Piedmont seeks CAB approval for expanded Piedmont route network
Piedmont Airlines files with the Civil Aeronautics Board to add 2,952 route miles and 10 new cities from Greensboro High Point. New service would reach Staunton and Lynchburg Virginia plus Goldsboro North Carolina, with plans to serve Norfolk Elizabeth City and several other cities. The carrier also seeks authority for direct Greensboro High Point flights to Charlotte Atlanta Roanoke Washington and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Airlines
Greensboro High Point
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Greensboro-High Point
Staunton
Lynchburg
Goldsboro
Capital Airlines
Piedmont
Charlotte
Atlanta
Roanoke
Baltimore
Augusta
Columbia
Florence
S. C
Jacksonville
Rocky Mount
Elizabeth City
N. C
Staunten
Davis
Piedmont Aviation, Inc
Winston-Salem
Banquet To Honor Teachers With Award Presentation
The vice president of Myrtle Desk Co. will preside at a 6 30 banquet at the Plantation Supper Club. J Lewis Powell of Washington will speak on The Collapse Time. The 1957 McNutt Award will be presented to an outstanding teacher for her work in teaching the American trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Desk Co
Plantation
J. Lewis Powell
Washington
McNutt
American Trial Globe Parlor Furniture Co
Heritage Furniture Inc
Woman Hurt When Auto Rams Pole
Mrs. Jacqueline Call and her husband, Robert Call of 1107 Rotary Dr, suffered facial lacerations after their car struck a Wellington Street pole around midnight. Mrs. Call sustained a severe forehead wound and was treated in hospital. Mr. Call received an eight stitch gash. No charges were filed. Damages to the Call vehicle estimated at $300 and pole replacement at $75.
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Jacqueline Call
Robert J. Call
1107
Rotary Dr
Wellington Street
Call
Wellington St
Call Auto
Trenton Street
Ferndale Drive
Robert R. Fountain
Westwood Drive
Norman R. Simpson
Forrest Avenue
Fountain
Young Simpson
Stimpson
Simpson
Worth Avenue
Franklin Street
Nancy C. Hollar
Statesville
Charles E. Key
Charles Street
Worth
Kingville
Albemarle
Maudie Tillman Crump
Agnes R. Talton
Mount Holly
Charlotte
Peggy Anne Mathews
Rt. 1
Conover
Luther Huffman
Hickory
Lloyd Brooks Fullwood
Mullins
8.C
Robert Wayne Gore
Front Royal
Southern Pines
Georgia
Preston Webb
Swainsboro
Quaker Groups Urge Renewed UN Disarmament Talks
The American Friends Service Committee and three other Quaker bodies urged 82 UN delegations to back a general UN action toward renewed disarmament negotiations. They called for a suspension of nuclear testing, halting production, elimination of A and H weapon stocks, peaceful use of space, and a global living-standards boost funded by savings.
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American Friends Service Committee
United Nations
Tartt Bell
Afsc R
AFSC
British Friends Peace Committee
Canadian
Friends Service Committee
New York
Guatnemaes
Inspectors Okay Seven New Houses
Last week in High Point construction reached an estimated value of 78575, slightly below the prior week’s 7985. Seven permits were for new houses totaling 63500, with ten non residential repair permits at 9350 and twelve residential repairs totaling 5725.
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High Point
A. R. Strange
Prayer for TAQDAY Remembering those who fought for freedom
The prayer honors living and dead who fought and died for freedom. It asks God to preserve what life sacrificed has won and to guard liberty without surrender, in Christ's name. The prayer is attributed to James W. Kennedy of The Church of the Ascension in New York City.
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God of the
James W. Kennedy
Church of the Ascension
Weekend Violence Toll in North Carolina Kills 24
The Associated Press reports a weekend of deadly violence across North Carolina with at least 24 deaths. Victims include drivers in a Burlington hogshead collision, a Fayetteville car struck by a locomotive, and multiple fatal crashes across Greensboro, Charlotte, Hickory, and surrounding areas.
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North Carolina
Hightowers
Burlington
Coleman Boulware
Danville
Rosemary Lea
Washington, D.C
Mildred Allen
Blanche
Dorothea Underwood
Atlantic Coast Line
Fayetteville
Mercury Reaches Record Low in Piedmont
An early morning low of 22 degrees set a new record for the Piedmont area on Nov 11, breaking the 25 degree mark first reached in 1933 and again in 1945. Tonight may dip to 24 with more freezing temperatures. the forecast calls for milder weather by Tuesday and potential rain by Wednesday night.
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Piedmont
Five Alarms Answered On Weekend
Local firemen responded to five alarms from 5 p.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. today. Two oil circulator floods at 311 Willowbrook St and 1205 Park St caused no damage. A furnace explosion at 211 Church St damaged the damper and smoke pipe but few other effects. A malicious call at Potts and Wrightenberry streets was false. Trash box fire at Myrtle Desk Co. on Taylor Street occurred at 6:36 a.m. with unknown origin.
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R. L. Gates
Willowbrook St
Park St
Church St
J. P. Williamson
Potts
Wrightenberry Streets
Pair Bound Over For Auto Larceny
James Junior Stephens and Irvan were bound over in Municipal Court on auto larceny and receiving charges. Stephens, 24, of Kannapolis, is accused of stealing a 1950 model car owned by Albert Carless Jester. Irvan, held on larceny and clothing theft charges, had bond set at 1,000 dollars.
