Condemnation Suit Initiated Against Ragsdale Family
The City of High Point plans condemnation lawsuits to obtain land for a 15 mile sewer outfall from the northeastern High Point to the eastside plant. William G. Ragsdale Lucy Ragsdale and the Oakdale Cotton Mill are targets after failed purchase efforts. Contracts total 1.31 million dollars for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Jamestown
William G. Ragsdale
Lucy Ragsdale
Oakdale
Ragsdale
SQM
Harold Cheek
Cheek
W. G. Ragsdale
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Local Father Facing Six Charges in Domestic Disputes
Billy Dilldine, 27, of Amhurst Street, was arrested on six charges including assault on a minor child and assault and battery on his wife. Bonds totaled 1650 dollars. Warrant affidavits allege he struck his wife and a minor child and trespassed on two occasions. He faced Domestic Relations Court and Clover Municipal Court actions.
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High Point
Billy Dilldine
Amhurst Street
Dilldine
Olivia
Grace Sutton
Cloverdale Street
Mestic Relations
Aster
Ing
Clover
Idale Street
Fatal Fire Origin Is Sought
Guilford County sheriff deputies investigate a fatal fire that killed 59 year old Mrs Arvie Brown Hoover of Jamestown. They suspect the blaze began in a small living room near her bedroom and are not yet certain of the cause.
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Arvie Brown Hoover
Rt. 1
Jamestown
Guilford County
Kivett Drive
Oakdale Road
Saving-Loan Tells Gains During 1960
Atlantic Savings and Loan Association reported an 18 percent rise in assets to 8,356,860.54 for 1960, with net savings up 19 percent to 7,770,585.67 and savers totaling 3,039. The mortgage portfolio grew 23 percent to 7,383,191.83. Officers elected include D. A. Kirkman president and Cridlebaugh executive vice president. Directors named include Kirkman Rawley Lovelace Gray and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Savings and Loan Assn
E. C. Cridlebaugh
Cridlebaugh
Atlantic Savings and Loan Association
D. A. Kirkman
D. A. Rawley
Joe A. Johnson
Ruth S. Bennett
J. D. Dobbins
James B. Lovelace
Kirkman
Rawley
Lovelace
Alson Gray
Johnson
D. S. Hedgecock
R. Kenner Amos
H. A. Cecil
Sunday Paper Drive Slated by Junior Chamber
Between 50 and 60 Junior Chamber of Commerce volunteers will turn out at 1 p.m. Sunday for a paper drive to raise money for Jaycee projects. Starting from Kroger's on S Main St they will fan out across the town. Allen Seward, drive chairman, asks residents to have paper bundled or boxed on the curb by 1 p.m.
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Chamber of Commerce
General Jaycee
Kroger’s
S. Main St
Allen Seward
Drive
Manhunt Continues for Third Welcome Bank Robber
FBI and local authorities pursue Gerald Edward Stansel 23 of Lexington in the Welcome bank robbery case. Stansel, believed armed, may be traveling in a 1957 Ford with his wife Becky 21 and two children. search centered in the Asheville area. Arrests include Gerald C. Graves Flint Michigan with about 1900 of the 5500 taken and Hoyle Justice Ridge Road near Lexington. Graves says he robbed the Welcome bank. Justice held on 25000 bond.
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Bonnie Moore
Lexington
FBI
Gerald Edward Stansel
Stansel
Ford
Becky
Asheville
Gerald C. Graves
Flint
Mich
Hoyle
Kent
Justice
Ridge Road
Welcome
Graves
Fiat
Homer Lee Cox
Michigan
Cox
Elnor Drive
L. J. Jarrett
Crown Oil Co
Salisbury
Jarrett
Florida
Bill Jarrett
Arthur J. Shuping
Graves and Stansel
Highway 601
Rowan
Davidson
Davidson County
Sheriff's
Link
Wachovia Directors Elevated After Annual Meetings
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company announces the election of three new directors and a High Point board member. Irving A. Hamilton becomes assistant vice president and William H. Albright is named assistant cashier. Gordon Hanes, president of Hanes Hosiery, chairs the slate with Howard Pan coast of Bryant Electric Co. as a new director candidate.
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High Point
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Wachovia
J. Roscoe Adams
Howard Pancoast
Bryant Electric Co
Pancoast
Bryant Electric
Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army Advisory Board
United Fund
Rottary
Executives Club
First Presbyterian Church
Hamilton
University of North Carolina
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Albright
Greensboro
High Point College
High Point iFriends Meeting
Wachovia reports record year as deposits and assets soar
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. shows increased capital and surplus by 8.7 million to 50.26 million, deposits rise nearly 90 million to 680.8 million, loans up to 370.8 million, total resources surpass 800 million, and trust assets hit 935 million. Earnings per share rise to 3.13 before taxes and 1.58 after, with a quarterly dividend of 12.2 cents.
