Deaths and Funerals in High Point and Winston-Salem
Funeral services for Herman Patterson Taylor 46 radio announcer and manager at WMFR who died of a heart attack in Winston Salem will be held at First Methodist Church. The service includes a prelude in Winston Salem and a brief viewing in High Point with burial in Oakwood Memorial Cemetery. Mrs Mary Bell Thrift Rice 70 widow of Benjamin F Rice dies at Oak View Rd burial at Lebanon Cemetery with services in Grove Baptist Church. Margaret Rose Chamelin 63 of 1008 Johnson Street dies at Point Memorial Hospital after illness. she belonged to Meeting and Elizabeth Iy Class with surviving sister Mrs Edd Griffin of Pueblo Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Patterson
Pat) Taylor
Winston-Salem
First Methodist Church
Winston- Salem
High Point Church
Winston-San
Taylor
Carnell St
WMFR
High Point
Kenneth Gootson
High Point Lions Club
Hasty Lions Club
Elks Club
Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
Mary Rice
Mary Bell Thrift Rice
Benjamin F. Rice
Oak View Rd
A Grove Baptist Church
Tor
R. L. Smith
Loyd Garner
Reavis Memorial Baptist Church
Lebanon Cemetery
Sechrest
Servce
Margaret Chamelin
Margaret Rose Chamelin
Johnson Street
Point Memorial Hostal
Colorado
Robert F
Louise Rose
High Point Room
Charlies F. Chamelin
Edd Griffin
Pueblo
Harold C. Davis
Chapel of Flowers
Funeral Services for Thomas R. Steede Held in Green Street Baptist
Thomas R. Steede aged 47 was honored in a Saturday afternoon service at Green Street Baptist Church. Rev. George T. Tunstall and Rev. Harold M. Robinson presided with burial in Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum. Numa Lodge Masons served as bearers and conducted graveside rites.
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Thomas R. Steede
Thomas Robert Steede
Green Street Baptist Church
George T. Tunstall
Harold M. Robinson
Memorial Methodist Church
Thomasville
Guilford Amorial Park
Numa
A. F. & A Masons
St. von S. Vv. Shankle
S.nter
Julian Josephson
Warlette
Arnold Cagle
Ben ‘Hoskins
W. FE. Newton
Numa F. Reid Lodge
George T. Tunstal
Funeral services for Mrs Annie F Sadler Overton
Funeral services for Mrs Annie Frances Sadler Overton 57 wife of J R Overton will be held Sunday at 3 PM in Peoples Methodist Church Albertson Rd with Rev J R Tucker and interment in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Body returned to daughter Mrs Clara Sjames 106 Westchester Dr prior to services.
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Annie F. Overton
Annie Frances Sadler Overton
J. R. Overton
Peoples Methodist Church
Albertson Rd
J. R. Tucker
Floral Garden Park
Clara Sjames
Westchester Dr
Churches and College Promote High Point College Sunday
More than 60 churches in High Point and nearby areas join with High Point College for College Day on February 7. Faculty and HPC trustees will attend morning services to advocate Christian education and the college’s role, with special music planned where possible.
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High Point
High Point College
HPC Board of Trustees
Two Teens Return as Third Girl Remains Missing
Two teenage girls Mary Frances Muse aged 15 and Louise Rachel Lambeth 16 were found by state police in Ridgway Virginia and brought back to High Point and turned over to the sheriff s department. A third girl Velma Riley of Kid was reported missing. police described him as five feet tall with dark brown hair and a light grey coat.
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High Point
Virginia
Reee
Polic
Mary Frances Muse
Louise Rachel Lambeth
Ridgway
Sheriff's Department
Riley
Ticl
Sean
Assault Count Filed Against Local Man
A 31-year-old man was arrested on assault charges after threatening Willie Johnson with a knife and telephone table. Louise Johnson identified as prosecuting witness. The suspect, Samuel Cato of 1005 W Green St, released on $100 bond and to appear in Municipal Court. Clifford Way of 1601 Long St was cited on an assault count from last July 6. Geraldine Hobbs of 210 W Davis St was the prosecuting witness. Way is to appear February 26.
