Veteran Green Beret Reflects Patriotism After Service
Vernon Beeson a 20 year combat veteran born in High Point reflects on patriotism and duty. He served in Korea the Dominican crisis and two Vietnam tours earning the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry the Silver Star the Bronze Star with V and the Commendation Medal. Beeson now repairs stores in High Point and emphasizes youth faith in America while urging civic duty and military service as essential to the country.
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America
Dominican Republic
Vietnam
Vernon Beeson
High Point
Roger Donloy
China
Main Street
Beeson
David
Beeson Hardware Co Fourth of July Floats in High Point
Two pre World War I photographs show Beeson Hardware Co. floats in High Point parades. The left image may have English Road near Main Street with Blanche Harmon holding reins. the right image features Mildred Harmon and Mrs. Coffield aboard a flower decorated car.
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High Point
R. R. Ragan
Herbert Ragan
Oakhurst
H. I. Coffield
Lindsay St
Mildred Harmon
Coffield
English Road
Main Street
Blanche Harmon
Levi Hayworth
Belvin C. Harmon
Ed L. Ragan
R.R. Ragan
Belvin
Foscue Named Chairman of National Springs Corp
James E. Foscue was elected chairman of National Springs Corp and its Tupelo unit in New York, retaining secretary duties. Karl F. Ockershauder was reelected president and CEO with Otto Walker treasurer and several vice presidents named. Directors Willy Korf Howard Woltz Earl N. Phillips and Earl N. Phillips Jr joined. A four day week plan at the High Point plant begins July 12 on an experimental basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Foscue
National Springs Corp
High Point
National Springs Se
Mississi
Tupelo
New York City
Foscue
Karl F. Ockershauder
Otto Walker
A. C. Denisio
T. C. Emerich
Richard Reddick
Willy Korf
Howard Woltz
Earl N. Phillips
Earl N. Phillips Jr
Where To? A Cinema Cafe Film At High Point Library
The Cinema Cafe film Where To? offers dramatized encounters of Americans facing modern times. Viewers at High Point Public Library will watch Tuesday at 12 15 p m in the audio visual room with coffee and soft drinks available.
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High Point Public Library
Washington, D.C
The
Times
New Museum Director Opens First Exhibit Plan in High Point
John D. Hamilton, recently named director of the High Point Museum, prepares an August opening for the Thurston furniture exhibit. He plans future shows linking the museum with Haley House, schools, and High Point College while improving lobby lighting and expanding artifacts with community volunteers.
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John D. Hamilton
Upstate New York
High Point
High Point Museum
Hamilton
Peter Thurston
Thurston
Haley House
Jack Weaver
Weaver
Independence Of The Young On July 4 1971
A reflection on how 1971 youth enjoy greater freedom for self expression, voting rights, contracts, and independence. It contrasts past conformity with today’s rebellious spirit, warns about drug use and apathy, and credits the Founding Fathers for inspiring a challenging pursuit of lasting freedom.
Girls Haven Project Planned In Burnsville N Carolina
A.D. Peacock plans a Girls Haven project in Burnsville with cottage housing for about 24 girls as the initial step toward a system serving approximately 250 girls in three locations Piedmont and the East follow. The Burnsville complex will shelter up to eight girls per cottage across at most three cottages per site under house-parents with public school attendance and a goal of reuniting families. Peacock, executive director and founder of the Boys Home of North Carolina, resides at Lake Waccamaw.
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Burnsville
A.D. Peacock
Boys Home of
North Carolina
Piedmont
Peacock
Lake Waccamaw
Guilford County Faces Budget Pressures in New Fiscal Year
Guilford County prepares a new budget as of July 1 with higher figures driven by Medicaid and public assistance costs. County leaders emphasize living within the adopted budget while managing service needs, reorganizing as needed, and using bond programs and sales tax resources to fund schools and facilities without large tax hikes.
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Guilford County
John Witherspoon
Old Salem Celebrates Old Fourth in Moravian Style
Winston-Salem observes Independence Day with morning church service and the Declaration reading, a 35-voice chorus performing Psalm of Joy, a traditional lovefeast, and a torchlight procession reenactment. Craft demonstrations by youth in Moravian dress and evening picnicking are planned. About 180 participants wear early Moravian attire.
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Winston-Salem
Old Salem
Salem Square
Home Moravian Church
Salem
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Springs Firm
Cinema Cafe
Amercia
Stoneman
Laura Wesson
Jamestown
High Point College
Nathaniel Hawthorne Wayside
Concord
Mass
Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences
Buffalo Historical Society Museum
Buffalo
N.Y
Martha
John Hamilton
New Museum
Art Richardson
Franklin
Jefferson
Hancock
By Faye Marks
Girls Haven
Jim Hawkins
Enterprise
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
Zenith
Piedmont Hearing Center
Sheraton Hotel
High Point, N.C
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