Central airport plan gains cautious support from Three Cities
Progress toward a central airport for High Point Greensboro and Winston-Salem moves forward with backing from I Paul Ingle and airline endorsements. Commissioners in Guilford and Forsyth consider forming a joint authority, while engineers favor a site near Colfax on the Guilford Forsyth line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Paul Ingle
Three Cities
Ingle
High Point
Greensboro
Winston - Salem
Winston-Salem
Twin City
Greensboro-High Point
Winston- Salem
Guilford County
Forsyth County
General Assembly
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners
Guilford
Thomasville Weighs Long Range Parking Needs
Thomasville leaders plan new parking across the city to ease congestion. City and church lots, a 55 car Main Street lot, 60 car City Hall spaces, and private lots offer about 450 spots. A major 150 car lot off W Guilford would be free on Sundays with church access.
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W. Guilford St
Thomasville
Thomas Street
Salem
Main
Trade Streets
William T. Green Jr
Green
E. Main Street
City Hall
Civic Center
Mock Street
Homer Beck
Hudson-Belk
Commerce Street
Wader
Robert Holladay
Thomasville Chair Co
Holladay
Chair
W. Guilford
St. Paul Episcopal
Grace Lutheran
Heidelberg Reformed
He Et Te Slapagee Withsi
Winston
Depot Street
Thomasville Tire and Battery Co
Fremont Mendenhall
Trade
W. Guilford Streets
New Industry Sought Here In Wake Of Sylvania Exit
Clarke predicts a successor to Sylvania's TV cabinet plant will be found soon after the High Point operation closes. He notes the abandonment stems from broader market trends while praising local labor, production quality, and the industrial climate that drew Sylvania here. The modern plant and site are touted as attractive for a large manufacturer seeking an ideal operation locale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Sylvania
High Point
Ion
Niagara Company
Deaths and Funerals in High Point Area
Funeral services were held for Miss Anna Mendenhall 68 a retired school teacher and dean of girls at High Point Friends Meeting House Interment in Deep River Friends Cemetery Pallbearers listed Miss Mendenhall died Wednesday morning in High Point Memorial Hospital Also services for Mrs Hattie Lamar Chadwick 80 and William Ernest Herndon 74 were conducted with interment in Deep River and Oakwood Memorial Park respectively
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Miss Mendenhall
High Point Memorial Hospital
Hattie Lamar Chadwick
Harold C. Davis
Elbert D. Newlin
Center Friends Meeting
Deep River Friends Cemetery
W. L. Shackleford
H. A. Stroud
Bobby Saunders
W. E. Call
Ray Talley
Raymond Jenkins
Chadwick
W. E. Herndon
William Ernest Herndon
Sechrest Chapel
Roy E. Watts
First Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Earl Steed
Ernest H. McCall
W. S. Hayes
Frank B. Smith
John F. Bivins
Clarence Allred
Robert D. Davis
High Point
John Caffey
Greensboro
Mr. Herndon
Ferndale Dr
Funeral services for John Lester Potts
Funeral services were held in Sechrest Chapel yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock led by Rev. C. V. Sparks of Asheboro. Interment followed in Floral Garden. Potts, 59, a World War II veteran and former city resident, died in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday.
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John Lester Potts
Sechrest Chapel
C. V. Sparks
Asheboro
Neighbors Grove Methodist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Ray Duggins
Clyde Brown
R. F. Walton
C. D. Andrews
G. C. Brooks
Max Nance
Potts
Richmond
Mrs Bessie Saunders Funeral Services Held
Mrs Bessie Cox Saunders died Friday morning at 7 40 o clock and funeral services were conducted yesterday at 3 PM in the High Point Friends Meeting House. The service was led by Reverend Cecil Haworth and Reverend Walter J Miller with family burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Pallbearers included Lake Crowe Dr T R Zimmerman Lee Wilson Charles Mendenhall Joe Cox G C Frye John Clinard and John Hinshaw. Mrs Saunders resided at 408 Ferndale Drive.
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Bessie Cox Saunders
High Point Friends Meeting House
Cecil Haworth
Walter J. Miller
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Lake Crowe
T. R. Zimmerman
Lee Wilson
Charles Mendenhall
Joe Cox
G. C. Frye
John Clinard
John Hinshaw
Saunders
Mrs. R. L. Smith Dies In Hospital
Laura Ann Teague Smith 78 died at High Point Memorial Hospital after two years of declining health. Born July 14 1878 in Teaguetown she moved to High Point 60 years ago and was active at Green Street Baptist Church. Survived by 2 daughters 3 sons 1 stepson 2 sisters 1 brother 12 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 30 p m at Green Street Baptist Church with interment in Oakwood Cemetery at Koonce Funeral Home.
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Laura Ann Teague Smith
High Point Memorial Hospital
Smith
Teaguetown
Elijah B
Dinah Shields ‘Teague
High Point
Green Street Baptist Church
Rose of Sharon
Robert Lee Smith
Sadie Hedgecock
Paul Ensley
Lloyd Smith
Trinity
Grayson Smith
Sgt
Hilliard Smith
Fort Ord
Calif
Oscar L. Smith
Minnie Weaver
Kernersville
Edgar McGee
Winston - Salem
John §. Teague
Winston- Salem
George T. Tunstall
W. W. Robbins
Negro Nabbed After Bottle Assault Here
A 22 year old Lewis Mc Cullough of Hoover Street was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after a soft drink bottle struck David M. Chapman causing concussion and a six stitch laceration. McCullough faced a municipal court hearing set for February 1 after posting $500 bond. Jessie Mac Grey of Harrison Street, 28, was also arrested on assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly cutting husband Carl Grey with a knife on the face left thumb and left forearm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis McCullough
Hoover Street
David M. Chapman
McCullough
Jessie Mac Grey
Harrison Street
Carl Grey
New Officers Elected By Association
Bill Petree son of Mr and Mrs W S Petree of 403 E Farriss Ave has been elected new president of the Student Association at Junior High School Jim Fuller son of Mr and Mrs J C Fuller of 901 Chestnut St is vice president and Linda Weisner daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Weisner of 2329 Edgewood is secretary treasurer Mrs Don Padgett is faculty adviser to the student group Over 1300 students work with the association which runs all student activity at the school
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Petree
W. S. Petree
E. Farriss Ave
Jim Fuller
J. C. Fuller
Chestnut St
Linda Weisner
C. E. Weisner
Edgewood
Don Padgett
Jamestown Rotary Elects Officers
Dr. Austin P. Fortney of Jamestown was elected president of the Jamestown Rotary Club. In last week’s elections Charles Turner was chosen as vice president to work with Fortney. Other board members include Charlie Coy Putnam and Bo Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin P. Fortney
Jamestown
Domestic Relations Court Tuesday hearing for assault case
A woman with 40 stitches to her wounds was set for a Domestic Relations Court hearing Tuesday morning after release on a $500 appearance bond. George L Diggs, 34, was arrested for operating a car while intoxicated posting $500 bond with a February 1 court date. Eddie Williams, 38, faced prohibition law charges after officers found a half gallon of white non-taxpaid whiskey. he was released on a $200 bond for a February 11 court date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lawrence Diggs
Wall Street
Eddie Williams
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Guilford-Forsyth County
Three Cities Committee
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Chambers of Commerce
High Point College
Montlieu Avenue
Wake Forest College
Durham
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Hattie Chadwick
John Potts
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Bessie Saunders
R. L. Smith
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Koonce Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
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Jamestown Rotary
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