Deaths and Funerals Include Grissom and Leonard Notices
Funeral services for Abel Joseph Grissom 38 drowned in Fayetteville will be held Thursday at 11 in the Sechrest Funeral Home chapel with ministers David Stanfield and Arlo F Newell officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs Grace Nance Leonard 55 of Thomasville funeral at Park Place Baptist Church followed by burial in Holly Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Joseph Grissom
Sechrest Funeral Home
David Stanfield
Springfield
Thomasville
Grace Nance Leonard
Phillip St
Park Place Baptist Church
S. T. Brown
Donald Moore
John Miller
Bill Thompson
Kermit Cloniger
Maxey Crowder
Rudolph Blackwell
William Rumple
Bennie Rogers
Lester Smith
Bobby Hartman
Holly Hill
J. H. Burgess Dies In Local Hospital
J Harvey Burgess 64 of 216 W Lexington Ave died at High Point Memorial Hospital at 6 25 pm after a period as a patient since April 2 He was born in Liberty Sept 26 1893 son of William Dennis and Jessie Mae Ledbetter Burgess Married Irene Payne Sept 10 1921 a High Point resident since 1899 He belonged to First Methodist Church and Mrs C H Bass Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harvey Burgess
Lexington Ave
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Burgess
Liberty
William Dennis
Jessie Mae Ledbetter Burgess
Irene Payne
High Point
First Methodist Church
C. H. Bass
Cletus Burgess Horrox
Washington, D. C
Don M. Burgess
J. Glenn Burgess
Richmond Hill
N. Y
Hunter G. Burgess
Staten Island S
Mrs. Cochran Dies At 59 In Nursing Home
Mrs. Cochran born October 2, 1899 in Moore County lived in High Point most of her life. She married Mr. Cochran in 1918. he died in 1944. Survived by three daughters Ruth Brooks Dorothy Efird and Virginia Jarrett seven grandchildren. Funeral at Calvary Church of the Nazarene with Rev Otis Hampton and Rev A H Johnson. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Body remains at Koonce Funeral Home until service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran
Moore County
Alice Bruce Deaton
High Point
Calvary Church of the Nazarene
Ruth Brooks
Dorothy Efird
Virginia Jarrett
Rock Overall
Asheboro
Baptist Church
Otis Hampton
A. H. Johnson
Oakwood Cemetery
Koonce Funeral Home
Need For Negro Schools Defended by Dr Patterson
Dr F D Patterson former Tuskegee president argues private Negro colleges are essential in Deep South states where racial contact is limited. He notes private campuses shield leaders from state control and aid race relations as he campaigns for a United Negro College Fund appeal to raise 2.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
F. D. Patterson
Tuskegee Institute
United Negro College Fund
Cheyenne Church Demolition Sparks Odd Suggestion Box
In Cheyenne Wyoming a derelict church demolition draws quirky public feedback via a rooftop sign urging sidewalk engineers to leave ideas in a suggestion box. D H Davis, once a Chicago manufacturer turned aviator, claims to have quadrupled his business in five years and can teach solo flight in eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
D. H. Davis
Chicago
Funeral rites for Mrs Jeannie H Gaddy near Wadesboro
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeannie H Gaddy 72 were held at Camden Presbyterian Church near Wadesboro with Rev Edward Armand McLeod and Rev J P H McNatt officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery with pallbearers Eugene Ledberry Boyce Jim Johnnie Hooks Herbert and Thomas Hildreth. Mrs. Gaddy widow of C W Gaddy, died at her daughter Mrs James L Horne’s home 204 Pine Valley Rd High Point Saturday morning after living there since 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannie H. Gaddy
Camden Presbyterian Church
Wadesboro
Edward Armand McLeod
J. P. H. McNatt
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
High Point
Eugene Ledberry
Boyce
Jim
Johnnie Hooks
Herbert
Thomas Hildreth
Gaddy
C. W
Mrs. Ethel Meredith Suits 82 Dies At Home
Ethel Meredith Suits, 82, of Route 4 High Point widow of John Thomas Suits, died suddenly at her home at 3 15 this morning after years of declining health. Born December 23 1875 in High Point she was the Fairfield Church longtime member. Surviving are a sister Mrs R C Brown of Fayetteville and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Fairfield Methodist Church Thursday at 3 p m with Rev Hubert Clinard and Rev Mike Tuttle officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Sechrest Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Meredith Suits
High Point
John Thomas Suits
Suits
Henry
Julia Cook Meredith
Fairfield Church
Fairfield Methodist Church
R. C. Brown
Fayetteville
Hubert Clinard
Mike Tuttle
Sechrest Funeral Home
Fry Wins Freedom Award for The Firstborn Author
In New York Christopher Fry, author of The Firstborn, wins the first of four annual 2500 dollar Freedom Award prizes. The prize honors the best play recording the human spirit’s thirst for freedom and commemorates the 1956 Hungarian freedom revolt, established by Theresa of the Theatre Guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fry
Freedom
New York
Christopher Fry
The
Theatee
Theresa
Guild
Hungary
Local Notices and Club Meetings This Week
The Ladies Auxiliary of John McClain Post 196 meets Friday at 8 p.m. with Mrs. Susie Chavis. Emmanuel Baptist Church Pastor's Aid hosts a Basket of Groceries Friday at 7:30 p.m. at 107 Price St. Emmanuel Gospel Singers perform Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. United Order of Tents Lilies of High Point meet Monday at 8 p.m. at Elks Rest. Bethlehem Baptist Missionary Circle 2 meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at 161 Hulda St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion
