Dana Scotten Named Miss High Point Plans Miss North Carolina Pageant
Dana Scotten the recently crowned Miss High Point discusses preparing for the Miss North Carolina Pageant in June. She is a High Point College sophomore studying voice with plans to pursue a master's degree and a professional singing career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Scotten
High Point
North Carolina
Redding
Winston - Salem
Dana
James 0. Scotten
Circle Drive
High Point Central High School
National Honor Society
NHS
Who’s Who
Pemican
High Point Symphony Orchestra
High Point Junior Woman's
Our Town
North Carolina Federation of Womans Club
High Point College
The
Tower Players
Tower
J.B
Little Mary Sunshine
Ward Street Methodist Church
Miss High Point
Police motorcycles prove their value in traffic control
Capt. Van McSwain defends the department’s motorcycle unit noting four accidents in two years with no serious injuries. He says cycles offer superior maneuverability and deterrence, handle traffic control and escorts, and cost less to maintain than cars. The program aims for practical safety and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Follmer
van McSwain
Police Department
Swain
McSwain
Charley’s Aunt Charms Dinner Theatre Audience
A reader praises Showboat Dinner Theatre for Charley’s Aunt praising Ray Lamanna as Charley’s Aunt. The reviewer commends the intimate atmosphere good food and strong musical numbers. The director James Albright is noted for experience and the scenic design praised as beautiful. The play is described as family friendly with light humor and good costuming and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Ray Lamanna
James Albright
March of Dimes Month Proclaimed By City Mayor
Mayor Robert Davis proclaims January as March of Dimes Month to mark the organization’s 30th anniversary. The proclamation highlights birth defects as a major national issue and the group’s work in research care and education. Mrs. Gilbert H. Clinard chairs the Mothers March of Dimes in High Point during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation
Robert Davis
Voluntary
Gilbert H. Clinard
High Point
High Point Winter Furniture Market Seeks Retailers
Market meetings planned to help retailers gain merchandising know how as 30 acres of merchandise and new Top of the Mart facilities open at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. Jan 15–19 will feature talks on factory reps and selling to the modern consumer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo J. Heer
Southern Furniture Exposition
Heer
Best
SFEB
Robert C. Deale
Southern Retail Furniture Assn
Green Drive
National Retail Furniture Assn
Washington
NRFA
Robert Gruenberg
Knocks and Snow Tx Tales in a Home Front Tale
Knox Walker faces a faux snow claim after a staged scene to mislead his wife about a housebreak. A separate column riffs on a stubborn Coke machine, a cursed stamp device, and a chat with Willie Hodges about a cigarette lighter. A New Year’s Eve miscue ends with an awkward kiss at midnight.
Keogh Act Topic Discussed At High Point Furniture Club
Wachovia trust officer William L. Steele spoke on the Keogh Act for self employed individuals at Schrafft's Restaurant. Ken Owens, club president, led the meeting attended by nineteen members.
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Steele
Keogh
Sechrest To Join Its Staff
Sechrest Funeral Home will consolidate its S Main Street operation into its main base on E Avenue on Jan 15. President Edgar C Johnson, consultant to Sechrests oldest mortuary service in the area, notes customer preference for the main base prompted the merger of the southern branch with the northeast main operation.
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Sechrest Funeral Home
S. Main Street
E. Avenue
Edgar C. Johnson
Sechrest
Koonce Funeral Home
Johnson
Thomasville Man Dies From Shot
A 9 year old Hunter Street resident died at City Memorial Hospital shortly after being shot in the abdomen. Police identified the slain boy as Joe Lewis Micken and named Guffy Lee Baxter of Bowerwood Street as the alleged shooter, with charges to follow.
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Thomasville
Hunter Street
City Memorial Hospital
Joe Lewis Micken
Guffy Lee Baxter
Bowerwood Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phi Mu Fraternity
Jaycees
College
Piedmont
Sheraton Hotel
Carl Bailey
David A. Corey
Portsmouth
R. B. Owens
Fountain
Steve Rouss
Birmingham
Ala
Nate No
Northarolina
Dewey Walton
By Faye Marks
Carolyn Chrisman, Ray Lamanna
Charley’s Aunt
Dimes
Knox Walker
City Hall
Kelly
Knox
Willie Hodges
Willie
William L. Steele
Wachovia Bank
High Point Furniture Club
Schrafft’s
Ken
Owens
Club
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