Deaths and Funerals Roundup in Thomasville
Hazel Beck Davis funeral held at Albertson Road Baptist Church with Rev. John Woody and Rev. M. G. Widenhouse officiating. Andrew Lee Howard funeral conducted at First Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev. James H. Eades. Emma Jane Crawford Frye funeral at Oak Hill Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Clarence Jenkins and Rev. Harley Cecil. Interment at Floral Garden Park Cemetery and Chapel Hill Methodist Cemetery respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Beck Davis
Albertson Road Baptist Church
John Woody
M. G. Widenhouse
Welch Memorial Methodist Church
Jack Knox
Dennis Bryant
Glenn Hartman
Elwood Faircloth
W. W. Wilson
Harold Mitchell
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Andrew Lee Howard
First Pilgrim Holiness Church
James H. Eades
First Church of the Nazarene
N. S. McDonald
Y. M. Mooney
E. L. Shaw
H. T. Frazier
Joe Schrimsher
J. O. Hucks
Floral Garden Cemetery
Thomasville
Emma Jane Crawford Frye
Route 3
Trinity Street
Ext
Oak Hill Memorial Baptist Church
Clarence Jenkins
Harley Cecil
Trinity Methodist Church
Walter
Bob
Rufus
James Spivey
Ronnie York
Fred Cagle
Chapel Hill Methodist Church
Former Local Resident Dies In Denton Home
DENTON A Reece Laftin 55 of Denton died Saturday night at 7 at his home He formerly lived in High Point son of the late Albert B Laftin He was a salesman and a member of First Methodist Church of Mas Va He leaves a daughter Mrs Dean Lankford of Rutherford College and 11 grandchildren Funeral services were to be held today at First Methodist Church with burial in Clear Springs Cemetery
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Denton
A. Reece Laftin
High Point
Albert B. Laftin
First Methodist Church
Mas
Dean Lankford
Rutherford College
Clear Springs
M K Bryant Dies At Home Near Lexington
Marshall Ker ney Bryant 90 of Route 2 Lexington in Gordon Town died at home today at 4 30 a m after three years of ill health He was born September 29 1877 in Davidson County He is survived by four daughters Lula Lenda Hughes Sid Varner Mont Varner all of Route 2 Lexington one son Claude Bryant Route 2 High Point a brother E L Bryant Route 2 Thomasville 13 grandchildren seven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services Wednesday at 3 p m from Mt Zion Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev C E Apple and Rev Dodson officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery
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Thomasville
Marshall Kerney Bryant
Lexington
Gordon Town
Bryant
Davidson County
Cornelius
Elizabeth Clodfelter
Lula Bryant
Lenda Hughes
Sid Varner
Mont Varner
Claude Bryant
High Point
E. L. Bryant
O'Cock
Mt. Zion
Mrs Ellen York of Cedar Falls Dies at 82
Mrs Sarah Ellen Foust York 82 of Cedar Falls died yesterday at her daughter’s home after a long illness. Survived by three daughters and six sons, 34 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, two sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements are in progress.
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Asheboro
Sarah Ellen Foust York
Cedar Falls
Albert Sherron
Sherron
Annie Nance
Randleman
Emma Jones
Robert W. York
L. M
Worthville
Howard York
Route 2
Ramseur
Lydia Ann Curtis
Route 1
Liberty
Bessie Kimrey
Abraham Foust
Siler City
Miss Wineskie Dies at 84 in Hospital
Emma Wineskie 84, of the Presbyterian Home, died at High Point Memorial Hospital Sunday at 2 30 AM after eight years in care. Born in Austria October 21 1872, she immigrated with her parents to the United States and lived mostly in Pittsburgh before moving to High Point five years ago. Survived by one brother Frank Wineskie of High Point and several nieces and nephews. sister Mrs Othella Wineskie Oldt preceded her in death. Funeral 3 PM in Sechrest Chapel with Rev J P H McNatt officiating. Burial in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Wineskie
Presbyterian Home
High Point Memorial Hospital
Miss Wineskie
Austria
Hipolite Wineskie
United States
Pittsburgh
High Point
Frank Wineskie
Othella Wineskie
Sechrest Chapel
J. P. H. McNatt
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Five Month Old Sikes Infant Dies in Hospital
Sherry Ann Sikes aged five months, daughter of William A. and Betty Burrow Sikes of 304 Centennial, died at Seene Hospital at 10 15 this morning after 30 weeks as a patient. Born in High Point on April 11 1957, she is survived by her parents and maternal grandparents. The body remains at Sechrest Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry
Ann Sikes
William A
Betty Burrow Sikes
Centennial atSeene Hospital
High Point
William A. Sikes
James Burrow
Ford Sikes
Triangle Lake
Alcoa Pushes Plan For Fourth Dam On Yadkin Pee Dee
In North Carolina, Alcoa pushes approval for the Tuckertown Dam near Tuckertown and plans to expand Badin aluminum facilities. The project, to 1250 feet long, would flood about 25 000 acres and generate 40 000 kilowatts at an estimated 14 million dollars, with a 50 year operating franchise sought for all Yadkin Pee Dee hydro projects. The Federal Power Commission scheduled hearings in Washington to clear the way for construction and license terms.
