Essential Man Directs 82nd Airborne Move to Sage Brush
Capt. George J. Duggins, transportation officer for the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, coordinates a large move to Louisiana for Exercise Sage Brush. He plans truck convoys, trains, and air lifts across five states, managing routes, timings, and critical points to avoid civilian disruption. Duggins, a High Point native, has a long Army career including World War II service and airborne transfer in 1954, and is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
82Nd Airborne Division
George J. Duggins
High Point
82Nd
Fort Bragg
Louisiana
Sage Brush
Duggins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Capt. Duggins
Joe Duggins
Park St
High Point College
Army
45Th Infantry
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Transportation Corps
French Command and Staff College
Ruth Wright
Claude Wright
Larry
Kay
Wherry
Piedmont GOP Club Set to Elect Officers in Greensboro
Sam Morris Raleigh attorney and state Republican leader will speak at the Piedmont Republican Club meeting in Greensboro’s Mayfair Cafeteria. The Dutch supper starts at 7 30 p m as officers are elected, loans arranged, and future meetings planned through the 1956 election with many state leaders expected in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Sam Morris
Raleigh
Piedmont Republican Club
Mayfair
Piedmont
Joe Stancil
Durham
A. I. Ferree
Asheboro
Walter York
High Point
W. P. Few
E. L. Gavin
Sanford
A. A. McDonald
Worth Henderson
N. D. McNairy
Vernon Hart
Clifford Fraizer
Ton Carter
H. M. Patterson
Burlington
Ray Jennings
Taylorsville
Reption Lodge Hosts Outing at High Point City Lake Park
Reption Lodge 1.O.C.F. Magdalene Lodge of Rebekahs plan an outing at High Point City Lake Park on Wednesday evening starting at 6. Hamburgers hotdogs and soft drinks will be served. Attendees include lodge members families and invited guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reption Lodge
1.O.C.F
Magdalene Lodge
Rebekahs
High Point City Lake Park
Man Jailed On Two Counts of Burglary
A 27 year old man Thomas Harrison Jump was jailed on two counts of first degree burglary after police found him asleep in J L Copeland’s apartment on Lindsay Street. Detectives tied Jump to burglaries at Mangum and English Streets and to a trespassing warrant. He remains held pending a preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Harrison Jump
Vail St
Jump
Mangum St
English St
J. L. Copeland
Lindsay St
Copeland
R. W. Brown
Mangum Ave
Johnny Hundley
James L. Kimmons
Hundley
Granville Queen
Lassell
Police mislisted address for suspect in support case
A resident says John Giles, 22, black, was wrongly identified on a warrant as living at 408 Vail St. Police records also list 504 Hobson St as his address. Giles was arrested over the weekend for failure to support an illegitimate child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Giles
Vail St
Giles
Hobson St
Deaths and Funerals of Local Residents
Obituaries and funeral notices for John William Blackwell 77 of Springfield Community and Edmonia Hollingsworth, Ben C. Hyder 45, Josie Armentrout 87, Eva Emerson 67, and Daniel Huffman 58. Details include birthplaces, family survivors, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements in High Point and Keezletown.
