Accidents Take Toll In Rain Across City Streets
Several injuries reported in multiple rain slick crashes on Friday. Notable incidents include a 7:40 p.m. Rolling Road crash injuring driver Billie Hensley and passenger Pamela Gordon, plus charges for speeding. A 7 a.m. Kivett Drive crash injured passenger Bertha Ingram and cited drivers Annie Clark and Robert Ingram. Chestnut Street collision injuring Karen Watts, with licenses and insurance charges. Dozens faced charges including DUI as police held a busy night with multiple arrests and bonds set at 300 dollars. Additional cases include peeping tom, public drunkenness, hit and run, concealed weapon, and pyrotechnics issues.
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Woodlawn
Billie Marie Hensley
Rt. 5
Hensley
Pamela Gordon
Grayson Street
Kivett Drive
Annie Clark
Windley Street
Robert Ingram
Bertha Ingram
Chestnut Street
Karen Watts
Rt. 3
Billy Ray McMahan
McClain Place
John Freeman
Marywood Drive
Kirby Lee
Elder Road
John Steelman
Jamestown
Willie Cruthis
Andrew McRorie
North Avenue
Beatrice Hairston
Henley Street
Virgil Hunt
Randleman
James Odell Garland
Hobson Street
Kenneth Wike
W. Green Drive
Robert Bass
Cliffside Street
Old Dominion Holds Meet at Sheraton Hotel
Officials and salesmen of Old Dominion Freight Line gathered at the Sheraton Hotel for the annual operations and sales conference. Thirty five attendees in the Gold Room were welcomed by Mrs Lillian Crowder, board chairman, with Earl Congdon and J R Congdon among the executives present. The day covered improvements in sales and operations for the three state service area. Participants included C C White of Norfolk Don Mater of Richmond W A Jones Jr of Raleigh Clyde Hodges of Leaksville and J R Williams of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Dominion Freight Line
Sheraton Hotel
Gold Room
Lillian Crowder
Earl Congdon
J. R. Congdon
William Chestnutt Sr
C. C. White
Norfolk
Rain, Colder In Forecast For Weekend
Unseasonable warmth ends this weekend as temperatures fall from a high near 70 today to around 50 tonight and the low 50s on Sunday. Cloudy skies, mild conditions tonight, then cooling with a 60 percent rain chance tonight and 40 percent Sunday at Friendship Airport. Friday yielded a 73 degree high and 61 degree low the previous night.
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Friendship Airport
Insurance Racket Crackdown Outlined By Lanier In North Carolina
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Edwin Lanier said state investigators are closing in on a major insurance racket. He spoke before the High Point Kiwanis Club, warning rates will rise as auto accidents stay high unless trends are reversed. Lanier urged more staff and funding and noted the department’s $864000 budget with 98 employees could grow to add 36 positions to tighten regulation and curb market abuses.
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State Department of Insurance
Edwin Lanier
Lanier
High Point Kiwanis Club
General Assembly
Jerry Cole
Fred Alexander
Randy Shelton
Pete Boyles
Pete Schultheiss
Scot Parker
Bob Rankin
Glen Cole
John Remling
Ty Nelson
Fred Cates
Dick Fields
Bob Gray
Wayne Olson
al Sechrest
John Patseavouras
John Williams
Guy Shivers
Dewey Corn
Reyette Janice Thomas
Central High School
Phil Bouldin
Lowell Farlow
Trinity High School
City Parks Attendance Still High
A monthly digest by the High Point Parks and Recreation Department shows total attendance in November 1966 at 24,929, up from 24,507 in November 1965. The Teenage Talent Show at High Point Central High School drew 500 attendees. profits benefited the High Point Chapter of the Association for Retarded Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Parks and Recreation Department
High Point Central High School
Youth Council
High Point
Association For Retarded Children
Parks and Recreation
Ray Kisiah
Kisiah
Recreation Department
Search On For Possible Fire Victim
Asheboro Randolph Sheriff Lloyd Brown seeks a county resident possibly lost in a house fire at 1740 Brook Drive. Robert Stevenson may be involved as his wife found him absent after last night’s departure. Fire Chief John McGlohan said firefighters arrived too late at 4 14 a m to save the five or six room home south of Asheboro on U S 220.
