Deaths And Funerals Glimpse Local Obituaries
Edgar C. Barker Jr. 50 died in Staunton Virginia. Funeral held at Yow's Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. Max Rees with pallbearers listed. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Jennie Bulla Welborn 79 died in Trinidad Colorado. Former Randolph County resident taught school in NC and Colorado. Funeral at Marlboro Friends Meeting with burial in church cemetery. Charles Harris Miller 3620 S Main St Archdale died at High Point Memorial Hospital. Funeral at Mount Vernon Methodist Church with burial at church cemetery. Martha Jane Matthews 71 died at her home. funeral held Cumby Chapel. Robert Lloyd Griffith 47 died in Alexandria Virginia. funeral at Beak View Methodist Church with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar C. Barker Jr
Yow’s
Funeral Home Chapel
Max Rees
Springfield
Clark Welborn
Graham
Robert Bulla
Sophia
Lena Cole
Lillie Bulla
Charette
Marlboro
Martha Jane Matthews
Cumby Chapel
Frankie Woodson
Full Gospel Church of God
Roy Crawford
John Rich
Dwight Rich
Donald Bonner
Pee Wee Cameron
Erin Brady
Legion Memorial Park Cemetery
North Cooleemee
Matthews
Dalton St
Funeral services for Charlie Thomas Smith held at Shady Grove Wesleyan
Charlie Thomas Smith 68 of Rt 1 High Point died Friday in a local hospital. Funeral conducted at 2:30 pm today at Shady Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church Colfax with Rev A D Wood. Burial in family plot at the church cemetery. Body to remain at Davis Chapel 30 minutes prior to service. Florence Wells Mitchell 90 died in a local rest home Thursday. Funeral for Mitchell held Saturday at 11 am at Davis Chapel with Rev Max Rees. Burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Pallbearers listed as High Mitchell Jr Roger Mitchell Emerson Culldeess Donald Gunnell Carl Collins Harry Collins Elton Collins Harold Gunnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lloyd Griffith
Beak View
Thes
Robert M. Hardee
Floral Garden Park
Davis Chapel
Peachtree Dr
Griffith
High Point
Alexandria
Charlie Thomas Smith
Shady Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church
Colfax
A. D. Wood
Mr. Smith
Rt. 1
Florence Wells Mitchell
Max Rees
Springfield
Way Family Reunion at Pleasant Hill Christian Church
The annual Way family reunion will be held Sunday, June 28 at Pleasant Hill Christian Church six miles east of Liberty. A picnic lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Way
Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Liberty
Thomasville Driver Wins Roadeo Again
Thomasville truck driver Cletus C Frank defended his state roadeo title at the 25th annual State Truck Roadeo in Charlotte driving for Akers Motor Lines Inc of Greensboro. He posted 386 of 400 points in the straight track class, earning a place at the national roadeo in Louisville. William H Ingram of Branch Motor Express Greensboro was second runner-up in the tandem-axle truck tractor class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Thomasville
Cletus C. Frank
Akers Motor Lines Inc
Greensboro
Louisville
Frank
North Carolina Motor Carriers Assn
American Trucking Assns
Tuc
William H. Ingram
High Point
Branch Motor Express
Drexel Furniture Enters New York Stock Exchange
Drexel Furniture Enterprises Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange with ticker DRX. The 60 year old maker of household and institutional furniture operates three main divisions across 15 plants in nine North Carolina communities. For the year ending Nov 30 1963 sales reached 61.17 million with net earnings 3.25 million or 2.28 per share. First quarter 1964 earnings were 0.761 million or 0.54 per share versus 0.497 million or 0.35 per share in 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drexel
New York Stock Exchange
Drexel Furniture Enterprises Inc
Stock Exchange
DRX
Heritage
Morganton
Southern Desk
North Carolina
Thomasville Budget Nears Final Action Stage
Thomasville City Council last Monday passed the fiscal year 1964 65 budget. The 1.83 total tax rate remains the same as 1963 64 with a larger revenue from revaluation. The budget funds general 554 630 debt service 49 131 recreation 39 852 and school 92 387, while school requests were 119 267 and four positions were cut. Major items include bond debt, mayor salary jump to 3800, manager raise to 12000, SECODE radio link, two patrol cars traded in, and a merit increase for seven police officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Barts
Enterprise
Thomasville
General Fund
Debt Service Fund
Recreation Fund
Debt Service
Church Street
Lexington
General Assembly
Secode
Peter F. Lydens
Callahan Reunion Planned by Descendants
Descendants of George Jack and Dave Callahan will hold their annual reunion on Sunday June 28 at the 4 Camp at Whitelake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callahan
George
Jack
Dave Callahan
Whitelake
Breakins Continue To Plague Police
Break-ins were reported again last week as police investigate a series of thefts and entries. At Ayler's Service Station on S Main Street, a storage building was entered and tires stolen after a forced lock. Dick Culler's Inc on Church Street reported an entry and possible clothing theft pending inventory. A Ferrell Place residence occupied by William S Strickland had an entry with no evident theft. A Wise Street warehouse tied to Montgomery Paper Box Co showed intruders looking for a place to play with no damage or losses. Footprints supported the prowler theory. Three men, Henry Lee Campbell, Fred Campbell, and James Haywood, face larceny charges for stealing a $39.50 transistor radio from Ruby's Jewelry Store on Main Street. bonds total over 3600. Also charged is Horace Lee Curtis for stealing wrenches from Mann's No 4 Drug Store, bond 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayler’s
S. Main Street
Dick Culler’s Inc
Church Street
Ferrell Place
William S. Strickland
Wise Street
Montgomery
Paper Box Co
Henry Lee Campbell
Furlough Street
Fred Campbell
O Nard Street
On & Main Street
Horace Lee Curtis
Skeet Club Road
Mann
Paratroopers To Engage In Cherokee Trail III
The Cherokee Trail III exercise run by Ft Bragg spans June 29 to July 11 in the Uwharrie National Forest area south of Asheboro. It involves the 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne, the 5th Special Forces Group and 4th Logistical Command plus XVI Airborne Corps and Kennedy Center elements. About 3,500 troops will train across Asheboro to Rockingham, Carthage to Wadesboro, with civic action outreach including Little League baseball and church group visits.