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Wachovia
Adams
Southeast
South
Council Approves Plan to Expand School Board
High Point council endorses a seven member school board with at least two women, seven year terms, and ward representation plus three at large seats. Aimed at legislative approval, the measure follows AAUW recommendations and will be sent to Rep Ed Kemp for review. The proposal may be discussed at a legislative dinner next Tuesday.
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University
Knox Walker
Ed Kemp
High Point
Guilford County
State Revenue Office Closing On Thursday in Greensboro
North Carolina Department of Revenue personnel will attend a district meeting in Greensboro Thursday and the local state tax office will be closed all that day. The office at 107 West Green Street will reopen and be open as usual Friday per manager Tom Corrs.
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North Carolina
Guilford Forgery Trial For High Point Man Dorsett
Fletcher M. Dorsett aged 30 faces multiple forgery charges in Guilford Superior Court after being bound over from Greensboro Municipal Court by Judge Percy Wall. The case proceeds today with Dorsett awaiting trial.
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Guilford Superior Court
Fletcher M. Dorsett
Greensboro
Municipal County Court
Percy Wall
Two Men Caught In Store By Lone City Patrolman
A lone city patrolman captured two men in the act of looting the Park View Grocery on Kivett Drive. Joe Edward Brown and Nelson Parker both of Hoover Street were charged with breaking and entering larceny and receiving. They confessed to an earlier break in January 8 aided by Wilbur Eccles and faced $500 bond each for municipal court on February 20.
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Kivett Drive
Lawrence Graves
Joe Edward Brown
Nelson Parker
Hoover Street
Graves
Park View
Headquarters
Parker
Wilbur Eccles
Reid Street
Eccles
Beulah Tabernacle Hosts Revival Attends By Reverend Brown
Reverend Robert Brown of Pittsburgh leads nightly revival at Beulah Tabernacle on Fairview Street with services starting 7 30 p m each evening. Community events include Barber Shop moves, Dix ie Humming Birds concert, Bethlehem Church talent program and IBPOEW lodge meeting at Bundy Opportunity School on Thursday.
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Robert Brown
Pittsburgh
Beulah Tablernacle
Fairview Street
Barber
Dixie Humming Birds
William Penn
Bethlehem Baptist Church
LODGE
Roscoe C. Simmons
Ibpoew
Bundy Opportunity School
P.m
Prayer for TODAY Great God Create and Lord
A devotional prayer expresses gratitude for winter landscapes and inner beauty. It asks for a soul transformed to foster happy relationships and victorious living. The closing blessing invokes Christ and is attributed to W. Dale Oldham of Park Place Church of God in Anderson Indiana.
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God
Christ
Amen
W. Dale Oldham
Anderson
Indiana
Park Place
Freezing Night Expected Here Amid Warmup Next Day
The High Point area faces a chilly night with temperatures dipping below freezing. The Friend ship weatherman calls for a low of 27, after a 30 degree low at the airport. Tomorrow brings a warmer high near 57, with a 54 degree day ahead and partial cloudiness later Thursday.
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High Point
Friendship
Chas Perry Named Moderator Candidate for Orange Presbytery
The Orange Presbytery meets in Burlington to elect a moderator with Charles W. Perry of High Point nominated for the office. Rev. Carl Stark Jr. of Piedmont Presbyterian hosts and presides until choice. opening sermon by Dr. J. H. Leith and address by Dr. Ashley C. Moore. Major items include General Assembly commissioner elections and 83 church session books review. four ministers to be received, three as pastors and one for Chapel Hill student work.
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High Point Presbyterian
Orange Presbytery
Burlington
Charles W. Perry
High Point
Carl Stark Jr
Piedmont Presbyterian Church
J. H. Leith
Union Seminary of Virginia
Ashley C. Moore
St. Andrew's Presbyterian College
Laurinburg
General Assembly
Chapel Hill
City Heart Council Staff Announced
Dr. Marcus Aderholdt announces the formation of the City Heart Council for High Point under the North Carolina Heart Association. Members include Dr Eldora Terrell, Mrs Robert F Ross, and Richard Owens. Fund raising is led by Richard Meisky with Mrs Robert Ruden in charge of community services and Heart Fund Drive.
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Heart Council
High Point
Marcus Aderholdt
North Carolina Heart Association
American Heart Association
Aderholdt
Eldora Terrell
Robert F. Ross
Richard Owens
Richard Meisky
Robert Ruden
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Ragsdale Family
Flythe Brothers Construction Co
Howard Construction Co
Fraley Road
Westchester Drive
Springfield Avenue
Larkin Street
Summit Road
Thompson + Arthur Paving Co
Charles W. Patterson
High Point Housing Authority
R. L. Brinson
Brinson
English and
N. Main Streets
United Cab Co
Virginia Metal Products Co
Public Library
City Lake Park
High Point Enterprise
Frisk Hoyse Kenneth Justice
By Forrest Cates
Enterprise City Editor
Thee High Point
American Association of University Women
Nelson
Brown
Colored News
Tabernacle
James Alston
Roberson
Humming Birds
Chas. Perry
City Heart Council
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