Slain Family Burial Planned After Tragedy in South
In Columbia South Carolina AP reports the Madison family killed in a St Valentine Day massacre sent to Syracuse New York for burial alongside Capt Vincent J Madison the Army physician who died in Washington D C Officers say the four Madison sons and Mrs Sally Carter Madison were shot at least twice by Madison who then killed himself in a Washington hotel The bodies were found Friday after neighbors reported concerns The victims included Vincent 8 Mark 6 Brian 5 and Hugh 2 The Madison household notes claimed I have just made five saints The family traced to Syracuse University and the New York State College of Medicine sirens in the tragedy remain unexplained
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Columbia
S.C
Sally Carter Madison
Syracuse
N.Y
Washington
D.C
Vincent J. Madison
Ft. Jackson
Madison
Jackson
Uta
Vincent
Mark
Brian
Hugh
Ington Hotel
Army
Syracuse University
New York State College of Medicine
Two Women Arrested In Apparent Stabbing Style Attack
Police charged Mary Belle Cannon and Carrie Mae Thompson after they allegedly cut and wounded two women during an incident last night. Cannon faced bonds totaling 150 dollars for assault with a deadly weapon and malicious damage to property, with a Feb. 23 Municipal Court appearance set. Thompson posted 100 dollars bond for assault charges and awaits her court hearing.
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Mary Belle Cannon
Brooks Street
Maggie Greene
Cannon
Harrison Street
Greene
Carrie Mae Thompson
Josephine Etheredge
Hoover Street
Etheredge
Table Tennis Winners Told at City Lake Invitational
Parks and recreation sponsored tournament at City Lake gym attracted 17 players from High Point Burlington and Thomasville. Doug Moretz of Burlington won junior boys singles and Hester Boggs won junior doubles for High Point. Joe Corne of Burlington won senior men singles and with Gary Preston won senior doubles. John Haire of Burlington won novice class. trophies awarded. The piece notes humanity's cradle in the Near East but on wheels in America.
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City Lake Gymnasium
Parks and Recreation Department
High Point
Thomasville
Burlington
Doug Moretz
Edward Hester
Randy Boggs
Joe Corne
Corne
Gary Preston
John Haire
Autos Suffer Damages In Collision
Two autos sustained about 250 in damage in a rear end collision at Rotary Drive and W Ray Street at 7 40 p m last night. Tyree Hunter Nabors 57 of Westwood stopped for traffic and was struck from the rear by Marilyn Collins Cox of Forrest Avenue. Both cars were moving south on Rotary. Nabors vehicle damaged about 50 Cox vehicle about 200. Cox was cited to appear in court March 7 on a charge of failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
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Rotary Drive
W. Ray Street
Tyree Hunter Nabors
Westwood
Marilyn Collins Cox
Forrest Avenue
Rotary
Nabors
Cox Auto
North Carolina FFA reports record farm income
The 1961 summary shows supervised farming programs earning a record 6.6 million dollars for over 23 000 FFA members. National FFA Week runs February 17 to 24 with the state association led by Larry Whitton. The report details livestock outputs and crop acreages across cattle swine poultry dairy and pasture projects plus corn tobacco cotton and forest land.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Future Farmers of America
North Carolina Ffa Association
Larry Whittington
Rt. 1
Angier
FFA
Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Minnie Jones and Mrs Hazel Meyers
Mrs Minnie Geneva Jones aged 83 of 208 Westchester Drive died Friday. Funeral at 3 p.m. today at Main Street Methodist Church with Rev T H Swofford. burial Oakwood Cemetery. body at Sechrest Funeral Home. Mrs Hazel Hobson Meyers aged 49 died Friday in Durham. funeral at 2 p.m. today at Hall and Wynne Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Thor Hall and Rev Alfred E Philley. burial Floral Garden Park Cemetery at 4 p.m.. pallbearers named.
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Minnie Geneva Jones
Main Street Methodist Church
T. H. Swofford
Oakwood Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral
Jones
Westchester Drive
Hazel Hobson Meyers
Hall
Wynne
J. E. Lewis
Meyers
B. B. Meyers
High Point
Durham
Funeral for Mrs Boggs Held at Harold C Davis Chapel
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Hassetine Victoria Sells Boggs 86 in Harold C Davis Chapel of Flowers on Saturday at 11 am. Elder V V Williard officiated with interment in Springhill cemetery. Pallbearers named Roby Craven Arthur King Herman Brown Worth Montsinger E C Cridlebaugh Jr A H Payne. Mrs. Boggs wife of Thad H Boggs resided on Newell Street Oak View and died Friday morning at High Point Memorial Hospital.
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Hassetine
Victoria Sells Boggs
Harold C. Davis Chapel
V. V. Williard
High Point
Daedalus Crafted World’s First Moving Wooden Bow Robot
Ancient Greek inventor Daedalus is credited with creating a wooden bow that could move its legs, considered by some to be the world’s first robotics device. The tale highlights early automata in mythic engineering.
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Dadedalus
North Carolina State College Announces 75th Jubilee Schedule
RALEIGH AP North Carolina State College outlines a March 7 Diamond Jubilee with three events. Adlai Stevenson U N ambassador Colgate W Darden Jr former UNC chancellor Robert B House to speak. Darden to chair convocation at Reynolds Coliseum 3 30 p m dedication of Harrelson Hall valued at 2 25 million. Stevenson to address peacemaking perils at 8 p m in the Coliseum.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
John T. Caldwell
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Colgate W. Darden Jr
Virginia
Robert B. House
University of North Carolina
Darden
Reynolds Coliseum
Harrelson
John W. Harrelson
House
Stevenson
Tar Heel Students Win Posts In Mock UN Assembly
About 300 students from 35 colleges in nine states attended the three day model United Nations meeting in Raleigh. Duke University's Duke Marston was elected president and UNC's Hugo Specter secretary general. Margo Ingham of Duke was regional reporter. UNC Chapel Hill to host next year's assembly. Delegates passed a resolution urging deferment of action on the Algerian crisis.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United Nations Assembly
Duke Marston
Duke University
Hugo Specter
University of North Carolina
Margo Ingham
Duke
University of North Carolina In
Chapel Hill
Task Force Plans Drop In Panama Exercise Banyan Tree Ill
Ft. Bragg announces a reinforced 82nd Airborne task force will airlift to Panama for a three day maneuver against a Caribbean Command battle group. More than 1,200 troops and 80 loads of heavy equipment will drop at Rio Hato and be airlanded near the assault zone. All units return by March 8.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Panama
Rio Hato
Panama City
Public Information Office
United States
Banyan Tree Ill
Edward L. Rowny
Baltimore
2Nd Airborne Battle Group
504Th Infantry
320Th Airborne Field Artillery
82Nd
Hay Barn Damaged By Fire In High Point
A fire damaged hay stored in a two story barn at 130 Hendrix St owned by J C Ingram. Fire officials said careless smoking likely started the blaze and noted sightseers and parked cars hindered fire response. No damage estimate available. A separate false alarm was reported near Harriss and Covington Hosiery Mill.
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High Point
Hendrix St
J. C. Ingram
Kivett Drive
Harriss and Covington Hosiery
Oak Street
Tribe Women Smoke Pipes in Southern Sudan
In the Lotuka people of southern Sudan men rarely use tobacco while women among the tribe regularly smoke pipes.
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Sudan
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