Death of David H Shepard Follows Prolonged Illness
Funeral services for David Henry Shepard 49 of 1504 Long Street were held Saturday at N Main Street Baptist Church with Rev Neil J Armstrong officiating. Pallbearers were Raymond Sechrest James Windham D C Ward Jack Jeffries W B Mitchell and George Grissett. Burial was in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Shepard died last Friday at 6 am after three years of declining health and a three month critical illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Henry Shepard
Long St
N. Main Street Baptist Church
Neil J. Armstrong
Raymond Sechrest
James Windham
D. C. Ward
Jack Jeffries
W. B. Mitchell
George Grissett
Floral Garden Park
Shepard
William Huffman of Lexington Dies at 74
William Plato Huffman, 74, of Lexington, died at Butner after a long illness. He was born in Catawba. He leaves his wife Welba Crofts Huffman, six daughters, three sons, two sisters, two brothers, and 15 grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Second Reformed Church. Burial at Mount Tabor Reformed Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
William Plato Huffman
Butner
Catawba
Welba Crofts Huffman
Raymond Jones
Charles Brandon
Silver Spring
Elizabeth Harris
Jesse Rose Jr
Lewis Dandy Jr
Roadhouse
Ill
Lois Wallace
Cincinnati
Paul Huffman
W. P. Huffman Jr
Joe Huffman
Cogin Station
George L. Huffman
D. C. Huffman Jr
Hickory
W. E. Warren
Oxford
Homer Shields
Charlotte
Second Reformed Church
Don Leonard
Billy Joe Leonard
Mount Tabor Reformed Church
HPC Graduate Dies At 31 In Durham
Leaksville, North Carolina. Louis Wesley Gilley, 31, of Winston-Salem died at 10 a.m. yesterday in the Veterans Hospital in Durham after a six week illness. A World War II veteran and High Point College graduate, he was office manager for a Winston-Salem discount firm. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Spray. Burial follows at Oakwood Cemetery near Spray. He is survived by his wife Bunny Stevens Gilley, a daughter Lee, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Munsey Gilley, four sisters and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Robert Scales Cromer
Route 1
Ed Durham
High Point
Mr. Cromer
Stokes County
E. L
Louisa Jane Rutledge Cromer
Arthur G. Monroe
E. C. Collins
Mount Airy
William Fowler
Elmo Cromer
Walnut Cove
R. Romeo Cromer
Harley G. Cromer
Winston-Salem
W. C
E. L. Cromer
D. C
D. C. Cromer of Winston-Salem; and One Sister, Mrs. J. L. Warner
Mount Olive Baptist Church
E. T. Sims
Harrison West
Church Cemetery
Leaksville
Louis Wesley Gilley
Winston - Salem
Veterans Hospital
Durham
Spray
Discount Corporation
High Point College
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Warwick Aiken
Oakwood
Bunny Stevens Gilley
Lee, Gilley
Munsey Gilley
Paul Carter
Madison
N. W. McCline Jr
Hopewell
Ralph Williams
Margaret Wilson
Harold Gilley
Vienna
Mrs. Annie Pen Uel Davis Dies At 80 In Burlington
Mrs Annie Penuel Davis 80 of Route 3 Burlington died in a local hospital at 8 05 p m after 15 years of failing health She was a native of Jones County and a member of the High Point Pentecostal Holiness Church Surviving are five daughters two sons a sister two brothers 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Services set for Glencoe Road Baptist Church Tomorrow at 2 30 p m burial in Pine Hill Cemetery Burlington Body in state 30 minutes
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Burlington
Annie Penuel Davis
Route 3
Jones County
High Point
Roy Massey
L. L. Davis
Hampton
Henry Davis
Goldsboro
Will Penuel
Thompson Funeral Held With Military Honors
Donald Wayne Thompson 21 died after long illness. Funeral service conducted at First Church of God with Rev. Arlo Newell officiating. Pallbearers included Edward Carroll Rex Dale Thompson Larry Solomon and Jerry Culler. Full military honors rendered by Pope Air Force Base at Floral Garden Park Cemetery in Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Wayne Thompson
First Church of God
Arlo Newell
Edward, Carroll
Rex
Dale Thompson
Larry Solomon
Jerry Culler
Pope Air Force Base
