Small Boy Is Rescued From Well
Four year old Edgar Norman Jones, son of Rev. and Mrs. Edgar F. Jones, fell into an abandoned well in a neighbor’s yard and floated on wood until his father rescued him before the High Point Fire Department arrived. Water was over ten feet deep. no serious injuries reported. Firemen also handled a minor electrical fire at Glenola Frame Works on New Road, with slight damage.
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High Point
Edgar Norman Jones
Edgar F. Jones
Kivett Dr
Jones
Glenola
New Road
Thomasville Pool Hosts Evening Dance Party Return
Memorial Park swimming pool at Thomasville will host a patio dance party tomorrow starting at 7 30 p.m. Recreation Director Archie lardy said radio program Latter Chatter will be broadcast from the poolside between 8 and 9 p.m.
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Thomasville
Memorial Park
Archie Lardy
Five Smash-Ups Average $100 In Damages
Police logged five two car collisions causing total damage around 505 dollars. The worst crash at 9 45 a m on English Road and Albert Street caused about 150 dollars damage to each car. Charles Bascom Loflin 24 Alfred Street derailed into Walter Wheless 44 North Drive after slowing to turn. Wheless cited for failing to reduce speed.
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English Road
Albert Street
Charles Bascome Loflin
Alfred Street
Walter Hernard Wheless
North Drive
Wheeless
Kivett Drive
John West McManus
Conway Johnson
Skeet Club Road
Johnson
Hoskins Street
McManus
Prayer for Independence Day At High Point College
Dennis H. Cooke of High Point North Carolina offers a prayer on Independence Day praising God driven founders and urging the nation to place public welfare above personal gain in Jesus name Amen.
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Jesus
Dennis H. Cooke
High Point
N. C
High Point College
Independence Day in High Point 1962 Quiet and Wet
Rain dampened Independence Day scenes in High Point as parks officials prepared City Lake and Washington Terrace for a reduced schedule while older residents recalled past parades. Weather forecasts predicted clearing skies with temperatures near 78 this afternoon and 82 by Thursday.
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Sheraton
Main Street
High Point
Parks and Recreation
City Lake
Washington Terrace
Corps of Highway Troopers
Weather Bureau
Friendship Airport
Southern Furniture Exposition
Furniture Plaza
Local Man Charged With Gun Assault In Vail Street Incident
James Louis Hamilton 26 of Vail Street faces assault with a deadly weapon and shooting a firearm charges after a pistol attempt on Ethel Ballard also of Vail Street. Bond set at 100 dollars before Municipal Court July 9.
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James Louis Hamilton
Vail Street
Ethel Ballard
Hamilton
Carl Landis Hilliard
Valley Ridge Road
Jerry Wayne Odell
Belmont Avenue
Bill Taylor
Lynhurst Street
Arthur Martin Jr
Martin
Taylor
Kenneth Wayne Yarborough
Guilford Avenue
Aerial view of street project across the center
An aerial photo shows the street project across the center facing east. Ward connects midway with a cleared right-of-way beyond its terminus at Main. Officials aim to extend Ward toward Kearns Street to link several blocks away and widen the Ward approach to Main Street.
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Ward
Main
Kearns Street
Main Street
Art Richardson
S. Main Street
Ward Street
S. Hamilton Street
S. Main
Urban Renewal objections to segregation in East Central project
Citizens group protests alleged disparities in the High Point redevelopment effort. They claim meetings were segregated and information biased toward whites while Negro residents faced limited access. The commission denies segregated meetings and affirms open relocation. hearings planned for July 17.
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High Point Redevelopment Commission
Commission
East Central
Henry Price
Redevelopment
East Central Area
The
Redevelopment Commission
Price
Southern furniture market showcases diverse designs in High Point
The 41 year old wholesale event opens Monday at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building in downtown High Point. Leo J. Heer notes a broader mix from Contemporary to Mediterranean, with styles including Victorian and Italian. Retailers from 13 southeastern states attend, aligning fall and winter plans with factory personnel during this annual gathering.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
High Point
Leo J. Heer
Southeastern States
Southern Retail Furniture Assn
City Board Appointments Time Here
With the 1961-62 fiscal year ending, terms on several municipal boards expire. The mayor and City Council seek replacements for W. H. Marlette and J. C. Stricklin and others on planning zoning board of adjustment boxing and wrestling and building code board of appeals. Collier Ellis Jr. and Mrs. Eula Brown were named to the library board and E. C. Yokely was reappointed to the redevelopment commission.
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W. H. Marlette
J. C. Stricklin
Parks Commission
C. C. Edwards
W. H. Linthicum Jr
Ralph Vance
Two Cars Collide At Intersection In Thomasville
THOMASVILLE A minor collision at 6 15 p m at W Main and Mack left one car with about 150 dollars in damage. Drivers were Michael Marvin Swaney 24 Rt 2 Thomasville and Barbara Stevens Trotter Rt 1 Thomasville. Swaney eastbound on Main was struck by the Trotter vehicle turning from Mock Street. No charges reported.
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McManus
Johnson
Charles T. Terrell
Bradley Street
Steven Gray Webb
Clinton and
Redding Streets
Webb
Terrell
N. Hamilton Street
Richardson Avenue
Richard Bell
Leonard Street
Pauline T. McLendon
W. Lexington Avenue
McLendon
Hamilton
Bell
Thomasville
W. Main and
Mack
Michael Marvin Swaney
Rt. 2
Barbara Stevens Trotter
Rt. 1
Swaney
Main
Mock Street
Swaney Auto
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Emerywood Country Club
Dick Swaim
High Point Enterprise
Richardson’s
Helen Casey
Mary Elizabeth Long
Mina Alexander Long
Ida Alexander
Minnie Alexander
Ford
English and
Elm
Thomasville Pool
N. Main Street
Eva Moore Bowers
Tipton Street
C. W. Pierce
YMCA
Pierce
Bowers
Citizens Group
City Board
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