Obituary notices from High Point and Thomasville area
Funeral services are announced for S. H. Tomlinson of High Point at Springfield Meeting House with burial in Springfield. Guthrie O. Wash of High Point will be buried in Floral Garden Park after services at West End Baptist. W. Ivan Whitley of High Point dies. funeral in Clayton Methodist Church with burial in Clayton Cemetery. I J Quigley of High Point mourns mother in Grand Rapids. services and burial planned there. Samuel T. Brown of Thomasville, depot agent at Troy, dies. funeral at First Pilgrim M. Church. Wanda K Hunt, 18 days, buried at Silver Valley Zion church. Mrs E F Gurley dies. last rites at Gospel Tabernacle. burial in Floral Garden Park with grandchildren as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Toma, Sr
Hillcrest Drive
Tomlinson
High Point
Springfield
Tomyn
Guthrie Owash
West End Baptist
W. C
Floral Jon Park
Shipwash Resse
West Green Street
Thomasville
Muel T. Brown
Gray Street
Troy
A. A. Road
I. Brown
Ada Unders
Mr. Brown
Weldon
Samuel Mary Louise Wood Brown
Willis Smith
Panoke Rapids
L. Brown
Sugan
Walker Guneral
Pilgrim Miness Church
Randolph Feet
Two ‘Lock
Wanda K. Hunt
Elzie Hunt
Iomasville
Silver Valley Iberan
T. R. York
J. Zion Church
W. ©. Montgomery
Wilma Montgomery Payne
Howard Montgomery
Ethel Montgomery
Anna Flay Montgomery
Superior Court
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point Township
W. C. Montgomery
Greensboro
Lambeth
Funeral service for Will Cruthis in Jamestown
Will Cruthis seventy one of Jamestown died after a weeklong illness at a local hospital. Funeral was held at Mitchell Grove Methodist church with Elder L G Cashion and several pastors officiating. Burial followed at Mitchell Grove cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Floral tributes were arranged by granddaughters and friends. Choir sang with Miss Winnie Jones at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Payne
Ann Boles
Flowers
Edith Roach
Darrell Lee Welborn
Dennis Welborn, Jr
Jack D. Welborn
Charles Smith
H. C. Coil
W. C. Jones
Paul Jones
Ted Scarce
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Will Cruthis
Jamestown
Mitchell Grove Methodist Church
L. G. Cashion
Abbotts Creek
Death of Fred C Cresimore 43 in Statesville
Fred C Cresimore a High Point salesman died of a heart attack at Hickory Memorial hospital at 2 30 yesterday. He lived in High Point six years and was a native of Catawba county. He is survived by his wife Cleo Edison two children James L and Betty Sue and siblings Clyde H Mrs Ralph Connor and Miss Myrtle Cressmore. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 at Concord Methodist church burial in church cemetery. Body taken to his mother’s home in Catawba station today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitley Ford
Ivan Whitley
Ospital
Raleigh
Itley
High Point
Clayton Hodist Church
Yeslay
Clay Cemetery
Mina Duncan Itley
Mar
B. C. Freeland
Westriss Avenue
City
Fred C. Cresimore
Statesville
Cresimore
Hickory Memorial Hospital
Young Mercantile Company
Catawba County
First Baptist Church of
Sidney C. Cresimore
Mr. Cresimore
Cleo Edison
James L
Betty Sue
Clyde H
Ralph Connor
Myrtle Cressmore
Concord Methodist Church
A. G. Lackey
Catawba Station
Southerners and GOP craft compromise on civil rights
Senators from the South and Republicans join to form a new compromise after Truman Democrats reject earlier talks. With 52 senators ready to oppose gag measures, the Southerners and Republicans shift control and pressure the administration. Lucas criticizes from the sidelines, saying the pact closes the door on civil rights legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wherry
Knowland
R-Calif
Lucas
Spring Arrives Delayed By Cold Weather Across Carolinas
The Associated Press reports frigid conditions as winter stirs with subfreezing readings in North and South Carolina. Mt. Mitchell recorded one degree above zero, Asheville 17, and many cities ranged from 20s to high 20s, with frost expected tonight and clear skies today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mt. Mitchell
Asheville
Hickory
Charlotte
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Lumberton
Elizabeth City
Wilmington
New Bern
Cherry Point
Local Man Missing in Ransom Plot Seizes $100 Note
Carl Davis, a severely crippled man, vanished after leaving the High Point Coal and Ice office on West Broad Street Monday night. Police traced a ransom call to a Greensboro pay station and later a note directed his mother to prepare $5,000. A car pursuit near City Lake bridge led to driver Streeton being questioned, but the money was not taken. A separate fire report cites a 4:13 pm blaze along Leonard Street blamed on dry vines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoker
Davis
