Thieves Take Machines In Plant Theft At Ward Street
A calculating machine and a typewriter valued over 100 dollars each were stolen from the Johnson Wax Co. plant at 815 Ward St. last night. Investigation ongoing after a morning plant report. Several arrests followed with varied bonds set for forgery assault drunk driving affray and disturbing the post office area.
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Johnson Wax Co
Ward St
East Side
Stanton Harry Briles
Thomasville
Briles
Hillsville
Carl's Place
English Street
Udell Mill
Lorenzo Gibson
Trinity
Maurice
Margaret Neely
Harrison Street
Mills
Maurice Neely
Gibson
Horace Jefferson Ward
Steele Street
Darrell H. Duncan
Asheboro Street
George C. Lyles
Elm Street
S. Wrenn Street
R. L. McKinney
Archdale
James B. McNeill
Ennis Street
Greensboro Road
VFW
Randleman Teacher Wins National Science Foundation Scholarship
Principal W. K. Cromartie announced Fletcher W. Causey of Randleman High School received a $1,000 National Science Foundation scholarship for a 12 week UNC study program this summer. It marks the second such award for a Randleman teacher in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randleman
W. K. Cromartie
Randleman High School
Fletcher W. Causey
National Science Foundation
University of North Carolina
Cromartie
Margaret M. Eason
UNC
Three Car Pileup on N Main Street Causes $600 Damages
A four forty five p m three car collision on the 1100 block of N Main Street caused about $600 in damage. Drivers were Larry Newsom 16 Cedrow Avenue Peggy Hussey Steele Street and Eula Coleman 17 Myrtle Street. Coleman rear ended Hussey pushing Hussey into Newsom. Coleman cited for following too closely.
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N. Main Street
Larry Newsom
Cedrow Avenue
Peggy Hussey
Steele Street
Eula Coleman
Myrtle Street
Coleman
Hussey
Newsom
Newse
Colema Coleman
Weekend effort boosts Pauline Widdows fund
Fair Grove Lions and firemen raised funds to support Pauline Widdows and her family as she battles cancer. The drive totals $2,000 so far, with $250 added over the weekend. Widdows is in New York after her eighth major operation to fight the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Fair Grove
Pauline Widdows
Mrs. Widdows
New York
Olympic coach breaks ankle in Vermont alpine event
More than 100 competitors took part over three days at the Vermont Alpine Ski Championships with no injuries until Bill Beck, slated to coach the next American Alpine Olympic team, slipped Sunday and broke his ankle during a run.
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Stowe
Vermont
Bill Beck
Mrs Minnie Rice Dies at 84 After Prolonged Illness
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Lowe Rice were held Sunday at 2 15 p m in Orrell’s Chapel and at 3 p m at Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church. Interment followed in Springfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews Wilbur Sikes Leonard Key James Lowe Kenneth Key Conrad Key and Herman Key. Mrs Rice 84, died Friday at 5 45 p m in Larrick Rest Home after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Lowe Rice
Orrell’s
Cecil Wright
Glenola Baptist Church
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
Mr. Wright
W. Stanley Teachey
Central Christian Church
Springfield Cemetery
Wilbur Sikes
Leonard Key
James Lowe
Kenneth Key
Conrad Key
Herman Key
Rice
Larrick Rest Home
Rufus Hopkins of Asheboro Dies at 83
Rufus Jones Hopkins 83 of Asheboro died after a two week illness in a local hospital. He is survived by one son Farley Hopkins of Asheboro seven daughters Thelma Hopkins C A Holt W C Maness Raymond Cain D B Jones Arris Farlow of Sophia and Austin Shaw of Greenville one sister A L Freeman of Asheboro ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren Funeral services were held at 3 30 p m today at Central Methodist Church officiated by Rev Brunson Wallace. Burial followed in the city cemetery.
