Deaths across Concord and Thomasville areas
Mrs Lula Barbee Stafford 72 of Harrisburg died yesterday at 3 p.m. in a nursing home. Survivors include three sons, three daughters, 20 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at 4 p.m. at Harrisburg Presbyterian Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs Flossie Ken Petty 76 of Thomasville funeral today at 3:30 p.m. at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church High Point, burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Mrs died in High Point Memorial Hospital Friday afternoon after three years of declining health.
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Concord
Lula Barbee Stafford
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Presbyterian Church
Charles Efird
Church
Thomasville
Flossie Ken- Petty
M. G. Petty
Rt. 4
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
High Point
James Huggin
Delbert Byrum
Floral Garden Park
J. C. Green and Sons
High Point Memorial Hospital
Funeral services for Hicks and Hiatt in North Carolina
Funeral services are held today for Charles Cleve Hicks 73 of Thompson Street at First Wesleyan Methodist Church with Rev Hoover Smith and Rev Fred Jurney officiating. Burial is in Clarksburg Methodist Cemetery. Hicks’ body rests at J C Green and Sons Funeral Home. Charlie A Hiatt 89 of 224 Liberty Road Archdale dies at home. service at Archdale Methodist Church with Rev Ivan Aren and Rev O Ray Moss. Burial is Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Sechrest Funeral Home holding Hiatt body.
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Thomasville
Charles
Cleve) Hicks
Thompson Street
Maple Grove
First Wesleyan Methodist Church
Hoover Smith
Fred Jurney
Cedar Lodge Baptist Church
Clarksburg Methodist Church
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral
Charlie A. Hiatt
Archdale Methodist Church
Ivan Aren
O. Ray Moss
Welch Memorial Methodist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Mr. Hiatt
Liberty Rd
Archdale
James Monroe Matthews 70 dies in Hickory
James Monroe Matthews 70 of Rt. 4 Hickory died Saturday morning Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m Wilkies Grove Baptist Church burial in church cemetery Survived by wife Della Rogers Matthews six sons three daughters three brothers including J L Matthews Sr of Point 21 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren
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Hickory
James Monroe Matthews
Rt. 4
Wilkies Grove Baptist Church
Della Rogers Matthews
J. L. Matthews Sr
Point
Funeral services for Mrs Ethel Cecil Newby today
Mrs Ethel Cecil Newby aged 76 of 215 Chestnut Street died Thursday at High Point Memorial Hospital. Funeral held at 3 p.m. today at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church with Rev. Herbert T Penry officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Body is at the home and will be at the church 30 minutes before services.
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Ethel Cecil Newby
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Herbert T. Penry
Funeral for William Oliver Osborne Held in Jamestown
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Bates Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church for William Oliver Osborne 72 of Rt. 2 Jamestown. Rev. Ernest M. Gardner and Rev. James Morton officiated. Burial followed in Mitchell Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Willie Leach Gilbert Clark Arnold Clark Jones Charles Yates and Melvin Howard. Osborne died Thursday at his home.
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William Oliver Osborne
Bates Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church
Ernest M. Gardner
James Morton
Church of God
Oakboro
Mitchell Grove
Willie Leach
Gilbert Clark
Arnold Clark
Jones
Charles Yates
Melvin Howard
Osborne
Rt. 2
Jamestown
Police Officer Dies After Sudden Attack
Lt. Herbert F. Richardson died after suffering a heart attack at home, then en route to High Point Memorial Hospital where he expired at 12 15 a m. The veteran officer was taken to Camby Mortuary as funeral arrangements are being planned.
