Inquest Held Over Death of Nathan Bales in North Carolina
Coroner in Thomasville will hold an inquest into the shooting death of 58 year old Nathan W. Bales who died at City Memorial Hospital after being found shot on his porch. Deputy Sheriff Burch Payne reports a .22 rifle bullet struck Bales in the temple and the cause of the shooting remains uncertain. Bales formerly owned Bales Hosiery Corp. and was in poor health, with funeral arrangements set for today in High Point and Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery to follow.
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Thomasville
Nathan W. Bales
City Memorial Hospital
Bales
Erwin Heights
Burch Payne Gaid
Payne
James Conrad
Bales Hosiery Corp
High Point
Koonce Funeral Home
C. E. Rozzelle
Ardmore Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
E. M. Avett
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Oakwood Memorial Park
Guilfred County
Nathan M
Emma Johnson Bales
Jamestown
High
Heat Forecast Proves Hot and Humid With No Rain Expected
The Friendship weather bureau predicted continued heat and high humidity through Sunday with little chance of rain. Temperatures ranged to 92 today, and tonight’s low expected at 71. The item also recaps biographical details of a High Point hosiery mill founder, his family, and community ties.
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Friendship Weather Bureau
Rev Albert Hale Speaks on Family Life to Kiwanis Club
Rev Albert Hale pastor of First Baptist spoke to the Kiwanis club on family life. Introduced by George Ridge, he attended as a member with Sloan Gibson presiding. Attendance prize went to O V Kester. Visitors included R B Park and Thomas Turner of Greensboro J F Groves D Fletcher Crane Mt Dora Fla W B Hooper Hagerstown Md Andy Baker New Orleans and Pat Ormsby Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hale
First Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
George Ridge
Sloan Gibson
O. V. Kester
R. B. Park
Thomas Turner
Greensboro
J. F. Groves
D. Fletcher Crane
Mt. Dora, Fla
W. B.hooper
Hagerstown
Andy Baker
New Orleans
Pat Ormsby
Winston-Salem
Tomlinson Re opens Thomasville Store
Thomasville business notes the Tomlinson Grocery Co has reopened in a former site at Main Street once occupied by Clyde's Food Market. Owner W G Tomlinson announced the re opening after a Sunday afternoon fire damaged the prior location. Damages estimate not yet completed.
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Thomasville
Tomlinson Grocery Co
iClyde’s
Main Street
W. G. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Pilot Club Pet Show Charms High Point Audiences
The Pilot Club and High Point Parks Department hosted a lively pet show at the lake park. Dozens of animals from hawks and foxes to dogs, cats, rabbits, and fish wowed hundreds as judges awarded blue red and white ribbons for best trick unusual pet cutest pet most original costume and other categories.
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High Point City Lake Park
Pilot Club
Department of Parks and Recreation
Bill Smith
Valette J. Harris
P. C. McLain
High Point
Mabel Fox
Greensboro
Pilot International
Barbara Mashburn
Judy Mashburn
Patsy Proetto
Chihauhau
Dorothy Creasey
Fox
Margaret Yarborough
Chihauhan
Mary Linda Eagle
Don Ridge
Jerry Smith
Becky Bradner
Kitten
Pat Lassiter
Larry Grubbs
Billy Abernathy
Polly Yow
Ice Pick Fight Participants Appeal Verdict
In Thomasville records a Negro woman Eliza Brodie and L. C. Davis faced suspended sentences on condition after a ice pick assault during a conflict over lodging. Both filed appeals with bonds set and costs, while two driving while intoxicated cases also appealed. Several other defendants had charges not pressed or were found not guilty.
