Poison Whisky Arrests And Other City Beat
A 23 year old Kivett Drive resident Joe Lewis Johnson is held on 100 bond after police say the half gallon of illegal whisky he possessed contained lead salts. Theodore Nelson and Juanita Moffitt also face 200 bonds for possessing non tax paid whisky. Other cases include Beatrice Allred charged with assault with a deadly weapon for harming her husband, and Frank Abernathy held on a larceny warrant for stealing 50 dollars from Margaret McClammery. Traffic violations involve Paul Schaber and Alexander Groves with bonds of 200 each.
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Kivett Drive
Joe Lewis Johnson
George T. Leverette
Johnson
Theodore Nelson
S. Spring Street
Juanita Moffitt
Grayson Street
Beatrice Allred
Parks Street
Allred
Frank Abernathy
S .Main Street
Abernathy
Margaret McClammery
Paul H. Schaber
Fayetteville
Alexander E. Groves
Johnson Street
Schaber
Groves
North Carolina
Nobles
Dockery
Haworth
Dorsett
Bobby Lee Stamey
Clara Cox
Stamey
Arthur Chorost
Colonial Drive
Frances Shusky
Route 2
Chorost
Employment Security Commission
Robert Lee Teague
David Leon Beeson
Route 3
Dallas Austin Collins
Gordon Street
Andrew Mack
Bobby David Witcher
Jamestown
Bob Ray Harrison
Rocky Mount
Stanton May Stubblefield
Burlington
Gavin To Speak In Lexington
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Robert L. Gavin will be the principal speaker at a Davidson County Republicans gathering in the municipal clubhouse Lexington after a 7 o clock dinner. Attorney Sim A. Delapp noted Gavin would address a large GOP gathering in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Robert L. Gavin
Davidson County
Sim A. Delapp
North Carolina
Gavin
Humidity Gone Says Weatherman Forecast
The weatherman at Friendship reports humidity is gone but temperatures will stay mostly unchanged until Thursday. Forecasts call for a high near 88 after a low of 66 with possible scattered thundershowers Wednesday and Thursday. Today's high 87 and low 64, with continued warm weather anticipated.
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Friendship
Greensboro Driver Runs Red Light Causes Car Rollover
A 34 year old Greensboro resident Ernest Francis Baffa was injured when his foreign car rolled over after being struck by Richard F Buck who entered N Main Street on a green light. Baffa, charged with red light violation, suffered back injuries and was taken to Moses Cone Hospital. Buck and other driver Emma Hudson Vaughn were involved in a second collision. Embler was charged with improper backing. Damages totaled 185 dollars.
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Greensboro
N. Main Street
Baffa
N. Main
Buck Auto
Emma Hudson Vaughn
Riverside Dr
Harvey Lee Embler
E. Lexington Ave
Vaughn
East Lexington
Embler Auto
Embler
Primm Named To Rec Board In Thomasville
Richard Primm was appointed to the Recreation Commission to fill the vacancy created by Joe Berrier’s resignation after moving from town. The council also noted the resignations of George Finch, chair of the City Planning Commission, and Mrs. Glenn Pennington. Mayor Hundley referred replacements to the personnel committee.
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Thomasville
Richard Primm
Recreation Commission
Joe Berrier
Berrier
George Finch
City Planning Commission
Glenn Pennington
George Hundley
Finch
Pennington
Neighborhood Hires Lawyer To Press Annexation Petition
Northeast High Point residents planned to hire an attorney to pursue annexation into the High Point school district. A state law blocks a required vote before next July, making the switch unlikely this year. Residents accuse officials of foot dragging as they seek city school access for Beaucrest and nearby streets, noting 300 names on the petition.
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High Point
Jamestown
County School Board
City Board
Beaucrest Road
Guyer Street
Woodruff Street
East Avenue
Spencer Avenue
St. John Stret
Dallas Street
Dogwood Drive
Echo Satellite to Be Visible Over High Point Tonight
Uncle Sam's new communications satellite will appear four times over High Point tonight and tomorrow. The 10 story aluminum sphere may be visible for more than ten minutes at each pass and will move slowly despite speeds exceeding 15000 miles per hour. Appearances include 8 35 p m south to northeast at 47 degrees 10 34 p m north to northeast at 56 degrees 12 48 a m north to northeast at 42 degrees and 2 34 a m north to southeast at 60 degrees.
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Echo I
Uncle Sam
High Point
Court Action in Asheboro Over Traffic Violations
A Asheboro court sentenced Paul Robert Miller and others on multiple counts. Miller received 22 months on the roads for driving during license revocation drunken driving and a prohibition law violation. Other defendants faced sentences for hit and run drunkenness speeding and larceny with suspended terms and fines.
