JC's urged to think positively at Old Timers night
Bill Henderson urged the High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce to adopt an "I'm For Something" mindset at the Elk's Club during Old Timers night. He argued that many North Carolina problems arise from a negative "Get Something" or "Against Something" attitude and urged belief with courage. Special guests included former Jaycees now civic leaders. John Wells was elected to the board to replace Frank Warren who moved to Goldsboro. The Soap Box Derby will be on July 5, with Jaycees urged to assist entrants. Preparations for the Boys Home Invitational Basketball game on March 17 at High Point College progress, with ticket sales and ushering needed. Inductions for several members were performed. Nu-Jay programs began for multiple members. State Director Bill McDonald spoke seeking support for his bid for state president.
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Bill Henderson
John Wells
Frank Warren
Goldsboro
Bill Greene
Alabama Sheriff Investigation Nearing End
A Alabama sheriff plans a lie detector test for William Sterling Rosecrans to decide if he was involved in Birmingham racial bombings. Rosecrans, 30, a former Anderson Indiana mechanic, was in St Augustine where a lie test cleared him of Florida dynamitings. He was arrested March 3 in St Augustine.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Alabama
William Sterling Rosecrans
Birmingham
Rosecrans
Pes Me Bailey
Birming- Rosecrans
Anderson, Ind
St. Augustine
Taylor Pays Filing Fee for May Democratic Primary
RALEIGH AP Roy A Taylor of Black Mountain has paid his 225 filing fee and will seek another term in Congress in the May 30 Democratic primary.
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Raleigh
Roy A. Taylor
Black Mountain
Congress
Sterling Group Named For Preyer Campaign
A county wide committee for judge Richardson Preyer to run for North Carolina governor was announced by Guilford County Preyer manager Arthur Kirkman. The group includes Greensboro attorney Arthur C. Cooke and doctor George Evans, with leaders from Oak Ridge and Pleasant Garden coordinating rural support for a high Primary turnout. Ed Post and Kermit Metheny oversee High Point efforts, while Oscar Burgess presides over a broader conference of printers reaching 8,000 members across multiple states.
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Preyer
Richardson Preyer
North Carolina
Arthu Kirkman
Guilford
Rich Preyer
Kirkman
Arthur C. Cooke
Greensboro
Carl Durham
Henry D. Brown
Guilford County
George Evans
Guilford County Chroniclness and Rehabilitation Foundation
Charlie Benbow
Oak Ridge
Phillip D. Pearce
Pleasant Garden
High Point
Ed Post
Wwaites
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Typographical Union
Bej
Kermit Metheny and
Dalton
Blake
Oscar N. Burgess
Charlotte
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Typographic Union States Meeting Here
Union printers from North Carolina and Virginia will gather in High Point at the Sheraton Hotel Sunday at 11 a.m. for the third in a series of regional executive committee meetings of the Virginia Carolina Typographical Conference. These informal meetings, held three times each year in various cities within the conference area, promote closer relations between locals and discuss problems in the printing trades.
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North Carolina
Virginia
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Four candidates file for Guilford County Board seats
Greensboro reporter notes that the Guilford County Board of Commissioners race now has four announced contenders. Janius C. Ratcliffe of Route 9 Greensboro, a Republican, joins Joseph D. Grant of High Point seeking two open seats, while Democrats Morton H. Simpson and Carl Lee Tucker also vie for the positions. Ratcliffe works for Southern Bell Telephone Co.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Wanda Landowska and the harpsichord in concert halls
Wanda Landowska a Polish pianist and harpsichord advocate born 1879 or 1889 was among the first major pianists to recognize the harpsichord's potential in concert settings. Her vivid Bach and Handel renditions on the instrument inspired audiences and shaped later performances.
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Wanda Landowska
Handel
Globe Furniture Salesman Wins Sales Award at Banquet
Greensboro distinguished salespeople honored at the 12th annual Piedmont Sales Executives awards. U.S. Rep. Horace Kornegay presented the awards amid remarks by W. Henry Cheadle of Richmond Life Insurance. Mark F. Foster Jr. of Globe Furniture Co. was among the winners.
