Widespread City Crashes Injure Several People
Several traffic accidents Friday left multiple people hurt. Mamie Johnson and John Mize sustained vehicle damage while Paul Herzog was also injured in the Mize collision. Pedestrian Larry Tomlin was struck on Russell Street with no charges filed. A DUI case and license violations emerged from a Commerce Street pole crash. Police logged public drunkenness and obstructing an officer charges.
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Elm and
Taylor Streets
Mamie Johnson
Fourth Street
John Mize
S. Main Street
Paul Herzog
Roary Drive
Larry Tomlin
Cable Street
Russell Street
Edward Embler
Park Street
Commerce
Tennial
Alvin Craft
Trinity
Dean Moore
Kernersville
Harold Gerringer
Burlington
James Barnes
Ward Street
Program Expansion Planned for Guilford Tech Institute
Guilford Technical Institute plans to expand its Adult Basic Education Program this year under Louis H Williams. Last year the program offered 28 classes in High Point Greensboro and rural areas for adults 18 and over learning to read through grade five. Officials note outreach to industrial plants churches and recreation centers to bring study opportunities to workers and others seeking a high school diploma with federal and state funding supporting continued plant based courses beyond level five if demand exists.
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Jamestown
Guilford Technical Institute
Louis H. Wiliams
Williams
High Point
Greensboro
GTI
Guilford
Guatemalan Missionaries to Speak at Local Church
The Rev and Mrs Allen Jr missionaries to Guatemala will speak at the 11 am service tomorrow at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. He is a professor of New Testament and church history at the Guatemalan Baptist Theological Institute near Guatemala City. she is a librarian choir director and choral music professor. They arrived in North Carolina last month with children Celia 11 and Daniel Aubrey 8, residing in Wake Forest while furloughing. The couple, appointed by the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board in 1958.
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Aps Allen Jr
Guatemala
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Mr. Allen
Guatemalan Baptist Theological Institute
Guatemala City
Allen
North Carolina
Celia
Daniel Aubrey
Wake Forest
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
UNC
Chapel Hill
Jean Short
High Point
Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board
GTI Board to Hear Fall Enrollment Report Monday
Guilford Technical Institute trustees will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at Howard Johnsons Restaurant to hear a report on fall enrollment applications. About 382 applications have been received, including 28 new freshmen and 144 second year students, with Luther R Medlin expected to attend and start full time Sept 15. The board will also discuss routine matters and choose brick for the library classroom building.
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Jamestown
Guilford Technical Institute
George Finley
Howard Johnson's
Finley
Luther R. Medlin
Medlin
GTI
W. C. Conrad
Frank’ Starling
Howards Mill and Randleman Dams Proposed in $32 Million Cape Fear Plan
Federal and state officials back a Cape Fear River Basin development linking Howards Mill and Randleman dams at a projected cost near $32 million. The plan, to be advanced in Congress, would add reservoir capacity for flood control and municipal water, with detailed dam specs and funding shares outlined for local and federal partners.
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Washington
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Howards Mill
Randheman
North Carolina
Cape Fear
Capitol Hill
Chief of Army Engineers
Dan Moore
Bureau of the Budget
Randleman
New Hope
Cape Fear River
Alamance
Guilford
Department of Agriculture
Army Corps of Engineers
N. C
Moore Randolph County
Two Replacements For Wildlife Board To Get New Faces
Gov Dan Moore will not reappoint Thurman Briggs to the State Wildlife Commission in Raleigh reports. Briggs had resigned as Davidson County Elections chairman after questions over holding dual offices. Moore plans to replace Briggs with either Robert G Sanders or Amos Bumgardner. Beal of Red Oak is also set to depart on six year terms for the wildlife panel.
