Davidson News Highlights 1976 Local Controversies
Davidson County rounds up 1976 items from DOT clash over I-85 median crossover to a prostitution ring case led by Dermont Conrad. Fire destroys New Lexington Hotel and Thomasville Civic Center. Galimore’s prison escape and capture near I-85 draw state attention. Thomasville politics flare as city funds to a historical society spark scrutiny.
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Phil Speaks
Davidson County
Dept. of Transportation Board
Bob Vaughan
Tommy Evans
Evans
Vaughan
DOT
Davidson Superior Court
Davidson Sheriff's Deputies
Lexington
St. Louis
Dermont Conrad
Shangri la
Conrad
Morgan
Talton Galimore
Central Prison
Thomasville
Galimore
Fred Link
Norfolk
High Point
J. Kyle Williams
Thomasville Historical Society
Southern Railway
Williams
YMCA Plans Central Building on N Main Street 19 Acre Site
An architectural drawing shows a proposed central YMCA on a 19 acre site west of N Main Street with a swimming pool gym handball courts weight room meeting rooms lobbies and outdoor facilities including tennis courts and a jogging trail. The design emphasizes energy efficiency with insulating glass and heavy roof and wall insulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ymca
N. Main Street
Deer Hunting Woes and Jungle of Blind Pursuits
Forrest Dates humorously muses on the deer hunting season describing silent deer, various hunting methods including blinds, and the quirks of hunters. He jokes about does vs bucks, hunter rules, and the odd sight of blinds in trees to avoid shooting fellow hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest
Archdale Eyes Continued Growth As 1977 Plans Take Shape
Archdale officials forecast steady progress into 1977 as water service expands to two thirds of homes, a new Dixie Container plant boosts tax revenue, and a city park project advances. They expect sewer plans, park development, zoning updates, and improved election voting locations to follow.
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Archdale
Dalton Fulcher
Lloyd Taylor
Taylor
Coopera
Dixie Container Corporation
Winter courses updated at Jamestown GTI campus
Jamestown Guilford Technical Institute rolls out new winter quarter courses including Transactional Analysis starting January 12 Wednesdays 7 to 10 p.m. at Jamestown campus A 201 hour credit union operations school part one begins January 11 Tuesdays 7 to 10 p.m. 24 weeks at GTI Greensboro Division 501 W Washington St A grounds keeper professional development course starts January 12 Wednesdays 7 to 10 p.m. for 13 weeks under Charles O Bell at GTI schedule details on ON THE SCENE page 3A.
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Jamestown — Guilford
North Carolina Credit Union League
GTI
Greensboro
W. Washington St
Charles O. Bell
Holiday visit brings playful adventures with Jason and heroes
An aunt recalls a fast moving Christmas to New Year week spent with her great nephew Jason. The toddler imagines as Batman Robin Lone Ranger Tonto and Six Million Dollar Man, crafting costumes and cardboard sets and turning a quiet night into lively play. He ends the visit with a bed time horse named Silver and a playful breakfast with pancakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason
Robin
Batman
Lone Ranger
Tonto
Starsky and
Hutch
Spider Man
Silver
Greensboro
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Jim Johnson
George Saintsing
Saintsing
YMCA
General Hospital
Chicago
Denton
Charles Wade
Wade
State Bureau of Investigation
Thomasville Housing Authority
Jim Reece
High Point Enterprise
Guil Rand Fire Department
Dean Spinks
The
Regional Department of Natural and Economic Resources
U.S. 311
N.C. 62
Archdale City Hall
Larry Stevens Tate
N. Joiner St
Christopher Gwynn
High Point Memorial Hospital
Doc
Panliones
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
AP News
High Point Enterprise. Inc
London Associates
Ational Advertising
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