Reid Marsh Wins Bausch and Lomb Science Award at Central High
Reid Marsh named recipient of the annual Bausch and Lomb Science Award for highest scholastic standing in science. He advances as a finalist for a science scholarship by Bausch and Lomb Inc. at the University of Rochester. The program selects 30 finalists from 8,500 schools with over $21,000 in scholarships.
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Bausch and Lombe
Reid
Bausch and Lombe Inc
University of Rochester
Central
North Carolina
Junior Civitans
Penn Tigers Opened Semester Week With News on Rings
The William Penn Notebook reports juniors may now have their fingers measured for class rings after returning to school from a four day weekend. The Home Economics Dept hosted Mrs. Bullock from Piedmont Gas Co with safety tips and toffee cookies. College Board scores arrived with seniors disappointed. The Tigers lead the conference after a 67 62 victory over Atkins High School in Winston Salem and face Dudley on January 21 1964.
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Tigers
Atkins High School
Winston-Salem
Pennies
Dudley
Greensboro
Five Delegates From St. Marys Elected to Diocese Meet
Five members of High Point's St. Mary's Church were chosen as delegates to the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina convention. The 148th annual meeting will be in Chapel Hill January 28 and 29 with the Chapel of the Cross and Rev. Thomas R. Thrasher as hosts. Delegates are Rev. W. P. Price Jake Froelich Jr Henry A. Millis Jr William D. Ross and Robertson T. Tunstall Jr.
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High Point
St. Mary’s Church
Protestant Episcopal Church
Diocese of
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Chapel of the Cross
Thomas R. Thrasher
W. P. Price
Jake Froelich, Jr
Henry A. Millis, Jr
Man Overcomes Polio Handicap Inspires Small Business
Robert Lee Richards, crippled by polio at age eight, built a one man bicycle shop at 2502 Westchester Drive after 18 months of operation. Supplied by the Vocational Rehabilitation Center, he repairs and builds bicycles, pledging honest service and fair prices. He started work at 13 in a mill, educated himself, and credits his late wife for motivation in his ongoing battle against adversity.
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Robert Lee Richards
Richards
Westchester Drive
Hyperbaric Unit At Duke Ushers In Medical Breakthrough
At Duke University Medical Center researchers explore hyperbaric oxygenation in a pilot chamber. The method uses high pressure oxygen to saturate tissues, aiding carbon monoxide poisoning and shock cases, with potential for surgery and organ treatment.
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Duke
Norman K. Nelson
Durham
Davy Jones’ Locker
Duke University Medical Center
United States
Chicago
Minneapolis
University of Maryland
Harvard
University
School of Public Health
Kennedy
Ivan W. Brown Jr
Dr. Brown
Brown
Little Susan Lansbury
Florence
S. C
Tot
Susan
Duke Chamber
Duke Hospital
Donald Aanerud
Duke Medical School
David Holloway
It's Almost Like Spring Weather Forecasted to Persist
A forecaster says the mild spell continues for several days with temperatures about seven degrees above normal. Expect highs near 60 and partly cloudy skies, with Monday showing similar conditions and low around freezing tonight.
High Point Chair Co expands sales across eastern seaboard
High Point Chair Co began operations in December and now has a sales organization covering the Eastern seaboard and seven other states. When fully active, the firm expects about 30 employees and an annual payroll around $150,000. Principals include Hinds as president, Wayne Lackey, Carson Lewis as vice presidents, and Gene Lewis as secretary-treasurer.
Rehabilitation efforts cited by Jamestown Alcohol Education Center
Ben Garner, director, reports 1963 profits from the Alcohol Education Center with 61 alcoholics and 250 family members served. He credits Alcoholics Anonymous, education programs, and church outreach while warning that about 1,800 area residents remain noncompliant.
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Braxton Younts
Jamestown
Alcohol Education Center
Ben Garner
Garner
Angel
High Point College
High Point
Thomasville
High Point Memorial Hospital
Carl Chavis Memorial Ymca
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Reid Marsh
Sherrill Wood
Ed Kemp
State House
Black Bison
Boyden
Salisbury
Burlington
William Penn Notebook
Ernestine Scotton
Robert Richards
Art Richardson
Ting
High Point Chair CO
Alcoholic Center
Alcoholics Anonymous
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