Urban Renewal Hearing Questioned On Legalities
High Point urban renewal hearing on off street parking was challenged in Superior Court with City Council members disputing proper advertisement and timing. Testimony covered plaza plans to cover railroad tracks and potential relocation of the Southern Railroad station amid cost estimates near 1.15 million dollars.
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High Point
Supreme Hancock
Hancock
Harriss Jarrell
W. W. Horton
A. G. Whitener
Southern Railroad
Kirkman
Southern
Jarrell
George E. Freeman
William F. Freeman, Inc
Freeman
Westchester Center Planned with Major Retail Tenants
Construction soon begins on a 3 million Westchester Shopping Center facing Westchester Drive north of the Old Dominion freight terminal. Major tenants include Clark's Self Service, A P Supermarket, and Kroger Supermarket, with 150000 square feet of retail space in the first stage. Completion is set for May 1, pending City Council approval and final development permits.
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Westchester
David Royster Jr
Shelby
Clark’s
Kroger
Royster
Westchester Drive
Old Dominion Freight Terminal
Planning and Zoning Commission
Clark's
A&p
Clark Co
New York
North Carolina
Greensboro
Winston - Salem
Charlotte
Kannapolis
WWI Veterans to Meet in Winston-Salem
Veterans of World War I from North Carolina’s 12th district will gather at Reynolds Park in Winston-Salem Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Officers of the district will be chosen for the coming year and delegates will be briefed on resolutions ahead of the Chicago convention September 12-16. State attendees are expected and will discuss recruiting for a fall and winter campaign.
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Winston - Salem
Knight
Prayer for T SDAY in the Oak Park Church
Fragmentary prayer text praising God and Christ, attributed to Edward K. Ziegler of Oak Park, noting a church setting and hymn-like phrasing. The readable lines reference the organ of the sea as a metaphor and seek grace for the day.
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Christ
Edward K. Ziegler
Oakpay de the Church
Illicit Narcotics In City Debate Continues
City officials weigh a narcotics inquiry amid reluctance from Police and Council members to claim an investigation. Councilman Eshelman urges research while Police decline to comment. the Law and Public Safety Committee led by Lawrence Hancock awaits evidence as the city considers status reports.
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Eshelman
Lawrence Hancock
Warm Weather Persists With Scattered Showers Likely
The weather forecast calls for continued warm and humid conditions with a partly cloudy sky. Showers or thunder showers are expected this afternoon and evening and to become more numerous on Wednesday, with highs around 90 and teens.
Clapp Resting Comfortably After Heart Attack
City Councilman Paul Clapp, 47, who suffered a heart attack yesterday on arrival at City Hall for the opening of an electronic pay window, was reported resting well at High Point Memorial Hospital after a restful night. Associates said tests would determine full extent of the attack. Clapp is president of National Springs Corp and chairs a City Council committee.
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Paul Clapp
High Point Memoral Hospital
Clapp
City
Associates
National Springs Corp
Furniture Pay Raises Announced in Thomasville
Announcement states Thomasville Furniture plans raises totaling 400000 for about 5000 to 6000 workers starting September first. President Tom A Finch says policy keeps hourly rates at or above local furniture-industry levels. Other plants including Lenoir also set hourly increases today with few firm names or amounts disclosed.
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Thomasville
Lenoir
Tom A. Finch
Thomasville Furniture
Unit Returns From Camp
The Reserve 108th Receiving Company based in High Point returns from two weeks of active duty training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. The unit includes men from High Point and the surrounding area.
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High Point
Fort Jackson
S. C
Clodfelter Wins A-T Lions Award in Archdale Event
Archdale Trinity Lions Club named H. Clodfelter Lion of the Year for 1960 61 service. He has 13 years as a member and co chairs the building committee. Rev. Ivan Stevens presented the award at the Archdale Community Center amid family picnic festivities.
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LION
H. H. Clodfelter
Archdale-Trinity Lions Club
Clodfelter
Don Hancock
Archdale-Trinity Club
Art Richardson
Archdale
Archdale Trinity Lions Club
H. Clodfelter
Lion of
Ear
Model Farm Rd
Ivan Stevens
Archdale Methodist Church
Archdale Community Center
Bill Farlow
Ronald Hill
Hill
Ragsdale High Leads County School Tech Trial
Ragsdale High School pioneers electronic attendance and individualized learning tools. The program, tested this year without cost, may expand to all 32 county schools if successful, with potential for typing and bookkeeping lessons.
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Jim Hawkins
Ragsdale High School
Greensboro Road
Jamestown
Madison High expands language lab and curriculum expansion
Educational pioneer at Madison High introduces a Language Laboratory with 35 stations and teacher control unit funded by National Defense Education funds. The program grows from one class to three this year, with seniors targeted for college preparation and broad courses across sciences, commerce, English, music, home economics, and shop work.
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T. G. Madison
National Defense Education Administration
Ragsdale
Madison
SEC
Pastor John Trojian Jr. Accepts Call to Immanuel Lutheran
Rev. John Trojian Jr. pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church for four years has accepted a call to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cordova Maryland. He will be installed on September 13 and his last sermon at St. Luke's will be this Sunday.
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John Trojian Jr
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Cordova
St. Luke’s
North Carolina Group Studies in Mexico This August
Fourteen North Carolina faculty and students from North Carolina College and Duke University take part in a Travel-Work-Study Seminar in Mexico this August. They will visit Mexico City and San Pedro Puebla engaging with youth groups and painting rooms for a mental hospital, plus tree planting and library painting. They return August 31 after conferences with officials and artists.
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North Carolina
North Carolina College
Duke University
Mexico
Theniversity of Mexico
Mexico City
Friends Center
San Pedro
Puebla
Friends Service Committee
United States
Europe
Asia
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Supreme Court
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Welch Jordan
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Gwyn
Henry Price
Westchester Center
William Landau
Ed Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Moore Realtors
Voorhees, Everhart & Connorly
Park
Inea Earnara
Winston-Salem
John Eshelman
Police Department
High Point Enterprise
A-T Lions Award
Ragsdale High
AFSC
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