Greensboro HPHS notes mark return and plans for clubs
Jerry Bud Newton returns to part of his classes at Greensboro High School after polio treatment. The report details Delta writing teams, State Conference delegates, homeroom discussions, and a radio operator training program led by Don Jacobs and Rex Mashburn. Band, orchestra, theatre cast, and Toastmasters representation are outlined with names and roles, plus upcoming broadcasts from WHPS and a January orchestral trip to Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Bud” Newton
HPHS
Greensboro
R. O. Newton
Delta
Alben Chafin
Jerry Pell
J. T. Hicks
Don Jacobs
Albea
Rex Mashburn
John A Dicky
WHPS
Pat Rabhan
Betsy Roberts
Jamie Mathews
Donald Jacobs
High Point wins bid for Methodist College in early 1920s drive
The narrative recalls how High Point outbid Burlington and Greensboro to host a four year Methodist college. S C Clark highlights a 1921-24 campaign led by local groups, the Chamber of Commerce and Adams-Millis executive Charles Robbins. The college opened in 1924 with 116 students and about 860 by later decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Burlington
Greensboro
Methodist College
High Point College
S. C. Clark
Clark
Charles Robbins
Adams-Millis Corp
Kiwanis Club
Methodist Protestant Church
Chamber of Commerce
The
College Improvement and Development Co
J. T. Burruss
State Senate
R. R. Ragan
O. Arthur Kirkman Sr
Herbert Hunter
Roberts Hall
McCulloch
High Point population may reach 50,000 by 1960
Enterprise staff writer Pierce Jones reports that High Point could hit 50,000 residents by 1960 based on 1950 census figures, new dwelling units, births, and annexation shifts. The estimate hinges on stable migration and per dwelling occupancy, with factors like homebuilding, telephones, and water meters signaling growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce Jones
High Point
New York City
City Planning Department
Brooks
Paul Brooks
Bill Hylton
North State Telephone Co
Chamber of Commerce
Lake Crowe
Terry Craig Bulla
Terry
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Edna Ross
Ronald Koonts
Fish
Martha Cheves
Ann Hawkins
Charles Carroll
Ruth Pancoast
Judy Tysinger
Vicki Kay Idol
Pat Flythe
David Carter
Marilyn Wilson
Sday
Me Beamon
Omeeeees Dobson
Burton
Betty W
W. L. Hill
W. L. Hill Sr
Charles Huff
C. L. Huff
Emita
B. S. Bray
Toastmasters’ Club
Altrusa Club
Jean Hughes
Patsy Wall
Mildred Hughes
Kay Moore
Amy Hughes
Claire Greer
Harriet Hughes
Sarah Montgomery
Victoria Coates
Beverly Ussery
Sally Frazier
Barbara Madison
Dottie Kixkiller
JoAnne LaKnott
Tresalee Woodhut
Grace Hudson
Shuttleworth
Mary Duke
Ruth Fae Oun Wine
Ree O Hughes
Tommy Be
Don Delk
Mike Tisdale
Jim Farr
Jesse Hughes
Ones
Kirkman
Jerry Hill
Ronaid Whittington
Vivien Daniel
Penny Hutchison
Judith Angley
Ronnie Allen
Larry Mabe
Maware
Dixie Roach
Dianne Lee Kara Crawford
Man Bett
Rupert Pickens
Shelby Jean Grady
Jean Harriss
Betsy Burton
Bill Allgood
Max Chadwick
Terry Lloyd
Franklin Bullard
Powell Meyers
Vada Byers
Betty Whitesell
Bill Whitesell
Greenville
N. C
Ronald Whittington
Ellen Hatley
Rt Pickens
Nk Ae
Fritz van der Steur
Elizabeth Gens
Lemeses Ensign
YMCA
Victory High Point
University of
By Elnita Bray
North Carolina
Peace College
Raleigh
Presbyterian Junior College
Maxton
Flora MacDonald College
Red Springs
Wilmington
Southern Pines
Lumberton
Laurinburg
Snow Hill
Methodist
Grace Flower Shop
Security Patrol Service, Inc
Endinig
Jack S. Davis
High Point Laundry
Sta-Nu
Sta Ny Corporation
Chncage
N. Wrenn St
Buick
N. Main Street
W.F. Mauldin, Inc
High Point, N. C
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