Road Meet Scheduled in Greensboro for Federal Highway Routing
About 100 people are expected at a Greensboro meeting Tuesday to discuss routing of a new federal highway linking Canton Ohio and Charlotte. The Three Cities Development Committee sponsors the session at the King Cotton Hotel at 2 p.m. The plan would route the road through West Virginia and western Virginia into North Carolina, with a proposed path near Mount Airy and Salisbury.
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Greensboro
Canton
Ohio
Charlotte
Phil Clarke
Local
Chamber of Commerce
King Cotton Hotel
Three Cities Development Committee
Winston-Salem
High Point Chambers
West Virginia
Virginia
Ae Carolina
Chartie
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Mt. Airy
Salisbury
Death Claims High Point Carpenter
E. B. Pete Montgomery age 74 a Guilford County native lifelong resident died in the local hospital after two days of hospitalization following three years of declining health He was born May 1 1883 in Guilford County to William Robert and Elizabeth Widner Montgomery survived by his widow and children services will be announced by local funeral home and held in Guilford County area
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E. B
Pete” Montgomery
Guilford County
William Robert and
Elizabeth Widner Ee
Obituary Notice for C H Miller Dies at 67 in Wilkesboro
C H Miller 67 of Wilkesboro died after a long illness. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Claudius Y Miller married Sept 1 1916 to Miss Mabel Crittenden who died July 31 1954. Survived by three daughters Martha C Miller Syacuse NY Barbara C Miller Greensboro N C and a son the Rev Claudius Miller St Louis MO two sisters Mrs Garland Suttlemeyer and Mrs Ville Deg Miller and a stepbrother Yale Miller. Funeral at St Thomas Episcopal Orange Va Monday 3 pm with interment in Orange Cemetery. Memorials to American Heart Association.
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Claudius Y. Miller
Mabel Crittenden
Wake Forest College
North Carolina State College
Tate Furniture Company
An Et
Forversal Manufacturing Ation
The
Masonic Orr
Harry E. Yeiser Jr
Syracuse
N. Y
Martha C. Miller
Kingston
Barbara C. Miller
Greensboro
Claudius Miller
St. Louis
Garland Suttlemeyer
Ville
Miler
Fayette Steps
Yale Miller
Wilkesboro
Preddy Funeral Home
Orange
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Orange Cemetery
American Heart Association
Youth Hurt In Brush With Auto
A four year old pedestrian Char lie Blankenship of 1002 Park St suffered slight bruises after being hit by a car at South Main and Davis. Roy W. Ingram 16 was charged with failing to yield. A second crash at Willoubar Terrace and Woodrow Avenue involved Floyd C. Wince and B. D. Hollingsworth with about 500 dollars damage. A third wreck on S MANGUM Ave involved William G Streetman and a power pole, car damage 150 dollars. Streetman charged with excessive speed. Other arrests included Robin H Wolford for driving with suspended license and Sanford Hedgecock released on bond.
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Charlie Blankenship
Park St
South Main Street
Davis Street
Roy W. Ingram
Ingram
Willoubar Terrace
Woodrow Avenue
Floyd C. Wince
B. D. Hollingsworth
Clover Drive
Wince
William G. Streetman
Wesley PI
S. Mangum Ave
Streetman
Robin H. Wolford
N. Main Street
Sanford Lewis Hedgecock
Tion
Burl C Lambeth Dies At Trinity Home At 84
Burl C. Lambeth 84 died at his Route 2 Trinity home Saturday at 9 35 am after six months of declining health. Born July 2 1873 in Davidson County he was a retired farmer and longtime resident of High Point and Trinity. He belonged to Woodmen of the World as the sole living charter member and helped organize Trinity Baptist Church. Surviving are a son Raymond W Lambeth and three daughters Mrs W I Phillips Trinity Mrs Allen Vaughn Charles Town WV and Miss Ruth Lambeth Kingsport Tenn 20 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Funeral is set for Monday at 11 am at Trinity Baptist Church with interment following.
