Republicans Plan Mass Meeting To Reveal City Ticket
High Point Republicans announce a city election slate at a Tuesday 7 30 p m gathering in the county building court room. GOP Chair Eshelman says a mayor candidate and four council posts will be named with involvement from party women and two party committees.
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High Point
GOP
John Eshelman
Carson Stout
Eshelman
Bob Davis
D. A. Dowdy
Delos Hedgecock
I. Paul Ingle
Eshel
High Point Federation of Republican Women
Republican Executive Committee
Rain Expected With Cooler Weekend Outlook
The Friendship weather forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle this afternoon and tonight. High today around 43 degrees and a low near 40. Tomorrow should clear and rise to 60 to 65 as the five day outlook shows 3 to 6 degrees above normal heat. Rain tonight and Saturday totals estimate a half to three quarters of an inch. Yesterday peaked at 70 with a 36 low.
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Friendship Weatherman
New YWCA Dedication Set Sunday
Plans move forward for dedication of the new Young Women's Christian Association building on Gatewood Avenue. The cornerstone will be laid and a 3 p.m. ceremony will feature Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, named to a United Nations post by President Kennedy. A broader week of activities accompanies the opening and future expansion includes a dormitory and gymnasium. The project totals about a half million dollars, with fund-raising led by Mrs. Willis Slane and Mayor Jess Washburn. Weather permitting paving and landscaping proceed.
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Young Women’s Christian Assn
Gatewood Avenue
Charles W. Tillett
United Nations
John F. Kennedy
N. Main Street
Willis Slane
Jess Washburn
YWCA
J. W. Lindsay Sr
New Names Proposed For 25 Streets
The city street renaming committee has proposed new names for portions of 25 streets in the southeastern quadrant. A public hearing is set for next Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the City Council chamber to hear resident reaction and consider changes made to avoid duplication and improve alignment.
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High Point
City Council
City Hall
Ardale Drive
Greenview Terrace
Winslow Street
Wingate Place
Russell Avenue
Webster Place
Smith Street
Teamsters Withdraw From Bottoms-Fiske Strike
The long dispute ends as Teamsters Local 391 withdraws from Bottoms-Fiske Motor Lines after months of picket lines and violence. Union remains bargaining agent for drivers but no plans announced. City, company, and union costs cited. many strikers have found other work.
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Bottoms - Fiske Motor Lines
Teamsters
Teamsters Local 391
D. S. Williard
Enterprise
Washington, D. C
Williard
Bottoms -Fiske
Earl Congdon
Westchester Drive
Westchester
Ies
Teamster
Legislators Joke Have Fun In Guilford County Session
Joe Hunt Day in Guilford County drew a large crowd at War Memorial Coliseum with Hunt honored and given a gavel. Legislators mocked their antics to the audience's laughter as they displayed playful shenanigans.
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Guilford County
Hunt
North Carolina
Wives Win Furniture Prizes at Guilford Legislature Visit
Five wives of state legislators won furniture door prizes during a visit to the Southern Furniture Exposition Building in Greensboro. Winners include Mrs. Jack Palmer Jr and Mrs. J. M. Phelps, with prizes from Founders Inc, Ramseur Furniture, White Furniture, Carolina Mirror, and Globe Furniture. Special guest award went to Mrs. Joe Hunt. The event coincided with a Guilford County legislative session and featured humorous moments from local officials and observers.
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Jack Palmer Jr
Shelby
Founder's Inc
Pleasant Garden
J. M. Phelps
Crestwood
Ramseur Furniture Co
Ramseur
Eugene C. Brooks
Durham
White Furniture Co
Mebane
Ed Wilson
Blanch
Carolina Mirror Co
James B. Steed
Louisburg
Globe Furniture Co
Joe Hunt
State House of Representatives
Lane Co
Ed Kemp
High Point
General Assembly
Guilford County
House of Representative
Coliseum Auditorium
Senate
Town Hall
House
Hunt
Greensboro
Ether
Janitor Admits Safe Robbery After False Tale
Major Short, 22, of Gordy Street, confessed to police he invented a robbery at High Point Lanes on North Main Street. He claimed two armed men forced him to open the safe but later admitted the story was a fabrication. Detectives initially believed him before he disclosed the truth.
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O. H. Leak
Leak
W. T. Amaker
Amaker
Leake
Short
Leah
High Point
Similarities Between Business and Athletics Highlighted
Paul Amen, ex Wake Forest coach and current Wachovia vice president, told 100 men at First Presbyterian Church that success in business and sports shares five core traits: personal worth, consistent performance, steadfast attitude, loyalty through training, and disciplined practice. He noted these virtues also apply to meaningful religion. Earnest McCall presented the annual charter to Carl Kaneer, Explorer Scouts adviser, as George Covington chaired.
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Paul Amen
First Presbyterian Church
Amen
Wake Forest College
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Earnest McCall
Carl Kaneer
Post 20
Explorer Scouts
George Covington
CAB Recommends Consolidation of Tri City Air Service
The Civil Aeronautics Board urges concentrating trunkline service at Greensboro High Point Airport for Greensboro High Point and Winston Salem. Piedmont would keep services at both Greensboro High Point and Smith Reynolds. Eastern and Capital view jet and improved schedules to major cities once consolidated.
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Greensboro
High Point
Winston - Salem
Bureau of Air Operations
Civil Aeronautics Board
Greensboro - High Point
Smith Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Paul N. Pfeiffer
Piedmont Airlines
Greensboro High Point
Smith
Eastern
Capital
Piedmont
Cleveland
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Miami
New York
Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
Post Office Department
Pfeiffer
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J. T. McGhee
High Point Enterprise
Joseph M. Hunt Jr
H. Cloyd Philpott
Terry Sanford
Speaker Hunt
War Memorial Coliseum
Raleigh
Harold Cheek
Carl Goerch
Goerch
House “Gallery
Wayland Spruill
Davie County
John McLaughlin
Iredell
Wayland
Legislature
Spruill
Joe
Dal Barter
Major Short Confesses
CAB Board
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