Attempted purse snatch reported to city police
A woman told officers at 9 05 last night two Negro boys about 15 tried to snatch her purse as she walked with her son along West Broad Street near Broad Street Service Station. She described one as medium height and stocky and the other short and slender. Police had no leads at press time.
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Apar
West Broad Street
Dorothy Craver
West Green Street
Broad Street
Broad
Elm Street
Eddie Robertson
Elizabeth Street
George Ford
Robertson
Ford
John Frank Jordan
Resty State Way
Marie Nelson
Baptist Street
Marie Holly
Hobson Street
Negro Suffered Leg Injuries In Pomona Road Crash
A High Point man, Charlie Hamlin 44, sustained a broken leg and possible head injuries when a car left the road on a curve on Pomona Road near Deep River Church. Ruby Hemingway and Paul Lawrence Ellis, both at 1436 Olga Street, were passengers. Hemingway owned the car. Hamlin was admitted to High Point Memorial Hospital. damage estimated at 700 dollars.
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High Point
Pomona Road
State Highway Patrol
Charlie Hamlin
Furlough Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
E. D. Young
Ruby Hemingway
Paul Lawrence Ellis
Olga Street
Young
Deep River Church
Ellis
Charlie Pierce
Kivett Drive
Pierce
Jimmy G. Cox
Route 4
Cox
Charles T. Bolton
Kivett
Bolton
Peace Drive To Be Tested In Korea Armistice Talks
Communists propose to exchange all prisoners on a voluntary basis to end the war in Korea. Observers at Munsan’s Freedom Village expect rapid progress if offers are in good faith. Talks would cover exchange of sick and wounded, renewal of full armistice negotiations, and voluntary repatriation after an armistice, likely taking weeks.
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Korea
Munsan
Freedom Village
U. N
Peace overtures amid Soviet crackdown on Jewish targets
Reported disclosures claim confessions by Soviet officials about killing Andrei A. Zhdanov and Alexander S. Shcerbakov and plotting to murder five armed forces leaders through improper treatments. Israel welcomes justice and a return to normal Soviet relations despite a Tel Aviv legation bombing and Russia severing ties on February 12.
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Andrei A. Zhdanov
Alexander S. Shcerbakov
Israel
Tel Aviv
Soviet Union
Russia
Stalin
Funeral rites for Roy Cleve Herman held in two churches
Funeral services for Roy Cleve Herman, 60, were conducted at Sechrest chapel by Dr. Dwight Ware. Graveside rites followed at Elmwood cemetery in Charlotte with Rev. Glenn McCulley officiating. Herman, an employee of W. F. Mauldin Inc., died en route to hospital after a heart attack en route Friday at 12:30 AM.
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Roy Cleveland Herman
Sechrest Chapel
Dwight Ware
Jamestown Methodist Church
Glenn McCulley
First Methodist Church of
Charlotte
Elmwood Cemetery
Herman
W. F. Mauldin, Inc
William and Mary Apartments
Mrs Sallie McCrary Dies After Stroke in Pinehurst
Mrs Sallie M McCrary 68 widow of J O McCrary died in Moore County Hospital Pinehurst after declining health. She visited her son in Carthage Tuesday suffered a stroke Wednesday and died Saturday. Born May 10 1884 in Moore County she lived in the city 25 years at 700 East Green Street. Surviving son S E Battley daughter Ethel Muse sister Mrs W D Patishall brother Henry C Hales two grandchildren two great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 3 pm from Green Street Baptist Church with Dr L B Reavis officiating. Burial Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Sallie M. McCrary
J. O. McCrary
Moore County Hospital
Pinehurst
N. C
Carthage
Moore County
Henry and
Augusta McLean Hales
East Green Street
Green Street
Samuel Battley
S. E. Battley
Ethel B. Muse
Raleigh
W. D. Patishall
Henry C. Hales
Los Angeles
California
Green Street Baptist Church
Tor
L. B. Reavis
Koonce Funeral Home
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Funeral services for Pfc. William R. Holston
Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 30 PM at Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church for Pfc. William R. Holston 20 who died from injuries in a parachute jump at Fort Campbell Kentucky He will be buried at Floral Garden Park Cemetery with Rev J C Reynolds and Rev M C Connor officiating
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Pfc
William R
Billy) Holston
Fort Campbell
Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
J. C. Reynolds
M. C. Connor
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Short at First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie W Short, 57, wife of Henry T Short, who died suddenly at 307 Montheu Avenue, will be held Monday at 11 am from the First Baptist Church by Rev A S Hale. Entombment follows at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Annie W. Short
Henry T. Short
Montheu Avenue
First Baptist Church
A. S. Hale
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Perry To File For Mayor
Dr. Perry announced he would file for mayor after pressure from friends in the past two weeks. Mayor Kearns had said he would not run, Jesse Washburn declined a candidacy, and Democratic leaders work to assemble a Council slate as the field remains unsettled.
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Dr. Perry
Kearns
Jesse Washburn
Washburn
McManus Back In New York In Court Plea And Flights
McManus refuses legal representation as Iowa Illinois Minnesota pursue charges tied to multiple slayings. Court visits by his father precede his transfer to New York where authorities arrange transport on a Gannet plane with police and reporters aboard.
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Betty Grable
Diane
McManus
Mgse McManus
Valley Stream
N. Y
New York
youngcManus
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Korea
Rochester
Gannett
Git
Easter Peace Hopes as Eisenhowers Plan White House Easter
President and Mrs. Eisenhower will attend Easter services and revive the White House lawn egg rolling on Easter Monday. The event last occurred 12 years ago during the Roosevelt era as NATO marks its fourth anniversary and the president warns peace requires strength and unity. Soviet announcements claim 15 doctors blamed for assassinations are innocent, fueling tensions with Israel and promising a possible thaw in Israeli Soviet ties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelts
Executive
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Moscow
Israel
Tel Aviv
Easter Sunrise Services Across America Draw Thousands
Across the nation crowds gather on hills and in parks from Mt. Davidson in California to Mill Mountain in Virginia for sunrise ceremonies. Major multistation services occur at Arlington Cemetery near Washington, D C and at venues including Mt Rushmore South Dakota and Corpus Christi Texas with communities, parades, and concerts accompanying the religious observances.
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San Francisco
Seven Hills
Wichita
Lawton
Okla
Arlington Cemetery
Potomac
Virginia
Mill Mountain
Roanoke
Famed
Natural Bridge
Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shrine of Democracy
Mt. Rushmore
South Dakota
Black Hills
Carl Lockey
Lizard Butte
Marsing
Idaho
Mt. Helix
San Diego
Calif
Carnmore Mountain
North Conway
N. H
Cathedral of the Pines
Rindge
Mt. Rubidoux
Riverside
Rim of
Public Hall
Radio City Music Hall
New York
Indianapolis
Monument Circle
Marion
Ind
Atlanta
Winston-Salem
N. C
Philadelphia
Seattle
Wash
Texas
The
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Corpus Christi
Hollywood Bow
Los Angeles
Dallas
Drys Rally For Liquor Referendum Amid House Fight
Dry forces marshal strength for a statewide liquor referendum as legislators debate timing and authority. Rep H M Moore threatens recall action while Speaker Bost defends implied authority. A separate race track bill and budget measures also stir the General Assembly in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
N.C
General Assembly
Adam J. Whitley
Johnston County
Whitley
House
House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
H. M. Moore
Clay County
Moore
Drys
Eugene Bost
Bost
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Onslow County
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