Funeral service for Frank Brown in High Point
Frank Brown aged 59 of Rt. 4 High Point died at his home Tuesday morning. Funeral services will be at Pilot View Baptist Church today at 4 p.m. conducted by Rev. H. E. Benfield. Burial follows in Floral Garden Park cemetery. The body remains at J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville until the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown
Rt. 4
High Point
Pilot View Baptist Church
H. E. Benfield
Floral Garden Park
J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home
Thomasville
Mrs. Connie Walker Tatum Dies at 69 in Kernersville
Mrs Connie Walker Tatum 69 of Kernersville died Tuesday at 1245 PM after years of illness. Survived by husband Edward C Tatum Sr five daughters a son two sisters two brothers sixteen grandchildren three great grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Kernersville
Connie Walker Tatum
Edward C. Tatum Sr
Woodrow Jones
Rt. 1
Harvey Stevens
Willis Taylor
Valeria Tatum
M. O. Marshall
Madison
E. C. Tatum Jr
Carl Stockton
Inda Johnson
Eugene Smith
R. M. Harvey
Winston- Salem
Pete Walker
Rt. 2
Sam Walker
Charlotte
L. V. Rhodes of Walnut Cove Dies at 61
Lemmie Vance Rhodes 61 of Route 2 Walnut Cove died in a Winston-Salem hospital. Survived by wife Lilly Joyce two sons C D Elwood Rhodes and Robert H Rhodes foster daughter Mrs Charles Ray Fulton six brothers and three sisters and two grandchildren. The article ends noting the Greek national anthem length at 158 stanzas.
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Danbury
Lemmie Vance Rhodes
Rt. 2
Walnut Cove
Winston - Salem
Della Carter
Sandy Ridge
Ella Vernon
Sadie Wall
Greensboro
Funeral for Donn Burgess Set at Emmanuel Lutheran
Funeral services for Donn McDee Burgess, 73, will be at 11 a m Thursday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church conducted by Rev Harry D Hawthorne. Burial follows at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The body rests at Sechrest Funeral Home until 30 minutes before the service. Burgess, of 206 North Hamilton Street, died at home Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donn McDee Burgess
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Harry D. Hawthorne
Floral Garden Park
Sechrest Funeral
Mr. Burgess
N.hamilton St
High Pointer's Father Dies In Massachusetts
ATHOL Mass Harry E Masters 78 died yesterday at his home Survivors include daughter Mrs Virginia Ann Tyson wife of Dr Thomas D Tyson Jr of 1106 Ferndale High Point NC and two sons Edward Masters Nashua NH and Richard A Masters Rochester NY Funeral will be Thursday in Athol and burial in a local cemetery
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Athol
Mass
Harry E. Masters
Virginia Ann Tyson
Thomas D. Tyson Jr
Ferndale
High Point
N. C
Edward Masters
Nashua
N. H
Richard A. Masters
Rochester
N. Y
Ruby C. Kivett of High Point Died at 54
Ruby Cole Kivett 54 of Rt. 3 High Point died at High Point Memorial Hospital at 7 25 a m after four months illness. Born Norman April 24 1907 she was daughter of Sandy and Annie Harris Cole. Surviving include husband J L Kivett five sons two sisters three brothers and four grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Fairfield Methodist Church at 2 p m with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
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Ruby Cole Kivett
Rt. 3
High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital
Norman
Sandy
Annie Harris Cole
Floyd Davis
J. L. Kivett
Highland Cotton Mill
Curtis Packing Co
Greensboro
John C. Davis
Idol St
Delma and Lee Davis
Fowler St
Alfred Davis
Burlington
Eugene Davis
USAF
R. W. Reynolds
Cawdor J
C. R. Smith
Morganston
Leo B. Cole
Raleigh
Maness G. Cole
Hoyle Cole
Sherman Road
Fairfield Methodist Church
Herbert C. Clinard
Floral Garden Park
Harold C. Dams
John Bailey of Asheboro Dead At 72
John P. Bailey 72 of Rt 5 Asheboro died at 9 30 a m yesterday in Randolph Hospital after a short illness He was a Randolph County native and a retired merchant He is survived by wife Glenna Hedrick Bailey one daughter Mrs Seth Trogdon three sons Grif fin Bailey John P Bailey Jr and William Bailey and one grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
John P. Bailey
Rt. 5
Randolph Hospital
Randolph County
Glenna Hedrick Bailey
Seth Trogdon
Griffin Bailey
John P. Bailey Jr
William
Damage suit filed over High Point traffic accident
Thomas R. Allen sues in Guilford Superior Court for 75000 damages claiming injuries from a Dec 15 collision. He says Marvin L. Sizemore drove without warning while Allen attempted to cross at the 100 block of S Wreena Street, alleging negligence and that Sizemore could have avoided the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Thomas R. Allen
Marvin L. Sizemore
Allen
S. Wreena Street
Sizemore
16-Year-Old Mary Jane Hollingsworth Graduates Early
Mary Jane Hollingsworth, 16, says she is no egghead after graduating from the University of Miami in 2½ years. An alumna of Hillcrest High in Greenville, S.C., she left high school after the ninth grade to enter Bob Jones University before transferring to Miami. She majored in sciences, especially psychology, and now aims for a master's degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Mary Jane Hollingsworth
University of Miami
Hillcrest High
Greenville
S.C
Bob Jones University
Guardsman's Promotion Announced for Floyd C. Bowen Jr.
