Denton High Week Promises Busy Student Events
Denton High prepares for a week of activities led by the FHA hosts event with games and dancing. The annual beauty contest features Miss North Carolina Betty Lane Evans helping pick the winner. The band performs at All-State Band day in Chapel Hill between halves of the Carolina versus Wake Forest game.
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Denton High
Jerry Tillotson
FHA
Pating
North Carolina
Betty Lane Evans
Chapel Hill
Carolina
Wake Forest
Legion banquet to host NC commander in Thomasville
Commander Shel ton Hutchinson of Charlotte will be the principal guest at the Roger Korchofer Post 206 American Legion banquet and program at Colonial Country Club in Thomasville tomorrow night at 7. Hutchinson, a WWII veteran and former Army chaplain, will present a Legion award to an outstanding post member. Reservations urged at 6445.
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Roger Korchofer
American Legion
Colonial Country Club
Thomasville
North Carolina Department
Shelton Hutchinson
Charlotte
Chaplains’ Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
Army
Second General Hospital
Southern Base
American School Center Ocs
Civil Affairs Center
10Th Replacement Depot
United Kingdom
Jaycees Mobilize Blood Drive Helpers at Armory
High Point Jaycees volunteer to fill two thirds of a 300 pint quota by enlisting 150 members and recruiting non members. Bloodmobile visits to the armory run 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday with 24 donors already signed up.
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High Point Jaycees
Benny Braica
Goleden
Braica
Piedmont Jobs Among Highway Project Bids
State bids total four million dollars for highway work statewide with Davidson and Guilford County projects totaling 292 616 22. Davidson involves 7.16 miles of resurfacing on U S 64 from Yadkin to U S 29 70 Rea Construction Co Charlotte bids 242 176 50. Guilford covers 0.16 mile bridge over Reedy Fork Creek and three miles of approaches near Monticello Butler Brothers Construction Co Greensboro bids 80 439 72.
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Davidson
Guilford
U. S. 64
Yadkin Haya
U. S
Rea Construction Co
Charlotte
Reedy Fork Creek
Monticello
Butler Brothers Construction Co
Greensboro
Minor Clover Drive Fire Traced to Flooded Oil Furnace
Firefighters report slight smoke damage from a 2 46 a m blaze in a Clover Drive home. The soot clogged oil furnace caused the trouble. Golden Agers Bone Club plans a Blair Park gathering with an optional costume theme. attendance requested.
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Clover Drive
Bone Club
Aemi
Blair Park
RHS Students Visit State Fair Ride Home With Prizes
On October 14 three busloads of Randleman High School students left for the State Fair in dungarees and sweaters. All returned with teddy bears and prizes while chaperones included Miss Wanda Walton Mrs Jacqueline Lewis and Joe Brookshire. The Camera Club elected officers Ronnie Plummer president Mickey Roby vice president Bobbie Jo Richardson secretary Ronald Davis treasurer Pat Varner reporter Linda Hollingsworth coordinator. The Pep Club held its first meeting after school the same week with Pat Varner urging attendance at Friday night’s ball game. Cheerleaders led the group in cheers and Mr Edwards invited everyone to his home afterward for a social.
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RHS
Randleman
Wanda Walton
Jacqueline Lewis
Joe Brookshire
Camera Club
Ronnie Plummer
Mickey Roby
Bobbie Jo Richardson
Ronald Davis
Pat Varner
Linda Hollingsworth
Edwards
Anti Annex Meet Set Thursday
The fourth in a series of mass meetings to organize opposition to High Point annexation will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m at the City Auto Auction Lot English Street Ext Organizer Tom Godwin says a Raleigh attorney described as a professional lobbyist will speak Committees will be appointed to represent the group in opposing annexation plans discussed by city officials and local schools Rooms named for similar committees at Union Hill Oak View and Allen Jay were noted City Councilmen plan a meeting in early November to explain a proposed water and sewer policy Copies of the annexation program report will be available when completed early next month A bill authorizing annexation of an undefined area to High Point is to be introduced in the General Assembly early next year.
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High Point
English Street
Tom Godwin
Raleigh
Godwin
Union Hill
Oak View
Allen Jay School
General Assembly
Tar Heel Variety Show slated with 20 acts
Rehearsals underway for the fourth annual Tar Heel Variety Show. Twenty acts were selected by judges from auditions held September 20. Performers hail from across North Carolina and will perform at High Point Senior High School with matinee at 3 p.m. and evening show at 8 p.m.
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Reonvnens Sem
Husband shoots wife in Thomasville apartment
Esther McCleary 18, wife of James McCleary 22 of King Row Thomasville was shot yesterday by her husband in Ernest Pringle's duplex. She is in fair condition at City Memorial Hospital after two near point-blank shots. McCleary confessed and was jailed for assault with intent to kill. He discarded the pistol in Rich Fork Creek.
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Thomasville
Queen
Esther McCleary
James McCleary
King Row
City Memorial Hospital
McCleary
Mobile Milling Co
Ernest Pringle
Pringle
Court Grants Twenty Three Divorces in One-Week Term
A city court issued absolute divorces to twenty three couples after a weeklong criminal jury term. Grounds included two year separations and adultery. Custody of two year olds was awarded in several cases, including to the mothers in Beard and Green pairings and to Zora Belle Brown for a daughter.
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Charles G
Helen Lowell Beard
Dorothy E. An
Henry L. Medlin
Ruth Jacobs
Fred Day Bowman
Nancy Welborn
Clarence David Smith
Joseph W
Clara Sue Patch
Sarah
Walter Raymond McGehee
Shirley
Ben Rivers
Elizabeth
James Tallie Green
Ollie Mae
Lloyd Lucius Hanes
Hubert F
Alice L. Smith Scott
Frank Allen
Dorothy Ruth Massingill
Cornelison
Ruth Shaw
Gerhardt J. Whilden
Gilbert
Maggie F. Blakney
James M
Betty J. Allred
Mary D
A. N. Gardner Jr
David I
Ethel L. Hutchins
Gaynell H
Otto F. Mickey
Jean W
Edward H. Clark
Edwina W
George W. Meindl
Mary Lee
Melvin Alexander
Wallace E
Margie Louise Scott Enger
Zora Belle Brown
Theodore C. Brown Jr
Jewell Callahan
Fred F. Callahan
Diamond trade sparked from early ambitions
The speaker recalls beginning a career in buying and selling diamonds, describing it as a long time ago and marking the start of their involvement in the diamond industry.
Notice change in passenger train schedules
Southern Railway announces schedule changes effective October 26 Train No 35 departs High Point at 8 25 p m instead of 9 34 p m for Charlotte Atlanta and intermediate points Train No 36 departs High Point at 9 47 a m instead of 9 43 a m for Washington DC and intermediate points
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Southern
High Point
Charlotte
Atlanta
Washington, D. C
Sourn Railway System
Glenola Church Damaged By Vandalism
Randolph County officers investigate damage to Bethel Methodist Church in Glenola. Four large window panes broken by rifle bullets and rocks. vandals fired a rifle through a church hymnal. Pastor says damage occurred last week and was discovered Sunday.
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Glenola
Randolph County
Pasor
Bethel Methodist Church
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