High Point Railroading The Life Of Howard Saunders
Railroads and travel shaped the life of Howard D. Saunders born 1898 in Union Hall Virginia. He served High Point's Southern Railroad ticket office for decades guiding millions on complex trips and cruises while remaining devoted to family church and community.
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Howard Saunders
Howard Davis Saunders
Union Hall
Robert Gilmore Saunders
Emma Davis Poindexter Saunders
Franklin County
Virginia
Franklin
Campbell Counties
Howard
Eugene Pearsall
West Hartford
Charlotte
F. B. Saunders
Rocky Mount
High Point
Southern Railroad
The
Southern
Greensboro
Nina
Betsy Saunders
Washington, D. C
American Scholar
Independent Thinker
Phi Beta Kappa
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Numa F. Reid Masonic Lodge
Saunders
Mr. Saunders
West Coast
Western Canada
Pacific Coast
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone National Park
Asheboro
Aberdeen
Trinity
Commercial National Bank
Cunard Steamship Co
American Express
Mr. Railroad Saunders
Mrs. Saunders
Duke Gets SBA Grant To Study Legal Aid For Small Firms
The U S Small Business Administration awards Duke University a 39695 grant for a nationwide study titled Legal Services for Small Business Preventive Law Counseling and Planning. Law Prof F Hodge O Neal will direct the project with aims to produce guides for business advisers and demonstrate the need for preventive law in small firms.
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Durham
U. S. Small Business Administration
Duke University
Law
F. Hodge O'Neal
Prof. O'Neal
O'Neal
Livengood
Voters Favor Dorsett as Three-Way Merger Divides Districts
In a school board election amid a consolidation push, Dorsett won with 6 636 votes amid mixed support from pro merger factions. Griffis and McCulloch trailed, while Thomasville and Fair Grove areas largely backed Dorsett and Griffis. An ad endorsing Dorsett backed by McCulloch and Lanning faced publication hurdles.
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McCulloch
Lanning
Dorsett
Dr. Griffis
Hanes
Fair Grove
Pilot High School
Thomasville
Lexington
Pilot
Khrushchev Seeks Broader Summit In Six Or Eight Months
In a nationwide radio-TV address from Moscow Nikita Khrushchev softens tone while blaming Eisenhower and American hotheads for the Paris summit deadlock He says talks could resume in six to eight months and would include Red China India Indonesia and possibly other Asian nations He asserts U S policy pursues aims beyond peace and mocks the President’s golf duties.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
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China
India
Indonesia
Far East
Germany
Khrushchev
U.S
Hell
Scout Troop 22 Court of Honor Tonight
Boy Scout Troop 22 of First Evangelical and Reformed Church holds a Court of Honor at 7 pm with Parents' night. Advancing scouts include David Hudspeth Star and Steven Hudson Star. Merit badges awarded to David Hudspeth Wayne Lewallen Ralph Sheppard Jr Steven Hudson Gary Greene Ronnie Preddy Bill Howell.
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First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Court of Honor
David Hudspeth
Star
Steven Hudson
Wayne Lewallen
Ralph Sheppard Jr
Gary Greene
Ronnie Preddy
Bill Howell
YMCA Day Camp Plans Eighth Season at High Point
The High Point YMCA opens its eighth Day Camp season on June 13 with Ketchel Adams in charge. Ten day sessions run Mondays to Fridays, including a split session around July 4, with activities at J. E. Mills farm and trips to Guilford Museum Battleground and Tanglewood Park. Final two days are at Camp Cheerio near Roaring Gap. campers return by 5 pm.
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High Point Ymca
Ketchel Adams
J. E. Mills
Highway 62
Adams
Greensboro-High Point
Guilford Museum
Battleground
Tanglewood Park
Winston- Salem
Camp Cheerio
Roaring Gap
Millis Farm
Board election results keep incumbents ahead in county race
Amos Carson Bain Charles Hunt and Sidney Allen ride four year terms with no challengers. High Point offered no threat to Amos and Ragsdale as every precinct except No 15 favored them. In No 15 Ragsdale and Mauldin narrowly beat Amos for second place by two votes.
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Carson Bain
Charles Hunt
Sidney Allen
High Point
Amos
Ragsdale
Led
Mauldin
Durham Leads with Broad Majorities in County Vote
Durham posts 10 to 1 majorities over the county hopeful. In Precinct 1 the margin exceeds 20 to 1. Kornegay’s tally reached three figures in most precincts except small precinct 2, while Murdoch never hits 100 in any precinct.
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Durham County
Kornegay
Murdock
Carpenter Leads In High Point Votes In County Race
In High Point the vote tally shows Carpenter with 3,022, Haithcock 2,309, Brown 1,128, and Tagert 171. Across 59 of 70 precincts, Carpenter has 9,967 votes to Haithcock 6,588, Brown 980 and Tagert 980.
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Haithcock
High Point
Carpenter
Brown
Tagert
Midway Airport Opens Under Bratton Spencers Roaming Era
Braxton Younts and the Spencers open Midway Airport serving light and private planes with a 2600 foot runway, replacing Fraley Field. The Spencers ran Fraley from its start until December 1957 and opened Midway on a limited basis in October 1958. They, with son Jackie, intend to expand services driven by a love of flying and helping others share the experience. This is graduation season with Asheboro High School ceremonies planned at Lee J. Stone Stadium if weather cooperates.
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Burnett
John Spencer
Midway Airport
Fraley Field
Spencers
Fraley
Midway
Jackie
Wallburg
Asheboro High School
Lee J. Stone
Professorship in Textiles Established at Woman’s College
Dr. Gordon W. Blackwell announced the Burlington Industries Professor ship in textiles with an initial 25000 donation and 2000 annual support from Burlington Industries foundation. The gift aims to build a strong faculty in the textile division of the school of home economics.
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Greensboro
Gordon W. Blackwell
Woman's College
Burlington Industries
Spencer Love
Burlington Industries Foundation
Blackwell
Love
School of Home Economics
Home Economics Foundation
Three Die After Wreck Near Lawtey Florida
A station wagon and a tractor-trailer collided near Lawtey Florida injuring three Hendersonville North Carolina residents. The deceased are Harold Forest Allen 22 his infant daughter Debra Delia 7 months and his sister Helen Elizabeth Elmore 19.
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Vera Idol
Nina Ingle
Randleman
Brokaws
Jay Goulds
Clarence MacKays
Charles F. Long
Mr. Railroad
Nikita
United States
Scout Troop 22
YMCA
Jack Hawks
Jack Jr
Mark
Jack
Brasten Yeunts
Braxton
Lindbergh
New York
Lone Eagle
Bill Welborn
Randleman and
Archdale
Currituck
Randleman Rotary Club
TAR Heels
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