Deaths and Funerals
Death notices for Thomas Ed gar Albertson 88 of 200 Albertson Rd. and Miss Ruby Pauline Peace 29 of High Point record services in Prospect and Siler churches with interment at church cemeteries. Also J Marvin Black 65 retired contractor of Fisher Ferry St. Ext. noted at Fair Grove and Holly Hills Cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Place
Thomasville
J. Marvin Black
Fair Grove Methodist Church
Albert W. Wellens
John R. Black
George H. Arnold
Carl W. Arnold
Russ E. Black
Everett N. Grubb
Paul E. Grubb
Holly Hills Cemetery
Black
Fisher Ferry St. Ext
City Memorial Hospital
H. J. Willard 70 Yadkin Native Dies in Winston-Salem
H J Willard 70 resident of 104 South Rd died at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem Sunday at 3 pm after years of declining health since August. Born April 9 1887 in Yadkin County he lived here since 1929 retired furniture worker. Funeral Tuesday 2:30 pm from Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church with interment Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Jones Willard
South Rd
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Mr. Willard
Yadkin County
Newton
Nancy Russell Willard
Welch Furniture Co
Colony Table Co
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
Nettie B. Sherman Willard
High Point
J. D. Willard
U. S. Navy
Rhinelander
Wis
I. N. Willard
Yadkinville
J. G. McKnight
J. H. Salmon
Minnie Frazier
East Bend
Frank Marks
L. R. McNeil
A. J. Shaw
Floral Garden Park
Siler Funeral Home
Thomasville
New York University Dean Charles Raper Dies at 87
Dr. Charles Lee Raper age 87 native of Forsyth County died after six weeks illness. He earlier served as dean of Syracuse University College of Business Administration and acting vice chancellor 1936–1942. Survived by daughter, grandchildren, great grandchild, niece and nephew. Funeral at University Methodist Church New York with burial in Orange New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lee Raper
Near High Point
College of Business Administration
Syracuse University
New York
Raper
High Point
Forsyth County
Solomon A
Lurena Hedgecock Raper
Trinity College
University of North Carolina
Syracuse
University
Kenneth Graves
New Hartford
N. Y
Russell J. Holt
George Raper
John B. Wall
Statesville
University Methodist Church
Orange
N. J
Brother of Local Resident Killed
C. D. Jarvis of Stubenville Ohio, 59, brother of Mrs. R. L. Aiken of 808 Lake St High Point, was killed instantly Friday on his steel construction job. He is survived by his wife and two brothers both of High Point, besides Mrs. Aiken. Funeral services were to be held at Cunningham Chapel in Charleston West Virginia and burial planned in Springfield Cemetery plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Jarvis
Stubenville
Ohio
R. L. Aiken
Lake St
High Point
Aiken
Cunningham Chapel
Charleston
W. Va
Springfield
Ceme
Mrs Lena Crawford Turner Dies In Baltimore
Mrs Lena Crawford Turner 58, wife of Frank Turner and former Thomasville resident, died at her home in Baltimore Md Saturday morning. Service and burial to be held in Baltimore with times to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Turner
Death of Cecil E. Cox at High Point Hospital
Cecil Edward Cox 54 of 111 Irbywood Drive died Sunday evening at 7 40 in High Point Memorial Hospital after a December 16 heart attack He is survived by his wife Gladys Riley Cox five children from a prior marriage and multiple relatives Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 30 in North Main Baptist Church with interment in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Edward Cox
Irbywood Dr
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Cox
Randolph County
William and
Lou Bray Cox
Gladys Riley
North Main Baptist Church
High Point
William Henry Smyth of Denton Dies at 55
William Henry Smyth, 55, of Denton died in Griffis Clinic. Born in Norfolk, he lived in Denton eight years and formerly worked at the Government Printing Office. Survived by Hazel Tysinger, two sons, a daughter, two sisters, and burial at Denton Cemetery after services at Hoover Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
William Henry Smyth
Griffis Clinic
Norfolk
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Hazel Tysinger
William Henry Jr
Robert Albert
C. B. Brown
Alexandria
Lilian Labonbille
Dave Steele
Hoover Fneral
Fred Duckett
First Baptist Church
Death of Local Resident Father Surfaces in Danville
J. Leslie Collins of Virginia died suddenly Sunday near Danville at 8:30 a.m. He was father of Mrs. J. Turner of Ferndale Drive High Point and is survived by several children. The body is at Swicegood Funeral Home in Danville awaiting funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leslie Collins
