Flying dreams fuel family business at Darr Field
A father son duo, J. L. Davis Sr and Jr, turned a private air strip into a full service field at Trinity Road near High Point. Jake Davis, a former Air Force pilot and instructor, helped expand plans to offer crop spraying, fuel sales, aircraft maintenance, and flight instruction.
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Braxton Younts
Jake
Air Force
State College
Army Air Corps
Kinston
Trinity Road
High Point
Darr Field
Dwight
Darr
J. L. Carr and Son Construction Co
J. L. Darr Sr
J. L. Jr
Trinity Airfield
1st Baptist Ex Pastor To Preach In Thomasville
In Thomasville the First Baptist Church will host Dr W K McGee Sunday at 8 p m as the first guest minister in a series. McGee led the church 1935 1945 and now serves at Baptist Hospital directing denominational relations. The church surveys and planning committee will meet with Dar die Bass from the Baptist Sunday School Board.
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Thomasville
First Baptist Church
W. K. McGee
Stanley Hardee
McGee
Anderson
S.C
Furman University
Hocutt Memorial Church
Burlington
First Baptist
The
Baptist Hospital
James Clark
Dardie Bass
Baptist Sunday School Board
Nashville
F. Stanley Hardee
Hardee
Hardy Henry Promoted In Thomasville
H Hardy Henry named vice president at Erwin Lambeth Inc Thomasville furniture makers He previously led personnel at the firm The Greenville Mississippi native earned a 1949 master's degree from Lee Carolina He coached at Thomasville High School for six years then served as athletic director at Walter Williams High School in Burlington He is active in civic life and is president of the High Point Personnel Association
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Thomasville
H. Hardy Henry
Erwin Lambeth, Inc
Thomasville Furniture Manufacturers
Greenville
Miss
Henry
Thomasville High School
Burlington
Walter Williams High School
High Point Personnel Association
Silver Hill Mine Revival Sparks Hope Across Piedmont
Tennessee Copper Co plans to reopen the Silver Hill mine near Lexington after 15 months of dewatering and timbering. The project aims to add dividends for stockholders, with field crews conducting test drills at Gold Hill, Rowan County. The mine has historical ties to the Civil War era and local Workman family.
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Silver Hill
Virginia
Tennessee Copper Co
T. F. Daugherty
R. M. Workman
Moses Workman
Workman
Tennessee Copper
Lexington
Piedmont
Gold Hill
Rowan County
North Carolina
Traffic Fatality Toll Rises in North Carolina
The State Highway Patrol reports three weekend fatalities across the state. In Rowan County, George Trexler 33 of Charlotte died when his car veered off I-85 near Salisbury, possibly asleep at the wheel. In the same area, Larry Stirwall 18 of China Grove died when his car overturned and another person was injured. In Randolph County, Frankie Childress 16 of High Point died after sideswiping a curve and striking a utility pole along U S 11 near Archdale.
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State Highway Patrol
Rowan County
George William Trexler
Charlotte
Salisbury
Trexler
Larry Joe Stirwall
Rt. 2
China Grove
U.S. 11
Archdale
Randolph County
Highway Patrol
Frankie Cleo Childress
High Point
Childress
Baggage Misrouted In Magnolia Hotel Mixup
Lee Nester of Los Angeles noticed a luggage mixup when he saw a nearby car with the same color and make as his own. After checking out and driving to Texarkana he realized the mistake and is attempting to recover his baggage.
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Magnolia, Ark
Lee ‘Nester
Los Angeles
Calif
Texarkana
Denton
E. M. Hunt
Hunt Farms
Hunt
Raycliffs Scott
Virginia
Denton Swine
City Hall Prank Sizzles in Heat as A/C Vanishes
Thomasville clerk of court Bob Smith returns from vacation to a sweltering office and a missing air conditioner. Detectives suspect an inside job as firemen help recover the unit found in an upstairs room. the case remains unsolved with local humor.
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Thomasville
Bob Smith
City Hall
Clerk Smith
Smith
Bull” Stamey
Stamey
Jeff
Hartman
Clerk of Court
Jeff Hartman
Eye Tubes in Turret Sockets Reach Any Direction
Description of "Eye Tubes" devices mounted in turret sockets able to reveal themselves in any orientation. The passage notes flexible aiming and broad coverage as a key feature.
Abbotts Creek Church Rebuilds After March Fire
The Abbotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church plans a brick, fire resistant sanctuary at the same site. Contractors target completion before the first Sunday in October with worship on the monthly first Sunday.
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Abbotts Creek
Charles Pickard
Biggest Rocket Stand Planned at Edwards Air Force Base
Aerojet-General Corp won a contract to design the world’s largest rocket test stand at Edwards Air Force Base. The eight story tower can generate six million pounds of thrust and will initially test two 1.5 million pound engines for NASA, with later expansion to four engines. The site lies north of Los Angeles and will feature a 6 foot square exhaust opening.
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Azusa
Calif
Free World
Edwards Air Force Base
Aerojet-General Corp
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Los Angeles
Capulin Mountain Peak Draws Sight of Five States
From Capulin Mountain in northeastern New Mexico observers glimpse parts of five states. The peak is described as one of the most perfect volcanic summits in the world.
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Capulin Mountain
New Mexico
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Trinity Field
Darrs
Trinity
1St Baptist
Willim Murdoch
Hardy Henry
Davidson County
Associated Press
Glenn Hall
Richard Hall
Braxton
Weldon Royals
Linwood Methodist Church
James T. Hall
Mr. Hall
Ddr
Arthur Ankers
Wesley Memorial
Hici Point
Ankers
Emerywood Country Club
Fred Yoder
North Carolina Seedsmen's Association
GOD and Country Award
Wayne Crouse
Harvey Crouse
Route 3
Mt. Zion
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