John McClain
Susie Chavis
Emmanuel Baptist
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Emmanuel Gospel Singers
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
United Order of Tents
Lilies of High Point
Elks Rest
Missionary Circle
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Betty Peguese
Hulda St
Fair Grove Church Homecoming Set in Thomasville
Historic Fair Grove Methodist Church, over 130 years old, will host its annual homecoming on Sunday with 11 a.m. worship led by Rev. A James Clemmer, Pfeiffer College religious life director, following 9:45 a.m. Sunday school. A picnic dinner will close the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Fair Grove Methodist Church
A. James Clemmer
Pfeiffer College
Misenheimer
Dale Jarrett
A. W. Wellens
Fair Grove Church
Unity Methodist Church
North Carolina
Emory University
Emory
Candler School of Theology
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
World Peace and Temperance
College Foundation For the Methodist Colleges
Airstrip Keeps Planes Off City Streets
In Oakley Idaho a town project builds a 200 foot wide by 4,000 foot airstrip with tie down facilities to keep airplanes from landing on the streets. The Chamber of Commerce led by President Ross T Nielsen, local firms, and the State Board of Aeronautics supported the effort with volunteer work and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley
Idaho
Chamber of Commerce
Ross T. Nielsen
Chamber
State Board of Aeronautics
Crossing Guard's Son Struck and Killed by Train
In San Jose California Terry Caldwell 18 the son of a Southern Pacific crossing guard was decapitated by a commuter train last night as he crossed the tracks on his bicycle to wait for a northbound train to pass. He rode into the second coach of a southbound train and was thrown under the wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Southern Pacific
Terry Caldwell
Terry
Wilford Caldwell
Property Transfers Across Townships and Townships
A series of real estate transfers documented in Emmons, Loflin, Stanley, and multiple townships. Listings include 1.62 to 10 acre parcels, dozens of single and multi lot transfers, old Snyder place dealings, and subdivisions such as Eastern Heights and Lakeside Village. Names include Emmons, Morris, Hill, Ring, Bryant, Jones, Wilson, and Beck with associated spouses and buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowheyet
B. A. Peacock
G. O. Gainer
E. M. Hunt
Rex Oil Co
Carl C. Wilson
Ray Warner
SA Coerne Sane
W. Hughes
Rist Baghen
Essie M. Gallimore
Erving Aggre Pge
Loflin
L. A
W. A
David Eddinger
Stanley Fouts
Hubert Underwood
Abbotts Creek Township
Frank C. Sapp
Hara E. Moore
Geddie Strick- Lawrence W. Hauser
William B. Garrison
Wallburg
High Point Road
Royal G. Jennings Jr
Lew J. Lewis
Emerywood Estates
Theodore Roosevelt First Advocated Flying Machines for Navy
Theodore Roosevelt while serving as assistant secretary of the Navy in 1898 urged the United States to adopt flying machines as a component of national defense, marking the earliest known push for aerial warfare capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Thomasville Native Named Chevrolet Charlotte Zone Assistant Manager
J Charles Green of Detroit, native of Thomasville, is appointed assistant manager of Chevrolet’s Charlotte zone covering 216 dealers in the Carolinas. The 36 year old former funeral home operator and naval veteran moves with his wife Alma Jarrett and six sons to take the post effective May 1, replacing J H Pike who becomes Pittsburgh city manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
J. Charles Green
Detroit
Mich
Chevrolet
Charlotte
Carolinas
Jesse J. Green
Auto Company
Alama Jarrett
Milwaukee
Wis
Green
Thomasville High School
J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home
Naval Air Force
Great Lakes
Chicago
Central Office
J. H. Pike
Pittsburgh
Leading a Jewish Life in the Modern World Book
Dr Samuel Markowitz, author of Leading a Jewish Life in the Modern World, presents advice for Jews on moral guidance and daily living. The card on his dresser reflects themes from the book about modern Jewish practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Markowitz
Dan t Boone Home To Be Restored In Davidson County
Lexington reports the Boone Memorial Association will restore Daniel Boone's first southern home in Boone Memorial Park on the Yadkin River. Land for the park was donated by the Sowers estate. Tom Sheaf will lead the log cabin restoration using material from Clayton Myer’s old barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
The
Boone Memorial Assn
Daniel Boone
South
Association
Wade Sowers
Boone Memorial Park
Yadkin River
Davidson County
Sowers
Tom Sheaf
Boone
Clayton Myer
Wayne H. Shoaf
Valuable Church Properties Anniversary Noted
Kingston Jamaica notes the completion of 100 years of mis and reports on church property anniversaries. In Alexandria Louisiana nine Baptist churches possess buildings valued at over a million dollars each per the state Baptist convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Alexandria
Louisiana
State Baptist Convention
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Joseph Grissom
Mrs
Grace Leonard
J. H. Burgess
Need
C. W. Gaddy
J. T. Suits
Colored News
Weathertron
Zett
N. Main ST
A. J. Clemmer
Crossing Guard
Emmons Township
T.M
Alva Labs
Mann Drug CO
Dan’t Boone
Rip van Winkle
Aden
Leonard
Oldsmobile
E. B. Gamble
Bos No. Main St
N.C
al Bernot
Bolt Ae Viti
Perpetual
One and Loan Association
North Main St
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