Deaths and Funerals for Joshua Mack Creech
Joshua Mack Creech died Sunday at 11:55 a.m. in High Point Memorial Hospital after years of declining health. Funeral services were held yesterday at 2:30 p.m. at Sech Rest Chapel led by Rev. Worth Pugh and Rev. S. H. Peters. Interment followed in Springfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were W. H. Slack, C. B. Purdue, L. J. Sykes, and G. C. Cecil of 2323 English St.
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Joshua Mack Creech
Sechrest Chapel
Worth Pugh
Cloverdale Church
High Point Memorial Hospital
Funeral services held for William Robert Grant in Thomasville
William Robert Grant 34 died after a brief illness and was honored at a Baptist service yesterday at 2 pm led by Rev. R H Kelly and visiting ministers Rev Jurney and Rev Charlie C Paul. Pallbearers included Raleigh York Charlie Cline William Gilmore Buddy Swink Fred Dennis and Russell Bruce. Interment followed in the family plot at the church cemetery. He resided at 122 Haygood St and died after a sudden illness at City Memorial Hospital.
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Thomasville
William Robert Grant
Oe Baptist Church
R. H. Kelly
Geb Dury
City Memorial Hospital
Band Director's Father Dies In West Virginia
R H Carter 86 died Monday night at Oak Hill Hospital Mt Hope following a stroke two weeks earlier He is father of David L Carter director of the High Point High School Band Funeral services set for Mt Hope Baptist Church tomorrow
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R. H. Carter
Oak Hill Hospital
Mt. Hope
W. Va
Carter
David L. Carter
High Point High School
Mt. Hope Baptist Church
Injured Children Resting Comfortably After Bus Bar Injury
In Thomasville two children, a seven year old and an eight year old, were hurt when an iron bar from a parked truck pierced a school bus door. Rebecca Mills and others suffered injuries including a broken arm and concussion and were taken to Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem where Mills Home sources say they would stay under care.
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Thomasville
Mills
Nenecca Jacobs
Michael McDonald
Rebecca
Concus Baptist Hospital
inston-Salem
Realty Transfers in High Point Township and Jamestown
Real estate records show transfers from Max L. Meeks to B. M. Sheffield of Hillsdale addition and from Jerry P. Slanter to Joe F. Lambeth of Peples Realty Co. Also Lafayette Moffitt to Lam beth and Wardell to Lambeth both involve North Park lots. Cavarnos to Mary Ershler covers Mangum Avenue. Forest C. Hughes and wife transfer two Riverside Park lots to Joseph L. Green and wife in Jamestown Township.
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High Point Township
Max L. Meeks
B. M. Sheffield
Hillsdale Addition
Jerry P. Slanter
Joe F. Lambeth
Lot of Peoples Realty Co
Lafayette Moffitt
North Park
L. W. Wardell
C. Schultheiss
P. B. Cavarnos
Mary P. Ershler
Mangum Avenue
Jamestown Township
Forest C. Hughes
Joseph L. Green
Riverside Park
Funeral Services for Mrs Annie Berry Wade
Funeral services were held in the Sechrest Chapel at 4 p.m. with Dr. Roy E. Watts officiating. Interment followed in Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kinney Smith James Boykin Jack Hendrick William York Henry Floyd and J O House. Mrs Wade age 79 of 414 Walnut Street died Saturday at 3 p.m. in High Point Memorial Hospital after three weeks of illness and eight days in the hospital.
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Annie Berry Wade
Sechrest Chapel
Roy E. Watts
First Presbyterian Church
Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery
Kinney Smith
James Boykin
Jack Hendrick
William York
Henry Floyd
J. O. House
James C. Beck, Davidson Native, Dies In Maryland
James Curtis Beck 73 of Baltimore Maryland died at his son Raymond Beck's home in Baltimore after a sudden heart attack. A Davidson County native he once operated jewelry stores in Thomasville and Lexington. Survived by wife Mary Wallace son Raymond and three grandchildren. Body returning to J C Green & Sons Funeral Home for funeral arrangements.
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Thomasville
James Curtis Beck
Baltimore
Raymond Beck
Beck
Davidson County
Lexington
Martha Emaline Curry
Mary Wallace
Raydren
Civitan Club Hears Bob Snider On Value Of A Smile
High Point Civitan members heard Bob Snider discuss the importance of a smile in today’s fast pace. The Twilight Civitan Club of High Point will charter Friday at the Sheraton Hotel with all International officers expected. Attendance prizes went to Tom Shelton and Bill Ervin, with Clarence Wagner presiding in Reece Felts’ absence.
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High Point Civitans
Bob Snider
Twilight Civitan Club of
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Civitan International
Tom Shelton
Bill Ervin
Clarence Wagner
Reece Felts
Board Sets Hearings On Gas Station Reopenings
The city board of adjustment will hear two requests tomorrow afternoon. Spur Oil Co. seeks to reopen a station in a residential zone at an unspecified Main Street site. B F Goodrich rep Andy Frady seeks to reopen at 1604 N Main St for a fire and service store. both sites need board approval.
