Deaths and Funerals in High Point Area
Multiple obituaries from Trinity and High Point include Earl Thornsbury 55, a disabled coal miner, died after a heart attack. William Dockery Jr. died after years of ill health. Wade Otis Crofts 64 and Henry MacLean Sinclair 69 had services in Miami Beach and Winter Haven. Robert Nelm Kirby 55 of Thomasville died after 15 days in hospital. services set at Hoover's and Brown New Calvary Baptist Church with burials at local cemeteries.
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Earl Thornsbury
Trinity
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Thornsbury
Stone
Floyd
Elsie Porter Thornsbury
Anna Peters
Thurman Michael
Bobby Ray
Terry Quintin
Charles Timothy Thornsbury
Frances Sherron Bowling
Mansfield
Ohio
Harold
Huey Thornsbury
Salem
Hubert Thornsbury
Logan St
Dee Thornsbury
Statesville
Josephine Metts
Orlando
Fla
Athelene Hall
Michigan
Harold C. Davis
William Dockery JR
Barbee St
Dockery
William Penn High School
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Parthenia Dockery
James Dockery
High Point
Jack Dockery
Roanoke Rapids
Alonzo Dockery
Long Island
N.Y
Barbara Phiffer
Concord
Ethel Leach
Wilson
Hoover's
Funeral Home
J. C. Stanley
Carolina Biblical Garden
Funeral
H. M. Sinclair
Miami Beach
Fila
Henry MacLean Sinclair
Collins Ave
All. Souls Episcopal Church
Pomeroy H. Hartman
Scott Morris
Oaklawn Cemetery
Winter Haven
Mr. Sinclair
North Carolina
Miami
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
University of Florida
N.C
Henry Frazier
Myrtle Desk Co
Jean Sinclair
Richard Nagode
Cleveland
Mac Sinclair
Carson Sinclair
Tallahassee
R. N. Kirby
Thomasville
Robert Nelm Kirby
Fairway Ave
Community General Hospital
Mr. Kirby
Ansonville
Cain
Viola Tyson Kirby
Brown New Calvary Baptist Church
Davidson Pride Mason Lodge
Abdallah Shrine Temple
Rose of Sharon Order
Eastern Star
Gray Concrete Pipe Co
Rosa Little Kirby
Claudia Reid
Dorothy Thomas
Winston-Salem
Shirley Kirby
Larry Kirby
William Kirby
Eula M. Anderson
Pearl Walker
Charlotte
Ornie Sturdivant
Flossie Davis
Albemarle
Clyde Kirby
J. W. Flake
Thomas Hairlip
Jobs From Highways In Washington Report
The Road Information Program says fifteen million people work in highway passenger and freight transportation and related industries. The highway transportation sector generates over 250 billion dollars annually in goods and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Road Information Program
TRIP
Fewer CETA Workers Needed Than Expected
Guilford County will trim the CETA cleanup phase after confirming only 58 roadside dumps and insufficient trash to justify all 38 cleanup positions. With 16 vacancies remaining, officials will reallocates funds to other CETA projects or agencies if unused. Plans call for review by month’s end to decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
Kenneth White
Grants
White
Seagrove Man Charged With Murder
Randolph County authorities charged Ronald Fred Maness of Seagrove with murder after a man shot another man who allegedly entered a mobile home uninvited. Newell and Sean Thomas occupied the home where Maness was found dead. Thomas claimed self defense and is jailed without bond awaiting an initial hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Seagrove
Randolph County
Carl Moore
Ronald Fred Maness
Newell
Sean Thomas
Moore
Thomas
Maness
Voters Turnout Across Precincts in Primary Ballot
Reported turnout peaked at 80 by 10 a.m with many polls in the 10 to 20 voter range. Registrar Harriet Mattes notes elderly residents at the Presbyterian Home voting en route to meals. The Democratic primary fields 11 candidates for seven remaining November slots while incumbents Burford Patterson and Fine seek re‑election alongside three Republican contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Recreation Center
Presbyterian Home
Harriet Mattes
Sam Burford
Judy Mendenhall
Anthony Chiofalo
H.O. Williams
Mary Jarrell
Mark McDaniel
Archie Myatt
Scott Parker
Becky Smothers
Joe B. Patterson
Ron Anderson
Doris Lindsay
Paul Fine
William Bennett
Transcript details in Schoch hearings and disputed indictments
The record shows hearings offering Raulston up to six months, signed by Williams Schoch Raulston and Donna Amos though no judge signed. Williams cites Santobello v New York to claim one prosecutor can bind others and challenges the Grand Jury indictments as improper. Judge Alexander states Schoch claimed to have appeared in Superior Court with DA Raymond Alexander and was advised by Judge Charles Kivett that bills of information with a plea bargain were proper to send cases to District Court.
