High Point deputy Herman Burrows praised for mercy and service
The High Point Division chief deputy sheriff E Herman Burrows, longtime Guilford County official, is celebrated for brave restraint in 1948 and devotion to duty. He helped families, aided Welfare, and supported reform while guiding law enforcement for 25 years.
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E. Herman Burrows
High Point
Burrows
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
J. A. Doggett
Herman
Randolph
High Point Lions Club
Stehli
Guilford
Troy R. Short
Guilford County
Shortis
Guilford County Sheriff's Department
Family Service Bureau and Welfare
Exchange Club of
N. C
Democratic Party
Board of
Scholarly President Garfield Noted for Multilingual Writing
A depiction of James A. Garfield described as the most scholarly U.S. president, capable of writing in Latin with one hand and Greek with the other, illustrating his linguistic prowess.
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James A. Garfield
United States
Funeral for 82 year old Riley Inman held at High Point church
Riley Inman died Thursday at 10 am in a Greensboro rest home. Funeral conducted Saturday at 2 pm from High Point Primitive Baptist Church by Elder V V Willard. Interment followed at Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church. Pallbearers named: Bobby Prince Lewis Inman Wayne Inman Terry Inman Richard Inman and Billy Inman. Resident of 109 Fisher Street.
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Riley Inman
High Point Primitive Baptist Church
V. V. Williard
Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church
Bobby Prince
Lewis Inman
Wayne Inman
Terry Inman
Richard Inman
Billy Inman
Mr. Inman
Fisher St
Greensboro
Funeral services for Wendy Elaine Walker
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 PM at Koonce Funeral Home Chapel for Wendy Elaine Walker seven months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Walker. Rev J J Thornburg officiated. Pallbearers were Larry Kelly Randy White Dennis Byrd and Jerry Kelly. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The infant died Wednesday at the Medical Center. Family residence listed as 600 Willowbrook Street.
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Wendy Elaine Walker
James H. Walker
Chapel of Koonce
J. J. Thornburg
Albertson Road Baptist Church
Larry Kelly
Randy White
Dennis Byrd
Jerry Kelly
Floral Garden Park
Willowbrook St
Funeral services for Claude A. Scott 76
Funeral services for Claude A. Scott aged 76 will be held Sunday at Sun Home with Rev. G F Overstreet of Pentecostal Holiness Church officiating. Interment is at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The body remains at the funeral home until the service hour. Scott died Friday at 3 30 p m at Sunset Hills Nursing Home. He lived at 110 Oak St.
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Claude A. Scott
Chapel of Koonce
G. F. Overstreet
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Floral Garden Park
Scott
Sunset Hills Nursing Home
Oak St
Rev Robert L Staley 67 Dies. Rites Planned Tuesday
The Reverend Robert L Staley 67 retired minister died Saturday afternoon at High Point Memorial Hospital after eight years of declining health He had served as district superintendent of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in High Point for 18 years before retirement He was born February 25 1893 in Valencia Pennsylvania and lived at 503 East Lexington Avenue He is survived by his wife Ida R Kocher one son Clifford Eugene Staley Morristown New Jersey one daughter Mrs James M Strickland St Petersburg Florida three brothers and six grandchildren Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 PM from Central Alliance Church with burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
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Herman Burrows
William M. Burrows
Mary Smith Burrows
Randolph County
Coeteee
Eng
Asheboro
Chiley
W. S. Burrows
A. H. Burrows
Burlington Mills
C. L. Burrows
Marion
A. W. Burrows
J. P. Stevens Co
Wallace
W. M. Burrows
Texaco Oil Co
Honolulu
Hawaii
R. S. Underwood
J. R. Hendrix
Greensboro
John Brown
Washington, D. C
Maude McCuiston
High Point
Harriss and Covington Hosiery Mills
Gold Hill
Silver Hill
W. C. Hammer
The
Courier
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Clara Hubbard
High Point High School
J. H. Hubb
Wade Morris Jr
Greenville
S. C
Joyce Burrows
Winston-Salem
Morris
Orville Williard
Greensboro Rd
Burrows
First Methodist Church
Robert L. Staley
High Point Memorial Hospital
Valencia
William L
Ernestine Lee Staley
Orlando
Fla
E. Lexington Ave
Mr. Staley
Mars Pennsylvania High School
Pennsylvania Late College
Nyack
Ida R. Kocher
Clifford Eugene Staley
Morristown
N. J
James M. Strickland
St. Petersburg
H. D. Staley
Gibsonia
C. S. Staley
Huntington
M. G. Staley
Central Alliance Church
J. E. Nelson
C. J. Mason
Charlotte
Koonce Funeral Home
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
J A Brown of Forsyth Dies At 49
Jennings Andrew Brown 49 of Kernersville died unexpectedly at Winston-Salem Hospital at 6 20 p m He lived on Rt 3 Kernersville and belonged to Sedge Garden Methodist Church He owned A Clyde Smith Son insulation contracting firm He is survived by wife Ardith Smith Brown daughter Penny and son Ted all at home two sisters Clarendon Pepper of Hamlet Lucille Bowles of Winston Salem two brothers Curtis Brown of Buies Creek and Floyd Brown of Florida Funeral arrangements are in complete.
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Kernersville
Jennings Andrew Brown
Winston-Salem
Rt. 3
Sedge Garden Methodist Church
Hamlet
Lucille Bowles
Winston- Salem
Curtis ‘Brown Page
Buie’s Creek
Floyd Brown
Florida
Parking Violators Warned in Thomasville Backlog
Thomasville police have served six of about 35 warrants for unpaid parking tickets and will issue more until the backlog is cleared. Drivers who pay before warrant service can save money, a city official said.
