Jamestown Minister's Wife Mary Scalf Dies at 54
Mrs. Mary D. Scalf 54 wife of Rev John H Scalf Sr of Perry Road Jamestown died at Memorial Hospital New York Sunday at 8 AM after months of declining health. Born April 15 1903 in Hoffman NC she moved to Jamestown in 1945 with her husband to lead Jamestown Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband a daughter a Southern Baptist missionary in Japan three sons seven grandchildren and four sisters. Burial at Sechrest Funeral Home pending family arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary D. Scalf
John H. Scalf Sr
Perry Road
Jamestown
Memorial Hospital
New York
Scalf
Hoffman
N. C
Phillip Cameron
Winston-Salem
Fairmont Park Baptist Church
Jamestown Baptist Church
John H. Small Sr
A. E. Spencer
Southern Baptist
Japan
John Henry Scalf Jr
Salemburg
Robert E. Scalf
Arlington, Va
Donald Lee Scalf
Jeanette King
Durham
Fritz Mitchell
Greenville
S. C
Randall Skillen
Fort Dix
R. L. Hop
Sechrest Funeral Home
Father Of Local Resident Dies In Greensboro
Floyd David Culler 75 of Greensboro died at Wesley Long Hospital after an attack on N Elm Street. He was a native of Surry County a 15 year Greensboro resident and a retired carpenter. Survived by wife Estie four sons six daughters a brother two sisters and several in laws. Funeral arrangements pending Lambeth Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Floyd David Culler
I. Caccada
Wesley Long Hospital
N. Elm Street
Surry County
Estie Culler
Floyd David Culler Jr
Addison Culler
Troy Culler
Camden
S. C
Wayne Culler
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
J. C. Webster
Arvel Kersey
High Point
S.S. Osborne
Jacksonville
J. L. Trexler
W. R. Bryant
Arlington, Fla
Allen Williamson
D. W. Culler
Pinnacle
Sam Short
Sumner Township
R. L. Edwards
Lambeth Funeral Home
J W Jones Father of Local Resident Dies
James Walter Jones 82 retired farmer of Route 1 Pinnacle died at home after a year of declining health and three weeks serious illness Born in Stokes County he is survived by a large family including three daughters three sons 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral services were held at Pinnacle Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Mountain
James Walter Jones
Route 1
Pinnacle
Stokes County
Wick Owens
Liberty
James McKeely
Trenton
N. J
Margie Lee Jones
Charlie M
High Point
John C
James Thomas
William Ray
Elmer
Jim
C. M. Bernard
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bob Young
Winston-Salem
Sam
Pinnacle Methodist Church
T. D. Adams
Church
Funeral services for Wade C Harper at Green Street Church
Wade C Harper 24 died at Veterans Hospital in Durham. Funeral held Sunday at 2 pm at Green Street Baptist Church chapel with Dr E W Price Jr officiating. Pallbearers named and burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. He resided at 820 W Green St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Harper
Wade C. Harper
Green Street Baptist Church
E. W. Price Jr
Junior Gray
Mack Brock
Claude Thayer
Howard Hodges
Carl Beasley
Bobby Southern
Albert Craven
David Angel
Floral Garden Park
Mr. Harper
Veterans Hospital
Durham
W. Green St
Infant Ring Graveside Rites Held in High Point
Graveside funeral services for Kenneth Wayne Ring infant son of Robert and Ida Griffin Ring Route 4 High Point were conducted today at 2 p.m. by Rev. George H. Wallace at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The infant born Saturday morning at High Point Memorial Hospital died Saturday at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring
Kenneth Wayne Ring
Robert and
Ida Griffin
Route 4
High Point
George H. Wallace
Allen Jay Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park
High Point Memorial Hospital
William Confare Iowa Native Dies At 93
William Edger Confare aged 93 died at his home in High Point. He was born June 23, 1864 in Princeton Iowa and worked 57 years at the Milwaukee Railroad retiring 20 years ago. He married Blanche Leers in 1932 and is survived by his wife three daughters and two grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 PM at Daniel J Murphy Funeral Home in Chicago with interment at Acacia Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edger Confare
E. Farriss Ave
Mr. Confare
Princeton
Iowa
High Point
Milwaukee Railroad
Meridian Sun Lodge No
Holcomb
Ill
Order of
Railway Conductors
Blanche Leers
Blanche L. Confare
J. P. Ehret
Winston-Salem
Daniel J. Murphy
W. Grande Ave
Chicago
Funeral Home
Acacia Park Cemetery
Fireman Wm P Surrett dies at 46 in High Point
