Seghrest Calls For Thorough Probe Of Police Case
Sechrest, chair of the public safety committee, urged an official inquiry into allegations tied to the Stefanoff confession involving local police officers. He seeks a fact finding probe, favoring unbiased investigation and potential referral to a Guilford grand jury, despite ongoing but unofficial efforts by Prosecuting Attorney Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Sechrest
Public Safety Committee
Mike Stefanoff
Stefanoff
Gaston A. Johnson
Sechrest
Johnson
Public Safety Committees
Alvin R Hammer laid to rest after final rites
Funeral services for Alvin R Hammer 86 longtime High Point Confederate veteran were held at First Methodist Protestant Church with Rev R L Farmer Rev J M Hillard and Dr W A Lambeth officiating A large crowd attended Graveside rites at Oakwood Memorial Park were conducted by High Point post 619 Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion Drum and Bugle corps Pallbearers included Clarence Burns Walter Hammer George Fields Lester Teague Lewis Teague and J W Goodwin Interment followed by the Daughters of the Confederacy with floral duties by their group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin R. Hammer
High Point
Steele Street
First Methodist Protestant Church
R. L. Farmer
J. M. Hillard
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial
M. E. Church
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mr. Hammer
American Legion
Farinelli Receives Royal Salary After Singing Move
In 1736 Farinelli charmed King Philip V of Spain with his singing, ending years of depression and earning a salary equaling about 100000 dollars in today’s money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip V
Spain
Farinelli
Rev C Nroyal Begins Pastorate At Green Street
Rev C Nroyal former pastor of Calvary Baptist Mortanton starts pastorate at Green Street Baptist today officiating morning and evening services. He addresses B Y P U at 6 45 p m with talk at 7 25 p m Woodrow Hill presiding. He succeeds Rev George T Tunstall after Morganton posting since May 1931 with strong civic engagement and revival work in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Royal
Calvary Baptist Church
Mortanton
Green Street Baptist Church
Royal
Woodrow Hill
George T. Tunstall
Morganton
Waco
Concord
Paris
Ark
George Davis Dies in Thomasville After Illness
George Davis aged 62 died at City Memorial hospital after several weeks of illness. A Thomasville resident for years, he worked 28 years for the Thomasville Chair Company. Surviving are brother Jesse L. Davis and sisters Bettie Davis and Mrs J T Phelps of Advance. Funeral at West End Methodist Church Sunday at 2 PM, Rev H W Bell officiating. Interment in Calvary cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
George Davis
City Memorial Hospital
Thomasville Chair Company
Jesse L. Davis
Bettie Davis
J. T. Phelps
Advance
West End Methodist Church
H. W. Bell
Calvary Cemetery
Repiton Lodge to Honor Veterans at Meeting Tuesday
Repiton lodge N O O F will hold a special meeting Tuesday night to honor nineteen veteran Odd Fellows and those with 25 years of membership. Special program planned with refreshments. veterans will occupy the officers chairs during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repiton Lodge
Odd Fellows
Springfield Old Folks Day at historic church recalls long lifespans
Miss Clara Cox led a Springfield church Old Folks Day honoring eighteen elders whose combined ages totaled about 1400 years. Attendees included Guilford and Randolph county figures such as Luvenian English 92 Monroe Kirkman 92 Mary Hough 86 Eli Mendenhall 86 and others. They recalled life before electricity and telegraph when homes used tallow candles looms and spinning wheels and shared memories of the old meeting house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Church
City
Clara Cox
States
Guilford
Randolph Counties
Springfield
Springfield Museum of Domestic Life
World War soldiers carry heavy gear and dugout canoe craft
World War soldiers often carried equipment weighing well over 100 pounds. Dugout canoes used by Hawaiians in the last century were often carved from pine logs washed ashore from Oregon, thousands of miles away.
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Oregon
Birds Cost Power Firms Thousands Monthly
Birds cause frequent outages and equipment damage, leading to high repair costs for power companies each month due to shorted circuits and related failures.
