City Fashion Queen To Be Selected Tonight
Final presentations of the Greater High Point Fashion and Beauty Extravaganza take place at the Broadhurst theater at 7 15 and 9 30. Miss Fashion Queen of High Point will be chosen along with first and second alternates from thirteen local contestants. Judges include Kiwanis Rotary Civitan Monarch Lions and other clubs. the winner will represent High Point at the state finals next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Broadhurst Theater
The
Broadhurst
Enterprise
Ronald B. Woodward Organization of
New York
Fashion Queen
West Virginia
Beatrice Knapp
Parkersburg
W. Va
Smathers
Greensboro
Kiwanis
Rotary
Civitan
Monarch
Lions
American Business and Woman’s Clubs
Junior Service League
Virginia McCain
Southern Oil
Alice Elizabeth Freeze
Miss Schiffman's Jeweler
Mary Muse
Firestone
Cassy Ingram
Gas Range
Dorothy Crawley
Miss Clinard’s
Margaret Hauser
Waggers
Lucille Clodfelter
Miss Success Business School
Dorothy Smith
Miss Clinard
Louise Kearns
H. P. Candy Co
Mae Hayes
Committee Urges City To Erect Municipal Airport
A High Point aviation group asked the city council to consider opening a municipal airport. They claim a grade A airport could attract railroad connections and make High Point a regional air passenger hub between the East and West and New York and Florida. Costs were estimated at 125000 to 250000 with 15 days for further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
New York
Florida
W. B. McEwen
Chamber of Commerce
McEwen
North Carolina
J. P. Rawley
Rawley
Candidate for Clerk of Court Visits Here
Chalmer C. McLean a Greensboro candidate for clerk of superior court was in High Point this morning visiting friends and supporters. His rival Mason Gant the incumbent is running for re election. Both men are candidates in the Democratic primary June 7. McLean has many friends in this city who advocate his election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmer C. McLean
Greensboro
Jerk
Superior Court
Mason Gant
McLean
M P Supper Meeting At First Methodist Church Tonight
The First Methodist Protestant church hosts a fellowship supper at six forty five followed by song and devotional service at seven twenty. Choir rehearsal at eight and various committee meetings. Intermediate-Senior Christian Endeavor led by Miss Sue Everhart at seven thirty on the topic How Can I Get People to Like Me. Reverend R J Farmer will speak briefly on Christ's Risen Life In His Disciples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Protestant Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Sue Everhart
R. J. Farmer
Christ
Hig
Banks of City Close for Memorial Day Observance
All banks in the city will close Friday May 36 in observance of Memorial Day. A number of local businesses are expected to close as well. Banks will close Thursday afternoon and reopen Saturday morning.
American and Canadian nurses die in Italian crash
Florence May 28 two women die in an automobile accident near Ronta. Miss Helen Gee 22 from Denver Colorado and Miss Ruth Henderson a Canadian nurse employed at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Italy
Helen Gee
Denver
Colo
Ruth Henderson
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Maryland
Ronta
Pere
Civic clubs back free summer band concerts in city
Presidents of city organizations favor weekly free band concerts this summer launched by the Kiwanis club. A committee will ask the city council for 1000 to cover June July and August expenses for a 69 piece volunteer band with pay for a director and music stands. The chamber of commerce chest campaign and a planned city airport were also discussed with clubs supporting coordinated civic effort. Participants included leaders from Rotary Kiwanis Monarch Lions American Business club and city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Clubs
CC. H. Rhodes
Rotary Club
L. W. Matton
Kiwanis Club
Grover H. Jones
Monarch Club
J. W. Woollen
Lions Club
Nat Walker
American Business Club
L. E. Stookey
City Schools
W. B. McEwen
F. J. Sizemore
Folding bed ironing board hidden in hotel recess
A new ironing board design is planned to be hinged under the underside of beds that fold away into recesses in hotel or apartment rooms, freeing floor space and keeping ironing accessible but out of sight.
Will and Testimony Rulings Highlight Wayne County Case
A Wayne county case in re Yelverton grants a new trial due to errors including admission of incompetent testimony and improper jury instructions on testamentary capacity. The opinion notes no stenographer present and later lists multiple cases with varied outcomes across counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacy
Yelverton
Wayne County
W. T. Yelverton
Harrison Yelverton
W. T. Turlington
Turlington
Grady
Stanton
Seligman
Et al
Pasquotank
Wayne
New Trial
Truck Company
Averett
Granville
Cook
Horne
Surry
Edwards
Anson
New
McCord
Harrison-Wright Company
Mecklenburg
State
Jaynes
Caldwell
International Harvester Company
Cabarrus
Liske
Walton
Rowan
Wright
Cleveland
Bechtel
Bohannon
Buncombe
Chandler
Conabeer
Elias
Commissioners
Smith
Lumber Company
Graham
Walker
Cherokee
Francis
Security Corporation
Haywood
Lavarre Surrenders to Arrest in Georgia
William J. Lavarre, southern newspaper publisher, turned himself in to federal authorities in Augusta, Georgia, on a criminal contempt charge. He was jailed in Richmond County and awaits further instructions from Judge Bascom S. Deaver after seeking an early hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
William J. Lavarre
Southern
Richmond County
Lavarre
United States
C. J. Skinner, Jr
Bascom _ S. Deaver
Harold Hall
International Paper and Power Company
New York
W. O. Cooper
Russell
Deaver
Macon
Page Corporation Acquires Second Columbus Paper
R. W. Page corporation announced the purchase of the Columbus Enquirer Sun and will assume publication immediately. The deal gives Page control of two Columbus dailies, joining the Columbus Ledger, and adds publications in Bradenton Florida and Wilmington North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Corporation
Second Columbus Paper
Columbus
R. W. Page Corporation
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Columbus Ledger
Bradenton
Fla
Wilmington
N. C
Treasury Receipts May 26 totals and balance reported
Treasury receipts for May 26 were 11,989,012.26 dollars with expenditures of 6,404,778.80 dollars and a balance of 122,754,580.01 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
Perfect Protection Push by Insurance Dept of N C May 1980
By order of the North Carolina Insurance Department on May 81 1980 readers are urged to adopt a new Total and Permanent Disability clause. The ad promotes a four day limited offer with weekly indemnities up to lifetime payout for total disability from sickness and injury, plus death benefits and fixed deposits for Class No 1 at age 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ins. Dept. of
N. C
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Brazil
Probems
Theatar
Rialto
King Vidor's
MGM Sound News
Old
Mexico
Frank Fay
Myrna Loy
Noah Berry
Fred Keeler
Tully Marshall
Texas Moon
Orpheum
Winnie Lightner
Jof F. Brown
Sally Onedl
Bert Roach
Abe Lyman
Kevatorth
Eames
C. A. York
Barbara Stanwyck
Lowell Sherman
Ralph Graves
Marie Prevost
George Fawchit
Johnny Walker
Nance O'Niell
Leisure
Riae
Roaring Ranch
Hoot Gibson
Civic Club
Face of Life
N. S. Garner
Commercial National Bank
OLD Henry Motor Sales CO
National Sales Service Co
Alston F. Clark
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