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Amuel Cato
W. Green St
Willie Johnson
Louise Johnson
Dato
Clifford Way
Long St
Geraldine Hobbs
W. Davis St
Way
Spontaneous Fire Damages Mangum Ave Home
Firemen fought a blaze at 614 Mangum Ave the home of James Hines caused by oily rags and paint covered clothing. The fire damaged a day bed mattress before being extinguished. A separate oil stove fire at 1406 W Green St caused no damage.
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Mangum Ave
James Hines
Fred Miller
W. Green St
Dr Cooke to Speak in Morehead City Today
Dr Dennis H Cooke president of High Point College headlines two engagements in Morehead City today. He will speak at 11 AM at First Methodist Church and again at 730 PM at Morehead High School. He travels by college station wagon and plans to bring 500 to 600 books donated from his personal library. further gift details will be announced later.
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Dennis H. Cooke
High Point College
Morehead City
First Methodist Church
Morehead High School
Ministers Association of
Junior Chamber of
Ferce
Cooke
Wrong Car Reversal Clarified After Thomasville Crash
Police corrected yesterday’s report saying Ervin LeRoy Shields of High Point drove the car that overturned at Blair and Unity Streets. Arthur L. Morris of Thomasville had initially been identified. Morris says he pulled from Unity Street and hit Shields’ vehicle. Shields’ car overturned in the collision. Amos R. Kearns of the Chamber calls a 12:15 pm meeting Tuesday at the Sheraton Hotel to discuss the 1954 national affairs program.
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Thomasville
Arthur L. Morris
Route 2
Blair and
Unity Sts
Ervin LeRoy Shields
High Point
Morris
Unity St
Shields
Amos R. Kearns
Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
Groundskeepers Had Busy Lives In Early Days
Cincinnati era ballpark life described by Matty Schwab longtime head groundskeeper at ey Field for 50 years He details working as trainer and pitcher before games and massaging players afterward He recalls no trainers in early days and earning 10 to 25 cents for helping with conditioning and kneading muscles.
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Cincinnati
Matty Schwab
Ey Field
Cincinnati Redlegs
Dogcatcher Promoted to Detective in City Police Bureau
The poundmaster D C Toliver is promoted to the police department detective bureau effective tomorrow. Toliver has served six months as poundmaster and since 1944 in the force. The promotion fills the last vacancy on the detective squad. Two new officers are named Woodrow C Hod and Keith K Dobey with service details and family status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Toliver
C. C. Stoker
Toliver
Police Department
Stoker
Woodrow C. Hod
English St
Anan
Railwayavenem Railway Co
Keith K. Dobey
Thissell St
Dobey
U. S. Marine Corps
Tce
Negotiators Move To Avert Wage Hour Rail Strike
In New York on January 30 negotiators raced to avert a wage hour strike on the Long Island Rail Road, home to 150,000 daily commuters. Federal Mediator Leverett Edwards and trustee William Wyer pressed for an eleventh hour agreement as the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen signaled possible rights to strike if an emergency fact finding panel is not appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island
Leverett Edwards
William Wyer
William J. Weil
Dan
Independent Brotherhood of Railway
New York City
Weil
Eisenhower
An Wyer
Als
United States
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Herman P. Taylor
Guilford
N.main
ST. Sohal O
W. Washington St
Gilbert E. Marsh
Vine Street
Joseph Teague
J (Ott) Teague
Fred Rockett
Grace Lutheran Church
Joe Johnson, Jr
Faye McCollum
Charles Johnson
Alva Guyer
Albert Moser
Virgil Elliott
Abbott's Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Optometrist and Optician
N. Main ST
Opp
Wachovia Bank
Dr. Cooke
Dogcatcher
D. ©. Toliver
Industrial Supply CO
Bruce Carraway
Room
W. Washington &I
Terest
United States District Court
Garner
Asheboro Road
Rufus W. Reynolds
Greensboro
N. C
Ben L. Herman
Wright Building
High Point, N. C
Cecil
Esr
PY Wootthen Dar
Lee W. Boswell
Penney’s
New Spring
Penney
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