Recreation Attendance Rises Across City Facilities
Parks and Recreation Director Jesse Taylor reports 285132 people used city facilities since June 21, with 48216 in the past week. Playgrounds and pools dominated attendance while City Lake Pool saw a low 4719 swimmers week.
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Parks and Recreation Department
Jesse Taylor
Taylor
City Lake Pool
Washington Terrace
Blair Park
City Lake
City Lake Ark
Rites Held For Shanty Lee Williams And Family Losses
The obituary notices record the passing of Shanty Lee Williams 40 of 419 Short Springs Street after a daytime shooting. He served in World War II and worked at Schoonbeck Furniture Co. He leaves a wife, Clyde Williams of Boston, two aunts in Virginia and North Carolina, with funeral at St Mark Methodist Church and burial at Greenhill Cemetery. Also listed are details of Mrs Millie Howie and family survivors across several cities, with funeral services at St Matthews CME Church and burial at Greenhill Cemetery.
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Ooe
Millie Howie
Margaret Funderburke
High Point
Dallas Tabor
Isabelle Mickens
Columbus
Ohio
Annie Mae Robinson
Philadelphia
Carlee Starks
Monroe
Lencie
Henry Howie Jr
Baltimore
Cleo Crowder
Sam Ingram
Maxton
Margaret Torrence
Wadesboro
Irene Davis
Richmond
Stevenson
St. Matthews
CME Methodist Church
N. W. Williams
Greenhill Cemetery
Haiza
Shanty Lee” Williams
Short Springs St
Fred
Schoonbeck Furniture Co
Clyde Williams
Boston
Mass
Josephine Robinson
Baskerville
Christine Herbin
Greensboro
N. C
St Mark Methodist Church
J. J. Patterson
Greenhill
Moore Funeral Home
Three-Car Crash injures seven on Randolph Road
Seven people were injured when three cars collided on a narrow Randolph County road near Thomasville. James G. Ritch Sr. of High Point and Mrs. Shelley C. York of Archdale were hospitalized, with Ritch and Mrs. York both reported as "doing fine." Dr. Shelley C. York Jr. had opened a Thomasville office Monday.
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High Point
Thomasville
Randolph Road
Bitch Face Veneer Co
Randolph County
City Memorial Hospital
James G. Ritch Sr
Shelley C. York
Archdale
York
Shelley C. York Jr
Ritch
Yorks
Siler Funeral Home
William Harper
Franklin Street
Hairston
Josephine Hairston
Charles Brown
Harper
Dr. York
Medical Arts Center
Randolph Street
Davidson County Schools Plan Open Sept 1
Davidson County board of education sets September 1 as student registration day with classes starting September 2. Breaks include Thanksgiving November 26–27, Christmas December 22–January 4, Easter April 14–19. Final day May 27. Building-use fees listed for non school functions.
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Lexington
Davidson County
County Board of Education
Foster
Davidson and Forsyth County Road Retreatments Planned
The State Highway Commission approves funds to retreat nine roads in Davidson County and 15.4 miles in Forsyth County. Retreatment spans several segments including Link Road to US 52 and NC 109 to Cucumber Road. Total cost $79,050 with completion expected early 1960.
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State Highway Commission
Davidson County
Forsyth County
Link Road
US 52
Old Lexington Road
Shady Grove
NC 109
Cucumber Road
Lexington City
N. C
Kerner Road
Kernersville
Winston-Salem
Jaycee Officials Plan Visit to Thomasville Event
THOMASVILLE officials from the Jaycee chapter including president Harrison of Tabor City will visit the local Woman's Club Building. The trip was planned with Ghahremani in the area on business, and Harrison said the arrival was coordinated quickly yesterday.
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Thomasville
al Harrison
Tabor City
Woman's Club
Link
Harrison
Ghahremani
Misses The Boat In Harbor Christening
Lillian McCormick missed the boat at the christening as a tug and the Lynde McCormick destroyer entered the harbor. The 4,500 ton vessel is named for her late husband, an admiral.
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Bay City, Mich
Lillian McCormick
Lynde McCormick
Man Fined For Drunken Driving
Greensboro case list from a Municipal Continnal jury term shows George Poston 33 guilty of drunken driving with six months suspended for a year and a $100 fine plus costs. Other defendants faced suspended terms and fines for drunken driving or related charges, with several cases not pressed or pending liquor counts.
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George Poston
Greensboro
Byron Haworth
Poston
John C. King
E. Commerce
John Henry Sneed Jr
Trinity
Manuel Marshall
S. Main Street
Glenn Foy Wiley
Garrison Avenue
Keith C. Mitchum
Route 3
Lexington
Herbert Hayes
Downing Street
Highway Patrolman Harris Buried Near Wake Forest
Harris died Tuesday in Veterans Hospital at Durham after a heart attack. Grave side services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday near Wake Forest. He had served with the patrol since July 1, 1929, when it was organized. His death leaves eight charter members remaining in the force.
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Highway Patrol
Wake Forest
Harris
Veteran’s Hospital
Durham
Groundbreaking For Church Set
Groundbreaking for a new First Baptist Church building in Kernersville will occur August 9 on a five acre site on Oakhurst Street. Bids for sanctuary and educational facilities open August 6 at 2 p.m. A 75th anniversary homecoming is planned for August 30 with a noon service and picnic lunch. The Rev. Homer L. Good serves as pastor on N Main Street.
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Kernersville
First Baptist Church
Oakhurst Street
Homer L. Good
N. Main Street
Tar Heel Newsmen To Address Duke Institute
Three North Carolina newsmen were set to speak to Duke University institute attendees in Durham. William D. Snider Cecil Prince and Frances Griffin appeared as speakers. Paul Hansell of The Associated Press spoke on diversity of AP member papers ensuring impartiality and fairness.
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Durham
N.C
North Carolina
Duke University Institute
William D. Snider
Greensboro Daily News
Cecil Prince
Charlotte News
Frances Griffin
Winston-Salem Journal - Sentinel
Paul Hansell
Charlotte
Associated Press
Secret note found in box at county courthouse
A Lockport New York county courthouse secretary who bought a new bathing suit reported finding a note in a box stating This puts all of you where it should be. The incident raises questions about the box’s origin and intent as investigators review security procedures.
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Lockport
N. Y
Harm County Court House
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James G. Ritch
Bill Smith
Colored News
Lage
Clyde Hairston
Route 1
Davidson
Jaycee
Sgt. Harris
Eeeee
Carolina
N. Wrenn ST
TOY
Family Finance
of High Point, Inc
E. Commerce ST
Tar Heel
Duke Institute
Peaedi
Dallas
Sao Street Hone
Beeson
Frigidaire Appliances
Fred Bryant
Mgr
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