Deaths and funerals mark the week in High Point area
Obituaries note the deaths of Harry Moorefield 75 of 1112 Desk Drive Durham veteran of the Marines and former bakery employee with retirement in 1962. Margaret Washington Young 67 of Huffine Mill Road Greensboro died Wednesday, survived by husband Horace and two daughters. Edwin Arthur Moseley a retired High Point City Schools teacher died at High Point Memorial Hospital. Dewey Kepley 65 of 521 N Greensboro Street Lexington died in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Funeral plans and arrangements are announced by Sechrest, Hargett, Haizlip, and Davidson Funeral Homes with service details and burial noted. Also reported are local planning and zoning actions including subdivision of Coca Cola plant property and rezoning discussions involving Straightway Baptist Church on Fairfield Road and a small commercial subdivision near High Point Mall on Parris Avenue.
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Harry Lee Moorefield
Veterans Administration Hospital
Durham
Mr. Moorefield
Gary
Ind
George Henderson
Bessie Webster Moorefield
Eva Spears
High Point
Stokes County
American Bakeries
Tip-Top Bakery
U.S. Marine Corps
Wayne
Judy) Hampton
Trailwood Drive
Jamestown
Ila Joyce
Walnut Cove
Trula Snyder
Clarice Brown
Winston-Salem
Lena Skipper
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Ruth Wheeler
Raleigh
Robert
Charlie Moorefield
George Moorefield
Vista
Calif
Sechrest Funeral Home
Horace Young
Greensboro
Margaret Washington Young
Huffine Mill Road
L. Richardson Hospital
Mount Zion Ame
Edwin Arthur Moseley
Fourth St
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point City
Haizlip Funeral Home
Dewey Kepley
Lexington
Greensboro St
Ocean View Hospital
Davidson County
Binning’s Building Products
VFW
Mount Tabor
Henry Winkler Returns to The Fonz on ABC Show
LOS ANGELES AP Henry Winkler returned to the Paramount Television ABC series after a two day absence. A company spokesman said Thursday that everything has been worked out and he was back in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Paramount Television
Henry Winkler
Juveniles Arrested After Rail Line Debris Scattering
Railroad detectives in Greensboro responded to debris on tracks half a mile south of Albertson Road. Scrap metal from a junk yard caused delays on three trains. three male juveniles aged 14, 12, and 10 were apprehended at the scene and mischief halted as trains resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway System
Greensboro
Albertson Road
Thomasville
Thieves Break Into Brown Trucking Co Facility
Thieves broke into Brown Trucking Co in Thomasville. Entry occurred about 7:50 a.m. after a door was battered and knob removed. Davidson County Sheriff's Dept is investigating. value of missing items not yet estimated.
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Thomasville
Brown Trucking Co
Davidson County Sheriff's Dept
C.A. Mathas
Sheriff's Dept
Pat Dinken
Sheriff's
One Killed One Injured In Wreck Near Lee Road NC109
Thomasville report says Irene Woolard Sweat died on arrival at Community General Hospital after a head on collision on NC 109 south of Lee Road. Wanda Cody Loftin, 23, of Denton, listed in serious condition in ICU, with stable status reported. Loftin was freed after 45 minutes. Sweat, born in Guilford County, leaves a son Wayne Matthews, daughter Gail Matthews, and stepson Buck Matthews. Body donated to Bowman Gray School of Medicine.
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Thomasville
N.C. 109
Lee Road
Irene Woolard Sweat
Route 3
Community General Hospital
Wanda Cody Loftin
Denton
Herbert Foil Best
Eagle Springs
Ms. Loftin
Highway Patrol
Ms Loftin
Sweat
Guilford County
Wayne Matthews
Gail Matthews
Highland Road
Buck Matthews
Virginia
High Point Considers Massage Establishment Licenses
City council members will decide on licenses for YMCA health club massage services and Peacock Massage Parlor. The YMCA offers massages to members, while Peacock faces a court challenge over a prohibition on one sex massaging the other. Court action was filed May 26, halting enforcement pending ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
YMCA
Peacock
Y Long
Charlie Martin
Peacock Personnel
Sit
Martin
Aging Council Gets Director Own Office
In Asheboro Randolph Council on the Aging appoints Joyce Ward as fulltime director with Sue Slack as secretary. The $20,000 Older Americans Act grant funds the office located at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Ward aims to establish transportation for seniors to medical facilities, social services, and stores. The council includes 38 representatives from community agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph Council On the Aging
Joyce Ward
Randolph County Department of Social Services
Ward
Sue Slack
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Mountain Road
Trailer Homes Gaining Ground in North Carolina
Bill Noblitt reports on the shift from mobile to manufactured homes in North Carolina, noting rising unit sizes and prices, growth in ownership, and a push for a name change. The piece covers economics, housing costs, sales volumes, state rankings, safety codes, and zoning tensions as mobile homes move toward wider acceptance in urbanizing communities.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
North Carolina
Jamestown Alcohol Center’s work up 38 percent in 1975 76
Jamestown Alcohol Education Center served 38 percent more people with alcohol related problems in 1975 76 than the previous year according to an annual report by executive director Ben Garner. The agency highlighted expanding direct services, industry referrals, and a stepped up detox and youth program while noting budget and facility changes.
