Election Board Opens Offices Ahead of July 23 Liquor Referendum
High Point officials begin processing registration for a liquor referendum set for July 23. The county building houses the election headquarters with Dor othy Glaesner announcing active contact and readiness. Utley notes no new registration needed for the referendum under permanent registration, but updates and new registrations accepted. Only City of High Point voters and Point Township residents registered by July 8 are eligible. Roughly 17 000 Point Township voters exist. Wet and dry factions plan campaign structures to be unveiled tomorrow.
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Local Election Board
Oda
Dorothy Glaesner
Arthur Utley
High Point Elections Board
Utley
Yo Point
Point Township
Express Drivers Receive National Safety Council Awards
National Safety Council Safe Driver awards are given to eight local Express drivers at a YMCA dinner. John T. Moore tops with 18 faultless years. other honorees include Hensley 8 years, Koonts 9, plus 10 and 12 year recipients.
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National Safety Council
Arthur Press Agene Kirkman
YMCA
Ency
State Highway Patrol
John T. Moore
Co. D. Hensley
Ae G . Koonts
Mckee
Golving
Aera Ke
L. Oe Presit Tiwa Xpress Agency
Ned Dea
Express Agency
Anesthesia Specialist Joins Memorial Hospital Staff
Dr. Helen Elizabeth Hall, a Meredith College and Medico training graduate, arrived from Durham to serve as a staff anesthesia specialist at Memorial Hospital. Administrator W. R. Peters notes she offers patient options between nurse anesthetists and a physician anesthesiologist.
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Helen Elizabeth Hall
Memorial Hospital
W. R. Peters
Hall
High Point
Durham
Meredith
Medicton
S. C
Hostal
Veteran's Hospital
Peters
Hillcrest Manor
Pts
Learn To Swim Campaign Opens At Y Tomorrow
YMCA announces its Learn to Swim program starting tomorrow with intensive instruction for local boys and girls. Classes run 7 am to 1 pm daily with boys in the morning and girls in the afternoon. More than 700 children are enrolled and James E work secretary will assist. Jane Harrigan and 16 girls will direct the girls classes. The program is part of United Fund support.
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YMCA
Yee
James E
Snog Jane Harrigan
United Fundion
Crash Demonstration Shown To Civitan Luncheon
A film at a Sheraton luncheon, made with Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, shows how a car impact multiplies force on passengers. It uses a cutaway model and simulates 25 to 20 mph crashes to reveal injuries, underscoring the value of safety belts.
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Civitan
Sheraton
Aeronautical Laboratory
Cornell University
Stokes Salley
Fim
Lotte
Millard
le Strickland
Davidson County Schools to Hire Sixteen Teachers
Lexington reports Davidson County will add sixteen teachers this fall due to higher student attendance. County superintendent Paul F. Evans cites a notice from the State Department of Public Instruction. Schools gaining new staff include Arcadia elementary Welcome elementary North Davidson High Hasty High Pilot elementary Fair Grove elementary Fairgrove elementary and high Davis Townsend High Silver Valley elementary Denton Southmont and Linwood elementary.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Paul F. Evans
Evans
den of Public Instruction
Seigh
Arcadia
Welcome
North Davidson
Hasty High
Pilot
Fair Grove
Fairgrove
Davis- Townsend
Silver Valley
Denton
Southmont
Linwood
Alternate Second-Ward School Site Studied By School Heads
High Point officials negotiate for about 4 acres on the northeastern city edge for a new elementary school. Capus Waynick owns the land. price not disclosed. Other northeast sites are under study. Welch property on Montheu Ave remains the board’s first choice for a second ward school. condemnation was started last year. City participation in development is being discussed but no commitments made. A Junior High may be added in 1959 60 with Welch still favored for the site pending court action.
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High Point
New
Capus Waynick
Waynick Rty
JR. Welch
Montheu Ave
Waynick
Lexington Ave
Wagonick
Mew
Temperature Drops as Rain Washes City
A rain washed day brings cooler air to High Point with a brief forecast for mostly fair and cool conditions through Thursday. Today's high was expected near 80 degrees, with a forecasted high of 82 tomorrow and a low tonight around 52 degrees.
