Murder Hearing Slated In Case Of Floyd Kirby
Floyd Kirby 38 faces a preliminary murder hearing before Municipal Court Judge Byron Haworth for the shotgun death of Lillie May Williams 35 found dead at Kirby’s 1114 Downing Street apartment after he reported a suicide. Detectives cite inconsistencies and a possible lover’s quarrel as motive. The weapon a single bar rel 16 gauge shotgun was at the foot of the bed with an empty shell beside the body. Separate court actions include trials for William and Anna Thompson for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct and pleas of affray by Mary Johnson, Mary Covington, and Lovenia Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Kirby
Byron Haworth
Kirby
Lillie May Williams
Williams
Downing St
T. E. Terrell
R. B. Davis
William A. Thompson
Anna Thompson
E. High Street
E. Washington
Poultry disease precautions urged for Davidson county
Davidson county farm agent warns of potential poultry diseases with no current cases locally. He urges tight access to poultry houses, sanitation, heat and ventilation, and outlines vaccination schedules for chicks and four month intervals, noting Newcastle and infectious bronchitis threaten birds of all ages.
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Davidson
Newcastle
Bernhardt
Bloody family quarrel shocks High Point neighborhood
Police and ambulance respond to a violent domestic scene. Nine year old girl witnessed her injured father Gene Woods and his wife Lillie Mae after a bloody altercation that left Lillie Mae wounded and Gene bleeding. Gene hid in a closet as officers investigated.
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Gene Woods
Lillie Mae
Lilly
Mae
Gene
Lilly Mae
Amaker
Gooch Named Crown Flex Manager in North Carolina
Crown Flex of North Carolina, Inc. appoints L. C. Gooch as general manager of its install division. Gooch, previously manager at Highpoint Products, lives with his wife Julia Carter and their two daughters in Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Flex of
North Carolina
Mothers March nets 4850 for March of Dimes
High Point mothers raised 4850 Friday in the 1959 Mothers March, beating the goal by 350. Chairs Garnet Pollock and Benny Braica with the High Point Jaycees applauded division captains and workers for a record effort. Bob Latta urged late contributions to continue pickups.
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High Point
Garnet Pollock
Benny Braica
High Point Jaycees
Bob Latta
Jaycee
Jamestown and High Point Students Win Gold Key Art Awards
Four Jamestown and 14 High Point students were among 125 Gold Key winners chosen from 1,200 entries in a regional art contest. Winners’ pieces will be shown at Elliott Hall Greens boro Feb 4–11 before advancing to New York for nationals. State Treasurer Edwin Gill and Gregory Ivy will speak at the awards ceremony with Gaines Kelly presenting.
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Jamestown
High Point
Piedmont North Carolina
Virginia
High Point Junior High
Bobby Williams
Susan Fred
Sara Trt
Randy Smith
Sherry Wagner
Ricky Clark
Sally Woodruff
Sandra Eaton
Phillip Parris
David Sherrill
Ann Young
Gloria Lewallon
Linda Slanter
Cynthia Malpass
Edwin Gill
Gregory Ivy
Woman's College
Gaines Kelly
Wfmy-Tv
Scouting Executive to Visit Local Unit and Council
A scouting official will visit the local Boy Scout unit and United Fund roles during a two day stay and will tour all council districts including High Thomasville. The executive, active since 1937 as a Boy Scout, earned Eagle, served in Sea Scout roles, and later worked as assistant Scoutmaster and Explorer Advisor. He earned a 1948 degree and held district executive posts in Orlando and Raleigh before joining Region Six in Atlanta in 1958.
