North Carolina Signers of Declaration Are Remembered
Three NC delegates William Hooper Joseph Hewes and John Penn helped draft the Declaration in Philadelphia on July 4 1776. The piece notes their backgrounds careers and the lack of lasting monuments for their sacrifice and outlines a plan to publish primary source biographies through the state Bicentennial Commission.
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Raleigh
Hooper
Hewes
Penn
North Carolina
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
William Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn
John Adams
Abigail
Congress
Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Wilmington
New Jersey
Princeton
Edenton
General Assembly
Williamsboro
Granville County
Oxford
Hillsborough
Richard Caswell
Independence Hall
Phila
Five Jail Terms Handed Down By Judge Carrington
Judge Kenneth Carrington ordered Elmo Kearney to 30 days to six months in custody after pleading guilty to multiple public drunkenness charges. David Cox, 17, got 24 to 36 months and a $50 fine for two larceny counts. Cordle, 29, received 20 days jail suspended 12 months for public drunkenness plus costs. Alfred Hicks and Londo York received three day sentences for public drunkenness and possession of non tax paid whiskey respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Carrington
Friddle Street
Commissioner of Correction
Elmo Kearney
David Cox
Avondale Drive
Thomas Theodaore Cordle
Campbell Street
Alfred Alphonzo Hicks
Fairview Street
Londo York
Walnut Street
July Santa Gets Stuck
In Houston on a Friday, 17-year-old Ronny Coston climbed onto a roof and slipped into a chimney while attempting to drop in on air. Firemen freed him after 45 minutes, reporting minor injuries and the incident as a misadventure during a playful stunt.
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Houston, Tex
Ronny Coston
Coston
Kemp slated as permanent state party chairman
State Chairman Kemp is expected to be named permanent chairman of the Democratic Party at the July 14 convention. Gov. Scott asked Kemp to lead amid liberal conservative clashes as new rules bring young people and blacks into the party fold. Kemp, an advertising executive from High Point, stresses a constructive, orderly convention and hopes for unity despite factions.
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Ed Kemp
High Point
Kemp
North Carolina Conservation and Development Board
Robert Scott
Democratic Party
Scott
Gene Simmons
Levine Honored as Distinguished Student at Texas A&M
Steven L. Levine of High Point is named a distinguished student at Texas A&M University for high academic achievement. Eligibility requires at least a 3.25 GPA, enrollment of 12 hours in summer sessions, and no grade below B. Only about 10 percent of undergraduates receive the honor.
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Steven L. Levine
High Point
Texas A&m University
A&m
Man Faces Assault Charges After Razor Attack
Police arrested Lawrence Little on assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after he allegedly attacked Eugene Wideman at Wideman's Langford Avenue home. Wideman required stitches for head chest and leg wounds from the razor strike.
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Lawrence Little
Eugene Wideman
Langford Avenue
Little
Wideman
Deaths and Funerals in North Carolina and Indiana
Eli Hammer Ramesur aged 88 of Rt 1 Bennett died Friday at Randolph Hospital Asheboro funeral 3 PM Sunday at Pleasant Road Christian Church. Bunyn Andrew Ramesur 62 Bloomington Indiana native Snow Camp died Thursday at Bloomington Hospital head of history department at Illinois Wesleyan University 25 years funeral 2 PM today at Bloomington First United Wesleyan Church.
