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Greensboro Obituary and Storm Damage Report
The piece notes the death of James E. Nichols of Greensboro at age 87 and his funeral, with burial in Greensboro cemetery. It also recounts a severe Sunday thunderstorm that damaged a home on Second Street and disrupted the fire siren, plus a fire from straw stacks near Downes Station. Other items mention visitors, a Sparklin family reunion, and storm tolls including damaged homes, livestock, and a seven weeks old infant death in Goldsboro area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Nichols
Greensboro
W. O. Bennett
L. R. Brumbaugh
Willoughby Nowell
Second Street
Emerson Farm
Downes Station
Air
Charles S. Brumbaugh
Sherfey
Baltimore
Brumbaugh
B. B. Brumbaugh
East Denton
Baltimore City College
Financial Information Department
Safe Deposit and Trust Company of
Raymond Fisher
Good Cheer Bible
Oron Smith
Hugh Clark
Germantown
Oscar Clark
John C. Rutter
Washington
C. P. Dunning
Sparklin
Grove Church
Robinson C. Murphy
T. C. Smoot
Benton
John L. Sparklin
Newport
Del
Kent
England
W. J. du Hadway
Bridgeville
Goldsboro
J. H. Rothe
Roche
Hartranft
Laura A. Porter
Helen Anderson
Harry Collison
Austine Stafford