Thomas H. Elder Sr Profiles Cemetery Revamp in High Point
Thomas H. Elder Jr has led a renovation of Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery since Oct 1 in High Point. Improvements include a renovated office, cleared shrubbery, thinned trees, and an unobstructed Montlieu view. Plans for a mausoleum seek to sustain cemetery use. open house is set for this afternoon from 1 to 5. Elder, a native of High Point, returns home with roots in Randolph County and a business degree from High Point High School.
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Local cemetery owner Elder leads restoration efforts in High Point
Elder, a long time leader in Guilford Memorial and Oakwood Memorial Park, describes renovating the office, promising to repair and restore the cemetery. He has held multiple roles in local and regional cemetery associations and served in the Air Force during World War II. He and his wife Aileen Swaim live at 1200 Blain with their sons Thomas and John who work with him.
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Elder
Ymca Indian Guides
Boy Scouts
Aileen Swaim
Blain
Thomas
John
Oakwood Memorial Park
Weighing the Metric Move for the United States
An editor's notebook argues the United States should adopt the metric system, noting global shifts toward metric recent and future benefits. It contends conversion costs are real but delaying is costlier, urging Congress to act soon.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Congress
United States
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
The Kennedy Surge in Democratic Credentials Fight
Washington analysis links the 1968 Chicago battle to a Miami showdown and says the Kennedy organization is the best organized political group in the country. It notes Kennedy momentum, potential convention leverage, and a looming clash with Senator Jackson as the party faces a polarized race for the 1972 nomination.
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Ernest Cuneo
North American Newspaper Alliance
Washington
Credentials Committee
Chicago
Miami
Kennedy
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Teddy Kennedy
Teddy
Nixon
Humphrey
Muskie
Organized Labor
Maine
Indiana
Birch Bayh
South Dakota
George McGovern
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Henry
Jackson
Alabama
George Wallace
Senator Jackson
White House
Larry O’brien
Democratic Party
Coes
The White House Christmas Tree and Tradition Reflections
The White House Christmas tree from North Carolina will arrive by December 16 and be lit by President Nixon on television. The piece contrasts festive traditions with modern spectacle and contemplates how customs shape identity, urging reflection on nationalism and society.
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White House
High Point
Pisgah National Forest
North Carolina
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Washington
Clement Moore
Santa Claus
Roaming the Piedmont Thanksgiving Message and Anecdotes
A Thanksgiving message recalls gratitude and memory lapses in the congregation. A minister shares a train tale of a famous passenger who trusts the conductor to recognize him without a ticket. The piece also notes Green Street Baptist Church honoring B G Leonard as an honorary deacon and ends with a parable about neighbors aiding a visitor who cannot fully pay a bond.
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Green Street
Tale of two Denton buildings contrasts mill demolition and station care
In Denton, a demolished mill on November 18 signals progress toward a new bank and clearer downtown. Nearby, Thomasville preserves a picturesque Southern Railway station as Denton shifts into winter. Weather shifts with late autumn leaves fading and nightly freezes settling in.
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Denton
Thomasville
Southern Railway
W. Main Street
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Southern Cemetery Assn
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Virginia Cemetery Assn
High Point Jaycees
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Furnitureland Kiwanis Club
Main Street United Methodist Church
Methodist Men’s Club
Friendly Bible Class
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Aaa Si
By Robert Marks
Turkey
Charles Dickens
Tiny Tim
Bernard Fitzgerald
By Braxton Younts
Leonard
Masonic Lodge
Legion
Davidson
Jerry Carlton
Carlton
Bank
Ven Carver
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