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Jim Hawkins
Jamestown
Jamestown Alcohol Education Center
Ben Garner
Garner
Alcohol Education Center
North Carolina
W. Russell Street
High Point
Jamestown Alcohol Beverage Control Board
Wayside Haven
AEC
W. Russell
Wayside Haven Rehabilitation Center
Donald Jones
Jones
Thomasville Man Charged In Break-In
Thomasville police arrested Robert Keith Russell 18 of Route 6 Albertson Road and charged him with breaking and entering and carrying a concealed weapon. Russell was caught on Colonial Drive School premises with evidence of a forceable entry. The arrest occurred Thursday at 3 20 p m. He is jailed in Davidson County under a $1000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homasville
Thomasville
Robert Keith Russell
Route 6
Albertson Road
Russell
Colonial Drive School
Davidson County
Lexington
Jack Walker
Fire damages Hillcrest home on 602 Hillcrest Dr
A fire at the R. L. Kester residence 602 Hillcrest Dr damaged a gasoline powered buffer a porch and drapes. Firemen said Charles Bailey was cleaning with gasoline and an electric floor buffer when the blaze started. Other calls included a mechanical false alarm on Pendleton St a trash fire on W Ward Ave and dumpster fires on W Grimes Main Street and 5th Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Kester
Hillcrest Dr
Charles Bailey
Pendleton Street
W. Ward Avenue
W. Grimes Avenue
Main Street
Teen-Age Girl Drowns At Lake Keowee Near Seneca
Cheryl Ann Green, 16, of Elk Park North Carolina, drowned while swimming with friends at Lake Keowee near Seneca. Witnesses said she got in trouble about 12 10 p m Thursday and her body was found 20 minutes later about 100 feet from shore in 10 feet of water. Coroner Ted Durham ruled the death accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Cheryl Ann Green
Elk Park
N.C
Lake Keowee
Quonee County
Ted Durham
Barney Miller on the Cutting Edge of Reality Comedy
Television critic notes Barney Miller blends mundane police work with satire to reveal deeper truths. Executive producer Danny Arnold explains the show uses ordinary characters and dramatic situations to explore resilience, fear, and the humor found in tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Buck
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
ABC
Webb
Danny Arnold
Evening TV Schedule Snapshot for Local Stations
A dense listing of prime time and late night programs across channels, showing show names, times, and some channel affiliations for a single day. Notable entries include CBS and NBC offerings, talk shows, dramas, news blocks, and late movies reflecting a bustling broadcast slate.
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Edwin Moseley
Mary Y. Alston
Margaret Swindler
Zola Finley
Ella Washington
Edna Boswell
Harrisburg
Lula Bowles
Charlottesville
Fannie Atkinson
Mary Halt
Tallahassee
Fla
Jenny Battle
Whitakers
Robert Washington
Capitol Heights
Henry Washington
Branford
Mount Zion Ame Church
J. R. Cheek
Hargett Funeral Home
S. Main Street
City Planning and Zoning Commission
S. Main
Linden Street
W. Fairfield Road
Straightway Baptist Church
Fairfield
Parris Avenue
High Point Mall
Donald Gilstrap
North Main
Farriss Avenue
Harold C.davis
Mamie Jernigan
Raynor Lam
Harold C Doers
Sechrest
Lexington Ave
Orticians
Ruth Ward Smithson
Zom Sechrest Chapel
Harry L. Moorefield
Chestnut Drs High Point
Trindale RD
Archdale
Mary Grace Duke
Springfield Baptist Church
Irene W. Sweat
Warmper
Fouz
Aging Council
Hillcrest
Television Log
Arnold
Theodore Flicker
WEMY
Wunc Univ. Station
WSOC
Chartone
WHETY
Charlotte
WGHP
Wie
Hollywood Squares
Sarah
Washington Week
Donny and
Marie
Sanford and Son
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