Rites for Lt Lowder Held at Salem Methodist Church
Funeral services for First Lt Alfred N Lowder will be Sunday at 3 PM at Salem Methodist Church Albemarle with full military honors. Lt Lowder died in Korea on November 7 1952 when his patrol near Chorwon was ambushed. He was a Millingport High School and State College alumnus and dairy farmer survived by his wife Betty Palmer and son Michael Warren, his parents Rev W and Retta Lowder, a brother Bill and two sisters Jensie Mae and Mrs G C Clark.
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Albemarle
Salem Methodist Church
Alfred N. Lowder
Lowder
Chorwon
Retta Ae Lowder
Millingport
Stanly County
Millingport High School
State College
Betty Palmer
Michael Warren
Bill
G. C. Clark
Route 1
Oakboro
Jensie Mae Lowder
Charlotte
Toys and games removed from price control list
The government suspended price controls on all toys and games today as they sell below ceilings. The action covers manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of items from toy soldiers to tricycles and scooters. It does not apply to bicycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hospital report on new wing denied by administrator
High Point Memorial Hospital did not file a request to replace its 78 bed unit with a new wing. Administrator W R Peters said a questionnaire to gauge needs was misconstrued as an application for a 1955 1960 funds request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
High Point Memorial Hospital
Medical Care Commission
W. R. Peters
Peters
U. S. Public Health Service
Congress
High Point
News Of Interest To Colored People TENT CHORUS
The United Order of Tents Chorus rehearses Friday at 8 p.m. at 620 E. High Street. A bus leaves 217 Beamon Street Sunday at 7 a.m. for Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Greenville S C for Press Lewis funeral. Grand Council of U C C C F meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at the hall. Junior Harmonizers and Heavenly Gospel Singers join Emmanuel Harmonizers at Oak Grove Christian Church Sunday at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Order of Tents
E. High Street
Greenville
Beamon Street
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
S. C
Press Lewis
ODD Fellows
Grand Council of
U.C.C.C.F
G. H. Garlington
W.G.M
Oak Grove
Heavenly Gospel Singers
Emmanuel
Charge of Molesting Small Girl Filed
THOMASVILLE Sam Corbin Hancock a 33 year old Thomasville man was arrested in a local theater for molesting a 10 year old girl. Hancock is jailed in default of bond and faces trial Friday in Recorder's Court. Police officer W S Stamey made the arrest during the theater event. Two other arrests in the past 24 hours were for public drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Sam Corbin Hancock
Engineers Meet Charlotte for 35th NC Convention
The advance guard of about 400 members and guests gathered in Charlotte for the North Carolina Society of Engineers three day annual convention. Tonight’s schedule includes a gate board of directors meeting and a social session hosted by the Charlotte Engineers Club. A separate Raleigh report says a bill is being drawn to end the terms of all 15 members of the State Board of Conservation and Development to enable Gov. Umstead to reorganize the board focusing on water resources fisheries and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineers Meet
Charlotte
North Carolina Society of Engineers
Gate Board of Directors
Charlotte Engineers Club
Raleigh
State Board of Conservation and Development
William B. Umstead
One-Time Champion Bird Dog Enthusiast Turns to Soil Conservation
W. D. English, famed bird dog trainer with a 32 champion dogs record, shifts focus from field trials to soil and water conservation on his Randolph County farm. He helps form Haw River district and champions rainwater retention through reservoirs on slopes to reduce runoff and erosion.
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English
Here
High Point
Randolph County
SCS
Haw River Soil Conservation District
Contin
Conservation Service
Charlie Morton
Funeral services for Earnest Hedgecock held in Lebanon
Funeral services for Earnest Franklin Hedgecock 55 were conducted at Lebanon Methodist Church with Rev. W W C Sides Jr and Rev J W Groce officiating. Interment followed in Lebanon Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Hedgecock of Route 1 High Point died Monday night in High Point Memorial Hospital after an injury at work four weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Franklin Hedgecock
Lebanon Methodist Church
W.W. C. Sides, Jr
J. W. Groce
Oakview Methodist Church
Lebanon Cemetery
Herbert Glidewell
W. M. Glidewell
Charlie Weir
Z. C. Coe
Arnold Rierson
Robert Joyce
Glenn Handy
Cecil Handy
Mr. Hedgecock
Route 1
High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital
Funeral services for Dessie Cagle McClure
Funeral services for Dessie Cagle McClure 61 widow of Jake B McClure will be held at Carolina Avenue Baptist Church Friday morning. The body will lie in state 30 minutes before services. Rev Mack M Sum will officiate. Interment will be in Commerce Ga, Saturday afternoon.
