Lexington Accident Takes Third Victim
A High Point mother died in Winston-Salem hospital yesterday becoming the third person killed in a June 4 auto crash near Lexington. Also dead were High Point residents Marie Call and her 4 month old daughter. Elizabeth Colon Simpson, born July 6 1935 in Striker Ohio, leaves a husband Charles J. Simpson and two children. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 4 PM at E Green Street Baptist Church, with burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
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High Point
Lexington
Elizabeth Colon Simpson
S. Hamilton St
Winston-Salem
Marie Call
Simpson
Striker
Ohio
Daugh
New Point
E. Green St. Baptist Church
George Tunstall
Koonce Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Driver Hits Pole As Door Flies Open
Police identified William L. Mull as the 31 year old driver of a car that veered into a utility pole when a door opened while rounding a curve on Vail Street about 5 30 p m Damage to the car estimated at 300 and the pole was damaged Investigating officers attributed the crash to a brake light failure as one car pulled alongside another and collided Two drivers D Dickens and T E Melester were named but no arrests were made
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William L. Mull
Leonard Sr
Mull
Vail St
Lexington Centennial Aves
D. Dickens
Moon
St. Thomasville
Thomas E. Melester
W. Wendover Ave
McLester
Dickens
Four Car Pileup on Highway 68 Causes $1,800 Damage
Four vehicles collided on Highway 68 about three miles north of High Point around 9 PM. Charles G. Hodge of Route 1 High Point rear-ended Willie Lee Brown of Route 2 High Point, prompting a second collision with Charles Eugene Mortis of Route 6 High Point. Ten minutes later William Hatton of 603 Dayton St. hit Mortis, with no injuries reported. Hodge cited for following too closely. Hatton charged with failing to reduce speed. An additional rear-end crash on Highway 29 South near English St. and the Davidson County line injured no one and involved Burley Wear and Cavemen Trent.
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Highway 68
High Point
W. A. Riggsbee
Charles G. Hodge
Willie Lee Brown
Route 2
Hoge
Iber
Charles Eugene Mortis
Route 6
Hodge
William T. Hatton
Dayton St
Morris Auto
Hatton
Riggsbee
Highwine
English St
Davidson County
Burley Wear
Fisher St
Cavemen Trent
B. Clara
Local Police Report Minor Activity in High Point
Coolereen temper eased city police last night with few incidents. Mrs. Arthur Russell reported bruises from alleged husband attack and a search for him continued. James E. Cobb, 18, faced resisting arrest on a disorderly conduct charge and was released on a $250 bond. A minor scuffle was under investigation with participants unnamed.
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Coolereen
Arthur Russell
Whitehall St
Russell
James E. Cobb
Price St
Arteen
Boro
Cobb
Dresser Porch Fire at 127 Eccles Street Extinguished
Fire in rags caught in an old dresser on the back porch at 127 Eccles Street was put out by city firemen at 10:52 p.m. No serious damage occurred, officials said.
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Eccles St
Walters Hampton Dies at 75 After Stroke at Cedars
Hollywood mourns actor Walter Hampton age 75 who died today at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after suffering a stroke. Hampton rose to fame on stage and in film and television with a long career spanning multiple decades.
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Hollywood
Walter Hampton
Cedars of Lebanon Tal
Waynick Sees Industry Aid Without Subsidies
Capus M. Waynick told a Morganton audience that Gov. Luther Hodges seeks to promote native industry with no subsidies. He outlined the Governor's Small Industries Plan to accelerate industrialization through encouragement and practical aid, urging press support for the plan.
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Waynick
Morganton
N. C
Capus M. Waynick
Luther Hodges
Western North
Gover
Hodges
North Carolina
Holt McPherson
The
High Point Enterprise
Th North Carolina Press Association
Miss Phylis Witcher Completes Medical Records Training
Miss Phylis Witcher finishes a year of training in the School for Medical Record Technicians at Charlotte Memorial Hospital in Charlotte North Carolina. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Witcher of 203 Jordan Street and an honor graduate of Lees McRae College.
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Phylis Witcher
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Charlotte, N. C
Ps Hr. Witcher
Iotinafieli Ra
Lees- McRae College
Pilot Smith Spends Night In Florida
Mrs Louise Smith of High Point travels with 99ers in a Light Plane race from Washington to Havana. The field includes five women pilots as they await a hop from Key West to the Florida straits amid rain.
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Louise Smith
High Point
Washington
Havana
Ft. , Fla
99Ers
Key Wi
Key West
Florida Straits
Ervin Addresses VEW Session On Disarmament Debate
Senator Sam J. Ervin addressed the 25th VEW encampment in Durham urging vigilance to keep the nation red and defend against calls to disarm. He warned that some insist Russia would mirror any possible cuts and urged stronger defenses amid a crowded audience.
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Durham
Sam J. Ervin
Washington
Russia
VEW
Tay
Purchasing Agents From The States Meet June 17-18
The Carolinas Wing Bruce D. Henderson of Westinghouse Electric will speak Friday afternoon. J. W. Beard of Anderson North Carolina headlines Friday evening. Saturday features Norman T. Buddine of Island Creek Coal Sales and Reid Tobacco Co on working relationships. Association leaders include L. B. Whitehouse Jr. of Morton Manufacturing and Paisley Boney of J P Stevens Co with regional attendees from High Point and nearby firms.
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Carolinas
Bruce D. Henderson
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
New Horton
New Challenge
J. W. Beard
Anderson
N. C
Island Creek
Norman T. Buddine
R. J. Reids Tobacco Company
Witl T
L. B. Whitehouse Jr
Morton Manufacturingsburg
Paisley
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Bedford Sales Company
N. Wrean St
High Point, N.C
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