Mills Home honors three long-serving staff with 134 years of service
Miss Sallie McCracken 61 years Miss Eulalia Turner 39 years and Miss Hattie Edwards 34 years at Mills Home were recognized for their dedication. Turner praised for sewing room help and donations Edwards highlighted as a heroine and early school principal, plus social service director. Alumni named new officers and council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie McCracken
Eulalia Turner
Hattie Edwards
M. T. Hicks
High Point
Mills Home
Miss Turner
Statesville
Miss Edwards
Wiley K. Jarrell
Mount Gilead
Social Service Department
Miss McCracken
Allen Carroll
Wake Forst
Macrae Buchanan
Charlote
Charlie Hawkins
Thomasville
Bryte Harrell Wilson
Winston-Salem
Wiley K Jarrell
E. Cleveland Wilkie
Waynesville
Fire crews respond to false alarm at 212 Church Street
Thomasville firemen were dispatched to 212 Church Street Saturday night for a fire alarm that proved to be false. No smoke or flames were found and residents were cleared.
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Thomasville
Church Street
Social events fill the week with showers weddings and teas
A schedule lists receptions showers and weddings in High Point including Miss Vira Anne Rodgers Donna Burns Becky Yow and Betty Hines. Events occur at homes on Ferndale Drive Colonial Drive Arbordale Drive Kendall Street and 1000 English Street plus a First Methodist Church wedding and a Sheraton Hotel breakfast.
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High Point
Mozelle Layne
Boulevard
I. W. Guyer
Marilyn Guyer
Vira Anne Rodgers
Donna Burns
Luna C. Ray
Ferndale Drive
Kitty Tuttle
Patsy Garrison
Tuttle
Colonial Drive
Credit Women's Breakfast Club
Sheraton Hotel
Becky Yow
C. M., Allred
Peggy Allred
Arbordale Dr
James Lee
Carr St
Aubry Sahnow
Burns-McCormick
al First Methodist Church
English St
Tyler Stroud
Floyd Hines
Betty Hines
Worth Ave
Robert Tedder
Richard Briley
Briley
Kendall St
Jo Anne Hodgin
Concord
Howard Craven
Joyce Dunlap
Becky Ledwell
Charles Clodfelter
Bragg Street
Donna Elizabeth Burns
John Pembroke McCormick
First Methodist Church
Mesdames Kitsie Allman
W. L. Keller
Keller
Jones Burns
McCormick- Burns
Mayor Relives Old Times At This Is Your Life Party
The mayor reunites with longtime acquaintances at a This Is Your Life themed party. Guests traveled from Lincolnton and Laurinburg to share memories during the event and at the punch bowl.
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Punch Bowl
Lincolnton
Laurinburg
Keys Left In Patrol Car A Prank On Sgt Kiger
Sheriff deputies report Sgt W E Kiger left his patrol car keys in the vehicle at a Sun Set Drive In near N Main and Sun Set Drive and the car vanished for about ten minutes before being recovered near Emerywood Country Club. The incident is seen as a prank by youths familiar with Kiger.
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W.E. Kiger
Kiger
N. Main
Sunset Drive
Alec Drakulakos
Alec
Emerywood Country Club
Sgt
Wallburg Collision Sparks Theft and Flight
A speeding car wreck occurred in Wallburg this morning at 1 15. The unidentified Negro driver fled after the crash, suffering no serious injuries while his car was heavily damaged. About 30 minutes later he allegedly stole a 1939 pickup owned by Roby Clyde Clodfelter, whose family lives nearby. The stolen vehicle had been taken from Rural Hall and the suspect headed toward Winston Salem.
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Wallburg
Roby Clyde Clodfelter
Clodfelters
Hall
Winston-Salem
Thomasville Doctors Among 219 Licensed After Exam
Thomasville, June 17 20. Three local physicians John Kirby Farrington Julius A Green Jr and William Gordon Smith Jr were among 219 doctors licensed by the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners after annual written exams. Farrington interns at Fort Benning Army Hospital Georgia while Green and Smith intern at North Carolina Memorial Hospital Chapel Hill.
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Thomasville
North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
John Kirby Farrington
R. K. Farrington
Julius A. Green Jr
Julius A. Green
William Gordon Smith Jr
W. G. Smith
Farrington
Ft. Benning Army Hospital
Georgia
Green and Smith
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill
Junior Woman's Club to Hold Board Meeting at Griffith Home
The executive board of the Junior Woman's Club will meet with Mrs. Robert G. Griffith at her home 1017 Forest Hill Dr on Wednesday at 10 o'clock in the morning.
