Weekend Crimes: Robbery Thefts Across High Point
Police investigated a weekend of robberies and thefts across High Point. Victims included Preston Lafette Hilton at Mayberry’s Ice Cream Shop, Ivy Barnes Huff, Marion Pratt, Central Warehouse Inc., and The Clubhouse on Westchester Drive. Several vehicles, a truck, a pistol, a typewriter, a stereo, a radio, a ring, and a car were stolen or damaged. Arrests included Thomas Earl Cole, Broadie Wilson, Antonia Dodson, Walter Threadgill, and Arthur McLean charged with various offenses.
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High Point
H.T. Ragan
Ragan Hardware
W. Ward Avenue
Ivy Barnes Huff
Lexington Avenue
Marion Pratt
Pratt
Eastchester Drive
Central Warehouse Inc
E. College Drive
Keith Green
Route 2
S. Main Street
Harvey L. Butcher
Denny Street
Stanley Allen
Taylor Street
Ida Fulton
Fairview Street
Westchester Drive
Douglas Eugene Blair
Cloverdale Drive
Archdale
W. Green Drive
Donna Sue Hicks
Shoaf Street
Lexington
Kivett Drive
E. Kearns Avenue
Thomas Earl Cole
Alfred Place
Raymond Albert Boileau
Trinity
Broadie Wilson
Commerce Avenue
Antonia Lovely Dodson
E. Dayton Avenue
Walter Harris Threadgill
Park Street
Arthur Jerome McLean
Minor Injuries From Weekend Wrecks on Local Streets
Three people were treated and released at High Point Memorial Hospital after a two car crash on N Main Street near Westchester Drive around 1 44 p m Saturday. Charles Walls 69 of Eaton Place and Alta Rider 23 of Route 5 drove the cars. Rider's passenger Alta Black 54 of Hiatt Road Thomasville was also injured. Walls faced a safe movement violation. A second crash Sunday on Eastchester Drive near Kirkwood Street injured Francine Bigelow 35 of Rivermeade Drive and Ben Clark 29 of Denton. Clark's passenger Tina Clark 4 of Denton was injured. A separate crash on English Road near Prospect Street Saturday at 1 15 a m injured Richard McDowell 19 of Trinity after he swerved to avoid a dog. no charges were filed and injuries were not believed serious.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
N. Main Street
Westchester Drive
Charles EB
Walls
Eaton Place
Alta Black Rider
Route 5
Alta Black
Hiatt Road
Thomasville
Ms. Rider
Francine Logan Bigelow
Rivermeade Drive
Ben Oliver Clark
Denton
Clark
Tina Lee Clark
Eastchester Drive
Kirkwood Street
Richard Mark McDowell
Rt. 4
Trinity
English Road
Prospect Street
McDowell
One Area Man Dies In Surry County Crash
Two people were killed and four injured in a three vehicle crash on NC 89, 12 miles west of Mount Airy, Saturday at 10 30 p m. The 15 year old Terry Allen Billings of Archdale died in the collision, along with the head on driver. Billings was a Landmark Baptist Church attendee with family in High Point Archdale area. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Landmark Baptist Church with burial at a local cemetery and viewing tonight 7 to 9 at Cumby Mortuary Archdale.
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N.C
Mount Airy
Terry Allen Billings
Plummer Drive
Archdale
Billings
Guilford County
Bobby Harold
Peggy Louise Howerton Billings
High Pugint
Landmark Baptist Church
Carlton D. Young
Bobby Billings
South Carolina
Grayson Billings
Randy Billings
High Point
Donnie Billings
Dwight
Tar Heels To Receive Cash Payments
North Carolina will receive about 744800 dollars from a national settlement with General Motors. About 1862 state residents who bought 1977 Oldsmobiles Pontiacs and Buicks with Chevrolet engines will each receive a 200 cash payment plus a 36 000 mile transferable warranty. The deal ends a suit filed with attorneys general in 36 states.
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Raleigh
General Motors
North Carolina
Rufus Edmisten
Attorneys General
Edmisten
Release in Papers of Monday December 19 42 44 46 50 54 65 Ducklike bird
Puzzle style collection of clues and word fragments across multiple definitions. Includes references to lyricists composers and various common terms with numbers and letters indicating crosswords style hints.
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Gershwin
Defendant Not Present At Preliminary Murder Hearing
The scheduled preliminary hearing for James Franklin Hunt on murder charges was not attended by Hunt in District Court. No probable cause was found for Aaron Wilson in the slaying of Will Watts, with Watts dying from a skull fracture allegedly caused by a two by four.
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James Franklin Hunt
Joseph A. Williams
Aaron Wilson
Park Street
Will Watts
J. Russell Avenue
Watts
Daniel
Miller
School board approves December resignations including aides
Chestnut told board that frequent staff turnover affects a student’s learning as several aides and teachers planned to resign in December. He noted each teacher’s pattern varies and some students may have two or three substitute teachers during the year.
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Chestnut
State Textbook System Faces Calls for Overhaul
A 4 year old state system for selecting and distributing textbooks to 1.2 million public school students draws criticism over multiple adoptions and a distant Textbook Commission. With a planned purchase of about 2 million books this year, local warehouses remain less computerized than Raleigh. John Crews urges changes and a full overhaul to fit modern needs.
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State Textbook Commission
Raleigh
John Crews
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Central High to Stage Christmas Concert Tonight
The music department at Central High presents its annual Christmas Concert tonight at 7 39 p m in the school auditorium. Chorale orchestra and band perform a special program featuring diverse selections.
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Central High School
Thief Steals Yule Tree Lights From Asheboro Yard
In Asheboro Randolph County sheriff reports a four foot spruce pine stolen from John Lambert’s front yard with lights valued at 25 dollars. Also a Trinity man reports an armed robbery of 85 dollars at his trailer. attacker wore a baseball cap and used a small pistol.
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Asheboro
John Lambert
Randolph County
Carl Moore
Lambert
John Coggins
Mendenhall Road
Trinity
Terence Reese book lesson on finesse and heart leads
Oswald and James Jacoby discuss Terence Reese's Begin Bridge with Reese noting simple hands to teach play principles. They analyze a six notrump scenario where South can win with four hearts or three spades, debating leads, finesses, and the impact of the spade queen and heart king on declarer chances.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
Terence Reese
Reese
Jim
South
Terence
Declarer
West
East
Churity
Track Tire Theft Probed In Guilford County
Deputies of the Guilford County Sheriff's Department investigated the theft of 10 to 15 track tires worth about $2,500 from Arnold Jones Oil Co on Kivett Drive. The break in occurred between 6 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. The investigation continues.
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Guilford County
Arnold Jones Oil Co
Kivett Drive
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