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Herbert F. Richardson
Wee Eee
High Point Memorial Hospital
Camby Mortuary
J L Dawson Dies. Rites Planned for Police Officer
Joel Lorraine Dawson 34 a High Point Police Department member died Saturday at High Point Memorial Hospital after two weeks of illness He lived at 1125 Tabor Street born November 18 1930 in Randolph County He married Faye Skeen February 28 1953 He joined the department April 1 1957 transferred to the detective division December 1 1960 He was an amateur photographer and did work for the police department and The High Point Enterprise He was a member of Oak View Baptist Church and Sunday School He is survived by his wife and his parents of Asheboro one son Randall Dawson Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p m in Oak View Baptist Church with interment in the local cemetery The body will lie in Harold C Davis Chapel 30 minutes before the service The family will receive friends tonight 7 to 9 at the funeral home
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Joel Lorraine Dawson
High Point
Police Department
High Point Enterprise
Oak View Baptist Church
Rt. 3
Asheboro
Randall Dawson
Max G. Reece
Norman Carter
Tor
Hopewell Friendsing
Harold C. Davis
Gains in High Point Postal Receipts in 1964
Postal receipts at the High Point post office rose 11 percent in 1964 to a total of $1,789,563.94, up $184,896.04 from 1963. Ivan Crissman, assistant postmaster, attributed the gain to all classes of mail. January receipts reached $143,320.31, a 12.5 percent increase over January 1964.
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High Point
Ivan Crissman
Crissman
One Point
High Point Doll Show Opens Wednesday at Furniture Building
High Point hosts its annual citywide doll show at the Southeastern Furniture Building 201 S Main St. This display brings first through third place winners from six neighborhood centers across 15 judging categories. The event is co sponsored by WGHP TV and runs Wednesday 1 to 7 pm Thursday 10 am to 7 pm Friday 10 am to 9 pm Saturday 10 am to 7 pm.
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High Point
Saturn
Southeastern
S. Main St
Wghp-Tv
Furniture Industry Builds South Strong as Output Booms
High Point North Carolina hosts the booming United States furniture industry led by Hamp ton Powell of Lane Co and Exposition Building director Leo Heer. The South now accounts for half of local wood bedroom furniture and 20 percent of upholstery with 1 500 plants within 200 miles.
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Howard Criswell Jr
Associated Press
High Point
N. C
South
James T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Marketing Association
Ryan
New England
United States
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Hampton Powell
Lane Co
Altavista
Lane
Powell
U.S
Rocky Mount
Smyrna
Tenn
Leo J. Heer
Exposition
Press Row Fuss Over Johnson Reflects Accessibility Debate
Washington reporters clash over Johnson style of press briefings while LBJ’s outreach draws praise for accessibility. The piece also notes FCC fair coverage debates, rightist radio growth, and assorted Washington anecdotes about officials and media.
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Johnson
India Faces Tight Race in Kerala State Election
In Kerala a Communist challenge grows as March 4 polls test Shastri's government. The decimated Congress faction battles strong leftist groups amid food shortages and unrest threatening federal stability.
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Trivandrum
India
South India
Kerala
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
Congress Party
New Delhi
High Pointer Wins Wholesaler of the Year Award
Hamlin, executive vice president of Piedmont Wholesale Co., was named Wholesaler of the Year by the North Carolina Wholesalers Association at its Durham Jack Tar Hotel meeting.
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Hamlin
Piedmont Wholesale Co
North Carolina Wholesalers Assn
Jack Tar
Durham
Cemetery Assn. Ends Winter Meeting in Greensboro
The North Carolina Cemetery Association wrapped up its annual winter meeting at the Sedgefield Inn in Greensboro. Five roundtable discussions covered funeral industry matters, with W. H. Whitley Jr. of Concord serving as discussion group chairman and M. Taylor Simpson of Point as immediate past president.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Cemetery Assn
Sedgefield Inn
W. H. Whitley Jr
Concord
Map
Taylor M. Simpson
Point
South Africa Faces A Crisis Of Freedom
In Johannesburg and across the country, apartheid era tensions rise as Liberal Party leaders and Nobel laureate Albert Luthuli face bans and travel limits. Alan Paton warns three million whites lost freedoms, while authorities justify curbs under security laws with five year bans.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Hendrik Verwoerd
Alan Paton
Paton
Liberal Party
Na‘tal
Albert Luthuli
Peter Hjul
Western Cape
Justice
Balthazar Vorster
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Life Line
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Winston Churchill
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Texas
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Connell
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Kenya
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Africa
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