Day Nurseries Approved by School Board in High Point
The High Point city school board authorized a federal contract of 22 144 to open day nurseries here with two centers planned within two weeks. Costs planned at 2 40 per week per child, with staffing including college graduates and a head teacher. Funding hinges on equipment money from the government and potential future centers as demand grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Credle
J. M. McGuinn
Charles F. Carroll
McGuinn
Public Schools
Park Street
WPA
Highland Mill
Credle
Charlotte
Thomasville
Reidsville
Ikin
Salisbury
Lexington
Elizabeth City
Credie
Greensboro
High Point School Board
Washington
Carroll
Clara Cox Homes
Daniel Brooks
James Credle
UTE
High Point
Charles Amos
Amos
Mrs Harriss 77 Former Resident Claimed By Death
Harriet J. Harriss 77 a well known Fayetteville former resident died at home after a two year illness. Born October 5 1865 in Carmel Indiana she was a daughter of Rev Thomas E and Nannie Hill Anderson. Survived by four daughters a son four sisters and a brother funeral services will be held Tuesday at 5 30 pm at Hay Street Methodist Church Fayetteville with burial in Fayetteville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet J. Harriss
Fayetteville
Carmel
Indiana
Thomas E
Nannie Hill Anderson
Frank M. Harriss
Mina
Cuma Harriss
L. P. Tyson
Carthage
Herman Campbell
Pinehurst
R. Preston Harriss
Baltimore
I. W. Thompson
Philadelphia
Penn
J. W. Johnson
Elizabeth City
J. C. Barker
High Point
S. M. Johnson
Walnut Cove
B. Frank Anderson
Washington, D. C
Hay Street Methodist Church
Fayette Ville
W. S. McKinney Promoted To Corporal In Patrol
W S McKinney a patrolman with the High Point office of the state highway patrol has been promoted to corporal and transferred to Elkin He will replace Corporal Lee Phillips who resigned July 1 to join the state bureau of investigation McKinney joined the patrol in 1935 and served in Salisbury before moving to High Point
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. McKinney
High Point
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Elkin
Corporal McKinney
Lee Phillips
State Bureau of Investigation
McKinney
Salisbury
City Budget Plan Includes $1.4 Million Figure and Raises Question
Acting City Manager Groved H. Jones announced the coming fiscal year's city budget would be about 1.4 million dollars. He and City Accountant Lake Crowe trimmed roughly 57 thousand from department requests, with no salary increase figure yet set and raises left to council consideration. Debts and postwar construction plans factor into the talk as committees prepare to review funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groved
H. Jones
High Point
Lake Crowe
Crowe
Jones
Koonce
Sedgefield horse show boosts High Point USO funds
The Sedgefield horse show raised 400 for the High Point USO, part of an 800 total so far with potential to hit 1,000 as the fiscal year ends in September. Treasurer T V Rochelle credited Mrs J F Hayden of the High Point committee and Mrs R C Boyce of the Greensboro Junior Woman's club for selling ads and tickets and thanked them for their efforts.
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High Point Uso
Sedgefield
Junior Woman's Club of
Greensboro
T. V. Rochelle
J. F. Hayden
High Point Committee
USC
R. C. Boyce
Junior Woman's Club
Rochelle
Hayden
Mengel Applies For City Manager Post
Mayor Arnold J. Koonce announced that C. W. Mengel of Raleigh has submitted formal application for the city manager position. Mengel, former Greensboro public works director, is president of the North Carolina section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and had been named as a likely candidate earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold J. Koonce
C. W. Mengel
Raleigh
Greensboro
Mengel
North Carolina
American Society of Civil Engineers
Hopewell Church Grounds Cleanup and Revival Planned
Hopewell Methodist Church invites members and friends to a Wednesday 8 a m grounds cleanup at the church and cemetery announced by Rev R F Honeycutt. A revival opens Sunday at 11 a m with assistance from his son Rev Jerome Honeycutt of Morehead City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell Methodist Church
R. F. Honeycutt
Jerome Honeycutt
Morehead City
Army Master Sergeant Charlie Parker Visits Local Family
Master Sergeant Charlie Parker US Army Air Corps arrived Sunday night to stay two weeks with his mother Mrs. A S Parker at Emerywood Court Apartments. Parker is stationed at Pendleton Field Oregon and will be on furlough during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies C. Parker
U. S. Army Air Corps
A. S. Parker
Emerywood Court Apartments
Sgt. Parker
Pendleton Field
Oregon
Six of Eight Fail Exam For Collector Job
The city civil service commission reported that only two of eight applicants passed the $200 city collector exam. C F Hornaday and R S Long were the only successful candidates, with a new exam to be posted soon. A three man eligible list for Blair Park golf pro was approved, and all three passed the test: Fred Sappenfield Avery Beck and Fred Sechrest Jr. Reese Snyder said the pro would be appointed after interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Civil Service Commission
C. F. Hornaday
Greensboro
R. S. Long
Lake Crowe
Blair Park
Fred Sappenfield
Avery Beck
Fred Sechrest, Jr
Parks and Recreation
Reese Snyder
Soviet Expedition Reports Ancient Human Bones Found
A Soviet expedition in the Crimea unearthed human bones described as about 40 000 years old. The find signals a very early modern human presence in the region, suggesting long standing habitation and ancient migration patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimea
State Allots $21,445 For Street Upkeep
Mayor Arnold J. Koonce announced that the state highway and public works commission allocates 21,445 for next fiscal year street maintenance and construction. The funds split into 8,942 for state route maintenance 4,135 for county roads 7,663 for construction and 705 for signs. State forces will handle US 311 work, with new projects needing highway commission approval and bids required for private contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold J. Koonce
T. A. Burton
State Highway and Public Works
Burton
T. C. Kirkman
Highway Commission
Pollock Appointed To Tville School Board
Sim L. Pollock, a local ice and coal dealer, was named to the Thomasville school board at the city council meeting, replacing Rev J A Palmer. Reappointed members include Dr R K Farrington Mrs W E Tomlinson Robert C Rapp and Austin Elliott Sr. W G Hinkle resigns from the zone adjustment board with no immediate successor announced. The meeting also announced city employees will receive ten days’ vacation annually instead of seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Sim L. Pollock
Pollok
J. A. Palmer
R. K. Farrington
W. E. Tomlinson
Robert C. Rapp
Austin Elliott
W. G
Arrest of Annie Hopkins on lottery books charges
Police report Annie Hopkins, 62, was jailed on $200 bond for possession of lottery books. Address listed as Fast Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negress
Annie Hopkins
Fast Broad Street
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St. Joseph
Peele
Gov. Co
W. Cecil
N. Main
Mrs. Harriss
Javier Ste
USO
Sgt. Parker Here
Sicily
United Nations
Associated Press
Owi
Algiers
Sicly
U. S. Army Signal Corps
U. S
Pollock
T’ville
RIA Aby
Nat Walker
Fyel
Walgreen
Uby
S. Main ST
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Pereseal Products
Tex
Parker - Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Winston-Salem
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