Ee Va
J. Turner
Ferndale Drive
High Point
Danville
Swicegood Funeral Home
Nest Craft by African Weaverbird Attracts Mate
Researchers Nicholas and Elsie Collins report a weaverbird mating strategy where the male builds an outer nest shell and the female decorates and incubates. The male, after nest establishment, builds another nest to attract additional mates for the season as the breeding cycle continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Africa
Nicholas and
Elsie C. Collins
Illinois College
Jacksonville
Americamp Assn, For the Advancement of Science
New York Subway Strike Plans Escalate Over Pay Pact
The Transport Workers Union votes to strike shutting down New York City buses and subways if no wage deal is reached by midnight. Negotiations resume with City Labor Commissioner Harold Felix as TWU seeks 65 cents hourly raise in a one year pact, far above the 18 cent offer over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
New York Times
TWU
Manhattan Center
Quill
New York
New York City
TWA
Westchester County
Autonomous Transit Authority
City Labor
Harold A. Felix
Driver Hurt As Vehicle Overturns In Thomasville
Ray Lowman, 21, of Fairview Street, Thomasville, was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital after his 1954 car left Old Thomasville Road at 9 10 p m and overturned on its wheels. He suffered facial lacerations and a right eye injury and was cited to appear in court on January 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
High Point Memorial Hospital
W. A. Riggsbee
Ray Lowman
Fairview Street
Chair City
Albertson Road
Riggsbee
Lowman
Plane Crashes In Peach Orchard Near Inman South Carolina
Lt. Charles E. Barnes a 26 year old from Charlotte escaped injuries when his light plane failed to take off and crashed into a peach orchard on a dirt road in Inman South Carolina. Civil Air Patrol from Spartanburg said Barnes got lost on a routine flight from Hendersonville to Charlotte and landed on the road en route to Spartanburg Airport for fuel. The orchard owner is Fred Ballenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INMAN
S.C
Charles E. Barnes
Charlotte
Civil Air Patrol
Spartanburg
Barnes
Hendersonville
N.C
Fred Ballenger
Church Okays Sanctuary Construction Plan
At a post service meeting First Evangelical and Reformed Church approved building a new sanctuary on the 901 English St premises. The educational building was finished four years ago at 122000. the new sanctuary is estimated at 150000 with 40000 raised and pledges of 35000. A build ing committee includes Glenn Brown Freeman Hill Claude Hughes Clifton Koontz and William Parham. The congregation also approved a 1958 budget of 19000 and elected Merl Crooks Thomas Wood James Young as elders and William Hilton Woody Samuels Clarence Wagner Terry Wright and John Younts as deacons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
English St
Con Or
Glenn Brown
Freeman Hill
Claude Hughes
Clifton Koontz
William Parham
Merl Crooks
Thomas Wood
James Young
William Hilton
Woody Samuels
Clarence Wagner
Terry Wright
John Younts
Robbery Attempt By Girl Thwarted Charlotte
Eighteen year old Eleanor Yvonne Hunt attempted to rob a taxi driver at gunpoint in Charlotte after using Christmas money to buy gifts. The driver restrained her during a confrontation at a dead end near a church. a shot was fired but no one was hit. Hunt, a Kings Business College student, said she planned to give the money to her aunt Norma Norman. She was charged with armed robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eigheen
Eleanor Yvonne Hunt
Florida
Dilworth Methodist Church
Eleanor
Charlie Connolly
Connolly
Kings Business College
Norma Norman
Two Firemen Join Force In Chair City
Thomasville announces two new firefighters Ronald Hicks and Richard Hill will join the department January 1 as the city annexes three large tracts. Both are longtime area residents and former volunteers transitioning from local workplaces to full-time service. The department will serve the new areas with full firefighting capacity starting with a Christmas Day shed fire on Mendenhall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Lindsay Loftin
Ronald Hicks
Cannon Street
Richard Hill
Royal Oaks
City Hall
Hicks
Hill
Thomasville Chair Co
Carolina Underwear
Chiren
J. H. Tames
Mendenhall Street
Thomasville Auto Crash Costs $450
