Court records reveal multiple local cases and continuances
A 17 year old, Jesse James Phil, faced a throat-cutting charge at the bus station with a Jan 31 continuation as his trial date. Details on his home life and his mother Vergie are examined by Judge MacRae. Additional cases include theft and breaking and entering involving Lonnie, Clara Cox, and guards against J. Garner. suspensions issued for assault and drunkenness. and sentences suspended for Mary Jane Stevenson, Della Deberry, Ted Welbern, Teella Wheeler, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse James Phil
Edward v. Camp Mackall Para
D. C
MacRae
Vergie
Oea
Phillips
Thomasville
Jackson
Phil
Navy
Unti
Dorris Street
Jon Kelly
Clara Coxts
Lonnie
J. D. Garner
Garner
Calloway
Mary Jane Stevenson
Della Deberry
Ted Welbern
Ella Church
Jack Landreth
Rt. 3
Greensboro
Wardell
Greensboro Road
Ttella Wheeler
Battleground Avenue
Pastor Pleased With Spirit Shown In Church Crusade
The First Evangelical and Reformed church held a Crusade For Christ meeting with 27 teams receiving instructions for the plan to boost Sunday worship attendance. Pastor Rev. Hoy L. Fesperman praised the spirit and cooperation evident, calling it an inspiration for ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hoy L. Fesperman
Bowling Infant Passes At Local Hospital
Henry Wayne Bowling five aide of San died at a local hospital this morning after illness since Thursday. Born August 23 1944 in High Point he was the son of James H and Lena Revels Bowling. Surviving are the parents a sister Norma Jean Bowling and grandparents Mr and Mrs James H Bowling of Fuquay Springs and J H Revels of Fuquay Springs Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 from Baptist Row Church Fuquay Springs with burial in the church cemetery The body will remain at Koonce Funeral Home until Tuesday when it will be taken to the grandparents home in Fuquay Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wayne Bowling
San
High Point
James H
Lena Revels Bowling
Redding Street
Norma Jean Bowling
James H. Bowling
Fuquay Springs
J. H. Revels
Baptist Row Church
Uay Springs
Koonce
City seeks surplus federal gear bill for Raleigh hearing
City officials including Roy S. Braden T C Kirk man and possibly Henry A. Yancey head to Raleigh for a Senate hearing on a local bill allowing municipalities to buy surplus Army and Navy equipment without bids. The act would raise the $1,000 limit and let cities procure gear through federal channels, potentially reducing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Braden
T. C. Kirkman
Henry A. Yancey
Greensboro
Raleigh
Senate Committee On
Senate
Joe Blythe
Charlotte
Army and Navy
Federal
Penny
Guilford
Carlyle
Forsyth
Till
Funeral Rites for Mrs Rickel and Boy Die in Local Deaths
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mildred Liresta Rickel 83 widow of A J Rickel at J W Sechrest & Son chapel with Rev Wilson von and Dr C E Rozzelle officiating. Interment followed in Oakwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers included David Cauble F H Morris W G Kirkman J E Beamon Mason E Brown C L Russell. Also funeral services for Bobby Joe Joyce seven were held at Vickery Methodist Church with music by Lois Hohn Flora Hohn and Ruth Coletrane. Interment was at the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Liresta Rickel
A. J. Rickel
Help Home
West Bay Street
J. W. Sechrest & Son
Wilson Eevon
First Met
C. E. Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Oakwood Memorial Park
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
David Cauble
F. H. Morris
W. G. Kirkman
J. E. Beamon
Mason E. Brown
C. L. Russell
D. A
T. M. Stanton
O. E. Kearns
R. B. Moore
Walter Dickens
J. H. Pritcard
Picket
Bobby Joe Joyce
J. D. Joyce
Vickery Methodist Church
J. A. Lowder
R. L. Smith
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Lois Hohn
Flora Hohn
Ruth Coletrane
Coy W. Hennis
Harry Lee Hennis
Joe Kirkman
Larry Armfield
Funeral for John R. Purcell in Springfield Friends Church
Funeral services for John R. Purcell aged 59 who died suddenly of a heart attack at his home on Ward Street were held this afternoon at Springfield Friends Church at 3 o clock. The service was conducted by Dr C Excelle Rozzelle and Tom Alderman Sykes. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John RR
Purcell
John R. Purcell
Ward Street
Springfield Friends Church
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Tom Alderman Sykes
Thomasville
Oakwood Cemetery
Kennedy 57 Dies at Sister’s Home in Thomasville
Roscoe Conklin Kennedy 57, longtime Davidson county resident, died Sunday afternoon at his sister Mrs. Carl C. Cecil’s home near Thomasville after an extended illness. Born November 21, 1887, he was the son of the late J. C. Kennedy and Louretta Sledge Kennedy. Survivors include his daughter Mrs. Ira Jones of Burlington and three brothers Jacob M. Kennedy E. M. Kennedy and John G. Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Roscoe Conklin Kennedy
Davidson County
Carl C. Cecil
Fe Ean
J. C. Kennedy
Louretta Sledge Kennedy
Ira Jonés
Burlington
Jacob M. Kennedy
