Seven Piedmont Cities Look To Yadkin River For Water
Seven cities plus county officials form a renewed water committee and push a Yadkin River survey. The group, led by Victor Higgins and George Covington, weighs a pipeline and filtration plan with a 19 million dollar capital scope and federal-cost backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Seven Cities Water Committee
Yadkin
Warren, Powell and Hendon
Birmingham
Ala
H. H. Hendon
Horseback
Wallburg High to Present A Feudin Over Yonder
The senior class of Wallburg High School will stage a three act hillbilly comedy at 8 o clock tonight. The performance titled A Feudin Over Yonder aims to entertain the school and community with light humor and local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallburg High School
Deaths and Funerals Chester Coltrane Burgess
Funeral services for Chester Garfield Coltrane 59 are set for Friday at Ebenezer Methodist Church with three ministers officiating and burial in the church cemetery. He died in Scottsboro Alabama from injuries in an automobile accident. A native of Randolph County he formerly lived in Glenora and will be taken to his mother's home Friday morning. Funeral services for John Henry Burgess 78 were held at Hanes Lineberry Chapel Greensboro with Rev W L Bennet officiating. Burial followed at Lakeview Memorial Park. Pallbearers named Frank Burgess R J Burgess W J Burgess W C Bivins Harden Osborn Roy Stevens James Apple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester G, Coltrane
Chester Garfield Coltrane
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Frank Berry
Woodrow W. Robbins
Lexington Ave. Baptist Church
George Wallace
Allen Jay Baptist Church
Jennie Coltrane
High Point
Coltrane
Scottsboro
Ala
Randolph County
Glenora
John Henry Burgess
Route 6
Greensboro
Hanes-Lineberry Chapel
W. L. Bennet
Sixteenth St. Baptist Church
Buria
Lakeview Memorial Park
Frank Burgess
R. J. Burgess
W. J. Burgess
W. C. Bivins
Harden Osborn
Roy Stevens
James Apple
Foster West 53 Dies at Highland Road Home
Foster W. West of 1501 Highland Rd died at his home at 1 a m after months of declining health. He was born October 28, 1902 in Lumberton and worked 28 years at Highland Cotton Mills until 1955. Surviving: wife Ruthian Walters West, daughter Mrs. F W Nicks, sons Foster J. West and Edward E West, four brothers and three sisters, and three grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at Cloverdale Church of the Living God with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster W. West
Highland Rd
Lumberton
W. P
Lettie Byrd West
Highland Cotton Mills
Cloverdale Church of the Living God
Tte
Ruthian Walters
F. W. Nicks
High Point
Foster J. West
Edward E.west
U. S. Navy
French Morocco
North Africa
A. B. West
A. L. West
Lincolnton
Neil West
Bladenboro
Warren West Jr
P. A. Ward
Lawrence Wiggins
Cla.ton
Mary Trevethan
Steve Rising
R. F. Rising
Wilmington
Cloverdale Church of the
Worth R. Pugh
Eston Highfill
Austin Brady
State Conference
G. F. Overstreet
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Cumby-Orrell Mortuary
Mrs Hedgecock Kernersville Dies at 57
Mrs Helen Dunn Hedgecock 57 died at home in Kernersville at 12 45 am after a year of declining health. A Forsyth County resident 33 years she was born January 31 1898 to Walter and Parmesia Dunn. Survived by husband Parvie F Hedgecock two daughters Monroe Snow and P J Hedgecock a stepson R F Hedgecock a stepdaughter C P Hull and nine sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Dunn Hedgecock
Route 1
Kernersville
Forsyth County
Walter and
Parmesia Dunn
Parvie F. Hedgecock
Monroe Snow
P. J. Hedgecock
R. F. Hedgecock
C. P. Hull
Funeral services set for Mrs Martha Elizabeth Wood Weiss
