Body of Kannapolis Woman Found in Grave Near Lexington
The body of 47 year old Callie Louise Sloop of Kannapolis was found in a shallow sandy grave near Lexington with skull damage. Her nephew Rayvon Surratt, held by Montreal police on weapons charges, led officers to the site. He faces murder charges upon return to North Carolina.
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Lexington
N.C
Kannapolis
W. G. Price
Canada
Price
Rayvon Surratt
Montreal
Callie Louise Sloop
Milton Block
Davidson County
Sloop
C. N. Crooks
Cannon Mills
Clontz Attends UNC Executive Program in Chapel Hill
Vance S. Clontz of Heritage Furniture Co. left High Point for Chapel Hill to join UNC’s 10th Executive program. The five day sessions cover business techniques with refresher courses for executives. Forty eight participants, eight weekend resits, and a final certificate plan conclude by April 15.
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Vance §S. Clontz
Heritage Furniture Co
High Point
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Clontz
School of Business Administration
Thomasville banker and industrialist George D. Finch retires
George D. Finch of Thomasville Furniture Industries announces retirement after 37 years. A civic leader and prominent Methodist layman, he supported Greensboro College and its Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel. He will stay active as Wachovia Trust board chair, and as director of Carolina Bank and Trust, Home Building and Loan, and president of Thomasville Realty and Trust.
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Thomasville
George D. Finch
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Thomas J. Finch
Hannah Brown Finch
Greensboro College
Crissie Brown Clark
Finch
Wachovia Bank and Trust
Carolina Bank and Trust
Denton
Home Building and Loan Assn
Thomasville Realty and Trust Co
Trucks Prefer Narrow Streets In Grantham Traffic
In Grantham England truck drivers ignore a bypass and clog the town main street to reach Tony's Cafe where a fry meal costs 3 shillings 42 cents. John Welsh notes many drivers share the habit and authorities consider moving the cafe to ease jams.
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Grantham
England
Tony
Two Democratic Precincts Plan Dinner Rally
Thomasville details a Democratic rally for Precincts 7 and 9 with Charles F. Lambeth Jr as principal speaker. A barbecue dinner starts at 6 30 in Pilot School cafeteria, with Bruce Myers and Wilson Shuler as co chairmen inviting township and county candidates and all precinct Democrats.
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Thomasville
Charles F. Lambeth Jr
Pilot School
Bruce Myers
Wilson Shuler
Thomasville Pilot Wins Light Plane Handicap Race
Thomasville man Robert Foster piloted a Piper Commancho to first place in a 175 mile light plane handicap race from Friendship Airport. High Point’s J A Marsh finished second and Louise Smith third with Walter Comfort fourth and Louis Moore fifth.
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High Point
Thomasville
Friendship
Robert Foster
Guilford County Pilots Association
J. A. Marsh
Louise Smith
Walter Comfort
Louis Moore
Greensboro
Congressmen Granted Immunity From Local Traffic Laws
U. S. Congressmen traveling to and from the Capitol are not subject to local traffic laws due to constitutional immunity. The provision shields lawmakers from local enforcement while in transit between official duties at the Capitol.
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U. S
Capitol
High Point Arts Council Seeks Public Events for November Bulletin
The High Point Arts Council requests listings of cultural educational or entertaining events open to the public in High Point. Prof Phil Reines of High Point College oversees the bulletin for November with Chamber of Commerce support. Submit event name nature soloists if any date place and admission details by Oct 22.
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High Point Arts Council, Inc
High Point
High Point College
Phil Reines
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Reines
Originator of Ice Cream Soda and Auto Tire Industry
C P Baur, a confectioner, is credited with inventing the ice cream soda in 1871 after urging a dyspeptic customer to try ice cream with seltzer and flavoring instead of cream. Automobile manufacturers in the United States use nearly 30 million new tires annually.
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C. P. Baur
U. S
Oak View Lions To Hear Huber Speak Tonight
Walter C. Huber district governor of District 31-D Lions International will address Oak View Lions Club at 6 30 PM during the dinner meeting in Oak View School cafeteria He will advise on club administration and Lions aid to the blind and public services Huber leads 47 clubs including High Point Lions Club
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Walter C. Huber
Lions International
Oak View Lions Club
Oak View
Huber
Oak View Club
Lions
High Point Lions Club
Four Sent For Induction At Charlotte
Four High Point men named Robert Lee Jackson Mitchell Preston Watson Kenneth Wayne Johnson and Owen Rembert Collins were sent to Charlotte for U S Army induction. The local draft board quota for November is seven. Inductions will begin November 19 with four men leaving and two more for pre induction physicals.
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High Point
Robert Lee Jackson
Mitchell Preston Watson
Kenneth Wayne Johnson
Owen Rembert Collins
Charlotte
U. S. Army
Selective Service
Myrtle Desk Plans Lead Construction
The Myrtle Desk Co. received the week's largest permit for a $135,000 addition to its plant including showroom and manufacturing space with completion planned in about 180 days. Four other residential permits were issued totaling $31,000, plus 35 repair and alteration permits valued at $14,815.
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Myrtle Desk Co
D. D. Broome
Montlieu
Mendenhall - Moore
Wesley P
James Lee Smith
Wilkes
Leon Green
N. Centennial
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Davidson
Club Today
Nash Jewelry
N. Main St
Ee Lumber Headquarters
Ward St
Geo. Finch
E. Davidson
E. T. Kearns Jr
East Davidson Junior High School
Bonnie Hall
Sumner
East Davidson Junior High
Robert W. Green
Dennis Tyler
Diana Conrad
Gloria Campbell
Tony's
John Welsh
Drexel Enter., Inc
Sec. Life & Trust Co
Powell, Kistler & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Flight
Washington
E.D.T
Norfolk
Knoxville
N. Main
Charlotte, Fayetteville
Kinston & High Point
N. C
Norfolk, Va
Orlando, Fla
Myrtle Beach, S. C
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
Frigidaire
General Motors
C.S. Brand
Colonial Stores
U.S
Maxwell House
Chase & Sanborn
C.S. Tomato
Arts Council
Oak View Lions
Myrtle Desk
North Main Street
Bill Hylton Inc
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