Washington Visits Wachovia 145 Years Ago Today
In 1791 President George Washington traveled through the South on his first term tour to learn about and inspect national progress. Wachovia Moravians welcomed him with a formal assembly in a town hotel and the Washington room preserved to this day. The visit highlighted national finance, the capital move, and early U.S. institutions.
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Salisbury
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Lincoln
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Theigetosim Tisz
Philadelphia
Eotary
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High Point Endorses School Funding In Educational Push
North Carolina colonies push for local supplemental taxes to improve schools. High Point votes for better schools amid statewide trend, with Hickory and other towns moving toward increased educational funding and standards.
Towns endor s extended school term in North Carolina
High Point and Fayetteville join towns supporting the extended school term and better educational benefits. Fayetteville approved the 15 cent supplement by 24 votes after a tough campaign, while High Point supported it strongly by 724 votes.
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High Point
Fayetteville
Friends of Education
Washington visits Wachovia and Salem in 1791 tribute
The 1791 visit is recounted with letters from the United Brethren in Wachovia and President Washington. Accounts detail prayers, civic honors, dinner with local leaders, and Washington’s diary notes of Salisbury and Salem. A later toast and relics highlight the enduring memory of his simple, brave leadership.
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United States
United Brethren
Wachovia
Frederick William Marshall
John Daniel Koehler
Christian Lewis Benzien
Salem
United Brethren of
North Carolina towns approve school supplements
Two more North Carolina localities, High Point and Fayetteville, voted yesterday to supplement the state basic allotment to schools. Together they join 576 981 residents, more than a sixth of the state, in solving the school funding question. Other communities plan elections before summer to push supplementary levies ahead of the January legislature.
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High Point
North Carolina
Hickory
Catawba
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Rutherford College
Charlotte News
Fayetteville
Felicitations to High Point on school tax approval
Our manners to our neighbor High Point. Two thousand eight hundred thirty three votes for a special school tax as against 729 in opposition, plus 1,375 registered who did not vote, still leaves the largest majority in these parts since the cities began moving schools to a nine month year. We felicitate educational hands in southern Guilford metropolis and the citizenship.
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High Point
Hickory Daily Record
North Carolina
Hickory
Greensboro
Raleigh
Guilford
Fashions of Graduation Presented by High Point College Seniors
High Point college senior class presented a program titled Fashions of Graduation tracing 1880 to the present. Edgar Snider funded the frontspiece and Miss Mary Alice Fulton performed Goody-Goody. Students portrayed 1890s fan dances and 1900s era roles with songs and readings.
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High Point College
Edgar Snider
Clara Tanner
Mary Parham
George Ingle
Milliard Isley
Lee Moser
Frank Jones
Hoyt Wood
British Aircraft Factories Ramp Up 16‑Seat Planes
English factories produce many new 16 passenger aircraft to bolster Britain's reach to distant possessions. The ships are smaller though slightly faster than those on the trans Pacific route.
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Britain
Two More NC Cities Vote Supplementary School Tax
High Point and Fayetteville approved 15 cent property tax supplements to fund a nine month school term. High Point won by 724 votes, Fayetteville by 24. Burlington may vote again as supporters push for standardizing schools amid opposition and apathy.
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Burlington
Fayetteville
Tar Heel
Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce
Precinct Faces Registration Challenges Ahead of June Primary
Local leaders note only three challenges were filed against Democrats across 12 precincts on Saturday. In precinct 5 three challenges emerged, including one where a married name differed from current status, and two where voters owned out-of-county property but actually reside in this county. Registrations closed at 3 pm yesterday with no further changes before the June 6 primary. Polls open from sunrise to sunset on June 6.
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Randolph
Guilford Couny
Sunup
Airline Uses Asbestos Garments for Fire Crew Suits
A large airline outfits hangar crews with video suits made of asbestos cloth akin to navy aircraft carrier garments to combat fires on grounded planes.
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Navy
Aicraft Carriers
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