Death of David W. Mendenhall 67 Greensboro loom fixer
David W. Mendenhall 67 of 2308 Maple St Greensboro died Friday at home. Lifelong Greensboro resident and loom fixer for Cone Mills, he attended 16th Street Baptist Church. Survivors include wife Janie Jones Mendenhall son Edward G. Mendenhall six sisters. Funeral 4 p.m. Sunday at Forbis Dick Memorial Chapel with visitation 7-9 p.m. today.
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David W. Mendenhall
Maple St
Greensboro
16Th Street Baptist Church
Cone Mills
Janie Jones Mendenhall
Edward G. Mendenhall
Louise Price
Gladys Adams
Ethel Rich
Hazel Meyers
Mary Bame
High Point
Ella Buck
Norfolk
Forbis & Dick Memorial Chapel
Friends
Mrs. Bostian dies. longtime High Point teacher
Catherine Grantham Bostian 67 of Emerywood in High Point died Friday at High Point Memorial Hospital after three weeks as a patient. She taught at Tomlinson School until retirement in 1970 and was a member of St. Marys Episcopal Church. Graveside rites noon Monday at Montlawn Cemetery Raleigh. She is survived by her husband J Clyde Bostian and two sisters Grace and Virginia Grantham of Raleigh. Burial arrangements with Sechrest Funeral Home.
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Catherine Grantham Bostian
D-1-B
Emerywood Court Apts
High Point Memorial Hospital
Bostian
Dunn
Claude Marshall
Mary Catherine Bizzell Grantham
High Point
Tomlinson
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
J. Clyde Bostian
Grace Grantham
Virginia Grantham
Raleigh
Montlawn Cemetery
William P. Price
Sechrest Funeral Home
Banks C. Rogers
Banks Corbett Rogers
Glenwood Ave
Sheraton Hotel
Wake Memorial Hospital
Wilma R. Napier
John W. Rogers
Lumberton
A. W. Rogers
Brandenton
Fla
Dennis B. Rogers
Miami
N. R. McMenamin
Archdale
Ruth Doss
Jamestown
Eunice Makasier
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church
A. H. Payne
Guilford Memorial Park
Death notices for Mrs Neushafer and Mrs Andrews
Mrs Daisy Webster Neushafer 87 of 1518 Homewood Avenue died at 9 05 p m Friday at High Point Memorial Hospital She was born April 18 1885 in Forsyth County and married Johnny Henry Neushafer in 1904 He died in 1943 She was a Wesley Memorial United Methodist member Surviving are two nieces Sally E Johnson and Sarah Caddell a nephew P S Webster Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body remains at Sechrest Funeral Home. Mrs Lucy Brantley Andrews 91 of Ramseur died Friday at Lee County Hospital Sanford Survived by sister Miss Nancy Brantley of Sanford Funeral at Jordan Church Sunday 2 p m Burial Sunset Knolls Cemetery. Body at Loflin Funeral Home Ramseur.
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Daisy Webster Neushafer
Homewood Avenue
High Point Memorial Hospital
Neushafer
Forsyth County
J. Charlie
Sally Stewart Webster
Johnny Henry Neushafer
High Point
James M. Powell
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Sally E. Johnson
Washington, D.C
Sarah Caddell
Archdale
P. S. Webster
Knollwood Dr
Sechrest Funeral Home
Ramseur
Lucy Brantley Andrews
Lee County Hospital
Sanford
Nancy Brantley
Jordan Memorial United Methodist Church
Sunset Knolls
Loflin Funeral Home
Delta Sigma Theta Scholars Highlight Local Recipients
Central LeGrande announces Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and related scholarships honoring Rosalind Gilmore Elinda Harris and other local students. Awards include football grant-in-aid to Lees McRae Meredit h College National Merit Scholarships and several university scholarships.
