Fall Market Attendance Boosted by New Furniture Arrivals
Stanley Furniture reports strong showroom traffic at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building as October market arrivals rise. Globe Furniture notes solid business with new Formal French and English lines, plus a Variant Group allowing customers to customize sofas. A rising attendee surge and a concise fashion package favor January sales with modest floor space needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Stanley Furniture Co
Stanleytown
High Point
Frank Sizemore
Globe Furniture Co
Leo Heer
Southern Furniture Exposition
Sizemore
Globe
Stanley
Virginia
Temporary parking highlights need for permanent facilities
Market director Leo Heer says the temporary facilities in the market area underscore the demand for permanent parking. A special mayor's committee is studying the issue to develop longer term solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Heer
County Ballot Setup Again Sparked by Guilford Officials
Nov 8 general election ballots in Guilford County will keep the three-column voting machine layout. Perry Keziah said reprinting paper ballots would be costly, so the county will not shift to a single long column. Democrats praised the decision as a prudent move despite concerns about ballot complexity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Guilford County
County Elections Board
Perry Keziah
High Point
Jake Froelich Jr
Democratic Party
Froelich
Keziah
Howev
Firemen Respond to Weekend Alarms With False Call
Firefighters answered two alarms Sunday neither involving a serious fire. At 10 50 p m they fought a car fire at the city dump outside city limits. At 1 a m they responded to Mangum and Grimes to a call deemed a malicious false alarm.
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Mangum
Grimes
Cooler Dry Air Behind Front Moves In
A cool front drifts across the state bringing cooler air to High Point. Expect 50 percent rain today, falling to 20 percent Tuesday, with highs in the upper 60s and tonight's in the upper 40s. Last night’s lows near 60 and warm early October conditions noted statewide.
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High Point
Back Wall Item Wood-Range Market Slips Toward Museum Piece
Atlanta Stove Works notes wood burning ranges fade from homes as electricity and gas dominate kitchens. Demand remains in rural and coal regions while the firm diversifies with grills and cast iron kitchen utensils. Market shifts reflect nostalgia for a passing era.
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Robert Marks
Atlanta Stove Works Inc
Southern Furniture Exposition
C. M. Frizzelle
Atlanta, Ga
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Frizzelle
Pacific Northwest
Atlanta Stove Works
Atlanta
High Point
Bullet Shatters Window In Davidson County Home
A bullet broke a window at a Holly Hill Road residence striking the wall while a girl sat inside. Deputies traced the shot to a wooded area behind Paul Ward’s home at 1017 W Holly Hill Rd. Ward’s daughter was in the den when the shot occurred about 3 25 p m. The shooter was a hunter and no charges were filed.
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Thomasville
Holly Hill Road
Davidson County Sheriff's Department
Paul Ward
Holly Hill Rd
Ward
Break-in at Coca Cola plant steals vending keys
A Coca Cola bottling plant break-in on S Main Street smashed a rear window and breached offices stealing keys to most High Point vending boxes. No machines emptied yet and no other items reported stolen. police noted several other minor break-ins and thefts on city streets with various suspects and outcomes.
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Coca Cola
S. Main Street
High Point
Willettes Auto Service
E. Washington Drive
Joe Levine
Prospect Street
Levine Company
Hearn
Park Street
Civil Court Opens First Week of Superior Court Term
A one week term of Superior Court opens with Judge Frank Armstrong presiding and 11 cases scheduled for trial. The docket includes wills and civil actions such as the Wilkinson estate J W Morgan vs Ernest Spoon and the City of High Point disputes. Motions involve the Bones Cheek case and the Cummings family matter and Elm Street property issues. See CIVIL On Page 6B.
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Superior Court
Frank Armstrong
Troy
Ernest L. Wilkinson
J. W. Morgan
Ernest Spoon
Charles Mackintosh
the Lawing Co
Gertrude Humphrey
Jesse Campfield
Claude Joyce
City of
High Point
Melvin Sneed
John Fortner
Betty Perdue
W. B. Whit
Dr Charles W Horton Elected President of Third District Dental Society
Dr Charles W Horton of High Point today assumed the presidency of the Third District Dental Society during its annual convention at Southern Pines. He previously held major posts in the North Carolina State Dental Society and serves on its House of Delegates.
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Charles W. Horton
High Point
Third District Dental Society
Southern Pines
State Society
House of Delegates
Car hits ticket booth at Memorial Park Stadium in Thomasville
A 1960 car driven by Joseph Richard Naturile 17 of 310 Liberty Dr struck the ticket booth on Stadium Drive about 7 40 p m causing about 100 dollars damage to the booth and to the car owned by Estelle Shaver 310 Liberty Dr Naturile said his hand slipped and he lost control There were two other vehicle crashes in Thomasville city Saturday with total damage exceeding 800 dollars The most costly crash involved Charlie Marion Hedrick 21 of Rt 2 Denton whose 1966 car was damaged about 500 dollars Esell Hudson 53 of Rt 3 Thomasville sustained about 300 dollar damage and John Ross Summy 1961 model of Rt 3 Thomasville about 25 dollars Police charged Hedrick with following too closely and improper registration The Summy car waited on Fisher Ferry to turn onto Amazon Street and was rear ended by the Hedrick car The day included minor damages to William Lindsay Hedrick 46 and Charlie Meriman Hunt 70 with various bumps on Fisher Ferry Street and Hill Street
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Gary Rudisill
Shady Lane
English
The
Lilly Co
Rudisill
Woodbury
Doris Davis
Furlough Street
Ward Phillips
Long Street
Bob Burchette
Thomasville
Memorial Park Stadium
Stadium Drive
Joseph Richard Naturile
Liberty
Liberty Dr
Chair City
Charlie Marion Hedrick
Rt. 2
Denton
Esell Hudson
Rt. 3
John Ross Summy
Hedrick
Summy
Fisher Ferry
Amazon Street
Hudson
Sammy
William Lindsay Hedrick
Charlie Meriman Hunt
Cole St
Fisher Ferry Street
Hill Street
Hunt
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Heer
Lenoir
Drexel
Joseph Cox
Furniture Plaza
Hickory
Sears and Roebuck
Graham
Horace Kornegay
High Point Township
Richard S. Barnwell
Burlington
Kornegay
GOP
Dale Montgomery
Don Follmer
Enterprise
Hartford Locklear
Lindsay Street
Locklear
Union
Willie Major
Major
Storm Welch
Greensboro
Ollie Clayton
Walnut Street
Henry J. Jenkins
James Edward Leak
Loflin Street
Junior Collins
S. Hamilton Street
Ernest Sellers
Rt. 1
Howard Benner Jr
Philadelphia
High Point Enterprise
Boy
Salem St
Tommy Leonard
Young
Leonard
Kennedy
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