County Board Rejects Griffin School Expansion Plan
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners denied an extra 11 000 for a 10 classroom addition to Griffin Elementary. They urged redesign as rectangular to save costs and questioned the architectural choice of a circular addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
County Board of Commissioners
Griffin
Alfred J. Griffin
High Point
Guilford County
Robert Koonts
Greensboro
Ben L. Smith
Northwestern Junior High School
Smith
Three-Cities Meet Called Over ATC Relocation Plans
A special Three-Cities Development Committee meeting is set for Greensboro to discuss the Defense Department's Atlantic Transportation Command move. Attendees from High Point Greensboro and Winston-Salem will consider site options and elect a new chairman rotating to High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three- Citvelopment Committee
Defense Department
Atlantic Transportation Command
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
King Cotton Hotel
C. C. Fordham
ATC
North Carolina
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Three Cities Group
Congress
Fordham
Actress Betty Roadman to Address High Point Executives Club
Hollywood actress Betty Roadman returns from seven months of touring Forward Islands and bases to speak on American democracy at the High Point Executives Club meeting at the Sheraton Hours. A 28 year Hollywood resident, she cites roles in Hitlers Children and The Life of Mark Twain and has lectured for the Teachers Institute in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Betty Roadman
Hollywood
Forward Islands
High Point Executives Club
Corey
Sheraton
William Woods College
Fulton
Columbia College of the Drama
Chicago
State of Washington
Teachers Institute
Prayer for TODAY by George A. Little
A brief devotional prayer thanking God for speech and asking for truthful words and pure thoughts. It cites Christ’s teaching on words and asks for mercy for idle speech while invoking Toronto editor George A. Little and the United Church of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
George A. Little
Toronto
Ont
Sunday School Publications
United Church of Canada
Bloodmobile Volunteer Doctors Named for Armory Visits
Dr. Philip B. Davis announces Wednesday and Thursday bloodmobile duty rosters. On Wednesday the doctors are C T Whitten L L Wilkinson George T Wood M L Aderholdt L S Averett and John F Benson. Thursday volunteers include P N Brigman H L Brockmann Kenneth Cheek L A Creech A R Cross and R V Cross. Mrs. John F Lynch chairs volunteers while Mrs Jack Green runs staff aide scheduling and Mrs J C Henderson oversees nurses aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip B. Davis
The
Red Cross
Armory
C. T. Whitten
L. L. Wilkinson
George T. Wood
M. L. Aderholdt
L. S. Averett
John F. Benson
P. N. Brigman
H. L. Brockmann
Kenneth Cheek
L. Av. Creech
A. R. Cross
R. V. Cross
John F. Lynch
Jack Green
Bloodmobile
J. C.henderson
Gray
C. L. Amos Jr
E. C. Harville
C. S. McGah
Francis White
Wray Amos
W. T. King
Alan Robins
George Dixon
Robert H. Allen
Iz. P
False Claim Defendant Bound Over In Insurance Case
Jamestown resident Johnnie Dunkley, 28, bound over to Superior Court on a charge of filing a false insurance claim. He allegedly claimed his car was stolen and filed with Nationwide Insurance, with the warrant listing November 28, 1955. Bail set at 500 dollars for next Greensboro grand jury term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Johnnie Dunkley
Jarrell
Archie Myatt
Robert Hayes
Park St
Carl Steele
Hoskins St
Vett Dr
Snowstorm Over Texas Lets Up
Clearing skies in Texas offered hope the Panhandle and south plains would escape the blizzard. The storm left at least 20 dead statewide, stranded roads, and deaths including a Hale County woman who died in childbirth as an ambulance could not reach her.
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Plainview
Tex.s
Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Orion
Hale County
Lubbock
Amarillo
Dalhart
Wichita Falls
Childress
Midland
Abilene
Dimmitt
County Line
Ford workers earn over a million in idea rewards
Detroit Ford Motor Co employees collected 1,022,228 dollars in 197X under the company idea plan. John As, vice president for industrial relations, reported 77,815 acceptable suggestions and 15,749 awards averaging 91 dollars each, with the maximum payment still in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
John
Ford
Comedian Ed Wynn Reports Burglary Loss
West Los Angeles police say comedian Ed Wynn lost 60 neckties two coats and a violin in a burglary last night. The stolen coats include a zany raccoon garment he has worn on stage for years. Estimated value is 750 dollars.
