High Point Eastside Sewage Plant Gets Clean Bill of Health
The Westside sewage disposal plant in High Point is praised by the State Water Resources Department after renovations. Officials credit a $750000 modernization and ongoing improvements to meet state standards, with the eastern plant awaiting similar evaluation.
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High Point
Westside
State Water Resources Department
State Stream and Sanitation Committee
Davidson County
The
State Stream Committee
Charles Long Casey Scholarship Granted to Ritchie at N C State
The Furniture Foundation Inc. awards the Long Casey Memorial Scholarship to Donald F. Ritchie a senior in furniture manufacturing and management at North Carolina State College. The fund honors Charles Long Casey a Korean War casualty. Funds were needed after financial hardship threatened Ritchie’s June graduation.
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Acteed Toth
Long Casey
N. C. State College
Donald F. Ritchie
Henry A. Foscue
The
Furniture Foundation Inc
Ritchie
Charles Long Casey
Young Casey
Southern
Caroline Kennedy Visits Traveling Disneyland
Caroline Kennedy four visited a children's display at a Maryland suburban center with five cousins and two aunts. She was accompanied by Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy and Mrs. Stephen Smith.
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Caroline
Washington
Caroline Kennedy
Maryland
Robert F. Kennedy
Stephen Smith
Dalton resigns from High Point election board after 11 years
Mrs. P. Hunter Dalton steps down as member and chairman of the High Point Board of Elections after 11 years. She urges parties to engage youth voters while noting racial gaps in youth registration. Replacement to be chosen by Democratic committee and county board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Hunter Dalton
High Point Board of Elections
County Election Board
A. L
Gus) Meyland
Greensboro
Dalton
Democratic Executive Committee
Dave Neill
Arthur Utley
Utley
High Point
High Point Township
Meyland
Rising Temperatures Welcome Spring With Cloudy Skies
Forecast for High Point and vicinity calls for warming trend as spring arrives with cloudy conditions. Highs near 66 today may reach 68 Wednesday, with 51 tonight. TomorrowExpect cloudy skies and scattered rainfall late in the afternoon. Thursday looks partly cloudy and cooler with easing precipitation.
Tax Relief Sought for Sheraton Hotel in Guilford County
Guilford County commissioners heard a request for tax relief from the 200-room Sheraton Hotel downtown as occupancy fell from 39 percent in 1958 to 29 percent in 1961. The hotel’s 1961 valuation stands at 796,261 with a sale option at 403,500, signaling a potential deal if taxes are reduced.
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Sheraton
Guilford County
Brooks Reitzel
High Point Hotel Co
Board of Tax Equalization and ‘Review
Greensboro
Reitzel
Thomasville Man Charged With Hit And Run Driving
A Thomasville man Paul Grimesley of Ingram Street was charged with hit and run after a collision on English Street. He reportedly failed to stop or aid the other driver and posted $200 bond for a Municipal Court appearance.
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Thomasville
English Street
Paul J. Grimesley
Ingram Street
Thomas
Vrsssonss
Ville
Paul A. McKeehan
Bolton Street
Grimesley
Nelson Hairston
Price St
Shirley Howard
Winston-Salem Name to appear on local airport signs
Winston-Salem will be added to the airport designation at Friendship as The Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem Airport. Joseph Martin announced the change after trunk line service was retained for the three-city field. Officials said the three communities should cooperate to develop improved service.
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Friendship
Greensboro - High Point - Winston-Salem
Joseph Martin
Greensboro - High Point
Winston - Salem
Fred E.henderson
Forsyth County Airport Commission
Twin City
Trunk Line
Bn ‘Smith Reynolds
Martin
Authority
Civil Aeronautics Board
Greensboro High Point
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ceasar Cone
Chamber of Commerce
Henderson State
Winston-Salem
Smith Reynolds
Arthur R. Graham
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners
Henderson
Airport Commission
Forsyth County
Civitans Hear Mayor On Housing
Twilight Civitan Club heard Mayor Carson Stout discuss urban renewal and the need for low rent housing in High Point with slides of blighted areas. A letter from Armfield School thanked the club for transporting students, and a nominating committee presented officers for next week’s elections. Guests included Bill Gordon and Ralston Welch.
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Twilight
Carson Stout
High Point
Armfield School
David Tillson
Bill Gordon
High Point Civitan
Ralston Welch
Police Move to City-County Building This Weekend
Police operations will shift to the City-County Building this weekend as Chief J. R. Teague plans a move to the new quarters. The new jail in the basement is not expected to be active until about April 1, with county deputies taking over from city police. Modern radio and phone equipment will be in operation by the weekend. Greensboro county commissioners approved $14 072 38 in extra costs for the government center improving access for a joint occupancy arrangement.
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City Hall
S. Main Street
Teague
Greensboro
Embezzlement Case Bound Over for Trial in Hampton
Robert Smith a former employee of J C Welch Motor Co is bound over to Superior Court for trial on embezzlement charges after officials allege he stole three electric motors and an ignition timing light valued at 235 dollars. Bond set at 500 dollars.
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Hampton
J. C. Welch Motor Co
Robert Smith
Smith
Welch's
Otis James Mitchell
English Street
Mitchell
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Chas. Casey
Emily
Tommy Hall
W. B. Hall Jr
Sherbrook Dr
Art Richardson
Ve Dalton
City Election Board
High Point Enterprise
Sheraton Hotel
Weddie W. Huffman
Burlington Industries
Industrial Management Club
YMCA
Amos Kearns
Gurney Kearns
Kearns
Belk’s
S. Elm Street
W. F. Turner
S. H. Kress
Kress
S. Elm St
Turner
R. T. Holton
James B. Lovelace
Marcus Aderholdt
Elizabeth Covington
Edward Silver
Jean Hardin
R. G. Culp
Joe Rawiey
Mey
James Norman Spivey
Westchester Drive
Cherokee Hills
Spivey
Earl E. Setzer
Crestwood Park
Nancy T. Henley
Ferndale
Hariston
Avenue
Sopa
Hairston
Setzer
Sell Street
E. Green Drive
Henley
Setzer’s Trial Is Set April 11 and Trial For Mrs. Henley
Lilla Hill Myers
Mt. Airy
S. B. Tilletson
Cloverdale
Myers
High Point Savings and Trust Co
Civitans
J. R. Teague
Superior Court
Bobby E. Collette
Bobby Garner
Garner
Willis
Lizzie Mae Hinton
Meredith Street
Hinton
Wade H. Wright
Lexington
Maggie Black
Reid Street
Otis Tyson Jr
William Burst
Washington Street
Margaret Neely
Harrison Street
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