Thanksgiving Holiday Weather and Closures Across High Point
High Point observes Thanksgiving with fair windy cool weather and showers ahead of a cold front. Skies clear tonight. low around mid 40s, high Friday near 65. Schools colleges offices part time or closed. bus lines Sunday schedule with 6 am start. stores and offices close. post office windows shut tomorrow. unemployment office closed and reopen Thursday. normal activities resume Friday.
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High Point
Friendship Weatherman
High Point College
Consolidated Bus Lines
Sail Neo Septeee
Merchants Assa
Grace Stores
Police and Fire Departments
Sheriff's Office
State Highway Patrol
Emerywood
N. C. Employment Security Commission
Gym Bids Called By Board For School Additions
The local school board set January 4 for opening bids on major additions to Johnson Street and Oak Hill elementary schools including a 6 room addition, cafeteria, and landscaping. Coltrane Graham Construction Co. of High Point won the Johnson Street general contract at 66113 with two alternates. plumbing and heating went to Robba and Hea Co. Other bids included Oak Hill cafeteria at 65000, plumbing to Robb Plumbing and Heating at 6450 and John C. Davis Plumbing at 4073. Electric bids were not opened due to insufficient bids as the district plans a 10 room Alfred Griffin School addition with bids opening January 4.
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Johnson St. School
Oak Hill School
Johnson St
Coltrane-Graham Construction Co
High Point
Robba. and
Hea Co
Coletrane
Graham
Robb Plumbing and Heating
John C. Davis Plumbing and Heating Co
Ope
Alfred Griffin School
Turberville details Jr Order funds for Truman Library and immigration laws
Turberville spoke at Family Night about Junior Order funds aiding the Truman collection and the Truman Library in Independence Missouri. He recalled the Order’s Citizen's Award of 50 000 to Truman and asserted the group's role in immigration policy and labor market concerns. Shelby Jean Grady’s accordion performance and several Montgomery family solo duets highlighted the program.
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Truman
Turberville
Ore S. Truman
Independence
National Council
Far East
Order
Shelby Jean Grady
Jane Montgomery
Miss Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Dean of HPC to Attend Southern Educational Conferences
Dean Allred of High Point College will attend a 25th annual meeting of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association in Daytona Beach. He then represents Dr. Dennis Cooke at the 69th annual Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools meeting in Miami Beach. The trip continues to a College Personnel Association event in College Point. Mrs. Myrtle Allred accompanies him. he returns December 4.
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High Polet
Gebers Lanoes
Int
South Atlantic
Daytona Beach
Miami Beach
Atlanta
Dean Allred
South Atlantic Modern Language Association
Allred
Dennis Cooke
High
Carol Ann Briggs Opens Piano Event with Attendees
Among those attending was State Councilor James E. Mosteller of High Point. Councilor H M Causey presided and paid tribute to C B Welch the only charter member present to D F Hudson a member for 42 years and to R C Samuels with 26 years of continuous service.
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Carol Ann Briggs
James E. Mosteller
High Point
H. M. Causey
C. B. Welch
D. F Hudson
R. C. Samuels
New Flight Okayed To New York
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved extending Capital Air Line service from Washington to New York with a Baltimore leg. A Delta Airlines Atlanta to New York route was not permitted to stop at Greensboro High Point. Airport officials hope Delta may still add Greensboro High Point within six to eight months as a port on a separate Atlanta New York service.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Greensboro-High Point
Capital Airlines
New York
Delta Airlines
Airport Authority
Delta
Charlotte
Ceaser Cone
Atlanta-New York
Greensboro High Point
Airlines
High Point
Toastmasters Debate Big Government Menace
The Piedmont Toastmasters Club last night featured Paul Turberville describing the growth of the federal government as a menace. Speakers Rockwell Claude Sealey and Dick Nell discussed Thanksgiving themes, with Hauser as toastmaster and Hill and Dills in key roles as topic master and master evaluator. George Starling joined as a new member and W L Hill attended as a guest student from a new high school.
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Paul Turberville
Piedmont Toastmasters Club
Urbe
See Rockwell
Claude Sealey
Dicknell
Heart Center Fund Nearing $200,000 in Drive
Trustees and friends push to finish a Heart Center expansion with $200,000 still needed to reach the $400,000 goal and qualify for a $100,000 challenge gift. The campaign notes $186,249 subscribed as of an initial report, with several rooms funded by local donors and firms. Expansion aims include a larger laboratory and 15 rooms, to be completed next year amid growing demand and staffing pressures.
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R. T. Amos
Jack Burris
Phillips-Davis Co
W. Stanley Davis
3Pany, Company
Amos
Este Hal
Bronze
W. R. Peters
George T. Wood
Hospital
Pastor Speaks At Optimist Club Meet
The Rev. Robert Tuttle of the First Methodist Church spoke to the High Point Optimist Club about the harmony of science and faith. He described Biblical and scientific studies of creation as complementary, based on God’s force, and invited club members and wives to a return visit. Guests included Palmer Barrett Ed Williford and Gil Gray. Francis Nelson was named Optimist of the Week but declined.
