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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1962
Page
9
The Penn High School notes preview the 1962 yearbook Pennpoint with plans for improved assemblies and exam preparation. It honors Shirley Sutton, highlights alumni Sandra Stafford's scholastic achievement, and reports the first home game against Jordan Sellers High of Burlington with renewed optimism for basketball.
Free admission for all adult ladies escorted by men to the Hillside High of Durham versus William Penn basketball game. Two preliminary games open the event at 7 00 p m with elementary school teams and a William Penn junior varsity versus Hillside Vikings half time honors for Penn players’ parents.
Three suits filed by the federal government in the Middle District of North Carolina Greensboro name High Point residents Jacob Norfleet and Luella W. Norfleet as defendants. The suits seek 308.94 plus interest and costs on defaulted FHA guaranteed home improvement loans. Atlas Engineering Co. of Greensboro and Sears, Roebuck & Co. of High Point are named in two loans. Norfleet alone is named in a third suit seeking 56.63 in interest for a K. C. Franklin Co. loan.
CHICAGO AP The International Home Furnishings Market opens in Chicago for 10 days with about 20 000 buyers expected. Officials forecast generally stable prices for furniture and home goods this year with possible small increases on some appliances. A nationwide survey by the American Furniture Mart finds two thirds of retailers and all manufacturers expect better business in the first half of 1962, with sales up 3 to 8 percent and shipments up 12 percent. The American Furniture Mart and Merchandising Mart will co sponsor the midwinter market.
A sharp aim in life means little without the strength to deliver the decisive blow. The statement emphasizes action over intent and the need for practical prowess to achieve victory.
The Earlie Gabriel Post 5574 Auxiliary held its Christmas party honoring Gold Star Mothers Mrs. Lillian Gabriel Mrs. Edmonia Terrence and Mrs. Blanche Roach. District 20 president Mrs. Ethel Jones spoke, with readings, prayers and a Christmas table set for guests in a festive program.
Dunn police investigated a possible connection between a Saturday holdup at a Dunn service station and a Tarboro area robbery. Durwood Daniels reported being tied in the restroom and robbed of about $60 by two masked men. William White said two men robbed him at knife point near Tarboro, stole $10, and his car, which was found abandoned hours later.
Cold weather approaches and historical reports show vehicles falter as the temperature drops. Drivers are urged to prepare by checking tires, battery, antifreeze, and fluids to avoid breakdowns during freezing conditions.
Community groups held holiday events and January programs at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and local venues. The Ministers Wives Alliance hosted children. St Mark Circles listed meeting hosts. tax classes and church group activities announced. Skylark Singers perform. YMCA events set with leagues and classes. reunions and obituaries noted amid recreation and senior citizen plans.
A 40 year old Lexington furniture worker wounded his wife and son then killed himself with a 16 gauge shotgun after his wife began divorce proceedings. Mrs. Helen Ragan was seriously wounded, her jaw and teeth damaged, and son Ricky received head stitches. Authorities described a fatal domestic dispute following separation.
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