Employment at Record High in High Point Area
High Point area employment stays at record level in November as demand for retail and allied jobs rises. The local Employment Security Office reports 1,065 on active file, 425 unfilled openings, 443 placements, and 757 new unemployment claims, with gains in clerical and sales posts and durable construction work aided by favorable November weather.
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High Point
Employment Security Commission
Ralph Miller
Miller
Fund Off To Slow Start For Christmas Cheer Drive
The Christmas Cheer Fund began a slow climb toward its $6,000 goal over the weekend. The first $100 barrier has been breached, but contributions must rise sharply to reach the minimum figure. Chairman Jack Weaver says at least $6,000 is needed to provide anything for those on the lists.
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Cheer Fund
Jack Weaver
Free Tickets Offered For Christmas Cheer Fund Concert
A free ticket with a five dollar or more donation to the Christmas Cheer Fund was announced by Chair man Jack B. Weaver to boost early giving. Dorothy Lewis will perform at Memorial Auditorium next Sunday afternoon, accompanied by a program featuring Bach, Chopin, Debussy, and Christmas hymns. The concert begins at 3 30 p m and runs about an hour and a half. Tickets are sold at the Music and Art Center and Harris Pharmacy.
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Jack B. Weaver
Dorothy ‘Lewis
Memorial Auditorium
Weaver
George P. Clark
Miss Lewis
Town Hall
New York
Wrenn Streets
Music and Art Center
Harris Phar
Hard Freeze After Snow Hits Piedmont Area
Snow started around 10 a.m. with a trace and grew to blizzard conditions before noon. Northerly winds continued bringing colder air tonight and tomorrow, with a clear but very cold day expected Wednesday. Low last night 33, high today 35, tonight's low 20, tomorrow's high 33.
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Piedmont
Topsy
Pene
Man Charged On 3 Counts In Local Incident
Lloyd M. Batten of Cox Avenue was arrested on warrants after officers said he looted a store and threatened a minor with a deadly weapon. He faced charges of drunkenness and related offenses. Bail was set in lieu of bond.
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Thomasville
Lloyd M. Batten
Cox Avenue
Joseph Hammond
College Street
Batten
Hammond
Boas Iinet Bao
Bond
Prayer for TQSQDAY and Divine Presence by Water
Gracious Father asks Christ to dwell in our lives by Lake Erie Pontchartrain and other lakes. Alfred N Sayres of Lancaster PA, professor emeritus at The Lancaster Theological Seminary signs the prayer.
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Galilee
Jesus of Nazareth
Lake Erie
Pontchartrain
Christ
Alfred N. Sayres
Lancaster
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Tom English Named Director of Perpetual Savings and Loan
Thomas R. English Jr., local businessman, elected to the board to fill the late Noble T. Praigg’s unexpired term at Perpetual. He is vice president and secretary of English Motor Co. and civic leader in Archdale Trinity, married to Kay Carroll with two sons.
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Thomas R. English Jr
Ene Savings and Loan
Ed Mendenhall
Perpetual
English
Noble T. Praigg
English Motor Co
Trinsdale Rd
Archdale-Trinity
Kay Carroll
Archdale Friends Meeting
Springfield Memorial Assn
High Point ‘Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
City weighs loosening water policy to aid expansion
High Point officials signaled possible changes to allow city water and sewer lines outside city limits to boost industrial growth. The utilities committee was tasked to study similar moves in Guilford County Greensboro and nearby counties as executives push for expanded services to Forsyth Kernersville and airport facilities. A Feb 5 public hearing on a water sewer assessment roll was set as part of the discussion.
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High Point
Guilford County
Greensboro
County Board of Commissioners
Teensboro
Forsyth
Paye
Itynes
Adams - Millis Corp
Kernersville
Floyd Me‘han
Guilford
F Randolph
Davidson
L. C. Williams
Randolph
Council Rejects Antipoverty Plan For High Point
The High Point City Council votes down a federal antipoverty program proposed by Ray Kisiah. Mayor Floyd Mehan and Councilman Virgil Carrick oppose it citing costs and local impact while only Robert Davis supports the plan. Kisiah says the program targets youths ages 16 to 22 and could involve 90 percent wage coverage for two years.
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WPA
Floyd Mehan
High Point
Virgil Carrick
High Point Ce
Ray Kisiah
Robert Davis
Kisiah
YWCA
Hospital
Trial Of Four For Rape Called In Greensboro Court
Greensboro Four men face armed robbery and rape charges for a June 21 incident involving a Winston-Salem girl and her companion. Jury selection begins with a 100‑person venire as Guilford Superior Court opens criminal term.
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Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Mick Wilson
Guilford Superior Court
L. Herbin Jr
Leroy Davis
Corona
Long Island
N. Y
Julian Odell Hairston
Pump Station Road
Willie Hale Jr
Rt. 1
Charles Donald Yoes
Jamestown
Janice Dockery
Alberta Lyles
Robbins Avenue
Robert Gambill
Alexander
Dale Montgomery
Clayton Jones
Sheriff's Department
Superior Court
High Point
D. S. Lee
Guilford County
Wilson
Hairston
Hale
Accidents Prompt Charges In Two Thomasville Crashes
Involved drivers face charges after a Saturday collision on Lexington Avenue Ext as Charles Allen Ragan 20 of Rt. 1 and Jesse Eugene Burleson 46 of Lambeth Drive collided a 1951 model into Burleson’s 1960 car while he tried a left turn. A separate Sunday crash on Gray Street left a 16 year old Lexington girl to blame herself after losing control while turning and hitting a lawn and tree. investigation continues.
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Thomasville
City Sports Record
Charles Allen Ragan
Rt. 1
Jesse Eugene Burleson
Lambeth
Burleson Auto
Lexington Avenue
U. S
Burleson
Rt. 10
Lexington
Willis L. Myers
Gray Street
Library Books On Display At Davidson High School
Davidson High announces a Library Club display of books today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Readers can view the selection in the school library during visiting hours.
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Davidson High
Library Club of the Daily
Des
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Jim Hawkins
Enterprise
India
Elmer Horton
Holt Meihersen
Robert G. Parks
Tom English
High Point Enterprise
Council
Abcone
Don Follmer
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