G O Wall Sr Dies At 71 In High Point
George O Wall Sr 71 of 321 Coltrane St died Saturday at 7 25 p m in High Point Memorial Hospital after years of declining health He was born November 9 1896 in Randleman survivor include two daughters Mrs Carl Cox and Mrs Jerome Duncan one Geo Wall Jr two grandchildren one brother A O Wall and one sister Mrs Charles Hayes funeral Monday 2 30 p m Cumby Chapel floral Garden Park Cemetery body at Cumby Mortuary tonight 7 9 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O. Wall Sr
Coltrane St
High Point Memorial Hospital
Randleman
George B
Mary Lineberry Wall
Wall
Golding Brothers
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
U. S
High Point
Missa Lewis
Carl
Helen) Cox
Nt Hall St
Jerome Duncan
Geo
Wall Jr
A. O. Wall
Miami
Fla
Charles Hayes
Rt. 3
Cumby Chapel
Beldonith
J. E. Nelson
Khat
Floral Garden Park
Cumby Mortuary
Feneral
Morgan Armstrong dies after surgery in Chicago hospital
Morgan M. Armstrong of Chicago Illinois died January 2 in a Chicago hospital shortly after surgery. His death was unexpected. Survived by a brother P O of 507 Raeford Street High Point. Funeral set for 11 AM at Chicags. The family will receive friends at 6345 Kenwood Avenue Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan M. Armstrong
Chicago
P. O
Raeford St
High Point
Kenwood Ave
Ill
Elder 84 dies after nursing home stay
Jesse Madison Elder 84 of Rt 1 Trinity died 1 45 pm Saturday at Thomasville Nursing Center where he had been a patient for three weeks He was born April 19 1883 in Randolph County son of John Haley and Martha Hill Elder He married Mamie Kennedy on December 31 1905 Surviving wife daughter Billie Bowman sister Nellie Warren Funeral 230 pm Monday at Hopewell Methodist Church with Rev Robert Whittie Burial in church cemetery Body to Sechrest Funeral Home on E Avenue remain 30 minutes before service Family at home Sunday 7 9 pm and at daughter's home 643 Wesley Dr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Madison Elder
Rt. 1
Trinity
Thomasville Nursing Center
Randolph County
John Haley
Martha Hill Elder
Mamie Kennedy
Mt. Vernon
Hopewell Methodist Church
Mamie Kennedy Elder
Ear L
Billie) Bowman
Wesley Dr
Nellie M. Warren
Olympia, Wash
Hopewell Ethodist Church
Robert Whittie
Sechrest Funeral Home
E. Avenue
Mrs McCoy Dies At 87 In High Point Residence
Mrs Ethel Bechtel McCoy 87 of 505 Colonial Dr High Point died at 9 15. Born December 29 1880 in Goshen Ind to Samuel and Mary Myers Bechtel she married Omer John McCoy in 1907 and he died in 1952. A 20 year resident of High Point she was a De Pauw College graduate and Kappa Kappa Gamma member. She leaves two nieces Mrs Donald D Nibblelink Brockport NY and Mrs Carlyle W Pickering Goshen Ind and two nephews Charles Bechtel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Bechtel McCoy
Omer John McCoy
McCoy
Goshen
Ind
Samuel
Mary Myers Bechtel
High Point
de Pauw College
Green Cassell
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Donald D. Nibblelink
Brockport
N. Y
Carlyle W. Pickering
Charles Bechtel
Funeral service for Mack Gordon Price in Pilot View Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mack Gordon Price aged 63 are set for Sunday at 2 p m at Pilot View Baptist Church with Rev H E Benfield officiating. Burial follows at Oakwood Cemetery. The body remains at Harold C Davis Funeral Home until moved to the church 30 minutes before the service. Price of 0 Old Thomasville Rd died Thursday afternoon at High Point Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Gordon Price
Pilot View Baptist Church
H. E. Benfield
Oakwood Cemetery
Harold C. Davis
Mr. Price
Old
Thomasville Rd
High Point Memorial Hospital
Weather Outlook Frosty With Snow Flurries Today
Local area forecast calls for snow flurries and rain likely today with a low in the low 30s and a high near 32. Tomorrow expects clear skies and cold temperatures with a 0 percent chance of precipitation tonight.
