W Vasco Brown Dies in Memorial Hospital
W Vasco Brown 54 formerly of this city died in Memorial hospital shortly after 8 am. He was born in Randolph County on May 16 1890 and moved to Black, Va two years ago. Survived by wife Sue Craven, four daughters, two sons, mother Sarah Brown, two brothers and six sisters. Funeral from Pleasant Ridge Christian church near Ramseur Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev Clifton Pearson conducting. Interment in church cemetery.
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Vasco Brown
Memorial Hospital
Iewn
Randolph Counce
Sarah McDuffy
Ale
Black
Archdale Friends Arch
Sue Craven
Daugh
Ters
D. A. Cecil
Trinity
Nile W. Harbertson
Ogden
Utah
J. E. Were
Rt. 1
Kernersville
Wava Brown
Petersburg
W. V. Brown, Jr
Asheboro
Doyle Reese Brown
U. S. Army
France
Sarah Brown
Ramseur
Carl Brown
N. L. Brown
New Orleans
T. L. Helms
Randleman
Rufus Johnson
Charlotte
Paul Johnson
Sanford
Victoria Parsons
Pleasant Ridge Christian Church
Clifton Pearson
Archdale Friends Church
Willowbrook Sand-Asphalt Work Resumes In City
Contractors resumed sand-asphalting on Willowbrook street between Commerce and Grimes this morning. After completing this segment they will extend to Lindsay street and finish the stretch between Boulevard and Parkway, completing the city program with patching on South Main street. Director T. C. Kirkman expects all work finished by Wednesday night.
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Willowbrook Street
Commerce
Grimes Streets
Lindsay Street
Boulevard
Parkway
South Main Street
T. C. Kirkman
Public Works
REA Group Defines North Carolina Electrification Plan
About 150 REA cooperative managers board members and wives gathered in High Point for a three day meeting of rural electrification cooperatives serving 41,500 consumers in the state. Sessions at the Sheraton hotel cover postwar plans including 28 million dollars for lines and potential farm wiring and appliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REA
Sheraton Hotel
North Carolina
REA Finance Des
Weaver
Central Station
REA Managers’ Association
Cecil E. Viverette
Asheboro
Waynesville
Carolna
Henry P. Carstensen
Washington State Grange
William J. Neal
National Rea
Mr. Carstenson
Devcent
Washington
North Carolina Rea Co-op Board
Thomasville Man Sentenced For Drunken Driving
Leon Suggs, a local resident, received six months for drunken driving and six months for driving without an operator license after a Monday hearing before Judge Howard Steed in Thomasville. Notice of appeal was filed. bond set at 200 dollars in each case. Ernest Reed was found guilty on two drunkenness charges and given a suspended 30 day sentence in each, contingent on paying court costs and avoiding further convictions for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Leon Suggs
Howard Steed
Suggs
Ernest Reed
Plants Keep Most Factories Open On Thanksgiving In War Years
Nine manufacturing plants and one utility will stay open on Thanksgiving due to war contracts. Several firms including Adams Millis Holton Hosiery and Duke Power maintain operations while others such as Tate Furniture and Highland Cotton Mills close. Pfc Harvey V. Stanley dies from wounds in Italy. he leaves parents in Thomasville and siblings in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Millis
Holton Hosiery
Harriss-Covington
Silver Knit
Slane
Thomas Mills
Triangle Hosiery Co
P. A. Thomas Car Works
Duke Power Co
Maintenace
Denny Roll & Panel Co
Furniture City Upholstering Co
Glenn Hosiery Co
High Point Overall Co
High Point Paper Box Co
the Lily Co
Marietta Paint & Color Co
Marsh Furniture Co
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Myrtle Desk Co
National Upholstery Co
Henley Paper Co
Peerless Flooring Co
Picket Cotton Mills, Inc
Pittsburgh Pi
Harvey V. Stanley
Italy
J. E. Stanley
Thomasville
Rt. 1
Pfc
Stanley
Fort Riley
Kansas
James L. Stanley
Fort Meade
Joy Harrell
Gladys Everhart
Pansy Kennedy
James L., Jesse, George
Curt Stanley
Mrs Mary Belle McCrary Dies at 78 in Thomasville Home
Mrs Mary Belle Everhart McCrary aged 78 died Monday night at her son Fred McCrary’s home 302 Barnwell Street Thomasville after an extended illness She was widow of William H McCrary Surviving relatives include sons Frank Midway Ford Thomasville stepson Luther three daughters and many grandchildren Interment will be in Midway Methodist Church Cemetery following services at 3 PM Wednesday.