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Thomasville
Recorder's Court
Eliza Brodie
Church Street
L. C. Davis
Davis
Brodie House
Donald Byerly
Fisher Ferry Street
Jim Henry Laws
Sanford
Byerly
W. H. Steed
Canteloupes Exhibited In Siamese Twin Style In High Point
Carroll F. Haymore of 504 Winston Road displayed a pair of Early Hanover cantaloupes in a Siamese twin form Friday. The fruits were well developed though not fully rounded at the join, with an estimated weight of eight pounds for the pair. Haymore added his patch has many fine Hanover melons weighing four to five pounds each.
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Carroll F. Haymore
Winston Road
Hanover
Haymore
Public library proposed for High Point city
Shoemaker argues High Point needs a new public library to improve education for children. He cites reading as a major American pastime and supports financing discussions to make the project feasible.
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W. H. Fowler
Baltimore Avenue
Shoemaker
High Point
Public library needed to aid High Point youth
In a letter from Farming correspondent M Borum of High Point Route 6 the writer urges the city to establish a new public library. He argues such a facility would advance education and commercial knowledge, noting reading as a key pastime and calling on residents to back the project for the younger generation.
Public library urged for High Point city
Mrs R K Stewart urges High Point to build a public library as a cultural and civic essential. She stresses city taxation should fund the project and notes her long service on the library board and as a past president.
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R. K. Stewart
W. Farriss Ave
High Point
Embryo Rat Suspected After Mouselike Creature Arrives at Office
Patrolman G D Walker delivered a small living embryo creature to the Enterprise office after a man found it in a car. Staff and guests, including veterinarian P C McLain, examined the creature which variously drew guesses as an embryo rat or a baby Chihuahua.
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G. D. Walker
Enterprise
Walker
Enterprise Newsroom
P. C. McLain
McLain
Amphitheater Program Set At Lake On Sunday
The city lake amphitheater will host a Sunday afternoon show planned by the Double M club and the city parks and recreation department. Rain delayed it from Friday. Life magazine staffers Margaret Bourk Shite and Ron Reynolds will arrive to photograph the event for coverage.
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City Lake
Double M Club
City Parks and Recreation Department
Chaur’s
Adam’s
Shore Neal
Parks and Recreation Department
Today
Life Magazine
Margaret Bourk- Shite
Ron Reynolds
High Point
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Ginsburg
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Guilford
A. E. Sherron
Security Bank
Hamilton Lumber Co
Lewis Motor CO
Wienn St
Madame Kay
Thomasville Highway
N.C
Our
High Point Furniture Co
Bates Hosiery
Peacock Bible
Lions Club
Aura Kinney Grimes
Nathan Kinney Bales
J. O
Walter
M. L
R. E. Bundy
W. C Hall
N. A. Osborne
J. R. Clodfelter
Asheboro
Thomas Lauder
R. D. Church
Civic Club
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad St
Phene
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Bugs Bunny
Donald Duck
Dan John
Hutchens Heating and
Williams Oil-O-Matic
Thatcher
A & Burton
City Recreation Department
Marshall Grubb
West Willis St
Alley
Mar
Garet Yarborough
Waldo Avenue
Tonita
Robert Becker
Norwood Court
By Mary Leet Hodgin
Irma Perry
Dick Hunt
Jean Lambeth
Anita Bray
Donald Seism
Cense
Bond
Laws
Austin Scott
Barnett W. Payne
Blair Street
Opal Daniel
Phillips Street
Roy W. Lambeth
Sherman A. Farmer
Thurlow Horton
Salisbury
L. C. Hicks
Lexington
Clyde V. Snyder
Archdale
Welchel Harrison
Lonnie Blair
James F. Kirkman
Garvin Bodenheimer
Nelson Graham
High Point News Bricks
Joe Byrd
CYPRI
Welivery
Wright
Cmnvig
Cecil
Office Equipment CO
Elrubrbs
Northside
Monte Hale
Robert Livingston
Woody Woodpecker
Raat
Enterprise Museum
Monark
N. Wain
High Point Laundry
KASCO
TATA
Clinard Milling CO
Wrecker Service—Road Service
General Auto
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