Setzer Building to Be Converted into Apartments on East Avenue
Setzer, owner of the idle East Avenue structure once built as a hosiery mill, reports a permit to convert the building into five four room apartments. The $1,000 project follows prior board approval and rezoning denials, with Setzer citing lack of other options to avoid vacancy.
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Setzer
East Avenue
E. E. Setzer
Board of Adjustments
City Buildings Department
Last Augst
New Building Authorized In High Point Drops in April
High Point building activity for April shows total authorized construction of 163 071 dollars, down from 200 030 dollars a year ago and 186 947 for March. From June last year to April 30 the city has 2 442 597 dollars in authorized work, below last year's 3 244 350.
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High Point
Inspection Department
Thomasville Prepares For Bond Election
Thomasville gears up for a June 4 vote on a 200 million dollar state road bond and a 25 million dollar state school bond. The election, overseen by the Davidson county board of elections, follows the 1949 General Assembly act and uses six county precincts for registration and voting. May 7 14 and 21 mark registration days with May 28 as challenge day. Voters already on the books need not reregister. Dwight Pickard of Lexington chairs the board.
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Thomasville
General Assembly
Davidson County Board of Elections
Dwight Pickard
Lexington
Pickard
Elections Board
Cornerstone Laid Planned for St Pauls Episcopal Church
Cornerstone of the new St. Pauls Episcopal church on Salem street will be laid at 3 p.m. May 26. officiating Bishop Edwin A. Penick of North Carolina will lead assisted by Rev. Thomas Smyth and Rev. Dan W. Allen. church members and guests to attend.
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Thomas Ville
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Salem Street
Thomas Smyth
Edwin A. Penick
Diocese of
North Carolina
Smyth
Dan W. Allen
Reidsville
St. Paul's
Literacy survey launched during National Family Week
High Point Family Service Bureau with Red Feather backing conducts a literacy survey to find adults who cannot read or write and may need classes or private instruction. Cooperation from churches schools radio stations and newspapers aids publicity. Contact 106 College Street or call 3709 for referrals. The local rent office in the post office building will close for the rest of the week due to a rent control leaders meeting in Atlanta.
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High Point Family Service Bureau
Red Feather Service
High Point
Family Service Bureau
Bureau
College Street
John F. Jones
Atlanta
Congressmen Dined in Washington with NC Chamber Executives
North Carolina congressmen were dinner guests in Washington last night hosted by the North Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
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Washington
North Carolina
North Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce
Laying of Stone for new Grace Lutheran Heidelberg church
The stone laying will include church data and objects. Rev William T Price of Spray, founder of the mission, is expected as a guest. The church between Grace Lutheran and Heidelberg Reformed has been under construction since last February.
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William T. Price
Spray
Mission
Grace Lutheran
New Heidelberg Reformed
Trial of Lucile Dubose Continued In Local Court
Lucile Dubose a 51 year old Thomasville school teacher faces manslaughter and hit and run charges. The trial was continued to May 30 after prosecutors cited a missing material witness in Iowa.
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Lucile Dubose
Thomasville
Allen H. Gwyn
Arles T. Hagan, Jr
Silas Casey
Tom Gold Sr
Frank Spruill
Gwyn
Iowa
Superior Court
Miss Dubose
Pilot School
Lexington
Mary Belle Pierce
English Street
Blanche Starr
Floyd M.clendon
Edgar Johnson
Loflin Street
Johnson
McClendon
Johnny White
Barney B. Clark
Airy
L. W. Glenn
L. W. Glenn Sewing Machine Company
Clark
Glenn
Lark
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