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West
Los Angeles
Ed Wynn
Melrose Hosiery Mills Workers to Vote on Union
Workers at Melrose Hosiery Mills three plants will vote on February 21 after the NLRB settled the date. The United Textile Workers of America seeks representation for maintenance and production staff, excluding English Street boarders. Union officials campaign, following a prior failed January effort at Angle Hosiery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose Hosiery
Union Certin Ball
National Labor Relations Board
United Textile Workers of America
English St
NLRB
Radford Cope
Atangle Hosiery Mills
Melrose
Rain Drains Into Midweek With Mild Aftermath
Rain totals top three inches since last Wednesday as showers ease tomorrow. Forecasters say warming trend continues with milder highs around 50 and nights near 38 after today's cooler spell.
Man Charged With Driving Too Slowly
Greensboro police charge 32 year old Ames Rogers with driving too slowly blocking traffic under a 1955 statute. A local teenager Richard Barrier Welch, 17, faces reckless driving after speeding to 90 mph and running a stop sign before crashing into a parking lot. Both defendants posted bonds and await Municipal Court.
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Highway Patrol
Ames Rogers
High St
Motoriss Olan
Tral
Rogere
Behin
Greensboro
Elch
Rogers
Thursy
Brown Summit Station Closed by Railroad Commission
The State Utilities Commission authorized Southern Railway to discontinue service at Brown Summit station near Railway Express Agency. The express office at the station will also close. Brown Summit consignments will move to Greensboro. dismantling and booth removal at the station is approved with February 29 effective date.
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Raleigh
Statentlies Commission
Southern Railway
Brown Summit
Greensboro
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Brown
Southern
January Building Activity Tops Half a Million in High Point
City records show January total estimated construction costs at $555,169 with 38 new residential units and 8 non residential units issued permits. Major projects include a $108,000 storage unit on Progress St and a $91,000 Marsh Armfield Co plant on Ward St. Postal receipts fell to $66,449 from $70,405 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
City Building Inspector
Progress St
Hi-Point Realty
Marsh-Armfield Co
Ward St
Four Thomasville youths injured in late night wreck
A car crashed into a tree on English Street injuring four youths, one seriously. Herbert Fergerson, 19, hospitalized with chest and leg injuries. driver Carl Ickard, 19, and passengers Sam Lambert, 19, Jimmie Helms, 20, treated and released. Ickard charged with reckless driving as police noted high speed before the curve.
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Thomasville
English St
Herbert Fergerson
Carl Thomas Ickard
Sam J. Lambert
Jimmie F. Helms
English
Scarboro St
Ickard
E. Washington St
Alonzo Wilkes
Brackett St
Licnese
Thomas Quick
Underhill St
N. Main St
Donald H. Saintsing
Saintsing
Edward Jr
E. Lexington Ave
Marvin M
Whiteoak St
Beverly
Nathan Hunt Dr
Murphy
Leaf quota deadline set for March fifteenth
County farmers must file premeasurement applications by March 15 to determine tobacco allotments for 1956. Premeasurement costs are one dollar per acre with a five dollar minimum per farm. A harvest above the allotted amount incurs a penalty about forty cents per pound, based on 75 percent of the 1955 average market price. If unsatisfied, farmers may request a remeasurement at their own cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. As
Thomas
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples in New Jersey and North Carolina
Samuel Hicks and Alice Faye Stanley of Paterson New Jersey. Charles P. Miller and Vernie Ann Hendrix of Lexington. James E. Barnhill Jr. and Shirley Joyce Blackburn of High Point. John D. Hatcher and Adra Racine Mitchell of High Point. Richard Beard and Virginia Mae Shaw of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hicks
Alice Faye Stanley
Paterson
N. J
Charles P. Miller
Vernie Ann Hendrix
Lexington
James E. Barnhill Jr
Shirley Joyce Blackburn
High Point
John D. Hatcher
Adra Racine Mitchell
Richard Beard
Virginia Mae Shaw
Life Insurance Ad Targets Seniors in Kansas City
A classified notice urges people aged 60 to 80 to apply for a $1,000 life insurance policy to cover final expenses. The offer is mail‑only through Old American of Kansas City with no obligation and no calls. Send name and age to 3 West 2B, Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Ote Mercay
Is. Co
West
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Pruette
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Lloyd C. Amos
Rae
Uary
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Dewey Short
Rmo
OOD
Maxwell House
COCA
COLAS
Ywaugen
DIXIE
Lks
High Point N. Main ST
Jiffy
Vaughn
Main ST
Borden Ballard
Pillsbury
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