Bears and trophies highlight THS library exhibit and banquet
THS displays a 1200-pound Alaska brown bear and a 300-pound black bear killed by alumnus Bradford Myers. Five trophies will be awarded at the THS basketball banquet with speakers, honors for boys and girls teams, and tickets at 1.75. Also notes feature student papers, color in Facts and Fun, Krazy Daze promotions, and Phi Beta Kappa honor for Ann Allmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penelope
THS
Bradford Myers
THA
Alasa
Thomasville
Bill Rice
Charles Prevost
Romer
Charles Phillips
Joe Swicepod
Martha Johnson
Iliam Gibson
Wake Forest College
Ann Allmond
M. G. Allmond
Jones Circle
Phi Beta Kappa
Woman's College
Allmond
THS Teams Earn District Debating Bid After Triangular Win
THS affirmative and negative teams win the Friday triangular de bate with Burlington and Keishville earning a place in the district debating contest at Women s College on April 5. One affirmative and one negative team advance from the event to face other districts for the Aycock Memorial with the state contest set for Chapel Hill on April 26-27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Keishville
THS
Women’s College
Aycock
THS Debating Team Concludes Unjudged Debate
THS alternates Hilda Maness Neiland Pennington on the affirmative and Susie Jones Judith Morris on the negative joined the THS team in an unjudged debate with High Point High School on Tuesday at 3 35 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THS
High Point High School
Hilda Maness
Neiland Pennington
Susie Jones
Judith Morris
Facts and Fun earns sixth first rating at yearly convention
Facts and Fun, the school newspaper, won a first rating for the sixth time in seven years at the 32nd annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association convention held at Columbia University in New York. The NC high school paper was one of three in its division in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Times
Whiteville High School
Whiteville
the Rambler
Norwood High School
Norwood
John Whitley
John
Facts and Fun
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Columbia University
New Yorkty
North Carolina
THS Girls Bake Cookies for Red Cross Bloodmobile
Ten dozen chocolate drop and peanut butter cookies were baked by THS home making students to serve donors at the Red Cross Bloodmobile. The event occurred in Thomasville on Tuesday and Wednesday at Memorial Methodist Church under Miss Eloise Buie with team members Frances Beck Barbara Phillips Ruby Slader Loretta Troxier Linda Bell Lynda Grubb Grace Floyd Eva Ferguson and Betty Williams. Ann Coffee and Nancy Beck, Junior Red Cross reps at THS, sponsored the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THS
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Thomasville
Memorial Methodist Church
Eloise Buie
Frances Beck
Barbara Phillips
Ruby Slader
Loretta Troxier
Linda Bell
Lynda Grubb
Grace Floyd
Eva Ferguson
Betty Williams
Ann Coffee
Nancy Beck
Red Cross
Senior play wrapup dance at American Legion Hut
After the senior play More than Meets the Eye the cast and technical crew held a wrapup dance at the American Legion Hut. The annual event let actors discuss what they forgot or should not have done during the production. Mrs. R. C. Aldridge and Mrs. Charles Stallings co-chaired the planning committee.
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American Legion Hut
R. C. Aldridge
Charles Stallings
Easter Break Schedule And Tennis Opener Set
Easter holidays start Thursday afternoon at 3 with classes resuming Thursday morning, April 5. THS hosts High Point High School in the season’s first tennis match on Wednesday in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THS
High Point High School
High Poin
Judges Named for 1956 Guilford Arts Festival
The 1956 Guilford County Fine Arts Festival advances with divisional and sectional judges named. Divisional judges cover art music and literature including James R Byrnes Fletcher Moore and Mrs W C Stanback. Sectional judges list experts from universities colleges and local communities across drama essays poetry short stories humor history sports writing photography and design.
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Guilford County
James R. Byrnes
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh
Fletcher Moore
Elon College
W. C. Stanback
Salisbury
John W. Parker
University Extension Division
N. N. Luxon
University School of Journalism
Bernice Kelly Harris
Seaboard
Howard White
Burlington
Kincaid Brockman
Gastonia
Local Churches Hold Holy Week Services
St Marys Episcopal outlines Holy Week schedule with daily prayers and meditations. The schedule includes Stations of the Cross at 5 30 p m and devotions with Holy Communion on Holy Saturday at 10 30 and an Easter Vigil at Midnight. high Mass follows.
