Woman Responds to Junk Mail In Letters To Companies
A personal essay recounts efforts to curb summer junk mail with humorous letters to marketers. The writer describes canned responses offering coat of arms and chalet offers while noting unsolicited samples and the burden of mail. The piece uses a light tone to critique mailing lists and marketing tactics.
Bid Opening Scheduled for High Point Mental Health Center Furniture
Guilford County will open bids for office furniture for the new High Point mental health center on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Administration Building. Jenee Smith, county purchasing agent, said the bids cover furniture for the N. Wrenn Street project housed in the former Employment Security Commission building. The building is being prepared by county workers. no downtown opening date has been set. The unit currently occupies a Montheu Avenue dwelling beside the health department office.
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Greensboro
High Point
Jenee Smith
Guilford County
Smith
N. Wrenn Street
Employment Security Commission
Guilford County Administration
Board of Commissioners
Mental Health Department
Montheu Avenue
Health Department
Piedmont Natural Gas Declares 30 Cents Dividend
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share. The payment will be made September 15 to holders of record as of August 26 in Charlotte.
County Officials Attend National Association of Counties Meet
Guilford County officials will attend the annual NACo conference in Atlanta Georgia this week. County Manager John Witherspoon says Commissioners Dale Montgomery Richard Maxwell Robert Shaw and Percy Sears will participate along with staff Annie Parham Ralph Walker Thomas Cashwell Mark Stewart and Dr Sarah Morrow. Witherspoon will speak at a Tuesday workshop on budgeting for urban counties and Sears and Witherspoon serve on NACo committees.
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Greensboro
Board of Commissioners
Guilford County
National Assoc. of
Atlanta
John Witherspoon
Dale Montgomery
Richard Maxwell
Robert Shaw
Percy Sears
Witherspoon
Annie Parham
Board of
Ralph Walker
Thomas Cashwell
Register of Deeds
Mark Stewart
Sarah Morrow
Association
Sears
Outboard Motor Stolen From Thomasville Home
Larry Thayer of Nance Drive reported a theft of an outboard motor and fishing gear in Thomasville. The missing items were valued at $300.
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Thomasville
Liberty Drive
Jess Willard Cook
Cook
Coy Payne
Payne
Martinsville, In
Larry Thayer
Nance Drive
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