Rain Slows Police Activity Downtown Saturday
Rain slowed weekend police activity with slick streets and patches of ice. Five accidents occurred late Saturday with no injuries reported. Only a minimum number of arrests were made, despite names like J. McGill and Melvin Butler appearing in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming Eerth
Cerebral Palsy Drive Set for January 14 Day
James R. Spence announced Rae United will observe Cerebral Palsy Day on January 14 as part of the 1968 fund drive. About 800 volunteers will participate with residential chairmen Mrs. Lewis B. Haizlip and Mrs. Robert Smith leading solicitation. The 1968 goal is 12 000 dollars. Funds support local cerebral palsy programs and promotional efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Spence
Rae United
Spice
Lewis B. Haizlip
Robert Smith
Bathing Belief Through Medieval and Early Modern Eras
Fragmentary notes discuss evolving beliefs about bathing from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. The text references changing attitudes toward personal hygiene and health, but lacks complete detail or coherent argument.
Central High Reports Tests T Shirt Sales And Meet Results
Central High prepares juniors for a college board test next Saturday. The Keyettes start T shirt orders featuring a Bison and the school name for Central students only. Debbbie Bennett and Tommy Wright attend the Houston Invitational Debate Tournament after the Miami event. Wright and Loveland went 4-2, Bennett and Price also 4-2, both losing to the prior year's winners. The Bison beat Smith 53 to 29 and face Reynolds on Wednesday. The junior cench team remains undefeated after beating Reynolds, while the varsity at 2-6 visits Grimsley at the Coliseum tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Keyettes
Joe Loveland
Houston
Debbie Bennett
Alice Price
Bison
Smith High School
Reynolds High School
R. J. Reynolds
Grimsley
William Penn Notebook Opens Second Semester
William Penn marks the return of students with renewed energy as the year resumes. Mrs. Jones joins the English department replacing Mrs. Hill in Romance Languages after two years in Europe. Gil bert Harrington sustains a gymnasium injury. the Tigers face B. T. Washington High School of Reidsville on the court, setting a Penn scoring record at 100 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Penn
William Penn
Jones
Europe
Mrs. Hill
Gilbert Harrington
Bulldogs
B. T. Washington High School
Reidsville
Tigers
Southern railroads win support in freight rate dispute
The South hailed Justice Department action in the North South freight subsidy case. The department did not join appeals to reinstate an Interstate Commerce Commission order, signaling a shift toward federal South cooperation and equal treatment. The Northern railroads and ICC pursue Supreme Court review, with the Southern Governors' Conference planning to oppose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
South
Atlanta
Justice Rtment
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal District Court
Northern Railroads
United States Supreme Court
Northern
Southern Governors’ Conference
Three GTI Civil Tech Courses Reinstated
Guilford Technical Institute restores three evening and Saturday civil technology courses after student demand. Courses run surveying algebra trigonometry and drafting with Ray Dickson Jerry Callicut and Frank Angus teaching. First drafting class meets Monday with surveying and algebra trigonometry starting Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Dickson
Jerry Callicut
Frank Angus
Hicks
Ice Causes Randolph County Car Fatality
Randolph County records the area s first 1968 highway fatality after an icy Saturday. Percel Clifton Hammonds 62 of Fayetteville died at Randolph Hospital while riding as a passenger in a 1963 model car driven by Clifton Hammonds. The vehicle was struck by a 1966 pickup truck driven by John Carey Payne 80 of High Point whose skidding on ice led to a crossover collision. Russ Hammonds 11 was listed as injured while the driver suffered facial injuries. Patrolman Malpass said the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Hospital
Percel Clifton Hammonds
TOC
Lloyd Malpass
Clifton Hammonds
Fayetteville
John Carey Payne
Johnson St
High Point
Oncomin Hammonds
Payne
Russ Hammonds
Malpass