Floral Garden Park
Thompson
Veterans Hospital
Durham
Sister of Local Residents Dies in Forsyth County
Mrs. Mary Hutchens George aged 84 died at her Forsyth County home. Survivors include three brothers J E Hutchens W L Hutchens and I A Hutchens and a sister Mrs H R Ward of High Point. Funeral is at 2 p m tomorrow at Tabernacle Methodist Church near her home with interment in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hutchens George
Forsyth Coun
I. A. Hutchens
H. R. Ward
High Point
Tabernacle Methodist Church
Church
Mrs Sechrest Dies at 64 in Local Hospital
Cordie E Sechrest 64 widow of Fred A Sechrest died at High Point Memorial Hospital after two years of declining health. Born in Morehead Kentucky April 28 1893 she moved to High Point 53 years ago and was a South Side Baptist Church member. Surviving are six sons two sisters one brother two half sisters and ten grandchildren. Funeral set Tuesday at 2 30 pm from South Side Baptist Church with interment in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordie E. Sechrest
Fred A. Sechrest
High Point Memorial Hospital
Sechrest
Morehead
Vent
Victoria Evans
High Point
Kentucky
South Side Baptist Church
Winter Park
Fla
W. J. Yatel
Rock Hill
W. H. Barker
W. L. Smith
Friendly Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Branch St
Mrs. H. Agner Dies At 78 In Local Hospital
Laura Jane Agner age 78 of 2301 Palmer St died Sunday night at High Point Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. She was born in Rowan County July 29 1879 married Henry W. Agner in 1899 and lived in the community 42 years. Surviving are her husband six daughters five sons 27 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral said Tuesday at Sechrest Chapel with interment Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jane Agner
Palmer St
High Point Memorial Hospital
Agner
Rowan County
Iof Charles
Luetta Rame Misenheimer
Henry W. Agner
Providence Methodist Church
Conrad Memorial Baptist Church
Mary Justice
F. B. Barley
Centennial Ave
Roy Griffin
Winston-Salem
Fletcher Fields
Clarence Fraley
Bill Duggins
Dallas St
High Point
Carl Agner
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Hayden Agner
James Agner
Garrison Ave
Troy
Winfred Agner
Route 1
Jamestown
Ida Medlin
Florence
S. C
Elbhie Ellis
Kansas City
Charlotte
Sechrest Chapel
George Rich
James DeLoach
Floral Garden Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Dowdy Dies After Long Illness at 46
W G Dowdy 46 of 629 Westwood died just before 4 am in a local hospital after a five day stay. A hosiery salesman by trade, he was born March 13 1911 in High Point. He is survived by his wife Gladys Cates Dowdy a daughter Mrs Thomas A Lewis a son W G Dowdy two grandchildren a sister and two brothers. Funeral arrangements are pending at Yows Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G
Gale) Dowdy
Westwood
Mr. Dowdy
High Point
Allen C
Sarah Crisco Dowdy
First Baptist Church
Farriss-Andrews
Church Brotherhood
Gladys Cates
Thomas A. Lewis
Winston-Salem
Sonny) Dowdy
June McKinney
Ernest Dowdy
Wise
Earl Dowdy
Norfolk
Yow
Randolph Native Succumbs At 77
Julia Elizabeth Summey 77 of Route 1 Trinity died after a week long illness. A Randolph County native, she is survived by two sisters Mrs. R L Hunt and Mrs. Ira Summey of Route 1 Trinity. Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. today at Pierce Chapel Baptist Church with Elder D A O Bryant of Reidsville officiating. burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Julia Elizabeth Summey
Route 1
Trinity
Randolph County
R. L. Hunt
Ira Summey
Pierce Chapel Baptist Church
D. A. O’bryant
Reidsville
Furniture Market Opens with Antique Wood and Tufted Design
The market highlights a wide color range in upholstered pieces and a tufted back trend. Manufacturers expect a moderate market. January promotions reduced inventories and spurred buying, though large stockpiles are not anticipated. James Lees & Sons cut carpet prices by just under three percent, first wool carpet price move since a 1957 increase tied to late 1956 raw wool costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lees & Sons