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Thomasville
Regional income gains in 1953 to 1959 across Dixie states
A Census Bureau report shows the Southern region led in income growth among the Dixie states, with a 21.4 percent rise from 1953 to 1959, slightly below the Western 22.4 percent. Median Southern income grew from 3580 in 1953 to 4348 in 1959, while the national median was 5417. The largest 1959 income group was 5000 to 9999 dollars at 35 percent, up from 27 percent in 1953.
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West
South
U. S. Dept. of Commerce
Census Bureau
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Carolinas
Virginias
Kentucky
Arkansas
Louisiana
Northeast
North Central
United States
Election speedup aims to finish India 1962 ballot quick
India's third general election in February 1962 will run on three voting days separated by 48 hours. Counting starts after the final ballot and should end within eight days. In 1957 voting lasted 16 days with 16 more for counting. Officials credit experience for the speedup.
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New Delhi
India
Car Crash at Wrenn and Richardson Streets
At 4 05 pm a two car collision on Wrenn Street near Richardson involved Luther Woo Pierce 67 of Rt 1 Trinity and Maude Sapp Carraway Hillcrest Drive. Pierce faced a red light violation charge. Pierce car damage 250 dollars Carraway 375 dollars total damage 300 dollars to a third car.
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Wrenn and
Richardson
Luther Woo Pierce
Rt. 1
Trinity
Maude Sapp Carraway
Hillcrest Drive
Carraway
Wrenn Street
Richardson Street
Pierce
Freeman Faces With Farm Change
Washington AP reports how the Agriculture Department under Secretary Orville Freeman differs from 1953 under Ezra Taft Benson. Output rose sharply by 20 percent from 1953 to 1960, with grains driving gains and large government stockpiles under price supports.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Birthday Card Reaches Oklahoma on 53rd Anniversary
Oklahoma marked its 53rd birthday last November 16 with a single greeting from Duane Zappa of Minneapolis. Secretary of State Bill Christian sent a heartfelt thank you to the Minnesota man for the remembered milestone.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Duane Zappa
Minneapolis
Bill Christian
Minnesota
High Point Bookmobile Weekly Schedule
The High Point Public Library bookmobile runs five days the week of January 23 with routes at Rolling Road Rotary Drive Kennedy W Ray Sunset Rockspring Brantley Circle Hedrick High land Shopping Center Florham English Rotary Ridgecrest Prince Green view Terrace Ragan Thissell Clara Cox Homes Clara Cox Circle Mill Culler Vail Martin Willard Gordon Ellwood Wendell and Daniel Brooks Homes, with times from 9:30 to 4:45 each day.
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High Point Public Library
Rolling Road
Rockford Road
Rotary Drive
Westwood
Council
Gatewood
Emery Road
Hillcrest
Overbrook
Emerywood
Kennedy
Carr
W. Ray
Sunset
Carrick
Rockspring
Eaton Place
Brantley Circle
W. Farriss
Hedrick
Ashe
Highland
Florham
Arbordale
English
Oakwood
Rotary
Ridgecrest
Prince
Robbins
Greenview Terrace
Ragan
Thissell
Clara Cox
Ellwood
Wendell
Daniel Brooks
Trial Slated in Local Hit Run and Reckless Driving Case
Mitchell M Howe 50 of Richardson Street faces reckless driving and hit and run charges after allegedly striking Bernard Gutterman’s car and leaving the scene. Bond $400, hearing Feb 8 in Municipal Court. Also arrested were Mack McCracken 37 on larceny and receive charges with bond $100, trial tomorrow. Robert Frye Jr 37 charged with drunken driving, bond $300, Feb 1 hearing. Aubrey Bottoms 32 charged with reckless driving, bond $100, trial Feb 6.
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Richardson Street
Mitchell M. Howe
Bernard Gutterman
Howe
Mack Lady McCracken
Willowbrook Street
McCracken
Kroger's
Robert E. Frye Jr
E. Washington St
Frye
Aubrey Grayson Bottoms
Gordon Street
Deep River Fire Protective Association Holds Annual Meeting
The Deep River Fire Protective Association will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Deep River Friends Meeting educational building. Fire department officials urge all interested persons to attend.
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The
Deep River Fire Protective Association
Deep River Friends Meeting
Fire Department
High Point Navy Chief Retires After 20 Years of Service
Chief Gunner's Mate Edward F. Hasty of High Point concludes a 20 year career in the U S Navy and Naval Reserve. A Alabama native, he served on USS New Mexico in World War II and USS Antietam during Korea, later joining Greensboro Naval Reserve Unit as a top instructor. He and his wife Elise Aggras reside at 1110 Cedron Ave with two daughters. he runs an automotive machine shop.
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Edward F. Hasty
High Point
United States Navy
Naval Reserve
Chief Hasty
Alabama
New Mexico
Antietam
Greensboro
U. S. Naval Reserve
Ice
Elise Aggras
Cedron Ave
D. W. Anderson
Naval
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Vera Idol
Mr. Burrows
Mercy
W. G. Rike
Stehli Silk Mulin High Point
Rike
Stehli Silk Mill
Lions
Middle District
North Carolina
Erwin
Jordan
James H. Womers
Wilkesboro
Durham
Rockingham
Salisbury
North Wilkesboro
Greensboro Road
Snow Studie
Wendy Walker
Claude Scott
Rev. Staley
J. A. Brown
Forsyth
Oak View
Braxton Younts
Dixie
Freeman
Deep River Fire Group
High Pointer
Navy
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