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Asheboro
Rufus Jones Hopkins
Farley Hopkins
Thelma Hopkins
C. A. Holt
W. C. Maness
Raymond Cain
D. B. Jones
Arris Farlow
Sophia
Austin Shaw
Greenville
A. L. Freeman
Central Methodist Church
Brunson Wallace
John L. Cox Dies At 64 After Illness
John Lewis Cox 64 died Sunday at 3 30 a m at 102 Edgeview Rd after an extended illness. Born in New Bern August 8 1894 he lived in High Point 34 years worked in furniture retiring from Colony Tables Inc. Survived by daughter Christine Albright sons Robert F Cox and John Cox sisters Jennie Hendricks Sally Worth Sadie Faulkner brother Bill Cox and four grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m at Green Street Baptist Church be laid to rest there.
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John Lewis Cox
Edgeview Rd
New Bern
Ambrose A
Siddie Frances Cox
High Point
Colony Tables, Inc
Cox
Green Street
Christine Albright
Route 5
Robert F. ‘Cox
John Cox
Potts St
Jennie Hendricks
Mansfield
Sally Worth
Atlanta
Sadie Faulkner
Kinston
Bill Cox
Thomasville
THS Debaters Earn Superior Ratings at Meet
Thomasville High School debaters from Linda Carter Donald Jones and Jean Smith earned superior ratings at a regional event in Salem. The THS team overall received high marks reflecting strong speaking and argumentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ston Salem
Thomasville High School
Thomasville
Linda Carter
Donald Jones
Jean Smith
Early Marriage Tradition Upheld in Ogden Birth Notice
In Ogden Utah a baby named Boyd Braithwaite arrives with relatives present including his 15 year old mother Clara Smith Braithwaite and 80 year old great great grandmother Theda Ann DeHaven. The Braithwaite and Smith line note mothers wed at 14 and having children by 15.
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Ogden
Utah
Boyd Braithwaite
Clara Smith Braithwaite
Ida Smith
Coral Mair
Theda Ann DeHaven
Eee
Two Brothers Drown During Reservoir Fishing Trip
In West Covina California a Navy diving team recovered the bodies of Dennis Johnson eleven and Gary Johnson fourteen after they disappeared during a Sunday fishing trip to a reservoir. Darrell Baker fourteen a fellow youngster recounted how Gary dropped his pole and jumped in after the fray but both boys died. Their parents James E and unnamed mother have four other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Covina
Calif
Dennyees
Gary
Fray
Darrell Baker
Navy
Dennis Johnson
James E. Johnson
Carrie Mae Dennis Dies in Asheboro Hospital at 74
Carrie Mae Dennis 74 of Randleman died in an Asheboro hospital Sunday morning after four days of serious illness. Survived by husband William J. Dennis sister Lillie Mae Warner three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services set Tuesday at 3 p.m. from First Baptist Church with burial in Randolph Memorial Park. Body at Pugh Funeral Home until 30 minutes before services.
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Randleman
Carrie Mae Dennis
Asheboro
William J. Dennis
Lillie Mae Warner
First Baptist Church
Randolph Memorial Park
Pugh Funeral Home
McDowell Infant Dies At Home
Roger Dale Mc Dowell five month old son of Jesse J and Mary Lou McDowell of Route 2 Lexington died yesterday at his home. Surviving are his parents two brothers Jesse Lee and David and two sisters Nancy Lou and Lillie Grace all of Lexington. Funeral services were to be held at 3 p.m. today at Cannon Methodist Church by Revs Ray Stevens and Tommy Kenyon. Burial will be in Cannon Cemetery.
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Denton
Roger Dale McDowell
Jesse J
Mary Lou McDowell
Route 2
Lexington
Jesse Lee
David McDowell
Nancy Lou
Lillie Grace McDowell
Cannon Methodist Church
Ray Stevens
Tommy Kenyon
Cannon Cemetery
Everhart Infant Dies Suddenly At Six Weeks Old
Donald Jerry Everhart six weeks old son of James E Everhart died at home between Winston-Salem and Interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 3 p m in Sechrest Chapel with Rev Edward T Mickey officiating. The body remains at the funeral home until service hour. Mangas Colorado noted Apache warrior stood six feet seven inches tall.
