Scorching Heat Seen For Tar Heels Today
The Associated Press reports a hot June day across North Carolina with record highs in Rocky Mount at 98 and Charlotte at 97. Lighter relief from thundershowers limited to coastal and inland spots as highs possible again through Monday.
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Funeral services for W. Carl Elliott set for Archdale Friends
Funeral services for W. Carl Elliott, 60, of Route 3 Greensboro, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock in Archdale Friends Meeting House, with Rev. Isaac Harris officiating. Interment in Springfield Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites. The body remains at Sechrest Funeral Home and will be moved to the church 30 minutes before services. He died Friday morning at 6:45 in High Point Memorial Hospital after two years of declining health and a critical condition since June.
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W. Carl Elliott
Archdale
Pereirra Dies in Hawaii Brother of Local Residents
Daniel D. Pereirra died suddenly in a Hawaii hospital after months of declining health. He is survived by sister Mrs. Alice Newsome of Charles Street and brother Joe Hartley of Tryon Street, plus another sister Mrs. Bill Christensen of Athens Alabama. Five nieces and one nephew in High Point also survive. Funeral held yesterday in Hawaii with burial at Pearl City Cemetery.
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Daniel D. Pereirra
Joe Hartley
Tryon St
Alice Newsome
Charles St
Hawaii
Bill Christensen
Athens
Ala
High Point
Pearl City
Ceme
Hospital Expansion Aims for Mid July Start
Construction of the 1.6 million dollar addition to High Point Memorial Hospital may begin mid July, with Coltrane-Graham winning the general contract. Steel delivery is pivotal as a potential strike looms. assurances of four quarter steel flow were given to hospital officials to speed progress. The new unit will be built behind the main hospital, expanding kitchen and storage facilities.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
J. Wiley Coltrane
Coltrane - Graham
Coltrane
Ee Nerey
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Student Caravan Leaves for Cuba From High Point College
A High Point College student caravan departs tomorrow for Havana to join six weeks of Methodist caravan training with groups from across the country. Sponsored by local churches, the team will travel to Isle of Pine off Cuba to work with youth in vacation church schools and preach. Leaders are Grady Whicker and a group including Faye Peedin, Stan Baker, and Benjamin Zambrana, with Zambrana a La Paz Bolivia native.
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High Point
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Faye Peedin
Selma
Stan Baker
Montlieu Ave
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la Paz
Bolivia
Grady Whicker
High Point Friends Open New Meeting House
The High Point Friends Meeting on Quaker Lane unveils a $500,000 church after seven years of planning and fundraising. The 868-member congregation funded the project with pledges and cash totaling about $300,000 before construction began, with notable support from donor Robert R. Ragan as the church expanded on 12 acres of landscaped grounds and new facilities.
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Dave Gillespip
High Point
Cecil Haworth
Tte
Friends’ Church
Pennsylvania
Nantucket Island
Nantucket
Charleston
South Carolina
Piedmont
North Carolina
South Main
Friends of
Friends
Robert R Ragan
Voorhees and Everhart
Quaker Lane
Germany
Marvin B. Smith
Burlington
Main Street
Alyse Smith
Theobert R. Ragan
Pharmacists Key to Narcotics and Public Trust
A historic excerpt contrasts the pharmacist's control of narcotics with societal dangers of abuse. It highlights responsibilities in handling opium morphine and codeine, and frames the profession as a safeguard against illegal traffic while enabling pain relief.
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Parke, Davis & Company
Detroit
Mich
Farm Tractor Ends Life Of Rockwell Bay
Salisbury NC June 23 James Everett Miller 20 of Rt 2 Rockwell in Rowan County was crushed to death today under a farm tractor he operated An unidentified woman motorist found him under the tractor about a mile west of Rockwell on Highway 152 on property owned by Miller s father The state highway patrolman said the tractor toppled over as he operated too near an embankment pinning him beneath it
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Salisbury
N.C
James Everett Miller
Rt. 2
Rockwell
Rowan County
R. A. Calloway
Miller
Highway 152
Calloway
VA Cracks Down On Veterans' House Racket
The Veterans Administration announced a new step to stop veterans using GI loans to buy homes for resale to nonveterans. Lenders must report loans where ownership transfers within 90 days of closing, as such transfers trigger VA investigations. The law requires the veteran to intend to occupy the property at loan application.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Thompson-Arthur Paving and Landscaping Meeting Parking Plan
Thompson Arthur Paving and Landscaping partners described project setup with four Sakak placed parking areas for 175 cars. Most spaces expected to fill at meeting time today.
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