Archdale Holiday Parade Delights Crowds Despite Chill
Archdale's first Christmas parade drew hundreds as skydivers with pink smoke and a Dalmatian led the route from Columbus Avenue to the Lions Den. City officials, 57 entries, and the Trinity High School band wowed spectators with floats promoting Christmas and brotherhood. Prizes totaling 150 dollars were awarded for best floats, with honors to Archdale Trinity Woman's Club and Archdale Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Don Wrenn
Archdale
Archdale Trinity Jaycees
Columbus Avenue
Highway 311
Trinity Lions den
The
Sports Parachute Club
Henry York
Trinity High School
Highway Patrol
High Point Police CD Club
Benton Byrd
Archdale-Trinity Woman’s Club
Trinity Junior High School
Archdale Veterans of Foreign Wars
MYF
Christ United Methodist Church of
High Point
Trinity High Band
Archdale-Trinity Faycettes
Bank awards contract for two story First Union building
Elmore Alexander announced the bank will erect a free standing two story structure on a block near N Main Street with parking and outlets to Hayden Place English Road and W Washington Street. J Wiley Coltrane will construct the building for delivery in September with Robert W Connor as architect.
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First Union National Bank
Elmore Alexander
N. Main Street
Hayden Place
English Road
W. Washington Street
A. Pat Brown
Main Street
J. Wiley Coltrane
Sepember
Robert W. Connor
High Point
Scottish Bank
Cinema Cafe Presents A Childs Christmas In Wales
The Cinema Cafe shows Dylan Thomas A Childs Christmas In Wales at the High Point Public Library Tuesday at 12 15 p m. The poet reads the story with black and white pictures of Welsh village life and portraits. Coffee and soft drinks available for those bringing lunch in the audio visual room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Dylan Thomas
High Point Public Library
Maryfield to Expand After $380,230 Federal Grant
Maryfield Nursing Home will expand by 55 rooms after a federal grant of 380 230 from the Medical Care Commission. The addition will push beds beyond 100, with local funds of 570 345 already subscribed. Construction bids and contracts to be let in January for spring start.
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Maryfield
Medical Care Commission
Maryfield Nursing Home
Poor Servants of the Mother of God
London
Leo J. Heer
Charles E. Hayworth
B. C
Raleigh
Heer Pointe
Operister
Maryfield Board
George Connor Jr
Holiday Jobs Counted For SS Credits
A million people including students and housewives work holiday jobs to earn extra money and gain social security credits. D W Arrison notes most holiday earnings in Oct-Dec can credit three months of work toward retirement disability and survivors benefits, with $50+ in the period eligible even if earnings occur in December.
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D. W. Arrison
High Point
Arrison
Social Security
Second Time Around Lexington Vote Moves Quietly
Lexington faces a Tuesday ABC referendum with both dry and wet factions campaigning sparsely. A prayer vigil is planned at Sheets Memorial Baptist Church with speakers including Judge Walter Crissman and attorney Allen A. Bailey as the campaign mirrors last election’s results and a new county vote nullified a prior outcome.
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Ven
Carver Enterprise
Lexington
ABC
Wets
Wet
Wet Organization
Drys
Dry Organization
Sheets Memorial Baptist Church
Walter Crissman
Superior Court
High Point
Allen A. Bailey
Charlotte
Coy Privette
Concord
Christian Action League of North Carolina
Greeley Hilton
WBUY
Federal Communications Commission
Citizens For Legal Control” Committee
Santa In The Air A Light Colum By A Ward Reporter
A humorous holiday column reflects on behaving at city council meetings and the office as the author hopes Santa will reward good conduct with a new car. The piece playfully confesses fears of slips that could derail the holiday payout.
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Jolly Old Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Silver Craft Employees Are Feted at Christmas Party
Silver Craft management hosted a Christmas party at The Top of The Mart for all staff. Norman Silver welcomed attendees as Rev. Richard Crowder of First United Methodist Church gave invocation and benediction. Fielding Kearns played piano, Stanley Twigg led carols, and Santa Claus distributed gifts and bonuses to eligible employees.
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Silver Craft Management
Silver Craft
Norman Silver
Richard Crowder
First United Methodist Church
Irving Silver
Fielding Kearns
Stanley Twigg
Santa Claus
Holiday Schedule for High Point Recreation Centers
High Point Parks and Recreation announces a holiday timetable from December 20 to December 31. Recreation centers will operate 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Parks and Recreation Department
Sign Change Proposal Before Guilford County Board
A plan to allow temporary construction signs in an agricultural district of rural Guilford County will go to the board of county commissioners Monday. The session at 9 a.m. at the Guilford County Administration Building also considers zoning requests including Halldale Lane rezoning, possible transfer of Church Street property to Greensboro zoning control, and multiple land rezoning moves in Mt. Hope Church Road Halsbrook Road Whitsett for residential and agricultural use. The meeting will also cover budget changes tied to drug action council programs.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of Commissioners
Guilford County Administration
Mary Cash
Ola B. Ratlife
Halldale Lane
Jamestown Township
High Point
Church Street
Mt. Hope Church Road
Halsbrook Road
Whitsett
Two Women Badly Injured In Greensboro Road Collision
Two women received minor injuries in a two car crash Friday at Greensboro Road and Eastgate Shopping Center. Antoinette Leach and Mary Morgan Harvell were treated and released from High Point Memorial Hospital. Police said Leach was turning into the center when her car struck Harvell’s. No charges filed. Estimated damage was $1,000.
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Greensboro Road
Eastgate
Mary Morgan Harvell
Dogwood Court
Antoinette Leach
Wendell Avenue
High Point Memorial Hospital
Leach
Harvell
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Art
Glass
Christ
Arts Council
Neal Lancaster
al Klemme Jr
County Board of Election
State Board of
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Prelo Mickens
State Board
Mickens
Ing
Moore
Mecklenburg
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Ward-Griffith Company
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