Rochelle Heads Section of Southern Furniture Group
Rochelle, vice president of Globe Parlor Furniture, was elected president of the production and cost section of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association at its Winston-Salem session. He succeeds S. D. Weber of Cavalier Corp. Other newly elected vice presidents include Phonse Bean, Mebane, and R. F. Wilder, Louisville. More than 250 executives attended as plants reported full production to cut back order backlogs and a spray-finishing demonstration introduced airless spray technology by Napier L. Dills and Don R. Schort. New directors named: M. C. Talley Henredon Morganton George Marsh Marsh Furniture High Point E. L. Clark Davis Cabinet Nashville W. A. Thorn Berkline Morristown T. B. Stanley Jr. Stanley Furniture Stanley Town and R. B. Tripiett Jr. Blowing Rock Le Noir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rochelle
Globe Parlor Furniture Co
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Winston-Salem
Rochelle
S. D. Weber
Cavalier Corp
Chattanooga
Tenn
Phonse Bean
White Furniture Co
Mebane
R. F. Wilder
Mengel Co
Louisville
South
Napier L. Dills
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
Don
Berkline Corp
Morristown
T. B. Stanley Jr
Stanley Furniture Co
Stanleytown
R. B. Tripiett Jr
Blowing Rock Furniture Co
le Noir
Revival Services Set At Green Street Church
Green Street Baptist Church schedules revival starting April 18 with Dr. Jack R. Noffsinger as guest minister. Evening services 7:30 daily. Tuesday to Friday 10:00 a.m. chapel services. Cottage prayer meetings listed at multiple addresses. various church groups plan prayer and devotional meetings during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Street Baptist Church
Jack R. Noffsinger
First Baptist Church of
Gainesville
Fla
Green Street
Fifth St
Alton Slanter
Centennial Ave
Harold Gibbardt
Forrest Ave
Glen Hagie
Spencer Ave
Robert Win
Greenwood Ave
Harvey Embler
Lexington Ave
C. L. Clapp Jr
Cedrow Ave
Wayne Cox
Raymond
Magnolia Ct
W Seckler
Irbywood Dr
Victory Bible
Fec
Iamnee
Charles Ent
Mangum Avenue Mission
Board of Deacons
Prayer for Today From First Baptist Pastor
Prayer asks for light and guidance amid sadness and problems and rests on the promise that those who come to Jesus will not be cast out. Dotson M Nelson Dr Greenville 5 G pastor First Baptist Church offers the plea in Jesus name Amen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Dotson
M. Nelson
Greenville
First Baptist Church
Police Informing Charges Levelled In Funeral Home Case
Thomasville police accused of monitoring High Point radio and acting as informants for a funeral home. Hal Davis of Davis Chapel said he would file a formal complaint after a late night accident where a deceased Thomasville resident’s body was moved amid disputed orders. Davis alleges radio contacts sought information on the deceased and that the body was moved without kin consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
High Point
Hal Davis
Davis Chapel
Davis
Kennedy Hill
Davidson County
High Point Memorial Hospital
Davidson
Milton Block
Davi
Funeral Home
Paul M. Shore
High Point Leads North Carolina February Construction
February authorized construction in North Carolina totaled 14.59 million dollars across 30 cities over 10,000 population. Greensboro topped the state with 2.69 million dollars, followed by Winston-Salem Charlotte Raleigh Wilmington Durham and Wilson. For the first two months of 1955 the statewide total reached 23.99 million, nearly a million more than the same period in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina
Raleigh
State Department of Labor
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Wilmington
Durham
Wilson
Asville
SRFA Director Speaks To HPC Retailing Class
Jim Best training director of the Southern Retail Furniture Association spoke to a special session of the HPC retailing class at Memorial Auditorium. He listed enthusiasm and self confidence as keys to success in furniture retailing. About 160 students attended across the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Best
Southern Retail Furniture Association
High Point
Anaranits
Best
Memorial Auditorium
Peaggen Ote
Knife Attack Suspect Released After Stabbing Incident
Police released a stabbing suspect after a Saturday attack left victim Generos English Sr. with 250 stitches. The victim said he was struck from behind as he walked. Authorities arrested William E. Tucker Jr. on assault with a deadly weapon and released him on bond pending municipal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Generos English Sr
Strader
William E. Tucker Jr
Potts Street
John Welch
110 Ave
Tucker
