Three Traffic Mishaps Reported In City Yesterday
A machine loading snow and ice was involved in one of three accidents on Washington Street at 9 30 p m. James Frank Shaver and a City Transit Bus collided with no injuries and about 150 dollars damage per vehicle. A separate collision on Main Street left and front damages totaling 175 for Grant and 100 for Duff with Duff cited for driving on the wrong side. A third incident on N Wrenn Street involved Elaine Phillips Shaver s car struck by a loader dumping a snow load. Shaver's car sustained about 150 dollars in damage while the loader had no damage.
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James Frank Shaver
Elwood St
James Belving
Pershing St
Washington St
Shavers
Washington Street
S. Main St
John Loflin Grant
Lawrence Theades Duff
Ashburn St
Grant
South Main Street
Duff
Grant Auto
N. Wrenn St
Elaine Phillips Shaver
Guyer St
N. Wrenn Street
C. H. Floyd
MecCastion Road
Greensboro
Shaver Auto
Civitan Club Funds Donated to YMCA at Twilight Meeting
Miss Carolyn Conrad performed vocal numbers at the Twilight Civitan Club gathering at the Sheraton Hotel. Clarence Boylen introduced the musicians while Tommy Woollen accompanied on piano. The club announced a donation from Civic Nympies funds to the YMCA for a Dempster Dumpster. Guests included Clarence Jones Dick Sullivan and Rev Woodrow Robbins. Attendance prizes went to Stroupe Lackey and Herman Hazelwood.
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Carolyn Conrad
Twilight Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
Sheraton
Clarence Jones
Dick Sullivan
Woodrow Robbins
Stroupe Lackey
Herman Hazelwood
Merchants Association Duties Told at Exchange Club
Clyde Campbell executive secretary of the High Point Merchants Association outlined the group’s role as essential for business growth. The High Point office includes 283 members and 11 staffers. John Wardell Jr of Melrose Hosiery Mills was inducted, sponsored by Eural Cates and inducted by Charles Warner. Dan Whitley named Exchange of the Week for Crime Prevention Week guest Carlton Clinard attended.
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Clyde Campbell
High Point Merchants Association
Exchange Club
Campbell
High Point
John Wardell Jr
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Wardell
Eural Cates
Charles Warner
Dan Whitley
Carlton Clinard
Holstein Breeders Meet Set at Central School
Lexington Davidson County Holstein Breeders Association will convene at Central School Thursday at 7 p.m. Members planning to attend should contact the Davidson farm agent's office to reserve the meal.
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Lexington
Davidson County Holstein Breeders Association
Central School
Davidson Farm
False alarm prompts fire response. furnace explodes
A false alarm sent firemen to Gordon and Cedrow at 1 09 p m yesterday. At 7 57 p m they answered a second call to 901 Carrick Ave where a slight explosion in the furnace blew the brick lining down.
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Gordon and Cedrow
Carrick Ave
Bay Street School PTA Meeting Cancelled Over Parking
Ralph Cheppard, president, announced this morning that the Bay Street School PTA meeting for tonight is canceled due to weather related parking issues.
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Bay Street
PTA
Ralph Cheppard
Henry To Head Chair City Fund
Thomasville board selects Hardy Henry as president for the coming year succeeding Ike Whitten. Fourteen new directors named including J. G. Thomason and Curry Regan with $35,000 raised last year for the United Fund and plans for a remedial reading program costing about $7,000 annually.
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Hardy Henry
Thomasville United Fund
G. E
Ike” Whitten
UF Board
Henry
City Fund
Thomasville
Thomasville United Fund Organization
Erwin Lambeth
Ike Whitten
Gray Concrete
Curry Regan
Whitten
United Fund
Amos Ragan
Woman's Group
North Carolina
Joe Lloyd
Donald Moore
Novice Baum
James Brewer
J. G. Thomason
G. E. Whitten
T. A. Finch
N. C. English
Kyle Williams
Everett Richardson
John Carter
Jake Jerman
Supervisor To Address Accountants In Winston-Salem
A Winston-Salem supervisor will speak Thursday at the Piedmont Chapter of the National Association of Accountants meeting at the Twin City Club. H. F. Snyder of Western Electric will headline the 1959 1960 technical program with Use of Accounting Data for Job Control by Shop Supervisors.
