Meeks Leads High Point Radio and Furniture Scene
Max Meeks, born 1915 in Leaksville, built a career linking merchandising, furniture manufacturing, and media at WMFR in High Point. A WWII veteran, he later pursued teaching before rising to vice president of marketing at the Exposition Building in 1965, balancing public relations with market insight.
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Meeks
Max Meeks
Leaksville
Tom
Sadie Meeks
Henrge
Meane Laxington E
Coneson Road
The Great Society and Its Critics
Editor JENKIN LLOYD JONES surveys The Wall Street Journal critique of Great Society programs. He argues material solutions risk neglecting spiritual ethics, citing Head Start and Job Corps as examples with mixed outcomes and calls readers to vote for the Great Society.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
The
Wall Street Journal
Great Siclett
Great Society
Parking Cries For Consideration
A letter criticizes city planners and officials for inadequate parking. The writer cites downtown and industrial zoning limits and notes a recent park display expansion with no parking for patrons. The piece laments government shirking duty and urges attention to parking policy.
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Ge Ga
Bates
Quote on social checks and youth suicide risk
Fragmentary quotes discuss a social check recipient and Dr. L Farber from the University of Connecticut psychology department alleging a correlation with suicide. The text also mentions women’s power and a call to preserve youthful energy and heart, with references to agriculture.
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L Farber
University of Connecticut
America
Roaming the Piedmont Antique Market and Dinner Theater
Readable notes describe a bustling furniture market with a tall bed on display of unclear age and a theater production titled Mary Mary on a river boat stage. A calendar glance notes Christmas coming in two months and a light social commentary on the year.
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Jean
The Draft Questions in Sunday Accent
The piece discusses rites of passage and the U S draft system from 1941 to the Vietnam era. It notes 18 year olds register for Selective Service, young men protest draft cards, and asks about commitment and policy toward Vietnam while urging lawful action and continued questioning.
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Selective Service Board
America
Viet Nam
Lincoln Anteers
Ieom
Red China
City council notes and fire scene memory at memorial hospital
The Thomasville Scene recalls a hospital response after a fatal fire with Assistant Chief Alton Deberry at the scene. Neighbors report a rapid fire response and a death the day after the alarm. Commissioners may grant $1000 toward county emergency programs as businessmen pledge support. City Council notes reveal cigars, missing pencils, and an absent building inspector name.
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City Memorial Hospital
Alton Deberry
Deberry
City Hall
Peter F. Lydens
Jim Miller
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