Citizens Plan Meeting Over City Rail Crossings
Irate Thomasville residents organize a public meeting this week to gauge opinion on the rail crossing problem after a fatal 176 car freight collision near Mills Home Orphanage. The community seeks emergency action and a traffic survey with officials and a rail expert to attend.
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Chhristmas Presents
Herassing
Ronnie Johnson
Burke County
Ronnie
Thomasville
W. Isaac Terrell
Mills Home
Jason D. Ross
First Baptist Church of
Valdese
Southern Railway
David E. Plummer
Davidson County
Ecity
Plummer
Thhat
Ae Plummer
Raymond Hughes
Silver Valley
Lincoln County
Alice Rudd
M. L. Kesler
W. F. Babcock
N. C. State College
City Hell
Babcock
Deaths and Funerals in Point Memorial Hospital
A Greensboro native resident at Presbyter ian Home died after a brief illness. Mr Brockmann, a musician, studied in Berlin and Greensboro and led orchestras at the Jefferson Hotel Richmond and the Grand Theater Greensboro. Survived by wife Hattie Owen Donaldson and other family. Funeral arrangements and burial at Mitchell Grove Cemetery.
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Point’ Memorial’ Hospital
Greensboro
Presbyterian
Brockmann
Germany
Randolph County
Berlin
Funeral Services Held For Mrs Mar-Ann Mann 81
Funeral services for Mrs. Mar-Ann Mann 81 widow of will Mann were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 50 oclock from the chapel of gs Funeral Home by Rev G F Overstreet pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Pallbearers were B Collins A B West W Whitaker Henry Hortons Saunders and P H. Interment was in Killdee Ponte Leon Cemetery in Randolph County.
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Mar- Ann Mann
Will . Mann
Sunset
Chapel of Gs Funeral Home
G. F. Overstreet
Pentecostal Holiness Church
B. Collins
A. B. West
W. Whitaker
Henry Hortons Saunders
P. H
Killdee Ponte
Leon
Randolph Coun
Deaton Death Obituary and Workman Rites Reported
Deaton 81 wife of D C Deaton of Guilford County died after a year of illness and three months of serious health decline. She was born in Carolina and had two marriages. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, a son, seventeen grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Burial details to be announced. Pearl M Workman of Thomasville dies. funeral set for Saturday at 2:30 pm at Wo Kenda Ist Church with multiple pastors officiating. Interment in Holly Hills Memory City Cemetery.
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Jamestown
Mr. Barbee
Guilford County
Walter
Jennie Younger Bar
Jennie Y. Barbee
W. C. Osborne
Lawrence Gladson
Joseph Alexander
Lacy
Lélia R. Lat
Deaton
D. C. Dea
Dillar
Carolina
W. R. Lefier
Stallings Memorial Baptist Church
Salisbury
Guilfora
Lefier
John N. Lefer
A. Dillar
Joseph Carroll
Shelby
Greensboro
A. D. Es
Spertentare
Ss. Co
J. T. Sutton
Wallace
Annie Mathias
Comverse
S. C
Iene Pape
Sbhabery
Pearl M. Workman
Thomasville
Pearl Mac Workman
Walter J. Workman
Wo Kendaist Church
Melvin Gentry
I. Ey Loemeer
Fret J Journey
Southside Baptist Church
Paisley Byerly
Franke Esly
Ouder Yer Everhart
Ernest Byerly
J. ~ Williams
Funeral Services Held for Alondo Davis
Funeral services for Alondo Davis were held Saturday at 2 p m from Albertson Road at 3rd Street Church with Rev C Vaughn officiating. Pallbearers were J J Woodard Clyde Welborn Nelson Sale James Cook S C Brower and Ira Parks. Davis died in a Durham Hospital Thursday afternoon after a three week critical illness.
