Deadline Approaching Leaves Parties Short Of Slates
Two weeks from the April 8 filing deadline, Democrats and Republicans race to field a full city election slate for May 6. Democrats lack four council candidates and avoid intra party splits while Republicans chase five council seats alongside mayor Robert Davis amid rumored name speculation and ward representation concerns.
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James Spence
Township Democratic Party
GOP
Bill Bencini
Virgil Carrick
Charles Boyles
Ray Amos
Robert Hubbard
Arnold Koonce
Robert Davis
High Point
Reese Seeks Fourth Term As Asheboro Mayor
Asheboro mayor Robert Reese announced this morning his plan to run for a fourth term. Elected in 1960, he has completed three terms and one term as mayor pro tem. He is the second candidate to seek re election, following council member W Dock Kivett. Three council members have announced they will not run: Joyce Ward Hubert Causey and Ralph Mc Adams. Mayor pro tem Wescott Moser has not yet stated his intentions.
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Asheboro
Robert
Reese
W. Dock Kivett
Joyce Ward
Hubert Causey
Ralph McAdams
Pro
Cuba Topic Of Library Meet At Great Decisions Session
The Great Decisions study group meets for its sixth discussion on Cuba The Castro Decade What Challenge to the Americas at 7 30 p m in the High Point Public Library audio visual room. Robert Marks Sunday editor of the High Point Enterprise will moderate. The eight week program, now in its 14th year, is sponsored by the Foreign Policy Assn and the library.
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Great Decisions
Cuba
Americas
High Point Public Library
Robert Marks
High Point Enterprise
Foreign Policy Assn
High Point Enterprise Monday Afternoon
High Point Enterprise reports events and notes from Monday afternoon in the city. Details remain unread in the fragment.
Informal Vote Signals Bond Plan For Piedmont Park
Guilford County Commissioners signaled support for publishing a notice of intent to call a bond referendum to fund a proposed 4 000 acre Piedmont Triad Regional Park near Deep River, with a public hearing set for April 14 and a bond order planned for March 31.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Piedmont Triad Regional Park
Gardner Gidley
Winston-Salem
Guilford
Forsyth
Natmtiac
Yuu
F. P. Bodenheimer
Richard Maxwell
Robert Shaw
Dale Montgomery
John Witherspoon
Lindsay Cox
Piedmont
Our Salvation For Recreation
Gidley
Forsyth County
Liberty Man Charged In Tot Death Involving Pickup
Jimmy Sizemore Butler of Rt 2 Liberty faces involuntary manslaughter charges over the death of 2 year old Angela Lee Fogleman as a pickup struck her near her home on Textured Fibres Road inside Liberty. Randolph County coroner Julian Brady cited multiple head injuries. Funeral held Sunday. survivors include parents a brother and grandparents.
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Liberty
Rt. 2
Iman
Liberty Police
Jimmy Sizemore Butler
Angela Lee Fogleman
Fred Fogleman
Rt. 3
Butler
Liberty Town
Randolph County
Julian Brady
Liberty Friends Meeting
Richard Sneed
Lexington
HPARC Meeting Tonight At YWCA With Fendley Speaker
The High Point Association for Retarded Children meets at the YWCA at 7 30 p m. Carey Fendley executive director of the North Carolina Association for Retarded Children will speak on Legislation and Statewide Activities. The public is invited to attend and meet the new director.
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The
High Point Assn. For
YWCA
Carey Fendley
North Carolina Assn
Fendley
Burglar Steals Golf Shop Gear From Fairfield Club
A burglar broke into the Fairfield Golf Club golf shop on Highway 62 during the weekend, hauling away $332 worth of clubs clothing and accessories. Deputies continue to investigate. Nearby a break in at the Douglas Morris residence on E Green Drive saw the theft of 2 pistols $25 in savings bonds $11 in change a Master Charge card and two sweaters. Entry was gained by prying the front door. The Quakers at Deep River Friends Meeting on Highway 68 report the theft of an antique pendulum wall clock built in 1875. Value unavailable. In other news charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated were filed against Joseph Richardson Farrell Handy Jacob Hinkle Judson Grissett and Vance Patterson. They are being held in lieu of bond.
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GGO
Fairfield Golf Club
Highway 62
Douglas Morris
E. Green Drive
Deep River
Dulum
Joseph Richardson
Player Drive
Farrell Handy
Route 3
Jacob Hinkle
Judson Grissett
State Street
Vance Patterson
Westover Drive
Liew
Bond
Debaters To Go To Nationals From Central High
Three Central High School debaters earned spots at the National Forensic League National Tournament at George Washington University in Washington DC June 16 19. Loveland Carrick and McDermott qualified by winning top honors at the NFL Carolina District Tournament in Asheville. Other awards included Hussey Fairchild and Marshall in various events, plus Central’s sweep stakes and traveling trophy honors. Coaches were Michael Pierce and Mrs Bruce Roberts.
