Vocational Education Work Described For TV Repairmen
Garland Hoke of Durham outlined a state wide program for TV and radio repairmen. The NC Federation of Electronics Associations and the Vocational Education Department sponsor courses and qualification cards. Courses are underway in Durham and Jamestown with plans for Greensboro and Hickory and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Hoke
Durham
North Carolina Federation of Electronics Associations
Jamestown
High Point Radio and TV Technicians “Association
High Point Radio and TV
N. C
Hoke
Guilford County
Greensboro
Hickory
State
Joseph Warren
High Point Association
Youth Delegate Named From Western North Carolina Conference
Miss Gail Trimnal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Trimnal, Route 2, chosen as youth delegate from the Aeioan District of the Meth Hist Church for the Youth and Missions Conference at Lake Junaluska. Conference runs July 17 to 23 with missionaries addressing sessions. she will represent Methodist people from Davidson, Forsyth, and Randolph counties among 11 delegates from the Western North Carolina Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Gail 1
Trimnal
Route 2
Methodist Assembly
Lake Junaluska
John
Orion N. Hutchinson Jr
Kenneth M. Johnson
Board of Missions
The
Methodist Church
New York
Philadelphia
Miss Trimnal
Grove Methodist Church
Fairlie High School
Methodist Vena
Davidson
Randolph
Service Station Permit Issued for Thomasville Site
Standard Oil Co. received a building permit for a new service station at the northeast corner of E Sunrise and Raw Streets in Thomasville. The plan features a block building at an estimated cost of 14500, approved after zoning board adjustments to permit use of the property despite space shortfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Standard Oil Co
E. Sunrise
Raw
W. R. Owen
Owen
Oil Company
Bids Sought for 34.84 Miles of Highway Surfacing
The State Highway Department in Raleigh issued a bid request for 34.84 miles of surfacing on Highway 49 from a point southwest of its intersection with Highway 64 west Ashebore to the Davidson area. The notice calls for bids yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamong
State Highway Department
Raleigh
Ashebore
Davidson
Talent Search Entry Deadline for Woman's Club
Mrs. C. G. Macintosh announces the annual Talent Search deadline August 24. Entries must be mailed to Chairman Talent Search High Point. Auditions are set for August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
C. G. Macintosh
High Point
Market furniture samples arriving for Southern Furniture Market
Samples for the Southern Furniture and Rug Market arriving at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building for the week of June 29. Buyers from the Carolinas and across the southeast will attend as truck arrivals rise from 10 to 50 per day before the market. Workers scale from five to 25 during peak periods as samples are unloaded at the new Wrenn Street Wing or via the South Wing elevator, the largest in the Southeast.
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Southern Furniture and Bug
Southern Furniture Exposition
High Point
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Florida
West Virginia
Tennessee
Maryland
Alabama
Kentucky
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Louisiana
New Wrenn Street
Thomasville Delegates Named for Boys State
Thomasville High School rising seniors Larry Leonard and Donnie Jones were chosen as delegates to Boys State for North Carolina. The event runs June 14 to June 21 at Chapel Hill, sponsored by the North Carolina Department of the American Legion with local Post support from Harry B. Finch. Leonard and Jones are sons of E E Leonard and C P Jones respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Larry Leonard
Donnie Jones
Thomasville High School
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Legion
Paul Harris
Harry B. Finch
Leonard
E. E. Leonard
Haywood Street
Jones
C. P. Jones
Cox Avenue
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post to hold Sunday paper drive
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Archdale will conduct a paper drive Sunday. The drive will canvass Bakerton Allen Jay Trinity Archdale Fairmont Park and Burton Street Extension communities and will begin at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Archdale
Bakertown
Allen Jay
Trinity
Fairmont Park
Burton Street
Neighborhood Party at Goldston Park Highlights Local Voices
Harry Bell spoke at a park party introduced by Genevieve Moore. Singers Linda May McDaniel Delores Lee Purdue and Brenda Kay Hines performed while Fred Ruppenthal directed games. Randy Long won, and Mrs. W. P. Durland supervised refreshments for 20 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bell
Goldston Park
Bell
Genevieve Moore
Linda May McDaniel
Delores Lee Purdue
Brenda Kay Hines
Fred Ruppenthal
Randy Long
W. P. Durland
Day Center Explained To Civitans
Day Center for mentally retarded children was shown to High Point Civitan Club members. Director Mrs. P F DeSaix presented colored slides on activities and techniques. Center started 1955 and joined United Fund in 1957 with state funding of $33 monthly per child. Gerald Winfred introduced her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Civitan Club
P. F. DeSaix
United Fund Agency
Man Improves After Suicide Attempt In Thomasville
Willie Holly 63, of Church Street, was reported progressing satisfactorily by a physician after a suicide attempt yesterday around noon. He had been in poor health for years and was found bleeding in the front room of the Thomas Funeral Home after a shot passed through his left breast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Church Street
Willie Holly
Holly
Elwood Thomas
Thomas
Thomas Funeral Home
Hasty Lions Present Two With Awards
At the Hasty Lions Club meeting presided by Richard Crouch, Russell Marshall received an award for outstanding service as deputy governor and Henry Eagle earned for secretarial duties. The program featured a film about Industries for the Blind. Reports from the New Bern state convention were shared, and home fire alarm sales were noted as successful. The group served coffee and doughnuts with $50 donated to the North Carolina Eye Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Hasty Lions Club
Richard Crouch
Russell Marshall
Henry Eagle
New Bern
Fred Saintsing
Warren Bristow
North Carolina Eye Bank
Man Shot Injuries Describe Break in Bullet Path
The report states bullets damaged only the body path while the man’s heart remained uninjured. A pistol allegedly used by Holly was found on the floor beside the couch. Police indicate the shooting occurred around 12 45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly
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