Conversation of Faith and Humor in a Thomasville Garage
In a Thomasville garage on Moon Street, M G Long works on a Harrison Goss truck as Frank Warren recalls an informal talk about forgiveness and being a Christian man. The scene blends quiet humor from a talk with a cub scout joke and Hal Harrison of WINC as master of ceremonies.
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Frank Warren
Thomasville
M. G. Long
Moon Street
Long
Harrison Goss
Ranill
Harrison
Raymond
Thas
Harri
Greenwood
Hal Harrison
WINC
Hal
Mechanical spit-turn in Old Salem mansion described
An 18th century mechanical spit-turn in Old Salem illustrates early labor saving cooking gear. A winded weighted rope drives a crank shaft to rotate the spit for about 15 to 20 minutes, with lubrication from roast drippings, embodying early timing and gear systems in a Salem tavern context.
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Old Salem
Salem
Winston-Salem
Dallas man ends life after layoffs at aircraft plant
All Of It reports 42 year old Scates, a technical writer, telephoned his wife with the remark that the shot would be all of it. She heard a shot, then silence. Police found him dead in a chair with a rifle beside him after layoffs at a nearby aircraft plant.
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Dallas
Tex
Scates
Davidson
Big Henry
Big Henry Shoaf: Davidson Folk Hero of Legend
In Davidson County the seven foot tall farmer blacksmith Big Henry Shoaf, who died in 1884, became a local folk hero known for strength and pluck. Tales recount feats at log rollings and a legendary 960 pound cornerstone, with scales later reducing the weight and souvenir hunters chipping away at the stone.
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TYRO
N.C
Pacific Northwest
Paul Bunyan
Davidson County
Big Henry
Bunyan
Boswell
Davidson
Lester Reed
Deaths and Funerals for Nell Halker and Robert Fuller
Mrs Nell Sebastian Halker 48 wife of Harry Halker Jr died unexpectedly at her home. Solemn Requiem High Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Monday 10 a.m. Burial Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Rosary Sunday 8 p.m. at Sechrest Funeral Home. Robert Richard Fuller 75 of 322 Walker St died at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. Funeral at Carolina Avenue Baptist Church with burial City Cemetery.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Nell Sebastian Halker
Michael Mulkern
Robert O'Farrell
James Keenan
Floral Garden Park
Sechrest Funeral
Sechrest’s
Halker
Harry Halker Jr
N. Hamilton Street
Thomasville
Robert Richard Fuller
Walker St
Carolina Avenue Baptist Church
Carl Hemphill
Joel E. Tyson
Mrs. Emma J. Hiatt 74 Dies at Home in Thomasville
Emma Jane Kepley Hiatt aged 74 widow of James W Hiatt died after a long illness at her home 429 Lexington Avenue Thomasville. Born January 31 1885 in Davidson County she lived in Thomasville all her life and was a Grace Lutheran Church member. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Carl Sledge Route 1 Thomasville two sons Raymond and Dolan Hiatt Thomasville two sisters Mrs Lee Black and Mrs Irvin Conrad Route 1 Thomasville one brother Charles Everett Kepley Roanoke Va and four grandchildren Funeral from Grace Lutheran Church Monday at 2 pm with Rev Jack E Smith officiating. Burial in Holly Hills Cemetery at the church 30 minutes before service.
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Thomasville
Emma Jane Kepley Hiatt
James W. Hiatt
Lexington Avenue
Hiatt
Davidson County
William H
Mary Elizabeth Bowers Kepley
Grace Lutheran Church
Carl R. Sledge
Route 1
Raymond
Dolan Hiatt
Lee Black
Irvin Conrad
Charles Everett Kepley
Roanoke
Jack E. Smith
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
Holly Hills Cemetery
Man Jailed Twice On Twin Counts
An Elm Street resident was arrested twice yesterday for drunken driving. Royce Lee Elland, 39, was released on $300 bond, then re-arrested within an hour and held on $500 bond for the same offense. He faces Feb 18 court.
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Elm Street
Royce Lee Elland
Rock Hill
8. C
Robert Bernice Walters
Werley M. Bundy
Bundy
P. C. Russell
Centennial Avenue
Russell
Centennial
Tommy C. Davis
John A. Bartley
Davis
Mass-produced midget taxis debut in Tokyo
Mass-produced midget taxis roll out in Tokyo replacing pedicabs. They seat four, reach 31 mph, and charge half fare according to a dispatch from AP.
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Tokyo
Tuews
Ila Carrick Dies At 46 In Train Collision
Ila Chriscoe Carrick 46 of Asheboro and Star died after being struck by a train near Summit Avenue. She is survived by her husband Luther M. Carrick and sister Colon Jarrell. Funeral set for Sunday at Flag Springs Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Asheboro
Ila Chriscoe Carrick
Star
Randolph Hospital
Summit Avenue
Luther M. Carrick
Colon Jarrell
First Aid Lessons Pay Dividends in Hollywood
Navy taught first aid to Ruben Watson who later saved 1 year old Mark Cawley from drowning in a bathtub. Patricia Cawley left to fetch a towel as Watson performed artificial respiration on the lawn. the child began breathing before hospital arrival.
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Hollywood
Navy
Ruben Watson
Mark Cawley
Patricia Cawley
Watson
Cawley
Solve A Crime: The Hatton Case and Suspected Domestic Tragedy
The report describes a self inflicted gun safety catch evidence and doubts about harmony between Hatton and his wife. Hatton claimed he waited for his wife while she dressed for dinner. she was later found in evening dress, while he wore sports clothes, suggesting possible foul play.
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Hatton
Mrs. Della Way 74 Dies After Illness
Mrs. Della Way age 74 died last night after a two week illness in Asheboro North Carolina. She was a member of Central Methodist Church and is survived by three daughters Mrs C C and Mrs W B Wilson and Miss Carrie Way all of Asheboro two sons Colen Way of Asheboro and J A Way of Winston Salem twelve grandchildren four great grandchildren two brothers R F Brower of High Point and C W Brower of Asheboro and two sisters Mrs Ada Beane of High Point Route 4 and Mrs Will Robbins of Wadesboro. Funeral services Monday at 3 pm from Central Mist Church with Rev Bronson Wallace and Rev Lawrence Leonard. Interment Oaklawn Cemetery.
Noted planner Griffin to teach at UNC department
Bob Griffin, director of planning for High Point, will teach a planning theories course at the University of North Carolina Department of City and Regional Planning. Classes start Monday and recur every Monday in the spring. The course is required for master’s degree candidates. Griffin was reappointed to the National Institute of Planning policy committee on national resource planning and represents the Southeastern chapter of the institute.
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Bob Griffin
High Point
Department of City and Regional Planning
University of North Carolina
Griffin
National Institute of Planning
Southeastern
Institute
West Germans Name Danny Kaye Top Actor of 1958
West Germany film critics pick Danny Kaye as outstanding actor of 1958 for his role as a Jewish refugee in Me And The Colonel. The selection was announced ahead of Sunday’s edition.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Hollywood
Danny Kaye
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