Ginger Stew and Midnight Drunks in Local Blazes
Court talk from Russ Baldwin recalls a humorous encounter with a pretend chief and a request for ginger stew to cure a cold with bootleg liquor. The piece shifts to a police report about a drunken 23 year old girl and four sober men, who were all arrested after a chaotic night. It notes the matchbook gift trend in the United States, with retailers giving away most of the 12.5 billion annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short Legs
Shorty
Leo
Margaret Ledbetter
United States
Demolished Main Street store after mid evening blaze
Fire destroyed the Dick Culler Sporting Goods store at 103 North Main Street and damaged adjoining Tobias women’s apparel shop and a beauty salon above. Firemen battled the blaze from 6:05 p.m. for over four hours as the roof collapsed and smoke filled the shop. Losses were estimated around 75,000 dollars with Culler’s goods likely 30 to 40 thousand. insurance may cover most. Theatergoers nearby aided evacuation as the Rialto Theater suffered mainly smoke damage.
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Jofk Leslif
Culler
Ife
Sporting Goods
W. J. McAnally
North Main Street
Tobias Women
Sporting
Arnold Aronson
Aronson
Ingram
Manared
Dmyn
Rialto Theater
Vernon Martin
Johnson Street
Martin
Tobias
Main Street
Dick Culler
Cold Weather Forecast For Today Tonight And Tomorrow
The Friendship Weather Bureau predicts fall like conditions with clear crisp skies and cold air. Daytime highs will be around 88 degrees with last night’s low near 27 and tonight’s minimum about 22 as the pattern persists for the next several days.
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Friendship
Teday
Charlie
Woman Injured in Burge Street Head-On Crash
A head-on collision at 7 30 am on Burge Street left Maggie Glenn 35 of Randleman slightly injured and Floyd Carter 29 of 407 Burge Street also hurt. White 65 of 211 Russell Street driving the westbound car said he looked away for a house number and drifted into Carter's eastbound car. Damages estimated at 150 with no charges filed.
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Burge Street
Maggie Glenn
Randleman
Joseph R. White
Russell Street
White
Floyd Carter
Carter
Youth Killed in Hunting Accident at Smithfield
Funeral services scheduled for 12 year old Edgar Ray Dixon son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Dixon of Princeton after a hunting accident yesterday. The 12 gauge shotgun discharged when propped on a log striking the boy in the right side of the chest.
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Smithfield
Edgar Ray Dixon
Edgar Dixon
Princeton
Thousands Return to Work as Holiday Ends in High Point
Thousands of High Point workers resumed duties across city county and state agencies after a Christmas break. Federal staff led the return with a two day vacation followed by a Saturday workday to compensate. Retail employees also returned, while many industrial plants remain closed into early January with year end bonuses paid. Public employees face New Year workdays while federal and state staff observe holidays.
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High Point
Clinic to Open in Lovelock January
The city health department announces the white-well-baby clinic at 11214 N Wrenn Street will open in January in Lovelock rather than at the start of January. The change shifts the opening date for the clinic from January 1.
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City Health Department
Wrenn Street
Lovelock
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Russ Baldwin
Fife
Sarah Cook
Culler’s
Sarassiere Association of America
Guilford Optic Co
Sloop Auto Service
3. EK
Bud
Glenn
General Electric
SW MA
Cecil
Office Equipment CO
S. Main ST
Clinic Ovens
TEL
Moskins
N. Main ST
Lewis Motor CO
Wienn
Optometrist
High Point and
Greensboro, N. C
al Wool
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