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Donald Jerry Everhart
James Edwardly
Winston-Sasoreeg
James E. Everhart
Ronald Terry Everhart
James Edward Everhart Jr
Mark Timothy Everhart
D. L. Everhart
Inston-Salem
Sechrest Chapel
Edward T. Mickey
Fries Memorial Moravian Church
Oaklawn
Winston-Salem
Mangas Colorado
New Mexico
Thomasville Zoning Hearing on Proposed Ordi nance Tonight
City Council holds public hearing at 7 30 in Recorder's Courtroom on the new zoning ordinance. Zoning Commission previously acted after hearing complaints and requests. Ministers opposed the R 4 church prohibition though favor the ordinance. Annexed land becomes R4 until rezoned. If adopted, administration falls to building inspector planning commission and zoning board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Recorder
Zoning Commission
Ministerial Association
R-4
Building Inspector
Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Doomed Man Oakes Granted Second Trial For Wife Murder
Roy Franklin Oakes a Route 1, Randleman truck driver, will be tried again for murder in Guilford County after the State Supreme Court ordered a new trial due to errors in the original judge's charge. Oakes had been sentenced to death in 1958 for the killing of his wife Alice Mae during a 1958 term.
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Randleman
Roy Franklin Oakes
Alice Mae
Greensboro
Oakes
Guilford Superior Court
Susie Sharp
Reidsville
State Supreme Court
Ed the Armstrong
Tteir
Greens
The Order of the Society of the Cincinnati Established
The order was established by officers of the American Revolutionary Army in 1783. St Patrick is said to have used the shamrock’s three leaves as a symbol of the Trinity.
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Order
Society of the Cincinnati
St. Patrick
Highway 64 Accident Claims Asheboro Man
Archie Hussey aged 26 of Asheboro died at 8 35 a m from injuries after a midnight crash on Highway 64 ten miles west of Asheboro. Passenger Jesse Brown was treated for facial lacerations. Hussey a Korean War veteran leaves a wife a son parents and siblings. Funeral set for 2 p m Tuesday at Needham Grove Christian Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Asheboro
Archie Hussey
Hussey
Jesse Brown
Randolph Memorial Hospital
Brown
Ethel Dunlap Hussey
Michael Archie
Needham Grove Christian Church
Robbins
Hayes Ritter
Bennie Maness
Three Cited For Blocking Fire Trucks
Firefighters while tackling a grass fire between King Street and King Row faced delays as bystanders blocked equipment. The blaze covered about an acre and endangered nearby homes though only two outbuildings suffered damage. Cassie L. Maness, Hassell C. Doss, and Paul W. Graves were cited to court. five others were arrested February 22 on the same charge.
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Thomasville
King ‘Street
King Row
Cassie L. Maness
Moon Street
Hassell C. Doss
Route 1
Trinity
Paul W. Graves
Winston Street
L. Roy Hughes
Recorder’s Court
Permits Granted for Two Homes in Thomasville
Building inspector Jim Miller reports two new brick home permits in Thomasville. Horace Reid received a $9000 permit for a five room house on Pennington Avenue Tuesday. Ronnie York obtained a $12000 permit for a six room home on Diana Drive Friday.
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Thomasville
Jim Miller
Horace Reid
Pennington Avenue
Ronnie York
Diana Drive
Chamber Opens Five Week Membership Campaign
The Chamber of Commerce launches a five week membership drive with Monday morning meetings by the 7:50 Club under committee chairman Bob Rankin. Members will meet at a Sheraton Hotel breakfast to outline weekly work. the first meeting was held today.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bob Rankin
Sheraton Hotel
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F. W. Causey
Minnie Rice
Rufus Hopkins
John L. Cox
THS
McDowell
Everhart
GRACE
Cor. N. Wrenn & Howell
L.A.B
Parker Pen Company
N. C. Assn. of Launderers & Cleaners, Inc
N. Wrenn
High Point Laundry
Centennial Ave
Tucker's Dry Cleaning CO
E. Green ST
Monark
N. Main
Highway 64
I. L.bolick
Chair City
Chamber
Stauffer’s
Stauffers Magic Are
Stauffer
College ST
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