Lees
Lees Action
Bridgeport
Mohawk Carpet
Bigelow
Exposition Building
Queen City Trailways
Carolina Trailways
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Neighbor Faces Auto Theft and Assault Charges in Thomasville
Leonard Terrell, 22, of Trinity Street, accused of stealing J. R. Henderson's 1954 car and attempting to run him down with a car at the Trinity Blair Street intersection. Terrell charged with larceny of an auto and assault with a deadly weapon. posted 1500 bond and is due in court next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Leonard Terrell
Trinity Street
Terrell
Trinity-Blair Street
J. R. Henderson
Henderson
Murder Case Hearing Set Against Benny McCauley
In Thomasville a first degree murder hearing was set this afternoon in Recorder's Court for 19 year old Benny Charles McCauley of Holly Street. He is jailed after allegedly firing a shotgun blast that killed 22 year old Joe Louis Redfearn at Redfearn's home last Thursday. Redfearn was buried yesterday at Wadesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Benny Charles McCauley
Recorder's Court
McCauley
Holly Street
Joe Louis Redfearn
Redfearn
Wadesboro
Dimes Drive Slows Pace At Wallburg
Wallburg residents paused traffic on Highway 109 as volunteers displayed balloons and a pan to collect March of Dimes donations. Onlookers gathered along the main street, trading balloons for coins in a lively charity drive mirroring the village’s busy public events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimes Drive
Wallburg
Highway 109
Wallburg High School
New Office Move For SHP License Tax Bureaus
The highway patrol, license bureau and state tax office moved to the old Elwood Cox residence from the county building basement. They operate on the second floor with back stairs for access and a new driveway planned from S Hamilton Street to the rear lot. Tax office hours are 8 am to 5 pm Mondays through Fridays and will close for a Winston-Salem meeting tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Drivers License Bureau
State Tax Office
Elwood Cox
W. S. McKinney
S. Hamilton Street
Green Street
State Clinic
Winston-Salem
Eisenhower Urges Tax Concessions and Debt Limit Hikes
Recovery is seen as continuing into the April June quarter with a turnaround point in the July September period. The administration repeats requests for a higher federal debt limit a one year extension of present tax rates and the farm program. It also backs Taft Hartley amendments tighter secondary boycotts housing credit loosening and small business tax relief while delaying major revenue loss concessions. The plan would make the Small Business Administration permanent and expand its loan powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Eisenhower
Small Business Administration
Davidson County Ministers Convene at Denton Meeting
The quarterly Davidson County Ministerial Association gathering met at Central Methodist Church Denton with about 142 ministers from 200 churches in attendance. Rev Fred A Duckett was installed president and Rev Ray C Stevens became secretary treasurer as discussions covered the upcoming Pastoral Care Clinic and Statewide Pastor's Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Davidson County Ministerial Association
Central Methodist Church
Fred A. Duckett
Charged in Chair City Knifing Case
In Thomasville Robbie Smith faces an assault with a deadly weapon charge after knifing her husband William Smith during a domestic dispute Saturday night. He is in critical condition after surgery. Robbie Smith was jailed with a black eye and minor injuries. other weekend arrests followed for public drunkenness and drunk driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
William Smith
Turner Street
Aed
Smith
Robbie
Eva Warner
Polk Street
Paul Varner
Fisher Ferry Street
Albert Leon Long
Long Street
Raleigh
Highway Patrol
Long
Warner
Two Rear End Collisions Reported In City Streets
