Northwest Shopping Center planned in High Point
Hutchens Realty announces Northwest Shopping Center to be built on the G E Hutchens homeplace at W Lexington and Greenwood. The 200000 square foot center will include two supermarkets a department store a restaurant a dime store a drug store two shoe stores a jewelry store and other shops with parking for 1500 cars. Construction begins soon as planning proceeds. College Village Shopping Center at E Lexington and Centennial Avenues is being developed here as well.
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High Point
Hutchens Realty
Northwest
G. E. Hutchens
W. Lexington Avenue
Greenwood
College Village
E. Lexington and
Centennial Avenues
Dr Paul Hardin to Lead Services at Wesley Memorial
Guest pastor Dr Paul Hardin former Wesley Memorial and First Methodist Church Birmingham Alabama will conduct two morning services and a vesper service next Sunday. He speaks on Let Christians Rejoice and A Mountain to Climb and delivers a 5 pm address to the youth. Music by Wesley Memorial Choir under W Howard Coble.
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Reeeen Methodist Church
Paul Hardin
Hardin
First Methodist Church
Birmingham
Ala
Kite Flyers Win Rich Set Of Prizes At City Contest
Steve Sorrell dominates the High Point city recreation kite contest at the college stadium winning altitude speed and size events. Jane Mitchell takes largest kite prize while eleven other winners earn ribbons for best homemade, smallest, speed, altitude and best looking kites.
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Steve Sorrell
High Point
City Recreation Department
College Stadium
Jane Mitchell
Mariane Wilson
Rebecca Wilson
Pat Wilson
Steven Sorrell
Tom Varner
Mitchell
Steven
Phil Osborne
Roney Jester
Larry Byerly
Tom King
Ronnie Jester
Andy Collins
Leaders Named for YWCA Fund Drive in City
Mayor Jess Washburn to chair a $350,000 campaign for a new YWCA with Mrs. Willis Slane as co chairmen and five honorary chairs. YWCA president Mrs. Charles Reddick announced the list Myrtle Barthmaier H A Millis R B Culler George E Hutchens Sr and Alice Paige White. The drive reflects community support and city health as cited by Washburn.
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YWCA
Jess Washburn
Ias
Willis Slane
Charles Reddick
White
Duke Scholarship Awarded to HPHS Senior in State
HPHS senior receives Angier B. Duke Scholarship worth 500 to 1500 dollars per year for scholastic achievement after Duke University interview. One of nine statewide recipients, finalist among candidates. YWCA dedicates support from city leaders. new Y facility planned between Thurston and Howell Streets with modern, fireproof amenities and parking.
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Angier B. Duke
Duke University
Concert Association Announces Sellout and Next Season
The Concert Association reported a sellout and its Silver Anniversary celebration led by Mrs. C. T. Ingram Jr. and Mrs. The season lineup includes Eleanor Steber soprano Theodore Lettvin pianist with the Chicago Opera Ballet and Tucson Boys Chorus. Bob Gayle chairs the artists selection committee.
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C. T. Ingram Jr
Community Concert Association
Eleanor Steber
Metropolitan Opera
Chicago Opera Ballet
Tucson, Arizona
Fair Cool Day Forecast With Mild Tonight
The daily forecast calls for another fair day with temperatures around 56 degrees and a relatively mild low near 35 tonight. No strong winds or precipitation expected, offering a calm weather pattern for the region.
2500 Sign Petitions Press Guilford Leaders on Annexation
Petitions with about 2500 signatures were handed to Guilford County legislators protesting High Point's planned annexation. Rep. Ed Kemp said three petitions requested excluding certain areas from the expansion. The Guilford delegation will meet in Raleigh Tuesday to discuss the bill authorizing annexation of 26.4 square miles. Kemp favors trimming the area as 16,000 residents live there. Opposition cites three areas including James Town Township and Oak View near a ridge line north of the current city.
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Guilford County
High Point
Ed Kemp
Guilford
Cau
Raleigh
Kemp ‘Sai
Kemp
Kemp Sau
Jamestown Township
Oak View
Ald Doe Old
Christianity Week Slated At High Point College
The Rev. Warren Carr of the Louisville Theological Seminary, now a part time Duke Divinity faculty member, will speak daily at 10:20 a.m. in Memorial Auditorium on The Sin of Pride and The Sin of Apathy and The Sin of Hatred during Christianity Week at High Point College. The Seven Deadly Sins will be explored further in afternoon group sessions at 4 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. in the student center.
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Warren Carr
High Point College
Anna Aement Christian Association
Ave
Extist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Duke Divinity School
Memorial Auditorium
Piedmont Natural Gas Opens Service to Randleman Asheboro
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. celebrated service to the Randleman Asheboro area with an open house on Friday. The event featured the lighting of the eternal flame by Helen Bunch, wife of Asheboro Mayor W. H. Bunch, and officials noted the new territory brings the number of communities served to 22.
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Asheboro
Piedmont Natural Gas Co
Randleman
Helen Bunch
Denalter
Aahahere
W. H. Bunch
Chie
Jawa
Peniatawas
Piedmont
Reynolds Held on Theft Warrant in Fairview Case
Lola B. Reynolds, 22, of Fairview Street, was arrested on a warrant charging theft of a man's coat and pants valued at $5, property of Holly Legrand of 713 Fairview St. The case is set for Monday in Municipal Court. Reynolds held under $100 bond.
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Lola B. Reynolds
Fairview Street
Reynolds
Holly Legrand
Fairview St. Thiat
Revolving doors and pipe dreams in Forrest Dates column
In this Forrest Dates piece the writer extols revolving doors, jokes about pipes and ash, mocks movie war plots and American households, and includes a humorous exchange with a child about weeding pictures from the Bible. The tone is humorous and observational.
Black elected business manager for Guilford County schools
Harold Black, supervisor of Guilford County Tax Office High Point division, was elected by the Guilford County Schools Board as business manager of county schools. He will replace Charles Alderman, retiring after over 20 years. Black begins duties around June or July, previously took office last September. The board also discussed Oak View consolidation, transfer of seventh and eighth graders to High Point on a tuition basis, and bids for a Guilford High School building and fire towers at James town. Delegations from McLeansville and Monticello urged consolidation of a high school.
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Harold Black
High Point
Guilford County
Charles Aldlerman
Black
H. A.wood
DeSaix
Oak View
Guilford High School
Jamestown School
McLeansville
Monticello
Heart Fund Drive Here Passes Goal
Heart fund campaign reports show total contributions across events and groups. Major gifts include $1,500 from a local concern and $4,720.02 from Heart Sunday and related activities, with support from High Point College and Rainbow Order drives among others.
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Order of Rainbow
High Point ‘College
High Point
American Heart
Heart
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Heart Association
Pitts
Broad
Forceien Sapa
Cam
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JHE High Point Enterprise
George C. Connor JR
Dr. Hardin
Wesley Memorial Choirs
W. Howard Coble
Paul Hardin JR
Okmulgee
Okla
Elsie Whetsel
Washburn
Myrtle Barthmaier
HPHS
Duke
The
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Ithe Y
David Brooks
Mrs. Willis Slane
H. A. Millis
R. B. Culler
Alice Paige White
George E. Hutchens SR
Randolph
Forrest
Security Bank
Nat
Movieland
Gimierees
Mander
Jim
Ameri
Israel
Joyce Lynn Sexton
Chamber of Commerce
Greensboro
Joyce Lynn
Ray Sexton
Putman Ve
Janet Teacue
Tax Office
Raymond C. Bottoms
Marvin Ingram
Allen Jay
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