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Dessie Cagle McClure
Thomasville
Jake B. McClure
James Johnson
Johnson Street
Carolina Avenue Baptist Church
Mack M. Sum
Intermert
Commerce
Sertomans Hear Musical Program at Local Luncheon
Sertoma Club members heard Howard Coleman and Miss Wil lie Davis of High Point College perform solos and duets at the YMCA luncheon. Davis sang You'll Never Walk Alone, Coleman presented On the Road to Mandalay and other selections with Miss Carolyn Williams as accompanist. Proceeds from the play Can be presented here on January would total around 500 dollars.
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Howard Coleman
Willie Davis
High Point College
Sertoma Club
YMCA
Miss Davis
Mandalay
Coleman
Cana
Wade Cumby
Harvey Johnson
Wreck on Julian Avenue Leaves Two Cars Damaged
Slight damage reported to two automobiles in Thomasville at Julian Avenue and Welborn Street. William H. Barker of High Point drove a 1952 car northbound and collided with Ralph J. Katposh of Kingston, Pa., in a 1951 car. Both did not stop. no arrests made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Julian Avenue
Welborn Street
William H. Barker
High Point
Ralph J. Katposh
Kingston
H. M. Easley
State Foresters to Seek Funds from Governor Umstead
State forestry officials may take requests for funds for a new seedling nursery to Gov. William B. Umstead if the supplemental appropriation is cut by lawmakers. State Sen. J. W. Whitfield, vice chairman of the conservation and development committee, urged going before the governor if needed.
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Raleigh
William B. Umstead
J. W. Whitfield
Pender County
Committee On Conservation and Development
Forestry Committee
State Conservation and Development Board
Supreme Court to Hear Caswell County Assault Case
Ingram, a Negro sharecropper, was convicted of simple assault for frightening a white girl after he leered. The state attorney general’s office studied the record today as the Supreme Court prepares to hear appeal arguments next week. He received a six month suspended sentence and five years probation.
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Raleigh
LLP
State Supreme Court
Attorney General's Office
Heer
Mack Ingram
Caswell County Superior Court
High Court
Ingram
Erwin Named Temporary Chairman Of North Carolina Alcohol Board
Raleigh UP reports Frank T. Erwin president and treasurer of a Durham oil firm will be sworn in tomorrow as temporary chairman of the State Alcoholic Control Board succeeding Robert W. Winston who resigned. Governor Umstead appointed Erwin on a temporary basis pending a permanent appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N. C
Raleigh
Frank T. Ermwin
Durham
State Alcoholic Control Board
Robert W. Winston
Erwin
William B. Umstead
SEEK MONOPOLY CHARGE IN CHILD PLACEMENT
Former Greensboro councilman Harry R. Stanley accused State Public Welfare authorities and the Children's Home Society of North Carolina of seeking a monopoly in child placement. His remark followed a bill allowing placement of children under six months in foster homes with parental consent but no prior court approval.
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Greensboro
Harry R. Stanley
Children's Home Society of North Carolina Inc
Stanley
W. J. Armfield
Children's Home Society
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Lt. Lowder
Byers
Luck’s
Spradley
Carton
Corner English and Ward
Spradley Food Store
Boone Coal & Fuel CO
English Sta
C. V. Hill & CO
W. A. Brown
Fred J. Cox
Gatewood Ave
N. Y
W. D. English
Earnest F. Hedgecock
Sertomans
Seedling Nursery
Acadia Lodge
A. F
A. M
Clyde
Chernault
Reginald L. Rogers
Sec'y
Warren
Radio & Television Service
S. Main ST
N. Main
Church ST
N. Main ST
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