Pair Charged With Assault and Armed Robbery
Two Thomasville men Greg Wilson 26 of Norwood Drive and Raymond Parker of Olk Street were arrested on assault with a deadly weapon and armed robbery charges. The victim Clifton York was injured, robbed of 17 dollars, and dumped from a car on High Way 29-70 between High Point and Thomasville. York received hospital treatment. Wilson allegedly assaulted Virgil Hill on E Green Street, Hill sustaining knife wounds requiring four stitches. A hearing in Thomasville was not yet set. Also arrested was Janie Hall for violation of the liquor laws. released on bond pending March 18 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Greg Wilson
Norwood
Raymond Clayton Parker
Olk St
Wilson
Parker
Clifton
York
High Point
Memorial Hospital
Virgil Hill
E. Green Street
Hill
Janie Hall
Oneka Street
Man With Exposed Lung Sees No Public Help Yet
Davidson County man Levi Scarlette, 34, injured at a sawmill 12 years ago, lives with a lung exposed through a back wound. He says no agency has provided care though welfare aid began in 1955 and was increased in 1957. Doctors planned skin grafting at UNC Chapel Hill, but progress has been slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarlette
Davidson County Welfare Department
County Welfare Department
Davidson County
R. L. Denny
Salisbury
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill
Peter Cooper's Locomotive Legacy in NYC Tuition-Free College
Peter Cooper, namesake of a New York City tuition-free college, built the first practical locomotive in the United States. The feat linked his engineering work to broader civic philanthropy and higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Cooper
New York City
The
U. S
Deaths and Funerals for Walter L Hargett Sr and Jim Hedrick
Funeral services for Walter Lee Hargett Sr. will be held at Sechrest Chapel at 3:30 p.m. by Rev. Walter J. Miller. Interment follows at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. he died at 64 after a lengthy illness in Morganton hospital. Surviving: wife Mabel, two sons Walter Jr. and Richard, daughter Knox Harrington, nine grandchildren, three sisters. Also noted are funeral details for Jim Hedrick of 73 years, with services at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church and interment at Oakwood Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lee ‘Hargett Sr
Sechrest Chapel
Walter J. Miller
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Floral Garden Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Joe Brown
Ed Williford
Edgar Washington
James Mattocks
High Point
Meyer Mendenhall
Greensboro
Ted Hethcock
Winston-Salem
Hargett
Morganton Hospital
Mabel H. Hargett
Johnson S
Walter Lee Hargett Jr
Wilmington
Richard Stevens Hargett
Aberdeen
Jim Hedrick
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
C. A. Rhinehart
C. E. Ridge
W. W. Willard
John Purcelle
Wade Hedrick
Bill Hedrick
Arthur Rowe
Lawrence Cecil
John Whitaker
Oscar Whitaker
James Charles
Oakwood Memorial Park
Mr. Hedrick
English St
Funeral Services for Mrs Levonia Caughron In Thomasville
Funeral services for Mrs Levonia McMillon Caughron 64 wife of I L Caughron were held today at 2 p m from High Point Primitive Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Mrs Caughron died Friday at 3 30 a m at her home Route 1 Trinity after an extended illness She is survived by her husband five daughters and five sons including S B J Dallas Wanda Hammon T A Dennis W H Hickerson Franklinville Sarah Allene Caughron Williard William Caughron Everett Randleman Jack L and Robert W Caughron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Levonia McMillon Caughron
I. L. Caughron
High Point Primitive Baptist Church
Caughron
Route 1
Trinity
S. B. J. Dallas
Headland
Ala
Wanda Hammon
Jacksonville
Fla
T. A. Dennis
W. H. Hickerson
Franklinville
Sarah Allene Caughron
Williard
William C
Sophia, Everett
Randleman
Jack L
High Point
Robert W. Caughron
Plans for Hospital Building Include Chapel and Maternity Suite
Plans outline a hospital with a first floor housing a chapel library parlor kitchen refectory and community room. Administrative offices radiography and operating rooms, an isolation suite staff lounge soda shop pharmacy and hospital laboratory. Top floor will host maternity suites nurseries with 50 bassinets delivery rooms and convent dormitories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everhart
Riverside Drive
Funeral for Nina Marie Davis Hubler Held in Harold C. Davis Chapel
Funeral services for Nina Marie Davis Hubler proceed this afternoon at 2 30 in Harold C Davis Chapel with Rev Winfred Bray of First Congregational Christian Church of Randleman officiating. Interment follows in Whitehall Cemetery family plot. Hubler, 32, a High Point native, died in Inglewood California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Marie Davis Hubler
