Woman Ex Husband Questioned In Christmas Slaying
High Point authorities held Mrs. Jackie Taylor Smith and her former husband James Monroe Carroll on open charges after Eugene Spencer Smith died from five neck wounds on Christmas Day. The crime followed a drinking bout at the Smith home where Carroll and Smith argued over the woman's affections. Smith collapsed outside the home and died en route to the hospital. Carroll was found at his E Green Street residence with blood on his arm. Both planned to remarry, with the investigation continuing into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
High Point
Jackie Taylor Smith
Grant St
James Monroe Carroll
E. Green St
Eugene Spencer Smith
Carroll
Mickey Body Co. Inc
Smith
Newark
Eunice Morton
Greensboro
Morton
Nathan Hunt Drive
E. Green Street
Arson Suspected in J A Lester Mfg Co Fire
Firemen probe a late night blaze at J A Lester Mfg Co Ward Street plant with officials noting extensive damage especially in an upholstering room on the second floor. Investigators say several suspects have been questioned and police cooperate, though origin and motive remain undetermined. Exterior remains untouched and operations may resume after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Lester Mfg. Co
Ward Street
Borden Co
N. Main Street
Kroger
S. Main Street
Moffitt Drive
Wheeler St
Fairview Street
Kivett Drive Bridge
Chestnut Street
Dayton Dr
Heritage Employes Earn Service Award Pins at Christmas Party
Heritage Furniture Co. awarded service pins at its Christmas party last Friday at the upholstery plant. Roy Beck received the 20 year pin from company president Elliott S. Wood. Other 15 year honorees were Paul Bowers T Florence Harold Workman and Ralph Gurley. Ten year pins went to Robert Fields and Vernon Hedgecock. Five year pins were given to Lee Long William Ward Ruby Hulin Claude Ritch Dalton Hill Austin Honeycut and Geneva Headen. Wood noted changes in profit sharing and pension plans while Mrs. Vivian Blake played organ during dinner. A fruit box was given to the employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heritage Furniture Co
Roy Beck
Elliott S. Wood
Heritage
Paul Bowers
T. E. Florence
Harold Workman
Ralph Gurley
Robert Fields
Vernon Hedgecock
Lee Long
William Ward
Ruby Hulin
Claude Ritch
Dalton Hill
Austin Honeycut
Geneva Headen
Wood
Vivian Blake
Bid Openings for Showroom Building Set in Thomasville
Construction bids for a new 40 000 square foot showroom building for B F Huntley division of Thomasville Furniture Industries will be opened January 11 and January 18 in the offices of John F E Ramsey and Associates architects. The structure will adjoin the current Thomasville showrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
B. F. Huntley Division
Thomasville Furniture Industries
John FE. Ramsey and
Yule Fund Effort Is Success
The Christmas Cheer Fund raised 5227.17 dollars toward the goal of 6000.00 and provided Christmas food and remembrance to several hundred families. Salvation Army drew on reserves to aid those in need, with 88 dollars added over the weekend, boosting the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis Jr
Salvation Army
Trinity Youth Is Home In Time For Christmas
Tim Brown, 16, returned home after surgery for a knee injury suffered during a Thanksgiving hunting incident. Prompt operation and four weeks in traction at High Point Memorial Hospital aided his recovery. Blood needed for surgery was supplied by the Red Cross with local donors, and the community will be asked to contribute first time donors at a Dec. 28 bloodmobile at the YWCA to replace the blood used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Brown
Tim
High Point Memorial Hospital
Red Cross Blood Center
Charlotte
High Point
W. A. Brown
Red Cross
YWCA
Bill McGuinn
Man Dies After Gasoline Can Explodes at Home
Earl Norman Davis, 50, of Guilford, dies from burns suffered when a gasoline can exploded while he tried to start a coal stove. Firefighters say he ran from the house, was taken to Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro in critical condition, and died at 8:50 p.m. His wife, a stepson, and relatives escaped as flames spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Norman Davis
Rt. 1
Guilford
Sampson Road
A. Eugene Parsons
Guilford College Volunteer Fire Department
Davis
Wesley Long Hospital
Greensboro
David Gardner
Sherry Horne
Davises
David
Eight year old Mike Goins receives Christmas wheelchair aid
Michael Lee Goins of Bethel Street, diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, was gifted a wheelchair by the High Point Muscular Dystrophy Association chapter on Friday. His parents, Henry L. and the mother, watched as the chair arrived to aid mobility amid his decade and a half illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Lee Goins
High Point
Muscular Dystrophy Assn
Henry L. Goins
Bethel Street
Mike
High Point United Fund
Fair warmer outlook promises mild week for high pointers
The weather forecast indicates temperatures will rise starting today with a high of 54 and a low of 30 tonight. Tomorrow should reach 60 with clear skies turning partly cloudy, and a gradual warming trend expected to hold through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Holiday Wreck Toll is High
The Christmas weekend brought heavy traffic tolls with motorists citing unfamiliar surroundings and holiday cheer. Dorothy Fordam of Thomasville faced a charge for driving the wrong way on Highway 29 70 Bypass after a collision with a Lawson vehicle, with no injuries and $250 damage to the Fordam car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
J. Roy Teague
Police
Capt. Teague
Asheboro
Dorothy Fordam
Thomasville
Lawson
Fordam
High Point Municipal Court
Leonard Street
Charles G. Torrence
E. Washington Street
Robert J. Roseboro
B. F. Collins
Torrence
Reck
English Bishop to Address Intercity Rotary Luncheon
The Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Cashmore of Dunwich England will speak at a 12 30 p m luncheon for High Point and Greensboro Rotary Clubs at Sedgefield Manor on Thursday January 25 He is a former Rotary member and past president of Holmirth Brighouse clubs in England and now belongs to Ipswich Rotary Club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Earline Davis
High Point
David Gardner
Joe Gardner
Thomasville
Louise Hilliard
Rt. 5
Joe Davis
Norfolk
Cumby
W. H. Barker
Cloverdale Baptist Church
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Cumby Mortuary
Thomas H. Cashmore
England
Dunwich
Greensboro
Sedgefield Manor
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J. A. Lester Plant
Bud
Mrs. Smith
Laura Christopher Smith
Mebane
Spencer Eugene Smith
Calvin Vernon Smith
Norma Jean
Rosa
High Point Enterprise
Luther Barker
Greg Dingman
Woody Smith
W. H. ‘Flythe
Thomasville Assn
Alma Pearl Williams
Edgar Hartley
Donald W. van Loan
Bruce, Gayle
Marion Younts
Gil Penn
Trinity Youth
Trinity
Santa
Jimmy H. Nelson
Clifton Street
Westchester Drive
Nelson
Memorial Hospital
Lee R. Copple
English Street
Charles Orell Elkins
Mapel
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