Southern Broadcasting Seeks FCC Approval For WRVA Purchase
Southern Broadcasting Co seeks Federal Communications Commission approval to buy WRVA in Richmond Virginia. The group already owns three North Carolina outlets and has added WRYA with a coverage area from Washington to Norfolk. The deal would be its third major purchase in two years, following KOY and WEEX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Federal Communications Commission
Southern Broadcasting Co
WRVA
Richmond
Southern
North Carolina
John G. Johnson
WRYA
Washington
Norfolk
KOY
Phoenix
Ariz
WEEX
Raleigh
Southern Broadcasting
WTOB
WSGN
Birmingham
Ala
KTHA
Houston
Tex
Wghp-Tv
High Point
Wbmg-Tv
Doknset
John B. Tansey
Virginia
Robert E. Eastman & Co
New York City
Three-Day Trip Stock Exchange Tour By High Point Students
Ten High Point College students visited the American Stock Exchange in New York as part of a three-day tour of financial institutions. Guided by J W Rogers the class explored Amex history from curb market days to today and viewed exhibits detailing stock ownership and trading operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
High Point College
American Stock Exchange
New York
J. W. Rogers
March of Dimes Dance Planned at Trinity Grange Hall
Trinity hosts the first major drive event for the March of Dimes with a benefit square dance at 8 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Grange Hall. The Grange backs the fundraiser as a community project, led locally by Mrs. Howard Younts as area chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Trinity March of Dimes
Trinity Grange Hall
The
Grange
Howard Younts
Elder Dennis Bishop to Speak at Miracle Temple Service
A 13 year old Winston Salem boy Dennis Bishop will preach at Miracle Temple Holy Church on Taylor Avenue High Point Friday at 8 p.m. The service is sponsored by Mother Blanche Lo Max.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Bishop
Winston-Salem
Miracle Temple
Holy Church
Taylor Avenue
High Point
Blanche Lo Max
Lions Hear Address By RV Moss On Traffic Safety
High Point traffic engineer R V Moss spoke to the Lions Club at Top of the Mart on High Point traffic safety. He noted the department has grown to five divisions with 21 employees and a $250000 budget, detailing 304 miles of streets with 230 paved, 986 intersections paved, 92 signalized intersections and 292 crosswalks. He traced traffic engineering to 30 years ago and cited a 1962 thoroughfare plan upgraded every five years, with 1990 plans already in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. ¥. Moss
High Point
the Lions
Top of the Mart
Moss
Sligh Point
Three Injured In 3 Car Accident At Springfield Road
Three people were injured and vehicles damaged at an intersection of Springfield Road and Francis Street Thursday. Drivers Donna Jackson, 47, of Idol Drive. Francis Porter, 47, of Fairway Drive. and date Yarbrough, 34, of Bellemeade Street were involved. Jackson faced a stop sign violation charge. Passengers Mary Mower and Sylvia Yarborough were treated for injuries. Estimated damage totaled 3700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An & P.m
Springfield Road
Francis Street
Donna Jackson
Idol Drive
Francis Porter
Fairway Drive
Dat
E Yarbrough
Bellemeade Street
Mary Mower
Jackson
Sylvia Yarbrough
High Point Teams Head to Emory Barkley Forum
Three High Point area high schools Allen Jay High Point Central and T Wingate Andrews will compete among 136 top teams from seven states at Emory University Barkley Forum in Atlanta next Friday and Saturday North Carolina representation includes these three schools as they debate the topic that the United States should establish a system of compulsory service by all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Area
Emory University
Atlanta
Allen Jay
High Point Central
T. Wingate Andrews
North Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
Wisconsin
United States
Fire calls checked at Globe Furniture and Hiatt home
Two fire calls early today were checked by local personnel. The 8:39 a.m. blaze at Globe Furniture Co. on Prospect Street was extinguished quickly in a dust pit. The 9 a.m. alarm at Hiatt’s Tate Street house involved a steam heater sprinkler head. no serious damage. Earlier, firefighters removed a clipboard from an eight-year-old student at Allen Jay Elementary and inspected a broken fuel tank at Luther Haselden’s Young residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Furniture Co
Prospect Street
Tate Street
Allen Jay
Luther Haselden
Young Street
Community Colleges Seek State Financing Reforms
At Davidson Community College a coalition of college presidents and trustees urged the General Assembly to fund capital construction and operating costs at community colleges and to raise teacher salaries to senior-college levels. They also called for re evaluating county support for operating funds, noting local counties bear facility costs for students from neighboring counties. Priority is for operating costs and building maintenance with requests of 30 to 50 dollars per full-time student. They also seek lower teacher pupil ratios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Blue
Residence Ransacked By Thieves on Landsdown Street
Thieves ransacked Richard Johnson residence on Landsdown Street Thursday forcing entry through the front door. A preliminary inventory shows $300 in change, a 200 coin collection, 5000 pennies and a pistol stolen. Police continue probes. two attempted break-ins at Flash Market and Leonard residence and a church break-in with no theft reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landsdown Street
Richard Johnson
N. Main Street
W. P. Leonard
Hamilton Street
Temple Memorial Baptist Church
Tank Swindle Warning Issued By Local Bureau
A warning from the Better Business Bureau of Guilford County and a sheriff's deputy cautions residents about itinerants performing a septic tank cleaning swindle. The trio in a pickup with a green tank collected hundreds of dollars for "inspecting and pumping out" tanks from an elderly rural man. The scheme mirrors a pattern from Murphy Village, South Carolina, where the group previously did barn painting asphalt work roofing and occasional lightning rod inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Business Bureau
Guilford County
Murphy Village
8. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Ferndale
Ferndale Junior High School
Wayne Cadlick
Marilynda Nesse
Eft
Robin Levina
Art Richardson
Exchange
American Exchange
Aloor
Amex
Mr.g Sez
Theragran
Gibson’s
Pete
Anon
Gibson
Gibson’s Discount
Gloniger Drive
Thomasville
Maalox Tasters
Nikoban
Bankamericard
Dan
Myadeg
Gibson's
Barnes
Hines Sois
Contac
Doans
Coryband
Gancy
Gibson‘s Discount
Unicap—M
Philohex
March of Dimes Dance
Lions
RV. Moss
Lexington
Davidson Community College of Representatives
Associations of Community College Presidents
Cliff Blue
N. C. Trustees Assn. of
Davidson Community College
Guilford
Forsyth Counties
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!