High Pointer Floyd Mehan Named New Mayor of High Point
Floyd Mehan, owner of Mr. Apparel employing 300 and producing 15 000 garments daily, was elected mayor after serving on the City Council. Born in Grand Isle Vermont, Mehan endured early hardship including his father’s tuberculosis and heavy family work. He held early jobs from janitor to bakery deliveries and rose through rubber products sales before facing setbacks during the 1929 crash and the Depression era.
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Carderock's modern ship testing marks a scientific leap
In Carderock Maryland the $40 million tank and wind tunnel facility now tests hulls and aerodynamics with high speed tow tanks and a Mach 10 wind tunnel. The piece contrasts historic naval missteps with current precision modeling and computer simulations, praising the development as a path to safer, more reliable sea and air travel. It notes cadaver tests for mine protection and the broader implications for space and technology.
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William Froude
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Daughter's tribute on Mother's Day in enterprise letters
A mother’s portrait in prose and two poems honor maternal devotion. Hallie All Good recalls a lifetime of care in a college English piece, while Elsie Meadows and Hattie Cooke Lowe are celebrated in poems about “My Mother's Hands” and a mother’s patient labor.
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June Allgood
E. C
Hallie
Enterprise
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Slate
Hattie Cooke Lowe
Elsie Meadows
Kenneth Miller remembered after unexpected death in Jamestown area
The piece recalls Kenneth Miller's sudden death after a May 2 lunch with friends, noting the impact on his circle of colleagues and former students at Jamestown. It also mixes local notes on politics, Navy recruiting outlook after the Thresher tragedy, and rural community activities in Randolph and nearby towns.
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Kenneth Miller
Folly On The Highways And Highway Fatalities Rise
A Sunday column cites Travelers Insurance data showing 40 500 highway deaths and 3 345 million injuries in 1962. Speeding and driver error drive deaths, with youth and night hours high risk. calls for stronger highway safety measures amid a public safety debate.
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The World Of A Child And Town Affairs In Thomasville
A Thomasville column blends a child safety reflection with local politics and social tidbits. It notes a seven-year-old drowned in a lake and urges safer environments, then surveys a new city council and issues from beer wine referendums to tax rate debates, plus bakery bees and Elite rumors.
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