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Main Street
City Board of Adjustment
J. B. Lovelace
Spur Oil Co
Andy Frady
B. F. Goodrich Co
N. Main St
Board of Adjustment
High Pointer Picked Up On Court Order
THOMASVILLE R C Ship Point was arrested in Asheboro yesterday on a capias for larceny and receiving. He is charged with taking copper wire from Duke Power Co in January and did not appear for a hearing. Shipwash detained in jail on $600 bond to hear before Judge L Roy Hughes in Recorder's Court Friday. Don Crawford a former Thomasville resident was arrested in Yadkinville yesterday on an instanter capias for abandonment and fan support. Capias had been outstanding since May 20, 1955. Crawford detained to be given a hearing March 1.
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Thomasville
R. C. Ship- Point
Asheboro
Duke Power Co
Shipwash
L. Roy Hughes
Recorder’s Court
Don Crawford
Yadkinville
Crawford
Baptists Plan 9 Day Chain Of Prayer
In Randolph County Baptist churches a nine day prayer chain opens with a rally at First Baptist Asheboro led by Dr. Ralph A. Herring. The period runs 7 30 p m Friday to 7 30 p m Sunday March 10 17 and precedes an evangelistic crusade led by Rev George Dowd.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
First Baptist Church
Ralph A. Herring
Winston
Dr. Herring
E. W. Price Jr
George Dowd
Deadline Approaches For Soil Bank in Davidson County
Davidson County farmers race to sign soil bank agreements as county ASC notes signed contracts cannot be altered after the deadline. Several producers reportedly intend to sign but have yet to complete the process.
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Davidson County
ASC
Polio drives yield strong results in Davidson County schools
Davidson County schools report solid January polio drives. Fair Grove seventh grade teacher Ray Bevan led the effort with a county total of $1,070 reported by Pilot School principal W. Lemmons. Denton School contributed $1,503, while Oris Thompson’s fourth grade class of 32 won the school contest and led county funds.
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Davidson County
Ray Bevan
Fair Grove
Aeace
W. R. Lemmons
Lot School
W. 0. Jones
Denton
Oris Thompson
Pilot Waterline stock sold at mass meeting
At a Pilot School community meeting in Thomasville residents subscribed over $12 000 in Pilot Waterline Inc stock. About 50 to 60 people purchased four shares or joined the water group while county education authorities backed the project. Total stock near $27 000 with plans for an eight inch line to the school area and a six inch line to Richfork Church, costs estimated at $32 000 and 8 000 to 10 000 respectively. President Paul Burton spoke on the project.
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Thomasville
Pilot School
Pilot Waterline, Inc
Water Group
County Board of Education
County Board of Commissioners
O Pormunity
Richfork Church
Paul Burton
North Carolina Holds Second Spot in Southern Baptist Convention
North Carolina remained the second largest state in the Southern Baptist Convention in 1956 with 828,736 members in 3,221 churches. The southern body totaled 8,708,823 members in 30,834 churches, with gifts to all causes at 372,136,675 dollars and NC church gifts at 34,891,859 dollars.
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Thomasville
North Carolina
Southern Baptist Convention
Sunday School Board
Nashville
Doan's Pills Promise Fast Relief for Headache and Pain
A vintage ad touts Doan's Pills offering fast relief from headaches and muscular pains with eight claimed actions. It emphasizes rapid action within 5 ways and invites buyers to ask for a new large size to save money.
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Doan
Jamestown Rotary hears safety talk on highway wrecks
Jamestown Rotarians heard Roy H. Taggert of the Gov Hodges Safety Council describe the instant of an automobile wreck. Coy Putnam chaired, Bill Payne stood in for president Charlie Turner, and Ronnie Salmon was installed as Junior Rotarian for the coming month. Visitors included T A Wilson Glenn Crighfield Sam Wiley Ernest McCall Linville Manning and Jack Sharpe. New Englanders and Westerners are the heaviest coffee drinkers in the United States.
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Jamestown
Roy H. Taggert
Gov
Luther Hodges
Linville Manning
The
High Point
Constipated? New laxative promises overnight relief
A promotional pitch touts Cotonarm as a gentle, effective laxative that stimulates bulk to the colon, relieves chronic constipation overnight, and is safe during pregnancy. It claims superior absorption, no gagging or bloating, and offers a 2 tablet package at 98 for two, with less than 2c per tablet.
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James C. Beck
Davidson
Maryland
J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home
Civitan Club
Snider
West Lexington
Trami Wurst Kipper Fresh
Kei
and Pumpernicks
Frank
Ifurters
Kdi
Knuch
Ids
Lox
Baptists
N.C. Baptists
Barin
H.C
H. C. Little
Lamb’s Heating CO
S. Main St
Koonts-Mcghee Drug CO
Rotary
United States
St.Joseph
Erick
Pout Ben Bey
Isenhour
Taylor Clay Products
Salisbury, N.C
CE Moet
Lic
Firestone
Westinghouse Electric
Crosley Refrigerator
Firestone Automatic
Roper Gas Range
Zenith
T.V. Firestone
T.V
Firestone Stores
Colonaid
Church ST
United States Testing Co
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