Military news brief from North Carolina on service members
A lengthy regional item lists numerous local men and their military assignments. It covers Air Force navigator training at James Connally, radar and celestial navigation, reassignment to Mather AFB, California, and a marriage in High Point. It notes Navy and Army personnel including recruit training, overseas deployments, and participation in NATO exercises in Germany. Additional items mention education, hometown high schools, and current duty stations such as Kaiserslautern, Memphis, and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H Mer
High Point
United States Air Force
James Connally Afb
Tex
Clemmer
North Carolina State College
Air Force
Mather Afb
Calif
Germany
ARMY
James T. Boyd
Cross St
PFC
Gareth P. Gambill
Lena
Rt. 3
Kernersville
Boyd
William Penn High School
Gambill
James A.gray
Winston-Salem
Mrs Franklin Dies In Pa Friday Rites
Mrs Elsie Leach Franklin died Friday in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Surviving are her parents Rufus and Ophelia Leach Leach of High Point one son James E Franklin of New York City one sister Wanda Smith of High Point and two brothers Rufus Leach Jr of High Point and James Leach of New York City. Funeral is Friday at 3 p.m. Hoover's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Leach Franklin
Philadelphia
Rufus
Ophelia Robbins Leach
High Point
James E. Franklin
New York City
Wanda Smith
Rufus Leach Jr
James Leach
Hoover’s Funeral Home
Green Hill Cemetery
Qualls Sr. Dies in Altavista Va at 83
MEBANE David Marshall Qualls Sr. 83 of Altavista Va died at home Tuesday after a two year illness. A retired inspector for a furniture company, graveside services were today at 3 p.m. in Oakwood Cemetery Mebane conducted by Rev Norman Beritze. Survived by wife Lelia Smith Qualls. one son David M. Jr. of Cobleskill NY. seven daughters Mrs Ralph Phelps Mebane Mrs Hazel Bridges Wadesboro Mrs Stanley Peterson Lexington Major Mildred Qualls Mrs J William Bullock Mrs Edward Haldike Chicago and Mrs Beaufort M Hodges Roanoke Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mebane
David Marshall
Qualls Sr
Alavista
Altavista
Oakwood
Norman Beritze
Airman Yarbrough Assigned to Lackland Course
Thomasville, aboard the USS Hornet, an anti sub warfare carrier, AIRMAN BASIC JACK A YARBROUGH, son of Mr and Mrs Purcell A Yarbrough of 502 Foy Ave Lexington, has been selected to attend the United States Air Force communications center systems equipment specialist course at Lackland AFB Tex
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Shean
Trinity High School
Russell J. Draughn
Communi- Usn
Simon Nations Center
P. Draughn
Gray St. Thom Lst
Sheppard Air Forcesville
Texas
Naval Air Sin
Shean
Ton
Quonset Point
R. L
J. D. Shean
Engleswood Dr
Air Force
J. C. James
Ronald J.L. Cooper
USN
Young
Julis
J. L. Cooper
Pine St
Joseph E. Young
Hames ‘St
Lexington
Keesler Afb
Miss
United States Air Force
Lexington Senior High School
Jack A. Yarbrough
Purcell A. Yarbrough
Foy Ave
United States Air Force Communications Center
Lackland Afb
Tex
Marion K Mathews and Fred J Cox Named Officials
Marion K Mathews is listed as master with Fred J Cox serving as secretary in the featured record. The entry records roles in a formal appointment or organizational arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion K. Mathews
Fred J. Cox
Ministers Call Meet To Study Blue Laws In High Point
High Point ministers convene to discuss Sunday closing laws. The High Point Ministers Alliance scheduled a meeting for November 20 at 11 a.m. at the YMCA to consider observance issues and blue laws, noting concern over Sunday practices in the city. Trains carried about 25 percent of 1961 passenger traffic excluding private automobile travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
North Carolina
Alliance
High Point
Wemeldorf
ODRINEX Diet Pill Promises Fast Weight Loss
An advertisement touts ODRINEX as a prescription free fat reducer. It guarantees satisfaction with a full refund, claims rapid seven day results, and notes easy swallowing and appetite suppression without exercise or special diets. Leonard's Drug Store of High Point, North Carolina promotes mail orders.
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Quaker Lane
H. M. Clemmer
Jerry W. Thayer
23G
Early Thayer
David Robertson
Barbara
Underhill St
U.S. Army
Bad Tolz
84Th Ordnance Battalion
Kaiserslautern
Fort Jackson
S. C
Robertson
Jeff Robertson
Myrtle Desk Company
Walter Jackson Allen JR
Lara P. Allen
Ward Rd
Thomasville
Harvie Lee Bristow
Shalyan C. Bristow
Young Street
U. S. Navy
Allen
Thomasville Senior High School
Bristow
High Point Central
Terry L. Dawson
Reginald E. Dawson
Hill St
Aviation
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Willis L. Jackson
Frankie Payne
Small St
Navy
Williamsburg
Canberra
Jackson
James A. Covington
Paul D. Covington
South Elm St
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Boillerman
James W. Vanderhall
Robert Vanderhall
Martin St. High Point
Albany
Naval Shipyard
Boston
Mass
Robert S. Myers
T. H. Myers
East Pritchard St
Asheboro
Atka
Ihe
Greenland Sea
Prescription
Drua Co., Inc
S. Main ST
Maxum M. Bingham
N. C
Piedmont Lodge
AF & AM
John W. Burwell JR
Woodroe
F. Haywood
Sec’y
Cecil
Office Equipment CO
Brower Oil CO
Lucite
DuPont
Lucite Paint
E. Fairfield RD
High Point, N. C
City Transfer & Storage Co
High St
Rufus W. Reynolds
W. Edmund Lowe
North Carolina National Bank Building
Altavista, Va
Hornet
Hiram Lodge
DAVIS
Jack S. Davis
Acadia Lodge
AF. & AM
McAllister, Jr
J. D. McCrery
Aunaet
Age Ses Sesses
Friedmans Jewelers
POR
Blue Ridge
Bulova
Andyond
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General Electric
Remington
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