Goodyear Store Opens House After Renovations
The Goodyear Service Store at 207 N Main St announces an open house all week to showcase repainting redecorating and new fixtures and display materials. Prizes include an automatic washer or dryer mink scarf and automatic electric skillet. Drawings for prizes will be held with door prizes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
N. Main St
Celain
R. L. Bolick
13-Year-Old Girl Found In Florida
A 13-year-old local girl missing since Friday was found in Pahokee Florida. Pauline Bosworth described as blonde and blue eyed was detained after a run away attempt tied to another juvenile. Both girls are being held pending return. families notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pahokee
Fla
Pauline Bosworth
Paul Williams
Declan St
Pahokea
Bosworth
Thomasville
Barbers Plan Easter Fund Drive for Crippled Children
High Point barber shops join the Easter Seal Appeal in cooperation with the North Carolina Barbers Association to donate all income from a “Clip for the Crippled” day. banners announce The Barber's Round-Up as proceeds aid summer camps therapy hospitalization and direct services for crippled boys and girls. Local Master Barbers direct the effort with customer participation urged for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Master Barbers Association of
North Carolina
Master Barbers Association
J. E. Brawley
Man Ordered Bound Over In Auto Theft Case
A 29 year old Hulda Street resident waived preliminary hearing on auto larceny and was bound over to Superior Court. He was arrested yesterday in Winston-Salem and jailed on a 750 dollar bond. Other sessions included R L Brown of Mebane receiving a six month suspended sentence for larceny and receiving after stealing two telephone stands. Brown must pay a 25 dollar fine and costs and reimburse the firm. Hollis Lamb, 27, of S Main Street, got 30 days on each of several counts including issuing a worthless check and speeding and was held on 500 dollar bond with April 23 deadline to pay. Margaret Singleton of Cedrow Avenue Extension requested a jury trial in a larceny case and drew 30 days in the workhouse for drunkenness, suspended pending abstention from beer sales areas. She also faces larceny charge involving 75 dollars from Forrest Fritts of Beddington Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Hill
Smearton Degenerie
Winston-Salem
R. L. Brown
Mebane
Brown
Hollis Lamb
S. Main Street
Margaret Singleton
Cedrow Avenue Extension
Fire at Cellu-Products Plant on Clinton Street
Local firemen responded to a blaze at Cellu-Products Inc on Clinton Street slightly after 8 pm. The fire damaged contents more than the building as workers moved bales of fibrous material to safety before extinguishment. Investigators suspect a short circuit ignited inflammable material. sprinkler systems contained the fire until responders arrived. An earlier alarm was received from a nearby location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cellu-Products, Inc
Clinton Street
Larkee Eee
Thenet
Spring Weather Mixed With Light Sprinkles Forecast
The Friendship weather bureau issued a mild trend with partly cloudy skies and a chance of light sprinkles tonight. Temperatures rise from a low of 37 to a high near 65 today, stay around 60 to 65 in the next day, with tonight dipping to about 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Weather Bureau
Volunteers Sought for ACS Cancer Crusade Drive
Jack Rochelle, chairman in High Point, announces the American Cancer Society drive running through April seeks volunteers for door to door fund raising and a range of duties at information desks, meetings, mailings, and canvassing. Volunteers register at 2nd floor High Point Savings and Trust Company, Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Jack Rochelle
High Point
Rochelle
ACS
Cancer Society
High Point Savings and Trust Company
S. Main Street
Church Office Ransacked By Thieves
Police report a Sunday morning break in at a church office building on N Main. Three offices were entered with a small cash theft under $5 and filing cabinets damaged. Thieves entered via the scout room after a broken window. Leonard Grey of Route 1 Jamestown reported a yellow baby carriage stolen from his car nearby.
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N. Main Tree
Cohor Cal
Leonard Grey
Route 1
Jamestown
Noe Saas
Kivett
Weekend Accidents Kill Two In Area
Two weekend auto crashes in the High Point area left two dead and one seriously hurt. Victims include Dr. Phil Minnis Sherrill a Thomasville physician and surgeon age 50. Funeral for Clarence Lindsay Lewis age 40 scheduled at Unity Methodist Church.
