High Pointer of the Week Mrs Wood Remembers Life
Mrs George T Wood 90 of High Point Memorial Hospital cherishes life with the refrain that every period has been the best time. Born 1873 in Greenwood NC to Adam and Josephine Sherrill, she traces Sherrill lineage back to 18th century settlers and Bonnie Kate Sevier. She and George Wood met at 16 while both studied in North Carolina towns and Trinity College now Duke University.
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George T. Wood
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Wood
Bessie Melissa Sherrill
Greenwood
Catawba County
North Carolina
Adam Elliott Sherrill
Josephine Setzer Sherrill
William
Adam
Earl of Granville
Raleigh
Bonnie Kate
Adam Sherrill
Catherine Sherrill
John Sevier
Tennessee
King's Mountain
Bessie Melissa Sherrill Wood
Wood
C. E. Barger
Messpeyilin
P. D. Penny Elliott Sherrill
Mooresville
William Lander Sherrill
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
High Point Female Seminary
Scottish Bank
High Point
Bessie Sherrill
The Shirtless Investor and The Right to Lose
An editor argues Wall Street rewards risk with long term growth erasing glamour stocks. He praises the right to lose as authentic American courage, cites blue chips fading, and urges prudent investing and honest brokerage guidance.
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Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
George Washington
New York Stock Exchange
George
Support for Federal Lunch Program in High Point Schools
A couple urges the school board to favor and evaluate the federal lunch program in High Point public schools. They praise quality and lower costs based on experiences in other schools and note their children's switch to using the federal lunches after complaints this year.
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High Point
Tim
Slim
Sim
Four High Point teens to attend North Carolina Governor's School
Four High Point juniors Sandra Jean Dillard Mary Elizabeth Cridlebaugh Claudette Frances Beeson and Earnestine Scotton join 364 NC students at Salem College Winston-Salem for an eight week Governor's School program opening June 10. The project funded by the Carnegie Foundation and local contributions aims to guide gifted education, broaden public schooling and challenge teachers and students through expanded humanities sciences arts and research opportunities.
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High Point
North Carolina
Sandra Jean Dillard
Mary Elizabeth Cridlebaugh
Claudette Frances Beeson
Earnestine Scotton
Governor's School
Salem College
Winston-Salem
Gov. Sanford
Carnegie Foundation
State Board of Education
Governor's School of
David Anderson Mets
Montheu
Salem Academy
Salm Academy
White Owl Rumor Drifts Over Thomasville Tank Color
Firefighters report no sighting of the white owl over the water tank and speculation about its blue camouflage or protest over color changes. A rumor of an attorney losing a $50 bet with firemen is denied. City finances loom as City Manager Pete Lydens urges cutting Cadillac expenses and planning a 14.3 cent tax increase to balance the budget.
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Thomasville
Recreation Department
Pete Lydens
Recreation Commission
City Council
Local Government Commission
Raleigh
Election musings in Piedmont town and local happenings
Local column weighs election outcomes in Randleman Asheboro and Jamestown noting guesswork about winners and the value of voting. Highlights include street sign humor rooftop naming and new business openings plus a brush fire demo and city lake prep.
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Piedmont
Randleman
Asheboro
Jamestown
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