Math Club Charter Granted at Ragsdale High
Jamestown based report states Lucy-Ragsdale High School receives charter from Mu Alpha Theta national math club. Charter requires four semesters of solid math with at least a B average and an overall B in other work. Faculty adviser Mrs. Sara N. Moss, Duke graduate, leads the new club. Mu Alpha Theta links to University of Oklahoma origins and now has hundreds of clubs across North America and beyond.
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Jamestown
Lucy Ragsdale
Mu Alpha Theta
University of Oklahoma At
Norman
Sara N. Moss
Duke
University of Oklahoma
Switzerland
Japan
Mexico
England
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Ragsdale
Rose Mary Boedicker
River Rd
Mary Lee Fagan
Kinnery St
Mary Lynn Hightower
Penny Rd
Judy Ann Hollingsworth
Kivett Dr
Joyce B. Smith
Pinecroft Dr
Ernestine L. Spoon
Triangle Rd
High Point
Leslie G. Collins
Woodland Drive
Billie S. Collins
Gary D. Haynes
Rt. 1
Dorothy F. Miller
Guilford Road
Bonnie L. Pounders
Ragsdale Rd
Sara J. Hough
van P McGhee
Forest Lake Rd
Rose Marie Owens
Davidson Rd
Vernon C. Park
Groometown Rd
Jane I. Pearsall
Romaine St
Kathryn Ann Pearsall
Patricia Ann Robertson
Broadacres Dr
Alma J. Sheets
Agquilia Dr
Ann White Tracy
Forsyth Dr
Greensboro
Junior Order Plans Building on Main Street
The Junior Order of United American Mechanics in High Point obtained a $22,000 permit to construct a one story building at 452 S Main St across from the Masonic Temple. J R Graham and Son won the contract for a 36 by 100 foot structure with a recreation room lobby offices council hall and kitchen. The two local councils will use the facility for meetings and officials aim to finish in the spring to mark the order’s 108th birthday.
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S. Main St
Masonic Temple
Order of
United American Mechanics of
High Point
J. R. Graham and Son Firm
Order
National Order
GOP Speaker To Address Full House In High Point
Rep. Walter Judd Republican congressman from Minnesota to address High Point Executives Club at the Sheraton Hotel tomorrow night. He spoke at the Republican national convention last summer and will arrive around 4 30 pm from Montgomery Alabama by Air Force plane. He will depart for Washington after the talk.
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High Point Executives Club
Sheraton Hotel
Executive Club
Rep
Walter Judd
Minnesota
Judd
High Point
Montgomery
Ala
Air Force War College
Air Force
Greensboro-High Point
Washington
Executives Club
Driver Suffers Head Injuries In Oakdale Road Crash
Charles R. Hoover, 23, of Trinity, sustained head lacerations when his 1950 car left the Oakdale Road near Kivett Drive, slid 150 feet in a right ditch, struck a culvert, and overturned. He was hospitalized. no charges were filed as investigators continued.
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Trinity
Oakdale
Kivett Drive
Lynwood Johnson
Charles R. Hoover
Hoover
HPC Students Hear World Traveler Richard Thomas Speak
Richard Thomas world traveler and lecturer will address High Point College students and faculty on What it is like to live and go to college in the Soviet Union. He has spent over 20 years traveling the globe with NBC AP and Television News reporting from 100 countries and has visited behind the Iron Curtain annually.
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Richard Thomas
High Point College
Thomas
The
Soviet Union
NBC
Associated Press
Television News
Europe
Asia
Africa
Pacific
Western Hemisphere
Ussr
Central European
Ukraine
Caucasus
Khazakstan
Siberia
Uzbekistan
Mongolia
China
Iron Curtain
Health Fair Slated by YMCA With 20 Sponsors
The YMCA health and physical education committee will sponsor a Health and Safety Fair on February 3 from 12 to 9 pm February 4 and 5 from 2 to 6 pm Organizations have returned entry blanks and 13 more are expected The event lists Guilford County Health Department American Red Cross Society for the Restoration of Light and other groups with safety entries from the High Point Police Department State Highway Patrol Textile Insurance Co and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Guilford County Health Department
American Red Cross
Society For the Restoration of Light
American Cancer Society
High Point- Greensboro Dairy Council
High Point Tuberculosis Assn
Society For the Mentally Retarded
North Carolina Practical Nurses Assn
Mental Health Clinic
Medical Society of North Carolina
High Point Ymca
The
Day Center For
Family Service Bureau
High Point Water and Sewer Department
High Point Police Department
North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Textile Insurance Co
North Carolina
American Society of Safety Engineers
Committee For the
Man of Year to Be Named by Archdale Lions Club
Archdale Trinity Lions Club will reveal the Man of the Year at a 7 p m dinner meeting at Guil-Rand Fire Station. The winner, chosen from the four communities served, is recognized for long standing community service. Rev George Hunter will present the award.
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Archdale
Archdale-Trinity Lions Club
Guil-Rand
George Hunter
Randolph Presbyterian Church
Lions Club
Stores to Close Early in Asheboro on Wednesdays
Local merchants resume Wednesday noon closings and extend Friday hours to 9 p.m. to operate year round except the Wednesdays before holidays and during the Christmas season.
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Asheboro
Mrs. Walter A. Sheaffer Dies at 71 in Fort Madison
Mrs. Walter A. Sheaffer 71 widow of the W A Sheaffer Pen founder died Friday at her Fort Madison home. She was the founder's widow and is mourned by family and colleagues in the pen industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Iowa
Walter A. Sheaffer
W.A. Sheaffer Pen Co
Winter furniture markets start with cautious optimism in 1961
Furniture makers began winter markets with hopes for better sales amid low inventories. High Point market runs Jan 16 20. Chicago market started last week. Southern firms show few new lines and prices hold steady. Backlogs in December were below prior year. orders equal roughly four weeks’ work. Factories plan normal to fair January output. warehousing not rising. Southern buyers attend High Point. SRFA dinner set for Jan 18 honoring officials and awardees.