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Denton
Yadkin
Pee Dee
Tuckertow
Tuckertown
High Rock
Davidson
Montgomery
Rowan
Stanley
Carolina Aluminum Co
Badin
The
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Federal Power Commission
Washington
FPC
Norwegian Ship Rescues Pilot After Engine Failure
A pilot ditched his aircraft in the Atlantic after fuel loss and was picked up 15 miles east of Fort Lauderdale by a Norwegian ship. Coast Guard Miami identified him as Robert Patterson with no address or injury details. The plane was en route from the Bahamas to Miami and had no passengers aboard. A Coast Guard cutter was en route to rendezvous with the Norwegian vessel to bring the pilot ashore.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Miami
Robert Patterson
Here
Bahamas
Eisenhower Briefly Considers Army Base Tour
President Eisenhower weighs a domestic tour of Army installations with Ft. Bragg NC once considered but now dropped as a possible stop. James C Hagerty announced the plan remains under study with no dates or sites fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
James C. Hagerty
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Farm Land Values Rise Eight Percent Nationwide
The Agriculture Department reports an 8 percent rise in farm land values in the 12 months ending July 1, with March 1 to July 1 gain at 3 percent. The national average is 51 percent above the 1949-57 baseline, led by the Southeast and states such as Georgia and South Carolina. The total farm real estate value stands at about 112.4 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Law Officer Orders Riot Guns in Union County
Union County Sheriff J Harold Lamb said Browning automatic shotguns would be issued as standard riot weapons to modernize equipment, with no submachine guns purchased. State Sen John Long claimed nine submachines and ammunition were bought to deter an imagined invasion, citing laws on segregation and a 1946 Supreme Court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
S.C. W
J. Harold Lamb
John ©. Long
United States
Cherokee
Chester
Union County
Long
Supreme Court
Duncan
Kahanamaoku
Quiet Entrance as Nine Negro Students Enter Central High
Nine Negro students began a new week at Central High School in Little Rock with a quiet entry alongside six federalized National Guardsmen. No heckling occurred, but national reactions ranged from calls for FBI disclosures to criticisms of Governor Faubus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
J. W. Matthews
National Guard
Ers
Teague
Eisenhower
St. Joseph's Orphanage
Camp Robinson
Army
Eisenhower and
Faubus_re
Faubus
Central High
Harry Ashmore
The
Arkansas Gazette
New York
Convention Site Named Carolina Beach
The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners selected Carolina Beach as the site for its June 22 to 25, 1958 convention. New Hanover County Commissioners and the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce extended the invitation, with the venue chosen at the Chapel Hill meeting this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Beach
North Carolina Assn. of County Commissioners
New Hanover
Parochial Bus Crash Kills Six Including Driver
In Los Angeles the school bus wreck from last Monday raised the death toll to six. Driver Meldon Smith, 53, died after being in a coma since the plunge into a ravine. Carol Sue Castro, 7, died in hospital. Twenty-two other All Saints Church School pupils were injured.