Harold C. Davis
Winfred Bray
First Congregational Christian Church of
Randleman
Whitehall Cemetery
Funeral services for Lee S Jackson in Salisbury church
Funeral services for Lee S Jackson, 56, will be held Tuesday at 4 PM in First Methodist Church, Salisbury. Interment in Chestnut Hill Cemetery follows. Jackson died Sunday at his home in Corona Del Mar, California from a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee S. Jackson
First Methodist Church
Salisbury
Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Mr. Jackson
Corona Delmar
Calif
Mrs Craven 85 Dies at Hood Street Home
Phoebe Glascoe Ledwell Craven aged 85 died at 12 noon yesterday at 103 Hood Street after years of declining health. A Davidson County native, she lived in High Point 45 years and was buried in Floral Garden Park Cemetery after funeral services at Orrell's Funeral Home led by Reverends Barker and Robbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Glascoe Ledwell Craven
Hood St
Craven
Davidson County
Phillip and
Jane Brown Glascoe
High Point
John Ledwell
O. V. Craven
Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church
M. P. Davis
W. Lexington Ave
Ed Griffin
Bragg Street
A. R. Craven
J. W. Cox
Oak St
Cletus Moore
Dalton St
James Ledwell
Emma Cline
E. Homestead Avenue
Charley Glascoe
Rowe 1
Kernersville
Orrell’s
W. H. Barker
Southside Baptist Church
Woodrow W. Robbins
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Orrell's
Missing Boy Search Ends Without Trace in Madison
Rescue squads from three counties discontinued the search for five year old Thomas Matthews Jr. after a fruitless effort along the Mayo and Dan rivers near Madison North Carolina. A found shoe suggested hope, but weeks later it proved not to belong to the boy. Thomas was last seen with his mother along a railroad track. her body was found at the rivers’ fork Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
N.C
Thomas Matthews Jr
Two Rivers
Here
Location of Industry Announced
A Jamestown firm led by D. A. Rawley and Phil Clarke will open a 9000 square foot operation at 702 Ward St High Point. Eight workers start with plans to grow as production rises under foreman Wallace Love. The facility, owned by M. H. Skull, adds to an 58 employee payroll of 174000 dollars for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
D. A. Rawley
M. H
Save Vision Week Proclaimed by Covington Mayor
Covington Mayor George Covington proclaims Save Your Vision Week from March 3 to 9, tying the observance to the centennial of the National Education Association. He urges support for teachers and notes adequate vision is essential for school success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Covington
Save Your Vision
North Caroline Optometric Assn
National Education Assn
Teachers of
North Carolina
NEA
Fire damages house while family is away
Neighbors spotted a blaze at the Talton home while the family was away. Firemen said the bathroom and a closet with clothing were damaged, and other areas suffered smoke and heat damage. The fire call came in at 10 15.
Thomasville Exceeds Blood Drive Quota
Thomasville's three day blood mobile drive surpassed its 431 pint target with 563 visitors at the Civic Center. Donors contributed 91 pints from Thomasvillians, mainly employees of Thomasville Chair Co, with Robert E. Holladay citing employer support and company supervisors coordinating the event. Mrs. R. L. McDonald led Red Cross efforts in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Civil Defense
Thomasvillians
Thomasville Chair Co
Robert E. Holladay
Civic Center
Holladay
Third in Concert Series Scheduled At Auditorium
The winter Community Concert Series continues Monday night at 8 15 in High Point College Memorial Auditorium. The National Symphony Orchestra led by Howard Mitchell with guest pianist Seymour Lipkin will perform Schumann Concerto in A minor and works by Berlioz Gershwin and Ravel including Roman Carnival Overture and Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Memorial Auditorium
National Symphony Orchestra
Howard Mitchell
Seymour Lipkin
Lipkin
Berlioz
Paris
Gershwin
Daphnis and
Cloe
Ravel
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ED Lane
Decott
Ingram’s
Elliott’s
Sunbeam
High Point Hardware CO
S. Main ST
Beverly Blankenship
Susan Lewis
Red Cross
Bristol
Tenn
W. L. Hargett SR
Mrs. Levonia Caughron
Nina Hubler
Lee
Jackson
Save Vision
Covington
Randy Lou Robinson
Randy Lou
Larry Robinson
Lexington Ave
Clockradios
Goodyear Service Store
Family Weekly
Lik
Cemenss
Ginchtey
Habs Erdashery
Sir Walter
Vincent Bosworth
N.Y. Cay
N. Wrenn St
Dirs
Seibert
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