Revered Chief Pastor C L Ruth Retires From Pulpit
The Rev. C. L. Ruth of High Point, longtime pastor of First Pilgrim Holiness Church and later First Wesleyan, retires from preaching at 72 but continues teaching a Sunday School class. He remains a respected figure in the church and community.
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C. L. Ruth
Ruth
First Wesleyan Church
N. Centennial Avenue
Mr. Ruth
First Pilgrim Holiness Church
Bed Rock
God
Alamance County
Cincinnati
Ontario
Canada
North Carolina
Liberty
Randolph County
High Point
S. Hamilton Street
O. L. Ruth
J. A. Grout
Southern Pilgrim College
Kernersville Wesley
An College
Kernersville
Housing Authority
Clara Cox
Society of Friends
Rachel
S. Main St
Ruths
Editor's Notebook on Brighter Cities and Suburban Change
An editor's meditation on urban decline and the lure of new town concepts. It critiques postwar city life, suburban sprawl, and rising costs, urging planning toward humane towns that blend nature with development and emphasize public-use green spaces and accessible communities.
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America
Merfore
Met
Iowa
Grand Tetons
Appalachians
Ozarks
Williams bill would raise Social Security and Medicare benefits
A proposal by Senator Harrison A. Williams would grant a 15 percent retroactive rise to Social Security for 20 million elderly followed by another 5 percent in 1972. It would boost minimum benefits, equalize men and women benefits, expand Part B coverage, and fund via general revenues, with emphasis on aiding widows and out of hospital prescription drugs.
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Washington
New Jorey
Harrison A. Williams
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Special Committee
Sen. Williams
Afl-Cio
National Council of Senior Citizens
Congress
New Jersey
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
School board term changes eyed to sharpen local accountability
Sunday Accent essays how High Point plans to cut terms from seven to four years and limit members to two terms while ensuring each ward has representation. It argues emphasis should be on responsibility rather than mere responsiveness, linking classroom learning to community attitudes and fears.
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High Point
General Assembly
PTA
PTA Council
Dr Mike Watson promotes overseas medical aid on Anguilla and Haiti
Dr Mike Watson spoke to the Rotary Club and Wesley Memorial group about poverty in Anguilla and in Haiti on Hispaniola. He described limited medical care, the lone local helper soon leaving Anguilla, and volunteers funding two week medical sojourns, with no denominational barriers in aid.
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Mike Watson
High Point
Rotary Club
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Anguilla
Republic of Haiti
Hispaniola
West Indies
Watson
South Carolina
Guilford County urged to expand community aid efforts
Guilford County Social Services advisory board discussed bridging a gap between needs and available aid for residents just over welfare income limits. They urged volunteers, better information on local resources, and a centralized center to help with housing training and emergency funds.
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Social Services Board
Social Services Department
High Point
Health Department
Greensboro
Guilford
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Central High
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N.C. State University Symphonic
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