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Ramesur — Ivey Eli Hammer
Rt. 1
Bennett
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro
Pleasant Road Christian Church
Ramesur
Bunyn Andrew
Bloomington
Inl
Snow Camp
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington First
Emma Hoover 86 Dies at Home in Asheboro
Mrs Emma Hoover wife of Jule Hoover 86 of Rt 3 Asheboro died Friday at her home Funeral services were to be held Sunday at West Chapel United Methodist Church The family planned to receive callers at Ridge McDowe Funeral Home 7 to 9 p m today
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Charles Willis Johnson
Pilot View Baptist Church
Ray L. Mabe
Buck W. Bowen
Floral Garden Park
Cumby
Mr. Johnson
Rt. 5
High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital
Lexington Frank Fansler Dies At 88 In Germanton Area
Frank Fansler 88 of Germanton died Thursday at Hilltop Rest Home He was a retired house painter and member of First Baptist Church Survived by daughter Mrs Jesse Duggins of Madison and sister Mrs Bob Hicks of Winston-Salem Funeral 2 pm Sunday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel burial in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery Germanton
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Lexington
Frank Fansler
Hilltop Rest Home
Germanton
First Baptist Church
Jesse Duggins
Madison
Bob Hicks
Winston-Salem
Davidson Funeral Home
Friendship Baptist Church
Mrs John Martin Biller obituary in Lexington
Mrs John Martin Biller 58 formerly Lucy Idele Jordan died Friday after a month of illness at her home. A native of Montgomery County she worked for Dixie Furniture Co and belonged to Second Presbyterian Church. Funeral 4 p.m. Sunday. body to be moved from Piedmont Funeral Home to her residence today.
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J. O. Crawford
Greensboro
Alice Gerturude Crawford
Terrell Street
Wesley Long Hospital
Guilford County
Glennwood United Methodist Church
Piedmont Garden Club
Brightwood School
Joseph Otis Crawford Sr
J. C. Crawford Jr
F.W. Inman Jr
Otis Ledford Sr
Billy G. Jarvis
W. E. Durham
High Point
Leon Leonard Thompson
Guilford Memorial Park
Hanes-Lineberry Vanstory
Lexington
John Martin Biller
Lucy Idele Jordan
Montgomery County
Dixie Furniture Co
Second Presbyterian Church
Piedmont Funeral Home
Trash Dumping Persists Near Cedron and Scientific
Mrs memory fights littering on Cedron near Scientific Street with the aid of High Point Public Works Director Carl Wills. A contractor spent over 100 to cover dumped trash after recent months of antilitter signs. Dumpers returned Thursday night with more waste, and Wills aims to prosecute violators under the antilitter ordinance.
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George A. Memory
Cedron
Scientific Street
High Point Public Works
Carl Wills
Memory
Wills
Jim Stratford
NC Highway Commission to adopt auditor's procedure changes
North Carolina Highway Commission Chairman Lauch Faircloth pledged full cooperation as state auditor Henry Bridges urged tighter internal controls. Bridges faulted the agency for funds recorded outside the controller and called for the controller to handle all billings and receipts, with contracts and payments now overseen by engineers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Highway Commission
Lauch Faircloth
Commission
Henry Bridges
Faircloth
Bridges
Highway Commission
Bolling
Phil Garriss
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Thomas Paine
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Gibbs
House of Commons
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Guilford Battleground
Christ Church
Abner Nash
Nash
Grassy Creek
Santa
Levine
Texas A&m
A&M’s
Man
Thomas Johnson
The
Holiday Inn
Big Bear
Wrenn Street
Johnson
Millard Lang Rich
Steele Street
Lonnie Montford
Thomasville
Jerry Ray Hill
W. Broad Avenue
John Frank Johnson
English Road
G. M. Bolinger
Vale—Belvis M. Bolinger
Mr. Bolinger
Gaston County
Trese Kiser Bolinger
Anita Bolinger
Atlanta, Ga
E. B. Crenshaw
Elberton
Bobby M. Bolinger
Lincolnton
Johnny Bolinger
W. S. Mullen
Russell Munday
Billy Bolinger
Morganton
Russell’s Chapel
Pinion Business College
Jennifer Pierce
Scotty McLaughlin
Randy Teague
Kathy Wood
Cindy Priddy
Andy Pearch
Jeanne Parham
Ivey Hammer
Mrs
Jule Hoover
John M. Biller
Williams
South Main Street
John Slack
Mitchell Grove United Methodist Church
Willard Westcott Wilson
Oaklawn Cemetary
Grace Flower Shop
Wrenn St. Westwood
Factory Air Supply CO
N. Main
Lewis
Wachovia
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