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ST. Mary's Episcopal
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Minnie Welborn Jordan Rites In Trinity Church
Funeral services were held for Minnie Welborn Jordan 87 wife of John Rowland Jordan of Route 1 Trinity at Trinity Baptist Church at 3 p.m. today with Rev. J. C. Gatewood Rev. B. S. Lyndon and Rev. Talmadge Smith officiating. Entombment followed in Hope shea Mausoleum. Mrs Jordan died Thursday in High Point Memorial Hospital after ten weeks of illness. Pallbearers were Charlie Welborn R L Welborn J J Kennedy H H Jordan and Ray Arnold Underwood. An obituary notes extended church activities and Holy Week services listed for area churches in High Point.
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Thomasville
Minnie Welborn Jordan
John Rowland Jordan
Route 1
Trinity
Trinity Baptist Church
J. C. Gatewood
B. S. Lyndon
Hopewell Methodist Church
Talmadge Smith
Charlie Welborn
R. L. Welborn
J. J. Kennedy
H. H. Jordan
Ray Arnold Underwood
Jordan Mausoleum
Hopeshea Methodist Church
Ceme
Jordan
High Point Memorial Hospital
Grace Lutheran Church
First Church of God
High Point Friends
Funeral services held for Gurnie L Burgess 73
Funeral services for Gurnie L Burgess 73 were conducted Saturday at Calvary Methodist Church with Rev T Glenn Madison and Rev C B Newton. Interment followed in Memorial Park Cemetery. Burgess died in High Point Memorial Hospital at 1214 AM after a period of declining health since August 1954.
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Gurnie L. Burgess
Calvary Methodist Church
T. Glenn Madison
C. B. Newton
Rd of Stewards
Manley Bible Class
P. V. Cox
E. V. Snotherly
Kalin Sheppard
C. O. Young
Marvin Smith
J. A
Old Memorial Park Cemetery
Mr. Burgess
High Point Memorial Hospital
Funeral for Mrs Etta Black Lewis in Thomasville
Funeral services for 44 year old Mrs Etta Black Lewis wife of E C Lewis will be held at Southside Baptist Church Thomasville Monday at 4 p m with Rev Fred Jurney and Rev Bill Barker officiating Interment will be in the pilot family church cemetery at Fair Grove Methodist Church Body at Siler Funeral Home High Point until church service Mrs Lewis died in Baptist Hospital Winston Salem Friday at 3 p m after a two year illness She resided at 470 Clara Cox Apartments High Point.
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Thomasville
Etta Black Lewis
E. C. Lew
Southside Baptist Church
Fred Jurney
Bill Barker
Point
Fair Grove Methodist Church
Siler Funeral Home
Lewis
Clara Cox
High Point
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Three From HPC To Attend Meet In Chicago
Three representatives from High Point College will attend the six day National Health and Physical Education Convention in Chicago starting March 25. Arthur Paschal HPC athletics director, Wayne Hoover JV coach, and John East physical education go. The convention is bi annual by the American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, an organization for improving physical education in schools and colleges, and has sent reps since 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Chicago
Maki
Arthur Paschal
HPC
Wayne Hoover
John East
American Association of Health, Physical Education and
Andorra Pays Tribute In Hams Cheeses Hens And Pesetas
The small principality between France and Spain pays a yearly tribute to the Bishop of Urgel totaling six hams six cheeses twelve hens and 460 pesetas about 42 dollars. In contrast France's president receives only about 2.99 dollars per National Geographic Society.
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Andorra
France
Spain
Urgel
National Geographic Society
Civil Service Examinations for City Of High Point
Civil Service examinations announced for four positions in High Point City government including Fourth Class Patrolman Fourth Class Fireman and Clerk-Typist. Details list salary ranges ages heights weights and residency requirements with application contact at City Hall for March 27 1956 notice signed by Joseph F Snider Secretary High Point Civil Service Commission.
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Cca
North
Wrenn Street
High Point
Joseph F. Snider
High Point Civil Service
For Rent Billcrest Manor Apts and More
Apartment rental list includes Billcrest Manor Emerywood Court William and Mary Apts and others. Units range from 3 to 9 rooms with furnishings heat water and stoves, some duplexes and colored sections available. Contact Curtis Smithdeal Inc or Bill Hylton Inc for prices and availability.