High Point Coal and Ice
West Broad Street
North Main Street
Carl Davis
Montheu Avenue
Greensboro
Carl
Maryfield Hosp
City Lake Bridge
Streeton
Lawmakers Debate School Funding In Postwar Budget Clash
In a lengthy session, legislators debated adding 10 million a year to school funds from a postwar reserve, with proposals by Senator Allsbrook for 20 million and Gibbs for retroactive raises. The fight split House and Senate budgeting norms, while the day closed with 14 statewide and 27 local bills approved and two new public members named to the state banking commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioners
Joint Appropriations Committee
Advisory Budget Commission
Appropriations
Julian R. Allsbrook
Halifax
Budget Commission
Frank H. Gibbs
Warren
Allsbrook
Gibbs
Oscar Richardson
Union
House
Senate
Scott
State Banking Commission
North Carolina Weather Forecast for March 17 1949
Clear and cold today with frost tonight. Tomorrow will be fair and warmer with increasing clouds. Low temperatures 24 to 30 degrees. Sunrise at 6 20 and sunset at 6 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Rent Battle Advances in Senate Fight Over Local Control
The House passed a rent control bill 261 to 153 adding provisions for Woods to recontrol decontrolled rental areas and sue landlords for triple damages. It restricts criminal action against landlords and recontrolling residential hotels. Local option amendment faces opposition as proponents warn of mass evictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Woods
Spence
D.-Ky
House Banking Committee
Williams
Mississippi
Onion odor leads to lunch room theft at Maggie School
Waynesville police hunt for suspects after eight bags of onions were stolen from the Maggie School lunch room. The odor of onions on breath is noted as a possible clue in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
Maggie School
Administration Considers Higher Price Supports to Curb Surpluses
The administration weighs a plan to raise price supports from 75 to 90 percent of parity when supplies are normal, while keeping a floor of 75 percent as inventories grow. Supporters say this could prevent costly surpluses. opponents warn it may depress farm income and risk larger plantings.
Truman Silent On Setbacks in Rights Labor and Strike Fight
President Truman faced setbacks in civil rights measures as his congressional allies fought bitter battles over labor and rent control. Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia cast the deciding vote in committee to table Wallgren’s nomination. Truman returns to Washington for the White House photographers dinner amid debate over photo publication and personal security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Wallgren
Washington
White House Photographers Association
Navy
Mr. Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
State Marshall
Miami
County Home Inmate Burned To Death
A 64 year old Negro inmate of the Harnett county home was burned to death in a grass fire near the institution yesterday. Supt. J P Parker said the inmate was Bud Taylor partially paralyzed who had been out in the woods checking rabbit boxes. Coroner Grover C Henderson said no inquest was necessary.
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Tomlinson, SR
S. I
Quigley
This
Wayne Abbott Quigley
Ind Rapids
Sidney M. Gley
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Stella Pangburn
Bruce
Richard Quigley
Grand Pids
Muel Brown
Fred C. Cressmore
Gop
White, New
New, Navy
Wool, O.D
Hormel
Hormel Products
Sheraton Hotel
Enterprise
Roy Walls
Cheif C. C. Stoker
Southern Railway
Leonard Street
Official
Max Minn
Little Rock
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Memphis
Augusta
Meridian
Biringham
Ton
Minn-St. P
Charleston
Mobile
Chicago
Orleans
Columbia
New York
Denver
Detroit
S. Antonio
Evansville
OS. Freisco
Galveston
Tampa
Jacksonville
Rent Battle
H. T. Clement
R. D. Church
J. B. Farlow
Enterprise Classified AD Dept
DIAL
Bath
English Street
Woodrow
East Green Street
Emerywood
Woodrow Avenue
Elms Street
APTS
Brentwood
Highland Avenue
West Bay Street
High Point College
Ares
Curtis Smithdeal, Incorporated
East Green
Sherwood Village
Valley Ridge Drive
Curtis Smithdeal, Inc
N. Main ST
Palm and Gene Beauty Shop
Cody Upholstering Co
S. Main
S. Main St
H. N. Edens
Centennial Extension
James McDowell
Monark
Cretonnes
English ST
Samet Salvage CO
Paul Kennedy Appliance CO
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Nash Jewelry & Loan
Horton Washing Machine
City Appliance Co
Ruth Wagner
Blain Street
Griffith Office Equipment Co
E. Commerce
Nash Jewelry & Loan Company
Gibson
Putnam Avenue
Spencer
Craven
West Lexington
Tar Heel Trading Co
N. Wrenn Street
Beaman’s, Inc
N. C
HET Pee
Wrenn St
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