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United Fund
Burgess
High Thomasville
University of Florida
Stetson University
132Nd National Training School For Professional Scouters
Orlando
Fla
Raleigh
Region Six
Atlanta
Two Men Held on Rural Road in Thomasville Bond Set
Thomasville Police arrested two men on a rural road at 2 30 am and released them on 50 dollar bonds each with trial set for February 9 in the Thomasville Recorder's Court. Police also arrested Rayvon Thomas Black at 2 45 am on charges of assault on a female.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotter
Thomasville Recorder’s Court
Rayvon Thomas Black
Asault
Weekend Wrecks Add Three Smash-Ups on Local Roads
James W. Phifer 18 of Kivett Drive was charged with reckless driving after his car struck a telephone pole on Kivett Drive at 4 a.m. Police noted $100 pole damage and $200 car damage. Passenger James Hendricks, also of Kivett Drive, suffered a minor forehead cut. In other in city crashes, two autos collided at Olga and Evans Streets at 1:10 p.m., causing $125 auto damage. Lawrence Mayfield 29 of Thomasville was charged with failing to yield the right of way after hitting James Sanders Jr. 20 of Jacob Street. Mayfield’s car had no listed damage. Lonnie Woodruff 58 of Harrison Street was charged with speeding after colliding with Jessie Hines Rush 43 of Willard Street in the 1900 block of E Washington Street at 3:55 p.m. Damage totaled $150. Highway patrol charged Herman Ray Norman 23 of Valley Ridge Drive with failing to reduce speed in a Saturday morning crash in front of Jamestown High School. Norman suffered a fractured jaw when his vehicle, carrying five passengers, missed a curve and hit a telephone pole. Norman faces a Feb 20 court appearance.
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James W. Phifer
Kivett Drive
Beach Street
James ©. Hendricks
Olga
Evans Street
Lawrence Dewey Mayfield
Thomasville
Mayfield
James Sanders Jr
Jacob Street
Olga Street
Lonnie W. Woodruff
Harrison Street
Jessie Hines Rush
Willard Street
E. Washington Street
Woodruff
Herman Ray Norman
Valley Ridge Drive
Jamestown High School
Norman
Chilly Week Forecast At Friendship Weather Station
Forecasters at the Friendship Weather station predict a week of below normal temperatures in Prospect with three to six degrees of chill daily. Temperatures range from a low near 23 overnight to a high around 37 next day, with clouds and possible rain late in the period.
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Friendship Weather Station
Prayer for TODAY Obedience and conscience in personal faith
A short devotional urging personal responsibility before God. Alfred Grant Walton expresses a resolve to live by inner knowledge and conscience, seeking freedom from indifference and guidance by Christ's light and love. He signs as a Brooklyn minister of Tompkins Congregational Church.
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Heavenly Father
Christ
Alfred Grant Walton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Flatbush- Tompkins Congregational Church
Parsonage Tops List Of Permits
The week’s permits include a $14 000 Lebanon Methodist Church parsonage at 516 Birchwood Dr built by Cecil Baldwin with lot donated by Smithdeal Realtors. Rev. Kenneth D. Crouse expects move in about 90 days. the parsonage value reaches about $25 000 with new furnishings.
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A. R. Strange
Lebanon Methodist Church
Birchwood Dr
Cecil Baldwin
Smithdeal
Kenneth D. Crouse
Johnson Street
Meredith St
Mint St
Four Autos Pile Up On Highway 311
A four-vehicle collision on Highway 311 south of Old Winston Road at 3 45 p m involved James Larry Montgomery 21 Route 2 High Point and Esther Barttrice Ridge Route 1 High Point. Ridge was charged with failure to reduce speed. Damages totaled 100 to Tolbert 600 to Montgomery and Flippin 600 to Ridge.
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Winston Road
High Drive
James Larry Montgomery
Route 2
High Point
Esther Barttrice Ridge
Route 1
Ridge
Flippin
Montgomery
Tolbert
Ribbons of Steel: C and O Tests Alumino-Thermique Rail Weld
Clifton Forge Va AP The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway trials a new rail welding method from France alumino-thermique aimed at reducing maintenance and smoothing rides on existing tracks. Engineers say the process can be applied to old rail in place.
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Clifton Forge
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
France
Guilford County Delays Tax List Penalties One Day
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners extended the tax listing deadline to today, delaying penalties set to begin tomorrow after the Saturday cutoff. The board also appointed new co superintendents for the County Home for the Aged and Infirm, with Mrs. R O Miles and her husband taking roles, and backed an anti beetle drive led by a Greensboro garden club and W H Kimrey. Collections for the 1958 levy reached 87 percent with $6,034,684. William D Branham moves to High Point to become assistant clerk councilor, replacing James Aispaugh who resigned.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
County Board of Commissioners
F. B. Greeson
R. O. Miles
W. H. Kimrey
Kimrey
H. A. Wood
Firemen Answer Three Alarms On Sunday
The High Point Fire Department fought three calls yesterday. A car at Montlieu and Centennial caught fire from a short circuit with about 75 dollars damage. A grass fire at 1110 W Green St was started by a match found by a two year old girl. An oil stove flood at 608 S Main St caused smoke to fill the second floor with minor damage.