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High Point
315 Register For YMCA Swimming
Registrations in the YMCA Free Leave to Swim Campaign begin Thursday morning at 9:00. Jack Narriz director and instructor says eight aides will conduct classes each morning at thirty minute intervals. Non-swimmers have been notified of their class time and are urged to be present at least fifteen minutes before their session.
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YMCA
Jack Narriz
Seven Seniors Earn Max Rones Scholarship Honors at H High
Seven High Point High School seniors graduate with all-A records this year the largest group ever to receive the Max Rones Scholarship Medal for sustained academic excellence Dr Max Rones has awarded engraved medals to top students for three decades Principal D P Whitey notes the class of 1955 as unusually high in scholastic achievement with 47 students earning averages above 92 of 312 graduates 153 girls and 159 boys are listed among the honorees including Sally-Ann Bonner Marlin Star Jean Nes Morris Embler Anita Eagle Joe Jones Betty Adams Stanford Newnam Via Cox and others
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High Point High School
Max Rones
D. P. Whitey
Sally — Ann Bonner
Marlin
Jean
Piedmont VFW Members to Attend State Encampment
Six Piedmont Post 1960 veterans will represent the post at the state VFW encampment in Durham this weekend. Commander C. L. Lord and Roy Graham lead the group with Suttenfield Wade Potts and Bill Walker attending. A parade Saturday morning followed by a banquet and dance that evening are on the schedule.
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Piedmont Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Durham
C. L. Lord
Roy Graham
C. F. Suttenfield
R. L. Wade
T. C. Potts
Bill Walker
Barbera A Willard Receives Delta Sorority Scholarship
Barbera A Willard of High Profst, a University of North Caroline student, is noted as a recipient of the Delta Evens/Senolarship during the university's T64st commencement exercises.
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Barbera A. Willard
High
University of North Caroline
Delta
Delta Delta
Nine Area Residents Naturalized in Greensboro Ceremony
Nine foreign born residents from High Point and Thomasville were part of a group of 89 sworn in as American citizens in Middle District Federal Court Greensboro. Wilson Warlick of Newton presided, declaring the nation the greatest under God as he welcomed new citizens including Jean Calvert Farlow England Sevasti Karadimas Greece Alfred Henry Kimble England Athanasios Harry Kot Greece Yen Tom Poland James Alex K 5 John Czarnecki Alfred Poppe Poland.
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High Point
Thomasville
Middle District Federal Court
Greensboro
Wilson Warlick
Newton Pres
Jean Calvert Farlow
England
Sevasti Karadimas
Greece
Alfred Henry Kimble
Athanasios Harry Kot
Yen Tom
Charahalios Jzens
James Alex K 5
John Czarnecki
Alfred Poppe
Poland
Warlick
Insurance Agent Honored by Company for Service
Sadonnaire at Peterson Standard Life Co. received a five year emblem from the company in recognition of his services. Reynolds was presented the emblem by District Manager Fred D. Stallings. He has completed Life Underwriters training and attended multiple company schools and a UNC seminar.
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Sadonnaire
Peterson Standard Life Co
Com
Reynolds
Fred D. Stallings
Mana
Home Office
Tra
Career User's School
Greensboro
University of North Carolina
Paving Starts On Local Superhighway Link Progress Report
Road work on the Groome Town to Greensboro corridor advances with base layers laid and final asphalt soon. Section near High Point by Propst Construction Co. aims to open two lanes within two weeks if weather holds, tying into Durham and Raleigh.
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Durham
Raleigh
Propst ‘Construction Co
Concord
Groome
Oreenabewres
Mrs FDR To Speak Tonight At World Council Institute
Eleanor Roosevelt will address a session of the World Council committee with Dr Richard Hardolph of Woman's College serving as institute dean. The event continues through the week and closes with a final session tonight.
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Mrs. Fdr
Eleanor Roosevelt
Pupils From Oak View School Tour Railroad Yard
Fourth and fifth graders from Oak View School visited Spencer on a railroad trip. They rode the turntable, sat in the cab, and heard a diesel horn during the outing.
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Oak View School
Spencer
Prayer for Today Celebrates Earth and Sky Beauty
A brief devotional item honors the beauty of the earth and the splendor of the sky as part of today’s daily prayers. The text expresses gratitude for nature’s gifts and invites reflection.
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