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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1969

Page

8

Greensboro woman dies from gunshot wounds in home incident

Mrs Joyce Ann Hillesley Kirkman, 27, of 3116 Bowers Ave Greensboro, died Thursday at 11 05 in Moses H Cone Hospital Greensboro from gunshot wounds received earlier at her home. Funeral set for 2 p.m. today at Forbis and Dick Chapel. Survivors include husband David Bernice Green 26 and several relatives.

Joyce ‘Ann Hillesley Kirkman Bowers Ave Moses H.” Cone Greensboro David Bernice Green Dogwood James Arnold

Mrs. Tellia Hilliard dies in Lexington area

Mrs Tellia Shoaf Hilliard 48 widow of Arthur T Hilliard died Friday in Lennie Memorial Hospital Surviving sons Cletus Hilliard Lexington Thurman Hilliard Radford Va daughters Mrs Harold Lomax Lexington Mrs Leo Elias Baltimore Md brothers Pink Shoaf RS 5 Duff Shoaf Lexington three sisters Mrs Bertie Leonard Rt 4 Mrs Essie Swicegood Rt 5 Mrs Alice Snider Charlotte Funeral arrangements incomplete

Lexington Tellia Shoaf Hilliard Arthur T. Hilliard Lennie Memorial Hospi Cletus Hilliard Lexington and Thurman Hilliard Radford Harold Lomax Leo Elias Baltimore Pink Shoaf RS 5 Duff Shoaf Bertie Leonard Rt. 4 Essie Swicegood Rt. 5 Alice Snider Charlotte

Herbert L Speas Sr presumed obituary fragment

Herbert L Lee Speas Sr aged 66 of Arlageen Drive died in Greensboro. Survived by son Lee Speas of Oak Ridge Tennessee a sister Mrs Lee Hunter of Pratt and two brothers IC Speas of Wood Drive and Dee Speas. Funeral home viewing 7 to 9 tonight.

Albert “Lee Speas Arlageen Drive

Funeral held for Jarrell and Chriscoe kin in Asheboro area

Funeral was to be held at Church of God today at 2 p m for Mrs Fred J Smith and Miss Oma Chriscoe both of Asheboro and Grant Chriscoe of Rt 2 Seagrove. Randleman and tyro brothers 3 attended.

Robert Cox dies at 75 in Asheboro

Robert Cox of Route 4 Asheboro died Friday at Randolph Hospital. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Hattie Turner and Mrs Golda Lucas, both Asheboro, and six brothers Emmett H. Cox Route 4 Asheboro A B Cox Asheboro P C Cox and Elsie Cox High Point Charles W. Cox Route 5 Asheboro and Garland H. Cox Asheboro. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

Asheboro Robert ‘Dennis Cox Rt. 4 Randolph Hospital Hattie ‘Turner Golda Lucas Emmett H. Cox Rte 4 A. B. Cox Aseboro P. C. Cox Elsie Cox High Point Charles W. Cox Rt. 5 Gareland H. Cox

Joseph M Stevenson dies after four months illness in Statesville

Joseph M Stevenson 68 longtime High Point resident died at 1 a.m. Friday at Davis Hospital after a four month illness. Survived by brother E Blake Stevenson of Statesville. Funeral at 3 p.m. today at Concord Presbyterian Church with burial in the church cemetery.

Statesville Joseph M., Stevenson High Point Davis Hospital E. Blake Stevenson Concord Presbyterian Church Church

Denton Man John A. Rogers Dies at 77

John Allen Rogers 77 of Route 1 Denton died Friday at home. A native of Davidson County he was a retired sawmill worker. Survived by brother Fred A. Rogers of home and three sisters Mrs Grady Fine Route 1 Denton Mrs Wade Barker Route 3 Denton and Mrs Ruth Yates. Funeral at 2 20 p.m. Sunday at Lick Creek Baptist Church. Body will be at residence after 3 p.m. today.

Maude Gottwaller Bruton Wadesville Piedmont Christian Bruton Milney Fla John, George Jennie Tatum-Gottwaller William Henry ‘Bruton High Point Wadeville Wadesville Baptist Church John P. Bruton Overbrook Court George T. Edwards Decatur Edna’ G Tampa Wadeville Baptist Troy Sechrest Denton John Allen Rogers Rt. 1 Davidson County Fred A.rogers Grady. Fine Wade Barker Rt. 3 Ruth Yates Thomasville Lick Creek Baptist Church

Reverend James F Brown obituary in Lexington

The Rev James Findlay Brown, 8 percent, died Thursday at Haven Nursing Home Lexington. Survived by son James F Brown and John Brown of Lexington and a daughter Mrs Coleman of Dunedin. Body to be sent to Angwin Mortuary in Ensley Alabama for arrangements.

