Washington to Seek District Court Judgeship
Edward K. Washington of Jamestown, former Superior Court solicitor, joins four other Democrats in seeking nomination to the district court.
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Edward K. Washington
Jamestown
Superior Court
District Court
Guilford County
Byron Haworth
High Point
E. D. Kuykendall
Herman G. Enochs Jr
James Allen Mills
Greensboro
Washington
Hampshire County
W. Va
University of North Carolina
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Guilford- Davidson
Luther Hodges
U. S
Horace Kornegay
Martin and Whitley
Heart Fund
Guilford Sets 30 60 Day Window For New County Manager
Guilford County plans to announce a new county manager within 30 to 60 days. Chairman Dale Montgomery says commissioners are reviewing past applicants and have received new ones. The position will replace Carl Johnson who left last June.
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Greensboro
Dale Montgomery
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Montgomery
Carl Johnson
High Point
C. R. Brooks
Modern Garbage Co
Council Reviews Plans for Nursing Home Apartment Complex
City council will view plans for a 15 acre site on N Main Street for two story apartments fronting Hedgecock Road and a modern nursing home on the rear. Rezoning from Residential A-20 is requested as part of the project withMedicare and VA approval sought. A public hearing would follow a tentative council nod.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
N. Main Street
Hedgecock Road
Medicare
Veterans’ Administration
Lindsay Street
Planning Commission
Hedgecock Park
Top of the Mart Restaurant Opens at Winter Market
The Top of the Mart restaurant atop the Green Drive Wing of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building begins use during the winter furniture market. Pick Dining Inc. manages the facility and it opens to the public January 22 with hours 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, closed Saturdays except for banquets.
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Green Drive
Southern Buying Syndicate
High Point
Pick Dining Inc
Pick Hotels Corp. of
Chicago
Firemen Rest After Busy Saturday Burn
Fire department activity was reported Saturday with a Dixie Furniture Co shed fire on Tate Street causing heavy damage. No alarms were reported Sunday as investigators examine the incident's cause.
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Dixie Furniture Co
Tate Street
Weather Cancels School Holidays
Local public schools canceled two Easter holidays to make up time from a snow and ice storm. Superintendent Dean B. Pruette said school will likely operate Friday and they hope to resume after a five day closure, with May 28 as the latest planned student end date.
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Dean B. Pruette
Pruette
D. A. Dowdy
High Housing Authority
Dowdy
Snow flurries forecast keep city on alert
City officials report 4 inches of snow Saturday with some melt in rain. Salt laid on downtown streets by Carl Wills and crews prepare for warmer temps to enable ice removal. Schools remain closed third day and may reopen tomorrow depending on weather conditions.
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Carl Wills
Public Works
Wills
Dean Pruette
Piedmont
High Point Chorus Cancelled Tonight Weather Pushes Back Meeting
The High Point Community Chorus will not meet tonight due to weather. Ray Kisiah of the Parks and Recreation Dept says it will meet next Monday at 7:15 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. The Mercury Athletic Club meets tonight at 6:45 at the Top Of The Mart to discuss plans for an upcoming boxing tournament.
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High Point
Ray Kisiah
Parks and Recreation Dept
First Presbyterian Church
Mercury Athletic Club
Barnwell Won't Run For House
Richard B. Barnwell of Burlington announced he will not seek the Republican nomination for the Sixth District congressional seat. Kornegay will not run again, boosting Greensboro attorney William L. Osteen's GOP chances as Barnwell’s exit is viewed as aiding party strength in Guilford.
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Greensboro
Richard B. Barnwell
Burlington
Barnwell
Horace R. Kornegay
Kornegay
William L. Osteen
GOP
Osteen
Guilford
Dick Barnwell
Burglars Loot Leonard's Jewelry in Jamestown Weekend
Weather hampered deputies as Leonard's Jewelry Store in Jamestown was ransacked over the weekend with losses running into thousands. Entry began through a floor from a behind the beauty shop, then into the jewelry shop. safe contents were stolen and getaway occurred in the rain and sleet. Police also investigated multiple other break ins and larcenies including a house trailer theft and a Magnavox Store robbery in College Village Shopping Center. A large street brawl in Tate Street led to six arrests with several assault and trespass charges. municipal court trials were set.
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Leonard
Jamestown
Donald Mashburn
Sedgefield
Dobson
Cedrow Avenue
Beamon Street
Magnavox
College Village
Mebane
Forest Hills Drive
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Edward Fowler
Charles Ray Smith
Clara Cox
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Robert Lee Davis
Ned Fowler
Charles Smith
Earl McNeil
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