High Pointer of the Week Blair Reed
Blair Reed, born in Pittsburgh in 1915 and raised in Baltimore, leads the House of Prayer for Alcoholics in High Point. His life spans work at the Enoch Pratt Library, Baltimore Gas and Electric, naval intelligence, writing, and finally recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous after a pivotal prayer.
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Braxton Younts
Blair Reed
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
High Point
House of Prayer
Reed
City College
WPA
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co
Navy
Communications Department of Naval Intelligence
Alco
Alcoholics Anonymous
Will
Community Spirit and Fire Department Appreciation
A Christmas eve appeal helped a needy five member family receive food fuel and toys. Neighbors donations multiplied after Jaycees member solicited support. The writer also commends the fire department chief staff and Mr Vincent Allen for life saving actions and moral duty during a Dec 18 house fire.
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Jaycee’s
Christ
Enterprise
Fire Department
Vincent Allen
Mr. Cox
Huntsville’s Leap From Cotton Town to Space Age Hub
Editor’s Outlook notes Huntsville’s rapid rise from a 1950s cotton town of 16,000 to a space age center with von Braun’s rocket team, Saturn I tests, and plans for Saturn V. It describes precise space engineering, the stratosphere of risk, and a future where missiles and ISPs reshape travel and exploration. The piece contrasts past fears with bold progress and asks where and why humanity goes forward.
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Huntsville
Chamber of Commerce
Defense Department
Wernher von Braun
Tally
Great Bay
Earth
Moon
Soviet deputy highlights peace in Cuban situation
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A. Zorin asserts the peaceable nature of Soviet foreign policy amid the Cuban crisis, stressing a commitment to avoiding escalation.
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Valerian A. Zorin
Full Cycle for D. B. A.
A reflective verse fragment describes watching a woman rake and burn leaves as smoke wreaths spruce and pines. The speaker recalls past harvests and her hair and eyes, then shifts to patience and sweetness, contrasting cycles with death and the idea that seasons never end.
Weather and life in High Point during a cold season
Roaming the Piedmont notes a cold winter with ice on City Lake and sleet affecting water, trees, and daily routines. Observations include Dr. Kildare and Ben Casey fans, a waitress rebuffing coffee refills, and reflections on Christmas snow, church visits, and a preacher’s rounds.
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Old North
High Point
Penny Road
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
Peter Mott
New York
Bellevue Medical Center
Midtown
J. E. Rawlinson
First Baptist Church
Post Office Department
City Lake
Jamestown
Tax Cuts, Deficits Dominate Early 88th Congress Debate
Kennedy backs tax revision while Mills and Byrd clash over timing and offsets. The piece notes 1962 deficits of 6.377 billion and 7.8 billion projected, with total 103 billion in 1962 appropriations, two thirds to defense, and health education welfare receiving a smaller share.
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Kennedy
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Friends Committee On National Legislation
Congress
United States
Department of Defense
Atomic Energy Commission
United Nations
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Pentagon
Postmaster Retirement Caps 30 Year Thomasville Career
Thomasville eyes mark when Paul Green steps down after 30 years as postmaster appointed by F D Roosevelt in 1934. New post office nearing completion as Wilson Hill faces contest for appointment amid competitive exams and no political campaigning.
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Thomasville
Paul Green
Green
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wilson Hill
Denton Welcomes Two New Plants and Expansions
Denton added two new businesses this year the Schnierson garment plant and an upholstered furniture plant. The town also saw expansions at several existing firms signaling growth in local industry.
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Denton
Schnierson Garment
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FIRE
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Ala
Schweinfurt
Messerschmitts
Canaveral
Kapustan Yar
Lenin
Astronautics
By Walter Blackstock
Braxton
Robert
Salem Street
Davidson County
Colonial Country Club
Herb
Bryant
Davidson County School Board
Fred Clodfelter
Lexington
Clodfelter
East Davidson High School
Jordan
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