Regional Park Bond Vote Set
Guilford and Forsyth counties consider a bond referendum for a stadium racetrack complex and the Piedmont Triad Regional Park. County manager Witherspoon says legal changes may delay the sports complex referendum but could permit a spring park bond vote with notice between March 15 and 18. Officials aim to resolve legal issues and seek county approval at Monday meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
John Witherspoon
Board of County Commissioners
Winston- Salem
North Carolina Stadium Authority
Forsyth County
Witherspoon
Stadium Racetrack
Piedmont Triad Regional Park
Guilford County Commissioners
Local and Area News March 15 1969
Local and Area News brief itemizing community happenings from March 1969. Includes notices of events, meetings, and local updates with emphasis on townspeople and area organizations.
North Asheboro Residents Favor Annexation Idea
North Asheboro residents favor joining Asheboro after a lively meeting. A seven member steering committee will work with the North Asheboro Central Falls sanitation district board to promote the merger. Voters in the large residential and industrial area may vote next summer on the proposal, despite two prior rejections. Mayor Robert Reese says residents would gain more services and better finances, but cautions the final choice is up to the people and another defeat could end the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
North Asheboro
North Asheboro Central Falls
Robert Reese
Youth Center Planned for Jamestown Community
Jamestown adults and teens plan a Youth Center to open April 18 next to the Jamestown Methodist Church on U.S. 294. Sponsored by churches and civic clubs, the center will operate three nights weekly under adult supervision with teen leaders directing activities and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Old Bundy
Jamestown Methodist Church
U.S. 294
Larry Wood
Wood
Jamestown Dancees
Johnathon Aller
Ragsdale High School
Mild Weekend Predicted By Weather Watchers
The forecast from Friendship Airport predicts a mild weekend with highs in the upper 50s and lows around the 20s. Partly cloudy skies are expected today and Sunday, with cloudiness increasing Monday and a near zero to ten percent chance of rain.
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Friendship Airport
Final Call Given For Courses
Final registration for 22 vocational and technical evening courses for the spring quarter will be held at Guilford Technical Institute on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. Courses cover drafting welding art typography upholstery machine shop auto systems and more. Eight occupational extension courses include mechanical drafting blueprint reading transportation management and supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Guilford Technical Institute
Proposed Bank Merger Announced Between State Bank and NCNB
Greenville based State Bank and Trust Co. announces a planned merger with North Carolina National Bank, led by J T Marston Jr and Addison H Reese. State Bank, formed in 1931, operates three Greenville offices with 21.5 million in assets and 20 million in deposits as of 1969 year end. NCNB, parent of North Carolina National, has 85 offices in 25 North Carolina communities and 1.3 billion in year end assets. The pending deal calls for 6.5 NCNB shares for each State Bank share, subject to shareholder and OCC approval.
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Greenville
State Bank and Trust Co
North Carolina National Bank
State Bank
J. T.marston Jr
Ncnb Board
Addison H. Reese
State Bank and Trust Company
North
Carolina National
Ncnb Corporation
North Carolina
U.S
No Damages Done In Fire
Firemen responded to a stove fire at 5 10 pm on Winston Street Friday. Chief Howard Matthews said the small blaze was extinguished with a hand extinguisher and caused 10 damage.
