Margaret
Harry
James Whitmore
Harry Truman
Tock Group
Chicago
Sterritt
Harry S. Truman
Whitmore
Whitman
Christian Science Monitor
Harper's Weekly
Rosa Parks
Harrys. Truman
Supreme Court
United States
Word Traps In Our Political Campaigns An Editor's Outlook
An Associated Press Washington story discusses how campaign rhetoric uses code words to shape opinion. The piece analyzes how terms like liberal, conservative, moderate, and law and order influence reader reaction and political behavior across party lines.
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Associated Press
Washington
Teeagan
Charles Percy
Sto
Reagan
Ford
Percy
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Point Enterpria
Braxton Yount
Enterprise
Newcastle Nut
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Doves
Robert Mares
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
FBI
Hoover
White House
David Sterritt
Missouri
Jefferson
John Hersey
Harpz's Weekly
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Los Angeles Times
Niagara Falls
Percy, Brooke
Javits
New York Times
George Wallace
Wallace
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