Deaths And Funerals Summary
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ada Nickelston Smith 73 were held Tuesday at Rankin Memorial Methodist Church with multiple pastors officiating. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Also observed were double services for Mrs. Lela Sellers Suits and her son Gilbert A. Suits at Calvary Church of the Nazarene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ada Nickelston Smith
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
J. S. Higgins
E. W Price
Green Street Baptist Church
W. H. Barker
Cloverdale Baptist Church
LeRoy Smith
Pilot View Baptist Church
John R. Moore
Hubert Oliver
Walter Moon
Ray Moose
Paul Spencer
B. G. Leonard
Floral Garden Park
Mrs. Smith
W. Point Ave
Lela Sellers Suits
Gilbert A. Suits
Calvary Church of the Nazarene
A. H. Johnson
C. C. Brown
Monthieu Avenue Mission
J. H. Eades
J P Smith Father of Local Resident Dies
GREENSBORO James Peyton Smith 75 of 519 N Spring St died at 9 30 a m today after years of ill health. A Maxton native he lived here 40 years and retired from Cunningham Shade Co. Surviving are wife Maude Peckham three sons from 413 Centennial Ave High Point and eight grandchildren Funeral at Hanes Lineberry Chapel Friday with body at the funeral home until service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
James Peyton Smith
N. Spring St
Maxton
Cunningham Shade Co
Maude Peckham
Centennial Ave
High Point
Hanes- Lineberry
Mrs Hedrick of Lexington Dies At 85
Mrs Loanna Ty singer Hedrick age 85 of Route 6 Lexington died at 3 30 a m at her home after a two month illness. She was born May 4 1873 in Davidson County daughter of William and Ellen Tysinger. She was a life long member of Fairview Methodist Church widow of Alvin Hedrick. Surviving two sons Jack and Ray Hedrick both of Route 6 Lexington three sisters Mrs Mary Myers Mrs Will Burkhart and Miss Crissi Tysinger all of Thomasville 13 grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral service at Fairview Methodist Church at 4 p m Thursday by Rev Cameron Dodson burial in church cemetery body in state 30 minutes prior to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Burkhart
Crissi Tysinger
Thomasville
Fairview Methodist Church
Cameron Dodson
Mother of Local Resident Dies in Sturgis
Mrs. E. P. Johnson, 81, of Sturgis South Dakota, died last night at a local hospital after years of declining health. Survivors include her son E. J. Johnson of 609 West Ray Street, High Point. Her funeral is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in Sturgis.
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E. P. Johnson
Sturgis
S. D
Moderate quake records near Berkeley no damage reported
A moderate earthquake measured at 4 09 on the UC seismograph 75 miles south of San Francisco registered yesterday near Berkeley California Reports indicated no damage or injuries from the tremor.
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Berkeley
Calif
San Francisco
University of California
Thomasville schools outline commencement plans
Thomasville High School will hold a bac calaureate Sunday 8 p.m. with Dr Fletcher Nelson delivering the sermon. Awards Day is June 5 at 9 39 a.m. and diplomas follow at Memorial Park Stadium with six seniors speaking on Life is Worth Living. Church Street School sets a 3 p.m. Sunday bac calaureate and Monday class night at 8 16 p.m. Recognition Day is Tuesday at 2 p.m. with diplomas next Wednesday at 5 p.m. Speakers include Joshua Jackson Jr Mary Alice Reid and Arthur Aubrey Hargraves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville High School
Church Street School
Fletcher Nelson
Morganton
Commission On Christian Higher Education
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
Bob Holladay
Memorial Park Stadium
Hilda Jo Maness
Bennie Gene Barrett
Martha Faye Harrison
Barbara Lee Burton
Patricia Leah Tysinger
Susan Othelia Jones
Joshua Jackson Jr
Mary Alice Reid
Arthur Aubrey Hargraves
Roadblocks To Benefit Child Center Drive
Roadblocks To Benefit Child Center held Sunday collection events on the town square and at the post office intersection. Jaycees operated the sites from 10 to 11 a.m. and 12 to 12:30 p.m. Funds support the county drive for a permanent handicapped children’s school home. The Thomasville drive has raised nearly $1,000 to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Huffman
Jaycees
Thomasville
Missionary Meeting and Civic Club News
Missionary Group 5 of Em manuel Baptist Church meets tonight at 7 30 at 1302 Kivett Dr Mrs Viola Sloan. Professional Mews Club elects officers and plans a cookout at Dr E O Diggs home Underhill Ave. Awards to be given at Griffin school 2 p m Friday for advancing 7th grade. PTA YMCA and industrial groups contribute. Pre school graduation program features 53 Negro children at Washington Terrace Park with 300 in attendance.
