Davidson Schools Planning Change
Davidson County boards propose reorganizing Davidson and Ledford districts after a year study. North Davidson would become junior high and senior high units, West Davidson expands to include grades eight through 12, and Tyre Elementary closes as students transfer to other schools.
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Shes
State Board of Education
Comtee
1St Davidson
Ledford
North Davidson
West Davidson H
West
Churchland and
Reeds
Tyre
Highway 150
Reedy Creek
Old Mill Farm Road
West Davidson
North Davidson High
Arcadia
Midway
Welcome
Davidson Man Dies In Flames
Willard L. Willard, 31, of 308 W Se T Nated hedences, died in a house fire in Davidson County. Autopsy to be performed at Lexington Memorial Hospital. Fire raged about 10 minutes. body found crouched between bed and window. Household owner Cleve land Myers. Other details unclear.
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Howard
Davidson County
Robert Chambers
Thomasville
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Willard
Cleveland Myers
Virginia
Curtis L. Crofts
Lexington Fire Department
Pair Face Trial For Theft At Davis Sweet Shop
Joyce Marie Franklin and Gary Edward Jackson, both bound over to Superior Court for trial on charges of entering and robbing the Davis Sweet Shop Thursday night. They were arrested with juveniles who had pried the back door off its hinges. The juveniles were sent to the Domestic Relations Court. Franklin and Jackson remain in custody in lieu of $300 bond each. Also bound over to Superior Court, Gray Hill, 33, of Nashville, Tenn. High Point received 12 months for driving.
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Joyce Marie Franklin
Gary Edward Jackson
Superior Court
Davis Sweet Shop
Eeeuveniles
Superior
Aft
Gray Hill
Nashville
Tennend
High Point
Aerialist Survives 40-Foot Fall At Dallas Circus
British aerialist Ann Mowbray aged 19 survived a 40 foot plunge onto dirt during a circus in Dallas. She fell when a neck collar swing failed and she brushed a guy wire before an audience of 83 000 injuring a shoulder.
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Dallas
Tex
Ann Mowbray
Connally Signs With Right Hand After Wounds
Gov. John Connally wrote his signature for the first time since being wounded on November 22. His wrist remains stiff but the hand movement is good, his office said.
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Austin
Tex
John Connally
Condemned Man Believes God Will Save Him
Douglasville inmate on death row at Reidsville Prison asserts divine intervention will spare him after his third failed bid for a new trial. His attorney, Hugh Leatherwood, contends courts cannot intervene despite ongoing appeals. The man spent five and a half years in Douglas County jail before execution date on the horizon.
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Douglasville, Ga
Luke Brown
Douglasville
Reidsville
Hugh Leatherwood
Ferguson
Siee Eethonaeasto
Suit In S C To Be Appealed
Charleston district 20 faces desegregation orders after Judge Martin ruled in 1963 and 1964. An appeal to the U S Supreme Court is planned by district attorneys and intervening white parents following a denial of rehearing by the Fourth Circuit.
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Charleston
S. C
U.S. Supreme Court
J. Robert Martin
Martin
Ethiopian Emperor Traces Lineage to Solomon Queen of Sheba
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia outlines his ancestry tracing to the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, asserting a revered royal lineage shared with ancient rulers.
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Haile Selassie of
Ethiopia
Solomon
Methodists Plan Study Conference in Western North Carolina
The Western North Carolina Methodist Conference schedules April study conferences on Christian Education across 13 districts. High Point District meets April 9 at Wes Memorial in High Point. Thomasville District on April 10 at Lexington First Methodist. Local pastors and named instructors from Winston Salem Greensboro Troutman Statesville Lexington Thomasville collaborate to lead sessions.
