Deaths and Funerals Ambrose G. Smith
Ambrose George Smith 96 died Friday in Annie Penn Memorial Hospital Reidsville after years of declining health. He was a retired farmer born April 14 1874 near Reidsville and married twice to Lillie Amos and Pearl Wheeler Jones. Survived by wife son daughter two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 3 p.m. at Wilkerson Funeral Home with burial in Greenview Cemetery. Memorials to Main Street United Methodist Church.
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Ambrose G. Smith
Reidsville
Ambrose George Smith
Annie Penn Memorial Hospital
Mr. Smith
Adeline Meadows Smith
Rockingham County
Elon College
Lillie Amos
Pearl Wheeler Jones
Main Street United Methodist Church
Official Board
A. Glenn Smith
M. H. Folger
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Greenview
Linwood Woman Mrs Colera Jones Kines Dies at 79
Mrs Colera Jones Kines 79 wife of Joe E Kines of Rt 1 Linwood Ga died Friday at Rowan Memorial Hospital Salisbury after 10 years of declining health. Funeral at 4 p m Sunday at New Hope United Methodist Church Between Ga near Monroe Loganville. Burial at Piedmont Funeral Home Lexington. Survivors include husband three daughters two sons and two sisters.
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Linwood
Colera Jones Kines
Joe E. Kines
Rt. 1
Rowan Memorial Hospital
Salisbury
New Hope United Methodist Church
Between
Monroe
Loganville
Kines
Newton County
Piedmont Funeral Home
Lexington
Claude Beck
David L. Younts
Rt. 2
Thomasville
Kenneth D. Raymont
Ocean _ Side
Calif
Harold T. Kines
Lester C. Kines
George W. Whitley
Winder
Willie Burnett
Miss Ester Brooks Dies in Pittsboro Clinic
Miss Ester Brooks of High Point died Friday in a Pittsboro clinic. Survived by three sisters Mrs. W. O. Petty Pittsboro Mrs. John Syke Burlington Mrs. Dennie Rogers Rin gold Ga and a brother Charlie Brooks Moncure Funeral at 3 p m Sunday Griffin Funeral Home Chapel Pittsboro Burial Mount Vernon Cemetery near Siler City.
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Pittsboro
Ester Brooks
High Point
W. O. Petty
John Syke
Burlington
Dennie Rogers
Ringold
Charlie Brooks
Moncure
Griffin Funeral Home Chapel
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Siler City
Death Notice for Walter Bilbro in Greensboro
Walter Marks Bilbro, 17, of 3814 Broadacres Dr., Greensboro, died today at Moses Cone Hospital at 1 30 a.m. after months of declining health and three days critically ill. Born December 19, 1952, he was a son of Charles Henry and Nell Jones Bilbro, a student at Ragsdale High School and member of St Johns United Methodist Church. He is survived by his parents and two brothers.
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Greensboro
Walter Marks Bilbro
Broadacres Dr
Moses Cone Hospital
Charles Henry
Nell Jones Bilbro
Ragsdale High School
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Chicago Stockyards Closed But Market Continues
The Chicago Stockyards have closed as a hog market though its world famous market will continue to handle cattle. Chicago, once called hog butcher to the world, was central to rail transport and hog production, receiving over 100000 hogs daily at its peak. Traders say the closure will not alter farm prices but may speed price information collection and distribution elsewhere by truck.
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Chicago
Bettie Sue Beamon Funeral Held In Thom asville
Funeral services for Bettie Sue Beamon 64 of Rt 2 Thom asville were held Sunday at 2 30 p m in J C Green and Sons Chapel with Rev E Lee Debusk officiating Burial followed at Holly Hills Cemetery The body remained at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 after her death Friday morning at City Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
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Thomasville
Bettie Sue Beamon
Rt. 2, Thomasville
J.C. Green and Sons
E. Lee Debusk
Holly Hills
Beamon
City Memorial Hospital
Sideburns Policy Sparks Termination Of Officer In Santa Monica
Santa Monica Police Officer Eric Wexler was fired for refusing to trim sideburns to about mid ear level. The Personnel Board upheld Police Chief Earl Reinbold on the policy. Wexler, 25, had served 16 months and faces a choice between shaving or challenging the dismissal in court.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Earl Reinbold
Eric Wexler
Force
Honeymooners Have Spat in Fort Myers Disturbance
Police responded to a family disturbance involving a 70 year old bride and an 80 year old groom in Fort Myers Florida. Officers said their problem stems from getting used to each other and recommended family counseling.