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Central High School
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Joe Loveland
Roger Carrick
Nancy McDermott
Asheville
Central
Gray Fowler
Wesley Warren
Sharon Snider
Martha Wilder
Barbara Wright
Bill Comins
Elmore Alexander
Sheryl Robinson
Michael Pierce
Bruce Roberts
Revival Services at Highland United Methodist Church
Revival services take place this week at Highland United Methodist Church starting yesterday and continuing through March 28. Services begin at 7:30 each evening.
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Highland United Methodist Church
Four Men Hurt In Wreck At Ward And Stanton
A 3:30 p.m. Saturday traffic crash at Ward Street and Stanton Street injured four people. Walter Canada 57 of Marion and Wil bert Dow 28 of E Green Drive faced speeding related charges. Edward Canty 25 of Willis Street and Walter Canada Jr. 30 of Marion were passengers with injuries. Damage estimated at 750 dollars.
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Ward Street
Stanton Street
Walter Canada
Marion
Wilbert Dow
E. Green Drive
Dow
Edward Canty
Willis Street
Dowgar
Walter Canada Jr
Youth Battle of the Bands Auditions in City Lake Gym
Youth Council invites local groups to audition for Battle of the Bands at City Lake Gym on March 30 at 2 pm with the final on April 21. First prize $100, second $75. Event is part of Youth Week 2026 sponsored by the High Point Youth Council and linked to a Raleigh youth bill discussion.
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City Lake Gym
High Point Youth Council
Ofale
New One
Jou
Routine Fire Calls Reported Across City
Two fires and a false alarm were logged as routine by the Fire Department. At 8 a.m. a belt fire at High Point Face Veneer on Russell Street was snuffed quickly with little damage. A 3 a.m. false alarm at Hamilton and Russell streets followed. A boarding house on 5 Hamilton Street saw minor room damage from a smoking in bed incident at 1:30 a.m. A field fire on Lofty View Road was extinguished by 8 p.m.
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High Point
Russell Street
Hamilton
Russell Streets
Hamilton Street
Dame Field
Loftyview Road
Showers To Taper Off In Friendship Weather
The shower activity began last night and is expected to drop to a 30 percent probability tonight. Tonight should be partly cloudy with little temperature change. the high will be in the upper 40s. Tuesday sees partly cloudy skies and mild conditions with a 10 percent rain chance and a mid 60s high. Yesterday’s low was 44.
Fire Truck Damaged In Collision Near Thomasville
Minor damage to a city fire truck en route to a fire collided with a northbound car at Pine and Edgewood streets. No injuries. The truck, a 1965 model driven by Gary Dean Philips, struck a 1962 model car driven by William Franklin Siler. Police estimated about 200 dollars damage to the car. Firemen said the truck had lights and siren on while responding to a clothing rack fire on Thompson Street. fire out on arrival with no major damage. Two Lexington women were admitted to City Memorial Hospital after a 6:25 p.m. wreck on I-85 near Old Thomasville Road. Gail Holloman and Kay Bean in fair condition.
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Dartmouth
Arlington Streets
Johnny Fleming
Wise Street
Fleming
Arlington St
Benjamin Crouch
Harrison Street
Lexington Avenue
E. College Drive
Crouch
H. L. Thompson
Denny Street
Thomasville
Pine
Edgewood
Gary Dean Philips
William Franklin Siler
Franklin Street
Siler
Thompson Street
Lexington
City Memorial Hospital
I-85
Old Thomasville Road
Gail Holloman
Kay Bean
Highway Patrol
Man Charged In Larceny Case In Thomasville
Clyde Ray Bogan, 32, of Jasper Street, charged with larceny and receiving for allegedly taking two automobile hubcaps valued at 10 dollars. Dolen Dolittle Hughes, 37, of Dalton Avenue, charged with drunken driving. Police probe ongoing into theft of a portable television receiver reported stolen Saturday from Harold Smith residence on Cannon. Receiver valued at 150 dollars.
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Thomasville
Clyde Ray Bogan
Jasper Street
Dolen Dolittle Hughes
Dalton Avenue
Harold Smith
Cannon Street
Correction on Lexington Avenue ditch accident report
Friday's industrial accident on Lexington Avenue injured James B. Malachi with a slight leg injury when a gas line ditch collapsed. An Enterprise correction clarifies the construction crew operating at the scene was not Thompson-Arthur.
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Lexington Avenue
James B. Malachi
Enterprise
Thompson-Arthur
Lexington
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Piedmont Triad
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HPARC
Burglar Rifles Golf Shop
Margaret Marshall
Baker Road
Wilbert Strickland
Kersey Road
Charles Strickland
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Youth Council
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Raleigh
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Carson Bain
Guy Johnson
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