E. M. Kennedy
John G
Mrs. Sarah Jane Johnson 74 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Sarah Jane Johnson 74 a longtime resident of 401 Kenedy Street died Sunday at 6 30 am after a year long illness. She was born in Davidson County August 8 1870 daughter of Henderson and Mollie Cross and married to J J Johnson about 54 years ago. Survived by two sons Herbert of High Point and Grady of Lexington Rt 6 two daughters Alma Stuart and Mayme Johnson both of High Point two brothers E W Cross of Salisbury J C Cross of High Point two sisters Mrs Marvin Carrick and Mrs Frank Tysinger both of Lexington six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was a member of Green Street Baptist Church. Funeral Tuesday at 3 pm at Green Street Baptist Church conducted by Rev Copastor and Rev R R J Pastor of West End Baptist Church. Interment in cemetery. The body to be moved to the late residence this afternoon at 3 pm remaining until 2 pm Tuesday afternoon when moved to church to lie in state until service time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Jane Johnson
Kenedy Street
Davidson County
Henderson
Mollie Warford Cross
J. J. Johnson
Herbert Johnson
High Point
Grady Johnson
Lexington
Alma Stuart
Mayme Johnson
E. W. Cross
Salisbury
J. C. Cross
Marvin Carrick
Frank Tysinger
Green Street
Oakwood Memorial Park
Beverly H. Bradner Dies at 72 in City Home
Beverly H. Bradner 72 prominent citizen died at his main street home after a stroke and long illness begun January 3 He was a Pittsylvania County native who moved here 38 years ago and owned several businesses before joining Fred Ingram Furniture Co Survived by wife Pearl Saunders two daughters two sons and a brother funeral plans announced with services at Lindsay street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly H. Bradner
Mr. Bradner
Pittsylvania County
William H
Catherine E. Doss Bradner
Pin-Hook
Bradner and Davidson
Bradner and
York
Beverly Hardware Co
Fred Ingram Furniture Co
Bradner
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Ada V. Ferguson
Pearl S. Saunders
S. J. Snyder
Raymond Hutchins
Beverly H. Bradner, Jr
Roy Bradner
City
Long W
Howard Bradner
City Officials Plan Talks With Moody's In New York
D. M. Ellinwood of Moody's Investors Service will host a February 1 meeting with City Manager Roy Braden and a delegation including City Auditor Lake Crowe and other city officials to discuss Moody's rating of the city's finances. The aim is a better rating ahead of issuing 3,335,000 dollars in refunding bonds, potentially lowering interest costs. Scot land county cotton winner D D Wilkinson reported 1210 pounds lint per acre on five acres and 787 pounds per acre average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Ellinwood
Moody's Investors Service
New York
Roy 5. Braden
Moody Service
Braden
Lake Crowe
Grover Jones
Arnold J. 4
J. G. Groome
Council Finance Committee
D. D. Wilkinson
Scotland
Funeral services for Mrs. Welborne and relatives noted
The body was returned to Mrs. Carl Cecil’s home this morning at 10 30. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Pine Woods Methodist Church at four o'clock with interment in the family plot at the church cemetery. Survivors include Mrs L T Welborne and Mrs Carl Cecil of route one and Mrs G H Regan of route one along with Guilford College and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nedy
Thomasville
L. T. Welborne
Carl C. Cecil
G. H. Regan
Guilford College
Carl Cecil
Pine Woods Methodist Church
Dr J H Barnhardt Dies Former Shelby Pastor
Funeral services for Dr J H Barnhardt 71 former Wesley Memorial Methodist pastor Shelby will be held at Central Methodist Shelby at 430 pm conducted by Rev Paul Hardin Jr Rev J S Gibbs and Rev R M Hauss Burial in Sunset Cemetery He served 43 years in the Methodist ministry including First Methodist Marion since retirement in 1942 He died Sunday morning in a Shelby hospital He was born February 22 1873 in Mt Pleasant and leaves a large family including wife Bertha and children Banks Wilson Max L Barnhardt Margaret Barnhardt plus siblings and inlaw survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Barnhardt
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Shelby
Central Methodist
Paul Hardin, Jr
J. S. Gibbs
R. M. Hauss
Sunset Cemetery
Earnhardt
Methodist Church
Cabarrus County
Mt. Pleasant Military Academy
Trinity College
Western North Carolina
Gastonia
Wesley Memorial Church
Wesley Memorial Church, Dr. Earnhardt
Central Church
Asheville
Main Street
Reidsville
Tryon Street
Trinity Church
Charlotte
West Market Street
Greensboro
First Methodist Church
Salisbury
Winston- Salem
North Carolina Conference
Grace Street
Wilmington
Rockingham
Alos
Raleigh
General Conference
The
Duke University
Emory University
Barnhardt
Hattie Misenheimer
Mt. Pleasant
Banks Wilson
Max L. Barnhardt
Durham
Margaret Barnhardt
Winston-Salem
Bertha Reinhardt
J. O. Barnhardt
Concord
Frank Barnhardt
Oakboro
Carl Miller
Florence Barnhardt
Lanord
Powell Succumbs To Poison Drink In Charlotte Home
