Hen egg and spark plug rings spark local court mystery
An egg found in Joe Hart's pocket during municipal court sparked curiosity as witnesses noted spark plug rings on Wart during his arrest for theft. Hart received 30 days for vagrancy while other cases included Delk facing Guilford County court on March 7 for armed theft and bonds set for Blanchett and others.
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Joe Hart
Wart
Hart
Teague
Wayne Delk
South Main Street
George Welhelm, Jr
Lenoir
Delk
Guilford County
Junior Blanchett
Gleonls
City Hall in High Point Shivers as Heat Fails
City Hall workers in High Point endure cold conditions after the building's heating system breaks down. They question whether illness from the cold could count as a workplace hazard linked to employer negligence. No responsible party could be identified at the moment.
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City Hall
High Point
Four Months On Roads For Assault And Other Sentences
A list of local court actions includes J B Moore and Bernard Tate appealing after orders to serve six more months on top of current terms. Several defendants receive costs, suspended sentences, or roads service for drunkenness, assault, speeding, or traffic violations.
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Clay Baton
Jamestown
Adam Ingram
Leonard Street
Edward Moore
City
Sam David
Taylor Street
J. B. Moore
Bernard Tate
Teague
H. E. Plair
C. R. Parrish
Lewis Lambeth
Jordan Sreet
J. G. Deal
Gus Balem
Hay Street
Cost
M. Craven
North Hamilton Street
Charlie Hurlocker
Laurence Andrews
North Main Street
Willie Mayhew
Smith Street
J. Masingill
R. C. Parker
Wister Miller
Jerry Myers
Cletus Morgan
Hensley
Thomas Lindon
Harvey Brown
W. W. Harris
Harmon Bush
A. Kirk
Cleve Durham
A. L. Jarrell
J. R. Odom
Emory Street
Billie Walker
W. J. Allen
Leo Guyer
Lawson Ingram
J. F. Dale
O. H. Frye
H. V. Henderson
Law Enforcement Experts to Address Meeting
Technical law enforcement experts led by W Conrad and physicist H L Koontz will gather at the FBI laboratory in Washington where Koontz, president of the association, will preside over the meeting.
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W. Conrad
F. B. I. Laboratory
Washington
H. L. Koontz
Association
John H. Piercznyski
Charlotte
State
Edward Scheidt
Federal Bureau of Identification
L. O. Padget
United States Secret Service
Jack W. McMahon
High Point Bureau of Identification and Investigation
New Association
W. Paul Whitley
Raleigh-Wake County Bureau of Investigation
International Association For Identification
Lewis BE. Williams
Local
Bureau of Identification
Enterprise Photo
John Mebane
Greensboro Bar Meeting Set With FBI Speakers
Greensboro Bar association invites Greensboro and High Point police, Guilford County sheriff officers, and High Point and rural Guilford bar members to a public meeting at 7 30 p m in Guilford County courthouse main courtroom. FBI agents Edward Scheidt and I
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Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County
Guilford
Greensboro Bar Association
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edward Scheidt
Charlotte
Bill Payne
Wash Turner
Two Holdups Reported In High Point
Police investigated two separate robberies in High Point occurring Sunday night and early Sunday morning. R. M. Kelly said four Black men robbed him in the 100 block of West Russell Street taking a pocketbook and other items but no money. Raeford Crawford reported two masked Black men stole his pants and license in the 400 block of Taylor Street. No arrests by afternoon.
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R. M. Kelly
Russell Street
West Russell Street
Kelly
Willowbrook Street
Raeford Crawford
Redding Street
Crawford
Taylor Street
Madam Diana Readers Promises Life Reading Service
Madam Diana, American phrenologist and advisor, offers in High Point the first licensed reading service. She guarantees to reveal past present and future without questions, naming marriage dates, health, family affairs, lucky days and numbers. Private home at 503 South Main.
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N. Main Street
Wachovia Bank High Point
N. C
High Point
Diana
Lome
Ivate
South Main
Lottery charge against Charlie Parks sparks arrest
Police arrested Charlie Parks on a lottery charge after finding a book of lottery tickets described as butter and egg tickets. The warrant was set at 500. R. L. Canada reported a stolen hub cap from his car yesterday afternoon. An overcoat belonging to George Witcher was reported stolen from an automobile on 1116 Anderson Street yesterday morning. Sergeant J. W. McMahon spoke on crime causes and investigation methods to the Florence Nightingale club at the YWCA cottage Saturday afternoon.
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Charlie Parks
Lee Street
R. L. Canada
South Main Street
George Witcher
Anderson Street
Pocketbook Stolen From Oak Street Home
Mrs. W. H. Ferguson of 1098 Oak Street reported a black pocketbook stolen from her front room. The item contained her social security card drivers license about two dollars in cash and some keys.
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W. H. Ferguson
Oak Street
Traffic Violations in City Court Charged Three for Overparking
In the past 24 hours police charged three individuals with overparking their vehicles and four drivers with unsafe driving. Authorities say enforcement focused on parking violations and reckless operation in various districts.
Cars Damage in North Main Street Collision
Two autos collided near the city limits on North Main street around 11:30 last night. Amos Nichols, 24, of Haynes Village, Winston-Salem, sideswiped Police Sergeant W. E. Kiger as he slowed for a turn. both drivers escaped injury, with damage to the officer’s front and rear fenders and the other car’s right front side.
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North Main Street
Amos Nichols
Haynes Village
Winston-Salem
W. E. Kiger
Conference Tomorrow To Work Out Hydro Problem
Readiness marked for a conference of attorneys with City Manager E. M. Knox to decide the next step in the city's hydro electric project after the State Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling denying an injunction to J. Paul Williamson and Duke Power. W. H. Hoyt and other hydro case lawyers will attend. A recommended procedure may be to seek a rehearing or pass a new resolution outlining the city not to proceed in the general power business, with action to follow before the city council.
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Supreme Court
E. M. Knox
Hydro
W. H. Hoyt
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
J. Paul Williamson
Duke Power Company
Twelve Chicken Pox Cases Reported Here
Twelve cases of chicken pox and six of whooping cough were reported, with two cases of a venereal variety described among the illnesses. The outbreaks were noted in local clinics and schools, prompting health officials to urge vaccination and quarantine measures to prevent further spread.
Health Officer Reports Rise in Communicable Diseases
Dr. Herring, city health officer, notes a few new cases including mumps and scarlet fever this week. The prior week recorded two chicken pox cases and one venereal illness, reflecting ongoing local communicable disease activity.
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High Point
Herring
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