Gov. Terry Sanford announced the promotion of Floyd Clinton Bowen Jr. from 2nd lieutenant to 1st lieutenant in the North Carolina Army National Guard. Bowen, a Greensburg resident and audi tor at A. M. Pullen and Co., studied at Eastern Carolina College, attended Fort Sill artillery school, and served in multiple artillery units from 1955 to 1961, now assigned to Headquarters Battery, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 252nd Artillery in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Clinton Bowen Jr
North Carolina Army National Guard
Terry Sanford
Bowen
Beaufort County
S. Park St
Greenspee
A. M. Pullen and Co
Greensboro
Eastern,Carolina College
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School
Fort Sill
Okla
Washington, D.C
295Th Field Artillery
113Th Artillery
252Nd Artillery
High Point
Multiple Vehicle Collisions Reported Downtown
A summary of several traffic incidents lists damages and citations. On Lake and Hamilton streets Edward Bowers and Gaylord Bronson Jessee collided with damages of 250 and 50 dollars, with Jessee charged for failing to yield. Earlier, Thompson and another driver sustained 150 and 175 dollars in damage after a wreck on Hamilton Street with Thompson charged for failing to yield. A later crash on W Green Street near Redding Street involved Lonnie Joe Edwards and Harry Devone Hinson, causing 200 dollars damage to the Edwards car and Hinson charged with excessive speed.
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James Lee Thompson
E. Kivett Drive
Hamilton
Thompson
Columbus
Edward Bowers
Randolph Street
Gaylord Bronson Jessee
Lewisburg
Lake
Hamilton Streets
Bowers
Jessee
W. Green Street
Redding Street
Lonnie Joe Edwards
County Sheriff Describes Growth of PAGS Department
Sheriff Walters says the PAGS department has grown from a small unit with no radios to 57 uniformed officers in two cities. The force now has 28 patrol cars, an investigative division, and a two way radio system, with the High Point division moving to new jail quarters in February to bring total staff to 64. The department also runs the county animal shelter, a gun range training program near Gibsonville, and two bloodhounds. He says law enforcement work is increasingly technical and will require ongoing training in the coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Gibsonville
Walters
Maid Charged With Theft Of Money
Thomasville police charged Helen J. Bogan with larceny and receiving money after allegedly taking cash from a pocketbook in the Kirkman home where she worked as a maid. She posted $200 bond and a Feb. 9 trial was set. James Edward Colson, 26, was arrested on non support charges by his wife and released on $350 bond for a Friday court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Helen J. Bogan
Turner Street
J. D. Kirkman
Police Department
Bogan
Colson
Coal Thaws Out Readily Burns In Yard Blaze
In Elgin Illinois a railroad car of coal froze solid in the Goodman Coal Co yard and workers tried fire to thaw it. The thawing sparked a blaze that grew and required fire department response to extinguish the conflagration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin, Ill
Goodeman Coal Co
Contempt and Belligerence Marked Sheriff Showdown
An officer ordered Cox and other demonstrators to disperse and Kling described the moment as a state of contempt and arrogance. The scene featured tense stares as Sheriff Bryan Clemons demanded action amid the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Clemons
Cox
Kling
Holloway Seeks Greensboro GOP County Chairman Post
John F. Holloway a Western Electric supervisor announced he will run for county chairman of the Republican Party. Election is Feb 10 at the county convention. Vernon Hart may also run. incumbent Jordan Frassineti will not seek re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
John F. Holloway
Western Electric
Vernon Hart
Jordan Frassineti
Virginia
Holloway
Hampden Sydney College
University of North Carolina
Burlington
Winston - Salem
Greensbor
Young Republicans Club
GOP
Westridge Rd
Brentwood School approves five room addition bids
Low bids for the Brentwood School five room addition totaled 75 823 at the opening. The project includes four classrooms and a multi purpose room and completion date is set for August 1962. General construction by FE. E. Younts of High Point 55 800 plumbing Powell Plumbing Heating Co 4 453 heating 10 600 electrical Talley Electric Co 4 970.
