Deaths and Funerals Mrs Swink and Wilson Beck
Funeral services are announced for Mrs Mary Frances Mae Von Cannon Swink 42 wife of A B Swink of High Point and Daytona Beach Fla with burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery in High Point. The service is set for 2 p m tomorrow at First Pilgrim Holiness Church with two pastors officiating. Also noted is the funeral for Wilson Beck 47 of 703 Fairway Ave Thomasville conducted from J C Green and Sons Chapel with burial in Emanuel Reformed Church Cemetery after a heart attack at work.
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A. B. Swink
Mary Frances Mae von Cannon Swink
High Point
Daytona Beach
Fla
First Pilgrim Holiness Church
J. A. Grout
James Denny
Archdale
F. A. von Cannon
Franklin St
J. Wilson Beck
Thomasville
Wilson Beck
Fairway Ave
J. C. Green and Sons
Clarence Jenkins
Oak Hill Memorial Baptist Church
Raymond E. Crow
Greenwood Baptist Church
Beck
Thomasville Chair Co
Austin Shuler
Brown Harris
Clifton McCoy
Luther Clemmons
Lewis McDowell
Mrs. Ethel Farrington Tucker Dies at 47 Kernersville
Mrs. Ethel Farrington Tucker, 47, of Route 4 Kernersville, died at City Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem shortly after arrival. Born December 27, 1912 in Guilford County, she was a member of the Friends faith. Survived by husband Nellis Tucker, two daughters and two sons, along with her mother, siblings, eight grandchildren, and several relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ragland Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernersville
Ethel Farrington Tucker
Colfax
City Memorial Hospital
Winston-Salem
Guilford County
Gurney
Lillie Rayle Farrington
Nellis Tucker
Ralph Stafford
Gui
Route 1
Greensboro
John Farrington
Ragland Funeral Home
McCarthy Sees Humphrey Best Hope For Stevenson Backers
Senator Eugene McCarthy told an Americans for Democratic Action dinner in Pittsburgh that Hubert Humphrey is the Democratic candidate most likely to win backing from Adlai Stevenson supporters, assuming Stevenson drops out. He also predicted Richard Nixon will campaign as a truth seeker, noting he will use other means if truth serves Nixon’s purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Adlai E. Stevenson
McCarthy
Americans For Democratic Action
Humphrey
Stevenson
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Inland sea left salt deposits shaping Ohio industry
About 300 million years ago a vast inland sea extended from Lake Erie through Ohio to West Virginia, depositing salt up to 300 feet thick in some areas. That salt now serves as the basic ingredient for about 14,000 manufacturing and industrial processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Lake Erie
Ohio
West
Virginia
Sister Of Local Residents Dies In Lexington
Mrs. Margaret Kemp Newman 41 wife of Frank L. Newman of 8 Hillside died at Lexington Memorial Hospital Aug 7 1918. She leaves husband and son Jimmy plus five sisters and four brothers. Funeral at First Methodist Church officiated by Dr Ralph Taylor with burial in Lexington City Cemetery. Body to lie at Piedmont Funeral Home until service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Margaret Kemp Newman
Frank L. Newman
Hillside
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Guilford County
Willam Kemp
Etta Dailey Kemp
Jimmy Newman
Jack Kemp
Peachland
R. F. Kemp
Mocksville
Thurman
Edward Kemp
High Point
Benny Horne
Rupert Gordon
Vernonmorrow
First Methodist Church
Ralph Taylor
Lexington City Cemetery
Piedmont Funeral Home
Adolphus Eller of Salisbury Dies at 75
Adolphus Hill Eller, 75, of Route 6 Salisbury, died Friday at 8 p.m. after two years of declining health and three weeks of serious illness. Born April 1, 1884 in Rowan County, he worked as a boiler maker's helper for Southern Railway before retiring in 1954 and also farmed. He was a Lutheran and married Oct. 15, 1905. Surviving are his wife, two sons, eight other relatives including J R Land of Salisbury, E J Eller of Gainsville Fla., and 12 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral today at 3 p.m. Salem Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Moose officiating. burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Adolphus Hillbert Eller
Route 6
Rowan County
John Wesley
Jane Elizabeth Lyerly Eller
Southern Railway
E. J. Eller
Gainsville
Fla
J.R. Land
Salem Lutheran Church
Paul Moose
Church
Thieves Target Cemetery Office In Tulsa Break-In
In Tulsa thieves pried open a heavy door to cemetery offices, battered a safe, and pried off its steel front but fled empty handed. An office record of burials was reportedly inside the safe but remained missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Airport bids for new Greensboro High Point hangar under review
Bids for general construction of a Greensboro High Point Airport hangar are being considered by authority chairman J. T. Martin. Monroe Construction Co offered 180,937 dollars with a 90 day completion plan while Coble’s bid was 109,874 dollars with 70 days. Five other bidders listed higher totals.
