High Pointer of the Week C H Williard Sr
The death of his brother prompted a career change for C H Williard Sr. He left Reynolds Tobacco after returning from Denver to tend family farm duties and founded a new path delivering Coca Cola in a Model T Ford in 1919. He grew up on an Oak View farm with three brothers and later served as district sales manager in Salt Lake City in 1913. He joined the Army in Denver near World War I’s end and later became Lindale president for over 25 years while active in High Point civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williard
Denver
Colo
Reynolds Tobacco
High Point
Oak View
P. W. Tobacco Company
Salt Lake City
Utah
World Never Made By Jenkin Lloyd Jones University Musings
An editor notes college talk in a kookie corner of the student union basement. He recalls ad hoc committees at war and peace moments, reflecting on how events unfold despite many voices and plans. The piece contemplates responsibility and the unpredictable path of history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Pearl Harbor
Andy
Bataan
Time to Settle in Alabama Letter
Readers reflect on recent upheavals in Alabama arguing for calm and reason amid political strife. The author contrasts riotary crowds with distant conflicts and stresses equal value of lives anywhere from Alabama to Harlem.
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Alabama
Quotes Spark Campaign Tactics From Lawmakers
A collection of remarks from lawmakers including Rep Michael Kirwan urging franked mail use nationwide and Senators Everett Dirksen and others commenting on global issues and U N Security Council matters. The quotes reflect campaign strategy and international diplomacy debates from the period.
Tar Heels aid NASA in Gemini flight coverage
Sunday Accent reports North Carolina volunteers helped track the Gemini mission of Virgil Grissom and John Young from launch to splashdown. It highlights Monroe helicopter pilot and USS Intrepid crew members including Lt Cmdr Warren Winchester and 19-year-old Larry Kennedy aiding recovery and observing the capsule, with families watching intently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Virgil Grissom
John Young
Intrepid
Monroe
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
Ronald K. Een
McDonnell
McDonnell’s Missile Division
Yokely
C. E. Yokely
Underhill St
William Penn High
Gene Desinia
State College
Raleigh
Joanne Williams
High Point
Rhonda
Grissom and Young
Yokelys
Ney Winchester
Marvin
Comdr
Warren H. Winchester
Grissom
Young
Atlantic
Cmdr. Winchester
Larry Edmond Kennedy
Kennedy
Cletus W. Kennedy
W. Burton St
Molly Brown
High Pointer Kennedy
Frightening crossing incident and hero Air Medal recipient
Reports describe a frightening railway crossing near Thomasville with a braking malfunction and a still sounding horn moments before a collision. Lt. Patterson, a Chair City native, receives the Air Medal for heroism in Vietnam. Meanwhile a Davidson County spelling bee finalist heads to Winston-Salem.
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U.S. Army
South Viet Nam
Nington Avenue
C. L. Patterson
Ridgecrest
Lt. Patterson
Citian
Davidson County
Winston-Salem
Bull statue honors Iowa beef industry on Audubon hills
In Audubon Iowa the Jaycees erected a 30 foot high Hereford bull statue called Albert the Bull to honor the beef industry. The cement monument, lit at night, stands on a hillside and is valued by the organizers at about 250000 dollars in perceived cost and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
Iowa
Portland Cement Assn
Audubon Jaycees
Albert
Jaycees
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.H. Williard Sr
Robert Marks
Enterprise
Growcw
Eela
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Lindale
C. H. Welliard
Emerywood Studio
Cyprus
Congo
Southeast Asia
Deep South
New York
Harlem
Michael Kirwan
Dohio
Malaysia
U.N. Security Council
Sukarno
Indo
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen, R
Tar Heels
Winchester
Mineral Springs High School
Pfeiffer College
Navy
Thomasville
Civic Center
Westmoreland
Time Magazine
Story
Durham
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