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University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Cassandra Scott
Deborah Lightner
Rob Slack
Western Carolina
David Reed
Duke University
Sylvia Welborn
Barbara Bullock
Tim Harris
D. P. Whitley
John Barker
Duke
Judy Ryan
Everette Marsh
Sam Bays
West Point Academy
Susan Carroll
Musical Arts Club
Peace College
Vickie Kiziah
Meredith College
Mike Nesbitt
Geneva Highfill
Death of Mrs Mabel Lowe Farlow at 88 in Randolph County
Mrs Mabel Lowe Farlow, 88, of Rt. 1 Sophia died 8 15 p m Friday at Liberty House Nursing Home Thomasville She born November 13 1883 in Randolph County daughter of Thomas and Lilias Lowe She married Cecil A Farlow December 31 1911 A birth right Quaker she belonged to Marlboro Friends Meeting Survived by Cecil A Farlow three daughters Vadalia Farlow Cecelia Cagle and Catherine Andrews nine grandchildren eight great grandchildren and one brother William B Lowe Funeral at 3 p m Sunday Marlboro Friends Meeting House with Revs Don Osborne and Isaac Harris Burial Marlboro Cemetery Body at Sechrest Funeral Home Viewing tonight 7 9 Family memorials to Marlboro Friends Memorial Lane.
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Mabel Lowe Farlow
Rt. 1
Sophia
Liberty House
Thomasville
Farrow
Randolph County
Thomas and
Lilias Marriage Lowe
Cecil A. Farlow
Marlboro Friends Meeting
Vadalia Farlow
John C
Cecelia) Cagle
Benson
Curtis
Catherine) Andrews
Mt. Gilead
William B. Lowe
Julian
Marlboro Friends Meeting House
Don Osborne
Isaac Harris
Marlboro Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Marlboro Friends Memorial Lane
Infant Paul Price Jr. Dies at One Day Old
Paul Douglas Price Jr. one day old son of Paul Douglas and Judy Jane Grant Price Sr. of 2405 E Green Jr. died at 3 00 a m Friday at Community General Hospital. Survived by parents a sister Amy Rose Price grandparents Buren Grant Claremont and Iva Jean Price 1201 Montlieu Ave. Graveside rites set for 2 p m today at Floral Garden Park Cemetery conducted by Rev. Jack Hurley.
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Paul Douglas Price Jr
Paul Douglas
Judy Jane Grant Price Sr
E. Green Jr
Community General Hospital
Thomasville
Amy Rose Price
Buren Grant
Claremont
Iva Jean Price
Montlieu Ave
Floral Garden Park
Jack Hurley
First peacetime draft law enacted in 1940
The Selective Service System became law on October 29, 1940, outlining the first peacetime draft. The initial draft number drawn was 158, signaling the start of conscription in the United States.
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Selective Service System
Soc Chakales Dies At 64 In Asheville
Lawrence Socrates Chakales 64 former High Point Enterprise sports reporter and AP editor died Friday in an Asheville hospital. He spent his career with AP in Cairo and Athens becoming bureau chief for Middle East coverage. Surviving are three daughters a brother and four sisters. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Asheville
Lawrence Socrates
Soc) Chakales
High Point
Associated Press
Butler
Cairo
Egypt
Athens
Greece
New York
Middle East
Kansas State University
Wichita
Charlotte Chakales
Maria Teresa Asci
Amherst
MRS ROBERT L PEELER MISENHEIMER DIES IN ALBEMARLE
Mrs Maude Griffin Peeler 58 wife of Robert Lee Peeler of Misenheimer died Friday in Stanly County Hospital Albemarle She is survived by her husband a son Lane Peeler of Columbia S C a daughter Doris Peeler of the home six brothers and five sisters Funeral will be at 3 p m Sunday at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church
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Robert L. Peeler
Misenheimer
Maude Griffin Peeler
Robert Lee Peeler
Stanly County Hospital
Albemarle
Lane Peeler
Columbia
S.C
Doris Peeler
W. H. Griffin
Charlotte
Boyce Thomas
Carol
Ben
Theron Griffin
New London
Price Brawley
Lenoir
J. F. Peck
Kinney Whitley
Henry Hall
High Point
G. W. Plyler
Barstow
Calif
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church
From Track Star To Junkie A Greensboro Tale
Charlie, a once rising track star from a middle income family, describes being tricked into heroin by peers and escalating to a $200 daily habit. He admits illegal funds, theft, and drawing from a drug network centered in Greensboro with sources in New York, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte.
