Eliza Cheek Former High Point Resident Dies
Mrs Eliza P Cheek 74 widow of Robert D Cheek died at her home 13 Alamance Road Alamance at 2 pm Saturday after 20 years of declining health Born Caswell County February 11 1882 moved to High Point 1917 then Alamance in 1929 Member First Baptist Church married March 21 1906 to Robert D Cheek who died May 1955 Survived by son D Cheek Burlington sister Mrs W M Hinson High Point brothers J A Powell Burlington half siblings Overcash Barnhart and Livingston and Henry Powell East Burlington and many great grandchildren Funeral arrangements incomplete at Koonee Funeral Home
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Eliza P. Cheek
Robert D. Cheek
Alamance Road
Alamance
Ee Cheek
Caswell County
da George
Hulda He Powell
High Point
Burlington
Almance
First Baptist Church
Cheek
Alam
D Cheek
Route 1
W. M. Hinson
Point
J. A. Powell
Kate Overcas
Lessie Barnhart
Pearl Livingston
Asheboro
Henry Powell
East Kate Overcash
Lessie Barnore
Four-Year-Old Suffered Skull Fracture In Truck Accident
A four year old boy Josiah Quentin Allen from Oakview Road was rushed to Baptist Hospital after a truck back incident where his head was caught between a ceiling beam. He also sustained nose injuries and a forehead cut and is reported doing fine.
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Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Memorial
Allen
C. L. McDaniel
Tipton Street
Harry Dalef Gree
Nas
McDaniel
Dalton
Billy Leonard
Kernersville
Leonard
Lon
Cop Hurt Chasing Offender
City police pursued two suspects on Leonard Street. Officer F E Peters fell from a wall and was treated at Memorial Hospital. Charges include reckless driving against James Weldon Williams 26 of Route 1 who posted $1,000 bond. Other arrests include Willie H Steelman 41 and two 18 year old Gordy Street individuals Bertha Lee Ratliff and Gene Howell Watkins with bonds set for July 23 and 50 respectively.
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F. E. Peters
Leonard Street
Memorial Hospital
Peters
Uty
James Weldon Williams
Route 1
Williams
Willie H. Steelman
Ennis
Iinar
Gordy Street
Bertha Lee Ratliff
Gene Howell Watkins
Two Arrested in High Point Baseball Lottery Crackdown
G. G. Russell and Mattie Dillon, ages 44 and 52, were arrested on charges of operating a baseball lottery. Detectives seized grocery order books and $84 in receipts at Dillon’s Oakland Avenue home. Russell was nabbed at his Broad Street service station and described as a major lottery operator. Both posted $500 bonds for July court hearings as police press the case as a start toward ending the racket.
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G. G
Gib) Russell
Mattie Dillon
Oakland Avenue
Dillon
Russell
W. C. Johnson
Johnson
Broad Street
W. Broad Street
High Point
Thomas B Sykes Dies After Long Illness at Local Hospital
Thomas B. Sykes 75 died shortly after 9 p m Saturday at High Point Memorial Hospital after five years of declining health and ten months in serious condition. He was born November 27 1880 in Thomasville Ga and moved to High Point 26 years ago. He owned Sykes Barber Shop for more than a decade and helped operate the High Point Tourist Home with his wife. Surviving: wife Pearl Bol ton Sykes of High Point son E A Sykes of Doraville Ga daughter Mrs J C Newton of Griffin Ga and three grandchildren. Funeral services 7 p m Monday at Ames Funeral Home Rawlinson of Bip Church will conduct rites at the graveside with pallbearers assembling 2 30 p m at the Masonic Temple. Interment Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
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Thomas B. Sykes
High Point Memorial Hospital
Thomasville
Griffin
Sykes Barber Shop
High Point
First Baptist Church
Numa F Reidue No
Pearl Bolton
E. A. Sykesy
Doraville
J. C. Newton
Amee
Rawlinson
Bip
Numa F. Baise No. 346
Masonic Temple
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Hubcaps Stolen From Car on Route 1, Police Report
James Jenkins reported hubcaps valued at 62 on Route 1 were removed from his automobile the preceding night. Police said the investigation is continuing.
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Jenkins
Route 1
James
Practical Jokers Gone, And Good Riddance
Forrest Dates recalls a bygone era of pranksters who tormented peers with sleep raids, boot burns, and staged scares. He recounts chaotic routines from the 1930s including fire hoaxes, hot foot tricks, and a notorious dating joke that ended with staged violence and a loud crowd. The piece notes how engineers surveying a Montlieu Avenue school site faced rowdy youths who confiscated corner stakes for a future prank.
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Montlieu Avenue
Funeral services for John H. Brinkley Jr.
Funeral services for John H. Brinkley Jr., 31, killed while working on a construction project near Greensboro, will be held at 3 p.m. today from West End Methodist Church. Interment in Holly Hills Cemetery. Memorial Methodist pastors officiate. Pilot Lions Club members he was a vice president will be honorary pallbearers.
