Mrs Laura Byerly Myers Dies After Illness at 87
Mrs Laura Byerly Myers, 87, wife of the late John Franklin Myers, died at 5 30 p m at her home on Thomasville Route 2 after two years of illness. Funeral arrangements are in complete. She was born May 6 1861 in Davidson county and resided in the community all her life. A charter member of Emmanuel Reformed Church she married Mr Myers October 3 1880 who died three years ago. Surviving are four daughters Mrs Will Bowers Mrs Charles Shuler Mrs Ambrose Beck all of Thomasville Route 2 and Miss Daisy Myers of Thomasville Route 1 one son Jesse E Myers of Thomasville Route 2 one sister Mrs Robert Shuler of High Point and four brothers Henry Albert Byerly of High Point Everette Byerly of Greensboro James Byerly of Indianapolis.
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John Franklin Myers
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Walker Funeral Home
Elizabeth
Andrew Byerly
Davidson County
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Myers
Will Bowers
Charles Shuler
Ambrose Beck
Daisy Myers
Jesse E. Myers
Lee Hutchins 81 Farmer Dies After Illness
Thomasville report says Lee Dallas Hutchins 81 farmer from Winston-Salem Route 5 died today at 9 p m after an eight month illness. Funeral Monday 3 30 p m at Cannan Methodist Church Winston-Salem Route 5 with burial in church cemetery. He was a Mt Nebo Christian Church member and survived by son Spencer Hutchins Winston-Salem Route 5 sister Miss J E Wood Cameron and several grandchildren. Body at Walker funeral home until services.
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Thomasville
Lee Dallas Hutchins
Bethany Church
Winston-Salem
Martha Caudle
Spencer Hutchins
Route 5
J. E. Wood
Cameron
Walker Funeral Home
Penicillin Flown After Charlotte Ham Relays Urgent Message
Charlotte amateur radio operator T. C. Wood relayed an urgent offer from ING Rokosaki in Czechoslovakia to aid a wife of Postmaster Antonin Gerven y. The penicillin was airmailed after the message reached Mrs J L Matthews of Huntington Station New York via her brother Fred Munder.
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Huntington Station
N. Y
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Matthews
Fred Munder
St. Marks Place
Huntington
Munder
North Carolina Luncheon Parade in Madison Square Garden
The Tar Heel Lions will perform at the North Carolina luncheon on Tuesday July 27 and present a band salute to International president Fred W. Smith of California on the Madison Square Garden floor. The group will also host an exhibit of North Carolina’s agriculture industry history and recreation resources. International Counsellor Okey J. Allison of Winston Salem leads parade plans while Counsellor Sam Alford of Henderson directs the exhibit. Dr W Amos Abrams of Raleigh chairs the statewide committee promoting North Carolina at the convention.
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Fred W. Smith
California
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Okey J. Allison
Winston- Salem
Sam Alford
Henderson
W. Amos Abrams
Raleigh
Elizabeth City
Fifth Avenue
UN Approval of Jap War Crimes Trials Seen as Key Goal
Joseph B. Keenan, chief prosecutor for 11 nations, aims to secure United Nations sanction as the final international legal precedent for Tokyo war crimes. He notes UN backing would solidify prosecutions, while Gen Douglas MacArthur will review verdicts but cannot change sentences.
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L-Judge Court
Nuremberg
Manchuria
Understanding Ulcerative Colitis and Its Treatments
Ulcerative colitis is a challenging disease with unknown cause and no fully proven cure. It causes inflammation and sores in the colon, with bloody mucus in stools and fatigue. Treatments include blood transfusions, vitamins by injection, careful diet, and sometimes ileostomy surgery. morale boosting is also emphasized.
YMCA Bombardiers to play All-Stars in Greensboro
The YMCA Bombardiers will travel to Greensboro on July S to meet the All-Stars in a 3 p.m. return game. Other readable items include local church notices, Daughters of Dorcas events, and Legion post meetings.
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Polio Deaths Hit 51 in North Carolina This Year
State Board of Health reports 51 polio deaths in 1948 with county totals and a statewide 5.8 percent fatality rate from 885 cases. Counties reporting deaths include Mecklenburg 5 Guilford 4 Gaston 4 and Moore 4 among others. Mecklenburg records 67 polio cases and Guilford 133 cases.
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