W. J. Armfield and the Bank of Randolph Legacy
W J Armfield founded the Bank of Randolph in Asheboro after his father urged him to relocate. He led the bank for 66 years until its 1963 merger with Wachovia, later serving as honorary chairman. Armfield details early capital, rural outreach, and family ties shaping Asheboro’s first community bank.
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Armfield
Wyatt Jackson Armfield
National Bank of
High Point
Asheboro
Bank of
Randolph
W. J. Armfield
Bank of Randolph
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Atere Ie
Asheboro Bank
Sallie Millis Armfield
Pointer
Sallie
J. Henry Millis
Jennie Britt
Tennessee
Greensboro
Armfield Ashebury
Randolph County
Popeye
Mississippi
White River
Arkansas
Louisiana
Bayou Netpique
Adam
Caer
Editor's Outlook on Popeye Casey and Modern Life
A satirical profile by Jenkin Lloyd Jones tracks Popeye Casey from comic strip to Pushmataha and Chief Pushmatee reflecting on his canoe journey on Oklahoma's Canadian River. The piece blends memory, cultural critique, and wartime-era politics with sharp prose about Hobos, American resilience, and public life.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Popeye
Casey
Sailor
Pushmataha
Pushmateet
Oklahoma
Canadian
Global conflict seen inevitable in analysis from editor
The letter argues that world powers face a widening crisis in Southeast Asia and the Mediterranean as August 1964 events push toward broader war. It denounces the UN as inadequate, warns of impending Communist moves before the 1964 election, and cites a timeline through October 1964. The writer ends contrasting a local critique with a churchly blessing.
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Southeast Asia
Mediterranean Sea
United Nations
Johnson
Vietnam
Turkey
Cyprus
League of Nations
High Point sees revival of community theatre
The city shifts from the short lived Little Theatre to the High Point Community Theatre. Ray Kisiah leads planning with Greensboro ties as the group prepares Period of Adjustment for October 16 17 at Northeast Junior High with director Mrs Irwin Acker guiding tryouts last week and rehearsals starting soon.
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High Point
Little Theatre
YMCA
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Memorial Auditorium
High Point College
High Point Community Theatre
High Point Arts Council
Arts Council
Ahe Age Department
Ray Kisiah
Dan Blair Park
Tennessee Williams
Irwin Acker
Greensboro
Greensboro Little Theatre
Blair Park
Northeast Junior High School
Kisiah
Parks and Recreation Department
Sharon Finch Bets Big in Miss America Contest
The Thomasville scene reports Chamber of Commerce backing for a 200 person trip to Atlantic City with 50 to 75 more chair City residents joining Sharon Finch in the Miss America pageant race. Bets circulated up to 20 to 1 favoring her, as locals rally behind Our gal Sharon.
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Thomasville
Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic City
Citians
Sharon Finch
Saron
Sharon
Language quirks and local notices from Davidson County
A column sketches language mix ups in Quebec and local fruitless attempts at translation. It also notes a copperhead sighting at the Center and coverage of a feeder pig sale in Greensboro hosted by the Northern Piedmont Area Development Assn with 600 to 700 pigs to bid on at the Guilford County Agricultural Center.
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Fention Center
Bruce Roberts
Brer
Vigor Roberts
Davidson County Area Development Assn
Greensboro
Northern Piedmont Area Development Assn
Guilford County
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W.J. Armfield
Female Academy
Henry
Henry Armfield
Deep River Road
Deep River
Guilford College
Ashe
Savings and Loan Association
Bren
Lynwood Smith
John Hunter
Winston - Salem
Eugene Cannon
Randolph Banker
N.R.A
W.P.A
F.D.R
Longtown
Eufaula
Oklo
Gibbon
Rome
Grand Central Station
Westchester
Connecticut
Chapel Hill
Marvin Hepler
Richland St. High Point
Robert
Tarheel Banker
The
North Carolina Bankers Association
Dave Jackson
Panny
Dave
Lynda Lambeth
Mrs
Howard T. Lambeth
Welborn St
Paul M. Shore
Thomasville Police Club Inc
Eees Salem’s Baptist Hospital
Quebec
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