Prayer for TOAY Mercy and Divine Presence
Prayer asking divine mercy to keep minds fearless hearts gentle and lives pure through Christ Amen. Signed Joseph KR Sizoo professor of religion The George Washington University Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christ
Joseph KR
Sizoo
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Funeral services for William F. Freeman
Funeral services for William F. Freeman 55 president of William F Freeman Inc Engineers and Architects were held at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church with Rev William P Price officiating Pallbearers included W W Gluyas B S Saunders and W A Sloan Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park Freeman died in local hospital early Saturday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben C. Hyder
Altamahan Baptist Church
C. H. Stanfield
G. F. Overstreet
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Eva Emerson
Eva Moser Emerson
Main St. Methodist Church
H. G. Allen
Oakwood Park Cemetery
Odis Moser
Gilbert Bennett
Alex Moser
Bill Lane
Hubert Bowers
Joe Scott
Coelwell Moser
Daniel D. Huffman
Thomasville
Daniel Dewey Huffman
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
C. A. Rhinehart
Glenn Harris
Mack Hedrick
Odell Hunt
Roy Hunt
Opal Ferrell
Joe Harris
Mr. Huffman
Montlieu Ave
William F. Freeman
Greenway Dr
Saint Mary's Epiccopal Church
William P. Price
W. W. Gluyas
S. Saunders
S. Snyder
C. C. Tilley
W. J. Swindell
C. J. Jones
E. Jensen
W. A. Sloan
Oakwood Memorial Park
Veteran Robert Greer 56 Dies in Philadelphia Hospital
Robert S. Greer, 56, died at Philadelphia General Hospital at 3 a.m. after six months of declining health. Born September 3, 1899, in Davidson County, he moved to High Point 54 years ago and served in World War I. He w as married twice, first to Pauline Pore who died in 1945, then to Gertrude Proctor. Surviving: his wife in High Point, a son Robert B. Greer Jr. of Mount Olive, NJ, two sisters F R Hearne and Stanton Cecil, a brother Roland J. Greer of Philadelphia, and 15 nieces and nephews. Burial pending arrival of next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Blackwell
Springfield Rd
Mr. Blackwell
Cherokee County
S. C
Robert and
Mary Blake Blackwell
Springfield
Jonesville
Allen Jay Baptist Church
Edmonia Hollingsworth
Route 4
High Point
L. Blackwell
Marshall M
J. Haner
Troy W. Blackwell
C. B. Harey
Leo L. Briles
Columbia
Eunice Harris
Viola Riley
Bell Cattery
George Wallace
Lloyd Garner
Reavis Memorial Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Robert S. Greer
Philadelphia General Hospital
Philadelphia
Mr. Greer
Davidson County
Alf Nelson
Mary Foust Greer
U. S
Pauline Pore
Gertrude Proctor
Robert 8. Greer Jr
Mount Olive
N. J
F. R. Hearne
Stanton Cecil
Roland J. Greer
Pa.; and 15 Nieces and Nephews. Yunares
Hasty Larceny Case to Be Tried Today
Two High Point men William Frazier and Henderson Bailey face larceny and evil charges in Recorder's Court in Thomasville for thefts from a Hasty Community farm. The dam valued at about 29 dollars and a piggy bank were stolen on Oct. 7 and 8. Bailey held by deputies. Frazier arrested in High Point yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
High Point
Recorder's Court
William Frazier
Leonard St
Henderson Bailey
Frazier
Bailey
I. A. Simpkins
Simpkins
Houston Douglas
Brown St
Douglas
Thomas Coleman
Church St
Recorder's ‘Court
Jack Wray
W. Green St
Fisher Ferry St
Wray
Crashes Near Each Other On Albertson Road Early Today
Two traffic accidents occurred within 50 feet and 25 minutes on Albertson Rd. at 6:40 and 7:05 a.m. Franklin Mann, 18, of Thomasville, was cited for failing to yield and John Wesley Saunders, 27, of 2308 Fala St., involved in the first crash. Clarence J. Rhew, 23, of Route 5, collided with a truck in the second crash. Rhew was charged with driving on the wrong side. Fred Howard Craver, 29, of Route 2, drove the truck. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertson Rd
Franklin Mann
Thomasville
John Wesley Saunders
Fala St
Clarence J. Rhew
Route 5
Rhew
Fred Howard Craver
New Secretary Elected At FHA Meet