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Western
North Carolina
L. M. Hays
Ann Tyler
High Point
Walter Shouns
Howard Chafin
Ronald Berrier
Eugene C. Few
Winston-Salem
Horace Johnson
Greensboro
Gilreath G. Adams Jr
Troutman
Thomas §. Lee Jr
Paul H. Duckwall
Statesville
Kelsley R. Jones
Ray J. Hahn
Lexington
J. Oscar Dowdle
Barrett D. Wilson
Thomasville
Woman Held On Charge Of Assault
Jeanette Little, 23, of Bay Street, held on assault with a weapon charge after a disturbance at her home. Henry Izzard, injured, treated at City Memorial Hospital with a possible lung injury. Roy Brewer, 49, of Brown Street, arrested on non support of illegitimate children and released on bond.
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Thomasville
Jeanette Little
Bay Street
Henry ‘Izzard
City Memorial Hospital
Izzard
Pare
Roy Brewer
Brown St
Brewer
Martha Marsh
Dixie St
Lexington
Ground Breaking Service Planned at Central Christian Church
Central Christian Church plans a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday at 3 p.m. on the church site. The $50,000 project by Allen Construction will be addressed by a speaker, with choir music directed by Mrs. Robert Jones.
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Central Christian Church
Allen
Robert Jones
Special music to be presented at the service
The service will feature special music. The American elk or wapiti, called by the Shawnee Indians, is noted as the second largest deer in the world after the moose.
Robbins James Madison Brown dies at 65 in Robbins
James Madison Brown 65 of Rt 2 Robbins died Thursday night in a hospital. Survived by wife Blonene Ray Brown ten daughters Geneva Hassell Roberta Peague Georgia Walk Janie Freeman Williams Clara Sanders Kay Brown Rose Brown two sons Winfred Norman and David home one half brother J E Saufiders 29 grandchildren. Funeral 3 p m Sunday at Tabernacle Methodist Church with Rev W A Crow and Rev David Murphy burial in church cemetery.
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Robbins
James Madison Brown
Rt. 2
Blonene Ray Brown
Geneva Hassell
High Point
Roberta Peague
Siler City
Georgia Walk
Janie Freeman
Williams
Clara Sanders
S@a
Kay Brown
The
Rose Brown
Washington, D. C
Winfred Brown
Norman
David Brown
W. H. Brown
Eagle Springs
J. E Saufiders
Tabernacle Methodist Church
W. A. Crow
David Murphy
Buria
Danbury Man John Henry Shelton Dies at 38
John Henry Shelton 38 of Rt 2 Walnut Cove died Sunday at home after a heart attack. Survived by his mother Pearlie Shelton of the home three brothers Thurman Glenn Joe and a sister group including Clyde Bean Lester Collins Curt Lawsonville Raleigh Goins George Nunn Claude Morris James Carter and Tom Frank. Burial in North View Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery follows funeral at the church.
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Danbury
John Henry Shelton
Rt 2
Walnut Cove
Pearlie Shelton
Thurman Shelton
Glenn Shelton
Joe Shelton
Westfield
Clyde Bean
Point
Lester Collins
Ify
Curt Shelton
Lawsonville
Raleigh Goins
George Nunn
Claude Morris
Mrs. Geo Ellington 82 Dies in High Point Hospital
Mrs. Geo Ellington 82 of 403 Westwood Ave died at High Point Memorial Hospital at 2 30 a m after two years of declining health. She was born November 11 1881 in Davidson and was a member of N Main Street Baptist Church. Surviving are a son George Gilbert Ellington and three daughters. Funeral Sunday at 3 p m at Cumby with burial in Springfield Friends Cemetery. The body to remain at Cumby Mortuary. The family at the funeral home tonight 7 to 9 p m.