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Thomas A Davis
Alondo Davis
Albertson Rd
C. Vaughn
J. J. Woodard
Clyde Welborn
Nelson Sale
James Cook
S. C. Brower
Ira Parks
Davis
Durham
Holiday Police Activity Ties Up Thomasville Force
Thomasville police handled two fistfights and multiple motor vehicle violations during Christmas business. Claude Hullett and Kenneth Hullett were charged with an affray and posted $50 bonds. James Falk and Peter Falk were arrested for the brawl. Keziah was freed on $600 bond after a drunken driving charge. Abraham McGuire faced prohibition violations with a gallon of contraband liquor found at his home and posted $100 bond. Hartfield Dawkins faced an assault charge with bond set, while Marion Hill, Doyle Duke, and Patterson Pitman were cited or charged for reckless driving and prohibition violations with trial dates in early January.
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Thomasville
Air Ar
Claude L. Hullett
Kenneth Hullett
Cane
Johnson St
James M. Falk
Cox Ave
Peter R. Falk
Liberty Dr
Charles Timothy Keziah
E. Guilford St
Abraham L. McGuire
McGuire
Recorder's Court
Hartfield Dawkins
Marion Hill
Asheboro
Doyle D
Duke
Kendall Mant
Patterson Pitman
Julian Ave
Thomasville Center Schedule Listed
Thomasville's recreation center at City Memorial Park will be open 1 to 5 p.m. today through Thursday. Activities will be suspended Friday and resume next Monday.
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Thomasville
City Memorial Park
Soldier Held After AWOL Charge Reports
An AWOL soldier, 28 year old Hall Frank in Parrish from Thom asville, was held by officials at a girlfriend's home pending transfer to military authorities. MPs planned to pick him up later today.
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Coresien
Conte Ae
Hall Frankin Parrish
Thomasville
Landon
Shanare Demites
Noliceman
Hrare
Liquor Charge Results In Road Term
Theodore Hayes a 30 year old bootlegger from Jamestown was sentenced to four months on the roads after being found guilty of possessing a half barrel of white liquor for sale. Claude E Overby 42 of 1900 Larkin St was convicted of driving with a revoked license and speeding. Sam Morgan 44 of 1005 Leonard St faced a $50 repayment to Johnnie Morgan for funds to buy a license but received a four month suspended sentence with a $15 fine.
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Theodore Hayes
Jamestown
Hayes
Claude E. Overby
Larkin St
Sam Morgan
Leonard St
Johnnie Morgan
ProTem Harriss H. Jarrell
Morgan
Kathe
Negro
Leoniard
Alea
Ting
Archie Tars
Benc
Girl Injured In Thomasville Weekend Accidents
Two weekend automobile crashes in Thomasville left a young girl injured and caused property damage. Brooke L. Hunt rear ended a stopped car driven by Carl C. Black on Random Street, with Black's car totaling about 400 dollars and Hunt's about 1200 dollars. Hunt charged with following too closely. A second collision on Route 1 involved Lorien Edwards and William R. Edwards causing dental injuries and pole impact. drivers faced reckless driving charges with about 350 dollars in damage.
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Thomasville
Brooke L. Hunt
Rowe 2
Carl C. Black
Black
Hunt
Route 1
Lexington
Lorien Edwards
Jane
William R. Edwards
Theenasville
Edwards
Clement and Graham Call for Preparedness in War Threat
Tennessee Governor Frank Clement and evangelist Billy Graham urge matching US readiness to potential foes. Clement links weapon ethics to circumstances and questions outlawing atomic arms. Graham agrees, saying nations should prepare and Christ is the answer.
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Augusta
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Evangelist Billy Graham
America
Clement
Graham
Christ
Motors Drive Broad Stock Market Advance in Narrow Gains
New York stocks show motors leading the day with notable gains while steel shares falter. Air and rubber sectors rise, utilities sag, and a broad mix of majors including Chrysler General Motors Boeing and Radio Corp post advances amid heavy trading and a total on Friday near 3.72 million shares.
