Wake Forest Alum Turns Lawyer Into Political Campaign Manager
Frank Wyatt, a Wake Forest pre med student turned attorney, serves as High Point campaign manager for Democrat gubernatorial hopeful Bowles. A Greenville native and High Point resident, he believes politics rests on truth and service and has held multiple civic roles including Kiwanis president in 1969.
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Robert Marks
Frank Wyatt
Wake Forest University
Wyatt
Wake Forest
High Point
Hargrove (Skipper) Bowles
Greensboro
North Carolina
Robert Bencini
Pat Taylor
Henry Dowdy
Taylor
High Point Elections Board
Bowles
County Elections Board
Greenville
Candor
Montgomery County
John C. Wyatt
John
Alcoa
Badin
Easley
Becky Hester
Walter Hester
An American Grab Bag Auction of Railroad Memorabilia
An editor notes the Penn Central auction plan to sell the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum contents at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station for three days starting March 20. He celebrates relics like timetables, stock reports, lucky artifacts, and historic railroad gear, arguing they reveal America’s past while lampooning modern tastes.
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America
Penn Central Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Museum
30Th St
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
TWA
New York
Columbus
Waynoka
Okla
Lindy
St. Louis
American
Cincinnati Limited
Gotham
Red Arrow
Liberty
Pittsburgher
Clevelander
Manhattan
Federal
Englewood
Union Station
Rising Pension Costs Prompt Lawmakers To Seek Controls
Washington executives warn growing public employee pension costs threaten taxpayers. Rep. Martha Griffiths cites that a congressman pays 3400 dollars yearly, while a private worker would need about 500000 dollars over 20 years. Sen. John C. Stennis urges firm steps as retirement costs rise.
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Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Rep
Griffiths
House
Ways and Means
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Sen. Stennis
Congress
New York State
Hamstramck
Mich
Police
Fire Department
Rep. Griffiths
Michigan Democrat
Living History At High Point Park Lecture
Don Elliott highlighted High Point City Lake Park history during a Spring Lecture, linking past events to present landmarks. He noted the 1930s dam creating the lake and a former Confederate uniform factory that burned near Civil War times, touched by Stoneman's Raiders.
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High Point Museum
Don Elliott
High Point City Lake Park
Stoneman’s Raiders
Piedmont
North Carolina
Echoes of Guilford Courthouse A Civil War Battle Remembrance
Elliott recounts the Deep River region battle memories, noting Stoneman's Raiders burning High Point warehouses and a James Town uniform factory. British troops bury two soldiers near the lake shore while locals recall Guilford Courthouse tactics and guerrilla warfare atmosphere.
Roaming the Piedmont A Gardener's Experience
A columnist notes spring gardening fever and attempts a small plot, recalling ground breaking with mattock and spade, and trials growing radishes. The piece reflects on failed effort and the enduring gardener’s itch, ending with a humorous admission of disappointment in harvest.
Gardening Lessons and Weather Notes From March
The author jokes about upside down seeds and moon signs, then shares practical gardening data from 1969 including a 203 day growing season, 167 to 250 days of 32F or above, and a last freezing date average of April 10. He observes kite flying in March, noting girls flying kites and implying women’s roles shifting to younger generations.
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Rascal
Charlotte
Run Around for Schools in Thomasville District
Davidson dateline reports ongoing talks between Thomasville City Schools and the state Department of Community Colleges over allowing selected high school students to enroll in vocational courses at community colleges. Officials note current law bans high schoolers from such enrollment and cite concerns about adult displacement and funding. A study committee is mentioned, with calls for clarification on committee existence and process. The article also covers a Lexington election aftermath and a television appearance by Allen Bailey, focusing on liquor by the drink issues and statewide ballot contemplation.
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Thomasville
State Department of Community Colleges
Derwood Huneycutt
Board of Education
Ben Fountain
Huneycutt
Fountain
Honeycutt
State Board of Education
Community College
Charles Bucher
Department of Community College
Department of Public Instruction
Jerome Meldon
Thomasville Senior High
Davidson County Board of Elections
Lexington
ABC
Charlotte
Allen Bailey
Bailey
Mecklenburg Drys
State Supreme Court
Nets
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Juniata
Juniata River
Pennsylvania
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Hudson River
Tuskegee Normal Institute
Booker T. Washington
York
Gettysburg
Theodor Schuchat
Alliance
Washington
By Robert Marks
Stoneman
Jamestown
Lord Cornwallis
Society of Friends
Mendenhall Mill
City Lake
Elliott
Eliott
Guilford Courthouse
By Braxton Younts
Davidson
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