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Burl C. Lambeth
Route 2
Trinity
Davidson County
David H
Augusta Wagner Lambeth
High Point
Woodmen of the World Lodge
Trinity Baptist Church
Geen W. Donaan P Ge
J. H. Madison
Hopewell Methodist Church
Local Students Win Awards At Carolina District Congress
At the Carolina District Congress of the National Forensic League, High Point Senior High School students won two of six awards. Jakie Harriss earned superior speaker in the House and a bronze medal, while Pat Duggins was named best presiding officer and received the gavel. Other superior speaker medalists included Andy Romanet, Peter Freed, and Leroy Cohen, with Norton Tennille also voted best presiding officer. About 87 coaches and legislators from four states attended, with J. T. Hicks as toastmaster and Gerry Hutchison and Hoke Robinson providing entertainment.
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Carolina
National Forensic League
High Point
Jakie Harriss
House of Representatives
Pat Duggins
Houses of Representatives
Andy Romanet
Roxboro
Peter Freed
Winston-Salem
Leroy Cohen
Dreher
S. C
Norton Tennille
Bruce Roberts
J. T. Hicks
Gerry Hutchison
Hoke Robinson
Dreher School
Columbia, Co
Area Youths Enlist In Army
Four men from the High Point area enlisted in October. SFC Hayne L. Koon, Army recruiter, reports Lovin at 1202 Johnston St joined the Army Security Agency. Wallace Southern of Route 4 chose the Ordnance Corps. Hodgin of 721 Worth St Asheboro enlisted in the Army Medical Corps. Deaton of Thomasville, a four year Navy veteran, joined the Special Forces Group Airborne.
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High Point
Army
SFC
Hayne L. Koon
Salvation Army Homecoming Speaker Change
Major Walter Eens was to speak at Salvation Army homecoming services but is ill. Lt. Col. Robert Rose, divisional commander of the North Carolina South Carolina Region, will replace him as guest speaker.
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Salvation Army
Charles Sams
Walter Eens
Robert Rose
North Carolina-South Carolina
Weather Forecast Across Regions With Snow And Rain
Scattered snow and snow showers are forecast for the central plateau region the Rocky Mountain states and parts of the Lakes region. Rain and rain showers are slated for the Pacific coast the middle and upper valleys and the mid Atlantic states. Widely scattered thin fogs will be confined to the southeast.
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Central Plateau
Rocky Mountain States
Lakes Region
Pacific Coast
Middle
Upper Revalley
Middle Atlantic States
Benson denies quitting position after world trip
Secretary of Agriculture Benson returns from a 24 day world tour and urges a one year extension of the 1954 Agricultural Trade Development Act. He says the department may seek authority to ship abroad additional surplus farm commodities worth about one billion dollars as talks continue.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Eisenhower
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Bolling Air Force
Wake Forest reports $4.25 million in 1956 57 gifts and grants
President Tribble disclosed Wake Forest College received over 4.25 million dollars in the 1956-57 fiscal year. The Ford Foundation provided 2,280,500 dollars for a trust to bolster faculty salaries, with other major gifts supporting medical school expansion and operating budgets from donors including Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and the Baptist State Convention.
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Winston-Salem
Wake Forest College
Harold W. Tribble
P. Huber Hanes
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
The
Baptist State Convention
Cooper
Blind man struck by car while pushing garbage cart
A nearly blind High Point man identified as Chapman was hit by an automobile while pushing a two wheel garbage cart along Highway 62 in front of Trinity School. Jerry Frazier, 18, of Trinity drove the car that struck him. Chapman was hospitalized at High Point Memorial Hospital. injuries undetermined. State Highway Patrol investigated.
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Trinity
High Point
Chapman
Trinity School
Jerry Frazier
High Point Memorial Hospital
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Rebenty
Koonts-Mcghee Drug CO
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