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Thomasville
Winston St
Howard Matthews
H&h
New Street
Young Girl Hit By Car Leaves Girl in Serious Condition
A nine year old girl, Kimberly Presnell, was listed in serious condition after stepping into a car on N Mais Street near 11 p.m. Police report no charges against the 19 year old driver, Ronnie Baldwin. The accident caused a broken leg and multiple injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly Presnell
Ronnie Baldwin
Rt. 1
Baldwin
N. Mais
Daniel Ennis
Steele Street
W. College Drive
John Winter
High Point College
Country Club Drive
Hillcrest
Junior Page
Greensboro
Ruby Sherron
Croydon Drive
Thelma Gatewood
Johnson Street
Hoskins Street
Ira Walker
E. Green Drive
Southern Railroad
Walker
Demolition of Court Buildings Is Planned
Guilford County commissioners will open bids Monday for demolition work at the Courthouse Annex and courthouse granite removal plus a building at Ashe Street Sycamore Street. Plans aim to clear the site for a new City-County Government Center and parking, with a sewer plant bid for the animal shelter project also on the agenda. A 2 pm public hearing will discuss Osborne Road water line extension to serve industry and residences, plus rezoning requests in rural Guilford County.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Ashe Street
Sycamore Street
Courts
Red Road
High Point
Osborne Road
Guilford County
Charles Street
Williard
Guilford County Planning Board
Darrell Burns
Jamestown Township
Shooting Gets Man $50 Fine
Thomasville report: Jimmie Johnson of High Street convicted of assaulting two men with a shotgun. He received a $50 fine and suspended sentence plus court costs and was ordered to pay medical bills and $50 to Redfern for lost wages. Other local cases include simple assault for Montford Proctor, drunk driving and hit and run for Roy Grubb with fines and costs, and larceny and related charges for Jerry McCoy and Allen Williams. A Hewitt larceny and receiving charge was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Jimmie Johnson
High Street
Recorder’s Court
Johnson
Andrew Broadway
Thomas Redfern
Redfern
Montford Proctor
Griffith Street
Martha Proctor
Roy Hester Grubb
Lexington Avenue
Davidson County Superior Court
Grubb
Jerry McCoy
Trinity
Barbara Lewis
Allen Williams
Hunter Street
Modern Carving Co
Dewey Lavern Hewitt
Rt. 2
Rex Boyd Daniels
Guilty Plea Entered in Death Case at Court Session
In the final hours of the term, Gene C Hewitt pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the shooting death of George Briles, 32, and received a three year prison sentence from Judge Hubert Mayof in Nashville. Baxter Wiley was sentenced to two years for assault and battery on a female with notice of appeal. Wilbur Lee Helms pleaded guilty to an escape charge and drew six months more to be served after his current term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Gene C. Hewitt
George
Briles
Hewitt
Hubert Mayof Nashville
Baxter Wiley
Wiley
Wilbur Lee Helms
Helms
Prison Terms Given To Men
Judge Ed Washington sentenced two District Court defendants after Fridays session. Both men were found guilty of public drunkenness. Jon J. Spoon of Thomasville received 80 days on the roads on four counts. Marvin Love of Hoover Street drew 40 days on the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Washington
Jon J. Spoon
Thomasville
Marvin Love
Hoover Street
Trial Set For Three Men Charged In Fire At Store
Three Thomasville area men Bernice Crawford Ralph Otis Hill and Johnnie Marvin Laie face trial in Davidson County Superior Court for unlawful burning in the $80 000 Florida Market fire on Fisher Ferry Street Ext last Sept 16 The men charged last October by the Davidson County Sheriff s Dept were tied to a gasoline sparked blaze Slated for a one week term opens Monday with Judge John D McConnell presiding Other Thomasville cases include Wade L Leonard Jr charged with murder plus several forgery and burglary counts against multiple defendants.
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Lexington
Thomasville
Chair City
Davidson County Superior Court
Bernice Crawford
Rt. 5
Ralph Otis Hill
Rt. 2
Johnnie Marvin Laie
Rt. 1
Davidson County Sheriff's Dept
Florida Market
Fisher Ferry
Fred C. Sink
John D. McConnell
Lane
Hill
Wade L. Leonard Jr
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Forsyth
Guilford
Winston - Salem
Stadium Authority
General Assembly
Guilford Board of Commissioners
New Mexico
Panthers
Bobby Vaughn
Kansas City
Vaughn
Riche
Sherron
Jerry Sherron
Page
Charles Hagans
Cook Street
Dick Swalm
Tommy Wright
Harvey H. Briles
Bobby Rey Gardner
Henry Cleveland Edwards
George Edward Pulliam
Donald Cecil
Junther James Bulls
Robert Jarrett
Clifford Johnson
James Earl Norton
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