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Mr. Tuttle
Optimist Club
Tuttle
Palmer Barrett
Ed Williford
Gil Gray
Francis Nelson
Millis Estate Set At $750000 Heirs Named
Henry Albion Millis, High Point business leader, left an estate valued at about 750000. The will filed in Superior Court allocates equal shares to his wife Mrs. H A Millis, daughter Mrs. John Dilfendal, and son A Millis Sr. He died November 14 at High Point Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
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Millis
Henry Albion Millis
High Point
Superior Court
H. A. Millis
John Dilfendal
A. Millis Sr
Labor Fuss Erupts in Brooklyn Spring Co Affray
Labor unrest at Brooklyn Spring Co. led to a melee with manager Abner Levy and four workers. Levy charged with assault by a female employee Agnes Myers. Others named: Clarence Workman Kenneth Barnes Mack Barnes. Bonds posted. Also a separate case: James Hall driving with revoked license. World Series 1923 note on win shares tops $6 per player.
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Brooklyn Spring Co
Abner Levy
Levy
Trinity Ve
Agnes Myers
Clarence Workman
Morgan St
Kenneth Maynard Barnes
Johnson Rd
Mack Barnes
Workman
Kenneth
Archie Myatt Noy
James Henry Hall
Hoskins St
Ozone as a Form of Oxygen in Air
A fragment notes that it is possible to smell ozone when it comprises as little as one part in ten million of air, and describes ozone as a form of oxygen.
School Board Delays Decision On Welch Tract Purchase
The local board postponed a verdict on buying the Welch tract after over two hours of discussion. Officials weighed appealing condemnations, possible abandonment, or buying the Kessgom property for a combined elementary and junior high site. Costs of condemnation could reach thousands, with possible moves to higher courts and prolonged deadlines for appeals.
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Welch Tract
Forrest Cates
Cee Se
Wal Blood Extension
Capus Waynick
Exington Ave
Welch
Koonts
North Carolina
Wech
Greensboro
Zuarrhiean
Koints
Supreme Court
Manes
Monthou Ave
Seine Doon
Dean B. Pruette
Waynick
Local Churches Plan Thanksgiving Services across High Point
Many High Point churches schedule Thanksgiving observances with special music and offerings. Notable plans include First Evangelical and Reformed at 7:30 pm with Rev. Lloyd Sechriest speaking on Thanksgiving Qualities, Wesley Memorial Methodist at 9 am with Dr. Eugene C. Few, First Baptist with Dr. J. E. Rawlinson, and Grace Lutheran inviting food donations during the 9:30 am service.
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High Point
Tvui Ugrefious Ofpiaiages
First Evangelical and Reformed
Lloyd Sechriest
Wesley Memorial Methodist
Eugene C. Few
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
First Baptist
J. E. Rawlinson
Friends Meeting
Deep River
Deep River Springfield
Archdale
Oak Hill
Hickory Creek
Deep River Meeting House
Hershel Hill
Quaker Men's Chor
ST. Mary's Episcopal
William P. Price
Pal Orphanage
Charlotte
First Presbyterian
Watts
Barnum Springs
Grace Lutheran Church
Paul Dannenfeldt
Brentwood Presbyterian
W. S. Golden
Presbyterian Church
Carthage
Immaculate Heart OF Mary Catholic Church
R. J. MacMillan
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Harry Hawthorne
Twenty Two Divorces Granted In Municipal Court
Twenty two divorce cases were heard and judgments granted during the session. The proceedings listed individual pairings with two years of separation as the basis, while one small claims matter was resolved after jury action. Judge Archie Myatt presided and court resumes Friday after Thanksgiving Day observance.
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Johnny L. Marley
Jo Ann Marley
Archie Myatt
Herbert Lee Bishop
Lillie Mae Tate
Manford W. Key Jr
Bonnie Talkington
Earl Talkington
Parade Officials Swamped With Applications for Merchants’ Parade
The parade planners reported over 200 applications by mid-morning. Executive Secretary Sherman Aycoth said jobs are filled and the telephone is ringing off the wall. Saturday’s parade on Main Street at 9:45 a.m. will proceed rain or shine, with a backup hour to be announced if a terrific downpour occurs.
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Merchants Assa
Sherman Aycoth
Main St
Teacher Chosen Division Officer of NCEA Group
Mrs. Jane T. Spaugh of Brentwood was elected vice president of the North Carolina Education Association. The annual district convention drew about 2500 NCEA members from 15 counties of the Northern District.
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Ncea Group
Jane T. Spaugh
Brentwees
North Carolina Education Association
Winston-Salem
NCEA
Prayer for Today in Thanksgiving and Gratitude
The text offers a devotional appeal praising God for blessings and Christian joy. It prays for daily thankfulness through Jesus Christ and references names and a few phrases such as Amemdames Kinard Newberry and insurance executive, suggesting a local church or personal record entry.
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Jesus
Amendames
Kinard, Insurance
Newberry
5. C
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