High Pointer of the Week: Banner Leach’s 60 Years at Adams Millis
Banner Leach, 80, retires after 60 years with Adams-Millis Corp in High Point, a record for continuous service. A native of Trinity, he started at age 13 repairing clocks and helped install knitting machines, earning praise for his mechanical skill.
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Leach
Adams- Millis Corp
High Point
Adams-Millis
Trinity
Lorenzo Leach
Julia Bell
Rockingham County
Mr. Leach
Cloverdale Dr
Adams
Sean
Gorley Marlette
Co. Research
Banner
Adams- Millis
The No-Goodniks in an Editor's Outlook
An editorial prose piece muses on art, music, and poetry from cave painting to modern critique. It lampoons off key singing, Neanderthal dance, and the rise of Daubs as wall art while lamenting how the no-goodniks ruin art by pretending to understand it.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Dolly
Eniineer
Aurignac
New York
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Joneses
Dislike of sending son to Viet Nam draws letters
A reader argues against drafting college students for Vietnam era service, noting many parents fear losing their sons and questioning the necessity of war. The letter references political figures, public debate, and the impact of inflation while echoing broader wartime tensions.
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Terial On
Viet Nam
Alaska
American Furniture Breaks Through at Cologne Fair
European demand for American furnishings grows as Cologne hosts a major fair. Sixteen U S manufacturers showcased products with 800000 dollars in floor orders and an expected 3.5 million in sales. Shipping costs tariff duties remain key obstacles, while European buyers favor American finishes and handmade quality.
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Cologne
South
Robert E. Spelman
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Europe
Business Week
Germany
U.S
Spelman
Local Thom asville Rumors Hint at Election Buildup
The piece notes Willie Everhart and Bill Tomlinson as the only announced candidates for Thom asville elections while rumor swells. It recounts a highway crash near the Chair City and a High Point Memorial Hospital nurse scene, then criticizes a new traffic light at Winston Guilford streets with idle-time estimates.
Roaming the Piedmont A Question Of Survival
A farmer’s son drives without snow tires and gets help from his father as winter roads proved treacherous. After slipping, a crash requires garage repair. The piece humorously notes yard clutter and snow fences to block drifts, ending with cafe chatter about chains for the road.
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Papa
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LBJ
Senator Dirksen
Furniture For
America
Ropean Furniture Manufacturers
Denmark
Thomasville
U.S. Highway 29-70
Chair City
Highway Patrol
High Point Memorial Hospital
Thomasville Hospital
Florence Nightingale
A “T
Yard
Sullivan
Davidson County
Winston and
Guilford Streets
Guilford
Winston Street
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