Merchants Honor Leaders At Annual Meeting
Hundreds of merchants gathered for food and fellowship to honor leaders and hear Stephen A. Douglas of Kroger. C. W. Patterson Jr. received Man of the Year. J. W. Gordon earned a special unselfish service award for three years as a state director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W
Pat) Patterson Jr
High Point Enterprise
Merchants Association
J. W Gordon
Alexanders, Inc
Stephen A. Douglas
Kroger Co
Kroger
Paxton C. Judge
Seees Oe
Vance Kester
George W. Dowdy
Charlotte
National Retail Merchants Association
Kester
J. W. Gordon
Dick Culler
Patterson
Thompson Greenwood
State Association
Earl Leonard
Clyde Campbell
C. W. Patterson Jr
J . Gordon
Victor Harllee
H. G. Siderton Sr
C. W Patterson Jr
Jack Southerland
H. N. Williard
William A. Anderson
Robert Latta
Norman Schwartz
Jess
Patsy Tours Rural French Towns During European Trip
Patricia Caughman describes a three day work break for U S guides in Europe. She visits Limoges to see Haviland china, then La Roche a tiny village, meeting two seven tied ladies in a thatched cottage. The trip continues through Loire valley chateaux including La Ferte and ends with a Brussels return meeting Dr Shirley Rivers and Norman Heckler family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Limoges
Paris
China
Hotel de Ville
America
la Roche
Brussels
Loire Valley
la Ferte
Chateau
Shirley Rivers
Norman Heckler
High Point
Patsy
Piedmont Firms Plan Week-Long July Fourth Closings
Sixteen members of Piedmont Associated Industries will close for a week around July 4. Adams-Millis Burlington Throwing Heritage Furniture Myrtle Desk National Springs High Point Thomasville firms and others listed plan full week closures or long weekends. Duke Power and HPT&D will close only on the Fourth. Alma Desk Henley Paper and Snow Lumber take a long weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Associated Industries, Inc
C. T. Latimer Jr
Myrtle Desk Co
Latimer
Adams-Millis Corp
Burlington Throwing Co
Colony Tables, Inc
Heritage Furniture, Inc
Highland Cotton Mills
National Springs Corp
North Carolina
Schoonbeck Co
Thayer Coggin, Inc
High Point
Thomasville
Erwin Lambeth, Inc
Duke Power Co
Hpt&d Railroad Co
Alma Desk Co
Henley Paper Co
Snow Lumber Co
Drunk Driving Charge Hits Lexington Hotel Manager
Joe Ardith Ellison, 40, a Lexington hotel manager, was arrested on a drunk driving charge by the highway patrol on Green Street. He posted bond for trial set for July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Joe Ardith Ellison
Lexington
Highway Patrol
Green Street
CD Chief Seeks Civic Backing for Evacuation and Fingerprint Plans
Civil defense head George Spinnett seeks broad support from High Point groups for pre emergency air raid drills and fingerprinting of city schoolchildren. Two organizations endorsed the plan this week, while a May board meeting delayed further discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense Office
High Point
George Spinnett
William A. Tomlinson
Spinnett
Civil Defense
Woman's Auxiliary
VFW Post
High Point Ae Association
Ray Street
Tomlinson
Union Hill School
Union
Union Hill
Cloverdale
Pair Competing In Three Day Tennis Meet
Thomasville youths Rock Teague and Paul Finch head to Southern Pines for a three day state Jaycee tennis tournament. Teague will chase the singles title and join Finch for doubles. both are on the Thomasville high school tennis team under J C C sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Rock Teague
Paul Finch
Southern Pines
Teague
Finch
Memoo
Eta
Thomasville Junior Chamber of Commerce
Percy Craven
Greensboro High Point Airport opens with new terminal
The Greensboro High Point Airport Authority plans a July 1 open house for the new million dollar terminal. Governor Hodges and other officials will attend a pre opening dinner for about 78 guests, with public tours scheduled after July 1. The ceremony is informal and the airport will transfer operations from the old to the new building between two flights. The terminal features an architectural arm for boarding and a self service baggage system to speed luggage claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Greensboro-High Point
Luther Hodges
Carl Durham
Sam Ervin
Everett Jordan
Piedmont
Eastern
Capitol
High Point
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
J. T. Martin
Airport Authority
Ruby Porter
Ed Royal
R. C. Crocker
Kenneth Brugh
Piedmont Airlines
Louisville
Wilmington
Eastern Air Lines
Charlotte
Chicago
Cooling Trend Clocks In With Cloudy Skies This Weekend
Airport weather bureau signals cooler weekend ahead with clearing soon but lingering clouds. Forecasts show Thursday cloudy but warmer, today’s high near 86, tonight’s low around 68, last night at 62. Five day projections expect temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal with about an inch of rain on Thursday and again Monday.
Antique Radiators Stolen From Cranford Garage
George Crawford of Fair Grove Forest reported in Thomasville that two antique auto radiators vanished from a Cranford garage on Randolph Street during the night of June 10. One radiator fit a Hupmobile and the other a Model T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
George Crawford
Fair Grove Forest
Dave Hinkle
Randolph Street
Cranford
Looted Safe Found In Randolph Woods
Two High Point fishermen discover a demolished safe dumped near a remote two acre lake in Randolph County after thieves cut open the box and stole most of its contents from Evans Pharmacy on N Main Street. A leather pouch and scattered records helped identify the victim shop and prompted police to pursue multiple leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Randolph County
J. C. Hilton
James R. Welch
Evans Pharmacy
N. Main Street
Hilton
Welch
Unity Road
Bird Farm
Prospect Street
Randolph-Davidson County
J. C. Hilton Jr
Byrd’s Lake
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David Cox
Paxton C
The
National Retail Merchants Assn
Douglas While Dowdy
the Merchants Assn. Benquet
State Merchants Assn
George Covington
George Lyles
Chamber
Lyles
N.C.M.A
C. B. Zeigler
Zeigler
Myron Folger
Central Savings
J. R. Adams
Wachovia
Helen Gibson
High Point Savings and Trust, Merchants
C. M. Allred
Security National
Pleasants
Frank Lambeth
J. Ed
Merchants’ Annual Meeting
Honors Association Leaders
Douglas
Enterprise
Nega
Casainal
Europe
Patricia Caughman
Randolph Woods
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