Stricken Ski Resort Is Closed Down
Zermatt Switzerland faces a typhoid outbreak forcing the closure of hotels and restaurants. Hundreds of skiers fled via the town’s narrow-gauge railway as 450 cases spread, with deaths among two Swiss women and a British draftsman. The army kept the town under medical control while 100 ski instructors and 1,300 workers faced unemployment.
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Zermatt
Switzerland
Europe
United States
Gottlieb Perren
Arevalo Bids For Power In Guatemala Return
Juan Jose Arevalo, former president and leftist critic, returned from Mexico to Guatemala to campaign for the November election. President Ydigoras immediately tightened censorship and security as rumors spread of demonstrations and a potential military junta. Arevalo pledged to stay in the country even at the cost of his life and to begin campaigning despite tensions.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Juan Jose Arevalo
Miguel Ydigoras
Arevalo
Mexico
United States
Ydigoras
Stephan Tchividjian Marries Virginia Graham in Montreux
The long courtship of Stephan Tchividjian and Virginia Graham culminates in a May 3 Montreux wedding at the groom’s home. The Grahams and Tchividjians credit prayer and divine guidance for the union, noting Stephan as God’s choice and Virginia as the right partner.
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Montreux
Gigi
Stephan
Billy
Williams and McGee families share obituaries in High Point
Funeral services for Leonidas Blackman Williams are set at Yow's Funeral Home Chapel at 2 30 p m with Dr J E Rawlinson and Rev James Williams officiating Mrs Margaret B McGee 61 of 826 Nance Ave died en route to High Point Memorial Hospital after a long decline from a heart attack She moved from Mt Airy 46 years ago and was Jehovah s Witness Surviving relatives include three sons one sister eight stepchildren and two step sons Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery Active pallbearers include local judges and community members with the body remaining at Koonce Funeral Home until services and Yow s Funeral Home until then
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Leonidas
Blackman Williams
Yow’s
Funeral Home Chapel
J. E. Rawlinson
First Baptist Church
James Williams
Mount Holly
Margaret B. McGee
Nance Ave
High Point Memorial
McGee
High Point
Mt. Airy
Joseph Rook
Frank Ivey
Floyd McGee
William Grayson Rook
Hawk Point
Joseph E. Rook
Florida
Leon Rook
U. S. Navy
Walter E. Crissman
Byron Haworth
James Clontz
Charles McAnally
Louis Fisher
High Point Bar Assa
Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral Services for Mrs Mary Russell Lomax
Mrs Mary Russell Lomax 49 of Rt 2 Thomasville died Saturday in High Point Memorial Hospital. Funeral at Bethel Methodist Church tomorrow at 11 a.m. Rev Bobby Joe Dennis and Rev Fred Jurney officiate. Burial in Holly Hills Cemetery. Body at J C Green and Sons Funeral Home until 30 minutes before service. Family at 709 Dillon St and at the funeral home tonight 7 to 9.
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Thomasville
Mary Russell Lomax
Rt. 2
Daniel Lomax
High Point ‘Memorial Hospital
Bethel Methodist Church
Bobby Joe Dennis
Fred Jurney
Southside Baptist Church
Holly Hills
J. C. Green and Sons
Mickey Deese
Dillon St
Idle hours of wasted time in this world may give a man time to burn in the next
Idle time is warned as a moral warning about vanity and the afterlife. The proverb urges caution against squandered hours and suggests consequences beyond this life.
Mrs Ed Marion 59 Dies After Illness at High Point
Mrs. Ed Marion 59 of 209 Skeet Club Rd widow of Ed F Marion died yesterday at 6 10 p m in High Point Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health She was born May 31 1903 in Surry County daughter of John Pancoe and Virginia America Wood and had lived in the area over 30 years She worked for Anvil Brand Inc and was a member of First Church of Christ Surviving are her mother of High Point three daughters three sons five sisters and 10 grandchildren Funeral service will be Monday at 3 p m in First Church of Christ with Rev Ben Hunt officiating burial in Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery The body is at Orrell Northside Funeral Home and will be placed in the church 30 minutes before services The family will be at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p m
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Daisy Wood Marion
Skeet Club Rd
Ed F. Marion
High Point Memorial Hospital
Surry County
John Pancoe
Virginia America Hudson Wood
Anvil Brand, Inc
First Church of Christ
Marion
High Point
Edna Taylor
Ruby Marion
Norma Cecil
Wilmington
E. Garland Marion
Moncks Corner
S. C
Johnie D. Marion
East Point
E. Lexington Avenue
N. Hamilton
Ben Hunt
Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Orrell Northside Funeral Home
Obituary for Jerry H. Clodfelter of Winston-Salem
Jerry H. Clodfelter aged 36 of 5222 South Main Street Ext Winston-Salem died yesterday at City Hospital after a 59 day stay. He was born November 7, 1926 in Davidson County and was survived by his wife Wanda Ward and four daughters plus a son, siblings, and his father. The body remained at Orrell Northside Funeral Home.