A two-car collision on Salem Street left $450 in damage. Kathleen Ward driving from Cannon Street caused $150 damage to her car. Alfred A. Peg 46 of Lexington incurred about $300 damage on the other vehicle. Charges include assault by Darrell Myers and assault on a female by Shirley Stephens. Bonds set. Poole case Jan. 6 and Richardson Jan. 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Salem Street
Kathleen Ward
Cannon Street
Alfred A. Peg
Lexington
Pontiac Drive
Darrell Myers
William Richardson
W. Guilford Street
Auto Thief Sought After Break In At Siderton Firm
Police hunted a thief or thieves who broke into H. G. Siderton Motor Co on Saturday night. A side window was smashed and a change machine stolen from the drink counter. A foreign brand car sold by the firm was found wrecked near Union Cross School on Highway 311. Lt J D Wade and Detective John Staley reported the loss and the wrecked vehicle. In other incidents Oak Street resident Clayton M Eddinger 38 faced drunken driving and resisting arrest charges and was later released on 900 dollars bond. Two men on Grant Street, Nacomas Hayes 27 and Rogers McKinsey 21, were cited after affray and released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Siderton Motor Co
Iiderton Sells
J. D. Wade
John Staley
Union Cross School
Highway 311
Oak Street
L. ©. Griffin
Clayton M. Eddinger
Griffin
Eddinger
Nacomas Hayes
Rogers McKinsey
Daniel Brooks Apts
Grant Street
Unhealthy Pupil Health Survey Shocks Bombay
Health officials report 35 000 of 42 500 pupils examined in Bombay are unfit. Debility affects 28 percent, defects 24 percent, throat troubles 15 percent, enlarged lymph glands 14 percent, skin diseases 5.17 percent, and eye nose ailments 3.29 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Plants Get Permits For Additions
Building permits issued to two Thomasville manufacturers for factory expansions. Ragan Knitting Mill receives a 7500 dollar permit to add a 36 by 80 foot third story yarn storage unit at E Main and Cox Avenue built of block and brick with 2880 square feet. Theo Bowers is general contractor. Jackson-Williams gets a 500 dollar permit for a 20 by 40 foot metal frame stock room on Welborn Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
James Miller
Ragan Knitting Mill
E. Main
Cox Avenue
Theo Bowers
Jackson-Williams
Welborn Street
Polio Drive Plan Mapped In Davidson County
Davidson County January polio drive organized by the March of Dimes will be led by Mrs. Farrell Koontz as county chairman. At a Friday dinner meeting, Howard Stevenson of Raleigh outlined 1958 plans. W. H. Ingle will head Lexington, Bob Harris directs Denton, and Jack Gilliam oversees Thomasville. Stevenson cited the vaccine's impact and emphasized funds needed for pre vaccine victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Davidson County
Farrell Koontz
Howard Stevenson
Raleigh
National Foundation of
Thomasville
Stevenson
Three Cars Damaged In Chain Crash Near Point
A three car chain collision occurred on Highway A just outside Point city limits. Damages totaled around 650 dollars. Cars driven by Phyllis Earley Goodman Jamestown Route 1 and Roland Jennings Brown Richardson Street were stopped. Clan Chandler Brown Jr Manor Drive 17 struck Browns rear causing double impact. Brown Jr cited for failure to reduce speed and must appear in court January 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point City
Phyllis Earley Goodman
Jamestown
Roland Jennings Brown
Richardson Street
Goodman
Brown
Clan Chandler Brown Jr
Manor Drive
R. J. Brown
Clan C. Brown Jr
Randolph Tax Listing Opens on Thursday
Asheboro authorities announce Randolph County tax listing begins Thursday with A. E. Garner stating listing occurs on the second day of the new year. Taxpayers should note designated hours and be prepared to provide farm reports if applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Asheboro
A. E. Garner
Randolph County
Denise Dima Honey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas E. Albertson
Thomas Edgar Albertson
Prospect Methodist Church
C. B. Barr
L. E. Mabry
Ward Street Methodist Church
Harry D. Hawthorne
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Allen J. Jones
W. C. Lowe
James Fields
Shufford Frazier
John W. Frazier
Ivey Reddick
Mr. Albertson
Albertson Rd
Ruby Peace
Ruby Pauline Peace
McNeil
Wayne Bullard
Leon Todd Jr
Russ Honeycutt
Gene Harmon
Wayne Gibson
Troy Anderson
Calvary Evangelical and Reformed Church
Miss Peace
State Hospital
H. J. Willard
Yadkin
Cecil E. Cox
Irbywood Drive
W. H. Smyth
Mike
Michael Quill
State Supreme Court
Davidson
Gibson Guitars
Gibson Instruments
Nash
N. Main ST
High Point Enterprise
Merit Shoes
S. Main ST
All High Point A&p Food
Blackeyes
Peg
Gulfland
A&p
Jane Parker
Sultana
Warwick
Frozen A&p
Parker
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