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Brentwood
Leon A. Shute
General Construction
FE. E. Younts
High Point
Powell Plumbing & Heating Co
Talley Electric Co
Thomasville United Fund elects new officers and directors
New officers elected at the Thomasville United Fund Inc meeting in City Hall. J G Thomason is succeeded by J Wilson Hunt as president. other officers include Hubert Leonard vice president James Lambeth Jr secretary and J Curry Regan treasurer. Directors named include Harry Finch Kenneth Huffman Thomas Patterson Robert Huss Thomas Burwell Coy Payne C O Plyler Jr Lawrence Abbott Eric Sellers John Mauti Russell Vanlandingham and Hunt. The board authorized withdrawing 5957.43 from surplus to cover the budget after Regan reported 1961 drive cash and pledges totaled 35629.90 against a 42658.90 goal, identical to the adopted budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville United Fund Inc
J. Wilson Hunt
Insurance Agency
J. G. Thomason
Hubert M.leonard
James FE. Lambeth Jr
Novice Baum
J. Curry Regan
Harry B. Finch
Kenneth Huffman
Thomas A. Patterson
Robert C. Huss
Thomas H. Burwell
Coy Payne
Dr. C. 0. Plyler Jr
Lawrence FE. Abbott
Eric S. Sellers
John A. Mauti
Russell F. Vanlandingham
Hunt
Regan
Georgia Hathaway Has Heart Attack
Georgia Hathaway a deaf and blind woman recovering from a heart attack at Akron General Hospital receives relaxed visiting rules for her son Clarence who is nearly seven. Clarence acts as her eyes and ears while parents Harold and Georgia Hathaway, also deaf and blind, previously won a 1955 court battle to stop foster placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, Ohio
Georgia Hathaway
Akron General Hospital
Sink Heads Chair City Merchants Install New Officers
The Thomasville Merchants Association held its annual banquet at the Woman's Club Building. The new slate includes Bill Sink as president, Bill Boyles as vice president, and James Perryman as treasurer, with directors Paul Campbell, Hammett A. Cecil Jr., Kermit Cloniger, David Creech, Hal Harrison, and Clyde Yakley. Stanley Culbreth of the Greensboro Merchants Association led the installation, commended the group, and presented outgoing president Hubert Leonard a plaque. Entertainment by Frank Thomas capped the event, with Hal Harrison as emcee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville Merchants Assn
Woman's Club
Bill Sink
Bill Boyles
James Perryman
Paul Campbell
Hammett A. Cecil Jr
Kermit Cloniger
David Creech
Hal Harrison
Clyde Yakley
Stanley Culbreth
Tthe
Greensboro Merchants Association
Colonial Club Sets Installation of Officers
Newly elected officers of Colonial Country Club will be installed at a dinner dance Feb. 17 at the club. Officers elected at a directors meeting last week were Gilbert S. Callahan of High Point president F. Stuart Kennedy of Thomasville vice president and Mrs. John H. Banks secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Colonial Country Club
Gilbert S. Callahan
High Point
F. Stuart Kennedy
John H. Banks
Three Million Patents Granted Since 1836
The Patent Office marked a milestone with its three millionth patent since 1836, awarded for a magnetic check processing device.
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Mrs. Tatum
L. V. Rhodes
Donn M. Burgess
High Pointer
Massachusetts
Ruby C. Kivett
John Bailey
Guilford
S. Main ST
Kroger
Walnut
Guardsman’s Promotion
Brentwood School
Eey
United Fund State
City Merchants
Colonial Club
Philco
Wineyard
RCA
N. Main ST
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