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Jerry H
Junior) Clodfelter
S. Main St. Ext
Winston - Salem
City Hospital
Davidson County
Jerry Ir
Bessie Venable Clodfelter
Wallburg School
Rt. 2
Lexington
Vance Clodfelter
Rt. 6
Auman ‘Clodfelter
High Point
Jerry and
Daisy Clodfelter
Cultivate Good Manners as Service Dips for the Loud
A brief note urges readers to practice civility while a loud customer monopolizes staff attention. The piece emphasizes patience and poise in public spaces, highlighting social etiquette over confrontation.
Infant Stephen M Heilig burial set for today
Stephen Mark Heilig infant son of Wallace R and Bonnie a Heilig of 1192 Bridges Dr died shortly after birth in Highpant Memorial Hospital Saturday afternoon. Surviving are the parents one sister Susan Lynn Heilig paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs R L Heilig and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J W Baisey Graveside services and burial will be conducted today at 2 30 p m from Floral Garden Park Cemetery by Dr E W Price Jr pastor of Green Street Baptist Church. The body will remain at Cumby Mortuary until the hour of the service.
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Stephen Mark Heilig
Wallace R
Bonnie A Heilig
Bridges Dr
Highpant Memorial Hospital
Susan Lynn Heilig
R. L. Heilig
W. Ward Ave
J. W. Baisey
Pine Circle
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
E. W. Price Jr
Green Street Baptist Church
Cumby
Nervous requests haunt Baltimore drugstore notes
For eight years pharmacist M. L. Cooper has kept amusing customer order notes. A query asked for "1 small bottle of nerves tables for people who is so nervous" and other quirky items appeared such as insane incense marcle arnica easy it tape and hair ranch.
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Baltimore
M. L. Cooper
North Avenue
Funeral for John B. Burton Held at Oak Hill Friends Meeting
John B. Burton age 75 of 704 Ferndale Drive died at 7:45 p.m. Friday at his home after five years of illness. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. today at Oak Hill Friends Meeting House with Rev. Larry Emerson and Rev. Cecil E. Haworth officiating. Burial follows in Springfield Friends Cemetery. Pallbearers are Clyde Gurley Joe Turner Palmer Cagle Banks White Clark Wilson and Jasper Harvell. The body was returned to the home at 4:30 p.m. Saturday and will remain until 30 minutes before the funeral.
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John B. Burton
Oak Hill
Clyde Gurley
Joe Turner
Palmer Cagle
Banks White
Clark Wilson
Jasper Harvell
Burton
Ferndale
TATTLE TALE GRAY
A man’s past is not erased by a white wash of new appearances. The quotation warns that superficial changes cannot guarantee a better future for someone with a tarnished record.
Des Moines Woman Finds Cash Hidden in Electric Broom
Mrs. John McLaughlin of Des Moines discovered a $20 bill and a $10 bill stuck in the belt of her new electric broom. The repair man reported the bills, and her husband the attorney joked that it must have been his money.
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Des Moines, Iowa
John McLaughlin
Des Moines
McLaughlin
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L. B. Williams
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Ed Marion
Jerry H. Clodfelter
Orrell Northside
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Pierce Aluminum Specialties
Lexington Ave
GLOBE
THE
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Main and Parkway
Sheraton Barber
Jake” Harriss
Stephen M. Heilig
Gilbert E. Marsh
Vine ST
Brower Oil Co
Tan al Tey
E. Fairfield RD
Jarrett
N. Wrenn
High Point Commandery
Knights Templar
J. E. Atkins
E. C. E. L. Green
Loan Association
Diecmont
JET Age
Armstrong
Armstrong Oil
Idol Heating Co
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