Funeral services for 71 year old Mrs Martha Elizabeth Wood Weiss will be held Friday at 4 PM in the residence of her daughter Mrs Juanita Wyatt 1806 Trinity Road with Rev Woodrow W Robbins of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church officiating Interment follows at Oakwood Cemetery Pallbearers are Raymond Walker Theodore Caudle Jim Barnes Walter Shives Thurman Caudle and John Rich Mrs Weiss died Monday morning in Elkins West Virginia The body will be moved to 1806 Trinity Road this afternoon at 230 PM
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Elizabeth Wood Weiss
Juanita Wyatt
Trinity Rd
Woodrow W. Robbins
Lexington Ave. Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Raymond Walker
Theodore Caudle
Jim Barnes
Walter Shives
Thurman Caudle
John Rich
Two Brothers Remembered at Saint Delights Trinity Church
Funeral arrangements for two brothers and nine grandchildren were announced. The service is set for Friday at 2 30 PM at Saint Delights Trinity Church with Elder D B Williard officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery and the body will lie in state for a half hour before procession. The body will be taken to the family home this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint's Delight Trinity Church
D. B. Williard
P F Lambeth Dies in Hospital in Thomasville
Peter Frank Lin Lambeth 77 of Route 2 Thomasville died at City Memorial Hospital Thursday afternoon after five weeks of illness. Born May 10 1878 in Davidson County he lived in Conrad Hill Township 45 years. Survived by wife Hattie Gordon Lambeth two sons Deweerd and David one stepson Lacy Gordon two daughters Mrs Harvey Clodfelter and Mrs Marvin Bryant two half brothers Kenney Bryant Shaffer Lambeth one half sister Mrs Bessie Embler five grandchildren two step grandchildren and one step great grandchild. Interment in church cemetery after services at Free Pilgrim Church led by Rev George Burris and Rev R J Nifong. The body to home at 5 this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Peter Franklin Lambeth
Route 2
City Memorial Hospital
Mr. Lambeth
Davidson County
David
Betty Lambeth
Conrad Hill
Hattie Gordon Lambeth
Deweerd
David Lambeth
Lacy Gordon
Durham
Harvey Clodfelter
Marvin Bryant
Kenney Bryant
Shaffer Lambeth
Norfolk
Bessie Embler
Free Pilgrim Church
George Burris
R. J. Nifong
Forest City
Mrs Schoenfeldt Dies at Home on Edgeworth
Naomi Schoenfeldt 74 widow of Charles Schoenfeldt died at her Edgeworth home shortly before 5 30 am. She was born September 23 1881 in Knoxville Tennessee and moved to High Point thirty years ago from Grand Rapids Michigan. Survived by son Eugene, sisters Meda Moore and Belle Gault, brother John McLin and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements set for Friday at 2 30 pm from the funeral home conducted by Rev J P H Me of the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Schoenfeldt
Charles Schoenfeldt
Edgeworth
Schoenfeldt
Knoxville
Tenn
High Point
Grand Rapids
Mich
Brentwood Presban Church
Eisenhower seeks Senate consent for Walter York
President Eisenhower requests the Senate confirm Walter York for the High Point postmastership, with York currently serving as acting postmaster. York is one of three North Carolina nominees sent by Eisenhower, and he succeeded S. C. Clark in the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Senate
Walter York
High Point
York
North Carolina
S. C. Clark
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Victor Higgins
George L. Hundley
George L. Covington
John M. Gold
Winston-Salem
T. E. Hinson
Alabama
Hendon
Pratt and Davis
Hazen and Sawyer
New York
W. Cc. Olsen and Associates
Raleigh
Lexington
Burlington
Dick Culler
Church Street
Sears Parking
Office Equipment CO
Main ST
Willys
Lewis Motor Company
S. Wrenn Street
High Point, N. C
Highland Road
Hedgecock
Elizabeth Weiss
Piedmont Lodge
Robert D. Millar
Woodroe
F. Haywood
Harris Pharmacy
Val Charlie Lavender
W. H. Fowler City
W. Commerce
P. F. Lambeth
A. F
A. M
Benjamin Moore
Ward ST
Stelen
Stelen’s
South Main
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