Deaths and Funerals feature local citizens and survivors
Morris Field 71 is described as a blind salesman of 204 English Street who died at High Point Memorial Hospital after several days illness. He is survived by a New York City brother and nieces and nephews. funeral Monday at 3 p m at Sechrest Funeral Home with Oakwood Cemetery burial. John Thomas Suits 80, former High Point merchant, died Friday. services held at Fairfield Methodist Church with Rev. A T Tuttle and Rev. D D Broome. burial in Fairfield Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. choir and solo performances noted. Andy G Merrilees, 58, professional golfer born in Scotland, died in Durham after major surgery. funeral Sunday at Clyde Kelly Funeral Chapel. interment New Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving: wife, daughter in Durham, three brothers in Scotland, sister in New Zealand.
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Morris Field
English Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Dora Field
Jack Field
New York City
Sechrest Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Joan Thomas Suits
John Thomas Suits
Roseville
High Point
Fairfield Methodist Church
D. D. Broome
Fairfield Cemetery
G. H Weant
Clay Gilbreath
G. T. Ward
Edgar Coltrane
Andy G. Merrilers
Durham
Andy G. Merrilees
Rham
Clyde Kelly
Broad Street
William Dennis
New Maplewood Cemetery
Merrilees
Scotland
America
Lake Champlain
N. Y
Fayetteville
Shelby
Parisbury
Wilmington
Ernester Jr
Sixth Street
New Zealand
Kernersville Carpenter Killed By Train Collision
A Kernersville carpenter Seymour C. Albert was killed when a Southern Railway diesel train struck his car at a crossing. The car was bent around the engine and dragged about a half mile before stopping. investigation unlikely to file charges yet.
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Kernersville
Southern Railway
Seymour C. Albert
Albert
Harrys Hat Is History in Kansas History Vault
The Panama hat worn by President Harry Truman, used in 1950, has become property of the Kansas State Historical Society. The gift from Frank Hodges of Olathe includes the president's signature and was given by lum ber man and brother of former Governor George Hodges, who served from 1913 to 1915.
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Topeka
Kas
Harry Truman
Kansas State Historical Society
Frank Hodges
Olathe
George Hodges
Kansas
Alaska's principal minerals list includes major metals
The article states Alaska's key minerals are gold coal silver mercury copper antimony lead platinum tin tungsten and zinc, highlighting a diverse mineral base across several metal categories.
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Alaska
Bible Test Exposes Woman in $200 Dutch Oven Heist
In Charleston North Carolina police use a Bible balance test on Beatrice Davis after two suspects denied involvement in a $200 theft at the Dutch Oven restaurant. The Bible allegedly moved only for Davis, who confessed and led to recovery of the money. Magistrate Herron ordered the suspect held for a higher court.
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Peter
Saint Paul
Charles Lowe
Beatrice Davis
Gene Herron
North Carleston
Beatrice
Herron
North Area
Nania Harrison
Lowe
Thee
Pressure claims in Mecklenburg politician vote on Powell bill
Two Mecklenburg County representatives said they faced pressure from the highway commission to oppose the Powell street aid bill. The highway commission denied exerting any pressure. The report also notes spruce budworm damage to multiple pine and fir species and that aerial spraying has helped control the pest.
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Raleigh
Mecklenburg County
Highway Commission
Powell Street
High Way Commission
North Carolina Loses Point In Pelley Case
In Noblesville Indiana on February 24 William Dudley Pelley won another point in his bid to avoid a North Carolina prison term as a habeas corpus trial denial blocked a new hearing. North Carolina seeks a five year sentence for securities law violation tied to a suspended term.
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Noblesville
Ind
William Dudley Pelley
North Carolina
Tom R. White
Pelley
Silver Shirts
Amendment Ratification Moves Across States in 1954 Push
The proposed two term presidency amendment shows varied progress. Utah and Arizona report committee or senate activity with no rush prospects. Oklahoma anticipates action within weeks. States listed with ratified dates span Maine to California, noted with backstory from 1947 onward.
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Utah
House
Senate
Arizona
Oklahoma
Gorston Murray
Congress
Chyrch
Truman
Maine
Michigan
Iowa
Kansas
New Hampshire
Oregon
Ilinois
Delaware
Vermont
California
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Ohio
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Missouri
Connecticut
New York
Virginia
Mississippi
South Dakota
North Dakota
Louisiana
Air raid alert sounds in Panama Canal Zone over unidentified plane
AMR ALERT Balboa Panama Canal Zone reports sirens for about 50 minutes after a unidentified airplane flew high near Gatun at the Atlantic end. A spokesman for the U S Caribbean defense command said the alert was sounded nationwide. In other news two small mammals the water shrew and long tailed shrew were found south of West Virginia in the Smoky Mountains National Forest.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
Gatun
Atlantic
U. S. Caribbean Defense Command
Westirginia
Ee Smoky Mountains
Two Arrested In Mail Theft In Greensboro
In Greensboro on February 24, two Black men were arrested after stealing a first class mail sack from the mail terminal. Eugene Alexander, 38, and John Barnes, 29, both of Freeman Mill road, were jailed in Guilford County on $5,000 bond each for robbery of the mails. The bag, found near Alexander’s Curtis Street home, held 700 to 1,000 intact letters. the pair reportedly cut the sack and burned some letters searching for money, with the exact amount unclear.
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Greensboro
Fred M. Lomax
Guilford County
Lomax
Eugene Alexander
John Barnes
Freeman Mill Road
Alexander
Curtis Street
Turquoise trade eyed by New Mexico tribes
Several Indian tribes of New Mexico consider the turquoise market and its impact on regional crafts, ceremonial use and commerce. Local leaders discuss sourcing, valuation and cultural significance amid evolving trade networks.
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New Mexico
H-Bomb Plant Sited as Alabama Location Rumor
The Birmingham News reports an undisclosed Alabama site is being considered for a huge H-bomb plant. Authorities claimed the information was authoritative though the location remains unnamed.
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Birmingham
Birmingham News Tonight
Alabama
Sedition Conviction Will Be Appealed to Indiana Supreme Court
The defendant argues returning to North Carolina would breach federal parole terms. Prosecutor Frances Neal states the conviction will be appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court.
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North Carolina
Frances Neal
Indiana Supreme Court
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Betty Johnson
Benson
Virginia McFarland
Goldsboro
Margaret Holland
Frances Smith
Roaring Gap
Nancy Maples
Sally Massengil
Johnson City
Tenn
Edna Earle Wolfe
Mount Olive
Peggy Hull
Charlotte
Guy Morris Field
Nash
Jewelry & Loan CO
N. Main Street
Edith L. Fisch
Federal
Columbia University
International
Harry's
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Willowbrook St
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AMR
Ron
Sam
Anny
Fisher
Chevrolet
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