Youngsters Enjoy Play Day At Albion Millis Stadium
Youths from nine elementary schools took part in Albion Millis stadium play day. Winners in multiple weight classes and events included Lee Bowman Montlieu Lance Mannes Tomlinson Tom Westmoreland Cloverdale in sprints and relays. Emma Blair Oak Hill Montlieu Tomlinson Led by the recreation department.
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Albion Millis Stadium
Lee Bowman
Montlieu
Lance Mannes
Tomlinson
Tom Westmoreland
Cloverdale
Broad
Tom Pritchett
Ada Blairsard
Ada
David
Oak
Emma Blair
Charles Bowers
Jerry Green
Brentwood
Tony Miller
Don Malpass
Wallace Hoover
Johnson
Jack Cody
Cloudele
Doyle Hill
Ramsey Campbell
Oak Hill
Bob Myers
Ray
Recreation Department
Reid Marsh Elected Civitan Club President in High Point
Reid Marsh was elected president of the High Point Civitan Club for the coming year at yesterday's luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel. J. R. Crater will be president-elect, with Gerald Winfrey as vice president, Bill Gordon secretary, and Bruce Weavil treasurer.
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Reid Marsh
High Point Civitan Club
Sheraton
J. R. Crater
Gerald Winfrey
Bill Gordon
Bruce Weavil
Clarence Wagner
Bill Sloan
Tom Brown
Paul Beeson
George Spinard
High Point
Phil Dixon
Buddy Bullock
Asheville
Antinudist Bill Dies in Texas House Passage Fails
Texas nudists avoid enforcement as an antinudist bill dies in the Texas House after receiving Senate approval. The measure would have fined nudists up to 500 dollars and imposed up to a year in jail before it stalled.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Texas House
Senate
Billboard Rejected in Downtown Rezoning Fight
Property owners J N Wright sought rezoning from residential to neighborhood retail and a billboard in a downtown business district on English Street. The board denied the billboard and the rezoning, citing lack of need and no justification for changes. street name changes for five streets were approved but await City Council action after committee review.
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City Planning Office
English Street
J. N. Wright
Greensboro
Charlotte
Parkway
N. Main
Morris Streets
Raymond G. Bayne
Myrtle
Ida Davis
Mallory Street
Grimes Street
W. Grimes Avenue
Adler Street
Pearson Street
Alta Street
Pearson Place
Harmon Street
Richland Street
Union Street
Fremont Street
W. Willis Street
W. Willis Avenue
E. Willis Street
E. Willis Avenue
Prayer for Today from Joseph R Sizoo
A short prayer by Joseph R Sizoo of George Washington University requests grace to perform daily tasks with cheerfulness and sincerity. It asks deliverance from half hearted devotion and hypocrisy and seeks end of day confidence and serenity through obedience to God in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Amen
Joseph R. Sizoo
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Traffic Club Holds Annual Spring Meet
The High and Transportation club held a dinner meeting at the Sheraton Hotel with August Heist of R J Reynolds Tobacco Co as speaker. About 125 members and guests attended from the local area and from Philadelphia and Atlanta. Heist discussed penalties applicable to slippers under the Interstate Commerce Act and related acts.
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Iar
Sheraton Hotel
August Heist
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
Thedelphia
Atlanta
J. R. Crater
Lane
J. P. Ehret
Heist
Reynolds
Southern Pacific Railroad
Winston-Salem Traffic Club
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dodamead to Take Post in Florida
Thomas Dodamead, an assistant psychology professor at High Point College, leaves in June to head a new Psychological Testing Counselling and Guidance Center at St Johns River Junior College in Palatka Florida. The center serves Polk Putnam and St Johns counties for junior high through junior college students. Established under the National Defense Education Act the center will consolidate testing and counseling services in the region. Dodamead is a High Point graduate with graduate work at Miami Florida and American University. He previously worked for Dade County Public Education before joining High Point. He and his wife Doris Blanchard and their two children will move to Palatka to begin duties, residing at 416 Gatewood Ave.
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Thomas Dodamead
High Point College
Palatka
Fla
St. Johns River Junior College
Polk, Putnam and
St. Johns
National Defense Education Act
Dodamead
Oak View
Thomasville
Gatewood Ave
Cooling Trend To Follow Rain In High Point Area
The Greensboro High Point Airport forecast predicts occasional showers or thundershowers this afternoon and tonight with clearing and cooler conditions afterward. Highs around 80 today, about five degrees cooler tomorrow. tonight's low near 65. Over the next five days temperatures average 2 to 5 degrees below normal, turning cooler Friday and Saturday then warmer Monday. Precipitation expected to average 0.25 to 0.5 inch tonight in the region.