William Phillip Surrett 46 of 414 Smith Street died of a heart attack at his mother's home 226 Willowbrook Street Sunday night. He served 19 years with the High Point Fire Department and was married to Jessie Riley Cranfield. He leaves a wife, son Charles Eugene, daughter Phyllis Ann Hobson, his mother Bertha Surrett, two brothers and three sisters. Funeral at Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Interment Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Phillip Surrett
Smith St
Bertha D. Surrett
Willowbrook St
Mr. Surrett
Union S. C
Charlie C
Bertha Davis Surrett
High Point
Jessie Riley Cranfield
Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church
Jessie C. Surrett
Charles Eugene Surrett
Phyllis Ann Hobson
John E
David Surrett
Elsie White
Georgia Hunt
Louise Chariton
A. J. Argo
Floral Garden Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Funeral Services for Mrs Mabel Whitecotten
Mrs Mabel Wright Whitecotten 23 wife of Larry Whitecotten died in a car accident near Stuart Virginia as her family vehicle overturned in heavy fog. Funeral Sunday at Highland Methodist Church with Rev C D Brown and Rev Ed Cochran leading services. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers named Russell Wright Leon Saffit Eddie Cook James Markham Henry Lee Wells Jr C N Jarrett Grady Dowd Fletcher Lance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Whitecotten
Mabel Wright Whitecotten
Larry Whitecotten
Highland Methodist Church
C. D. Brown
Ed Cochran
Haynes Methodist Church
Russell Wright
Leon Saffit
Eddie Cook
James Markham
Henry Lee Wells Jr
C. N. Jarrett
Grady Dowd
Fletcher Lance
Oakwood Cemetery
William A Smith Dies at 75 in Hospital
William A. Smith, 75, died at St. Joseph Hospital in Southern Pines after a short illness. Funeral services were held at Pilgrim Tabernacle Church with Rev. H. R. Helms officiating and interment in Johnson Grove Cemetery. Born in Star, he had lived in Vass 42 years. Surviving are his wife, two daughters Mrs. Edgar Mashburn and Mrs. Lucian Frye of Vass, eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren, one brother G. C. Smith of Greensboro, and two sisters Mrs. Betty Morgan of High Point and Mrs. Ester Howe of Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vass
William A. Smith
St. Joseph Hospital
Southern Pines
Pilgrim Tabernacle Church
H. R. Helms
Johnson Grove Cemetery
Star
Edgar Mashburn
Lucian Frye
Rosa Cheek 75 Dies in Asheboro Hospital
Rosa Davis Cheek 75 of Ramseur died yesterday morning in an Asheboro hospital after several weeks of illness. She is survived by son Thomas Cheek of Naples Florida sister Annie Cheek of Siler City two grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Ramseur Christian Church conducted by Revs Garland Bennett and George Talley with burial in Ramseur City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramseur
Rosa Davis Cheek
Asheboro
Thomas Cheek
Naples
Fila
Annie Cheek
Siler City
Ramseur Christian Church
Garland Bennett
George Talley
Ramseur City Cemetery
Milwaukee Fire Department awards event interrupted by fires
Milwaukee firemen gathered for an awards program honoring 275 civil officials and community leaders but were called away to twelve fires. A movie projector failed while a film on the city’s fires of the year would not run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Fire Department
Denton Man Robbed By Gunman
A heavyset Negro man with a pistol robbed T. D. Cook at Sinclair Service and Grocery on Highway 49 near Denton. About 215 dollars were taken. the gunman fled in a car toward the Yadkin river as deputies search for leads and a description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
T. D. Cook
Sinclair Service and Grocery
Highway 49
Cook Home
Cook
Griffis Clinic
Yadkiniver
CIAA Maintains 15-40 Aid To Athletes Plan
The CIAA Council of Presidents refused to increase the 15-40 aid to athletes program, keeping grants capped at tuition and fees for up to 40 recipients. They postponed implementation to September 1960 and elected Dr. Samuel D. Proctor as chairman, succeeding Dr. Alfonso Elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assn
North Carolina College
18-College Association
Stu
CIAA
Samuel D. Proctor
Virginia Union University
Alfonso el ‘der
Richest vagrant in town faces eviction after jail stay
Charles West testified in Municipal Court that he was picked up on a vagrancy charge while possessing $590 in travelers checks made out to George Washington. He claimed the checks were good and could be cashed, and that he had a boarding house room. The judge ordered him to leave town by 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles West
West
High Point
George Washington
United States
Peters Back From Chicago Conferences
W. R. Peters administrator of High Point Memorial Hospital and president of the North Carolina Hospital Association attended the Annual Mid Year Conference of Hospital Association Presidents and Secretaries in Chicago. Marion J. Foster of Raleigh and Sample Forbis of Durham also attended. A highlight was a discussion on funding for the aged with the Social Security commissioner as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Peters