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C. R. Hege
C. B. Brown
Winston- Salm
Joe Everhart
Wallburg
Midway Methodist Church
Church
Funeral Rites Held for Hubert C. Taylor at East Bend
Hubert Clifford Taylor 45 of 205 ied street died at home Monday after months of illness. Born July 10 1899 in Yadkin County he was son of the late J W and Fullie Davis agge. Survived by wife Treva Vestal and two daughters Peggy Lou and Anna Ruth, East Bend sisters and brothers listed. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at First Baptist Church with burial in City cemetery. Body to be moved to home at 5 pm today.
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Thomasville
Hubert Clifford Taylor
Ied Street
Yadkin County
J. W. and
Fullie Davis Agge
New Home Methodist Church
East Bend
Winston-Salem
Treva Vestal
Peggy Lou
Anna Ruth Taylor
Leo Davis
Wes Matthews
Bertie Kreger
Hubert Bowman
Clarence H
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Homer
Hulen
Harley Taylor
Hoth
First Baptist Church
Council Meet Delayed Until Next Week
A city council meeting set for tonight at 7:30 is postponed to next week due to lack of a quorum in the finance committee and several members being out of town. The finance panel plans further study on revising the privilege tax for wholesale and distributing houses while awaiting a new date from Mayor Arnold J. Koonce.
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Carolinas
General Electric Company
REA
Arnold J. Koonce
Finance Committee
Obituary notices for Mrs Mil dred Lewis Watkins and James W Philips
Funeral services were held for Mrs Mil dred Lewis Watkins 52 widow of Edwin G Watkins at 924 Club Drive High Point with burial in Elmwood Cemetery Henderson. Pallbearers named. James W Philips 65 died in a local hospital and funeral services were at Calvary Methodist Church with interment in Floral Garden Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. G. Watkins
Mildred Lewis Watkins
Edwin G. Watkins
High Point
Baptist
Elmwood Cemetery
Lloyd Flythe
J. O. Hauschild
J. E. Prettyman
W. L. Jackson
John H. Davis
R. E. Bencini
James W. Philips
Calvary Methodist Church
C. B. Newton
S. M. Needham
W. R. Philips
Emmanuel Pilgrim Holiness Church
Roanoke
Floyd Chesson
Frank Vickers
Charlie Beauchamp
Gurney Burgess
Benton Manley
L. R. Nance
Floral Garden Cemetery
Braden Eyes Eligibility List For City Purchasing Post
City Manager Roy Braden plans to present a purchasing agent recommendation next week after not yet requesting an eligibility list from the civil service commission. Fourteen people, including city employees, took the civil service examination last week. In Philadelphia, Temple University criminology professor Nelgey K Teeters says South America lacks organized crime and petty theft is most common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Braden
Philadelphia
INS
South America
Nelgey K. Teeters
Temple University
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W. Vasco Brown
Robert J. Henning
DR. B. F. Thomas
Chiropractic
Max Bones
Albert
Wachovia Bank BuIlDing
Taylor's Dairy Farm
Wilmington, N
Car
Nash Jewelry & Loan CO
North Main Street
North Main &T
REA Cooperatives of State
Main
Orkin
Roach
East Washington St
Tometrist
W. High ST
Nat Walker
Walgreens
Poindenter
Ll. M. Detegal
Treas
Woodmen of the World
Piedmont Camp
Sovreign
FT. Bruton
Fagar O Johnson
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
dJobos
Manville
ICF Delivery Company
West Brand Street
Ness
Dolores
Fast Market St
Greensboro
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Winston-Salem, N. G
Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey
ESSO
Fraley Field
High Points
Eau
Rich Point
Main ST
VW. IL
Garner
Tee
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