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Asheboro
Paul Robert
Bobby) Miller
Carolina Motor Court
Miller
Byron Haworth
Paul Ellis
Meredith Street
Herbert Johnson
Hoover Street
Ellis
Johnson
Mildred Watson
Willowbrook Street
Pete Nobles
Riverside Drive
Billy Joe Dockery
Guilford Avenue
Fletcher M. Dorsett
Nathan Hunt Drive
Watson
Citizens For Gavin Organizes North Carolina Movement
J N Rawleigh Jr state chairman announces a steering committee for Citizens for Gavin in High Point with officers led by Billy Sheroff as general chairman. The group aims to elect Robert Gavin as governor and will establish county organizations within 45 days with a local HQ at Modern Music Co. in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
J. N. Rawleigh Jr
Jack Slane
R. T. Amos Jr
W. A Tomlinson
Larry Marsden
J. M. Young
Allen Mebane
James H. Millis
Henry Dowdy
John Crowder
Jay Williard
William C
Billy) Sheroff
Robert Davis
Tillman Thomas
Marsden
Thayer Coggins
Rawleigh
Citizens Group
Robert Gavin
N. Main St
Modern Music Co
North Carolina
Local GOP Plans Nixon Motorcade to Greensboro
High Point Republicans will travel as a group to the War Memorial Coliseum in Greensboro to see Vice President Richard Nixon. A motorcade will form at 6 15 p.m. from the Kroger Store parking lot on S Main Street, with 100 to 150 automobiles joining the trip and a 6 40 departure. Parking and seats at the coliseum will be reserved for motorcade members, and invitations have drawn strong response. The motorcade is sponsored by the local GOP and Citizens for Gavin.
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High Point
Main
High
Willowbrook
Commerce Streets
War Memorial Coliseum
Greensboro
Richard Nixon
Kroger
S. Main Street
Colliseum
GOP
Citizens For Gavin
Main Street
Wood
Globe Furniture Co
Linwood Place
Summit Road
Lindale Street
Big Bear Supermarket
S. Main
Linden
Branch Streets
High Point Council Acts on Traffic Banners and Dump Rules
City Council ordered police to check traffic on North Main between Farriss and a agona in response to resident complaints. It also moved to curb banners across streets and to study dump regulations after a near catastrophe at the Kivett Drive site involving explosive chemicals.
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N. Main
High Point
Farriss
Gona
Council
Kivett
Lynwood Smith
Man Killed When Car Hits Truck Near Pomona Road
A 20 year old Winston-Salem man Otis Aldine Kiger Jr died when his eastbound car struck the rear of a parked gasoline tanker on Interstate 40 near Pomona Road. The tanker driver Dalton Stephenson 43 Raleigh was unhurt. The collision caused 2900 gallons of gasoline to spill but no fire. The car was a total loss and Kiger was taken to Forbis and Dick Funeral Home.
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Winston-Salem
Pomona Road
Otis Aldine Kiger Jr
Old
Rural Hall Rd
Kiger
Rogers Transportation Co
Raleigh
Dalton Stephenson
Stephenson
Riger
Forbis & Dick Funeral Home
Greensboro
Pinecroft- Sedgefield
Prayer for Tuesday Night Rest and Restoration
A religious note from Richard L. James of Riverside Avenue Christian Church Jacksonville Florida includes a prayer asking for rest and restoration of bodily powers. It requests peace through the night and alignment with God’s will after night ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Richard L. James
Jacksonville, Fla
Riverside Avenue Christian Church
Four TV firms argue for Channel Eight license before FCC
Washington AP Four television companies appeal for a Greensboro High Point Channel Eight license. High Point Television Co Tri Cities Jefferson Standard and Southern bid with distinct plans and affiliations. Each asserts equity diversity and strong local service while criticizing rivals for ownership concentration and conflicts of interest.
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Washington
Telvision
The
Communications Commission
High Point
High Point Television Co., Inc
Greensboro
Tri - Cities Broadcasting Co
Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting ‘Co
Southern
Commission
Wfmy-Tv
George W. Lyles Jr
Winston-Salem
Wou
James W. Coan
Winston-Selem
N.C
Winston-Salem Broadcasting Co
High Point TV
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Weatherman
E. Farriss
Primm
Rec
High Point Enterprise
FUSL
Lrate
Echo
Furniture Building
Dal Bayles
Citizens For
Nixon Motorcade
Southern Railway Co
Prospect Street
Harold Cheek
Check
Rotary Drive
Phillips Street
High Point Station
E Cities
Tri-Cities
Greensboro - High Point
Jefferson
Tri - Cities
Ralph C. Price
Tri- Cities
Wfmy - TV
Wunc-Tv
Chapel Hill
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