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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1954
Page
3
Obituaries note graveside rites for Garland Shipwash 51 of High Point and Mocksville. David J. Smith 75 of 211 Oak St High Point. Etta Monroe Surratt 74 widow of Alvah Surratt. James Colon Kearns 45 of Denton. Samuel Alexander Sharpe 77 farmer of Linwood. Services held in High Point, Denton, Lexington and Thomasville with multiple churches and cemeteries named.
Robert Thom as Mendenhall, 56, of Route 1 Sophia, died yesterday afternoon at home. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Marlboro Friends Church with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife Pearl Linden Mendenhall and one son Raeford Mendenhall, brother David Mendenhall, six sisters, and one grandchild.
Jack Garrett 64 of High Point died at his Stuart Florida winter home yesterday. Founder of Garrett Mirror Support Co he organized the company after moving to Sedgefield in 1941. Survived by wife Elizabeth Wagg two sons a daughter and several siblings. Burial in Orange and memorials to Hinshaw Memorial Methodist Church.
High Point Fire Department received honorable mention in the National Fire Protection Association fire safety contest. Fire Chief Claude Canady said the entry marked the department’s first year in the competition and plans include multiple scrapbooks and expanded prevention efforts during 1953.
A one week civil term opened its second day with jurors chosen and several uncontested divorces set for trial. Judge C. W. Hall of Durham presides as the calendar focuses on motor vehicle accident cases.
The statement notes that Zachary Taylor held the presidency, marking it as the first and only public office he ever held. It emphasizes his unique status among his roles and the historical significance of his national leadership.
Brings three new Cadillac series for 1954 the Series 62 Fleetwood 60 Special and Fleetwood 75 along with the Eldorado. The ad invites readers to see and test drive these safety oriented cars in the showroom at their earliest opportunity.
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