Tract Annexed in Lexington for Low Rent Housing
Lexington City Council approved annexation of a 20 acre south Lexington tract for a 130 unit low rent housing development. Work to begin in May as the housing authority buys land from Henry Link at 2500 dollars per acre. The council also authorized 5000 dollars for Holt Moffitt Field to host professional baseball next summer with lights and a groundskeeper. the local club joins the Western Carolina League now eight clubs.
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Lexington
Henry Link
Holt-Moffitt Field
Western Carolina League
Mother's March For Dimes Set For Jan 29 In High Point
The 1963 Mothers' March for the March of Dimes is scheduled for Tuesday January 29 in High Point. Guilford County Chairman Larry Crawford announces Mrs George W Hutchens will chair door to door solicitations, with Mrs Allen Mebane heading mail pledges of 15000 pleas, and others organizing a coffee hour and briefing for area chairs at Mrs Hutchens residence at 730 pm Thursday.
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High Point
Larry Crawford
Guilford County
George W. Hutchens
Hillcrest Dr
Allen Mebane
Lock
Hutchens
Dallas Helms
Cecil Wilcox
Herman J. Hunter
Paul Goerschler
Richard Teague
E. E. Congdon
Rebecca Hutchens
Robert Davidson
Walter L. Jones
Robert Honbarker
Thomas J. Beaver
Joseph E. Hutchens
Zola Brown
J. A. Mizell
Robert H. Walker
Donald Boone
Marshall Ginsberg
Forrest Edwards
Ben Huffman
Clarence Sawyer
Margaret Welch Robbins
Everything Goes Wrong For Bank Robber
Detec tive Capt. Ted Wayne said Roy Alton Lane a 38 year old man attempted a robbery at the Peachtree Bank and Trust Co in Chamblee Ga The gunman walked in waved a pistol and demanded money but forgot a sack A bank employee searched for one then Lane collapsed and bank staff tied him with a rope he had brought He is held for investigation of attempted bank robbery.
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Chamblee
Ted Wayne
Roy Alton Lane
Peachtree Bank & Trust Co
Wayne
Lane
White House guidebook to get a hard cover edition
The White House guidebook, now in its third printing, will be issued in hard cover at $2.50. The paperback has sold over 350,000 copies at $1, with the hard cover edition in response to public demand, according to a White House Historical Association spokesman.
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Washington
White House
Two Men Arrested On Assault Charge
In Thomasville two men were arrested on assault charges after a daytime incident in the 100 block of Salem Street. Grady N. Gill, 48, of Lexington Avenue posted a $200 bond and awaits a Wadesboro court appearance on Jan 22. Howard Miller, 23, of Memorial Park Drive, has a separate case with his wife Shirley Miller serving as witness. Miller posted $450 bond and a trial is set for Friday in Thomasville Recorder's Court.
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Thomasville
Thomas
Salem
Grady N. Gilmore
Lexington Avenue
Wadesboro
Howard Miller
Memorial Park Drive
Shirley Miller
Miller
David A. Duran
South Street
Jessie Tate
Duran
Sheriff's Deputies
Porter S. Crawford
Elizabeth Street
Lexington
Raymond Hiatt
Davidson Farm Equipment Co
Russell Osborn
Civil Defense Institutes Industrial Survival Clinic
Guilford County Civil Defense Agency presents a clinic covering preparation organization training money and credit with a panel including Virgil Couch E W Smith John A Fogarty and J M McGough The program at 1120 Church St U S Army Training Center Greensboro runs January 29 from 830 a m to 430 p m.
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Guilford County Civil Defense Agency
Virgil Couch
Department of Defense
E W. Smith
Dow Chemical Co
John A. Fogarty
Federal Home Loan
J. M. McGough
Church St
U. S. Army Training Center
Greensboro
Construction In Asheboro Sets Record
Asheboro issued 1962 building permits valued at 1,825,142 dollars, the highest in the city’s history and 55,319 dollars above 1961’s total. Major permits included Randolph Savings and Loan Association 486,250 dollars and Stedman Mfg Co 174,500 dollars, with monthly totals ranging from 26,100 to 575,925 dollars.
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Asheboro
James Prillaman
Randolph Savings and Loan Assn
Stedman Mfg. Co
Acme-McCrary
City Schools Administration
High Point Council Sets Hearing On Zoning Change and Detectors
City council meets Thursday at 9 30 a m to hear zoning for S and G Building Co on Prospect Street and decide a 4158 bid from E A Rosenblatt for ultrasonic vehicle detectors. Also on agenda are water sewer improvements on N Centennial and Conrad Avenue and a subdivision map already approved by the planning commission.
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High Point City
E. A. Rosenblatt & Associates
S & G. Building Co. Inc
Prospect Street
Randolph County
N. Centennial Street
Conrad Avenue
Planning Commission
Scout Jamboree Spaces Fill For Uwharrie Council
Calvin T. Rice announced that more than half the reserved spaces for the Uwharrie Council at the 1964 National Scout Jamboree have been claimed. Thirty one of fifty six spaces are filled for the Valley Forge Pennsylvania event. Troops 18 211 1 121 20 442 160 310 and 213 from the council have registered.
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Calvin T. Rice
Uwharrie Council
Rice
Valley Forge
Uwharrie
Ballooning craze grips Louisville youths with mailback aims
In Louisville young balloonists release packets filled with helium and postcards asking finders to mail them back. The distance record is held by 11 year old John Grosshans whose balloon was found about a mile from New Hamburg Ontario Canada.
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Louisville
John Grosshans
New Hamburg
Ontario
Canada
Pinewood Development Site Slotted Near Grantham Drive
Development by Pinewood Co. lies on the north side of Grantham Drive between Centennial and Guyer Streets, indicating a new project site in the area. The exact plans and timeline remain to be announced by the company.
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The
Pinewood Development Co
Grantham Drive
Centennial
Guyer Streets
Badgers Noted for Unexpected Swimming Distances
Badgers usually inhabit plains and deserts but can swim rapidly and have been observed traveling up to a half mile from shore. This remarkable behavior highlights their adaptability in varied habitats and water crossings.
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Industrial Survival Clinic
Hospital Care Association
Durham, North Carolina
Nash Jewelry
N. Main
Adv
Arllee’s
Badgers
Jacqueline
God
South Main St
High Point, N. C
the Gospel Tabernacle
All Faiths
Ghost Rally
James Hardin
Vn An
Lamu
NCNB
North Carolina
State and Elder
Deone
Roy
North Carolina National
North Carolina National Bank
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