High Point Hero Taylor Kennerly Leads Retarded Children Effort
Taylor R Kennerly survived a near fatal Okinawa machine gun attack in 1945 and later led the North Carolina Association for Retarded Children founded in 1953. He became president twice and helped organize the 10th annual convention in High Point. Born 1913 in Mooresville he rose from UNC graduate to Kress employee and Navy Marine officer before wartime service. After the war he returned to High Point and pursued public service and housing work.
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Taylor Kennerly
Okinawa
Kennerly
North Carolina
High Point
North Carolina Assn. For Retarded Children
State Association
Association
E. Rock Kennerly
Mary Belle Overcash Kennerly
Mooresville
Mt. Ulla
Rowan County
University of North Carolina
Wrily
S. H. Kress Co
Sugar Loaf Hill
Federal Housing Act
Editor's Outlook The Gopher Holes
An essay argues against focusing on causes of delinquency and encourages personal responsibility. Dr Glasser and Dr Harrington promote reality therapy that assigns kids accountability, while critics warn against ignoring environmental factors. The piece cites Peale and Kinsey and includes a Washington State inmate's analogy about gopher holes.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
California
National Institute On Crime and Delinquency
Seattle
William Glasser
Ventura Calif
Sanford Press Conference Checks On Governor's Power
Governor Sanford faces a room of 20 reporters and cameras in a typical weekly press conference. The session lasts 20 minutes to an hour and aims to balance press and official time while exposing questions on state issues from environmental centers to highway safety and budget requests.
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William A. Shires
Sanford
Govrnor
Capitol
State Board of Law Examiners
Bar
Project Impact
Governor's
Commission On Education
State Ports Authority
North Carolina
Conservation and Development Department
Washington
Integration spreads through North Carolina colleges and schools
A Sunday Accent analysis notes North Carolina leads in desegregation this fall with all state colleges open to qualified undergraduates regardless of race. Duke, Wake Forest, and Davidson move to drop race as a barrier, while several smaller church colleges enroll Negro students. The spread signals broader acceptance of the Negro as an integral part of American life.
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South
New Orleans
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Charlotte
Durham
University of North Carolina
State College
Woman’s College
East Carolina
Duke University
Wake Forest
Pfeiffer College
Southern Rhodesia
Guilford College
Greensboro
Africa
Belmont Abbey
Sacred Heart College
Academy
Warren Wilson Junior College
Swannanoa
United Presbyterian Church
Mars Hill College
Summer Fading Prompts Fall Prep In Thomasville
The Thomasville Scene notes cooler days hinting at autumn and higher fuel bills ahead. Firemen shared an oyster stew at City Hall, politics heat up with a Democrats headquarters on Salem Street, and Carolina Avenue Baptist Church plans bond sale Sept 23 for a new building as Homecoming is observed.
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Thomasville
City Hall
Democrats
Salem Street
Carolina Avenue Baptist Church
Seasons shift as rains delay in Piedmont area
The community notes trees turning colors amid dry conditions and a call for rain. Residents report lawns browning and ponds being dug while several area schools prepare for openings with new facilities and sports fields. Willard Kimbey and Bert Taylor attend a national county agents meeting in Las Cruces, traveling about 2000 miles and touring White Sands Missile Base.
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Randleman
Ragsdale
Ledford
East Davidson
Turkey
Willard Kimbey
Guilford County
Bert Taylor
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Taylor
White Sands Missile Base
New Mexico State University
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Ruth Hamlin
Charles Hamlin
Trinity School
Randolph County
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Trinity
Loan Department of the Veterans Administration
Marine Corps
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Taylor R. Kennerly Jr
Taylor R. Kennerly
Dick Swalm
Papa
Norman Vincent Peale
Kinsey
the Reporter Magazine
See
Washington State
Raleigh
Davidson College
Davidson
Presbyterian
Congo
Tees
Duke
Robert
Bonnie
Jordan
Badin Lake
T.H. Smith
Ragsdale High School
Braxton
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