Kite Flying Contest Brings Muddy Fun at Two Sites
The Parks and Recreation kite contest drew 80 participants at High Point College Stadium and 20 at Washington Terrace. Mud, wind, and creative entries shaped a lively day with divisions for smallest, largest, best homemade, and most original kites.
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Parks and Recreation Department
High Point College Stadium
Washington Terrace
Stadium
Holt Rogers
Jerry Lemon
Tommy Wright
Gary Beauchamp
Cathy Collins
Stanley Beace
Steve Sarrell
Gary Beachamp
Terry Parker
Lloyd Evans
Ronald Williams
Mitchell Ward
Davidson Ponders Closing County Home Amid Election Heat
Davidson County considers closing its 52 year old county home on Holly Grove Road to save about 13 thousand dollars a year. The 13 inmates could be moved to private rest homes with federal and state funding covering 85 percent of costs. Public sentiment may block action as candidates gear up for the May primary.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Holly Grove Road
Thomasville
R. L. Shuford
Alfred Younts
Holly Grove
Younts
Balmy Hawaii Snaps Back To Harsh Weather Frontier
Honolulu faces northwest winds driving sea level temperature to a record 55 as residents curl under blankets. Two Oahu areas report small hail, while Maui endures sleet and snow on Mt Haleakala and a frigid 25 degree reading.
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Honolulu
Oahu Island
Maui
Mt. Haleakala
TV Brings Classroom Use of Television to High Point Schools
High Point city schools widely use educational television with six schools offering courses in four main subjects including world history, science, and arithmetic while French is taught in two elementary schools in short sessions. Experts say TV reduces teachers prep time, aids counseling, and points toward broader state funded programs and airborne transmitters to reach more schools.
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The
Enterprise
High Point
Dean B. Pruette
Six High Point
Pruette
I. Keith Tyler
Ohio State University
Tyler
Northwood
General Assembly
State Department of Public Instruction
Midwest
North Carolina
Piedmont
Thomasville gains private detective service gossip
The city reportedly hires a private detective agency causing chatter at City Hall. Jeff Hartman of the fire department receives a humorous handlettered license from Verlo Stamey. Local debates about murder lore and Davidson County history frame a cautious finish to the year.
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Bonnie Moore
Thomasville
Paul Shore
Jack Walker
Verlo Stamey
Stamey
Jeff Hartman
Jeff
M. C
Mike” Hammer
Sheriff's Department
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Davidson
Art Richardson
Hawaii
New
State
James Needham
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