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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1970
Page
5
The Wits End Players from Atlanta bring The Best Bits From Wits to Showboat Dinner Theatre. Linda Shea Cricket Clark Fred Joyce and Ken Clark star in a lively revue filled with familiar skits and songs plus new pantomime. Sand Lawn accompanies at the piano.
Multiple obituaries list Effie Slane Wineskie 89 of 427 Woodbrook Court High Point died at 4 p m Friday. Surviving Adele Rankin three grandchildren eight great grandchildren and two sisters. Also listed are Street Kenner Jr. 66 of 603 Penn St Thomasville and Branson Gamble's wife Louis Trogdon Gamble 56 of Rt 1 Randleman. Details include birthplaces, churches, funeral arrangements, and memorials.
Miss Laura Hester Choplin 83 of 2206 Plainview Dr. died at 10 30 a m Friday in High Point Memorial Hospital after a year long decline. Born in Yadkin County November 1 1886 she was daughter of Mordica and Mary Anne Angell Choplin. A High Point resident for 55 years she worked at Adams Mills Corp retiring 15 years ago. She was Primitive Baptist. Surviving a niece. Funeral 3 30 Chapel by Rev. Hubert Penry burial Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Cemetery. Body remains at Sechrest Funeral Home and family visitation tonight 7 to 9.
George Henry Thomas of Welcome died Friday in Lexington Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel.
Mrs Betty Legann Scarboro 36 formerly of Thomasville N C died in Akron General Hospital Akron Ohio from injuries in a Jan 30 automobile crash. Survivors include husband Elmer E Scarboro Jr and Sallie Scarboro both of the home two sisters and two brothers. Funeral held Thursday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Percy A Wall, 87, of 2607 Westchester Dr, High Point, died Friday morning after years of declining health. Born August 12, 1882 in Randolph County, he belonged to Oak Hill Friends Meeting and worked at Myrtle Desk before retirement. Survived by wife Emma Upton, son Robert Wall, daughters Kathleen Milston and Pauline Broome, eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at Cumby Chapel. interment Floral Garden Park. Pallbearers named. body to Cumby Mortuary 30 minutes before services. The family will be at home today 7 to 9 pm.
Yellow roses blooming in Central City are described as survivors of bushes brought by Cornwall gold miners over a century ago. The article notes their endurance and historical link to the region.
Mrs Gladys Trimnal Smith 55 of 909 Marlboro St died at 6 a m Saturday in High Point after years of declining health. Born December 5 1914 in Camden SC she lived in High Point since 1929. Survived by husband Fred C Smith daughter Sandra Barnes step daughter Lori Wilkins two sons Donald and Daniel Smith three grandchildren three sisters and five brothers. Funeral 4 p m Sunday at First Church of God with Rev C L Acuff. burial in Floral Cemetery.
Broadcast grid lists 6:00 P M to 1:15 A M programs across outlets with news, sports, variety, and films. Highlights include Death Valley Days newscasts, The Newlywed Game, My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction, Hollywood Palace, Mannix, Andy Williams Show, and movies Sword in the Desert Curse of the Werewolf. Portable guide notes station blocks and host slots.
The guide lists 7:30 p.m. programs including Jackie Gleason with Milton Berle and guests, Andy Williams with Sid Caesar and Dusty Springfield, plus two and a half hour blocks featuring Adam 12 Green Acres Petticoat Junction Mannix and Hollywood Palace. Movies include The Train Kiss of Evil and Hell Canyon Outlaws.
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