Archdale Man Dies From Self Inflicted Gunshot Injury
Henry Earl Saunders 53 of 2932 Archdale Rd died from a self inflicted 22 caliber gunshot wound to the chest. Medical examiner ruled internal hemorrhage from the wound near the heart. Saunders reportedly fashioned a device to trigger the gun and was despondent over ill health. He was a Melrose Hosiery Mills fixer, survived by wife Mary Carter and eight children, with funeral set at Calvary Church of the Nazarene and burial in Alamance Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale
Henry Earl Saunders
Archdale Rd
T. E. Terrell
Saunders
Guilford
Alamance County
Robert
Cora Neal Saunders
Guillford County
Bethel Methodist Church
Burlington
Mary Carter
Melrose Hosiery Mills
James Denny
Guy Hedrick
Tommy Marshburn
High Point
Alamance Memorial Park
Harold C. Davis
Bids Sought for Minnesota Mining High Point Warehouse
Four general contractors are listed to bid on a 46 000 square foot office and warehouse project for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing in High Point. Bids due 1 p m Monday at the architect's office. firms include R K Stewart and Son J R Graham and Son N C Monroe Construction and H D Barnes Inc all AGC members. The 4 hour bid job delays subbids to reduce last minute errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
High Point
Robert W. Conner
McKnight Road
St. Paul
Minn
AGC
Carolinas
R. K. Stewart and Son
J. R.graham and Son
N. C. Monroe Construction Co
H. D. Barnes, Inc
Greensboro
More Of Same Is Predicted For Weather
Forecasters expect no change in conditions with considerable cloudiness and occasional rain. Temperatures rise slightly to a high near 73 after a 67 degree day, with Monday also expected to stay cloudy.
Kinney Elected Treasurer of Industrial Management Clubs
Kinney of Silver Knit Hosiery Mill is elected treasurer of the National Council for Industrial Management Clubs in Buffalo. He helped organize the High Point club in 1955 and has guided new clubs in Greensboro Charlotte Gastonia Fayetteville Laurinburg and Camden. He serves on the Red Cross and United Fund boards and is active in church leadership. He and his wife live at 219 Model Farm Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy E. Kinney
Silver Knit
National Council For Industrial Management Clubs
William F. Meyer Jr
National Ymca Industrial Council
Kinney
Buffalo
N. Y
YMCA
High Point Industrial Management Club
Carolinas
Greensboro
Charlotte
Gastonia
Fayetteville
Laurinburg
Camden
Red Cross
United Fund
First Church of God
State Brotherhood
Model Farm Rd
Idol Green Moves Into New Office In High Point
Idol Green Co Realtors opened a new 15000 square foot office at 100 Elm St in High Point with baroque arches and a tall rear wall. The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance office joins the space as mortgage loan contact. Open house runs 2 to 5 pm featuring staff and company founders with plans for Emerywood Forest a 90 acre development and 150 homes estimated at 25000 dollars each.
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Idol- Green Co. Realtors
Elm St
High Point
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Wisc
Idol Green
W. T. Peatross
Leon Schute
Jack Green
Green
W. A. J. Idol
Dorothy Dunn
Idol Green Co. Realtors
N. Main St
Ferndale
Gatewood
West
Wood Avenue
High Point High School
Washington St
Grimsley
Wendover Hills
Quaker Lane
Erywood Forest
Westchester Drive
Emerywood Forest
B. C. Fowler
Katherine Raymond
A. C. Williamson
Norma Beck
John R. McLain
Founders Green
Idol
Dunn
Broad
Elm Streets
High Point architects open new office in Professional Building
Oden and Sloan, both Raleigh and High Point trained architects, opened an office in the Professional Building for general architectural practice. Oden, a Winston Salem native, and Sloan of Rowan County are founding members of High Point's Architect Guild and have ties to Voorhees and Everhart. They hold licenses from 1954 and join local civic and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Oden
William A.sloan
General Practice
Oden
Winston-Salem
Elementary Land High School
University of North Carolina
N. C.state College
Raleigh
High Point
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
High Point American Business Club
Sloan
Rowan County
Mt. Ulla
Clemson College
N. C. State College
Hhe
Salisbury
First Presbyterian Church
High Point Civitan Club
Architect's Guild of
Guilford County
N. C
American Institute of Architects
Voorhees and Everhart
Food Handling School Set for Armory in May
O R Braughter county health department supervises a three day food handling school for restaurant workers at the National Guard Armory on English Street From May 19 to May 21. Sessions run 9 30 to 11 a m and 3 to 4 30 p m with two sections to maximize participation. A county survey of 415 eating establishments shows about 2800 employees in food service. State sanitarians join in the Better Food Service Week observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Braughter
County Health Department
National Guard
English Street
Braughter
Association Meeting at Green Street Baptist Church
Judge Walter Crissman of Green Street Baptist Church Association will preside at the association meeting Tuesday. A barbecue supper at 6 30 p.m. precedes a sermon by Rev Horace Easom of Shelby on Rise Up O Men of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Crissman
Green Street Baptist Church Associational Brotherhood
Horace Easom
Shelby
Men of God
Bum Proves He's No Bum in Quaker Bulletin
Forrest Cates recaps a quirky daily bulletin at a Quaker meeting showing humor about a dented Volkswagen and fender repairs. The piece moves through a High Point restaurant owner's generosity to aid a hungry transient, a curious column wire, Emmy awards quips, a write-in mayoral intrigue, and a Guilford County moment with Commissioner Bain calming panicked sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Men's Meeting
Accident Box Score Citywide This Year
Citywide accident box score shows totals for injuries and fatalities. The report lists persons injured and killed, with year to date figures and a monetary loss totaling seven thousand one hundred twenty five dollars.
High Point Council Terms Change Wins Party Backing
The Democratic executive committee approved a proposal to cut city council terms to two years and move to a mixed ward and at large system. If approved by the City Council, the measure heads to the General Assembly for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Democratic Party
General Assembly
Swearing-In Set Tuesday Morning at City Hall
Mayor Jess Washburn will be officially installed along with a veteran councilman and new council members after a tepid campaign that drew 933 voters. The ceremony at 9 30 a.m. will be led by Municipal Court Judge Byron Haworth, as the new council takes over at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Jess Washburn
Washburn
Horace Ilderton
T. Lynwood Smith
James D. McNeill
B. G
Byron Haworth
Katharine Kirkman
James Wall
John Haworth
High Point College to honor teaching group banquet
The High Point College advisory committee on teacher education will host a Tuesday 7 p.m. banquet in Harrison Hall honoring public school teachers and principals who supervised student teachers this academic year. About 100 attendees expected including Dr. Dennis H. Cooke and Dr. Dean B. Pruette with church, music, and education leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College Advisory Committee On
Harrison Hall
Dennis H. Cooke
Dean B. Pruette
High Point City
C. C. Herbert
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Verta I. Coe
High Point
D. W. Ayers
West Davidson
C. E. Kearns
Fair Grove
Doyle Early
Allen Jay
H. L. Brinkley
Ledford
Thurston H. Smith
Trinity
C. V. Sigman
Kernersville
W. E. Jones
Denton
C. E. Phoenix
Asheboro
K. T. Miller
Jamestown
D. P. Whitley
L. Y. Thayer
Emma Padgett
Ada
Margaret Whatfield
Brentwood
W. E
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IMC
Idol-Green CO. Realtors
Guy Kinney
Idol-Green
High Point Enterprise
David Oden
William Sloan
BRE
Forrest Cates
Wrenn Street
Ed Kemp
Knox Walker
Clarence Lambeth
Tive
Council
Janet Teague
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