Deaths and Funerals 68yearold Turner Webster dies
Turner Webster 68 of 412 Peace Ave died today at 12 45 am at High Point Memorial Hospital after nine months of declining health and two weeks in critical condition. He was born Feb 28 1906 in Orange County to John Knox and Mary Turner Webster. A High Point resident 50 years and Pilot View Baptist Church member, he worked at Vogue Dry Cleaners until retirement a year ago. He married Mary Elizabeth Robinson Oct 7 1938, who survives, along with a son Douglas Webster, a daughter Tammy Susan Springer, four grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. The body is at Cumby Mortuary. funeral details will follow.
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Turner Willard Webster
Peace Ave
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Webster
Orange County
John Knox
Mary Francis Turner Webster
High Point
Pilot View Baptist Church
Vogue Dry Cleaners
Mary Elizabeth Robinson
Douglas Webster
Tammy
Susan) Springer
Thomasville
John Milton Webster
Pine Circle
Hubert B. Webster
Steele St
James
Odell
Wheeless
Chilhowie
Callie) Jones
Pine Valley Drive
Cumby Mortuary
Susan Reflects on Memorable Week and Contest Vibes
Susan recalls a week she will never forget winning a contest amid cheers from the Charlotte ayes and fellow contestants. She highlights the support and camaraderie that made the moment special.
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Quiet Weekend for High Point Firemen
High Point fire crews had a calm weekend with three calls. Lightning struck the alarm system at High Point Woodworking Co on Giles Street causing no fire damage. An electric stove malfunction at 510 Carr St produced no fire or damage. A transformer fire on Countryside Drive caused only transformer damage.
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High Point
High Point Woodworking Co
Giles Street
Carr St
Countryside Drive
Rezoning on U S 421 SOUTH OF GREENSBORO APPROVED
Commissioners approved rezoning to allow a mobile home on Holsbrook Road and four years for Drummond Road land. denied a mobile home on Old Battleground Road. aided a landowner to place a mobile home on farming land on Mersey Road near Randolph County.
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Drummond Road
Old Battleground Road
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Traffic death and accident rates inch back up
The state reports a 20 percent drop in traffic deaths and a 12 percent fall in overall accidents so far this year, but officials warn the decline is reversing as speeds and traffic volumes rise, though a full return to former levels is not expected due to generally slower flow.
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Register
Pritchett Backed Bicycle Program Moves Forward
High Point plans expanding a bicycle registration effort as a community relations project. The city already requires both retailers and individuals to register bikes, aiming to boost registrations from 10 000 to 20 000 this summer. Council approved keeping the Central Savings Bank clock with the name removed to comply with the sign ordinance.
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Haley
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Council
Patterson Seeks Guilford County Democratic Chair Post
Greensboro activist Jane Patterson announces she is seeking Guilford County Democratic chairmanship, joining Greensboro rivals Jack Caudill and David M. Clark. A longtime party participant, Patterson positions herself as a unifying liberal, with past campaigns for Sanford, Preyer, Kennedy, and Johnson, while denying sole credit for McGovern efforts.
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Thyroid treatment advised over surgery for overweight woman
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Dr. Thostesen
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