Lexington James Findlay Brown Haven James F Dimmy Brown John’b. Brown Coleman Dunedin Angwin Ensley Taday

Hanes Funeral Held at Voglers Chapel

Clyde Hanes funeral will be held Sunday at Voglers Chapel in Winston-Salem with full military honors at Salem Cemetery. Hanes died at Womack Army Hospital Ft. Bragg after a two week illness. The family will be at Voglers from 7 to 9.

Winston-Salem Clyde Salem’ Cemetery Hanes Womack Arthy ‘Hospital Ft. Bragg

Mill Honors Employees with Long Service Awards

Silver Knit Industries awards honor employees for long service. Kate Shackelford, M Foster, Lena Kearns, Helen Crofts, and Ruby Coe received watches and other awards for 20 years. Ethel Rich earned 25 years, Pearl Kay 30 years, Ivola Bray Louise ad and Margaret Borowski 45 years. Bonuses matched length of service and six month wages.

Knit Industries, Inc Kate Shackelford M. Foster Lena Kearns Helen, Crofts Ruby Coe Ethel Rich Pearl Kay Ivola Bray Louise Ad Margaret Borowski

Jamestown Youth Named Arthritis Foundation Youth Chair

Vincent Townsend of Jamestown has been named state youth chairman for The Arthritis Foundation announced by Mrs. Nick Galifianakis of Durham. Townsend, a UNC Chapel Hill senior and Alpha Phi Omega president, majors in business administration and is son of Mr. and Mrs. John Townsend of Jamestown. He graduated Grimsley High School and attends First United Methodist Church. Previously he directed Camp Waneso for two summers at General Greene Council Scout Reservation, and as youth chair will coordinate volunteer activities among college and high school groups for the foundation.

Vincent Townsend Jamestown The Arthritis Foundation Nick Galifianakis Durham Arthritis North Carolina Townsend University of North’ Carolina A John Nut Bush Grimsley High School Greensboro Methodist Church Waneso General Greene Council

Four Car Collision Damages Reported

Police described a four car crash north of Hobart Place caused by unsafe lane changes. Paul Pilcher 57 of Dayton Avenue and Willard 32 of High Point were involved. the Mabe car struck Pilcher then hit Willard, no injuries reported. A separate crash at Lindsay Street and Ferigate damaged another vehicle operated by Virginia Mae Nifong, 450 in damages, no injuries.

Hobart Paul Clingman Pilcher Of.b Dayton Avenue Leé Willard Mabe William Eddinger Ferndale Boulevard Pilcher Willard A. Bimpup Lindsay Street Rerigate Bruce” Hicks

Top State Stories of the 1960s in North Carolina

A retrospective AP list recalls major 1960s NC events and headlines. Notable items include a national airlines crash near Bolivia killing 34, legislative tax changes for education, a dual life disclosure by a Republican chairman, redistricting in 1968, Dan Moore’s 1974 governor win, limits on speakers at state colleges, brown bagging rulings, a 1967 Piedmont collision near Hendersonville killing 82, rising Negro violence after Memphis and Dr Martin Luther King Jr., and tobacco and fuel taxes in 1969 following Gov Bob Scott’s push.

Associated Press North Carolina Bolivia Hendersonville National Airlines N. C Julian Frank Terry Sanford William ‘Cobb Morganton Roanoke General Assembly State Senate Dan Moore State Supreme Court Superior Court Piedmont Airlines Memphis Martin Luther Iz Bob Scott

Toll for holiday predicted at least 20 dead in NC

The North Carolina Motor Club forecasts up to 300 traffic fatalities statewide from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday during the Christmas holiday period. The State Highway Patrol reports 1,765 deaths for the year, a drop of 87 from the previous year. Notable crashes include two killed on icy U.S. 421 near North Wilkesboro and a passenger's death near Oxford. Other victims listed include Joyce McNeil Snyder, Robert Speed, John Hickerson, Marcus Lee Taylor, and John Bailey Snyder.

North Carolina Motor Club State Highway Patrol U.S. 421 North Wilkesboro Joyce Adam McNeil Snyder Robert Louis Speed Rt 11 Oxford Granville County John Hickerson GR Atlanta Dunn Harnett County Harrison G Boston United States Soviet Union Martin Thomas O. Paine Thomasville National Aeronautics and Space Administration Rt. 1 Paine Marcus Lee Taylor Ameri- Charlotte Ofjean Association AAAS Charlotte Con- Police Lment John Bailey Snyder Annthar

Employment shifts in domestic and nonmanufacturing sectors

In November, about 27,300 workers were in domestic work or self employment. Manufacturing plants employed 114,330 across four counties, up about 40 from a year earlier. Nonmanufacturing jobs totaled 147,695 versus 144,110 in 1968. Textile employment fell from 41,975 to 39,925 while apparel declined slightly from 5,845 to 5,815. Furniture rose from 12,475 to 12,765.