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Los Angeles
Meldon Smith
Carol Sue Castro
All Saints Church
Historic Decisions Expected Of Court
The Supreme Court opens a term with about 800 cases and 113 arguments planned. Racial integration, subversive activity, and labor disputes dominate the docket, including Virginia pupil placement, NAACP contempt, and alleged discrimination in hiring. Complex issues on picketing, union contracts, whisky sales, predatory pricing, and grand jury study access await rulings. United States Department of Justice indicates some convictions may be set aside pending secret files. Final decisions may extend beyond opening week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Supreme Court
Virginia
Norfolk and
Newport News
National Assny For Advancement of Colored People
Montgomery
Ala
Houston
Lightfoot
Junius S. Scales
Justice Department
Department
Nest Monday
Nehru Sees Current Politics Outpaced by Science
Indian Prime Minister Nehru at a Tokyo news conference warned that Soviet space satellite launches show science and technology have outpaced human adaptability. He said military alliances and arms races are outdated and urged adapting to the age, noting similarities and possible troop withdrawals in Hungary, Japan, and Korea.
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Tokyo
Nehru
India
Hungary
Japan
Korea
New Guinea Natives Laughing Themselves To Death
Twenty New Guinea natives suffer from kuru at Okana Hospital in eastern New Guinea. Sir Macfarlane Burnet of Melbourne's Institute warns the fatal, inherited disease is rare. About 70 natives are afflicted, with hysterical laughing fits and progressing paralysis reported as the condition advances. Dr Carleton Gajdusek, who studied the illness, is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
New Guinea
Okana Hospital
Macfarlane Burnet
Walter and Keilza Hall
Carleton Gaijdusek
Hall Institute
Therapists to Gather for North Carolina Therapy Meeting
About 50 physical therapists will meet Saturday for the North Carolina Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association fall session hosted by the North Carolina Cerebral Palsy Hospital. Watermelons in Africa come in sweet and sour varieties and must be tasted to judge flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
North Carolina
American Physical Terapy Assn
Africa
Co-Executors named in Campbell will seek claims in High Point
Notice to all persons with claims against the Campbell estate in High Point Guilford County North Carolina to present proofs to Wachovia Bank Trust Department by a specified date. executors Goome Campbell and Roberson Haworth Reese named. Also notices for Hine estate in Guilford County and a public auction of B F Nance guardian matter with specifics on location and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Campbell
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Trust Department of Wachovia Bank
Kisin
Washington
Corner High
Goome
Bell
Bs * Co
Roberson, Haworth & Reese
Waar
Mary Johnson Hine
Haworth and Riggs
Law Building
Rose Goodkowitz
Hector
Baltimore City
Queens
Superior Guilford County
Roxie L. Isom
N. C
Estate notices and land sale listings in Guilford County
Notices announce probate actions for estates in Guilford County North Carolina. Administrators seek claims by September 18 1958 and debts payable promptly. A separate notice lists a court ordered real estate sale of six tracts in High Point with sales date October 12 1957 and details of tract boundaries and plats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Guilford County
Superior Court of
Evin Mae High
Alma Lee Ferree Andusband
John R. Ferree
Abel Milford Ijames
Clare Ijames
Profus Franklin Ijames
Bernice Wood
Curtis W. Wood
Bruce Glen Ijames
Bell E. Ijames
Nancy Ijames
Ruby Clifton
High Point Township
Iyin
Hauser and Lowe
Act of Deeds Office
Country Club Road
Lowe and Hauser
Aiece
L. J. Fisher Jr
C. W. Wood
Pine Street
Hodgin
Hodgin Street
Robert P. Guarino
Sitia
Westchester Drive
Albertson Road
U. 29-70-A
James Street
U. S&s
Njames Street
Curt Manuf Company
Eer
B. G
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Emma Jane Frye
M. K. Bryant
Ellen York
Sikes
Sechrest Funeral Home
Lie
S.C
By Jimmy Hatlo
Dougall
WE. Cale
Pipsqueak
Udney
Little Rock School
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Keating
R-Ny
FBI
Wilkins
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Chicago
Ross
United
Donald P. A . Administrator
A and RI Attorn
C. 8. Lambeth
Walter E. Crissman
Margaret Wooten
Hubert Olive
Hughes
B. F. Nance
Ferndale
Jones Street
W. O
Ferndale Drive
Jones Erty
Coos
John Haworth
Taw Building
Commerce Street
Telephone
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