High Point historian Mrs. R. K. Stewart profiled
Mrs. R K Stewart is celebrated for over 50 years of active involvement in High Point affairs and for deep local historical knowledge. She traces lineage to Methodist ministers, notes her late first husband J J Farriss’ role as former editor of The Enterprise, and recalls family ties to the Battle of Petersburg and the Crater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Idol
Stewart
High Point
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise
J. J. Farriss
Enterprise
Methodist Church
Franklin H. Wood
Randolph County
Methodist Conference
Cape Hatteras
Morgantown
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Wadesboro
Durham
Trinity
Nannie Carr Wood
Wilmington
Fifth Street Methodist Church
Julian S. Carr
Carr
Passing Of A Ship In Mid Atlantic By Editor
An editor’s outlook describes a cruise liner sailing south of regular lanes from Madeira toward Bermuda and New York. The piece contrasts a captain’s disciplined rituals with the ship as a floating resort, detailing classes, staff, and passengers aboard the 683 foot hull voyage.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Mid-Atlantic
Mediterranean
Madeira
Bermuda
New York
New World
Europe
Bank debate fuels Raleigh hearing on Wachovia Catawba branch
A detailed Wachovia funded economic study of Catawba County is filed with the State Banking Commission amid a dispute over a fifth bank in the county. Hearings in Raleigh Wednesday will draw supporters and opponents from Catawba as the debate over the Wachovia application continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickes
Catawba County
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
State Banking Commission
Piedmont
Catawba
Randolph
Robeson
Iredell
Alamance
Raleigh
Wachovia
North Carolina Forest Resources Drive Industry Growth
The furniture, paper, and lumber sectors in North Carolina push forest restoration and conservation. In 1958 NC furniture bought 354 million board feet, with 46 percent from local sources. Growth includes seedlings for farmers, pine and hardwood production, and improved lumber processing boosting regional economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South
Southeastern Forest Experiment
Piedmont
The
North Carolina Forestry Assn
United States Forest Service
Thomasville Scene: Marriage and Charity Milestones
Joe Gordon prepares for July 22 wedding to Enid Clodfelter as his bachelor years end. Charity and Children marks 75 years of Baptist Homes work, with Mills Home roots, a 55 000 circulation, and a modern half million plant. The issue also notes blue downtown art and Colonial Country Club buyout discussions with member financing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Joe Gordon
Joe
Chamber of Commerce
Enid Clodfelter
Charity and Children
Baptist Children's Homes of
North Carolina
Mills Home
John H. Mills
The
Homes
John Roberts
Archibald Johnson
John Arch McMillan
J. Marie Grant
Mills
Albert Beck Jr
Rain Shortage Weathers Piedmont Tobacco and Crops
Piedmont farmers report a dry spell after recent rains with tobacco plants near surface roots and fears of poor yields if rain does not return. Some growers have begun pulling crops while others wait, and overall field looks promising despite dryness.
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Piedmont
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R. K. Stewart
Dr. Wood
Frances Elizabeth Pearce
Petersburg
Battles
Crat
Robert Jackson
New Orleans
Winston - Salem
Greensboro College
Wood
Trinity College
Pioneer Citizen
Emerywood Studio
Connecticut
Nares Deep
Ambassador
College Presi
Naples
Genoa
William Shires
Connor Vick
Wilson
Democratic Executive Committee
Vick
Ae Aem
Solomon
Job
Steller
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Robert
Howard Doyle
Statesville
Mars
Santa
Blue Man
Colonial Country Club
Bonnie
Jamestown
Charley Turner
Deep River
Oakdale
Clyde Wilkerson
Guil Rand Fire Department
Clyde
Florence
S. C
Carolina
Braxton
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