High Pointer Dr Russell Montfort Leads Convocation
Dr Russell Montfort will program and lead the convocation singing session marking his return to the ground he earned by performing in a male quartet. Born in Cincinnati to Mr and Mrs Arthur G Montfort the family moved to La Grange Kentucky where he graduated La Grange High School in 1946. He attended Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, earned an A B in 1950, and entered Duke Divinity School linking to North Carolina. He served as associate minister at Burlington Webb Avenue Methodist Church and joined the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference during seminary. He married Ruth Nance in June 1954 and lives on Ferndale Boulevard with their two children. He received a Danforth Foundation Award and helped found youth programs at Davidson County churches as he pursued ministry and youth leadership.
Grateful for Visit of Ann Landers to Local School
The Divinettes of High Point Central High School expressed thanks for Ann Landers visiting and delivering a frank talk that resonated with students. They appreciated her understanding of teenagers and noted no resentment toward her advice. The piece also highlights a 1963 campaign in support of mentally retarded children led by the High Point Junior Womans Club and appeals for donations on November 8 with Mrs. Robert D. Millar leading the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
the Enterprise
The
Divinettes
High Point Central High School
Ann
High Point Junior Womans’ Club
Robert D. Millar
The Great Un-Experts Reflect On Naval History
An editor notes the anniversary of early naval innovation with references to John M. Brooke and the Monitor. He contrasts Confederate and Union efforts, recalls the high stakes of ironclad design, and hints at the stubborn debates that shaped Civil War era ships and American military know how.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Old Point Comfort
Hampton Roads
Norfolk Navy Base
America
Uncle Sam
John M. Brooke
En Hull
USS. Merrimac
Soviet Corn Grower Describes Harsh Winter Labor
A Soviet farmer says his team endures cold winters with nonstop shoveling of manure to keep corn production going. The remarks tie into broader depictions of state farming discipline and the contrast with Western affluence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khariton Albegev
Election Day records set in High Point voters count
Mrs. Elva H. Small led election day operations at 20 polling places as a record 18 461 residents cast ballots surpassing 1960 totals. Precincts reported delays and a mislisted party column fixed early, with returns flowing in through the night to the Greensboro county office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva H. Small
No. 4
N. Main Street
Election Board
Small
Ice
High Point Democratic Party
Jake Froelich
Archie Myatt
Dan K. Moore
Guilford
Clayton Jones
VFW
Which Lane To Travel in Thomasville Unclear
Local readers discuss traffic lanes at Thomasville intersections with city and sheriff's office officials. Notes include a missing motorized lane on National Highway and Guilford Street and concerns over road safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Paul Shore
Men In Blue
Clanette Westmoreland
Sheriff's
Guilford Street
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Roaming the Piedmont A Halloween and fire safety roundup
Asheboro firefighters battled a gasoline fire caused by a man using a cigarette lighter to pour fuel into an empty tank. The piece also reflects on a cheerful Halloween, a first grader’s misinterpretation after a rainstorm left classroom furniture removed, leaf burning cautions, a near-miss involving a car and street debris, a gray-haired driver admired, and two graduates from the heart attack school sharing lighter duties at the Highway Patrol Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Corp. M
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russell Montfort
Mont
Duke
Montfort
Danforth Foundation
David Toe Caens
Calege
Deavor
Danforth
First Methodist
Mrs. Montfort
Snow Studio
Lincoln
James River
Monitor
Hatteras
Patrick Ferguson
His Majesty's Rangers
Ferguson
Charles Weltner
Dga
Eer
Regisa Mhi
Robert
United Fund
Crawford’s
R. H
Red) Bond
Southern Bell Telephone
First Methodist Church
Liberty Drive
Methen
Ann Sherrill
U. S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!