Deaths and Funerals in North Carolina and California Obituaries
Obituaries note Selma Rouse of Oakland and Norfolk. funeral at home with interment in Floral Garden Cemetery in Greenville. Pickney Hodge Mashburn, former NC state senator from McDowell, dies in Asheville after illness. he chaired the town board. William S. Elks, 80, rural mail carrier and Mason, dies at Limesland after brief illness. survivors include wife Mattie Godly Elks and multiple children in North Carolina and nearby towns.
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Old Fort
Pickney Hodge Mashburn
North Carolina
McDowell County
Asheville
Lonnie Blackwelder
House of Representatives
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Mashburn
William S. Elks
Limesland
Elks
High Point
L. R. Dixon
C. L. Toler
Washington, N. C
Clifton
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Infant Listed as Son of Lonnie Blackwelder Jr.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie W. Blackwelder Jr. dies. Survived by paternal grandparents L. W. Blackwelder Sr. and Mrs. L. W. Blackwelder. maternal grandfather Ray Smith. Funeral at Floral Garden cemetery graveside at 2 o clock with Rev. Albert S. Hale officiating.
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Worth Blackwelder III
Lonnie W
Jack) Blackwelder
L. W. Blackwelder
Ray Smith
Floral Garden Cemetery
Albert S. Hale
First Baptist Church
Mrs. S. O. Schaub Dies at 70 in King Home
Mrs. S. O. Schaub 70 wife of S. O. Schaub assistant general manager of the High Point Thomasville and Denton railroad died last night at 11:30 in her Greensboro road home. Funeral rites set for 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mt. Pleasant church in King with sister Miss Clodie Stone and brothers Joe and Grover Stone surviving.
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S. O. Schaub
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Greensboro Road
Mt. Pleasant Church
King
Howard Stoneman Edmunds dies suddenly at 25
Services for Howard Stoneman Edmunds aged 25 were held Tuesday at 11 o clock from Koonce Funeral Home chapel. Rev A J Swinson and Rev A S Hale officiated with music by the Silvertone Trio. Pallbearers were Edward Ivey John Tysinger Carlton Grubb Claude Wall Guilford McDaniel Harold White. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park cemetery.
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Howard Stoneman Edmunds
Koonce
A. J. Swinson
A. S. Hale
First Baptist Church
Silvertone Trio
Edward Ivey
John Tysinger
Carlton Grubb
Claude Wall
Guilford McDaniel
Harold White
Floral Garden Park
Man Released From Jail Throws Rock Breaks Store Window
An East Orange man released from county jail after 30 days hurled a rock through a store window as biting winds and cold weather drove him back to jail where he said it felt nice and warm.
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East Orange
N. J
High Point Boxers Eye Greensboro Meet After Tri-State Win
High Point Y M C A boxers plan for Greensboro with four champions returning. Bobby Bennett earned the 112-pound title, Freddie Gleasner 112, Melvin Carter 126, and Gery Hughes 147 seek more laurels. Coach Jack Smith expects a large Furnish City turnout as over 200 boxers compete in Greensboro.
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High Point Y. M. C. A
Greensboro
Bobby Bennett
High Point
High Point Open
Freddie Gleasner
Melvin Carter
Gery Hughes
Hughes
Durham
Raleigh
High
High Point junior high tops Gray 63 to 39 in conference game
High Point junior high cagers defeated Gray High Point North Winston Salem by 63 to 39. Ken Frye scored 21 to lead High Point in their 12th straight win as Edward Wishon added 15 and Al Roach 8. Gray’s Sharpe led with 17 in a tough foe.
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High Point
Gray Junior High
Winston-Salem
Ken Frye
Bison
Ray Correll
Frye
Edward Wishon
al Roach
Sharpe
Harmon
Leach
Gordon
Weaver
Jones
DeLapp
Gray
Moore
Wishon
Butner
Raynolds
Bowen
Veeck Aims to Sign Remainder of Indians Starters
Cleveland Feb 9 Bob Feller appears in the fold and President Bill Veeck heads to sign the Indians pitching trio Gene Bearden Bob Lemon and Feller. The offer includes a substantial cut and expects a new base pay around 40 000 with home attendance bonuses near 32 500.
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Gene Bearden
Bob Lemon
Rapid Robert
Lemon
Bearden
Veeck
Tribe
Feller
Panthers Edge Guilford in Low-Scoring Net
Guilford led 20 17 at half as Panthers battled to a 26 23 third frame. Notable scorers included Adam Millis 13 for Guilford and Ellington’s Florist 23 Highland Container 19 for Panthe? Officials listed as Harpe Von Drehle Plaster Arnette with multiple missed free throws by Johns Balls Ferrell Lawhorne Hansard Chatham Mann Moran Wait Iscovitz.
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Otalg
Ellington
Highland Container
Harpe
von Drehle
Adam Millis
Hollingsworth
Tpourts
Accace Greens
Guilford
High Point
Johns
Balls
Ferrell
Lawhorne
Hansard
Chatham
Mann
Moran
Wait
Iscovitz
Plaster
Arnette
North Carolina
Eastern Carolina
A.C.C
T Tilford
Pos
Ft Johns
Wright
Ralls
G Seeesseeess
Collins
Coaseesess
Coaseesess O Lawhorne
G .Cceess
Maultsby
G . Weer
Highland
Container
Waiz
Sewer
G. Smith
Ridge
Mend'hall
Grant /Sullivan
Carroll
Weaver
Upton
Embler
Ewee H. Smith
Anderson
iCoble
O'Riley
Church
Cartwright
Yre
Bowman
Grews
Crocuses Bloom Early in Mild Worcester Winter
In Worcester Massachusetts on February 9 Mrs Hulda Olson found two crocuses blooming in her backyard the earliest bloom in the city while Worcester experiences one of its mildest winters on record with flowers appearing a month ahead of usual.
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Worcester
Mass
Hulda Olson
BISON Shine In Opening Game Before Scoring Race Shuffle
High Point star Jack Powell climbs to second in the conference scoring standings behind Central ace Jip Carter with 132 points and a 14.7 ppg average across 9 games. In Pittsburgh, Philip Murray, 63, CIO and United Steelworkers leader, is reported in satisfactory condition after emergency appendectomy at Mercy hospital.
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High Point
Jack Powell
Central
Jip Carter
Murray
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Mercy Hospital
Eddie Stevens Signs 1949 Contract With Pirates
Pittsburgh February report says Eddie Stevens, 24, signed a new 1949 contract with the Pirates. The first baseman hit 24 homers, six triples and 19 doubles last season, finishing with a .254 average. Also announced was the signing of Forrest Main, a Delano California right-handed pitcher who went 1-1 last year.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Eddie Stevens
Bucaneers
Forrest Main
Delano
Cal
Main
No fear of buyers' market say business leaders
Quote from Joseph A. Hoban of B F Goodrich Company praising a buyers' market as a healthy transfusion for today’s business, arguing it invigorates and strengthens the economy rather than causing fear.
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Joseph A. Hoban
B. F. Goodrich Company
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Pham
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Buchanan Plumbing Company
Bendix
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City Appliance Co
Highland Motors
Maria
Oscar Mayer Wieners
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