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Dan K. Moore
State Wildlife Commission
Raleigh
Briggs
Davidson County Board of Elections
The
Wildlife Commission
Moore
G. &. Beal
Red Oak
Iuen
Robert G. Sanders
Charlotte
Amos Bumgardner
Kerr Scott
Luther Hodges
Terry Sanford
Beal
James A. Bridger
Bladenboro
Stanley Drexel Planning Merger To Create Drexel Stanley Co
Two major southern furniture makers Drexel and Stanley Furniture plan a merger to form Drexel Stanley Co, potentially the world’s largest furniture producer. Drexel Enterprise owns Drexel Furniture and Heritage Furniture. Stanley operates plants in Stanleytown Virginia and Sandhills and Hickory North Carolina. The proposed exchange offers one Drexel share for each outstanding share plus 0.8 Stanley shares. Board, stockholder, and IRS approvals are required. Maurice Hill of Drexel Enterprises declined further details pending regulations.
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South
Drexel Mopan
Drexel- Stanley Co
Drexel Enterprise, Inc
Drexel
Drexel Furniture Company
Heritage Furniture Company
High Point
Stanleytown
Sandhills
Hickory
North Carolina
Drexel-Stanley Company
Stanley
Internal Revenue
Maurice Hill
Drexel Enterprises
Man Charged With Assault in Davidson County
Thomasville area resident Thomas Junior Faircloth, 22, of Fouts Trailer Park, was arrested by Davidson County deputies last night on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. He allegedly threatened Stella Faircloth with a stick.
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Thomasville
Thomas Junior Faircloth
Fouts
Here
Davidson County Sheriff’s
Faircloth
Stella Faircloth
Patrolman Saves Centennial Street Home From Garage Fire
Patrolman G. W. Pike directed a water spray from a hose between the burning garage at 1305 Centennial Street and the Davis residence. His actions minimized damage as the fire was confined to the unoccupied structure before firefighters arrived. The blaze caused extensive damage to the garage. no injuries beyond scorched clothing and heat blisters were reported. Other calls included a car fire on Fairfield Road and a false alarm at Walnut and Granby.
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Centennial Street
G. W. Pike
Thomas Davis
Centennial
Davis
Pike
Fairfield Road
Walnut
Granby
Alien Jay Cheerleaders Celebrate 40-0 Victory
Alien Jay blanked Gibsonville 40 to 0 as the school cheerleaders perform a spirited routine. The team included players Kay Steelman Brenda Gilliland Lorna Chambers Janet Kest ler Margaret Rees Becky Yarbrough Cindy Haney with Debby Pelton and Sue Redding leading atop the bus in a staff photo credited to Jerry Parrish.
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Trisbevy
Alien Jay
Gibsonville
Kay Steelman
Brenda Gilliland
Lorna Chambers
Janet Kest
Ler
Margaret Rees
Becky Yarbrough
Cindy Haney
Debby Pelton
Sue Redding
Cochief
High Pointer Wounded in Vietnam in Combat Incident
Pfe Randall M Cox son of Gordon M and Mrs Cox of 1514 Baker Rd has been very seriously wounded in Vietnam. Defense messages say he suffered second and third degree burns over 40 percent of his body when his patrol vehicle was hit by hostile anti tank fire. He was treated at a surgical hospital and evacuated to Japan where his condition remains very serious.
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Pfe
Randall M. Cox
Gordon M. Cox
Baker Rd
Vietnam
Defense Department
Cox
Japan
Wet Weekend Weather Outlook Midweek Forecast
Weather bureau experts project a 50 percent chance of rain through Sunday with windy conditions. Daytime highs reach about 80, then fall to the mid 60s tonight. Sunday highs near 70 with cooler temperatures and some clearing anticipated Monday.
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Weather Bureau
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Reed Street
East Central
Chip Faircrosh
Randolph Dam
Army Engineers
B. Everett Jordan
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Horace Kornegay
Lexington
Thurman Briggs
New Eagles
Homur Leid
Dean Pruette
Gerald T. Gilliam
J. S. Gilliam
W. Lexington Ave
John Wells
J. R. Wells
Greenhill Drive
Gilliam
High Point Central High School
Wells
Stanley, Drexel Planning Merger
Heritage
Stanley Furniture Company
New York Stock Exchange
Grady Hedrick
Anvil Brand Inc
A. E. Alexander
Anvil Brand
Bernie Greenberg
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Hedrick
South Carolina
Chip Faircloth
Patrolman
Blaze
Jerry Parrish
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