High Point Memorial Hospital
North Carolina ‘Hospital Association
Hospital Association
Chicago
Marion J. Foster
Raleigh
North Carolina Association
Sample Forbis
Durham
National Social Security Program
Mardi Gras Festivities Begin in New Orleans Parade City
New Orleans launches a 10 day street parade period ahead of Mardi Gras with the Gemini krewe staging the first night parade tomorrow. Krewe of Carrollton Okeanos and Alla paraded yesterday as crowds gathered for throws before 24 parades and the start of Lent on February 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Gemini
Carrollton
Okeanos
Alla
Timeless confession from clock aficionado in New Jersey
William Drost of Orange, New Jersey, admits to rarely being late as he guards a collection of about 100 clocks. A reporter noting the timepieces asked if he ever misses alarms. Drost replies that he sometimes sleeps through them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
William Drost
Drost
Thomasville Paper Drive Set Sunday
Jaycees will canvass Thomasville including new areas for scrap paper Sunday from 1 30 to 5 p m Residents are asked to bundle paper and place it in front of their homes before collection 12 trucks will try to gather 30 000 pounds A Jaycee will be at WTNC to take calls for missed paper Pre drive pickup possible if Collins is notified at Lowder Supply A large truck sits on the town commons to accept deposits
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Jaycees
Harry Tesh
Bruce Collins
Junior Chamber
WTNC
Collins
Lowder Supply
Carolina Supply
Guilford Street House Damaged By Hot Flue
A fire at 125 West Guilford Street damaged the living room of the house occupied by Lottie Mae Steele. Fire Chief Lindsay Loftin said an overheated coal heater flue ignited surrounding wood but firefighters contained most damage to the heater area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Guilford St
Lottie Mae Steele
Lindsay Loftin
False Teeth Pasteeth Promise Comfort and Fresh Breath
Advertises FAST alkaline powder for false teeth to prevent slipping and wobble, claiming it strengthens grip and improves comfort. It says it controls odor and sour breath and can be purchased at drug counters.
Three Booked As Drunken Drivers
Police reported a quiet weekend with three drunken driving arrests. Albert L. Long, 39, Foy Dawson, 51, and Sylvester Armstrong, 33, were charged. Dawson also faced a hit and run count tied to Troy Beeson’s vehicle. Bonds posted: Long and Armstrong at 500 each, Dawson 700 total for March 3 Municipal Court. Grace Williams, Rockspring Road, charged with immoral vagrancy and held on 200 bond for March 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Long
Long Street
Foy Dawson
E. Washington Street
Sylvester Armstrong
Gastonia
Dawson
Troy Beeson
Newton Street
Long
Armstrong
Grace Williams
Rockspring Road
Nursing Home Moves to Superhighway Near Reed Supply
The Bivins Rest Home, two years on Fifth Avenue, is being relocated today to a newer site on the Superhighway west of the Clover Leaf at Reed Supply Co. Operated by Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bivins, they bought the new location from James Clay Kennedy Jr. The seven patients are being moved by ambulance to the new residence which will function as both home and rest facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Bivins
Fifth Avenue
Reed Supply Co
R. L. Bivins
James Clay Kennedy Jr
New Healing Substance Aims at Hemorrhoid Relief
Report from New York announces a new healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H to shrink hemorrhoids relieve itching and pain without surgery. Case results claim noticeable reduction and patients saying piles no longer a problem with drugstore availability and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Turner couple donate pony to First Baptist Church collection
Mr and Mrs H W Turner caused a stir at Sunday services in Alva Oklahoma when they brought a Shetland pony to church to boost offerings. The animal will be sold and the proceeds given to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva, Okla
H. W. Turner
First Baptist Church
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J. W. Jones
William Confare
Wm. P. Surrett
Co. Soans
East Commerce Street
North Cherry St
Park
North Elm St
Gr. Fl
Broadway
Asheville
Concord
Charlotte
Salisbury
Wilmington
George
Peters
Guilford Street
U.S
America
Duke Power Company
Tiona
Jectrica
DUK Power Company
Cledmont, Chrolenad
Duke Power
Charlotte, N. C
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