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High Point
Greensboro-High Point
High Point Rail Line Plans Industrial Park Expansion
The High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad announced it has acquired six month options on about 60 acres of industrial property in south western High Point for possible development as an industrial park served by the railroad. The site lies near Albertson Road and Blandwood Street, with utilities available and annexation plans in the legislature. James R. Pope and Earl Pope of Dixie Realty Co. managed the option acquisition.
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High Point, Thomasville and
Denton Railroad
H.p.t.&d
Albertson Road
Yadkin Development Co
High Point
Globe Furniture Co
James R. Pope
Earl Pope
Dixie Realty Co
Merchants Forecast 1959 Sales Rise At NC Meeting
Seven High Point delegates to the North Carolina Merchants Association convention returned last night with optimistic guidance on business. State and national retail leaders predicted a sizable rise in sales this year, while warning competition will sharpen the drive for best offerings from individual merchants. Delegates M Z Perkinson J W Gordon T E Stubbs Victor Harllee Norman Schwartz Oc Patterson Jr Clyde Campbell called the session highly informative and encouraging. Banquet speakers predicted total retail sales at least five percent ahead of 1958.
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High Point
North Carolina Merchants Association
States
M. Z. Perkinson
J. W. Gordon
T. E. Stubbs
Victor Harllee
Norman Schwartz
Oc Patterson Jr
Sec
Clyde Campbell
Three Teens Injured In Highway 68 Crash Near High Point
A 1951 coupe went end over end after hitting a culvert on Highway 68 about 6 15 p m. Injured were driver 16 year old Hulmes Marcus Daniels and passenger Donald Frank Talley 19 both of Route 1 Daniels suffered leg cuts and bruises Talley had scalp lacerations back abrasions and possible leg injuries He was X rayed. Daniels was charged with reckless driving. A second in city crash at Williams Place and E Lexington injured Wilma H Stegener knee lacerations and involved Sarah P Montgomery 20 Damages about 600. A third crash at Main Street and Nathan Hunt Drive damaged two cars with 75 100 in damages Southern charged with following too closely.
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Highway 68
Hulmes Marcus Daniels
York Street
Donald Frank Talley
Route 1
Daniels
Talley
High Point
Deep River Bridge
Wilma H. Stegener
Williams Place
E. Lexington Avenue
Stegener
Sarah P. Montgomery
W. Ray Street
Montgomery
Lexington
Montgomery Auto
Main Street
Nathan Hunt Drive
Bonnie Cowan
Fairfield Road
Luther Southern
Route 3
S. Main
Southern
Blood Drive Sought at National Guard Armory
The Red Cross calls for blood donors with a two day drive at the National Guard Armory on English Street. The Bloodmobile opens 11 am to 5 pm tomorrow and 10 am to 4 pm Friday aiming for 300 pints. Co-Chairman Jim Greenway urges individual responsibility to meet current needs.
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Red Cross
National Guard
English Street
High Point
Jim Greenway
Precinct Redesign Planned After High Point Annexation
Local election officials say High Point will revamp precinct voting as annexation adds about 19 square miles. Up to four new precincts may be created, some from High Point township areas. Ward lines may shift and council seats reduced from two to one with a longer gap between filing deadline and primaries.
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High Point
General Assembly
High Point Township
Main Street
Counc
Health Funds Hike Okayed By Board
County health board approves a nine percent budget increase to 600000 for the department. The plan adds six new positions costing 26730 and raises director Dr. Ellinwood’s pay to 14400. A clinic expansion for Greensboro may cost nearly 200000 if approved.
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Health Board
E. H. Ellinwood
Lloyd Amos
Health Department
Greensboro
T. E. Sikes Jr
Singer Anna Maria Alberghetti Recovering From Operation
Italian born singer Anna Maria Alberghetti is recovering from a minor nasal operation. A hospital spokesman says her condition is good and she should be home within two or three days.
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Hollywood
Anna Maria Alberghetti
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David Cox
Civitans
High Point Enterprise
Billboard
Traffic Club
Florida
Hpt&d
E. Lexington
June Patterson
Homer Osteen
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Singer
Armory
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