Robbers Shoot Store Owner in Thomasville Holdup
In Thomasville on Friday at 4 30 p m two men robbed the Black store on Holly Grove Road wounding Ollie Black in the leg. Neighbors from miles around rushed to the scene as authorities searched for the suspects who fled in a beat up 50 Ford after stealing cash and Mrs Black s wallet from the counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Warren
Thomasville
Black
Holly Grove Road
Mrs. Black
James Black
Jay Black
Jay
Alt Oceans Eeng
Raymond Black
Fireman Hurt In Local Blaze At Thomasville Chair Co
Thomasville Scene notes a minor injury to a fireman after extinguishing a blaze at the Thomasville Chair Company. The piece features a humorous aside about Cedric and rumors, then laments a week of odd car troubles that defy explanation and vanish once serviced.
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Hall
Thomasville
Cedric
Willie
Six Die In One Mile Stretch On N C 24
A sequence of crashes on N C 24 left six dead and several injured near Swansboro. Richard R Martin and Vincent J Cosetta both of Camp Lejeune were among the victims. The highway patrol linked Patterson and three New Bern women to the initial wreck and noted a second collision occurred about 1.1 miles away.
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Swansboro
N.C
Richard R. Martin
Here
Vincent J. Cosetta
Camp Lejeune
Camp Lejeune Marine Base
Henry van Patterson
Lejeune
Springfield
Ohio
New Bern
Silma Norman Whitford
Cathleen Chadwick Powell
Eva Brantley Miller
Highway Patrol
Patterson
Jean Dunn Scott
Carry Lee
Brunellie
State mottos reflect language diversity in U S history
Hawaii adopts Hawaiian Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono as state motto. California uses Eurieka, Minnesota uses L Etoile du Nord, Montana uses Oro y Plata, and Washington uses Al ki. The Book of the States notes varied languages for official mottos.
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Chicago
Hawaii
California
Minnesota
Montana
Washington
France links 5513 miles of canals and rivers
About 5513 miles of canals and navigable rivers cross France carrying more than 66 million tons of materials and merchandise annually.
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France
Solve A Crime Solution Note on ice and academy acres
The passage notes the cottage electricity was off for a month yet ice cubes were obtained from the fridge for a drink. It also states the West Point Military Academy reservation spans more than 15 063 acres.
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Cartwright
West Point Military Academy Reservation
Stevens to Acquire Angle Silk Mills Stock
J P Stevens & Co plans to buy a majority of Angle Silk Mills common stock of Rocky Mount Virginia and operate Angle as a subsidiary. L J Carter executive VP said machinery changes will boost production and notices were mailed to stockholders about the offer.
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Greensboro
Angle Silk Mills, Inc
Rocky Mount
J. P. Stevens & Co
L. J. Carter
Stevens
Angle
Carter
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Glen
J. D. Clinard
Wille Rumple
Bob Mitchell
Paul Shore
Odell Smith
Warner’‘S Transfer & Storage Co
FHA
Bedford Sales CO
N. Wrenn ST
CALL
A. Benfield
Beaucrest RD
High Point Commandery No
Knights Templar
William Underwood
E. L. Green
Perpetual
N. Main St
High Point
Lier
Hances
Pine ST
Arrett’s
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