A Iredell County school girl, Clyde Templeton of Union Grove School, was named state secretary of Future Homemakers of America during a District Seven rally at Thomasville High School. Attendance reached 873, with 788 girls from 56 high schools in 14 counties, plus faculty advisors, mothers, a father, and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Iredell County
Future Homemakers of America
Clyde Templeton
Union Grove
FHA
Templeton
Becky Shuping
Boyden High School
Salisbury
Jeanette Liong
Indonesia
Pfeiffer College
Lisa Lookke
Norway
Rowan County
Thomasville High School
Carolyn Edwards
Eloise Buie
Asheboro Man New President of Woodmen
Carl Stout of Asheboro elected president of the Daniel Boone Woodmen of the World at the group’s annual fall convention in Thomasville. Ed Alston Greensboro and Charles York Asheboro named new officers. dinner at Fair Grove Church featured L C Bruce of Siler City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Carl Stout
Asheboro
Daniel Boone Olling Association
Woodman
Stout
Ed Alston
Greensboro
Charles York
Luther Clemmons
Stultz
Rural Hall
J. W. Ellington
High Point
Fair Rove Methodist Church
L. C. Bruce
Siler City
Supreme Forest Circle
Woman's Organization
The
WOW
Neilie Marsh
Sadie Vaughn
Ruth Barber
Poe
Ruth Burkhead
Rena Gibbs
Pleasant Garden
Clester Ward
Bertie Conrad
Winston-Salem
Mary Pruitt
Madie Bohannon
Kathleen Jarrett
Adolescent Fires at Fairview St School Admit Guilt
An 11 year old student at Fairview St School admitted starting two fires during a recess on the second floor. He told Principal and Detective Leak he acted on a whim amid talk of fires. The fires caused very slight damage in supply closets and the youth is in Relations Court care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview St
H. Leak
Repo
Leak
Res
M. L. Gray
Cooler Weather Seen For Area
The area faces cool, partly cloudy conditions with scattered light frost tonight. Tomorrow stays partly cloudy and cool with a chance of light showers. The high today was 63, tonight 38, and tomorrow 60. Last night’s low reached 38.
Lake Dragged In Search For Missing Man
Asheboro search teams dragged a private lake behind Richland Baptist Church to locate Glenn Jones a 48 year old furniture worker missing since Saturday morning. Deputies volunteers and explorers scoured the area near Pur Gatory Mountain and the church off Highway 902 with the car still at the church and no sign of Jones. He is described as six feet tall 165 pounds with graying dark hair and was last seen wearing overalls and a blue or grey shirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Sheriff's Department
Richland Baptist Church
Glenn Jones
Center St
Church
van Saea
Purgatory Mount
Jones
Siler City
Farmers Elect Committee Members in Guilford County
Guilford County farmers vote Tuesday to elect three committeemen and two alternates in each of 21 communities for the Agriculture and Stabilization committees. Top vote-getter in each area becomes chairman and delegate to the Oct 27 county convention in Greensboro. The county committee will oversee a $100,000 plus program and related conservation and tobacco acreage allotment payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
J. L
ASC
Greensboro
Thomas
Sunday Auto Crashes Cost over $1,300
Three weekend crashes caused more than 1300 in damages. A passenger was shaken in a Wise Street collision. T W Chapman 70 and Ray F King 22 were involved in another crash with modest vehicle damage. A driver fled after hitting a utility pole on Lind say Street. Two motorists faced red light violations at Willowbrook and Commerce Street, with damages totaling 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silla Chapman
Anderson St
Wise and Grace Sts
T. W. Chapman
Ray F. King
Richland Ave
Lindsay St
Parkway
Ne Ae
Vail St
Dri Rica
Willowbrook
Commersee St
J. J. Wheeler
Trinity
J. A. Peace
High Point
Wheeler
Meeting Slated By Electrical Engineers
