Family escapes after early morning blaze in Thomasville
In Thomasville, Dr. David R. Williams and his wife fled a fire at 207 Rockspring Drive after alarm at 5:08 a.m. Fire Chief Howard Matthews said Williams carried his three children from two bedrooms to safety through a burning home. Mrs Williams sustained injuries but was not seriously hurt. 24 firefighters fought the blaze and brought it under control.
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Thomasville
Alhan
Wallchif
Howard Matthews
David R. Williams
Rockspring
Williams
Matthews
Slums Burned Down As City Moves To Enforce Housing Codes
Fire razed two condemned W. W. Horton properties on Elsie and Loffin streets, prompting a city crackdown on substandard housing. Mrs. Williams crawled from a bathroom window after a blaze that started in a den, injuring her legs and hand. she was treated and released. Matthews said the fire’s cause remains undetermined as investigators continue.
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Elsie and
Loffin
W. W. Horton
Hart
Willams
Matthews
City Memorial Hospital
Williams
Tate
High Point Enterprise Page 2A item
Front page summary notes a local publication from High Point with page 2A references. Additional details are incomplete in the provided OCR snippet.
Man Charged After Pedestrian Hit on Meredith Street
Alfonso Carr of Clara Cox Apts was treated and released at Ps Point Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car on Meredith Street near Oneka Street at 2:05 am. John Mansfield Harris, 25, of Bates Street, Winston Salem, was charged with hit and run. Roosevelt Lucas sustained facial cuts. assailant未 found. Three arrests for Richard Brown Jr. on drunk driving, no license, and public ness. The Holiday Tot theft at W Green Drive totaled 103.79. Paramount Theater reports $4 cash missing from box office. Early Saturday three break-ins investigated at Flex-o-lators, Parkview Lunch, and Austins Grocery.
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Estrian
Ps Point Memorial Hospital
Meredith Street
Oneka Street
Alfonso Carr
Clara Cox Apts
Aim
John Mansfield Harris
Bates Street
Winston Salem
Harris
Meredith
Roosevelt Lucas
Taylor Street
Richard Brown Jr
Elsie Street
Holiday Tot
W. Green Drive
Paramount Theater
Progress Street
Parkview Lunch
Austin
Wise and
Mangum Streets
Board Weighs Mobile Home Park Rules In Guilford County
Guilford County commissioners will hear proposed stricter development standards for mobile home parks on Monday. The plan calls for four acre sites with at least 15 spaces and 4,000 square feet per lot to improve aesthetics and health conditions. The meeting at the Administrative Building begins at 2 p.m. The board also reviews removing parks from agricultural zoning exceptions and restoring Board of Adjustments authority for placement decisions.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Mobile
Board of Adjustments and Directing
Board of Adjustments
High Point Chamber seeks housing for Southern Furniture Market
The High Point Chamber of Commerce calls residents to list spare rooms with private or shared baths for visiting buyers and salesmen ahead of the October Southern Furniture Market. With motels full, officials say hotels are booked and nearby towns are housing guests. The appeal notes limited room listings and urges quick offers, while also outlining mobile home uses and health and safety requirements.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Eligible voters total 22 089 in Greensboro city
Dorothy Welch of the Guilford County Board of Elections says 22 089 High Point voters in Greensboro city across 19 precincts are eligible to vote on a proposed sales tax increase. Registration shows 15 125 Democrats, 5 876 Republicans, 941 Independents and 147 American Party. Work continues compiling figures for Greensboro and Guilford County voters.
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Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County
Dorothy Welch
C-Said-That
Point Township
Thal
County Commissioners Study Sales Tax Increase Plan
Guilford County leaders discuss a one cent sales tax rise ahead of the November 4 election. County Manager Witherspoon notes the agenda lacks the full statement but cites school funding needs and potential revenue mix including bond issues and general taxes to avoid heavy property tax hikes. A public hearing on rezoning and zoning amendments is set, with health director Dr. Sarah Morrow addressing at 11 am and a plan to develop a law enforcement communications system using federal funds also on the agenda.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
John Wither
Witherspoon
Sarah Morrow
Guilford
Forsyth
Thomasville Man Killed In Western Carolina Crash
Kerry Rollins 21 of Thomasville and Mack McDuffie unknown Kannapolis died in a single car wreck on NC 107 seven miles south of Sylva near Dix Gap at 1 46 am The driver was unnamed The car veered from a mountain side after leaving the road Rollins died of head injuries Rollins father runs Rollins Metal Shop He was a 1966 East Davidson High School graduate and a member of First Baptist Church Funeral planned at First Baptist Church with burial in Holly Hills Cemetery The family will be at the funeral home Sunday and at the home prior to services
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Thomasville
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee
Western Carolina
Dix
Gap
Sylva Cay
Kerry
Martin Rollins
Fleet Rd
Mack McDuffie
Kannapolis
Highway Patrol
N.C
Sylva
Moountain
Rollins
Rowan County
Glenn E
Marle Bean Rollins
First Baptist Church
Uate
East Davidson High School
Zion
M. Bean
Union
Wa. m
Woodrow W. Hill
Holly Hills
Siler Funeral
Fueral
Jack Frost Stalks Area Across Piedmont
Fragments warn of cold conditions as Jack Frost threatens the northern Piedmont. Forecasters expect fair to partly cloudy skies with a slight rise in temperatures. Highs near 70 Sunday, lows around the upper 30s, zero precipitation through Sunday.
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Jack Frost
Piedmont
College approves High Point Campus building addition permit
The City Inspections Department authorized a $17,000 permit for a 3,000 square foot addition to an existing service building at High Point College near the current student center. The project will provide temporary recreational space until a new student center is built, expanding total floor space to about 20,000 square feet. Other permits issued include $221,071 in total for various projects, $98,000 for new houses, $93,375 for business projects, plus smaller fencing, repairs, and routing work permits. Wood Turning Co. received $11,000 for a 4,000 square foot manufacturing space on Woodbine Street, and Jerry Pierce secured $14,500 for a 1,800 square foot business building on South Main Street.
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High Point College
Freeman
Hill
Area Students Earn Degrees From University of North Carolina
Summer term graduates from High Point and Asheboro areas will receive UNC diplomas in a June 1, 1970 ceremony. The list includes Patricia Wagner Grayson, Randy Lester Burge, Kenneth Wayne Carter, James Franklin Caughman, Paul Lindsay Rindley, Dennis Ray Pearce, Barbara Carolyn Stone, Thomasville entries, and Asheboro graduates Ashley Ruben Denton Jr and Barbara Robertson Hall among others.
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Rotary
Paul Lindsay’ Rindley
Lexington Ave
Dennis Ray Pearce
Wesley Dr
Barbara Carolyn Stone
Rockford Rd
Kenneth Ray ‘Wheat
Rt. 4
Barry Spencer
Zachary
Thomasville Watton
Phillip Kaney
Kaney Road
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Chair City
College
Chapel Hill
Susan Carol Cockrell
Sheaf St
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West 1St’ Ave
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Wester Dr
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A Shoat St
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