Fire damages Dillon Auto Parts building on Greensboro Road
Firefighters battled a two story Dillon Auto Parts blaze on Greensboro Road near Ragsdale High School Saturday. Chief Simon Bryant said oils and seats fueled a long fight with 12 units and mutual aid from six departments. Losses are listed as considerable but no figure given as investigation continues.
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Braxton Younts
Dillon Auto Parts
Greensboro Road
Ragsdale High School
Simon Bryant
Bryant
Worth Dillon
Sedgefield
Pinecroft-Sedgefield
Pleasant Garden
Colfax
Deep River
Guil Rand
Guilford College
Pinecroft - Sedgefield
Community notices and club meetings across Trinity area
Local organizations announce meetings this week including the Trinity PTA at 7:45 p m Monday, Florence Garden Club Tuesday at 7:30 p m, John McLean Post Auxiliary Monday 8 p m, Griffin School PTA Tuesday 8 p m, Mt Vernon Baptist Stewardship Club Monday 7:45 p m, and St Matthew Holiness Church event Sunday at 3 p m. Nine women named as Mother of the Year nominees for Delta Kappa ZetaZeta Phi Beta award next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewardship Club
Mt. Vernon Baptist Stewardship Club
Joyce Boyd
Radford St
Virginia Baldwin
Delta Kappa Zeta
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Front
Addie Harps
Katie Walker
Edmonions Torrence
L. B. Simpson
Corina Wallace
Wanda Cole
Carl Chavis YMCA Holds First 1965 Membership Report
Carl Chavis YMCA plans its first 1965 membership report meeting Tuesday at 7 29 p m with 300 new and renewed members anticipated toward a 900 goal. About one third of the goal is expected at the session. The YMCA Board of Management will convene Wednesday at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Chavis Ymca
Carl Chavis Ymca Board of Management
Shelter Space Shortage Noted In High Point Plan
High Point Civil Defense reports 49 152 shelter spaces exist for a 70 000 population, but only 5 127 spaces are stocked and ready. Forty nine buildings are earmarked for shelter use with 20 leases active and 15 buildings stocked, plus 38 000 spaces at furniture markets but storage for supplies remains problematic.
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High Point Civil Defense
George Spinnett
Spinnett
High Point
North Carolina
Bethune YW Offers Evening Classes For Personal Growth
Bethune YW announces after hours workshops to aid personal development. Programs include Tuesday Conversational English for business and social use, Wednesday Sewing with machines provided, and a Spring Fashion Show in March. Also Wednesday Contract Bridge, Thursday Typing and Shorthand. A teen sewing class starts Feb 22 at 4 30 p m for girls aged 11 to 14.
City Civil Defense Sirens To Be Tested Monday
High Point residents will hear a three minute steady blast at noon as the Civil Defense sirens are tested to verify corrections after a prior malfunction. Civil Defense Director George Spinnett said city employees will be stationed at each siren to ensure proper operation.
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High Point
Civil Defense
George Spinnett
YMCA To Honor Retiring Janitor
George Lemons will receive a certificate for outstanding service as janitor of the Carl Chavis YMCA. He has served the Y for six years and is a longtime High Point resident. He has been a deacon at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church for 24 years and remains an active member.
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George Lemons
Carl Chavis Ymca
The
High Point
Mt. Vernon
Race Relations Day Observed By First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church on E Washington Drive will observe Race Relations Day today with a church program focusing on community harmony and shared understanding among neighbors.
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First Baptist Church
E. Washington Drive
Optometrists Attend 42nd Southeastern Congress of Optometry
Dr. Marshall E. G and Dr. M. D. Keith of Point are among those entered for the 42nd annual Southeastern Congress of Optometry February 2023 at the American Motor Hotel in Atlanta Ga. Sponsored by the 11 State Southern Council of Optometrists the event is expected to attract many guests. Local optometrists will attend lectures on eyecare advances and review new equipment and ophthalmic materials.
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Marshall E. G
M. D. Keith
Point
American Motor Hotel
Atlanta
Southern Council of Optometrists
Thts
Dr Ralph Taylor to Speak at St Timothy Methodist
Superintendent Dr Ralph Taylor of the High Point Methodist District will give a talk at St Timothy Methodist Church on Nathan Hunt Drive this morning at 9 30.