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Raulston
Williams
Schoch
Donna Amos
Supreme Court
Santobello
New York
Alexander
Raymond Alexander
Charles Kivett
Clerk Clears Actions After Attorney’s Letter Regarding Docketing
Ms Amos disputes claims of exploitation by Mr Schoch and questions docketing errors. A letter notes the affidavit should remain private per her promise. A new affidavit reflecting her recollection is being prepared and will be sent to Shore when ready.
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Amos
Schoch
Memory science question from World Book annual to Leslie Johnson
Andy sends the 1977 World Book Science Year Annual to Leslie Johnson of Huntington Beach California age 11 for the question What Makes Us Remember Things The article discusses memory formation in the central nervous system and cerebral cortex noting learning repetition and visual imagery and mentions rewards of World Book volumes for readers of the month and week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Leslie Johnson
Huntington Beach
Calif
Thomasville seeks in county mental health center expansion
Dr Scott Craven a psychiatrist in Davidson County works to establish an in patient psychiatric service and strengthen emergency coverage He aims to treat local patients at Community General Hospital with staff privileges avoiding trips to Dorothea Dix or NC Baptist He is applying for privileges at Lexington and maintains on call 24 hours with deputies and law officers Craven earns 45000 annually and plans a private practice after hours and Saturdays
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Davidson County
Scott Craven
Community General Hospital
Dorothea Dix Hospital
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
N.C. Baptist Hospital
Craven
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Two Will Speak Cancer Series Continues in High Point
Dr Keeling Warburton and Dr Gary Biesecker will headline the Cancer Education for Adults series on Thursday at 7 30 p m in the High Point College science building. Warburton focuses on uterine cervical and ovarian cancers. Biesecker discusses breast cancer. The event, free to the public, is sponsored by the Oak Hollow Junior Woman's Club and the High Point Chapter of the American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeling Warburton
Gary Biesecker
High Point College
Warburton
University of Michigan Medical School
Medical College of Virginia
Submarine Medical Center
Groton, Conn
High Point
Oak Hollow Junior Woman's Club
American Cancer Society
The
Cancer Society
Clerk Of Court Charged With Disorderly Conduct
Joseph P. Shore the Guiford County Clerk of Court was charged with disorderly conduct after an arrest at Bi-Rite Supermarket in Greensboro He said he would plead guilty to avoid embarrassment but maintained he did nothing wrong The 37 year veteran clerk said he lost his temper over spoiled milk and bad peaches and did not threaten anyone or use abusive language Greensboro police declined to comment on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiford
Joseph P. Shore
Greensboro
Shore
Pleasant Garden Road
Judy Allen
Services Set For Professor Ham
Memorial services will be held at the Community Church in Chapel Hill for Dr. George C. Ham aged 6, who died at his home after a long illness. Ham joined the University of North Carolina School of Medicine faculty in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
George C. Ham
Ham
The
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Deputies Probe Thefts Of Three Bicycles
Deputies investigated theft reports involving three bicycles over the weekend. Gary Hickey reported two wheels removed from a bicycle valued at 221.50 on Ponce de Leon Road in Oak Hollow. A. B. Forward said a 10 speed bicycle valued at 150 was stolen from Fairlane Drive. Damages to a bulldozer owned by Smith and Jennings Grading on Hedgecock Road were also reported with no value given.
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Gary Hickey
Ponce de Leon Road
Oak Hollow
A. B. Forward
Fairlane Drive
Smith and Jennings
Hedgecock Road
Malibu Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thornsbury
W. C. Crotts
Wade Otis Crofts
N. Hamilton St
Mr. Crotts
Benjamin Harrison
Mary Lou Sumner Crotts
Arlene Wilson
U.S
Mount Gilead United
Orrell’s Funeral Home
Liberty Road
North Main
Farriss Avenue
Preferred Funeral Directors International
Harvey Clark Allen
Chestnut DR
Trindale RD
Archdale
Wilbur Meadows
Bill
Order of the Golden Rule
Sechrest
Lexington Ave
John Coy Autry
Antioch Baptist Church
Thomasville, N.C
SILER
Randolph ST
Natonal
Larry Harvell
Environmental Services
Harvell
State Dept. of Transportation
Sheriff's Department
Biesecker
University of Nebraska Medical School
Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Sheriff's Deputies
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