J E Millis A Stalwart Leader In Business And Civic Life
J E Millis died Friday evening leaving a void in High Point where he served as a lifelong business leader and civic pillar. He helped shape Adams Millis Corporation into a hosiery giant and later diversified into electronics while guiding city finances and county debt policy with prudence. His family remained central, and his legacy in industry and community service endured through decades of trusted leadership.
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J. E. Millis
High Point
Deen
Millis
University of North Carolina
J. H. Adams
Adams-Millis Corporation
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Adams Memorial Ywca
Carl Chavis Ywca
Mary McLeod Bethune Ywca
Duplicity In Berlin A East German Communist Celebration
The article cites East Germany led by Walter Ulbricht and Anastas Mikoyan as the Soviet line on Berlin. It condemns Potsdam based boundaries and warns West Berlin risks under a Moscow backed peace treaty. It notes Kennedy Gromyko and Khrushchev positions and mentions Congo Ghana UN developments.
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East Germany
German Democratic Republic
Walter Ulbricht
Soviet Union
Anastas Mikoyan
East Berlin
Gromyko
Berlin
Kennedy
Mikoyan
Khrushchev
West Germany
Greater Britain
London
West Berlin
Moscow
High Point
Congo
Ghana
United Nations
High Point Enterprise Staff Directory
The High Point Enterprise lists its staff and key roles including editors, advertising director, business manager and circulation manager. The document presents the paper’s address and organizational labels for the newsroom and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Enterprise
LNC
North Main Street
High Point
N. C
A. Rawley
R. &. Terry
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
Cc. W. Patterson, JR
W. W. Idol
Oss
Charles B. Loflin
Birth of freedom and the newspaper’s role in democracy
An editorial reflection for National Newspaper Week by J Edward Murray of the Arizona Republic on how freedom emerged through human choice, the rise of art and language, and the newspaper’s duty to uphold democratic society. It traces evolution from instinct to conscience and the sanctuary of free expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Murray
National Newspaper Week
Church
School
Law
Do As You Please And The Price Of Freedom
A Sunday sermon argues for self discipline over unrestrained desire. It links parental guidance to societal order, warns that unchecked youth leads to crime and court, and extols newspapers as guardians of freedom through news and commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Papers
Fifth Avenue
Christ
Paul
St. Augustine
Enduring Legacy of High Point Leader J. E. Millis
The article honors J E Millis of High Point born 1884 whose career spanned banking industry and politics. He helped found Highland Cotton Mills Cloverdale Dye Works and more while serving on city council and county board. His civic impact included YMCA Boy Scouts Salvation Army and YWCA campaigns and leadership at Wesley Memorial Church and local colleges. He died leaving a lasting impression on the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of North Carolina
Highland Cotton Mills
Cloverdale Dye Works
High Point
Thomasville and
Denton
Carolina Container Corp
Sheraton Hotel
Adams-Millis Corp
Mr. Millis
YMCA
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
The
Elks
Masons
High Point College
Brevard College
Memorial Hospital
Millis
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Chestnut Street
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Germany
Greater Berlin
Associated
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Guard Freedom
Arizona Republic
Associated Press
Assn
Edward Murray
Freedom’s
Bennett Cerf
Adolph Hitler
Hell
Robert Marks
J. H. Millis
Cornelia Walker Millis
National Assn. of
High Point Board of Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Piedmont Associated Industries
North Carolina Assn. of Cotton Manufacturers
National Assn. of Manufacturers
North Carolina Medical Foundation
Business Foundation
Textile Foundation
High Point City
Guilford County
Fourth Street
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