High Pointers of the Week Mendenhall Brothers Celebrate Sixth Anniversary
The Mendenhall brothers Robert R. Red Mendenhall Jr and Forrest A. Mendenhall celebrate six years of operation at their High Point Auto Auction on the service road beside Highway 29 70. Since opening in 1960 the lot grew from two lanes to four and is now among the nation’s largest. Dealers from 12 to 15 states visit weekly with as many as 26 states represented. they have trained about 125 auctioneers since 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R
Red) Mendenhall Jr
Forrest A. Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Forrestra
Red
Robert
N. C. State
Philipine
1St
States
C. F. Williams and
Alston Clark Land Auction Co
Forrest
High Point
Mississippi River
Robert's
Carmen di Foggio
Italy
United States
Needham
Mass
Peter
Nickolas Loranzo di Foggio
Nickolas
Needham High School
N. C. Highway 109
Handy Road
Denton
Yadkin River
Editor's Outlook on Demonstrations and Civil Rights
A column contrasts Hell's Angels demonstrations with civil rights protests, warning against double standards in pursuit of equality. It cites Watts and Harlem unrest, notes government reactions, and questions whether America upholds equal treatment for all protests.
Letters Questioning School Crowding and Policy
Editor inquiries reference the Great Society and Supreme Court Justices. A reader from Oakview questions overcrowding at Oakview School and critiques April 26, 1966 events, arguing the majority suffers injustices and mentioning 60 children in the community.
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Supreme Court
Oakview
Unusual Appeal For Funds For Senator Gruening
Washington report notes a form letter supporting Senator Gruening omits election timing and age details. The letter, signed by Edward C. Kavanagh, praises his voice on Vietnam but lacks term expiration facts while urging contributions.
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Leslie Carpenter
Washington
Senate
Dove
Gruening
Viet Nam
Edward C. Kavanagh
Nick Lawrence Memorial Award Honors Howard Weiss in High Point
The High Point Jaycees during their installation banquet at Top of the Mart awarded Howard Weiss the Nick Lawrence Memorial Award for embodying Nick Lawrence's spirit of community service. The piece recalls Lawrence's life from Needham to High Point and his broad civic impact.
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High Point
Mart
Southern Furniture Exposition
Jaycees
Nick Lawrence
Howard Weiss
America
Emerson College
Army Medical Corps
C. Lee Casey
North Wilkesboro
WHPE
Nick
The
Jay
Jaycee
Public hearing on Thomasville housing debate planned
In Thomasville a City Council public hearing will discuss controversial public housing. Across Davidson County residents note road signs warn of fines for littering up to 50 dollars and Denton sees activity from mills to road work and a town election scheduled Tuesday with polls open 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Nance Milling Co
Denton
Red Cross Blood Mobile
First Baptist Church
Highway Department
Lexington
Randolph County
Chestnut Street
High Point
Bomby Road
Klopman Mills
N. C
Roaming the Piedmont and a Bowman's Captioned Tale
A humorous note details a father and son converting a garage into a recreation room with a pool table and inviting friends to play. A Bowman's case follows where a Charlotte archer faced a 30 day jail term suspended on conditions after neighbors complained about early morning archery and dog involvement.
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Mendenhall Brothers
Robert, Forrest Mendenhall
Art Richardson
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
California
Bill
At Times
South
Mur
Watts
Tateate Ark
White House
Letus
Walter Reuther
Shriv
Bedford
Eugene Carson Blake
World Council of Dundee
Sas
Doctor Blake
Harlem
Rochester
Enterprise
High Point Jaycees
Own
Nick Lawrence Memorial
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Archie Smith
Joe Taylor
Winston-Salem
High Rock Dam
Denton High School
Woody Durham
Wfmy-Tv
Greensboro
Charlotte Bowman
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