High Point AAUW elects Mrs. Barker president
The High Point branch of the American Association of University Women elected Mrs. Martine Barker as president. Mary Elizabeth Blair was named president-elect and other officers include W. R. Peters recording secretary Lucille Ingram and Ala Mae Hudson corresponding secretary. Debates to the state convention were chosen and Patricia Mellanos named building fund chair with a $530 goal.
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AAUW
Mary Elizabeth Blair
Barker
Meet
High Point
American Association of University Women
Blair
Guilford County Health Center
University of Tennessee
Ing
Lucille Ingram
Ala Mae Hudson
E. B. Collins
R. A. Ene
Patricia Mellanos
Winston-Salem
Mr and Mrs Talley Wright Headed to Washington D C
Mr and Mrs Talley Wright depart from this city for Washington D C and Maryland where he will be stationed at Andrews Air Force Base The couple will reside in Congress Heights Washington Wright returned three weeks ago from Korea duty Mrs Wright is the former Nancy Robinette of High Point
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Talley Wright
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Andrews Air Force Base
Congress Heights
Washington
Wright
Korea
Failure To Pay Board Lands Man 30 Days In Jail
Roland Hill 21 of S Hamilton Street was jailed 30 days for failing to pay a board bill and costs after court orders. He turned himself in after his bonding company released him. Hill had until March 28 to pay Mrs J L Copeland of Church Street 29.50 and court costs for beating a board bill. A second man, Fred H Miller 34 of Cedar Street, also received a 30 day sentence after pleading guilty to a separate auto related offense.
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Roland Hill
S. Hamilton Street
Hall
J.L. Copeland
Church Street
Fred H. Miller
Cedar Street
Anata
Draft Office Closes For Holiday In High Point
The High Point draft board closed for the rest of the week due to insufficient funds. Clerk Ethel Kirkman said the office ended operations at 12 30 today and would reopen next week 8 30 to 5 respectively Monday through Friday. Three local men are slated for induction on April 21 with pre induction physicals in Charlotte. One week later on April 28 another 37 are to take their physicals.
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High Point
Ethel Kirkman
Kirkman
Hubcap Thieves Strike Twice Again Locally
Police report two new hubcap and radio thefts in Brookside and Lewis, tied to ongoing auto accessory crimes. Joe Trepke on Brookside Drive lost hubcaps for a second time in recent weeks, while Hill Lassiter at Lewis Motor Co. said a car radio was stolen from a used car lot. Theft is believed to have occurred last weekend.
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Joe Trepke
Brookside Drive
Accord High School
Hill Lassiter
Lewis Motor Co
Whose Friend Was This Pup
A High Point youth and two friends played on a building when a patrolman spotted them. Two boys were taken in for questioning while the third hid in a concrete pipe until a dog alerted police by barking.
Garden Hose Used On Fire
Firefighters responded to a Grace Street residence to control a porch fire started by a child playing with matches. They extinguished the blaze with a garden hose found near the house.
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Grace Street
High Pointer On Honor Roll
Donald McIntosh Jacobs of Westchester Drive High Point and Charlotte is named to the general college honor roll at UNC Chapel Hill. A sophomore he maintains a B average for the past semester at the university.
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Donald McIntosh Jacobs
E. P. Jacobs
Westchester Drive
High Point
Charlotte
General College
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Jacobs
Welfare Licensing Policy Pressures Guilford County
The State Board of Public Welfare demands all foster boarding homes be licensed by July 1 or risk losing state funding. Guilford County, with about 100 homes run by its Welfare Department, could lose $28,000 annually if it fails to license enough facilities. Dr. Ellen Winston argues licensing aims to raise standards while county officials worry about funding gaps.
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Greensboro
State Board of Public Welfare
Welfare Board
Ellen Winston Re
Guilford County
Welfare Department
Winston
Guilford
L. M. Thompson
Newsg
Clinard Nor
Thompson
Board of County Commissioners
State Department
Clinard
State Board
North Carolina
Patton Resigns as Attorney General to Seek Judge Seat
North Carolina Attorney General George B. Patton resigns effective April 15 to campaign for the Democratic nomination as Superior Court judge of the 30th Judicial District. He will be opposed by T. D. Bryson Jr. as Dan K. Moore leaves the post to enter private business. Patton’s exit will force Gov. Hodges to appoint an interim attorney general until the fall election. Patton emphasizes full time service and stepping down to avoid conflicts during campaigning.
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Raleigh
George B. Patton
30Th Judicial District
Patton
Franklin
T. D. Bryson Jr
Bryson City
Dan K. Moore
Hodges
North Carolina
Johnson Street Pre-School Clinic Set for April 1
Johnson Street School announces a pre school clinic next Tuesday April 1 at 9 am for children entering first grade. Parents should bring birth certificates immunization records and register their child at the school office if not already done. The clinic will offer required inoculations through county health officials.
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Johnson Street
Porgy and Bess to Close Public Library Series
The final Public Library series performance features George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess tonight at 7 30 with a pre show discussion on Gershwin’s role in American music in the Audio Visual room Librarian Neal Austin announced Soloists include Catfish Row performers Lawrence Winters Camill wills Inez Matthews anddna
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George Gershwin
Porgy and
Bess
Public Library
Gershwin
Neal Austin
Catfish
Will
Lawrence Winters
Camill Wills
Inez Matthews
Two New Scout Units Formed
Two new Boy Scout units were formed after last week’s leadership training. The Emerywood Baptist Church and Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church host the new units under Ernest McCall. The course granted 21 certificates of completion from a 35 total enrollment.
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Emerywood Baptist Church
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
B. W. Hackney Jr
Ernest McCall
Hackney
Permits Issued For 2 Houses In Wendover Hills Area
Building inspector approved two new residences to local contractors. Golden and Welborn to build a six room house at 1508 Whitehall Wendover Hills cost about 15000. Edgar Docbrow to construct six room home at 408 Rock ree Rd cost about 11000. Also Roof repairs at Fire Station No 3 estimated 175 and other repairs total 110.
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Golden and Welborn
Whitehall
Wendover Hills
Edgar Docbrow
Rockree Rd
Bridge Party Honors Miss Brinkley Bride Elect
Miss Betty Ann Tysinger and Mrs. William Welborn hosted a dessert bridge in Guilford Dairy Bar to honor Miss Jane Brinkley the bride-elect. Four tables played as guests received corsages and china favors, with yellow and green refreshments. Miss Brinkley will wed James R. Sugg Saturday at Memorial Methodist Church.
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Thomasville
Betty Ann Tysinger
William Welborn
Jane Brinkley
Guilford Dairy
John H. Brinkley
Brown Fouts
Wayne Cagle
Miss Brinkley
James R. Sugg
Memorial Methodist Church
Milk provides nutrients to support daily vigor and health
About three out of ten American families lack calcium for daily needs. Experts note milk supplies around 100 nutrients that support muscle nerve tissue and energy for daily work and life.
Helicopter Explodes Over Center Line Killing Three
In Detroit area an in air explosion destroyed a helicopter over a cement plant area. All three on board died Louis Garavaglia Jr 40 Jule Garavaglia 28 and James Kennedy 31 pilot. Louis and Jule ran Garavaglia Construction Co. Kennedy was a company pilot.
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Detroit
Louis A. Garavaglia Jr
Jule
James Kennedy
Louis
Louis Garavaglia Construction Co
Kennedy
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