High Point Leader Frank Sizemore Guided by Solid Citizen Duty
Frank Sizemore Jr. of Globe Furniture Co. directs sales across the U S and Canada while actively serving as chairman of Wes ley Memorial Church assist ant Board of Stewards and leading the Uwharrie Council Boy Scouts. A Duke University alumnus Phi Beta Kappa and former high school track standouts, his family’s High Point legacy began with his father, Frank Sizemore Sr., longtime Chamber of Commerce manager.
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Frank Warren
Francis Julian Sizemore
Frank Sizemore Jr
Globe Furniture Co
Sizemore
United States
Canada
High Point
Wesley Memorial Church
Uwharrie Council
Boy Scouts of
Duke University
Frank Sizemore
Frank Julian Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
George Covington
Editor's Outlook on Seattle World’s Fair Genius
An opinion piece lauds Seattle for funding and building a grand World’s Fair complex that drew nine million admissions. It credits underwritten funding, federal and state support, and private design like the Space Needle and monorail. The writer notes bold gambles and outsider investment transforming Seattle.
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Seattle
Allweg Company
Switzerland
Court reform amendment fuels county by county drive
Supporters intensify campaign across all 100 counties to back the court reform amendment. Leaders cite 1961 bond defeats as a warning and push grassroots work while opposing judges voice serious objections and a statewide reply effort combats misinformation.
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Cutlar Moore
N. C. Citizens Committee For
Raleigh
Superior Court
Frank M. Armstrong
Troy
Armstrong
Clawson Williams
Sanford
Moore
Ayden
Pitt County
Citizens Committee
David Schenck
Greensboro
B. W. Thomason
Brevard
Will Press
Marion
Rescue Squads Search Lake for Missing Man in Piedmont
Volunteers from Davidson Rowan Davie Forsyth Montgomery Iredell and Liberty Randolph rescue squads joined the search for John Henry Watkins who fell from a boat in Flat Swamp on High Rock Lake. About 20 boats worked through the night and into Thursday as agencies aided in the lengthy operation.
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Piedmont
John Henry Watkins
High Rock Lake
Denton
Bobby Watkins
Davidson County
the Lake
Rowan County
Gail-land
Davie
Forsyth
Montgomery
Iredell
Liberty- Randolph
Ken Truell
Rowan
Davidson
Arms Spending And Our Jobs
A group of High Pointers voiced concern over the arms race and disarmament during a luncheon with Friends Committee on National Legislation staff in Washington. They warned unilateral disarmament could hurt the economy, citing 1960 defense outlays of over 47 billion dollars and 2.49 million active duty personnel, and urged public discussion and legislative action.
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Friends Committee On
Washington
Russia
United States
Friends Committee On National Legislation
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Defense
Continental
Connecticut
LeTourneau Talks on Work and God in Thomasville Visit
The Thomasville Scene outlines R L LeTourneau, famed industrialist, as a talkative guest and lay preacher who shared views on a 35 hour week, production for producers, automation, and faith. It notes civic chatter about a new city manager and mentions political rallies with Thad Eure, plus commentary on news definition and truth.
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LeTourneau
God
Terry
Thad Eure
Thomasville Township
Armory
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Frank J. Sizemore
Frank
Frank Sizemore III
Sizemores
North Carolina
Virginia
Henry D. Sizemore
Clarksville
Winston - Salem
Snow Studio
Genius of
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
International Bureau of Expositions
Paris
Robert Moses
New York
Uncle Sam
Cascades
Tacoma
Olympic Peninsula
Puget Sound
Canadaway
Portland
The
State University
Olympia
America
William A. Shires
High Point Central High School
Don Peacock
Peacock
Ted Starr
Braxton
Delaware
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
West
Ginia
Eisenhower
Robert
Thomasville
R. L. LeTourneau
Stanley Hardee
City Hall
Jordan
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