This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
25
Duke University will connect its Hospital and Hospital North with an automatic personal rapid transit system. Enclosed air cushion cars travel 25 mph, linking the two facilities in about 70 seconds. The elevated two-track guideway starts at ground level and rises to cross a ravine 1 200 feet north.
In district court presided by Judge Robert E. Cecil this week several defendants faced assaulting an officer charges. Joann M. Ballero received a one year suspended sentence with a $50 fine. James Olin Harvell drew 10 days in jail on a work program. Other cases included breaking and entering with nine months suspended and $75 fine for Johnny Ray Martin, larceny with 90 days suspended and $10 fine for Remona Graham Gains, and more in a series of misdemeanor and drug possession actions.
A public hearing at the New Courthouse in Lexington drew about one hundred residents to discuss Davidson County secondary road projects. The State Highway Dept maintained its initial paving priority list showing four routes needing paving: Tower Road Mountain Road Hunt Road and Jungle or Warf Road. Residents on Frank Hulin Road protested last year’s unpaved status due to two of 26 owners withholding right of way.
High Point public reception honors retiring teachers principals and district staff at the Administration Building on English Road June 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. Former superintendents and board members are recognized. At 8 p.m the central office will be dedicated to Dr Dean B Pruette who led the district 23 years. Portraits of Dr Pruette Dr Carroll and Dr Andrews will be hung in the board room and plaques of former board members displayed.
On Wednesday two Johnson Street School youths painted the interior of a school bus before being returned to the school and turned over to juvenile authorities. No damage estimate is listed. Police also dealt with multiple burglaries and several drug and theft incidents across the area.
Police and city officials urge President Carter to declare Kernersville a disaster after vandals released a mysterious chemical that killed nearly all fish in the town reservoir and threatened the water supply. Mayor Swisher said a request for 2 million dollars in emergency funds would finance a connecting water line to Winston-Salem as the 2,500 acre reservoir was damaged by Destructo Chemways Corp tanks released the harmful mixture.
Archdale officials expect a notice within days confirming a 60000 federal grant to convert 18 acres beside Muddy Creek off U S 311 into a city park. The land was donated by local oil dealer Bill Aldridge. The council plans a June 28 budget hearing and June 16 zoning revision public hearing. The sewer bond referendum date may be set for September 11 with fallback dates in November or spring.
A 15 year old Thomasville youth facing a juvenile court hearing for the Wednesday shooting death of Rockingham County man Richard W. Combs at his Greensboro Road home. Combs a Burlington Industries chemist, survived by a wife, four children and extended family. Funeral services set for St James Catholic Church in Hamlet.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.