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Thomasville
James Junior Stephens
Jas
Point Hotel
Stephens
Kannapolis
Albert Carless
Route 3
Ceny
Thomasville Soda Shop
Chair City
Haworth
Alphonso Gill
Mereddith Street
Ness
Irvan
Edward C. Eldridge
Eldridge
Fur Mystery at Greensboro Airport Baffles Officials
FBI and Guilford County sheriffs investigate nearly $5,000 worth of Russian sable furs found near Greensboro High Point Airport. Bills of lading show shipment from New York to Chattanooga, Tenn. Possible causes include loss from a plane or deliberate disposal. Furs, wet from rain but in good condition, could fetch about $10,000 retail.
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Greensboro
FBI
Guilford County
A. C. Honeycutt
Hit and Run Charge Filed By Police
Andrew McGuire alias Honey Tillman 31 of Furlough Street booked on hit and run after car struck Olga Street pole Saturday then left scene. Bond 100 dollars. to appear in Municipal Court Wednesday evening. Also arrested were Janie Williams prohibitions 300 bond. L Rippey driving wrong side 700 bond. Jethro Freeman liquor and drunkenness 250 bond. John David Johnson liquor 300 bond. Clifton Hughes liquor and reckless driving 150 bond with various hearings set.
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Andrew McGuire
Honey Tillman
Furlough Street
McGuire
Olga Street
Janie Williams
Loflin Street
Mae
L. Rippey
Jethro Freeman
Booker Street
John David Johnson
Clifton A. Hughes
Emerywood Hills
HPHS PTA Plans Education Week Observance
The Senior High School Parent Teacher Association will observe American Education Week with a meeting at the school Thursday evening at 7 30. A program in the auditorium will promote the theme An Educated People Moves Forward with visits to individual rooms and refreshments in the cafeteria.
Danforth Graduate Fellows Program Seeks HP College Nominees
The Danforth Foundation invites High Point College to nominate up to three candidates for its 1958 Danforth Graduate Fellows. Applicants are senior men or recent graduates aiming for college teaching and graduate study in 1958. Deadline for applications and recommendations is January 31, 1958.
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Danforth Foundation
St. Louis
High Point College
Danforth
Dennis H. Cooke
Harold E. Conrad
Woodrow Wilson
Camp Miniwanca
Michigan
Explorer Scouts Convene at Duke University Conference
About 60 Explorer Scouts will gather for the seventh annual Explorer's Conference at Duke University this weekend. Sessions start Friday at 9 30 a.m. in Page Auditorium. The group will attend the Duke vs Clemson football game Saturday afternoon and conclude with a dance featuring honored guest Elaine Herndon of North Carolina.
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Duke University
B. W. Hackney Jr
Page Auditorium
Duke
Clemson College
Hackney
North Carolina
Elaine Herndon
Husbands Booked For Non-Support In Thomasville
Two men were arrested on abandonment and non support charges in Thomasville. W. Homer Charles Shoe, 32, of Newport News Virginia, was booked Saturday on Hazel Shoe's complaint and posted bond for trial November 29. Larry Gene Hughes, 18, of Route 2, was booked earlier after a warrant by Elizabeth Hughes and posted bond for trial November 25.
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Thomasville
W. Homer Charles Shoe
Newport News
Hazel Shoe
Larry Gene Hughes
Route 2
Elizabeth Hughes
Woodmen Meet Tuesday Night
Piedmont Camp No. 62 Woodmen of the World will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 at the lodge hall on Centennial Avenue Extension. John Haworth, local attorney, is to be the speaker for the occasion.
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Piedmont
Woodmen of the World
Lodge
Centennial Avenue
John Haworth
Ed Miller Elected National Director in Jaycees
Ed Miller of High Point was elected a national director at the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce second quarterly meeting in Elizabeth City. About 300 Jaycees attended the event presided by Jack Sharpe Jr. The group backed past president Bob Cox of Chapel Hill for president of the United States Junior Chamber. The bylaws were amended to raise dues, to be set by a committee. The Wilmington club won the attendance prize for clubs over 50 members. Rutherfordton won for clubs under 50. Next meeting is Feb. 14–16 in Rocky Mount.
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Elizabeth City
N.C
Ed Miller
High Point
North Carolina
Wilmington Club
Rutherfordton
Rocky Mount
Miller
City Welding Company
Jaycees
Key
Roundtables Set Tonight By Scouters
Two Scout roundtables meet at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church starting 7 30 p m The Explorer session covers the Duke Explorer's Conference and a rifle marksmanship course at the YMCA Scouters plan the April Camporee and 1958 Camp Uwharrie sessions Three district traffic safety winners Barry Hym an Irwin Coffield III and Howard Malpass Jr will travel to Lexing-ton Friday to enter the Council contest The trio will receive a full day of training at Highway Patrol HQ in Greensboro on Jan 18.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Bunn Hackney
Uwharrie Council
Duke
Camp Uwharrie
Barry Hyman
Irwin Coffield III
Howard Malpass Jr
Hackney
Lexington
Governor
Traffic Safety Council
Council
Highway Patrol
Greensboro
Firefighters Aid School in Hoisting Veterans Day Flag
Thomasville reporters say Kern Street School needed firemen help after the flagpole chain jumped its pulley. Fireman Glenn Hall assisted Principal Eva Kirkman as the flag was finally raised. Elsewhere in the city flags flew as offices closed for Veterans Day with banks and the post office shut.
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Thomasville
Kern Street
Glenn Hall
Eva Kirkman
High Point Couple Listed in Who's Who at Taylor University
Bob Jordan and his wife Gerry Bullock of High Point are named in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities at Taylor University in Upland Indiana. The Jordans, residents at 804 Worth Ave, expect to graduate in June 1958.
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Bob Jordan
Gerry Bullock
High Point
Taylor University
Upland
Ind
Jordan
John Bullock
Worth Ave
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