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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1969
Page
2
Enterprise staff writer Jim Hawkins reports on Greensoro detailing health service gaps and the need to deliver care to residents. The piece highlights shortages, funding concerns, and proposed strategies to improve access and outcomes.
The article outlines a United Appeal drive beginning this week to support twenty two agencies. It notes equal opportunity to contribute, the anticipated growth from last year, and calls for citizen involvement in mental health programs and local services from adoption aid to national coordination. It warns of environmental risks and places like Greensboro and High Point facing rapid land change, urging responsible site operation.
A vast renovation unfolds in the South Building complex ahead of the October market. About ten large spaces are being expanded, notably Kroehler Mig. 09 on the Wren Street Wing, with a living area and simulated pool for live TV ads. Exhibits will showcase future products to retailers.
Weather experts expect continued humidity with partly clear to cloudy skies. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may interrupt early evenings, impacting outdoor plans and local humidity levels across the region.
Fragmentary text indicates a fair ready to open at an intersection near Peony Road and Bunny Reed 2 with references to last year and improvements. Mentions of events, circles, and weekends hint at arts displays and performances but specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
Kiwanians from 139 North and South Carolina clubs gather for the district convention in High Point. Registration starts in the Green Drive Wing lobby of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. sessions run Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon with speeches by H. Douglas French, Lorin Bad key, Dr. Wendell Patton, and John Cruise. A memorial service honors fallen members.
The Cinema Cafe will screen a 22 minute film The World In Your Kitchen at 12 15 p m in the Audio Visual Room and at 3 15 p m in Astor Dowdy Towers coffee and soft drinks offered at the noon show. The Mighty Wonders and other groups appear at Oak Grove Christian Church today. The High Point PFA Council executive board meets at 9 30 a m Thursday Sept 11 at the Schools Administration Building on English Road.
A humorous tour of bizarre records from Guinness Book of World Records. It cites 21 feet 3 inches spitting by George Craft in 1966 at Raleigh Mississippi, longest nonstop talking by Kevin Sheehan of Limerick, Ireland, and a 72 hour shower by Jane Holster at Illinois. Also notes a 22,000 foot fall without a parachute and a 197 feet 6 inch throw of a two pound rolling pin by a woman.
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