High Point Firemen Hold Annual Memorial Service
Deceased members of the High Point fire department are honored at the annual Women’s Memorial service this afternoon at 3 oclock at the Paramount theater. Assistant Chief Canady Captain Long and Captain Church organized arrangements. Rev. W R Shaffer delivers the memorial address, J B Horney calls the roll, Chief Ingram gives the response. The service begins with Blessed Be the Tie That Binds followed by prayer and scripture. The Reformed Church sextet sings That Beautiful Land and Altogether Lovely with piano by Mrs Lloyd Smith. After Shaffer’s address the congregation sings Till We Meet Again. Flowers are donated by Mrs W W Ellington in memory of W W Ellington. An unusually large audience is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Fire Department
Paramount Theater
C. S. Canady
W. H. Long
Roy Church
W. R. Shaffer
First Reformed Church
J. B. Horney
Fire Department
B. K. Ingram
Reformed Church
Lloyd Smith
Protestant groups plan union two denominations June 27
Two Protestant groups plan a union on June 27 in Cleveland Ohio as the Reformed Church in the U S and the Evangelical Synod of North America merge. The Potomac Synod notes the merger will create a church with about one million baptized members and significant property value. Delegates including Rev Edgar Williman attend from High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Reformed Church
U.S
Evangelical Synod of North America
Church of the Reformation
The
U. S
Hood
Lancaster
Paul L. Schmidt
Baltimore
Potomac Synod
Hedgar Wiliinan
High Point
Drunk Under Arrest Noted At Sandy Ridge Prison Camp
Frank Pierce was arrested for public drunkenness late last night. When asked his age he answered fifty six. He claimed to live at Ridge prison camp, with the sergeant noting his odd rambling before the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Ridge Prison Camp
Frank Pierce
Frank
Ridge Prison Camp
Old Line Democrat Beat Insurgent Push In County Precincts
Insurgent threats to take over the Democratic executive committee were stopped as old line candidates won in most precincts across High Point and the county. In High Point turnout exceeded 800 with protests at several precinct meetings. Notable clashes centered on Chairman L B Fisher and former Chair Wade Renfrew, with Fisher defeated 88 to 44 in Precinct One and insurgents taking over Precinct Two. Precinct Ten backed Renfrew amid protests of alleged illegal meeting conduct. Precinct lineups list elected members for all eight precincts with multiple local residents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
High Point
Lb. J. Fisher
Wade Renfrow
Township Democratic Executive Committee
Fisher
Garland Daniel
Renfrew
Carter Dalton
J. T. Burrus
Thomas Turner, Jr
R. K. Stewart
H. J. Coffield
Cr. L. Lewis
Mra
H. H. Proctor
N. P. Hedrick
Mary Conklin
Claude Smith
Tom Buile
Vernon Hoskins
Lee Gibson
H. H. Kennedy
O. Arthur Kirkman
Ed Gurley
J. P. Williamson
C. A. Lewis
W. C. Jones
P. L. Culler
Claude Hussey
Grady Mann
B. B. Tysinger
R. J. Hodgin
Joe EB. Hoffman
J. QO. House
Charles McRonally
Lucian Long
Mra. Ernest Bennett
R. H. Bechrest
Harry Grimes
Frank Lewellyn
Clyde Rush
G. H. Jones
W. Ney Evans
J. W. McGuinn
Misa Blanche Maus
James E. Lyon
Burrus Announces Runoff Decision Morning
Dr J T Burrus who finished second in the June 2 primary for the seventh district senate nomination will post his decision on whether to seek a runoff by 11 AM today The Guilford County elections chair Mae Rae said the decision will be displayed at Burrus business office window once available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Burrus
Capus M. Waynick
MaeRae
Guilford County
Precinct Results and Burdus Candidacy in State Senate Race
Voters in precincts nine to twelve supplied lists of local party workers as discussions on insurgent gains and old-line control continued. Dr J T Burrus claimed a 60 percent precinct victory while party leaders said ten of twelve precincts still favored the old guard and hinted at a stronger township Democratic executive committee. Burrus planned to announce today on a possible second primary with Capus Waynick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Teague