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FT. Bragg
Asheboro
North Carolina
Uwharrie National Forest
Army
Special Warfare School
82Nd Airborne Division
5Th Special Forces Group
Airborne
4Th Logistical Command
XVI Airborne Corps
John F. Kennedy Center
Rockingham
Carthage
Camp McKall
Wadesboro
Pea Dee River
Robert F. Bayard
504Th
508Th
Anzio Beachead
Sicily
Salerno
Nijmegen
Holland
04Th
508Th Parachute Infantry
Normandy
All-Stars Playoffs Are Set in Little League
Randleman Southern Little League announces first district all star playoff game at New Market Field on July 23 at 7 p.m. New Market tops senior division. Archdale runner-up. Exhibition for all star candidates from five teams slated June 23 at New Market Field. Annual Little League picnic set for July 10 at High Point City Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randleman
Randleman Southern Little League
New Market Field
Allstars
Bethlehem
Mexico City
New Market
Archdale
Reds
Blues
Greens
Randlem
Randleman Little League
High Point City Lake
Mims Named To NCNB Post in Durham
Dewey 5. Mims, president of B. C. Remedy Co., named vice chairman of the Durham city board of NCNB. He joined the NCNB city board in 1960 after C. T. Council’s death. A Chatham County native, Mims moved to Durham in 1919 for Durham Business School and later worked at Five Points Drug Store while handling B. C. firm books. He serves on the Durham Board of Adjustment, is a Rotary Club director, a Home Savings & Loan director, and belongs to Duke Memorial Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Allen T. Preyer Jr
North Carolina National Bank
Dewey
Mims
B. C. Remedy Co
Bank
NCNB
C. T. Council
B. C. Company
Chatham County
Durham Business School
Council At
Five Points ‘Drug Store
B. C
Durham Board of Adjustment
Durham Rotary Club
Home Savings & Loan Assh
Duke Memorial Methodist Church
Traffic Survey Enters Second Phase in Thomasville
The state highway program moves into phase two with two new traffic survey stations in Thomasville to map origins and destinations. Twenty area women assist, and operations shift to citywide home interviews starting Tuesday, with police caution on interactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Barts
Thomasville
IBM
City Hall
State Highway Commission
Mt. Airy
City
Chair City
U. S
Youngest Kennedy Favorite At Capitol
At 32 Ted Kennedy, the youngest Senate member, drew attention for his affable, mixing style and dedication as he recovered from a Massachusetts plane crash. The Brookline native, Harvard trained, serves Massachusetts with a strong sense of history and a drive to help his constituents, as staff and visitors offered support and inquiries into his condition.
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Wilbur Martin Me
Washington
Edward M
Ted
Kennedy
Senate
Capitol
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Brookline
Mass
Bay State
Harvard
Ried Virginia
Joan Bennet
Bronxville
N.Y
Kara
Atar
Lakey Elected Commander of Legion in Durham
Leroy S. Lakey of Charlotte won the North Carolina American Legion state commander post at the Durham meeting, defeating C. Frank Jones of Winston-Salem while L. J. Phipps of Chapel Hill steps down. Robbins and Brady were re elected to national and alternate posts, with five vice commanders named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence C. Boyan
High Point
Robert Poole
St Pauls
Bill Carpenter
Cherryville
Legion
Walter Grimes
Tarboro
Cecil Harkey
Spring Lake
Herbert Warren
Burlington
John Heffner
Maiden
Jarvis Beck
Cherokee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles H. Miller
Charles Harris Miller
S. Main St
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
William C. Anderson
Orrell
Northside
Orrell's
Liberty Rd
Miller
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mrs
Martha Matthews
Robert L. Griffith
Charlie T. Smith
Florence Mitchell
Cletus Frank
Raleigh
Winston - Salem
Mt Charlotte
Col
Bayard
China-Burma
Military Assistance Advisory Group
MAAG
Indo-China
Whe Nations
N. C. Highway Patrol
Commission
Paul M. Shore
Lexington Avenue
Sen. Kennedy
Kenedy
Yale
Joseph P. Kennedy
John
Birch Bayh
Lakey
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