High Point Reunion Brings Together Last B 17 Crew Members
Seven veterans who flew the B-17 Boulder Bus with the 381st Bomb Group gather in High Point for a long awaited reunion. They recall 35 missions from July 1944 to December 1944, share memories with wives, and note they finished their tour without serious injuries despite hairbreadth escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
High Point
England
Roger Welk
Union Springs
Ala
Max Miller
Sikeston
Bob Torbet
Brighton
Mich
Mike M. Navarro
Wichita Falls
Dwight Upton
Dana Clark
San Francisco
Calif
Paul Miller
Fort Scott
Europe
United States
Air Force
Salt Lake City
Utah
Upton
Dyersburg
Tenn
Kearney
Neb
Merseberg
Scotsman under kilts sparks unlikely court case and squirrels in D C
A London man confronts a kilted Scotsman and a dagger clash ends with an arrest. In Washington, D C the National Park Service relocates 100 to 200 squirrels from Lafayette Park after failed peanut feeding. Also a beer can sailboat from Australia and a misaddressed computer mail joke mirror modern quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park Service
LaFayette Park
White House
Washington
Wesleyan Arms Plans Expansion of Health Facilities
James L. Denny of Wesleyan Arms Inc in High Point files Sept 2 to add skilled care and three intermediate beds. Project expected to cost 290000 with completion by May 1, 1978 and submission to the North Carolina Department of Human Resources for review under Social Security Amendments of 1972. Agencies will assess need staffing operation feasibility economics and cost containment features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Denny
Wesleyan Arms, Inc
High Point
North Carolina Department of Human Resources
State Health Planning and Development Agency
Seventy Parents Attend Orientation Session For Extended Day
Approximately seventy parents of students in the Extended Day School Program attended a session at Central High School. The program emphasizes discipline, attendance, and academic achievement with input from Burford Russell Frye Nance and Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High School
Sam Burford
John Russell
Gaither Frye
Ken Nance
Bill Anderson Burford
Traveling Fair life in Meyerle’s Show shines for a brotherhood
Jeff Cohen profiles Meyerle’s Show a traveling carnival with exotic acts and rides. He follows Billy Kott Kamp and Mike Collins as lifelong showmen and Big Steve the night watchman who describe the fair as a home not a job. The piece notes two thirds of fairgoers are married and many are educated, and suggests the lifestyle remains strong and appealing to those who choose it.
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New Jersey
H. P. Enterpri
Church St
High Point
Enterpri
Jeff Cohen
Billy Kott
Kamp
Meyerle
Jaycees
Big Steve
Mike Collins
Steve Rhoades
New Kensington
Southeastern Bible
Meyerle’s
Steve
Billy Kott Kamps
Big Steves
Tom Sandelin
Do Not Gargle In The Cafeteria
A teacher recalls student writing from third graders about cafeteria rules. The piece highlights blunt authentic lines such as Do not gargle and Do not talk above a whisper, with reflections on classroom discipline, quiet meals, and a calm lunch with pizza.
The High Point Enterprise Advertisement Page Front
A garbled OCR fragment shows the High Point Enterprise masthead and a subscription rate table listing Daily and Sunday, Sunday Only, and varying three month and six month terms. It references postal rates, delivery, and Associated Press rights.
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High Pointer
Braxton Younts Enterprise
Manchester
N.H
Newfoundland
Nutts Corner
Ireland
Ridgewll
535Th
381St
Cambridge
France
Germany
Munich
Bey
Navarro
Moulton
Forrest
London
James O'Connor
Peter Kearney
Ol’ Kearney
O'Connor
Australia
Singapore
Wesleyan Arms
Art Richardson
By Faye Marks
High Point Enterprise
Church
Avenue Point
N.C. Seana
Associated Press
N.C
Enterprise
Tnc
London Associates National Advertising Representatives
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