High Pointer of the Week Arnold Koonce Sr
Arnold J. Koonce Sr founder of Koonce Funeral Home sells to Sechrest Funeral Service in High Point. He will work as a public consultant while leasing the Main Street property. Koonce previously trained with Sechrest, served as High Point mayor, and remains active in local civic and fraternal groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marks
Sechrest Funeral Service
Koonce Funeral Home
High Point
Arnold J. Koonce Sr
High Pointer
Koonce
Devideen County
J. D. Koonce
Shiloh
Louella Snider
Denton
Numa F. Reid Lodge
Hiram Lodge
Grand Lodge of
North Carolina
First Meth
The
Methodist Church
High Point Lions Club
High Point Kiwanis
Editor's Outlook The Deserted Village by Jenkin Lloyd Jones
An editorial argues that small rural towns face decline as populations fall below 2500 and urban proximity affects growth. It cites Oklahoma data on town opportunities, retail base needs, and professional presence, noting rural areas may stagnate or grow depending on access to cities and economic demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
America
U.S. of Agriculture
Word Of Caution To Editor On Adopted Children
A reader letters to the Enterprise warn of a feared pattern where adopted children kill their foster parents. The letter emphasizes emotional impact on would be parents, notes most adoptions do not produce such outcomes, and suggests the issue links to birth circumstances and timing.
Questioning liquor sales and its harms in daily life
A reader asks about whisky or fever and the impact of drinkers on households especially children. They wonder if newspapers can or should do more to stop sales and reduce the menace posed by alcohol.
High Point Launches Community Improvement Program in 1961
A brochure by city planner William H. Colonna Jr. outlines High Point progress on the seven focus areas codes and ordinances planning neighborhood analysis administrative organization and housing. The Citizens' Advisory Committee of 55 members guides policy and outreach while private groups like the Downtown Development Corp. bolster efforts to revitalize the Central Business District amid urban growth pressures.
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High Point
William H. Colonna Jr
Colonna
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Citizens’ Committee
Central Business District
Downtown Development Corp
Merchants’ Assn
High Point Board of Realtors
Chamber of Commerce
Piedmont North Carolina
Corner Store in Davidson and County Votes on Liquor
The piece discusses potential liquor sales in Davidson County as a means to tax revenue and school funding, noting a possible county liquor corner store idea. It mentions Sheriff Homer Lee Cox’s Florida vacation, license tag sales nearing Feb. 15, and local figures Saintsing and Thomas reacting to a proposed community college budget request. Highway Patrolman Plum mer will attend a three day government institute training in Chapel Hill.
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Davidson County
Homer Lee Cox
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Florida
George Saintsing
Thomasville
Bernard Thomas
Lexington New Car
F. Y. Plummer
Institute of Government In
Chapel Hill
Southern Democrats weigh paths to 1966 and 1968 elections
A 1960s political analysis outlines Democratic concerns in the South as civil rights issues shape party gains and losses. It notes Alabama and South Carolina races, Strom Thurmond’s GOP shift, and anxieties over Olin Johnston’s illness, with Republicans favored in several contests. It also mentions White House aides, the inaugural ball funds, and potential Lyndon Johnson Library plans.
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GOP
Ohio
U. S. Senate
Cleveland
Taft
Frances
Alabama
John Sparkman
James Martin
Martin
Lister Hill
D-Ala
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Olin Johnston
Johnston
Senate
Albert W. Watson
Texas
John Tower
U. S. House
Julia B. Hansen
D - Wash
Jeffrey Cohelan
D - Calif
Clarence D. Long
D-Md
White House
Johnson
Leslie Douglas
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Arnold Koonce Sr
Sechrest
Nessie Smith
Salisbury
Doris Marin
Roanoke
Arnold Koonce Jr
Carolina Container Corp
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Karl Fox
Iowa State University
Enterprise
O.k
Robert
Davidson
Will
County Board of Education
Leggers
Washington
Goldwater
South
By Leslie Carpenter
Otto Passman
D-La
Passman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Him
Potomac
Lyndon Johnson
University of Texas
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