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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1964
Page
18
Obituaries from Thomasville Asheboro and Asheboro area list funeral services for Mrs Lillian Morgan Sparrow Joe Bullins Carrie Hubbard Woodley Russell Talmedge Robinson Bertha Padrett Clanton Lela Blanche Russell Etta Surratt Smith and others with service times, church names and burial sites. Details include residences, hospital deaths, and cemeteries.
Mrs. Annie Stroud 74 of Chesterfield died at 9 p m Saturday at the home of her son Flake Stroud. She was born July 4 1889 in Chesterfield County and married Clarence D Stroud in 1912. Survivors include six children, 11 grandchildren, a sister in Cheraw and services will be at Hopewell Baptist Church in Chesterfield.
London AP reports Britain's Labor party won control of the 100 seat Greater London Council with 53 seats, Conservatives 21, and 26 contests still undecided. The gains in 22 county elections are seen as a sign of Labor’s potential national election strength in six months.
Gardner-Webb College trustees voted to start a major capital funds drive and hire Marts & Lundy Inc of New York to direct the program. President Dr Eugene Poston listed immediate needs including a cafeteria recreation center chapel fine arts building classroom building dormitory and athletic stadium completion ec note on science building debt and a new men’s dorm. By 1971 the college also aims for another classroom building two more dormitories and increased endowment to sustain its mission.
Mary Edith Neely of 315 Steele St is the new hostess for the High Point Hospitality League affiliated with the American Hospitality League. She will greet newcomers, provide city information, and give gifts from local merchants, plus run a baby shower service at High Point Memorial Hospital from her Steele Street home.
Nationwide reaction grows as plans for a four lane freeway through Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park near Eureka spark editorials and letters nationwide. Sam Helwer, a highways official, cited surging input as the proposal faces public opposition.
Dr. David W. Cole becomes Dean of the College at High Point College for next year. Dr. Harold E. Conrad shifts to Dean of Academic Planning as the college reorganizes. Patton announced Saturday.
Thomasville merchants hear 62nd annual state convention set May 17 to 19 at Robert E. Lee Hotel in Winston-Salem with Drew Pearson and Armand J. Gariepy to speak. Registration 15 dollars. events include Hootenanny Party cabaret dance and Monday luncheon with H B Sharer. Delegates may bring wives.
Kernersville resident John Caldwell age 23 died at Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital after a car he drove overturned on Piney Grove Road. Passenger George Townsend was treated and released. Police said Caldwell could not be questioned due to injuries. Townsend recalled Caldwell was driving before the crash at about 11 pm.
The First Baptist Church will receive 170000 from the estate of the late Mrs Con stance Charles Hardee, a High Point native who lived in Madison Florida for years before dying April 3 1962. Dr Lloyd Thayer, finance chair, announced the bequest. Mrs Hardee, once church organist, was married to James C Hardee of Madison whose brother once governed Florida. The couple had no children.
A person sits in a bright room at night gazing through a window into darkness. The text notes it is difficult to discern a man’s clothing or a plaid hat and doubts a listener could hear running feet outside the house. No clear incident or outcome is stated.
The Central North Carolina Subsection of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will meet Tuesday at Al Boling's Steak House starting at 6 30 p m The principal speaker will be Jim Hoke chief engineer at WGHP TV He will discuss Channel 8 television and the station's equipment and challenges in launching the new outlet After the dinner the group will tour the station facilities.
Thirty four Latin American newsmen will observe a massive joint invasion drill on the North Carolina coast near Camp LeJeune as part of Operation Quick Kick. The journalists, guests of the government, tour U.S. military installations and agencies during the month long visit.
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