LeRoy Briggs
J. F. Wood
Parker Waynick
R. W. Hubbard
T. R. Short
Claude Dickens
Walter BE. Crissman
Bunn Mackey
Wade Renfrow
G. T. Royal
Frances Marshall
A. C. Allman
John McKinnon
C. M. Scott
E. M. Brown
J. B. Ward
Vance Lanier
Township Democratic Executive Committee
Burrus
Death of Rev J F Moser Shocks Local Community
Rev J F Moser 54 longtime South Main Street Methodist pastor dies from injuries after an automobile collision near Lexington. Hinton Griffin 30 of Washington DC, driver of the other car, also dies. Moser leaves a large family, service at South Main Street church led by multiple ministers, burial at Greenlawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Moser
South Main Street
Worth Moser
Peggy Lois Moser
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Greenlawn
China Grove
Landis
Moser
Coburn Memorial Church
Salisbury
Union County
Winston-Salem
Kannapolis
Cherryville
Forest City
Belmont
A. L. Aycock
Little Lohr Child Laid To Rest
Funeral services for Helen May Lohr 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshall Lohr of route one were held at Emmanuel church. Rev Kendall Shofftner led with help from Rev A O Leonard and Rev J D Newton. Pallbearers were Ina Bowers Iola Younts Juanita James and Edna Curry. Interment followed in Emmanuel cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Helen May Lohr
Marshall Lohr
Route One
Emmanuel Church
Kendall Shofftner
A. O. Leonard
Lexington
J. D. Newton
Helen May
Ina Bowers
Iola Younts
Juanita James
Edna Curry
Emmanuel Cemetery
Mr. Plemming Returns Home From Guilford Hospital
W. F. Plemming, who spent three weeks at Guilford General Hospital after a paralytic stroke, went home yesterday to 712 Sunset Drive to continue his recuperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Plemming
Guilford General Hospital
Sunset Drive
Pentecostal Holiness Church Services Set Today
The Pentecostal Holiness Church schedules Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. with further services at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Special music and a revival led by Miss Mac Grier continue through the week. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Federal funds sustain local FERA relief work in June
Federal funds from the state FERA headquarters in Raleigh arrive for the city relief budget, with a $25,000 allotment matching last month. Relief workers continue on curtailed projects at the recreation center and city lake, awaiting further guidance from state administrators as the June plan proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FERA
Releigh
Eurelia Smart
City Lake
Thomas O’berry
Miss Smart
Food and Grocery Distributors to Elect City Code Authority
City distributors plan a Monday 7:30 PM meeting to elect a local food and grocery code authority. Representatives from wholesale and retail establishments are urged to attend to ensure a broad trade group is included in implementing the code in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Code Authority
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Seghrest
Alvin
Hammer
Leonard
Green Street
Rev. C. Nroyal
Green St. Baptist Church
By Helen Welshimer
T. L. Moore
Winston Road
Greensboro
Abbott’s Creek Bridge
Here
Winston- Salem Highway
Moore
Mack-Judson-Voehringer Company
South
Aycock Street
Viola Fields
Ruby Lee Moore
Carrie Mobley
Wake Forest
Grace Fields
Etta Fields
Bear Creek
Paul Moore
Sam
Elmer
Graham
Clyde Moore
Ed Moore
Goldston
I. L. Moore
EB. W. Byerly
Sandy Branch Baptist Church
Herman T. Stevens
Asheboro
Hremen 10
MR. Shaffer
Reformed Church and
Evangelical Synod
Hinton Griffin
Washington
Rcal Church
Rutherford College
Chestnut Street
Mosers
Griffin
Lohr
Mr. Pleming
Pentecostal Church
Mies Smart
Food and
Concusi
Home Mutual Association
Dept
Arizona
Ady
A.J. Koonce
Koonce Funeral Home, Inc
South Main ST
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