Residential listings crowded with small properties
Residential entries show 5 room houses and 2 to 4 room apartments at multiple street addresses including 117 Dorothy St, 31 Centennial Ave, 1401 English St, 433 Tate St, 2703 Lowe Ave, 731 English St, and 616 Cabie St. The text ends with a fragment mentioning Harold Greg Ames Conrad and a phone-like sequence 122 cae Bt 301 pe 4548.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy St
Centennial Ave
English St
Tate St
Lowe Ave
Cabie St
Harold Greg Ames Conrad
Cae Bt
Apartments for Rent In City Listings
Multiple rental units listed with addresses 1016 W Se 6th Ave Westwood 2 bedroom gas heat washer connection newly painted 1547 N Main St six rooms old heat electric water heater and a sun deck with air utilities offered by IDOL GREEN CO REALTORS at 115 W Washington St and phone 5069 6 room apt at N Main St described as most desirable
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Westwood
Main St
Idol-Green CO
Realtors
Washington
Picketts&st
Apt
Bath
West Point Ave
Woodbury
Atlantic Insurance and Realty Co
W. Washington St
Castile St
W. Green St
Lindsay St
English St
BE. Commerce St
N. Main St
Rm. Apt
Pershing St
Tabor St
Briggs Ave
Rockspring Rd
Edgeworth Ave
Thiesell St .S
Salem St
Steele St
Hamilton St
Tipton St
Duplex
Tomlineon School
Kennedy St
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Marvin Eargle
Ee Sold
Jess Byrd
Salem College
O. B. Campbell
Chapel Hill
Douglas L. Rights
Jake Wade
Thor Johnson
Cincinnati
Ohio
C. G. Wardell Jr
Flora Macdonald College
Ray Goodrich
Ben Stimson
Statesville
Jim Torrence
E. C. McCless Jr
Kernersville
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Robert Broderson
Duke University
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University of North Carolina
Joseph W. King
Mrs
Minnie Jordan
Etta Lewis
Civil Service
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Steele
W. Broad St
Whiteoak St
Koonts Realty
INO
S&s
Billcrest Manor Apts
New
Emerywood Court
William & Mary Apts
Ee Apts
Church St
Winston Hy
North Main
Burge
Carrick
Greensboro Rd
Hickory Chapel
S. Main
EB. Commerce
C BE. Green
W. Green
Loflin St
Dewey Hinkle
Mar
Curtis Smithdeal, Inc
Apts
Bill Hylton, Inc
S. Main St
Ss . Russell St. Perm
R. B. Gantt & Company
Philips
Fred
Hwy
Archale
Os Room
W. Willis
E. Commerce St. St
Fairfield Rd
Carter St
Parmanet
Oakwood
Hoover St
Cliffside
Horton Realty Co
E. Green St
Beulah - @-- Estate
W. Pan
Jamestown
Jake Harris
Thurston St
Taylor M. Simpson Co
E. Washington St
Fourth St
Tomlinson St
Walnut St
Call
Scientific St
Rm. House
Olga St
Rm. Duplex
E. High St
Plete
Rties
Morgan St
Arm
Gurley St
Rm. Duplex Apt
Mendenhall-Moore Realtors
W. Washington
Hannah
Hector
Finn
Efird
Columbia
Gravely
Dexter Kennedy
Marvell Furniture Co
Electrolux Vacuum
H. R. Modlin
Harris-Kelly Music Co
F.H.A
Atlas Concrete Products Co
Griffith
Ment
Yount
Fifth St
Mattres
Box Spring
Archdale Mattress Co
Household Appli—_ Co
N. Wrenn St
Rotary Power Mower Sale
Briggs & Stratton
Boyles Auto Parts
Carrick Ave
Marvell Con. Co
Boyles Wholesale
Jake Harris Furniture House
Wade Rd
Kivett’Dr
Barbecue Shack
Ejico
Moss
Commerce Furniture Exchange
E. Commerce St
Regent China & Supply Co
Oldboy
E. M. Witcher
Guilfard County
S. Wrenn St
J. L. Darr, JR
E. J. Johnson
Bard-Matic
J. D. Holland
Calleb J. Albertson
Paul Myers
Buchanan Supply
Griffith Office
Euipment Co
K. H. Thompson
W. Lexington
Dwight Hayworth
Lamb's
John W. Snr
Cal
Piedmont Roofing & Siding Co
Glover On
Irvin
N. C
Adi Cee
Pete Co
Aaron
Septic
ED Smith
Hamilton Furniture Co
S. Hamilton St
J. H. Lambeth & Sons
Bill Kelly
W. C. Jones
Hedgecock Well CO
Harold Becker
Phorm
Centers Mattress Co
H. R. Clodfelter
Albertson Rd
Bruce Carraway
Offy
Washington St
Gilbreth
Cee P. Wallace
William Grissett
N. B. Love
Stanley's Jewelers
U. S
M. Ernest Welch
Rawleigh
Greensboro
Richmond
Talking Society of America
Bob Bruton
Phoebe Dr
P.O. Box
Mae Tractor
Byrd Motor Lines, Inc
Tanyard St
Lexington, N.C
J. M. Elder
Rt. 1
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