Three Die as Driver Charged in Weekend Crash
Police filed triple manslaughter charges against Gene Aikens 23 of Eden Terrace after his speeding car crashed into the Solon Williamson family vehicle killing Solon Gray Williamson 43 Evelyn 37 and 14 year old Christopher. Glenn Gray Williamson survived. Aikens bond set at 4000 with two hit and run counts and two wrong side of road counts.
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Marvin Burts
Winter City
Gene Aikens
Eden Terrace
Solon Gray Williamson
Aikens
High Point Memorial Hospital
Westchester Drive
English Road
Evelyn
Christopher
Glenn Gray Williamson
Greenwood Dr
Sechrest Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Lexington Avenue
Williamson
Davis
Christopher Williamson
Majorette
Chestnut Street
Aikens Auto
Yule Season Is Busy Time For Shoplifters
The Enterprise reports that annual shoplifting losses reach 200 to 300 million dollars, driven by a mix of kleptomania professionals and desperate individuals. Stores crowd during Christmas, boosting theft opportunities, while police staffing limits and cautious clerks complicate arrests. Merchants tighten security as losses persist.
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Enterprise
High Point
Yule Fund Donations Slow Despite Efforts
The Enterprise reports Christmas Cheer donations lag with only 15.50 received by yesterday. The fund aims for 6,000 with 11 days left before Santa arrives. Mail contributions to The Enterprise or P O Box 1864. yesterday’s donors include Frank and Eula Keller with 5.00 and Arch with 3.00.
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Santa
Enterprise
P.O. Box
Frank
Eula Keller
Arch
Susan
Laura
Cindy
Ellen
Jerry Swartzberg
Marine Pilot Dies In Crash On Mindoro Island
A U S Marine Corps pilot was killed when his F8 Crusader crashed on Mindoro Island during a photo reconnaissance mission from Cubi Point Naval Air Station. The aircraft was part of a squadron based at Iwakuni Japan.
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Manila
Mindoro Island
U.S. Navy
Cubi Point Naval Air Station
Iwakuni
Japan
Children’s Play The Elves and the Shoemaker Returns
The Community Theatre presents The Elves and the Shoemaker again this afternoon in the Northeast Junior High School auditorium. The story follows a poor shoemaker who receives a joyous Christmas aid from unforeseen helpers.
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Northeast Junior High School
Accident Box Score Summary
Record of accidents showing totals for killed and injured by year with property loss figures. Highlights include 44 fatalities and 1,369 deaths to date, plus 1,369 killed and 725 injured, and property losses about 540 thousand dollars.
Congo Crisis Topic Opens in Addis Ababa Session
The second session of the Defense Commission of the Organization of African Unity met in Addis Ababa on Monday to discuss the Congo crisis.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Defense Commission
The
Organization of African Unity Troan
Congo
Program Explains Counseling Service At Northwood Church
Rev Wesley Brett will speak on personal counseling at Northwood Methodist Church at 7 p m today. Brett a psychologist chaplain and professor at Baptist Hospital Winston Salem will discuss services offered to those in need. He is a South Portland Missouri native educated at Boston University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with prior work at Dorothea Dix Raleigh and John B Umstead Butner hospitals. An informal Q and A session follows and the event is open to the public at 1600 Eastchester Dr.
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Wesley Brett
Northwood Methodist Church
Brett
School of
Baptist Hospital
Winston - Salem
Commission On Christian Social Concerns
South Portland
Boston University
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
The
Dorothea Dix Hospital
Raleigh
John B. Umstead Hospital
Butner
Coy L. Brown
Northwood
Viola Newhouse
Mrs. C Virgil Yow Recovering After Monday Surgery
Mrs. C Virgil Yow of Westwood Avenue is recuperating at High Point Hospital after surgery on Monday. She is now permitted visitors.
Community Theatre To Hold Meet
Members and guests of the High Point Community Theatre will hold a holiday program meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in Blair Park Clubhouse on S Main Street. A report on the fall production Period of Adjustment and on the High Point Arts Council Children Series will lead the agenda. Mrs Arnie Hale will introduce speaker Mrs Irwin Acker who will discuss The Development of a Character with excerpts from plays she has performed.
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High Point Community Theatre
Blair Park
S. Main Street
High Point Arts Council
Arnie Hale
Irwin Acker
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First Evangelical Reformed Church
Lee Wilson Davis
Rt. 2
Bond
Slaughter
S. Wrenn Street
Wrenn Street
Southern Furniture Exposition
Art Richardson
Stith
Eastchester Dr
Rev
Stith’s
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