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Greensboro
Piedmont
U.S
Horace Kornegay
W. Henry Cheadle
Richmond Life Insurance Co
Richmond
Mark F. Foster Jr
Globe Furniture Co
High,Point
East Davidson High School Students Shuttle Cars in Rain
Students at East Davidson braved rain and mud as a car parade moved cars around the East yard under the direction of Mr Buie. Banquet set for March 13 as excitement builds for seniors and the district tournament looms with Logan scoring 1,064 career points.
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East Davidson
Billie Jean
East
Buie
Cooley Plans Post Office Parking Solution
Rep Cooley promised action to fix the new post office parking problem after talks with General Services Administration officials in Washington and Atlanta. Two inspectors called conditions intolerable and said a definite solution would be required in a few weeks.
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Ed D. Conley
Ald
D.ey
New Post
Rep. Cooley
General Services Administration
Washington
D. C
Atlanta
Citians
Ragsdale
Thelicket
Wis
Essex Elected To Radio Board In NAB
Harold Essex vice president of WSJS Winston-Salem was elected to a two year term on the National Association of Broadcasters radio board representing district 4 covering Washington DC North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and parts of Maryland His term begins April 8. Allen Jay played in the district tournament at High Point Central High School gymnasium as Trinity High boys basketball team honors unfold with team captains and leaders named and Bob Hill as top scorer with a 20.2 average.
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Library Club
Patsy Smith
Smith, Curry
Grinetey
Anes Saas
Greensboro
Queen of Our Hearts
Betty White
Bulldogs
Don Arnold
CCC
Sara Boggs
Allen Jay
Lanky Price
Grimsley Forl
High Point Central High School
Ledford High School
Trinity High
Susan Hill
Logan
White
Bob Hill
George Ball
Greg Clodfelter
Phil Hebert
Dale Stepp
J. C. Mizelle
David White
Larry Taylor
Robert Wilson
Jerry Leonard
Steve Morton
Bob Fulp
Modern Cowboys Use Slingshots
WHEATLAND Wyo AP The weapon of modern day cowboys, says Bob Lukens, has learned the slingshot. He is selling them by the hundreds to stockmen and cowboys who find them useful in flushing cattle and horses from brush. Lukens said cowboys also use them in shooting tranquilizing darts into livestock or subduing rattlesnakes.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Bob Lukens
Lukens
Student Honored by earning award at UNCG
Doris Holton of Thomasville an economics major at UNCG has earned an award for earnings ranking among the two highest averages in her class.
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Doris Holton
Thomasville
UNCG
Polio Cases Drop Dramatically in North Carolina
North Carolina health officials report the lowest polio cases in years with seven total cases last year, three paralytic, compared with 926 cases in 1953 of which 314 were paralytic. A car wash by Central High School Key Club is planned for Saturday at the YWCA lot on Gatewood Avenue.
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Raleigh
State Health Department
North Carolina
Central High School
YWCA
Gatewood Avenue
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L. Richardson Preyer
George Lyles
David M. Brown
Phillip Peace
Lr) Kirkman
Charles Benbow
Austin Fortney
George H. Evans
Jc's
Taylor
Sterling Group
Typographic Union States
Gee
George W. Lyles Jr
Jeader
Post
High Eee
Globe Furniture
Air Asia
High Point Central
Martin Poyner
Barbara Hohnam
Lynne Younts
Emugene Cornelison
Cindy Harris
Becky Allman
Ina Spencer
Barbara Bouldin
Lynn Charles
Mary Sink
Sandra Hayworth
Glenda Connor
Rita Lewallen
ahnWenton
Cora Bomar
Li Denton
North Davidson
Hiddinges
Ginger
Evans
Charles Crawford
P.O
The
Royals
Bruce White
Clarence Haley
Rick Edwards
David Barnes
Bob Rees
Aller Jay Blue Notes
Christ
Ragsdale High
Marta Smith
Pat Jones
Linda Bishop
Ellen Honeycut
Margaret Mickley
Brenda Reddick
Rose Mary Barnes
Janice Helms
Pam Helms
Tom Reese
Harold Hucks
David Stephens
Dallas Craven
Tommy Mitchell
Lane Oldham
Dwight Nelson
Roger Ingram
Allen Jay High
Vicki Barnes
Mr. Brown
Jaybird Lassies
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al Pta
Glee Club
Dorothy Miller
Essex
Radio
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Winston Rd
Samet
Barra
Upton Supply
Teensboro Road
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