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Mike Forte
Greensboro Record
Greensboro
Charlie
New York
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
New Concept Warehouse Demonstrated by Mr. Apparel
High Point Chamber members toured the Mr. Apparel operation on Fraley Road to see a cube based warehouse design. Floyd Mehan explained the 34 200 square foot facility uses shelving centered layout cutting needed space, centralizing all fabric and streamlining inventory with a computer system for precise tracking.
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High Point Chamber of Commerce
Fraley Road
Floyd Mehan
Mehan
Chamber of Commerce Coffee Club
Misidentification of Roosevelt as 31st or 32nd president
The World Almanac assigns Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd president due to Grover Cleveland serving as both the 22nd and 24th. The discrepancy arises from the counting method for presidential numerals and inaugural medals.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Grover Cleveland
Roosevelt
World Almanac
Four Hurt In 3 Car Wreck On Main Street
Four teens injured in a rear end three car crash on N Main Street near Old Winston Road. Donald Clodfelter 17 William Vickers 17 David Watson 17 and Michael Schwan 15 were in Clodfelter s car. Watson admitted with a fractured nose. others treated and released. The crash caused $1100 damage and one driver charged with failure to reduce speed.
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N. Main Street
Old Winston Road
Donald Ray Clodfelter
Hamilton Street
William Vickers
Colfax
David Ray Watson
Waddell Street
Michael Schwan
N. Hamilton Street
Clodfelter
High Point Memorial Hospital
Watson
Edgar Wilson Freeze
Lexington Avenue
Freeze
Stevie Lee Mounce
Kearn Street
High Point
Mail Carrier Job Open at Trinity Post Office
Trinity posts notice inviting applications for substitute rural carrier examination. Applicants must have resided in the Trinity delivery area for 12 months. Applications accepted through June 15 at the Trinity Post Office, with blanks available there. Postmaster Robert W. Loflin oversees the process.
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Trinity
Trinity Post Office
Robert W. Loflin
Trinity Office
Miss Minnesota Parade Goes Bicycling In Austin
The Miss Minnesota pageant parade in Austin will feature bicycles instead of convertibles after no car leases were obtained. Reigning Miss Minnesota Sheila Bernhage and Mayor Leo Reding will lead as contestants ride two-wheeled rides provided by a local bicycle dealer. the parade date is June 14 ahead of the June 17 pageant.
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Austin, Minn
Austin
Sheila Bernhage
Leo Reding
North Carolina public schools set 71 323 graduates this year
North Carolina’s 386 public high schools are expected to graduate 71 323 students this year, up 2 502 from last year. Grimsley High School Greensboro leads with 665 diplomas, followed by Myers Park 650 in Charlotte and North Forsyth 620 in Winston Salem. Broughton Raleigh 610 and East Forsyth Winston Salem 600 round out the top five, while Mountain View Graham County and Ocracoke Outer Banks tie for the smallest class with nine graduates.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Public Instruction
Grimsley High School
Greensboro
Myers Park High School
Charlotte
North Forsyth High School
Winston-Salem
Broughton High School
East Forsyth High School
Winston
Keep It Clean Or Else Threats Target Reggio Calabria Mayor
Police investigate mailed and telephoned threats to kill Mayor Fortunato Licandro over alleged pollution and failure to keep public gardens and greenery. Anonymous letters signed by “citizens interested in the beauty of Reggio” accuse the mayor.
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Reggio Calabria
Italy
Fortunato Licandro
Reggio
City School Menu Highlights Week
Tuesday offers chicken turnovers mashed potatoes and green beans with biscuits gelatin and milk. Wednesday features a manager's choice. Thursday serves beef and gravy with rice green peas hot rolls and peach cobbler.
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Lucy Andrews
Canby
Chestnut Drive
Broad Ave
Charles Jackson
Hiatt
Gumby
Chape
Avatae
Leee
Fiorlal Garden Park
John David Yates
Catherine G. Bastian Noon
Montiana Cemetery
Mabel Farlow
Price Infant
Soc Chakales
Mantlheu Ave
Cherry Hospita
Goldsboro
N.C
Calhoun Drug Store
Monthey Ave
Dale Carnegie Sales Course
Ray Roberts
Cole Slaw
Sr. High
Wednesday
Williams
Sartin’s
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