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Fort Myers, Fla
Employment Unit Finds Jobs Through Guilford Social Services
In Greensboro the Guilford County Social Services Department reports 46 people placed on jobs in July via the Human Resources Section led by Director Ernest White. The unit also tracks 102 others with potential job referrals, plus 15 in a fourth cycle of industrial training with Guilford Technical Institute. The program emphasizes personal assistance, with about 100 people employed as in-home aides and a plan to train home managers for affluent households.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Social Services Dept
White
Guilford Technical Institute
Social Service Department
Social Service Board
Human Resources Section
Women's Liberation Shocks Onboard Omaha Bus
A passerby overheard on an Omaha Transit bus quotes a woman describing a protest by splashing her husband with cold water as he showered. The line reflects the era's Women’s Liberation chatter and domestic politics.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Five Killed In Wrecks On Friday
North Carolina saw at least five traffic deaths Friday night including three pedestrians. The State Highway Patrol noted the year’s toll at 1,038, with several named victims: 13 month old Tracie Gwen Pressley near Albemarle, Glennie Denora Washington near Ahoskie, 16 year old Tony Holmes near Denton, 6 year old Annette Ashburn near Thomasville, and Rufus Whitaker Jr. near Enfield.
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North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Tracie Gwen Pressley
Locust
N. C
Albemarle
Glennie Denora Washington
Rt. 1
Ahoskie
Tony Leon Holmes
Thomasville
Denton
Davidson County
Annette Ashburn
Rt. 4
Rufus Lee Whitaker Jr
Enfield
NC Governor dismisses top NC Commission for the Blind officials
Gov. Bob Scott said Grady R. Galloway and Tourman F. Nance were fired after findings of irregular purchasing and deficit spending. The audit showed no fraud or missing funds, but bypassing Purchase and Contract Division violated state law. Funds were generated by concessions, not tax funds, but accountability remained.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
North Carolina Commission For the Blind
Scott
State Auditor’s Office
Commission
Bureau of Employment For the Blind
Bureau of Employment
Committee Candidates Named for Randolph ASC Posts
Randolph County ASC chairman R. W. Brown announces candidates for Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committees. In September eligible farmers will elect three members and two alternates for each of 19 ASC communities to serve one year. The group guides local farm programs and informs farmers about program purposes and provisions. After election, community members will elect county committee members and officers.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
R. W. Brown
Randolph Asc
ASC
Friday Accident Victim Still At H P Memorial
Louise Dean Mayhew 58 of Greensboro Road remained in intensive care at High Point Memorial Hospital after Friday’s traffic crash on Greensboro Road near Southland Supply Co. The pickup driver was Lawrence Bogier 53 of Thomasville. The police report cites Mayhew crossed into the truck’s path and was struck by the mirror. investigation continues.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Louise Dean Mayhew
Greensboro Road
Evelyn Lockhart
S. Elm Street
N. Main
Parris Avenue
Albert Bottam Lockhart
S. Elm
Ellious Frank Tyson
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Charles R. Bilbro
Charlotte
James B. Bilbro
Kinston
Jesse B. Jones Sr
Walter L. Bilbro
Hanes-Lineberry North Elm Street Chapel
Henry A. Justice
Guilford Memorial Park
Ragsdale High School Library Fund
Walter M. Bilbro
Ernest White
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
THE
Associated Press
Grady R. Galloway
Tourman F. Nance
Henry Bridges
Beauty College Daily
H.P. Memorial
Winston-Salem
James Allen Bowden
E. Commerce
Franklin David Presnell
Oakwood Street
E. Green
Cable
Lenda Ray Kates
Arch Street
Frederick Sheppard
Centennial Avenue
Glenn Foy McNeill
Ennis Street
Redding Street
Clyde Alexander Borland
Campbell Street
Main Street
Grimes
James Paul Kersey
Darlene Joy Wylie
Hickory Lane
Alfred Junior Prevette
Westover Drive
Prescription
Calhoun
Monthey Ave
Williams
South Main Street
Computer Services Inc
Enterprise
N.C
Mae
High Point Enterprise
P.O
Circulation Department
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