Aspirants prepare for spring city elections amid party reshuffle
Cates reports both major parties delay concrete nominations as Republicans install Jim Rawleigh as leader while Democrats shift leadership under W F Mauldin and Margaret Hart. Loss of Herman Burrows threatens continuity as pre election activity begins.
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Forrest Cates
Suir
Jim Rawleigh
Rawleigh
GOP
Margaret Hart
Democrats
W. F. Mauldin
Herman Burrows
Burrows
Officer Denies Charge in Infant Burn Incident
A veteran High Point officer O H Leak is accused of dropping a baby during a search for illegal liquor. The infant suffered facial burns but was not in serious condition. The officer denied responsibility and claimed the baby fell when Mrs Tyson dropped it while he warned her. The Tysons are pursuing charges.
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High Point
O. H. Leak
Robert Tyson
Taylor St
Enterprise
Leak
Tyson
Leah
George T. Leverett
Leverett
High Point College Homecoming Celebrates Record Alumni Turnout
Enthusiasm marked HPCs homecoming with 300 alumni returning for a day of events. Miss Shirley Yakley crowned queen at halftime as HPC beat Appalachian State Teachers College 60 to 56. Alumni officials praised plans, drama performances, open house, and a gym drive seeking $60,000 more.
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High Point College
Grady Whicker
Shirley Yakley
High Point
Sonny Thornton
Edgar H. Snider
Appalachian State Teachers College
HPC Dramatics Department
Jane DeSpain
Stephen Vincent Benet
Thornton Wilder
Benet
the Devil
Daniel Webster
Webster
Wilder
Trenton
Camden
Bill Swaim
Mark Rose
Gelene Hutchens
Pansy Livengood
Grup
Dennis Cooke
W. College Avenue
Whicker
Bill Lewis
Lewis
Athletic Association
Shirley Yokley
Filbert St
Georgia student council rep named at University of Georgia
Paul Fine son of Mr and Mrs Julius L Fine of 508 Parkway Dr has been named a student council representative at the University of Georgia. A sophomore Fine is a member of Phi Epsilon Pi social fraternity.
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Paul Fine
Julius L. Fine
508 Parkway
University of Georgia
Fine
Phi-Epsion Pi
High Point Urges Bond Issue for Water and Sewers
Mayor George Covington outlines a $6.2 million plan to expand High Point water and sewer capacity to 12 million gallons per day. The proposal seeks voter approval on February 23 to fund plant upgrades, new service lines, and a West Side treatment expansion to ease overloads and reduce insurance costs.
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City of
High Point
Lexington
Thomasville
Winston - Salem
Greensboro
Burlington
Kernersville
Davidson College
Freeman Engineers
Neewes
State Board of Health
State Stream Sanitation Committee
West Side
Optimism Builds for 64th Southern Furniture Market in High Point
High Point gears up for the 64th semi annual Southern Furniture and Rug Market opening tomorrow and running through Jan 30. About 400 manufacturers will display goods across the Southern Furniture Exposition Building with nearly 500 showrooms in the area. Estimated buyer attendance could reach 6,000 as weather stays cold but fair.
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Dave Gillespie
High Point Today
Southern Furniture Exposition
Chicago
High Point
Leon Heer
Carolinas
Virginia
Heer
Tax Listers Greeted by Grin and Bluff at City Office
Forrest Cates recounts a humorous episode in which Claude Smith, a cheerful county tax lister, smiles through filing a routine assessment. The narrator realizes after leaving that he revealed ownership of a television, a car heater, and a shotgun, hinting at a risky brag.
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Claude Smith
Claude
Accident Box Score Citywide This Week
A citywide accident report shows 5 persons killed and 1 injured this week with property loss totaling 4235 dollars. Year to date figures list 7 killed and 4 injured.
YMCA Sunday Observed by About Twenty Churches in High Point
About 20 Protestant churches in High Point will mark YMCA Sunday next Sunday. More than 7,500 YMCA bulletins have been printed for the event as ministers praise the Y in sermons and lay workers are recognized. The observance highlights the partnership between the Y and local churches in aiding youth.
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High Point
YMCA
YCMA
Holt McPherson
Ymca Board of Directors
Arlo N
First Church of God i
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