Fire damages metal building tied to railroad and textile firm
A large metal clad structure on W Green Drive suffered heavy fire damage Friday afternoon. Owned by the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad and used by John Banks Textile Co. for waste cloth storage, the blaze started while workers tried to cut scale with a torch. No injuries were reported. Firefighters said sparks ignited stacked cloth about 15 feet high as the roof began to fail and the walls buckled.
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W. Green Drive
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
John Banks Textile Co
H. L. Thompson
Thompson
Employees Seek Rebates From Marsh Furniture Case
A civil action filed in the Superior Court seeks 320000 in a class action on behalf of Marsh Furniture Co employees dating back to 1958 or 1968. Plaintiffs accuse Marsh of diverting New York Life insurance rebates to company use instead of distributing them to workers and dependents. They also allege a 100000 policy rebate was improperly allocated amid a terminated plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk of Superior Court
E. C Moorefield
Jimmy Morrison
Blondie Millikin
Johnnie Mae Jackson
Betty Helmstetler
James Archie
Marsh Furniture Co
Centennial Street
Marsh
New York Life
New York Life Insurance
City Board To Receive CETA Aid
GREENSBORO The High Point Board of Education will gain 17 new classroom aides and nine coordinators under a Guilford County CETA extension. Tenure covers July 1 to Jan 31 with $190,741 funding 34 positions. Some existing CETA posts will continue. others will be phased out June 30.
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Greensboro
High Point Board of Education
Guilford County
City
Former worker sues The Evergreens over dismissal
Emory M. Wilmer files in U.S. Middle District Court a $25 000 loss wages and $100 000 for willful deprivation of rights suit against The Evergreens Inc and administrator C James Blanchard. He alleges dismissal on Sept 7 1974 after reporting a leaking roof and threatening to inform newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
U.S
the Evergreens, Inc
Emory M. Wilmer
C James Blanchard
Wilmer
Blanchard
Hold Up Report: Robbery After Hitchhike Ends At Lounge
A High Point man gave a stranger a ride from Handy Dandy Restaurant to the Brass Lantern lounge on Westchester Drive. The suspect pulled a knife, robbed him of a pistol and car key, then fled in a cab after an altercation. Other thefts and break ins are reported in the area with various items stolen and property damaged.
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High Point
Nixon Fann Roland
Burton Avenue
Handy Dandy
English Road
Brass Lantern
Westchester Drive
Roland
High Point Memorial Hospital
Lester Ganzy
Park Street
Woman Sentenced In Husband's Killing
Brenda Collins Pike 25 of Greensboro was sentenced to 7 10 years after conviction of involuntary manslaughter for the Aug 24 1975 shooting death of her husband Bill Pike 28 His body was found in a mobile home on Kentmere Road ruled shot with a .22 pistol In related Superior Court action Darrell Dunlap 21 of High Point received 18 24 months for harassing telephone calls Robert Lee Young 37 of College Drive got two years active for misdemeanor breaking and entering with probation upon release Russell Warner 21 of Lexington drew two years suspended plus probation for misdemeanor larceny
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Brenda Collins Pike
Rt. 1
Greensboro
Darrell Lee Dunlap
High Point
Mak
Davidson County
Bicentennial Costume Winners At Fourth Street Event
Dressed for a Bicentennial event participants wore historical costumes during a Friday display. The group included Lou Bertha Robin Dorothy Little Viola McCullum and Zena Zett. Members from the First Methodist Church feeding program and YWCA day care attended. Prizes were awarded for best Bicentennial costumes.
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Fourth Street
YWCA
Lou Bertha Robin
Dorothy Little
Viola McCullum
Zena Zett
First Methodist Church
Plans For Special Commission Set To Revise State School Law
A Renfrow Commission seeks to rewrite North Carolina school law with proposals to merge districts, possibly abolish statewide elected superintendent, tighten teacher certification, create a Discipline Hall, raise reading standards, and test students to measure outcomes. Final decisions await the 1977 General Assembly.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Ed Renfrow
D Johnston
State Board of Education
High Point Enterprise Page 2A
An archival page note from the High Point Enterprise indicates content and layout on page 2A. The brief mentions continuing stories, classifieds, and local briefs typical of the daily edition.
Injured Youth Satisfactory After Car Run-Over
Five year old Sebastian Lee Colson of West Avenue was listed in satisfactory condition in the intensive care unit at High Point Memorial Hospital after being hit by a car at 9 10 p m Friday. He ran from behind a parked car near EF Commerce Avenue and Meredith Street into the path of Mamie Macon Shaw of Woodbury Street. No charges were lodged. Another boy Christopher Richard Coleman four of Westchester Drive was injured when hit by a car Thursday at 4 47 p m. He said he and two friends were sitting on a curb in a parking lot near his home when he crossed the lot and started running. He saw the car driven by Lenora Smith Gregory at Westchester coming but he thought he had time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastian Lee Colson
West Avenue
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point
EF Commerce Avenue
Meredith Street
Mamie Macon Shaw
Woodbury Street
Christopher Richard Coleman
Westchester Drive
Coleman
Lenora Smith Gregory
Westchester
High Point Enterprise Ad Rates and Postal Notice
An independent High Point newspaper announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. The notice lists prices for various plans and states AP affiliation, mailing details, and delivery arrangements.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Group Insurance
Blaze
Sonny Hedgecock
Clinton Street
Luther Freeman
Walter J. Wright
Leonard Avenue
James Olin Shuskey
Eastchester Drive
Mary Ann Ford
Taylor Avenue
Ms. Ford
Barbara Allen
Anaheim Street
Harold Walls
Sinclair Avenue
Walls
Horace Hulun
Pennington Street
S. Main Street
Pennington
Eddie Arnold Henderson
Waverly Street
James Douglas Hunt
Randolph Street
Mary Ella Rankin
Rt. 3
Trinity
Art Richardson
Renfrew Commission
House Committee On Education
Thomas B Hunter
Richmond
High Point Enterprise
Estapasned
Tetle
High Point Enterprise Inc
Church Avenue
Associated Press
Carter Waly
AP News
Post
High Point N.C
Gessers and Distributors
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Waerd
Netone
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