Shoot-Off Decides Best Marksmen in City Air Rifle Meet
Eighteen youth shooters from six recreation centers and three schools competed at Blair Park in an air rifle championship. Howard Wyrick 13 of Clara Cox beat Leonardo Coleman 14 of Washington Terrace to reach the finals, then defeated Donald Vanderhall 15 of Hillside Recreation Center 85 to 74 for the city crown. The event showcased the city recreation department rifle safety program with about 1,500 students trained by Warden H. E. Snyder and supported by Daisy Manufacturing Co with rifles, targets, and ammo.
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Bobby Osborne
Paul Osborne
Scientific Street
H. E. Snyder
Recreation Department
Art Richardson
Blair Park
City Lake Park
Washington Terrace Park
Clara Cox
Daniel Brooks
Hilliard Parks
Allen Jay School
Howard Wyrick
Leonardo Coleman
Washington Terrace
Donald Vanderhall
Hillside Recreation Center
Sylvester Nixon
City Lake
Daisy Manufacturing Co
Hearing Set On Sewer Proposal in Guilford County
Guilford County Board of Commissioners will hear a petition to create a sanitary district at Sedgefield Inn starting 9:30 a.m. Monday with State Board of Health reps. Other items include bid offerings for rural fire radio equipment at 11 a.m. and two sheriff department vehicles at 11:15 a.m.
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Guilford
Sheriff's Department
Welfare Department
Domestic Relations Court
High Point
Stanford Seeks Space for United Fund offices
Stanford appointed by United Community Services president Jake Froelich to locate new quarters for UCS and Family Service Bureau as current lease ends May 15. Minimum space needed is 1600 square feet for both, or 800 each if separate. Stanford notes similar setups in other cities and funding foundations aiding facilities. In Huntington a man mistook a trash can for a mailbox and mailed letters on Fourth Avenue.
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Alton Stanford
United Community Services
Jake Froelich
High Point
United Appeal
Stanford
N. Main St
UCS
Family Service Bureau
United Community Funds
Councils of America
New York
United Funds
Hanes Foundation
Winston-Salem United Fund
Greensboro
Cone Foundation
United Fund
Huntington, W. Va
Fourth Avenue
Theatre Meet Re scheduled at High Point on Feb 25
The High Point Community Theatre reschedules its February meeting from the third Monday to Monday February 25 at 8 p.m. at 3442 S Wrenn Street. Plans for an evening of one act plays will be discussed.
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High Point Community Theatre
S. Wrenn Street
Ambulance Service Controversy Lingers in Local Area
In September 1961 funeral homes in High Point Davidson and Randolph counties planned to end ambulance service by January 1 1962 after a Ramseur meeting and signed contract. One Thomasville firm continued. Rates remain low with $5 within city vs $10 to $14 elsewhere. Debate over funding and nonprofit subsides persists as critics seek solutions.
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High Point
Davidson
Randolph
Ramseur
Thomasville
Arts and Crafts Workshop Spring Courses Begin Thursday
The spring session of the Arts and Crafts Workshop runs Thursdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Ferndale Junior High through May 2, sponsored by the parks and recreation department and the Junior League. An open house is this afternoon at Blair Park Clubhouse, with a Chamber of Commerce window display through Feb. 28. Instructors include J Fryhover, Mrs Hector Delgado, Horace Knight, Bert Lyons, Mrs Olivia Overby, Mrs Bess Oglesby, Don Wehry, Mrs Gladys Horney, Isaac Musick, Mrs C K Wright, Mrs Homer Barrett, Mrs P Y Adams, Mrs Kathleen Russell, and Mrs H C Simmons.
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Parks and Recreation Department
Junior League
Ferndale Junior High
Blair Park
Chamber of Commerce
J. Fryhover
Hector Delgado
Horace Knight
Bert Lyons
Olivia Overby
Bess Oglesby
Claude Smith
Bill Pearson
Don Wehry
Gladys Horney
Isaac Musick
C. K. Wright
Homer Barrett
P. Y. Adams
Kathleen Russell
H. C. Simmons
Judge Matthias Reappointed To Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court Justice John M. Matthias was sworn in for another six year term using a family Bible. He took the oath on a Bible opened to Acts 1 26 and references the verse about casting lots and Matthias joining the apostles.
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Columbus, Ohio
John M. Matthias
Ohio Supreme Court
Matthias
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