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Motors
Chrysler
General Motors
Continental Motors
Goodrich
Boeing
United Aircraft
Radio Corp
American Cyanatrud
International Paper
U.S. Lines
Atlantic Coast Line
Sinclair
En ‘Teter
Steel Bethlehem
Allied Chemical, Chemical, and
Air Lines
Pam
Admiral Corporation
Alleghany Corporation
Cessess Slied Chemical x Dye
Lis Chalmers Mig
Édeddeses
American Can
American Smelt & Rel
Seccas
American Teil & Teleencceshins
American Tobacco
Atchison, Top & SF
Atlantic
Baltimore & Ono
Aviaon
Gethiehem Steel
Burlington Milla
Calurret & Hecla
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Carolina Power & LU
Chesapeake Ohio
Chrysler Corporation
Abia Gas & Elec
Consolidated
Continental Can
Curtis Wright
Delaware Lack & West
Douglas Aircraft
Dow Chemical
Dupont de Nemour Soseenonsianyy
Eastman Kodak
Firestone
General Electric
General Foods
General Moore
Soatrich
Goodyear Rubber
Tel & Tel
Kennecott Ee
Man Held on Murder Charge After Beachfront Killing
Beaufort County Sheriff Hugh Salter said Moody Z Lewis 35 of Salter Path is held on murder charges for the fatal shooting of waitress Thressa Dolzer 33 of Morehead City found dead on a beach with a 12 gauge shotgun. He claimed she attempted to shoot him and the gun was wrestled during the struggle.
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Beaufort 4
Beaufort County
Hugh Salter
Moody Z. Lewis
Salter Path
Thressa Dolzer
Morehead City
Atunme
Salter
Lewis
State College Dean Named Man of Year
The Progressive Farmer Magazine named Dean D. W. Colvard of North Carolina State College Man of the Year in North Carolina for leading the college tobacco research program praised as the most effective in the world. His work improved livestock, woodlands and land rehabilitation. named dean in 1952 at age 40 as one of the nation’s youngest such posts.
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Raleigh
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Dean D. W. Colvard
North Carolina State College
North Carolina
Dean Colvard
Colvard
School of Agriculture
Farmers May Over Protect Their Calves
W Ray Murley of North Carolina State College reports open shed calf housing produced healthier calves than conventional closed barns in tests with 40 calves. Pneumonia and scours were lower in open sheds, likely due to lower humidity. Trials also compare closed barns with portable calf pens, which may perform as well. Plans for portable pens are available at the Dairy Extension Office, Raleigh.
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Raleigh
W. Ray Murley
Essor
Animal Industry
State College
Murley
Morley
Dairy Extension Office
N. C
Charlotte Woman Wins House in National Contest
A 60 year old Charlotte widow Mrs Roy Gwaltney has won a four bedroom prefabricated home in a national flour company contest. She plans to build it as a vacation retreat near Presbyterian Assembly Grounds at Montreat. Her daughters son and 17 grandchildren will be able to visit. She will keep her Charlotte home. Entrants submitted names for ramblertype homes.
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Charlotte
Roy Gwaltney
National Flour Company
Hitchhiker Turns In 700 Dollars Found Cash
Dallas man Grady Wilson, 41, found seven hundred dollars in rolled bills along a boulevard and turned it in to the station headquarters after flagging a ride.
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Dallas
Grady Wilson
TAR HEEL GARDENER
Raleigh columnist discusses decorating for Christmas by seeking berry producing plants. He lists hollies hawthorns crabapple and euonymus varieties as hardy landscape options and urges replacing ornamental aes with berry bearing shrubs for year round beauty.
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Perry
Farmers Asked To Cooperate In '55 Census
North Carolina agriculture commissioner urges farmers to participate in the 1955 State Farm Census. The census provides annual county level agricultural statistics for state agencies and users, separate from the federal census. Information will be collected as farmers list their taxes, aiding the Challenge program and farm organizing efforts.
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Raleigh
L. Y. Ballentine
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Federal Census of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Commerce
Richardson
Ballentine
N. C. Board of Farm Organizations
United Agricultural Program
the Challenge
Five Burned To Death In New Orleans Home For Aged
Flames swept a one story frame facility in New Orleans killing five elderly patients. Fifteen residents escaped while workers helped others to safety. Names of the deceased were George Kyle Zeno Campbell Louis Bailey Frank Jackson and Edward Brown. A 14 year old cousin of the manager, Sidney Chase, said the fire began near gas heaters in the patients area. He first spotted the smoke. Two survivors were admitted to Charity Hospital.
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New Orleans
Charity Hospital
George Kyle
Zeno Campbell
Louis Bailey
Frank Jackson
Edward Brown
Sidney Chase
Charlene Chalk
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