McLendon Enters District Senate Race in Guilford Randolph Area
Former legislator L P McLendon announces bid for the three district Senate posts covering Guilford and Randolph counties. He joins Richard Pugh and Elton Edwards as Democratic and Republican candidates, with incumbents Coolidge Murrow and Hargrave Bowles seeking new terms. Filing deadline is March 20. McLendon, 49, a Greensboro attorney, pledges focus on higher education and centralized budgeting.
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State Senate
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Senate
Guilford
Randolph
Richard Pugh
Elton Edwards
Eratic
Coolidge Murrow
High Point
Hargrove Bowles
County Board of Commissioners
Republian
McLendon
Durham
Unc-Chapel Hill
Guilfred County
Only Four Candidates File For Guilford County Posts
GREENSBORO Four candidates filed for Guilford County offices at the Elections Board limits. The slate includes two men seeking county posts and details on races remain limited as filing closes.
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Guilford County
Greensboro
Guilford
County Elections Board
Ing
Dorothy Welch
Board
Andy Troxler
Board of County Commissioners
Victor C. Beam
Special Course At GTI Aimed At Waiver Nurses
Guilford Technical Institute will offer a spring quarter course for practical nurses licensed under a 1947 to 1957 waiver. Classes run Tuesdays 6 30 to 9 30 pm starting March 17 with March 9 registration from 6 30 to 8 30 pm. Pre registration should be completed by March.
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Jamestown
Guilford Technical Institute
N. J. Owens Jr
Owens
North Carolina
GTI
Three given probation sentences in Thomasville court
Three men were placed on probation after larceny and receiving convictions. James Brown 20 Turner Street Andrew Scott 16 South Street and Joe Wingate 16 South Street were probation for theft of two tires and wheels valued at 100 dollars. Four others faced drunken driving fines and jail terms with several appealing to Davidson Superior Court.
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Thomasville
Recorder's Court
James Brown
Turner Street
Andrew Scott
South Street
Joe Wingate
Horace Edward Grainger
E. Sunrise Avenue
Crowell Jackson Hil
Rt. 1
Jamestown
Floyd H. Grubb
Kernersville
James E. McLaughlin
Athens
Franklin Kennedy
Grubb
Kennedy
Davidson Superior Court
Donnie R. Woodle
Rt. 2
Denton
Cloudy Cooler Weather Forecast for High Point Area
The U S Weather Bureau at Friendship Airport predicts partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures today and tonight for High Point area residents. Sunday brings more clouds with little temperature change. Monday remains cloudy and mild with a chance of rain. Highs in mid 50s, tonight’s low near 30, precipitation chances near zero today rising to 10 percent tonight and 20 percent tomorrow.
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High Point Area
U. S
Highway Upgrading on Agenda in Guilford County Meeting
Greensboro April meeting agenda shows State Highway Commissioner Lynwood Smith to present a program for secondary road improvements in Guilford County at the 10 AM session in the County Administration Building. Other items include bids for boarding and nursing home equipment, tax department matters, and school district reorganization studies.
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Greensboro
Lynwood Smith
High Point
Guilford County
Board of Commissioners
Smith
Highway Commission
Social Service Dept
Agricultural Extension Service
Evergreens, Inc
Tax Department
John Witherspoon
N. D. McNairy
Damage Case Investigated at Pace Station Parking Lot
Sheriff deputies investigated early Saturday after a car at the Pace Station on Highway 29A 70A had its windshield broken a tape deck torn apart and hubcaps tapes and accessories damaged. Total damages were estimated at a value not disclosed in the report.
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Thomasville
A Girl In The Woods Photographers Spot Springtone Scene
Enterprise photographer Sonny Hedgecock captured a scene in High Point featuring a girl and a cat among the trees signaling that spring is near. The image highlights local outdoor life and the photographer’s knack for finding candid moments in nature.
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Enterprise
Sonny Hedgecock
High Point
Lege
Carol Bittle
Rover
High Point College
Three Car Pileup Results in Multiple Charges
A Trinity man, Larry Steven Cecil, 21, was charged with failure to reduce speed after a three car crash on Westchester Drive. The collision involved Glenda Willard Lockhart, 21, and Carlos Ray Lewallen, 41, with total damage unspecified. A separate incident in the same period saw Larry Joseph Patterson, 17, charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene after his vehicle hit parked cars at Zayre's, with $315 in damage. A third crash at E Green and Cable Streets involved James Clifford Anderson Jr., 21, and Alonzo Wilkes, 46, leading to a charge of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident for Wilkes and about $450 in damage. Leon Charles Free, 23, was charged with running a stop sign and driving without a license after a collision on Gatewood Avenue with Alfred Henry Kimble, 69, causing about $800 in damage.
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Trinity
Westchester
Larry Steven Cecil
Rt. 2
Glenda Willard Lockhart
Rt. 5
High Point
Carlos Ray Lewallen
Cedarwood Trail
New York City
Zayre
Larry Joseph Patterson
E. Green
Cable Streets
James Clifford Anderson Jr
Colfax
Alonzo Wilkes
Saunders Street
Wilkes
Leon Charles Free
Carter Drive
Thomasville
Gatewood Avenue
Free’s
Alfred Henry Kimble
Rt. 1
Attendance Drops at High Point Parks and Recreation
February attendance at High Point Parks and Recreation facilities fell to 42 613 from 45 608 a year earlier. Recreational centers declined from 27 097 to 26 244, sledding yielded 0 this February vs 1 100 last year, and the boxing event moved from February to January. Picnic and party reservations rose to 1 515 from 850, Blair Park Golf activity edged up to 1 123 from 1 063, athletics attracted 13 038 participants, and two new buildings were completed while an old storage shed was removed and a 40 by 100 foot storage building is planned.
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High Point
Blair Park
Construction Is Approved
Mrs Lilly Mae Sink won zoning board approval to extend an apartment on Royal Oak Street. The project would bring the structure to within four feet of the property line, violating the 25 foot setback rule in the city building code.
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Thomasville
Lilly Mae Sink
Royal Oak Street
City Zoning Board of Adjustment
Burglar Caught In Act. Radio Theft Suspected
A boarder at a boarding house on West High Street surprised a young man carrying a radio from the house around 3 p m Friday. The suspect dropped the radio and fled. no items were reported missing. A separate report noted a car theft in which a radio, tire, tools, tackle, and four fishing rods were taken from a vehicle parked at Southern Die Casting. A ladder was reported stolen from a house on Ogden Street overnight. Charles F. Arnold, 37, of Park Street, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon Friday. bond set at...
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W. High Street
Robert Robbins
Robbins
George Morgan
Gridar Street
Southern Die Casting
Rick Williams
Rt. 4
High Point
Ogden Street
Charles F. Arnold
Park Street
Guilford County Bets on Higher Returns for Investments
Guilford County reports $15.032 million invested with aims for higher returns than the $338,632 earned last year. County Accountant Thomas Cashwell says short term notes and staggered maturities will cover $1.5 to $2 million monthly needs through May, with $2.26 million due on bond maturities through June.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Guilford County
Thomas Cashwell
Cashwell
Institute of Government
Motorcycle Crash Fatal To Youth
Seagrove youth Stanley Wayne Cox, 18, of Asheboro area, died after his motorcycle left U S 220 near Rainbow Curve and struck an abandoned building. He was a Richard Grey Hosiery Co. employee. Funeral at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Sunday at 2 p.m. with services and family visitation planned.
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Stanley Wayne Cox
Rt. 5
Asheboro
U. S. 220
Rainbow Curve
Cox
The
Richard Grey Hosiery Co
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Pugh Funeral Home
S. Main St
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