Deaths and Funerals Local Resident William Smith Dies in Boone
William Smith 59 of Deep Gap died Monday at Watauga Hospital Boone after an illness. Funeral services were held at Stony Fork Baptist Church with Rev. Roscoe, Roy Hendrix and B. B. Wix presiding. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Surviving are wife Claudie Smith six sons Darrell and John of Deep Gap and others, three daughters Dolly Shirley Wanda Simmons Beulah Cook, one brother Charlie Smith and one sister Lillie Lambert.
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William Smith
Deep
Watauga Hospital
Boone
Stony Fork
Roscoe
Roy Hendrix
B. B. Wix
iGhurch
Claucie Smith
Rl Smith
Arlington
Darrell
Deep Gap
John
High
Mrs Albertson of Smith Road Dies in Hospital
Edna English Albertson of Smith Road died at High Point Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening after a two year illness. Born in 1945 she was a lifelong member of Springfield Friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 4 pm at Springfield Friends Meeting House with ministers David Stanfield Cecil Haworth and Dr W E Wisseman. Burial in Springfield Cemetery. The body remains at Sechrest Funeral Home. The family will be at the home of Blanche Bean.
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Edna English Albertson
Smith Road
High Point Memorial Hospital
Albertson
Springfield Friends and Smith
Springfield
Cecil Haworth
High Point Friends Meeting
W. E. Wisseman
First Canteensboro
Springfield Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Blanche Bean
E. R. Hill Sr. of Asheboro Dies at 59
Earlie Roosevelt Hill Sr., 59, died after a two day illness in a Greensboro hospital. Survived by wife Elsie Frey Hill two sons Earlie R. Hill Jr. and James Norman Hill two brothers J. R. Hill and R. R. Hill one sister Mrs. Fred Brown. Funeral at Grace Methodist Church with Revs. Paul Berrier and Cecil Heffner. Burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
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Asheboro
Earlie Roosevelt Hill Sr
Greensboro
Randolph County
Elsie Frey Hill
Earlie R. Hill Jr
James Norman Hill
J. R. Hill
R. R. Hill
Daytona Beach
Fla
Fred Brown
Harris Hill
Grace Methodist Church
Paul Berrier
Cecil Heffner
Oaklawn Cemetery
Joseph Sawyer of New London Dies at 76
Joseph Taylor Sawyer, 76, died at High Point Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening after a long illness. Born May 15, 1883 in Rome, Georgia, he lived in Aquadale, High Point, Bodin, and Palmerville before passing. He married Maggie Mantooth in 1914 and is survived by his wife, two daughters Pauline Sawyer and Mrs H C Petty, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 PM from Koonce Home Chapel. Freemason rites will be held at the interment site to be announced.
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Joseph Taylor Sawyer
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Sawyer
Rome
High Point
Aquadale
Palmerville
Yadkin Falls
Bodin
Main Methodist Church
H. C. Petty
How Ol St
R A Ellis 25 Dies At State Hospital Raleigh
Reuben Alexander Ellis 25 of 114 Haygood St Thomasville died Tuesday morning at 10 20 in State Hospital Raleigh after nine months of critical illness. Born September 25 1934 in Montgomery County he was a textile and furniture worker last with Colonial Manufacturing Co. of Thomasville. Survived by parents Frank and Mary Ellis two brothers Robert and Charles and one sister Betty all of Thomasville. Funeral Friday at 4 PM from the home with Rev C A Safrit officiating. Interment in Holly Hills Cemetery.
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Thomasville
Reuben Alex
Ander Ellis
Haygood St
State Hospital
Raleigh
Ellis
Montgomery County
Frank Ellis
Mary Smith Ellis
Colonial Manufacturing Co
Community Baptist Church of
Candor
Peoples Methodist Church
Robert Ellis
Charles Ellis
Betty Ellis
Lexington City Employe Dawkins Rites Tomorrow
Erwin Craven Dawkins 49 died after a heart attack en route to Lexington Memorial Hospital. He was a line foreman for the City of Lexington and a Sunday school teacher and trustee at Fifth Street Alliance Church. Surviving: wife Geneva Temple and six siblings. Funeral at Second Reformed Church at 4 p.m. Thursday, burial in Beulah Reformed Church cemetery.
