High Pointer of the Week Features Hodgin’s Long Guard Service
The High Point native and National Guard member Hodgin reflects on his wartime service from Casablanca to Anzio and beyond. He balances civilian life in Raleigh with weekends back in High Point, while guiding Civil Defense preparations.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Oak Hill
Editor's Outlook on Peace and Solitude Across the Plains
A reflective piece contrasts empty plains and winter quiet on Packsaddle Bridge with thoughts on global loneliness and abundance. It recalls historic figures seeking solitude and notes a transformed frontier life, ending with a poetic musing on the world’s widening distance from nature.
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Donkey Neglect Sparks Reader Lament at Finch Field
A letter to the editor laments the mistreatment of a small donkey named Jack at Finch Field. The writer recalls children feeding him with sugar cubes and praises two kind ladies who helped, while criticizing Mr. Alexander for three weeks of unsuccessful attempts to rehome the animal.
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Local Resident Thanks Humane Society Officials
Cheryl Martin of 702 Chandler Avenue expresses thanks to the Humane Society for its conscientious duties and urges continued dedication, noting appreciation for their efforts and urging against apathy.
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Humane Society
Cheryl Martin
Chandler Avenue
Quotes on class and action from labor and politics in New York
A garbled quotation featuring Labor Wirtz condemns extreme job choosiness and calls for responsible conservatism. It references Brian on Jacob Javits and a United States stance, with mentions of Ohio and vigilantism, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
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Ohio
Roaming the Piedmont and Snowy Weekend Misadventures
A High Point tale recalls a young man losing an electric shaver after a church workshop, parking on ice, and a burnt shoe incident as snow blankets the region. Records chief Frank Ward notes this week’s snow surpasses the 1948 high, with March 1960 showing heavy falls and lingering ground cover. A store clerk is accused of a magic cup trick, fooling coworkers with a hidden hole and a brown shirt reveal.
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Space textile research aids astro washing and comfort
In North Carolina textile research supports space program needs including wash cloths and towels for astronauts. A team led by Prof. Bogdan develops terry weave fabric with dry towels and detergent impregnated cloths, vacuum sealed for four daily uses. Astronauts Borman and Lovell found long underwear comfortable and essential for flight.
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America
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James Lovell
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
J. F. Bogdan
N.C. State
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Fast Month Passes in Thomasville and Nearby
January raced through the Chair City with quick days and quirky notes about a rare “rat fink.” Police comment on crime during snow and ice. Lexington rumors of a new $35 to $50 million plant contrast with a Lexington murder arrest and praise for local and state officers in the Hartzog case.
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School of Textiles
North Carolina State University
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