Deaths and Funerals Mrs Treva Hedgecock Campbell
Mrs. Treva Hedgecock Campbell 68 of 1018 E Fairfield Rd died 9 a m Saturday at home after two years of declining health and eight months of critical condition. Born Guilford County June 19 1900 she lived in High Point and was married to M G Campbell June 21 1919. She leaves husband James G Campbell a granddaughter great granddaughter and brother Ray Hedgecock. Funeral 3 30 p m Monday at Lebanon United Methodist Church with Rev George Bum garner. burial in church cemetery. Body at Sechrest Funeral Home and viewing 7 9 p m today.
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Treva Hedgecock Campbell
E. Fairfield Rd
Campbell
Guilford County
James K
May Burton Hedgecock
High Point
MG. Campbell
Lebanon
Denton Woman Killed in Myrtle Beach Auto Crash
Mrs. Alice Marie Floyd Leach, 45, wife of Herman Leach of Denton, died in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina auto accident Friday night. Her husband is hospitalized there. She was native to Davidson County, daughter of the late Roby and Mary Floyd, member of Denton Central United Methodist Church. Surviving are one son, Edward Mack Lead, two daughters, three brothers, four sisters, and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Hoover Funeral Home.
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Denton
Alice Marie Floyd Leach
Herman Leach
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Leach
Davidson County
Roby
Mary Floyd
Central United Methodist Church
Edward
Edward Mack
U.S. Navy
Clara Cox
Pensacola
Fla
Bill Swing
Roy Byerly
Marvin Clodfelter
Otha Byerly
Rt. 2
Lexington
Hoover Funeral Home
First Snow Causes City Driving Hazards in High Point
The first snow of the season hit the city with icy roads and cautious forecasts. A police car slid on Dogwood Drive near Greensboro Road, hitting another vehicle after brakes failed on ice. Officials warned roads would be slick with 1 to 2 inches possible in the western Piedmont and rain likely early today.
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High Point
Main Street
George McDowell
Dogwood Drive
Greensboro
Piedmont
Two Killed By Twister In Florida
In Hendry County Florida a tornado struck a migrant labor camp near Clewiston killing a mother and child and injuring 17 others. The day’s storms produced as many as 19 injuries and left about 100 homeless as several tornadoes hit central and south Florida including Palm Beach and Tampa Bay areas.
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Clewiston
Fla
Central
South Florida
Hendry County
Margueritas
Tampa Bay
Hendry
Palm Beach
Lantana
Tampa
Julie
Three Men Sought in Shooting Rape Near Elm City
In Elm City North Carolina three unknown men sought in a wide manhunt after a 16 year old white youth was abducted and shot at near a farm scene. A girl was injured and taken to a hospital while the youths companion escaped. Police tracked the car to a rural road and found the girl hidden under a blanket in the back seat. No further injuries reported and two motorists were charged with driving under the influence.
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Elm City
N. C
Tyson
Jasper Tyson Sr
Cody
North Carolina
Cherry
Whitej
Ara
Net
Wash County
T. C. Cherry
Jackie) Tyson
U. S
Crovel
Elm
Wilbur Gibson
Hobson Street
Tom Coggins
Paph Pace
Prime Minister Joins Carnival At The Beach
Sydney Australia AP Prime Minister Harold Holt’s successor John Gorton attended the surf carnival at North Bondi beach with security lifejackets surf lifesavers and a crowd of about 1000. He opened a new Lifesaving Club while a bystander audience watched from the shore as boats and an ambulance stood by.
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Sydney
Australia
Join Gorton
Harold Holt
North Bondi Beach
Holt
Gorton
Bondi Surf Gorton
Staton Infant dies in High Point
Larry Donnell Staton two part of High Point died on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital Friday at 2 20 pm Born July 10 1968 in High Point he is survived by his parents one brother grandparents and other relatives Funeral services set for Monday at Hairlip Funeral Chapel with the Rev D D Mason burial in Greenhill Cemetery The family will be at the funeral chapel from 7 to 8 pm tonight.
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Larry Donnell Staton
Junior
Minnie Lee McDuffie
910 Park SE
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point
Willie Junior Staton
Preston McDuffie
Letha Staton
Gibson
Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed by Gov Moore in NC
Gov Dan Moore proclaims Thanksgiving Day in North Carolina urging patriotic flag display and support for worldwide programs of major religious faiths to aid the needy. He notes North Carolinians have much to be thankful for despite recent troubles.
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Raleigh
Dan Moore
Navy
North Carolina
Sophia Loren sued in $2.6 million contract case
Paris reports Italian film star Sophia Loren named in a $2.6 million civil suit filed by Quadrangle Films of Switzerland. The company says Loren refused a 1968 film role in Five Pieces of Maria and refused an alternative, with the court taking the case under advisement.
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Paris
Sophia Loren
Quadrangle Films
Loren
Over 6 Million Negroes Vote in 1968 Election
Washington AP reports that over 6 million Negroes cast ballots in Tuesday's presidential race, with preliminary returns showing Humphrey winning about 91 percent of the black vote in key districts, while Nixon carried the overall contest. About 80 percent of the 7.2 million registered Negro voters participated.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic National Committee
Humphrey
Richard M.nixon
New Scenic Highway Planned Along Tat Little Shepherd Trail
A two lane all weather highway will be built along 24 miles of the Tat Little Shepherd Trail in Eastern Kentucky. The route will follow mountain contours when possible and include an overlook for a view of Big Black Mountain, the state’s highest peak at 4 150 feet above sea level.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Big Black Mountain
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Bankamericard Credit
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Nash Jewelry CO
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Chicago
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Whirlpool Corporation
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