Thomas R. Powell aged 43 died at 605 East Green Street after drinking two thirds of a bottle of bathing alcohol. His wife reported a late change in his condition and an ambulance carried him to the hospital where he was announced dead by Dr. L. L. Wilkinson. Funeral services were held at 8:30 a m from Koonce Funeral Home with Dr. C E Rozzelle officiating. burial followed at Floral Garden Cemetery. Powell is survived by his wife, four daughters Ruth Betty Jo Ann Patsy and Billy all of Charlotte, his mother Hattie Powell and three sisters Mrs Herbert Moore Mrs J T DeLamar and Mrs Arthur Mowery of Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Powell
East Green Street
Mr. Powell
Koonce
Fairfield County
S. C
Sam and
Hattie Melton Powell
Misses Ruth Powell
Betty Powell
Jo Ann Powell
Patsy Powell
Billy Powell
Hattie Powell
Herbert Moore
J. T. DeLamar
Charlotte
Arthur Mowery
Salisary
the Koonce Funeral Home
C. E. Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Floral Garden Cemetery
Illness Fatal To Lillian Thrift At Home Here
Miss Lillian Waide Thrift twenty one of High Point Rt four died at her home Sunday morning after a year long illness. Born October thirteen nineteen twenty three in Guilford County she was daughter of John R and Lillie Shutt Thrift. Survived by parents a sister Margaret Thrift a brother Pvt John R Thrift U S Army in India grandmothers Elizabeth Thrift Winston Salem and Mary Shutt of Winston Salem. Funeral services set for Monday at four oclock from First Baptist Church with Rev Wilbur Hutchins and Rev O L Easter officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Body moved to residence earlier today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Waide Thrift
Kivett Drive
Rt. 4
Guilford County
John R
Lillie Shutt Thrift
John R. Thrift
Margaret Thrift
High Point
Pvt
U. S. Army
India
Elizabeth Thrift
Rt. 1
Mary Shutt
Winston-Salem
First Baptist Church
Bryce Commercial College
Wilbur Hutchins
O. L. Easter
Lebanon Methodist Church
Oakwood
Becket Slaying Suspects Face Court Actions And Bail
Hugh Gibson, held for murder conspiracy in the Becket home slaying near High Point, returns from Reidsville Ga, after a Georgia sentence commuted for trial. Henry Agner granted 35000 bail. cannot post. Others held include Sam Thompson Lacy Salmon and Clarence Norris in the Beck case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Story
Ray Nance
J. W. Donovant
Reidsville
Hugh Gibson
Bob Beck
Gibson
Georgia
Henry Hardie Agner
H Hoyle Sink
Greensboro
Glenn Henderson
Agner
Norman Boren
Dunn
Clarence Norris
Raymond
Groundhog) Bennett
Triange Lake
Higant
Old Trolley Wire To Be Salvaged
Duke Power Company will salvage about two miles of overhead trolley wires still hanging over city streets since trolley days. The wires will likely be used for war effort, possibly to help kill enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Power Company
James Young Arrested In Incidence Case
James Young age 45 wood yard operator arrested at 802 Cross Street on a charge of carnal knowledge of 14 year old Cora Bell Gilliams. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Preliminary hearing scheduled in Municipal court Wednesday. Police say the case followed a lengthy investigation and the girl had given mixed statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Young
Cross Street
Cora Bell Gilliams
Young
County Extension Serv ice Reaches Most Homes in State
County farm and home agents of the State College Extension Service reached nine of ten farm families with extension information last year and 96,045 non farm families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farm and Home
The
State College Extension Service
Young Virginia Boy Appointed U S Naval Midshipman
In the 19th century Samuel Barron of Virginia received an appointment at age two as a midshipman at the U S Naval Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Barron
Virginia
U. S. Naval Academy
Thieves break into Guilford Parlor Furniture plant
Police report break in at the Guilford Parlor Furniture plant located at 404 Tate Street. Thieves stole a quantity of upholstery storing material sometime Saturday night or Sunday, according to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford Parlor Furniture Company
Tate Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Judge MacRae
Sician
Albert’s
South Main
Sreetl Ses CO. Setemt Sicr
Benjamin Moore
Hedgecock Lumber CO
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Burns
George
WBIG
Wachovia Bank
Kirkman
Rickel
Bobby Joyce
R.C. Kennedy
B. H. Bradner
Dr. Barnhardt
T. R. Powell
Lillian Thrift
John Arey
State Coge
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Robert J. Henning
A. Wesley Oldham
Jefferson Bidg
Iof Delivery Company
West Grand Street
Way Mones
W. High ST
Woodmen of the World
John T. Bruton
Edgar C. Johnson
Financial Secy
Fraley Field
South Main Street
Numa F. Reid Lodge
Master Masons
C. V. Shankle
Shiloh Baptist Church
Loflin Street
Stewart
N. Main
Washington
Kinney Shoe Store
B. F. Thomas
S. Main
N. S. Garner
Afl
Sn Flowers
Johns-Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Security National
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