A Mid-State Sub section meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers is planned for tomorrow at 7 30 p m at High College. Durward L Maddocks of Stinson Arey and Hall will speak on engineering and architecture and local building trends in the South. A panel of engineers including R F Arey, W R James Jr, E Lowenstein, C A Rhodes Jr, and L F Voorhees will discuss architecture advantages and features and panelists will add follow up remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettisal
South
Durward L. Maddocks
Winston-Salem
Stinson
Arey and Hall
Maddock
R. F. Arey
Stinson, Arey and
Hall
Winston Salem
W. R. James Jr
Lashmit
James, Brown and Pollock
E. Lowenstein
Lowenstein - Atkinson Associates
Greensboro
W. R. Rigny
Watson and Hart
C. A. Rhodes Jr
James, Brown
Pollock
L. F. Voorhees
Voorhees and
Everhart
High Point
Labor's Meeting Closes in North Carolina CIC Convention
Delegates of the North Carolina State Industrial Union Council elected Julius Frye as president with H D Lisk moving to the board of directors. New officers include Carle Drye and J William Holden While addressing the group CIO regional director Paul R Christopher praised unions for stabilizing the economy and urged continued organizing as about 200 members attended to hear labor leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina State Industrial Union Council
CIC
Julius Frye
Greensboro
H. D. Lisk
Charlotte
Carle M. Drye
Badin
J. William Holden
Kernersville
Lisk
John F. Klutz
Luther Jackson
Henderson
Florence Crimnon
Waynesville
Sam Scott
Winston- Salem
B. L. Norman
Richard S. Hanne
Wilmington
Jackie Farrabee
Lexington
Willie Speer
Winston-Salem
Paul R. Christopher
CIO
Knoxville
Tenn
United States
Christopher
Ramseur minister dies in Randolph County crash
Cullom Cone Stutts aged 44 of Ramseur, a part time minister, died after his car rear ended a vehicle driven by William Ray Thomas of Ramseur and Kannapolis near Ramseur. Police believe Stutts may have fallen asleep. there were no skid marks. He died at Randolph County Hospital after the 11:20 p.m. crash, while Thomas was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Ramseur
Randolph County
Cullom Cone Stutts
Siler City
Stutts
William Ray Thomas
Kannapolis
Thomas
Concord
Randolph County Hospital
Leaders Named for Citywide Halloween Party
J. W. Morgan and Dick Culler were named co chairs of the executive committee for the Citywide Halloween Party to be held Monday night October 31. Morgan chairs the civic committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Culler heads the High Point Merchants Association. The event, a joint effort of the Chamber, merchants group and city parks and recreation department, will run in two divisions on Main Street and at Washington Terrace race Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Morgan
Dick Culler
Morgan
Chamber of Commerce
Culler
High Point Merchants Assn
Merchants’ Group
City Parks and Recreation Department
Main St
Washington Tere Race Park
Smoking In Bed Blamed For Local Fire
Arthur Whitlock 44 is charged with carelessly setting fire to a mattress while smoking in bed in a room at 701 Fairview Street. Firemen answered at 2 10 a m and Whitlock admitted causing the blaze. He is free on $100 bond awaiting Municipal Court trial scheduled for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
Arthur Whitlock
Fairview St
Laura Gray
Whitlock
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82Nd Airborne
Piedmont Gop
ODD Fellows
Mace
Wymer Moore
Anderson W
Mill St
Moore
Irvin Collins
Jamestown Rd
Charles Britt
Welborn St
Eugene Pridgen
W. Willis St
Hubert C. Goforth
Winston - Salem
Friay
Robert L. Monthro
Kivett Dr
Ben Kennedy
Booker St
J. J. Jackson
Jamestown
John W. Blackwell
Josie Armentrout
Josie A. Armentrout
James C. Armentrout
Oak View Nursing Home
Mrs. Armentrout
Rockingham County
Jacob and
Rennie Bear Armentrout
Church of the Brethren
Harrisonburg
Armentrout
Dora Friddle
Arlington, Va
G. V. Gladwell Sr
P. A. ‘Armentrout
C. H. Armentrout
J. J
L. C. Armentrout
C. C. Armentrout
Falls Church
Keezletown Methodist Church
Keezletown
Keezletown Cemetery
Roberts
GREER
Robert E. Bencini Jr
Archie Myatt
Janet Langley
Kit Carson
Capt
Ewing Young
Missouri
Taos
N. M
Russ Winterbotham
Ed Kudlaty
Yous
Kit
Young
Goor
NEA Semice
Ang
Woodmen
Lake
Labor
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