Jail Death Ruled Natural in Newport TN Case
Willie Lester Ellison, 44, of 208 Oaklawn St, died in his jail cell after a public drunkenness arrest on Gridar Street. Initial on scene exam by Dr. Eugene Terrell ruled natural causes. Ellison, a former U S Navy worker, had lived in Tennessee most of his life before moving to High Point four years ago. He survived by wife Mise Okial Rollins and two children Gary and Myra, with parents Charlie and Elma Ellison and sister Ferne Rumifelt. Funeral set for Wednesday at Newport Church of Christ, burial Hartford Cemetery, body to be moved from Cumby Mortuary to Brown Funeral Home in Newport.
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Gridar Street
Willie Lester Ellison
Oaklawn St
Ellison
Eme Oy
U. S. Navy
Mise Okial Rollins
Gary
Myra Ellison
Charlie Ellison
Marion
Ferne Rumifelt
Flint
Mich
Finneral
Newport
Church of Christ
Tenn
Elmer Scott
Hartford
Cumby Mortuary
Brown Funeral
Weekend Toll Burglars Hit Five Businesses In Point Eateries Area
Police report a spree of break ins targeting seven venues along Lexington Avenue and Centennial Street. Thieves stole cash, merchandise, and a car battery, with Meas Furniture and Moos Upholstery among the sites. Investigations continue with no arrests yet. A separate incident details a mute woman attacked at a laundromat on English Road who escaped and alerted police.
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Ln Cppan
I Rivas
Phi
Moos Vean Furniture Co
E. Commerce Avenue
Meas Furniture
Moos
Phillips
Lexington Avenue
Centennial Street
Mitchell Esao
Lexington
Centennial
English Road
Cars Damaged In Collision
Police reports detail a collision on Park Avenue and East Main Street involving David Davis, 33, of Church Street, and Carlos George, 35, of Cox Avenue. George’s car sustained about $250 damage while Davis’s car was damaged around $30.
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Thomasville
Main Street
David Davis
Church
Park Avenue
East Main Street
Weondy
Carlos George
Cox Avenue
George
Davis
High Point College faculty seminar on accreditation standards
The High Point College faculty and administration will hold their annual Faculty Seminar Thursday through Saturday to study standards and guidelines for accrediting teacher education. Dr. Dennis Cooke will direct the program with NCSDPI accreditation as the goal. The event includes morning sessions at 9 am in the Fine Arts Band Room and a Get-Together Dinner Saturday at 6 pm in the college cafeteria. President Dr. Wendell M. Patton will preside and Dr. Ralph Taylor will lead a devotional message.
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High Point College
State Department of Public Uteuetion
Nore Corsins
David W. Cole
North Carolina
Ncsdpi
Dennis Cooke
4 H Council Sets Meeting This Week
Greensboro area 4 H Council members meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the County Agricultural Building to plan for National 4 H Club Week in London September 26 to October 3. Cub Scouts in Surrey will replace spring events with a fall drive and council members will hear reports on summer trips and activities.
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Greensboro
Guilford County 3 Counest
John Carroll
Willard Kimrey
County Agricultural Building
London
Surrey
Hsk
Edgar Len
Council Hearings Focus On Downtown Parking Policy
City council session examined street parking downtown with written opinions from Traffic Engineer FR W Moss and Planning Director William Colonna. Officials debated advance reports, approved a $604000 street work contract for Thompson Arthur Paving and added $247000 more to a related project.
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FR. W. Moss
William Co|lonna
Hancock
Fire destroys Randolph trailer home in early morning blaze
A fatal early morning fire at a Randolph trailer home behind the residence of Mrs Betty Holyfield and her son Albert injured or killed residents. Fire Chief Clyde Wilkerson said alarms sounded at 2 46 am after neighbor Ervin Weavil alerted the Guiland Fire Department. Kenneth Foster 61 an author and Navajo official was present as flames erupted from the living room area and spread through the home. An Austrian airliner attempting a landing at Santa Fe hit a fence near the runway and came to rest in a field unt.
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Helier
Betty Holyfield
Alien
Clyde Wilkerson
Guiland Fire Department
Ervin Weavil
Kenneth
Santa FE
Nod
Kenneth Foster
Wilkerson
Foster
Black Sea
Vienna
Austria
Ecline
Plase
Sirpert Reid
Varme
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Auger Pamenge
Leaf Feelings Asphalt
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Greanshate
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Charlotte
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Troy
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South Main Street
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Arrer
Cole
Robin and the Hoods
Centennial Ave
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Blue Shield
Hospital Care Association
Blue Cross
Durham, North Carolina
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