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Thomasville
John H. Brinkley Jr
Greensboro
West End Methodist Church
Gene Little
Tor
Harold Mason
Es R
Memorial Methodist Hh
Holly Hills Cemetery
Pilot Lions Club
Brinkley
Funeral services for Thomas P. Smith
Funeral services for Thomas P. Smith 61 of 512 ae Street were held at 4 at Green Street Baptist Church with Dr George Tunstall and the Rev Julian officiating. Interment followed in Floral Garden Park cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Marshall Harold Willard Howard Dean Jack Clodfelter Roland Horney and Ray Hill. He died Wednesday morning at his residence.
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Thomas P. Smith
Ae Street
Green Street Baptist Church
George Tunstall
Tor
Julian
Floral Garden Park
Joe Marshall
Harold Willard
Howard Dean
Jack Clodfelter
Roland Horney
Ray Hill
Smith
Mrs Lena Kearns Rites Held In Fairfield
Funeral services for Mrs Lena Agnes Kearns 36 wife of Robert L Kearns were conducted at 2 30 p m Saturday from Fairfield Methodist Church by Rev A T Tuttle and Rev Frank McDaniel. Pallbearers were Leon Robbins Harold S Kearns Keith M Kearns M Howard Cashatt F Eugene Robbins and Ronald Robbins Interment followed in Fairfield Methodist Church Cemetery She died in Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon.
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Lena Agnes Kearns
Robert L. Kearns
Fairfield Methodist Church
A. T. Tuttle
Frank McDaniel
Pine Grove Baptist Church
Leon Robbins
Harold S. Kearns
Keith M. Kearns
M. Howard Cashatt
F. Eugene Robbins
Ronald Robbins
Eae Oe
Memorial Hospital
Mrs Maggie Taylor Rites Held at Ward Street Church
Funeral services for Mrs Maggie May Taylor 74 widow of Dr Taylor were held at Ward Street Methodist Church at 3 p m conducted by Rev L E Mabrey and Rev J E McSwain with interment at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. She died in a Durham Hospital at 9 30 p m Friday.
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Maggie May Taylor
Dr. Taylor
Ward Street Methodist Church
L. E. Mabrey
J. E. McSwain
Ney
Greensboro
Floral Garden Park
Stained Glass Honor Given to Klemme for Lifetime Service
A. W. Klemme Sr. of High Point Glass receives the Stained Glass Association of Frida America lifetime honor, joining four others since 1903. He is treasurer since 1939, former president in 1923 and 1924, member since 1916, marking 50 years in the glass trade. The award was announced at a Rotary Club event.
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The
Stained Glass Association of Frida America
A. W
Klemme Sr
530Cidents Parkway
Klemme
High Point Glass
High Point
Association
Jaward
Rotary Club
Rotary District 281 Governor to visit High Point club
Dr. Mark Lindsey district governor for Rotary District 281 will visit the High Point Rotary Club to speak at the weekly meeting and confer with leaders on administration and service. The visit is part of his annual tour of 33 central North Carolina clubs. Lindsey, a Hamlet surgeon and former Hamlet club president, was elected 1956 57 governor at Sofia convention.
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Mark Lindsey
Rotary International
High Point
Rotary Club
Lindsey
George Lyles Jr
George Clark
Rotary
North Carolina
Hamlet
Hamlet Club
Sphia
North
South
Central America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Islands
Pacific
Confident Harriman Aims for Democratic Nomination
Gov. Averell Harriman of New York told reporters in Asheboro he expects the Democratic nomination and that the South will back him. He noted unity among Democrats, avoided naming North Carolina delegates, and criticized Eisenhower policy while urging textile import review.
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Robert Marks
Ashebo
Averell Harriman
New York
Gov. Harriman
Soese
Asheboro
Democratic Clubs
North Carolina
South
Democratic Party
Harriman
Bip
Douleihan
Eisenhower
North
North Carolina General Assembly
House of Representatives Frn
Atlanta
Harrisman
Market forecast: Southern Furniture and Rug Market expands
Prospects for the Southern Furniture and Rug Market are strong as ex hibitors and salesmen return for a second week. Last week's attendance reached about 3 600 with heavy buying seen in bed springs metal dinette sets and case goods though delivery times shorten for midrange buyers. Exhibitors report faster sales than Chicago and expect continued activity from Carolinas retailers amid a stable price outlook.
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High Point
Southern Furniture and Rug Market
Carolinas
Bed Springs
Meta
Leo Heer
T the Southeast
Deep South
Bers
Chicago
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Roy M. Bryant
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Eliza Cheek
Kooace Funeral Home
Kersey Road
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Walter Mac Inman
W. Green Street
Louise Bain Darby
Biltmore
Darby
Gordon Street
Inman
Darby Warman
Forrest
Aegg
Mary
Tho
Thomas PF. Smith
Lena Kearns
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Maggie Taylor
A. W. Klemme
Troy
Angola
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Netherlands
New Guinea
Ruanda-Urundi
Swaziland
Mark Lindsay
YDC
Greensboro High Point
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