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W. M. Sturdivant
Congregation of Bethel
Mt. Calvary Holiness Church of
Kivett Drive
St. Matthew
Ralph Taylor
High Point Methodist District
St. Timothy Methodist Church
Nathan Hunt Drive
Seniors Stage Well Known Farce at High Point Central
Seniors present the three act farce Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesserling February 18 and 20 at 8 p.m. in the High Point Central High School auditorium. Abby and Martha Brewster plot to bury murder victims in the cellar with a cast including Sandra Dillard Evelyn Happy lesa Utt Teddy Brewster Phil Hunter Henry Whitfield Linda Corn Gilda Wright Rick Leonard Jonathan Brewster Bob Deale Dr Einstein George Baerreis Ricky Sheppard and local police clean up the case.
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Teddy Brewster
Teddy Roosevelt
Central High School
Elderberry Tes
High Point Central High School
Joseph Kesserling
Brewster
Abby
Martha Brewster
Sandra Dillard
Evelyn Happylesa Utt
Martha
Theodore Roosevelt
Phil Hunter
T Henry Whitfield
Linda Corn
Gilda Wright
Rick Leonard
Harper
Brewster Sisters
Jonathan Brewster
Bob Deale
Jonathan
George Baerreis
Einstein
Boris Karloff
Jaycees Seek Young Man Of Year Honor
Tom H. Womble conducts canvassing of churches clubs and organizations to identify a 21 to 35 year old man who has made the greatest community contribution. Nomination blanks are available from local Jaycees. Archdale Trinity winner advances to state contest then national where America’s Ten Outstanding Young Men are chosen.
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Tom H. Womble
Ing
Tom Womble
Archdale Trinity
North Carolina
Drexel Promotes Sampson to Sten of Manager of Robey Contract
Drexel announces Jack M. Sampson will serve as sten of manager for the Robey Contract Opting For It department. He has held roles since 1962 in hotel and Robey sales, and previously led Phoenix Chair Co. Sampson, a Detroit native, lives with wife Eleanor at 216 Riverside Dr Morganton. Their children include Jay, Judith and Mary Jacqueline. He is a Mimosa Golf Club member and Elks.
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Drexel
Jack M. Sampson
Sten
Robey
Oterpeices Inc
David J
Seber Baverlanet
R-Way Furniture Corp
Sheboygan
Wis
Phoenix Chair Co
Sampson
Detroit
Wayne University
Eleanor
Riverside Dr
Morganton
Jay
A.C. Plug
Gener- Motors
Milwaukee
Judith
University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Mary Jacqueline
Wake Forest College
Winston- Salem
Mimosa Golf Club
The
Elk
Evans Firm Gets Dairy Promotion
Homer A. Sink state manager of the American Dairy Assn North Carolina Greensboro announces The Tom Evans Co High Point will chair a dairy promotion program for the coming year. The state association will coordinate with an 8 000 000 advertising and promotion program by the American Dairy Assn headquarters in Chicago. The association's membership comprises dairy farmers across the state and nation.
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Homer A. Sink
American Dairy Assn
North Carolina
Greensboro
Tom Evans Co
High Point
Chicago
Emory Alumni Plan Drive Kickoff in Greensboro Area
Emory University alumni in Greensboro High Point and Winston Salem schedule a 6 30 p m kickoff at Greensborough Country Club to launch a Loyalty Fund drive under regional chairman Robert B Dixon with a goal of half a million dollars for Emory s 15th year as a university.
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Emory University
Greensboro
High Point
Winston - Salem
Emory
Greensboro Country Club
Robert B. Dixon
Atlanta
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Elmer Horton
Trinity Pta
PTA
Vta
Baldwins Chapel
Singleton
Oak Grove Christian Church
Florence Community Garden Club
Ralph Long
John McLean Post American Legion
Blanche Roach
Mint St
Griffin School
Griffin Junior High School
Emmanuel
Barbee Curtis
Friendship Baptist
Chavis
Man
Catherine Burke
E. G. Parsons
Essie Marks
M. P. Browne
M. L. Graye
P. S. Ross
Liberia
Carl Chavis
Old County Courthouse
S. Main Street
City Hall
East Commerce
Post Office
Green and Main Streets
YMCA
First Methodist Church
N. Main Street
Green Street Baptist Church
Mangum Avenue
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Westwood Avenue
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Lexington Avenue
College Drive
City
City County
Richard Bullard
P Hunter
Rickey Fields
Ellesa Utt
Sandy Dillard
GE Niasso
Bethune YW
Ricky Sheppard
Mr. Gibbs
Brewster House
A-T Jaycees
Frederic Storaska
Bushido Karate Schools Inc
Raleigh
Storaska
Parks and Recreation Department
Blair Park
Fred Ruppenthal
Evans Firm
the Association
Emory Plan Drive
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