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Junior Woman's Club
Robert G. Griffith
Forest Hill Dr
Bicycle Auto Crash Injures 14 Year Old Girl In Head Injury
A 14 year old girl sustained a skull fracture in a bicycle auto collision on S Main Street near Siderton Motor Co. The girl, Doris H Stinson, is reported doing fine and may be discharged tomorrow. The crash happened at about 6 30 AM when her bike struck Leon P Johnson s car traveling 15 mph. No charges were filed.
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Doris H. Stinson
Taylor St
Stinson
Leon P. Johnson
S. Main Street
Siderton Motor Co
Johnson
Ruby Jackson Jenkins
Larkin Street
Jenkins
N. Main Street
Nell Halton Hedrick
Ferndale Drive
Richard A. Kelly
Centennial Avenue
William D. Lewis Jr
Rockford Road
Lewis
Kelly
N. Main
Three South Carolina women injured in Thomasville crash
Near Thomasville three South Carolina women were hurt in a car crash on Highway 109. The most seriously injured was Carrie McFayden of Florence. Vivian Sims of Darlington and Mabel Adams of Florence also sustained injuries and were hospitalized. The 1954 model car left Winston-Salem bound for South Carolina. a tire blew at Veach Hill causing the vehicle to crash.
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Thomasville
South Carolina
Carrie McFayden
Florence
Winston-Salem
Thomasville Hospital
Vivian Sims
Darlington
Mabel Adams
Winston-Salen
Adams
Veach Hill
J. C. Green and Sons
McFayden
Charge On File In Chair City
Charles Brice Carrick 28 former country club manager faces a court charge for writing a $30 worthless check to Ralph Stone of Ralph's Superette. Carrick posted bond after arrest Saturday. John Hill 33 of King Row charged with non support of an illegitimate child. Hill faces trial today. Virginia Lanier of Jasper Street accuses Hill of failing to support their child born July 16. Garland E. Bryant 21 of W Main Street arrested Sunday charged with assault with a deadly weapon. bond posted for trial August 19.
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Thomasville
Charles Brice Carrick
Ralph Stone
Ralph
Superette
Carrick
John Hill
King Row
Virginia Lanier
Jasper Street
Hill
Garland E. Bryant
W. Main Street
Cloniger Honored At Surprise Birthday Party In Thomasville
Thomasville mayor D Kermit Cloniger was toasted at a surprise "This Is Your Life" style party organized by his wife Edith. About 50 guests, including old friends from Lincolnton Laurinburg and High Point, recalled key life moments as videotapes and photos were shown. The event ended with birthday greetings from family and friends, recognizing his service in politics business and the Navy.
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Thomasville
Kermit Cloniger
Cloniger
High Rock Lake
Arry B. Finch
Nowlan Reid
Denton
Arthur Corpening
High Point
Wint Capel Enterprise
D. Kermit Cloniger
Ralph Edwards
Edith
Laurinburg
Lincolnton
Douglas
Steven
Carpening
George Washington University
Duke University
High Point College
Edith Crowder
International Harvester
Harvester
South
Crowder
U. S. Navy Air Force
Davidson
Cloniger Buick Co
Ruffin Self
Morton Rudisell
Ralph Abernathy
Lee Sherrill
Jimmy Todd
Pinky Williams
Little
Chapel Hill
Paul Wilson
Point
C. W. Patterson
Jack Roser
A. C. Jackson
Auto Agency
Frank Lambeth
Church Life
Harvey Carpenter
Rotary Club
George L. Hundley
Thomcon Sete Dt Tana Cae
Water show set tonight at 8 at Thomasville
The annual water show at the city park pool opens at 8 pm in Thomasville marking six weeks of free swimming instruction. About 500 swimmers display their progress before graduation exercises. Mayor Kermit Cloniger will award Red Cross certificates to 247 swimmers.
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Thomasville
Recreation Department
City Park
Kermit Cloniger
Heavy Court List Opens With Assault Case for Bethea
Judge Byron Haworth resumes Municipal Court duties as a heavy docket opens. The most serious charge is assault with a deadly weapon and intent to kill against Will James Bethea, 37, of Fairview Street, accused of stabbing Willie Lloyd on Short Spring Street. Lloyd required 30 stitches. Bethea bound over to next Superior Court term. bond set at 1000 dollars.
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Byron Haworth
Municipal Court
Will James Bethea
Fairview Street
Willie James Lloyd
Short Spring Street
Lloyd
Haworth
Bethea
Superior Court
Beeson Family Reunion Planned at Walkers Mill
The Beeson family reunion will be hosted by Mrs. Mattie Beeson at Walkers Mill Route 1 Randie man. A picnic dinner will be served at 12 30.
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Beeson
Mattie Beeson
Walkers Mill
Randieman
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Alice Stewart
Dick Clr
Church ST
Rosanne
Darlene
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