Asheboro Man Dies In Wreck Near Spartanburg South Carolina
Mitchell Clay McDonald 43, driver of a Klopman Mill tractor trailer, was killed on I 185 near Spartanburg when his truck overturned while passing another rig. J W Mayes of Gaffney was in serious condition and Howard Russell, 47, of Denton, suffered minor injuries. McDonald a Randolph County native and WWII veteran survived by his wife and seven siblings. Funeral set for Monday at Fayetteville Street Baptist Church. A second item notes Margie Walker, comedienne, to entertain High Point Merchants Association in Augusta Georgia tomorrow night.
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Asheboro
Mitchell Clay McDonald
Klopman Mill
Spartanburg
S. C
North Carolina
McDonald
J. W. Mayes
Rt. 1
Gaffney
Howard Russell
Denton
Randolph County
Bernice Tedder McDonald
Larry
Michael
Jeffery McDonald
Linda
Lois McDonald
W. L. McDonald
Rt. 5
Essie Bray
Sanford
Howard Glenn McDonald
Greensboro
Virgil McDonald
Jamestown
Lonnie, Charles and
Gilmer McDonald
Leaton McDonald
High Point
Dewey McDonald
Louisville
Fayetteville Street Baptist Church
L. E. Morrison
Charles McDowell
Pugh Funeral Home
Worthville Cemetery
Pike's Peak Named for Pike and Long Expedition
Pike's Peak in Colorado was named for Zebulon Montgomery Pike who in 1806 climbed part of the way up the mountain before turning back. An exploring party led by Major Long reached the summit area in 1820 during later ascent efforts.
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Pike’s
Colorado
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Major Long
Broadway Eyes Pancho Villa Musical by Ostrow.
Producer Stuart Ostrow hires Blanche Hanalis to write the story for a Pancho Villa musical with a composer and lyricist to be chosen. Robert Preston is promised the lead after heading a Villa musical that closed in out of town tryouts last season.
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New York
Pancho Villa
Stuart Ostrow
Blanche Hanalis
Ostrow
Robert Preston
Preston
Villa
Lexington Man Jailed After Fatal Stabbing
Joe Lee Rivers, 22, an employee of a Thomasville lumber firm, is jailed on a first degree murder charge in Lexington. He told police the victim Char lie Walker Leverette Jr., 24, attacked his home with a rock leading to a kitchen knife confrontation. The 6 inch knife pierced Leverette’s back and heart. Rivers surrendered after taking his wife to relatives and telling a brother.
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Lexington
Joe Lee Rivers
Thomasville
Rivers
Charlie Walker Leverette Jr
Leverette
M. E. Block
Davidson
Albany
Man Charged With Assault On Girl
Leroy Marshall of Grant Street was jailed on charges including assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and assault on a female after slashing his girlfriend’s throat at her Grant Street home. Doris Long was taken by ambulance to City Memorial Hospital for neck wounds. Marshall also faces public drunkenness and remains jailed.
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Thomasville
Leroy Marshall
Grant Street
Doris Long
City Memorial Hospital
Marshall
Thomasville Pool Integrates As 12 Negro Youths Swim
City police kept watch as 12 Negro youths five boys and one girl were admitted to City Memorial Park pool yesterday. Arch ie Hardy recreation director said about 200 tickets were sold from 1 to 6 pm. Within 30 minutes after entry, only 25 white youths remained and no incidents occurred.
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Thomasville
Integrated City Memorial Park
Archie Hardy
Chamber Work Outlined by High Point Official
George A. Covington secretary of the High Point Chamber of Commerce spoke to the High Point Furniture Club at Schrafft's. He called club members ambassadors of goodwill and outlined the Chamber, its committees, and their roles plus the city planning and zoning department. Neese Williard shared plans for a July Furniture Market dinner dance for buyers.
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George A. Covington
High Point Chamber of Commerce
High Point Furniture Club
Schrafft
Charlie Crofts
Covington
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Neese Williard
The Negro movement gains momentum from Birmingham actions
The Birmingham demonstrations energized Negro communities elsewhere and drew attention through police dogs and fire hoses. Federal troop involvement signaled government scrutiny, boosting Black resolve while signaling whites that resistance was futile. Education among Negroes has risen, sharpening their demands.
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Birmingham
Buddhists Ask Governor to Proclaim Buddha Birthday
In Hong Kong a petition with 100000 signatures from Buddhists asks Governor Black to declare Buddha's birthday, the eighth day of the fourth Moon in the lunar calendar, a public holiday. The Hong Kong Buddhists Association says Buddhists number about 400000 of Hong Kong's 3,250,000 population.
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Hong Kong
Robert Black
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Augusta
Margie Walker
High Point Merchants Assn
Southern Furniture Exposition
Miss Walker
Vaughn Monroe
George Gobel
Marx Brothers
Nash
Cash
Preston AS
Arthur Murray's
I.S.H
Arthur Murray
Arthur Murray Studio
E. Westwood
Jim & Lila Ford
OAS
Idaho
N. Main ST
Borden’s
Thomasville Swim Pool
Ecan
Pune
TCS
Redeeme
Arilee
Home Center
Indiana
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