Electric Heater Ignites Alarm At Thomasville Home

A fire call to Thomasville Convalescent and Nursing Home on Blair Street at 2 a.m. today was prompted by a defective electric heater. No damages were reported.

Thomasville Blair ‘Street

Two Drivers Charged In Thomasville Accident

Thomasville reporters note multiple vehicle crashes on Friday. Jeffrey Jordan Haley and Clayton Eugene Myers faced a traffic light violation charge in a Ran dolph and Main Streets collision. Enzor was charged with driving without a NC license after another Sunrise Avenue crash involving Lonnie Herring. A head-on collision at Fisher Ferry and Bryant Streets injured one resident, with hospital status improving. Shirley Hope Marton cited for failing to yield. A Washington DC resident, Dillard Blake Sherrill, 66, was jailed for drunk driving on U.S. 29 with bond posted.

Thomasville Randolph and Main Streets Jeffrey Jordan Haley Hegler Clayton Eugene Myers Rt. 2 Myers North Carolina Tia Mae Enzor Thomas Street E. Sunrise Avenue Enzor Lonnie Herring E. Sunrise Fisher Ferry Bryant Streets City Memorial Larry Boyett Leonard Road Arnold Forest Foley Rt. 3 Shirley Hope Marton Rt. 6 Winston-Salem Kenneth W. Foley Rt. 1 Boyett Tamara Marton Winston-Safem Washington, D.C Dillard Blake Sherrill U.S

Television Log Preview of Evening Schedule

A TV listing outlines channel 2 programming from 6:00 PM to 12:30 AM including news, talk shows, and family fare. Highlights include Death Valley Days, Huntley Brin kley, The Brady Bunch era entries, game shows, Lawrence Welk, Petticoat Junction, Hollywood Palace, Mannix, and Country music specials with Beau Brummell noted among the late night Movie entries.

Evening TV Schedule Capsule for 7:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.

A mixed lineup lists 7:30 P.M. CBS programs including Andy Williams with guests Johnny Cash Jonathan Winters Claudine Longet and the First Edition. Also CBS News Special with President Johnson discussing White House departure at LBJ Ranch. 8:30 P.M. My Three Sons features Katie aging herself after gray hairs, Adam 12 on Christmas Eve with a Santa Claus case, Green Acres Lisa beautifies Hoottaville, and the film Help! starring Spinetti McKern Bron. 9:30 P.M. Petticoat Junction and Hollywood Palace highlight variety acts and guests George Gobel Vikki Carr Edwin Hawkins Singers Pat Cooper Enrico Macias Meeners. 10:00 P.M. Mannix follows a mother’s plea into a case tied to a missing son and a police father. Shock Theater offers The Mark of the Vampire. Also films Sweetheart of the Gods and Island of the Blue Dolphins.

Woody Greeson Andy Wiliams Pam Lawrence Welk Adams Green Acres Petticoat Junction Hollywood Palace Mannix America Andy Williams Andy Johnny Cash Jonathan Winters Claudine Longet CBS News Johnson White House Lbj Ranch Katie Robbie Charley Malley Reed Lisa Hooterville Sam Dracker Uncle Joe H. A. Smith Joe Carson George Gobel Vikki Carr Edwin Hawkins Pat Cooper Enrico Macias the Meeners

Also Mentioned on This Page

J.C. Callahan J. Carl’ Callahan Larkin St High Point Memorial Hospital Winder J.earl and Annie Hobbs Callahan Bessie J. Callahian Tthe Home Daniel Earl Callahan High, Point Charles von Drebte W. H. Bruton Maryfield Charles William von Drehte Montlieu Ave VonDrehle Palm George Boston Welch ‘Furniture Co Immaculate Heart’ of Mary Catholic Church Rose’ Elizabeth Maen Drehle Fort Walton Beach Vernon P. VonDrehle Main St Hickory Sam. Peters Gambrills Montag Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic’ Church Arthur Boia Joyce Kirkman Yancey Carter Baptist Chile Don Blanche Butler Russell Clifton H. Carter J. “Robert Carter James L. O'Ferrell Elizabeth C. Strickland Ernest D. Kellam Clinton Li Wilson W. ‘Wade Franklin Juanita C. Trvin Chapel’ Hills C. B. Carter Washington Forbis & Dick Chapel Mrs Tellia Hilliard Herbert Lee Speas SR Robert Cox J. M, Stevenson John Rogers James Brown van Wheeler Sehhrest J. V. Townsend Noone North Paine Wilkesboro India Southwest Virginia RAPID Pulse Bill Anderson Death Valley Huntley-Brinkley Wilburn Bros Tommy Faile South Life Fry Rane Ayavews Beau Brummell John Pyne Porter Wagoner Country Place Kitty Wells Victor Spinetti Leo McKern Eleanor Bron London Alps Bahamas Ringo Shock Theater John Beal Coleen Gray Peter van Eyck Ruth Leuwerik Renata Miller Celia Kaye George Kennedy
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