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High Point
Montlieu and
Centennial
Anna Hia
Atlien
Green St
S.main St
Lemon on a 20 Inch Tree Reported in Richmond
Mrs. Frank Seay of Richmond reports finding a lemon measuring four and a half inches long and four inches thick on a 20 inch tree. The unusual find drew local curiosity and prompted questions about the fruit’s origin and growth conditions.
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Richmond, Va
Frank Seay
Obituaries From High Point And Nearby Areas
Janette Marie Brandon 12 of Gurley Sr. died after one day of illness at High Point Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Matthew (Steel-bottom) Edwards Sr. 55 of 210 Price St. died after months of declining health at High Point Memorial Hospital. Funeral details pending. burial in church cemetery. body to home today then depart Tuesday. Lillie Mae Williams fatally shot early Saturday. funeral planned in Bennettsville, South Carolina. survivors include mother Jennie Mae Williams and brothers Willie and James Williams of Washington, D C. Body sent to Hamlet for arrangements.
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Janette Marie Brandon
Gurley Sr
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point
Fairview Street
Robert Shipp
Matthew
Steel - Bottom) Edwards Sr
Price St
Chatham County
Nora Creecy Edwards
Ik. E. Edwards
Edwards
Isabelle Edwards
Matthew Jr
William
John L
Eugene
Robert Lee and
Curtis
New York
Nora Edwards
Sicklersville
N. J
Oscar Edwards
Sean
Goldston
Williams
Lillie Mae Williams
Bennettsville
S. C
Jennie Mae Williams
Willie
James Williams
Washington, D. C
Hamlet
High Point man dies in King area auto crash
Louie Sanford Eads 31 of 307 Sunset Drive High Point was killed instantly Sunday at about 8 AM in an automobile accident near King. Born July 7 1927 in Surry County he moved from Mt Airy four years ago and attended Dobson School. He was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. Surviving are Hazel King Eads two daughters six sisters and his parents. Funeral is Tuesday at 2 PM Moody Funeral Home Chapel Mt Airy with interment at Oakdale Cemetery Mt Airy.
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Louie Sanford Eads
Sunset Drive
High Point
King
Mr. Eads
Surry County
J. S
Ara Pruitt Eads
Mt. Airy
Dobson School
White Plains
Hazel King Eads
Linda
Nancy Eads
Kennie Watson
Alex Hiatt
Lacy Smith
Rural Hall
Harvey Mosley
Glenn Kidd
Bernie Mauldin
J. S. Eads
Juveniles admit spree of coin box thefts downtown
Weekend crackdown exposes a wave of petty thefts by youths ages 15 and 16. In multiple incidents near Mann's Drug Store and other N Main area sites, teens confessed to coin box thefts and named additional break-ins over three weeks. Several youths face hearings in Domestic Relations Court as investigations continue.
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Mann's
Smith and Ward
West End
King's Guilt Service
N. Hamilton Street
Phillips and
English Streets
Neal’s Auto Service
Willowbrook Street
Ingram Vending Machine Co
English Street
Furniture City Pty Liban
Former Jaycee Proxy Moving To Thomasville
Jack Sharp of Kannapolis, immediate past president of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce, will join the Thomasville Jaycees after relocating with his family to Thomasville. He has accepted a position with Thomasville Motor Company and is expected to become a local member soon.
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Thomasville
Jaycees
Jack Sharp
Kannapolis
Sharp
North Carolina
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Gun
Ralph Lanier
Thissell Street
W. T. Amaker
Gooch
Crown
L. C. Gooch
Nets
Thomas Burgess
Scouting Executive
F. E. Peters
Wilson Lee Hinson
Hinson
Ward Street
Joel Dawson
County Board
Lemon Grower
Brandon Child
High Pointer
Archie K. Kines Jr
Ridgeway Drive
Roy Rockwell
Arbordale Drive
Sanford
First Offender’s
Ragan-Carmichael, Inc
Central Street
West End Fuel Co
Wiley Street
Frances Hinson
Hoover Street
Willie Bennett
Vail Street
Charles L. Thompson
Lake Street
Mary E. Cook
Leonard Street
Ralph Chilton
Player Drive
Maude Stiles
van Buren Street
Bond
Thomas T. Conner
Gurley Street
Harvey Lewis
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