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High Point
Chicago
Turn To Cooler Weather Seen
The forecast calls for wintry conditions with showers possible this morning then a downward temperature trend this afternoon. Highs near 45 today, 40 tomorrow with a low around 20, and nights down to 20. Forecasters at Friendship report no bad weather in the near term.
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Friendship
Fewer Canadian Marriages in 1960 Hurt by Population Slowdown
Ottawa reports that 1960 saw the smallest number of marriages since 1940 with 7.7 marriages per 1000 people, compared to the Soviet Union at 12.3. The statistician's note highlights a global gap in marriage rates amid changing demographics.
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Ottawa
Soviet Union
Airport Hearing Ends Five Solutions Possible
Enterprise Sunday editor Paul Pfeiffer weighs three city airport contention for trunk line air service consolidation at Greensboro High Point Friendship. Winston Salem argues against forcing Piedmont service to Friendship, with five outcomes discussed as hearing ends.
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Enterprise Sunday
Paul Pfeiffer
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Piedmont
Greensboro- High Point
Friendship
Greensboro-High Point
Pfeiffer
Winston-Salem
Greensboro - High Point
Fred Linton
Winston - Salem Chamber
Gotch
Cone
North Carolina
Greensboro
Smith Reynolds
Auto crashes off Chestnut Street bridge injuring driver
A compact auto driven by Judy Carmichael 19 of 2929 B Chestnut Street veered off a curved road near a Davidson County bridge about 9:30 p.m. It struck the bridge abutment, vaulted the railing, and landed in a pasture after passing over the creek. Carmichael was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital for leg bruises and released.
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Chestnut Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Davidson County
Judy Carmichael
Chestnut St
The Family Cat Makes Decision
A columnist recalls gifting a dog to their cat for Christmas and the cat’s hostile reception. The piece riffs on cat dog dynamics, neighbor cats, and moving house with a cat, concluding the cat stays behind to avoid a dangerous dog.
Army Reserve Pilots Log Local Flight Time at Airport
Army Reserve pilots can maintain proficiency by flying from Winston-Salem Smith Reynolds Airport under a new contract with Central Piedmont Aero Division of Piedmont Aviation. Piper aircraft and instructors will allow the yearly 80 hour limit to be logged locally instead of trips to Army bases. L. P. Wrenn, Piper sales manager, said eligible local area reserve pilots can participate.
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Army Reserve
Army
Central Piedmont Aero Division
Piedmont Aviation, Inc
Central Piedmont Aero
Flight Department
Piper Aircraft
Winston-Salem
Smith Reynolds
L. P. Wrenn
Piper
Alfred Wolmark Painter Dies at 84 in London Home
Alfred Wolmark, 84, famed painter of portraits stained glass and landscapes, died Friday at his London home. A native of Warsaw Poland, he gained renown for his lavish use of color in diverse works.
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London
Alfred Wolmark
Warsaw
Poland
Kiwanis Club Plans Build and Sell Home Project
Sloan Gibson outlined a 1961 money making project by the local Kiwanis Club to construct a home and then sell it. Members will donate labor materials and know how while awaiting site selection and aiming for spring start and midsummer to early fall completion.
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Kiwanis Club
Sloan Gibson
Kiwanis
Man Accused Of Taking Gold Watch
A series of arrests kept police busy last night. Vernon Hodge of Willowbrook Street was arrested on a larceny warrant for stealing a lady's yellow gold watch valued at $20. bond is $100 with a Municipal Court hearing set for Jan 16. Eddie Singleton of Furlough Street faces an assault on a female charge. bond $100, hearing Jan 20. Archie Lee Eleby of Gurley Street was arrested for driving with a revoked license. bond $300 and a Feb 8 court date. Loran Dennis Stengena of Rt 1 faces reckless driving. bond $100 with a Jan 16 hearing. Three juveniles were taken into custody for breaking two windows on a Red Bird Cab with BB guns and will be turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Vernon Hodge
Willowbrook Street
Hodge
Eddie Singleton
Singleton
Minnie Pearl Dunham
Hoover Street
Archie Lee Eleby
Gurley Street
Eleby
James V
James V. Ingram
English Street
Loran Dennis Stengena
Rt. 1
CPA Chapter To Hear Talk From State Tax Director
W H Hughes director of the corporation income tax division of North Carolina Department of Revenue will address the Piedmont Chapter of the NC Association of Certified Public Accountants at its monthly meeting Tuesday at 6 30 p m at Sedgfield Country Club.
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W. H. Hughes
North Carolina Department of Revenue
Piedmont
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
Sedgefield Country Club
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Junior Order
HPC
Mrs. Walter
Sheaffer
Friendship Airport
Ceasar Cone of
Greensboro - High Point Airport
Winston - Salem
Henry Beecken
Beecken
Martin Leavitt
Winston Salem Area
I. W. Sirbaugh
Sirbaugh
Popes 4
Eastern Airlines
Capital Airlines
Capital
United Airlines
Piedmont Airlines
Greensboro High Point
Gotch & Crawford Research Firm
Colfax
Guilford-For
Syth County
Chambers of Commerce
Albert W. Gotch
High Point Enterprise
Dal Bayles
Forrest Cates
Animal Kingdom
John Foster Dulleses
Tabby
Oren
CPA
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