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Asheboro
Randolph
Lloyd Brown
1740 Brook Dr
Brown
Robert Stevenson
Stevenson
U.S
John McGlohan
McGlohon
Wey
Pair Held On Drunk Charges In Randolph County
A High Point woman and a Thomasville man are jailed in Randolph County on public drunk charges. Deputies say more charges will follow for uttering worthless checks. Officers recovered a check writing machine tied to the bogus checks. Investigating with Randolph and Davidson sheriff offices, Gladys Britt of High Point and James Nealy of Thomasville remain jailed.
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Asheboro
Thomasville
Randolph County
Randolph
Lloyd Brown
Jim Greeson
Don Davis
Davidson County
Fred Sink
Gladys Britt
High Point
James Nealy
Lexington Avenue
Peculiar Eye Lashes Mark Hoatzin Among Birds
The South American hoatzin is noted for its rare feature of visible eye lashes making it a distinctive bird in avian biology.
Montgomery Opposes County Action on Liquor Vote
Greensboro residents consider liquor by the drink local option. Montgomery says the issue is legislative not county business. He opposes a green light from the commission and urges legislators to sponsor their own bill. Other commissioners mostly back his stance.
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Greensboro
County Commission
Dale C. Montgomery
Montgomery
Bowles
Percy Sears
Washington, D.C
R. N. Linville
Oak Ridge
Local Youth Named Grid Captain
McCallie School in Chattanooga Tennessee has elected John M Freeze of High Point area as captain for next year s football team. The junior letterman plays offensive halfback and defensive monster man and also holds varsity letters in soccer and baseball. He belongs to the student senate TEPS Monogram Club and serves as a sergeant in the military program.
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John M. Freeze
McCallie
Chattanooga, Tenn
High Point
Freeze
E. W. Freeze
High Point Street Extension
Randleman
TEPS
Monogram Club
Liberty Bowl Showdown Miami vs Virginia Tech in Memphis
NCAA college bowl preview notes Miami meets Virginia Tech in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis Tennessee. The listing also covers TV airings for ABCs Wide World of Sports and a slate of entertainment programs and westerns.
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Miami
Virginia Tech
Memphis
Tenn
Television Schedule Listings for Charlotte Station
Channel guide lists 7:00 Go To Charlotte 7:30 Flipper 8:00 Bewitched 8:30 Lawrence Welk 9:30 Hollywood Palace 10:30 Cinema 12:00 News 12:15 Saint with a Saint program slot following late news.
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Wghp-Tv
Wfmy-Tv
Wsjs-Tv
Parsons
Jack McCloskey
Porter Daktari Scherer
Palace Impossible
Palace
Charlotte
Flipper
Bewitched
Lawrence Welk
Hollywood Palace
Cinema
News
Saint
Roanoke
Daniel Boone
Bill Anderson
Wilburn
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Old Dominion
High Point Enterprise
Archdale
Trinity Lights
Archdale-Trinity Pilot Club
Stesseka Sena
Art Richardson
Russell Stover Candies
Jade East English Leather
Chanel
Calhoun
ABC Mart
XYZ Mart
Nash Jewelry
N. Main
Answer
Washington St
Alco
Holic Beverage Control Board
Board of Commissioners
Willard Gourley
John Walters
Grace Flower
North Wrenn
Westwood
ABC
Tulsa
Okla
Las Vegas
Dobie Gillis
Maynard
Dobie
Jackie Gleason
Ralph and
Norton
The
Wilds of
Africa
Ben
Benjamin Franklin
Aunt Clara
Joan
Champagne Music Makers
Don Adams
Maxwell Smart
Barbara Feldon
Agent
Kaos
IMF
Robinson Crusoe
Mars
Paul Mantee
Victor Lundin
Adam West
Mona
Mantee
Earth
Jimmy Durante
Peter Lawford
Elaine Dunn
Turtles
George Carlin
Elva Miller
Jimmy
Matt
Thad
WBTV
Pastors
WSOC
Patty Duke
Samuel Hyman
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