Two More Charged In Break-Ins
Asheboro youths questioned in a six county burglary ring break up by Randolph and Guilford deputies. Augusta C Velec 19 and Gerald L Whitehead 23 charged with breaking and entering larceny and receiving. Others named Richard A Trogdon 20 Harold E Burrows 18 Gray Roberts 24 and Larry Kindley 19 all of Asheboro also charged. A Guilford County witness aided deputies in cases spanning Randolph Guilford Montgomery Alamance Davidson and Forsyth Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph
Guilford
Augusta C. Velec
Gerald L. Whitehead
Montgome
Richard Alton Trogdon
Harold Eugene Burrows
Gray Roberts
Larry Kindley
Guilford County
Montgomery
Alamance
Davidson
Forsyth
Hairdryers on tanker to clean ice from portholes
In Seattle the ship's agent explains three hairdryers loaded aboard a tanker will be mounted on bridge portholes to blow salt spray and ice from the glass in bitter northern seas. He notes portholes are round like a woman's head and about the same size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Planning and Zoning considers multiple rezoning items
The Planning and Zoning Commission meets Monday at 7 30 p m in Room 200 to discuss rezoning requests along Hedgecock Road Lindsay Street and West Bay Avenue, preliminary subdivisions for Weaver Heirs and Fitzgerald properties, appointment of a Street Renaming Committee, and a freestanding sign for Towne Theatre pending council amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning and Zoning Commission
Richard C. Wright
D. S. Hedgecock
Mr. Hedgecock
Hedgecock Road
N. Main Street
Lindsay Street
West Bay Avenue
Boulevard
Charles R. Jarrell
Etta Wischum
Oris R. Weaver Heirs
E. Fairfield Road
Secrest Circle
R. F E. Fitzgerald
Eastchester Drive
N. Hamilton Street
Towne Theatre
East Parks Avenue
Kirkwood Street
K Mart-Northwood
Educator To Address PTA Meet At Tomlinson Elementary
Dr. Eldridge Tracy McSwain of UNC Greensboro will speak on The Child and His Emerging Future at a Tomlinson Elementary PTA meeting Tuesday at 7 30 PM. The event is open to the public and invites PTA members from other city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson
PTA
Eldridge Tracy McSwain
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
McSwain
Newberry College
S. C
Columbia University
Columbia
Northwestern University
Tomlinson Pta
Woman charged in liquor law violation in Randolph County
Joyce Mims of Franklinville was charged with possession and for sale of liquor and beer after a Randolph County Sheriff raid on her home Saturday night. She faces three counts in one warrant, with bond set at $400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Franklinville
Joyce Mims
Randolph County
Vocational Shop Nears Completion at Ragsdale High
Greensboro area education report notes the new vocational arts shop at Ragsdale High School, four classrooms plus shop area, nearly ready for use. The $147000 building awaits final inspection, with equipment ordered under state matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Ragsdale High School
Guilford County Board of Education
George Rottman
E. P. Pearce
Rottman
Western Guilford High School
Northwest High School
Southeast High School
Apri
Southern School High School
Pearce
Jamestown
John Hardy
Lee Holt
Woodyside
Northeast High School
Duke Clinic Offers New Serum to Save Rh Factor Babies
A Duke University clinic touts a serum named RhoGAM to prevent Rh incompatibility complications in unborn babies. The treatment aims to lower fetal death and brain damage from erythroblastosis fetalis, with broader use as trials progress and timing critical after delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Duke University
Duke
Roy T. Parker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duke Clinic
Ben Younger
Ige Wilbanks
Carlisle Crenshaw
North Carolina
Younger
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G. O. Wall Sr
Morgan Armstrong
Gop Gershwin
Carnegie Hall
World Almanac
Gershwin
And
Bess
Jesse Elder
M. G. Price
J. McGill
W. Green Drive
Melvin Butler
Tommy Wright
Glenda
JELLE
Saundra
Kendall
Guilford Technical Institute
Howard Hicks
Engineering Technology Department
Ice
Jim Hawkins
Enterprise
Pest
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp
Rhogam
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