Trinity Teacher Honored for Outstanding Educator Award
Linda Reece Kennerly, vocational home economics teacher at Trinity High School, was named Outstanding Young Educator of the Trinity School District by Archdale-Trinity Jaycees. The banquet at Lions Den featured Dr. Lloyd Thayer and notable educators as guests.
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Linda Kennerly
Bill Kinley
Trinity High ScHool
J. R. Coggins
Archdale
Linda Reece Kennerly
Trinity
Jonesville High School
UNCG
Law Building Block Showdown Vote Delayed to Council Meet
Mayor says no vote on the Law Building Block at the Monday special session. Councilman Swartzberg may be in New York, with others focusing on downtown block plans for a new post office and parking. The session will also address city bond sales and $7000 in adapters for county bond referendum timing with the May 4 primary.
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Robert Davis
Fred Swartzberg
New York
Swartzberg
Law Building
Move by Industry Brings New Uproar
Snow is forecast but not heavy with light chances tonight and tomorrow. Forecasters expect the snow to end by tomorrow afternoon. Northern Piedmont will see cloudy skies and cold temperatures through Saturday with a slight chance of snow, clearing by Sunday.
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Piedmont
Asphalt Plant Sparks Resident Meeting in Pilot Community
In Davidson County a new asphalt plant is under construction on a 9.2 acre site near Pilot in Rich Fork Acres. L. A. Reynolds Co. of Winston-Salem is building the plant, with a rail siding planned. A 7:30 p.m. meeting at Pilot Fire Station aims to discuss impacts on the residential development.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Rich Fork Acres
Pilot Fire Station
L. A. Reynolds Co
Winston-Salem
Group Development Corp
Jake Bruton
Pennington
Heart Fund Captains Named for Area Canvass
Area Heart Fund leaders announce door to door canvass teams for National Heart Sunday. Co chairmen Mesdames Bell Blackburn and Sharrock list captains to cover High Point and Jamestown with teams led by Burns Bell and Sharrock.
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Area Heart Fund
Harry Bell
Victor Blackburn
J. Roger Sharrock
National Heart
High Point
Jamestown Area
Heart Fund
N. Hamilton Street
N. Hamilton Street. Mrs. Bell
William D. Henderson
Elmer James
Graham Vaughn
William Creech
John McHugh
L. C. Harvell
Murphy Starnes
Max Sink
Blackburn
Linwood Grant
Johnny Kirby
Murray B. Davis
Robert F. Davis
Etella M. Robinson
Sophia Simpson
Charles Whitaker
Mary Gideon
J. B. James
Atlas Tyson
Alonzo Holmes
Napoleon Steele
James Byers
Lesterine D. Sturdivant
Annie Boyd
Carrol Smith
Charles Turner
Edgar F. Jones
W. Dillard Ingram
Rebecca Carter
Robert Brown
Robert L. Huntley
Joseph Hutton
Frank Hunter
Barbara Brothers
Burns
Bell
Sharrock
Jamestown
Jaycees Honor Mrs Stoker as Outstanding Young Educator
Loretta H. Stoker 23 a teacher at Thomasville Junior High School was named the outstanding young educator in the Thomasville area for 1967 by the Thomasville Jaycees at a Woman's Club Building meeting. She won a $100 scholarship and a plaque after being chosen from seven nominees.
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Thomasville
Loretta H. Stoker
Thomasville Jaycees
Woman’s Club
Stoker
High Point Chamber backs county bond for court expansion
High Point Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed Guilford County's 10 million bond plan to fund court facilities and a welfare building. The proposal, to be decided by Guilford voters on May 4, allocates 9.5 million for courts, 0.5 million for a welfare building, and 0.7 million for additional space. the project includes a new county building west of the courthouse and a governmental center with multiple floors and underground parking.
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High Point Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
High Point
Exra
Guilford
Chamber of Commerce Board
Dale Montgomery
Board of Commissioners
Guilford County
Greensboro
City County
Clerk of Court
Eugene Street
Register of Deeds
BBB Warns About Irish Travelers Touring Guilford County
The Better Business Bureau of Guilford County warns of an itinerant group called Irish Travelers touring the area. They arrive in a half ton truck with South Carolina tags and focus on roof painting. The BBB says the paint will not stop leaks and will wash off after rain. They have previously done lightning rods and electrical work. Marvin Sykes urges buyers to notify BBB before contracting them.
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Better Business Bureau
Guilford County
South Carolina
Marvin Sykes
BBB
Sykes
Flanders Filter Plans North Carolina HQ Move
Flanders Filter Inc. will build a headquarters and factory near Washington NC to employ 50. Gov. Dan Moore announced the plan. Riverhead New York workers may relocate to North Carolina when the New York plant closes.
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Raleigh
Washington, N.C
Flanders Filter Inc
Riverhead
N. Y
Dan Moore
North Carolina
New York
High Point Major Wins Silver Star for Vietnam Rescue
Maj. James F. Hicks of High Point received the Silver Star for heroism in Vietnam. He piloted the Jolly Green Giant helicopter to rescue Marine Maj. Ralph Brubaker after his fighter was shot down over North Vietnam in July. Brubaker was injured and trapped in a crater until extraction through heavy fire. Hicks is married to Catherine Swiggett of High Point. their son James F. Hicks Jr. serves in the Peace Corps in Brazil.
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Air Force
High Point
United States
North Vietnam
James F. Hicks
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
Vietnam
Ralph Brubaker
Brubaker
Mayor expresses discouragement over highway funding
Mayor Robert Davis said state officials offered sympathy but no timetables or firm commitments for High Point road improvements. The conference with State Highway Commission leaders followed retirement tributes to district highway engineer Tom Burton. Plans discussed include a Highway 311 bypass and English Road extension with no scheduled start due to limited funds.
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Davis
High Point
Tom Burton
English Road
Hunt
Babcock
Highway Commission
Washington
Airport
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Kennerly
Jaycee
Lloyd Thayer
High Point City
Trinity High
Dennis Farlow
Trindale
Barbara Barber
Jerry Williams
On Law
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Howver
P Eae
Redevelopment Commission
East Central
High Point Enterprise
Davidson Area
Bob Burchette
Mrs. Blackburn
Mrs. Sharrock
Jaycees
Mrs. Stoker
Chamber
Flanders
Roundball Royalty
Rene Surratte
Denton High School
Sherry Swicegood
West Davidson High
East Davidson High
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