Two rear end crashes were reported. At 6 p.m. Saturday on English Street a car driven by Fred Riddle 37 collided with a truck driven by James Nunn 36 causing $200 and $50 damages respectively and Riddle was charged with reckless driving. Another rear end collision occurred at 10 55 p.m. near Vail and Hilltop streets when Prentiss Turner 25 hit Melvin Dowdy’s auto after Dowdy pulled onto the east road. Dowdy’s damage was $150 and Turner's $300 with Turner charged by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Street
Fred Riddle
Winston Road
James H. Nunn
Bragg Street
English Court
Riddle
Prentiss Turner
Cliffside Street
Vail
Hilltop
Melvin Dowdy
Turner Auto
Dowdy
Turner
Life Insurance Executive To Speak Here
W H Holderness of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance will address the High Point Civitan Club at 12 15 p m tomorrow. He will discuss the life insurance industry in North Carolina and Jefferson Standard's role in the field. Members are urged to bring guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Holderness
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance
Greensboro
High Point Civitan Club
North Carolina
Jefferson Standard
Work Resumed On Rail Gates In Thomasville
Work resumed on crossing gates at a Thomasville rail crossing. The State Highway Commission and Southern Railway are funding the project, ending a pause since the start of the year. The crossing is considered one of North Carolina’s most dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
State Highway Commission
Southern Railway
Caroa
Driver On Bond In Police Car Collision Case
Thomasville 19 year old Dallas J. Hardy of Route 3 is free on 800 bond until Feb 3 Recorder's Court trial. He faces charges of driving drunk hit and run and driving without lights after his car allegedly struck a parked police car on Church Street injuring two officers Lt E Embry and Harvey Eddins who have recovered enough to return to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Dallas
J. Hardy
Route 3
Recorder's Court
Church Street
W. Embry
Harvey Eddins
Yanceyville Man Injured In Wreck
Thurman Beecher Davis twenty thirty year old resident injured when his car overturned on Highland Road near Bundy Road at about 9 45 p m. He sustained lacerations to the arm and head and rests comfortably at High Point Memorial Hospital. Passenger Jesse Daniels suffered slight head lacerations and was released after examination. No charges have been filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yanceyville
High Point Memorial Hospital
Thurman Beecher Davis
Highland Road
Bundy Road
Davis
Jesse Daniels
One-Week Superior Court Term Opens With Burgwynn
A one week criminal term of Superior Court opened at the County Building with Judge W. H. S. Burgwynn presiding. The docket features the trial of Daniel Roy Wright Jr. on breaking and entering and two Lake Street residents James Everett Smith and James Williar Connor on armed robbery. Wright was arrested Christmas Eve by local police at the State Clinic on E Green Street. The Lake Street youths are charged in the shotgun robbery of fruit stand operator Roy Tate in early December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
W. H. S. Burgwynn
Woodlang
Daniel Roy Wright Jr
Oakwood Court Apartments
Lake Street
James Everett Smith
James Williar Connor
Wright
State Clinic
E. Green Street
Roy Tate
Firemen Answer Pair Of Calls On Sunday
Fire alarms in the last 24 hours included a flooded oil circulator at Wayne Tr Mfg Co premises 111 Elm St. firefighters arrived 8:35 p m yesterday and monitored the heater until the surplus oil burned out with no damage. Earlier at 4:34 p m a grass fire in the 800 block of Hoover Street was extinguished with no property loss. Cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Tr Mfg. Co
Elm St
Hoover Street
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David H. Shepard
W. P. Huffman
HPC
Donald W. Thompson
W. G. Dowdy
Randolph
Furniture Market
Rial Methodist Church
Baptist
Chair City
Life Insurance
Angel Street
Main Street
N. Main ST
Merit Shoes
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