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High Point
State Highway Patrol
Thomasville
Phil Minnis Sherrill
Highway
Guilford
Sherrill
Clarence Lindsay Lewis
Route 3
Guilford County
Lewis
Clayton Reed Nance
Cedar Lane Rd
Dr. Sherrill
Erwin Heights
New Market
Tenn
Tennessee
Mrs. K G Kennedy Succumbs After Long Illness
Mrs Blanche Lavale Norton Kennedy 66 wife of K G Kennedy Sr of 219 W Lexington Ave High Point dies in Durham Hospital Sunday at 9 01 am after a year in hospital and illness since December 19 She born Mullins South Carolina February 16 1890 daughter of Milton M and Esmarelda Proctor Norton Married Keene Giles Kennedy September 18 1922 moved to High Point 1937 Lifelong Wesley Memorial Methodist Church member Survived by husband three daughters Jewell Barnhill Dorothy Brinson Gladys Patterson one son D G Kennedy Jr seven grandchildren one sister Mrs Owen Campbell Mullins and one brother W B Norton Sr Marion Funeral services were in Sechrest Chapel at 11 am with Rev Walter J Miller and Rev E M Avett Graveside at Cedardale Cemetery Mullins this afternoon at 4 o clock led by Rev J E Clark
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Lavale Norton Kennedy
K. G. Kenned Sr
Lexington Ave
Durham Hospital
Kennedy
Mullins
S. C
Milton M
Esmarelda Proctor Norton
Keene Giles Kennedy
High Point
Wesley
W. B. Norton Sr
Marion
Sechrest Chapel
Walter J. Miller
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
E. M. Avett
Cedardale
J. E. Clark
Methodist Church Inns
Stephen E Oldham of Bear Creek Dies at 62
SILER CITY Stephen E Oldham 62 farmer poultry raiser Route 2 Bear Creek died after a weeklong illness in Chatham Hospital. He native of Chatham County member of Sandy Branch Baptist Church funeral 3 p m today at the church with Revs Virgil Moore and Fred Duckett officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by wife Ida Phillips Oldham two daughters Mrs James C Fields Route 3 Siler City and Mrs Leroy Fields Bear Creek one son Earl Oldham High Point four sisters Mrs Sam Dowd Apex Mrs Ada White Hans Mrs Robert Matthews Fitaheros and other survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siler City
Stephen E. Oldham
Bear Creek
Chatham Hospital
Chatham
Sandy Branch Baptist Church
Virgil Moorefield
Fred Duckett
Oldham
Ida Phillips Oldham
James C. Fields
Leroy Fields
Earl Oldham
High Point
Sam Dowd
Apex
Ada White
Hans
Robert Matthews
Fitaheros
John H Spencer Dies Former City Resident
John H Spencer a former resident of High Point died in Monteville Hospital Norwich Conn at 12 30 AM after a year of declining health and five weeks of serious illness He was a plumber son of John and Mary Ellen Robins Spencer He married Lilly Myers and the couple had four sons all of High Point He later married Minnie Hudson of Norwich with one step daughter two sisters and two brothers Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sechrest Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peng
Igh Point
Monteville Hospital
Norwich
Conn
Spencer
John
Mary Ellen Robbins Spencer
Lilly Myers
Charlie
Robert
Tarence
David Spencer
High Point
Minnie Hudson
Pete Landloise
Maude Alfred
Sophia
Charlie Spencer
Asheboro
Elwood Spencer
Arthur E. Lewis 74 Guilford farmer dies at home
Arthur Eugene Lewis aged 74 died suddenly at his Guilford County home on Route 1 Sunday morning at 8 15 He was a lifelong farmer born Oct 15 1881 to John and Laura Lamb Lewis Surviving are his wife Pearl Welborn Lewis two daughters Mrs Hill Burton and Mrs Charlie Inman four sons Hugh Hugh Alton Grady and Clarence The funeral will be at Hickory Grove Methodist Church Tuesday at 3 pm with Rev A D Shelton and burial in the church cemetery The body remains at Hance Line Funeral Home in the church 20 minutes prior to service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt University
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Coaldale Hospital
Pennsylvania
Thomasville
Mills Home Baptist Orphanage
Southern Railway
Sherrill
Phi Chi Medical Fraternity
Davidson County Medical Assn
State Medical Assn
American Medical Assn
First Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
Estelle Steinert
Tamaque
Penn
Jeanne Sherrill
Sullins College
Bristol
Robert Sherrill
Eaton
Ohio
Samuel Sherrill
Bowling Green
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral
Mr. Lewis
Moses Lewis
Hanney Fine Lewis
Colonial Manufacturing Co
Ollie Lewis
Baltimore
Arthur Eugene Lewis
Route 1
Guilford
Guilford County
John
Laura Lamb Lewis
Hickory Grove
Hugh Lewis
Greensboro
Alton Lewis
Grady
Clarence Lewis
Hickory Grove Methodist Church
A. D. Shelton
Church
Court Reopens After Week Two of Civil Proceedings
Court resumed hearings in the civil case with further sessions set for the week. Judge's docket includes motions and expert testimony as Allen H. Gwynnies involved in the Revdeville siding matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen H. Gwynnies
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City
SRFA
HPC
Saccers
Bolick
Hickory
Florida
Bill Eyre
American Business Clubs
Tony Libertore
Furniture City AB Club
Libertore
Embassy Club
Eyre
Hulda Street
K.G. Kennedy
John H. Spencer
Arthur E. Lewis
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