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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1969
Page
10
Effie Breadie told firemen that her son William Louis Brodie started a blaze Friday night on Church Street. Firefighters said attic damage was limited and overall losses were minor, with the fire spreading through weatherboarding on a back corner of the home.
The Point Division receives new imaging equipment to enhance X ray capacity and produce higher quality pictures. Officials say the unit, purchased for about $5,200, supplements the existing machine as part of broader efforts in Tuberculosis control.
Police probed several break-in attempts including a factory on N Hamilton Street where a man named Pike ran from the scene. He showed hand lacerations and carried tools in a bloodstained bag and is jailed on $3009 bond. Other incidents include missing jumper cables at Motor Parts Inc and a broken window at North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance on Washington Drive. Arrestees include Jerry Alton Ellis for arson and public shock charges and Fred Ernest Curthis on forgery, with bonds of $125 and $600 respectively. Upholstery materials were reported stolen from Eastern Fabrics Inc on Ward Street.
Mrs They Cook, public health nurse overseeing X-ray equipment at High Point Health Center on Mont lieu Avenue, and Bob Smith, president of High Point Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, examine a film from a newly donated X-ray device. Staff photo by Jim Siratiora.
George Servence, 46, of High Street and Westey Lee Austin, 63, of Kamersville were fined $100 and court costs for drunken driving. Each got three nights in city jail and a one year driving ban. Servence appealed to superior court. Three Hunter Street youths faced charges, probation, and court costs. Joe Worthy, 17. Ronald Beatty, 16. and Jayvester Teal, 16, were charged with taking two motor vehicles and wheels belonging to Bertha Tysinger of Liberty Drive.
Residents accuse the city of failing to prove funds to extend utilities in Ridgecrest and claim the annexation serves the American Land Co as its adjacent holdings are brought into the city. The dispute centers on garbage collection street maintenance and potential municipal expansion.
The High Point Memorial Hospital Schools of Nursing performed for the Kiwanis Club. The chorus introduced Florence Nightingale disciples and sang for the club. Junior Kiwanis members from local high schools attended, and a new member, Paul Gibson, was introduced.
A packed obituary digest from Thomasville and surrounding towns noting the deaths of Nina Thelma Sullivan 65 of 15 Park Street and Harold F. Burhans retired High Point College faculty member, plus Cora Bowman Browder 85 of Germanton and other local burials. The item lists service times, locations, survivors, and funeral arrangements across Emanuel United Church of Christ Germanton Baptist Church and Sechrest Funeral Home with burial details in church cemeteries and Memorial Parks.
Kathy Lowige Rich two day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Darrell Ray Rich of Asheboro died Friday in Randolph Hospital A memorial service was to be held at 2 p m today at West Bend United Methodist Church
A detailed 1960s era TV schedule lists 6:00 to 1:15 A.M. broadcasts across channels, including News, Weather, sports, daytime talk, Westerns like Death Valley Days, comedies such as My Three Sons and Green Acres, music programs, game shows, and late movies. Notable titles include Huntley-Brinkley, Jackie Gleason, Andy Williams, Petticoat Junction, Mannix, Hollywood Palace, and Porter Wagoner. Programs feature a mix of local and network content with multiple time slots and genre variety.
Turner credits Alcoholic Beverage Control Board store with driving major community improvements including a new sewer system, streets, and a town hall project, stating the board’s involvement has been a major factor in the town’s development.
A roundup of TV offerings features fairy tale adventures with a downtrodden hero, classic Hollywood musicals, and family scraps. Highlights include Andy Williams and the Osmond Brothers Christmas outing, a Petticoat Junction anniversary event, and Mannix and Donovan's Brain mystery plotlines.
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