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Missionary Meeting
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Viola Sloan
Kivett
E. 0. Diggs
Underhill Avenue
E. ©. Diggs
C. E. Yokely
H. L. Forbes
A. F. McAdoo
C. F. Hudson
J. J. Wilson
California
J. C. Morgan
Jamaica
Griffin School
PTA
YMCA
Professional Mens Club
S. E. Burford
William Penn High School
J. J. Patterson
Elaine Carter
Washington Terrace Park
Mary Myers
Bill Stronach
Stronach
Daniel Brooks
Washington Terrace
Clara Cox
Goldston Park
Washington Terree
Baptist Church Names New Secretary in Thomasville
The First Baptist Church of Thomasville secures Miss Barbara Carmichael as church secretary. She is a native and will begin work June 2. Miss Carmichael succeeds Mrs. W. K. Sheppard who retires after more than nine years of service with the church ending May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
First Baptist Church of
Barbara Carmichael
Miss Carmichael
W. K. Sheppard
Sheppard
Lexington Water and Randolph School Bonds Sold
Lexington Water and Randolph School bonds were sold with City of Lexington water bonds totaling 631000 to Wachovia Bank and Trust Co Winston-Salem and Interstate Securities Corp Charlotte at 3.0097 percent with 10.93 years average maturity Randolph County School bonds 74000 to Interstate Securities Corp Charlotte at 2.5421 percent with 8.01 years average maturity.
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Raleigh
City of Lexington Water
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Winston-Salem
Interstate Securities Corp
Charlotte
County of Randolph School
Blair Urges Tax Cuts and Watchful Economy
At the Thomasville Chamber banquet in the Woman's Club Building retiring Winston-Salem leader warned that high personal income taxes crush initiative and inflation destroys savings. He contrasted communism and free enterprise and urged renewed effort to sustain American system. New officers and directors were installed by Mayor Kermit Cloniger. the organization paid tribute to director Joe Johnson who died this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Tully Dama
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Club
Winston-Salem
France
Russia
Kermit Cloniger
Bob Huss
Tom Burwell
James W. Johnson
Raymond Yokeley
James Brewer
Tom A. Finch
John Perry
Hal Harrison
J. Glenn Pennington
Chamber
Joe Johnson
Own Your Own Business Seeks Local Vend Machine Agent
Responsible person from this area to collect from and service automatic vending machines. No selling or canvassing. 5 to 10 hours weekly with excellent returns, potential to full time. Must have car references and 430 to 850 dollars working capital secured by inventory. Write with phone number to Room 2000 51 West 35th St New York 1 NY.
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West 35Th St
New York 1
New York
Taking Of Auto Charged To Man In Thomasville
Harvey Heath 34 of Winston Street jailed on temporary larceny of an auto charge. He allegedly borrowed Robert Hunt s 1939 model car Friday and did not return it. Heath, Hunt s employee, was captured in Winston-Salem at police request and held in jail in default of bond. The missing car was stored at the Winston-Salem police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Harvey Heath
Winston Street
Robert R. Hunt
Field Street
Hunt
Heath
Winston-Salem
Samuel Gompers Born in London Later American Leader
Labor figure Samuel Gompers was born in London England and moved to the United States at age thirteen shaping his future as a key American labor leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
London
England
United States
Archdale Clinic Series Planned By Health Office
Public health nurse Mrs. Lucille Jenkins of Randolph County announced a summer series of immunization clinics in Archdale. Sessions will be at the Guil Rand fire station each Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. starting next Tuesday, offering typhoid polio diphtheria whooping cough smallpox and other vaccines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Lucille Jenkins
Randolph County
Archdale
Guil- Rand
Jenkins
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Mary Smith
Frank R. Smith
Ethel Hollifield Smith
Frank
J. P. Smith
Chair City Schools
Colored News
Advancement and Awards
Lexington
Randolph
Tully D. Blair
Security Life
Blair
R. L. Pope
Ida Rose Dillon
Gary Bruton
Tommy Harris
Gennie Wright
George Covington
Phil Clarke
High Point Chamber
Frank Alspaugh
Winston-Salem Chamber
Mose Kiser
Guilford Dairy
N. Main ST
E. Green ST
Archdale Clinic
Health Office
High Point Little Theatre
Pam
College
N. Main Street
Main Drug No
Jack Southerland
Price
Hendrix
S. Wrenn ST
Guilford County
Meu Tut
Oenada
Purcell Supply Company
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