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Geo Ellington
Minnie Ellington
Westwood Ave
High Point Memorial Hospital
Davidson
Charles Jane Harmost
N. Main St. Baptist Church
George W. Ellington
George Gilbert Ellington
W. F
Mary) Richardson
Rt. 3
High Point
R. G
Martha) Hornberger
Newport News
Grace Ellington
Montlie Ave
Cumby
Neil Pastor
N. Main St. Baptist ‘Church
Springfield Friends Cemetery
Cumby Mortuary
William G. Ralston
Nancy Pearl Yarbrough Ralston
Orlando St
Siinds P. Blanton
Richmond
P.m
Illiam
Mack Harris
Daniel Brooks Apts
Harris
Ridgeway
D. C
Hayworth Roll and Panel Company
Calvary Baptist Church
Ophelia Harris
Barbara Morris
Mary Harris
Walter
George Harris
U.S. Air Force
England
Ceasar Harris
Mary Geter
Sally Geter
Eva Jones
S. C
Geneva Nelson
Essie Vaughn
Mt. Vernon
Harold L. Smith
Thomasville
Arshiome
Lula Hilger Smith
Finer Ferry St.Cons Memorial Hospital
Greensboro
Smith
Bremerhaven
Germany
Amazon Cotton Mills
Harold Lloyd Smith
Heili Smith
Terri Ann Smith
David Smith
Irmgard Burkat
J. C. Green & Soris
Harold L. Rickman
First Wesleyan Methodist Church
Holly Hills
Fisher Ferry
Funeral service for Mrs. Maxie Brigman Mason
Funeral for Mrs. Maxie Brigman Mason was held at 3 p.m. Friday at Main Street Methodist Church led by Rev. Thomas H. Swofford and Rev. Frank Marks of Durham. Burial followed in Floral Garden Park. A fragment notes Mr. Negede Rd. died Wednesday at.
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Maxie Mason
Maxie Brigman Mason
Main Street Methodist Church
Thomas H. Swofford
Frank Marks
Durham
Floral Garden Park
Negede
Deaths and Funerals Readied in North Carolina Memorial
Numerous obituaries detail services for Fay Gray Hayes 59 of High Point and Conehecy in Randolph County. Also listed are Mack Harris 54 and Lula Hilger Smith 29 with services in Thomasville and Greensboro, plus Minnie Eller 83 of Linwood. Survivors include spouses, children, and multiple relatives. burial plans vary across locations.
Harris family names linked to overseas SOS status
Brothers W T Harris and Henry Harris of High Point and Arthur Harris of Winston-Salem, Johnny Harris of New York City, and Gil Harris of New Haven are named. The report notes a complete status pending arrival of SOS from overseas and that the body rests at Haizlip Funeral Home.
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W. T. and
Henry Harris
High Point
Arthur Harris
Winston-Salem
Johnny Harris
New York City
Gil — Harris
New Haven
Sos
Haizlip Funeral Home
Funeral for Ronnie Thomas Held at Green Street Baptist Church
Ronnie Thomas 18 of 412 Centennial St dies from injuries suffered at Ocean Drive Beach. Service at Green Street Baptist Church 3 30 p m Sunday with Dr E W Price Jr presiding. Burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Body remains at C Davis Chapel until church service. Family at funeral home tonight 7 to 9 p m.
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Ronnie Thomas
Centennial St
Green Street Baptist Church
E. W. Price Jr
Floral Garden Park
Ceme
C. Davis Chapel
Ocean Drive Beach
Candidate Beverly Lake Opens Greensboro Campaign Center
Dr. I Beverly Lake of Raleigh launching the Democratic gubernatorial bid opened Guilford County campaign headquarters at 1044 W Market St in Greensboro. Supporters included advisers Robert Martin Ralph Rochelle and Emry Green Sr with E Brown named Guilford County campaign manager.
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Greensboro
I. Beverly Lake
Raleigh
Guilford County
W. Market St
Guilford
Robert Martin
High Point
Ralph Rochelle
Sedgefield
Emry Green Sr
Lake
E. Brown
Everglades Sanctuary Protects Rare Wading Birds
The Everglades National Park remains a key refuge in the United States for rare wading birds including the wood ibis red heron great white heron and gallinule as conservation efforts continue.
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Everglades National Park
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Robert Beck
Martha Carter
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