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Lexington
Erwin Craven Dawkins
Lexington Memorial Hospital
City of
Fifth Street Alliance Church
Geneva Temple Ae
Carlton Shoaf
Roy Shoemaker
Winston-Salem
Retha ‘Dawkins
Clyde W. Dawkins
Candor
George D. Dawkins Jr
Independence
Marshall Dawkins
White Lake
Marvin Dawkins
Gadsden
Ala
Theodore Conley
Orlando
Fla
S. H. Queery
Sanford
Donald Gordon
Fairbanks
Alaska
Burnie Chappell
D. W
Jamestown club hears about stock car racing boom
Doug Winn of Bill France racing spoke at Jamestown School cafeteria meeting to Malcolm Reese Jr. and others. He traced the rise of stock car racing in the South and noted its popularity with little local competition, adding remarks on drivers and superstition among rivals.
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Jamestown
Doug Winn
Bill France
Indiana Man Dies En Route To Hospital
James Theodore Rabourn a 22 year old truck driver from Acton Indiana died yesterday while being taken to Lexington Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack unloading a truck on Route 1 Linwood He was born in Indianapolis son of Paul and Nellie Rabourn and worked for Pearless Corp of Indianapolis The body will be sent to Indianapolis for funeral services.
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Lexington
James Theodore Rabourn
Route I
Acton
Ind
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Route 1
Linwood
Indianapolis
Paul and
Nellie Stewart Rabourn
Peerless Corp
Six Thomasville Girls Attend World Peace Seminar
Six Thomasville area Methodist girls plus Rev. Albert Wellens depart for a World Peace Seminar in New York. Delegates include Linda Carter Faye Darr Carol Hampton Barbara Russell Mandy Russell and Ruby Sluder. They will tour Washington sites and visit the United Nations before continuing to other events in New York.
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Thomasville
Methodist Church
New York
Albert Wellens
Fair Grove
Linda Carter
Ingram Street
Trinity Methodist Church
Faye Darr
Fairview
Carol Hampton
Brewer Street
Trinity Methodist
Barbara Russell
Council Street
Unity Methodist
Mandy Russell
Forest Drive
Ruby Sluder
Kern Street
First Methodist
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
State Department
United Nations
Burglar Returns to Joe Molino's Safe Time After Time
In Concord California burglars hit Joe Molino's restaurant eight times in 18 months, stealing 2500 dollars until the seventh break in left the safe empty with a sign reading Please try some other place. We can't stand much more of this.
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Concord
Calif
Joe Molino
Chair City School Board Sets Policy
Thomasville school board announced a daytime grounds stay for students at Main Street Junior High and Unity Street Senior High, with limited exceptions for medical diets. lunch options include bringing meals. A principal for the junior high was to be decided, as W. S. Horton becomes district superintendent and H. C. Hudgins takes Unity High principal duties.
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Chair City School Board
Thomasville
Main Street
Unity Street
PTA
H. B. Finch
Neils
Unity Street Senior High
W. S. Horton
Main Street School
George H. Arnold
H. C. Hudgins
X15 Gliding Flight Delayed at Edwards Air Force Base
The X15 experimental rocket plane flight schedule is delayed to Thursday at Edwards Air Force Base. Pilot Scott Crossfield will drop the X15 from a B52 at 38,000 feet if all systems function. The craft aims for altitudes above 100 miles and speeds near 4,000 mph after four captive tests.
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Edwards
Calif
North American Aviation
Scott Crossfield
Edwards Air Force Base
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Boone Hospital
E. R. Hill Sr
Joseph Sawyer
New London
R. A. Ellis
Lexington City
Linda Shepard
Ken Craven
Allen Jayne School
James Swiggett
Swiggett
David Cox
Malcolm Reese Jr
Malcolm Reese
Granitea
U. S. Naval Acadam
Montheu Avenue Methodist Church
Indiana
Arctic
Winn
Roscoe Adams
Bill Crowder
Rogers
Insurance Agency
N. Main St
Carload
General Electric
Dependable Refrigeration, Inc
N. Main
Qoat Furniture Company
Western North Carolina Conference
World Peace Committee
Welborn Plumbing and Heating CO
Ward St. Tel
Willowbrook ST
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