Building Permits Reflect Rising Construction Activity
High Point building activity shows a continued upswing as the building inspector lists several new permits. Deal Investment Co. receives a 79000 for a Brevard Road manufacturing site with J. W. Coltrane named as contractor.
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High Point
Deal Investment Co
Brevard Road
J. W. Coltrane
South High Point
B. E. Vaughan
Spring Garden Street
H. A. Millis
L. M. Beal
Walnut Street
Crops Are Good in Piedmont Farmland Amid Varied Rain
County agents report generally good Piedmont agriculture with excellent hay crops due to cool sunny spring weather. Randolph's Ben Jenking Willard Kimrey of Guilford and Carl Bernhardt of Davidson praise the hay harvest and curing conditions across their counties.
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Piedmont
Ben Jenking
Randolph
Willard Kimrey
Guilford
Carl
Bernhardt
Davidson County
Yadkin College
Linwood
Reeds
Jenkins
Kimery
Man bound over for years old cutting affray at VFW
Harold Douglas Coble, 23, of High Point, jailed after July 1960 dance incident at the VFW where Deputy I B Walker was cut. Coble faced charges from drunkenness to assault with a razor, bond set at $5,000, and he was later picked up on federal unlawful flight charges. Other cases: Becky Pruitt bound over on false pretense. John Hamilton convicted of transporting whisky with sentence suspended. Trujillo and Porterfield fined for liquor violations.
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Harold Douglas Coble
Walker High Point
Coble
I. B. Walker
VFW
Lawrence Davis
Virginia
Cobl
FBI
Winston-Salem
Becky Pruitt
Ward Street
Byron Haworth
Pruitt
Bobby Gene Craver
Craver
L. J. Boyd
Boyd
Ft. Bragg
Gilbert J. Trujillo
Trujillo
Ray Scott
W. Russell Street
Scott
Dennis Elwood Porterfield
South ‘Road
Slum Area Fearful Over Pending Leonard Street Housing Plan
City council postponed action on a Leonard Street housing project amid fears it could create a slum area if utilities are lacking. They urged a thorough city services check and promoter unit counts before any decision, deferring despite planning and zoning commissions recommending approval.
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Leonard Street
Meredith
Charles
Roger Edwards
City Planning and Zoning Commission
City Board of Adjustment
Guilford County
Froelich Elected To Bank Board
City Councilman and business man Jake H. Froelich Jr. was elected a director of Central Savings Bank. Board Chairman M. H. Folger praised Froelich’s civic contributions and wide interests. He was named Young Man of the Year 1959 and leads Emerywood Country Club as president while serving as United Fund PR chairman and Rotary member. Other board members include Folger and several local executives.
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Jake H. Froelich Jr
Central Savings Bank
M. H. Folger
Froelich
High Point
Emerywood Country Club
The
United Fund
Rotary Club
Jake Froelich
Central Savings Board
Folger
Sanders Dallas
Delos Hedgecock
W. J. Frazier
R. D. Meisky
R. S. Folger
High Point Fire Toll Rises With Deliberate Blazes
Fire losses in High Point through May total 742,086 with two deaths. A 16 year old, James Franklin, is held for trial in fires at Bay Street School Star Finance Co and Snider Printing. May accounted for most losses and three fires were blamed on arson.
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High Point
James Franklin
Bay Street School
Star Finance Co
Snider Printing
Bay Street
Emma Blair
Soap Box Derby Hopefuls Named For July Races
David B Montgomery 14 of E Farriss Ave runs in Jaycee Derby. Brad T Barber 13 of Centennial Ave competes in High Point Derby. Ronnie E Bryant 12 of Woodview Dr drives in High Point Derby. All are students at Northeast Junior High or Oakview School with hobbies in sports, camping, wood carving, and model making.
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David B. Montgomery
Benjamin R. Montgomery
E. Farriss Avenue
Jaycee
David
Northeast Junior High School
Brad T. Barber
Fred C. Barber
Centennial Avenue
Brad
Oakview School
Ronnie
Temperature Heads For 90 In Region
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered showers on Wednesday. Highs near 90 degrees are expected tomorrow with tonight’s low around 70. Thursday should be similar with continued warmth and widely scattered showers across the region.
Prayer for the day of quiet reflection from a Brooklyn minister
The piece asks for blessing through silent ministry to hear divine guidance and find rest and healing amid life’s tensions. Alfred Grant Walton of Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church in Brooklyn, N Y signs the prayer.
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Jesus Christ
Alfred Grant Walton
Brooklyn, N. Y
Flatbush- Tompkins Congregational Church
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Northwood
Montlieu Avenue
Boundary Street
Low
Montlieu
Johnson Street
Tomlinson
Art Richardson
S. E. Howard
Woodrow Avenue
Martha H. Malynaux
W. Rotary Drive
S. Main Street
Robert C. Malphis
E. State Street
Austin C. Smith
Guyer Street
J. Robert Conner
Larkin Street
Braxton Younts Enterprise
Wrnter
Davis
Hamilton
Paul E. Coble
Tabor Street
Tommy Demas
Demas
High Point Enterprise
Jake Froelich JR
Soapbox Derby
Ronnie E. Bryant
Mrs
Robert E
Bryant
Woodview Drive
Will
Ronnie E, Bryant
Adams Ywca
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