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Greensboro-High Point
J. T. Martin
Authority
N. C Monroe Construction Co
H.eration
Monroe
Coble
Industrial Property Site Sold at 319 Mallory Street
The Old Thomas Mills industrial property at 319 Mallory St was sold by John C. Slane and Willis H. Slane Jr. to Penn- Nickel Co. Mendenhall-Moore Realtors handled the deal. The brick building, built 1928 with later additions, fronts 264 feet on Mallory’s north side and has been leased to Jiffy Manufacturing Co. since 1950. Jiffy will reportedly continue leasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory St
Old Thomas Mills
John C. Slane
Willis H. Slane Jr
Penn- Nickel Co
Mendenhall - Moore, Realtors
Mallory
Slanes
Thomas Mills Inc
Jiffy Manufacturing Co
High Point
Jiffy
Twigg Named Head of Silver Craft Sales Dept
Stanley Twigg of Cleveland named sales manager of Silver Craft Furniture Co. He has served the company in the Midwest for ten years. Norman H. Silver steps from sales to full executive duties as Twigg stays in Cleveland until the school year ends before moving his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Twigg
Cleveland
Silver Craft Furniture Co
Midwest
Norman H. Silver
Silver Craft
Twigg
Final Round Set for Piedmont Toastmasters Speech Contest
The Piedmont Toastmasters Club schedules the final round of its 1960 speech contest for Tuesday with Jack Jordan John Eshelman and Jack Peacock competing. A run-off is set for February 9 in case of a tie. The area winner could advance to national honors in California later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Toastmasters Club
Jack Jordan
John Eshelman
Jack Peacock
California
Teacher Tests Set In April And October In NC
Raleigh AP reports national teacher examinations will be given in North Carolina on April 9 and October 8 at 20 test centers. Dr. W J Scott director of the study on teacher evaluation rating and certification said 1959 legislation requires 1960 teaching graduates to be certified by colleges including the University of North Carolina North Carolina State College and North Carolina College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
W. J. Scott
University of North Carolina
North Carolina State College
Snes
Ern
Carolina College
Sunshine Returns To Land Weather Update
Central Plains measured temperatures in the 40s and 50s while the Northern Plains stayed in the 20s and 30s with snow cover. Southeast rain drenched Augusta and other southern cities. several locations reported over an inch. Western Plateau saw snow flurries and the Pacific Northwest had rain amid a Rockies warming trend. Subzero readings topped -17 at Alamosa Colorado.
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Gulf States
Central Plains
Northern Plains
Augusta
Charleston
Columbia
S. C
Birmingham
Ala
Savannah
Atlanta
Orlando
Fla
Chessman Hints Clemency Review Amid Last Appeal
At San Quentin Chessman on death row for 11 years says he is one piece of paper from the gas chamber and expects the governor to review clemency. He warns another U.S. Supreme Court entry is likely and says Judge Goodman did not decide the case on its merits. He also discusses stays and legal versus logical outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Calif
Cary
Chessman
News Can
San Francisco News - Call Bulletin
Brown
Santa Barbara
Goodman
U.S. Supreme Court
Neighborhood rocked by explosion injures neighbor
Paul Gebhart was presumed to be in a destroyed house. A neighboring residence was partly wrecked and two other homes heavily damaged. Shattered gun parts were blown blocks away and lodged in roofs and yards. Windows broke a block from the shop. One neighbor was treated for cuts and bruises.
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Paul Gebhart
Weapons Ready For Test
The United States has a stockpile of new weapons ready to try if a moratorium on nuclear tests ends. The AEC said it could begin blasts on short notice if Eisenhower resumes testing. The report notes standby ground tests in Nevada and progress toward reduced fallout weapons for strategic and defensive use.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Congress
Eisenen
Nevada Desert
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Anit
FBI Breaks Auto Parts Smuggling Ring
The FBI announced the takedown of a six Ford Motor Co. employee ring involved in smuggling workers and equipment across state lines from Mahwah New Jersey. Arrested were Joseph V. Austin Mario Robert Martini Charles Cowan Anthony and John J. Picioccio. A sixth man Kenneth remains at large. They were arraigned on conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
FBI
Ford Motor Co
Mahwah
N.J
New Jersey
Joseph V. Austin
Mario Robert Martini
Bronx
Charles Cowan
Manhattan
Anthony
John J. Picioccio
Waldick
Kennethen
U. S
Eisenhower Talks with Steel Union Chief at Palm Springs
President Eisenhower and United Steelworkers head David J. McDonald met for a 90 minute breakfast chat at a desert resort. White House aides noted the session was mainly social with some discussion of the steel strike settlement and possible impact on prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Springs
Calif
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
James C. Hagerty
White House
California
Washington
George E. Allen
Allen
Republic Steel Corp
Hagerty
McDonald
Richard M. Nixon
James P. Mitchell
Nehru Calls for Defense Against China
Indian prime minister Nehru urged defending nonalignment while facing a China challenge. Speaking at Gandhi assassination anniversary in New Delhi to about 10 000 at Ram Lila Park, he defended arming India but rejected inviting foreign armies or joining blocs. He criticized leaders urging military action to retake Peiping-occupied areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Ram Lila Park
Eisenhower
China
Peiping
Radio Free Europe praise echoes in America
A patriotic note thanks listeners and supporters for keeping the hope for freedom alive through Radio Free Europe. The statement emphasizes American resolve and the role of broadcasting in aiding global liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Free Europe
Poland
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N. Tucker
Adolphus Eller
Plains States
Northern
Appalachians
Carolina
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Silver Craft Sales Dept
Memoriam
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Loretta Pagano
New York City
March of Dimes
Roosevelt
Hyde
Ike
Cials
William E. Robinson
Coca Cola
Freeman Gosden
Amos
Amos and
Andy
Robinson
Charles Richfield Oil Corp
Denver
John
Doud
Norman Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Virgil Pinkley
Alfred M. Gruenther
American Red Cross
Pao Thornton
Tothenstenn
Algeria
Hagertyee
Yj Oacey de
America
Crusade For Freedom
The
Advertising Council
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Princess Pools
Welding Engineering Co
East
E. J. Johnson
High Point, N. C
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