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Winston-Salem
Piedmont
National Association of Accountants
Twin City Club
H. F. Snyder
North Carolina Works of Western Electric Co. Inc
Snyder
Western Electric
George R. Wirth
Western Electric Co
Nominees For Board Are Named
THOMASVILLE The David son County Democratic Executive Committee nominated three men to the county board of elections in a special meeting called yesterday in Lexington. The men are Thurman Briggs, George Saintsing and Howard Townsend. Briggs and Townsend are Lexington residents. Saintsing is a lawyer in Thomasville. The Democrats are entitled to two of the three board seats. The Republicans name one member. The nominees will go to the state elections board which will normally pick the top two. The meeting replaced Paul Harris who resigned to become county deputy tax collector and Thomasville city tax collector.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Democratic Executive Committee
County Board of Elections
Lexington
Thurman Briggs
George Saintsing
Howard Townsend
Briggs
Townsend
Saintsing
State Elections Board
Paul Harris
Two Women Sentenced For Affray In Thomasville
In Thomasville Recorder's Court Queen Ester McClary and Mary Barnes of Small Street received suspended sentences after tearing a police rain coat during an affray at a night spot. McClary to serve 60 days with conditions including a $10 fine and proximity bans. Barnes to 90 days with similar conditions. Both appealed to Superior Court. Isabell J. Crabtree of West Main Street was found guilty of assault and drunken driving, with six months jail suspended for a year and a $100 fine. She also appealed.
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Thomasville
Recorder's Court
Queen Ester McClary
Mary Barnes
McClary
Mankin Joyner
L. Roy Hughes
Isabell J. Crabtree
W. Main Street
James Barry
Barry
Power's Children Continue To Get Support
Los Angeles AP Tyrone Power's three children will receive 250 dollars a month each from his estate. Superior Court Judge Harold Schweitzer ordered executors to continue the payments despite estate claims totaling 522,725 dollars against an appraised value of 625,884 dollars. Power died in 1958 in Spain and left five equal trust funds for his widow Deborah Power Loew, three for the children, and one for his sister Anne Hardenbergh.
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Los Angeles
Tyrone Power
Superior Court
Harold Schweitzer
Power
Spain
Deborah Power Loew
Anne Hardenbergh
Channel 8 revenue estimated for Piedmont TV station
Charles Britt of Asheville NC estimated the first year revenue for Southern Broadcasters proposed Channel 8 in High Point NC at about one million dollars. He testified at an FCC hearing on four applications and disclosed stock in four radio stations and ongoing ties to WLOS TV.
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Washington
Charles Britt
Asheville
N.C
Southern Broadcasters
High Point
Piedmont
Britt
WIRY
Plattsburgh
N.Y
WBAC
Cleveland
Tenn
WDS
Skyway Broadcasting Co
Wlos TV
Russell Eagan
Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co
Louisiana Supreme Court voids indecent acts law
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled the state statute on lewd and indecent acts unconstitutional. It upheld a lower court decision that Lilly Christine known as the Cat Girl cannot be tried on obscenity charges because the law is vague and unenforceable. Christine was charged in 1958 with obscenity and a lewd dance.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Lilly Christine
Miss Christine
Colored News Meeting Postponed
The local unit of the NCTA has postponed its meeting to Wednesday February 24, with the original date omitted in the readable text.
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NCTA
Asheboro Youth Flee Prison Camp Near Henderson
Ronald Lee Bailey age 18 of Asheboro and 16 year old James Hair of Linden escaped from a state prison camp near Henderson Sunday around 5 p.m. They allegedly sealed a fence to flee from the maintenance yard during an ice cleaning detail. Bailey is serving 18 months to three years for breaking and entering while Hair is serving concurrent terms totaling 14 years for auto larceny and armed robbery.
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Henderson
Ronald Lee Bailey
Asheboro
Bailey
James Hair
Linden
Hair
Hat Problem Is Solved in Court Testimony
In Los Angeles a judge asked Ther ese Baldwin Jones to remove her black floppy hat so he could see her face as she testified about being beaten by Wendell Gene Jones, a Hollywood silversmith. The case led to a divorce.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Newcomb Condee
Therese Baldwin Jones
Merchants Group To Hold City Meeting At Mc Clure's
Downtown Merchants will gather at Mc Clure's Restaurant in the Southern Furniture Exposition Building Wednesday evening. Ed Mendenhall, chairman of the committee, will speak followed by a general discussion about local business concerns.
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McClure’s
Southern Furniture Exposition
Enterprise
Ed Mendenhall
Plane engine catches fire at Midway after landing
An American Airlines DC7 engine caught fire shortly after landing at Midway Airport. All 70 passengers were evacuated via an emergency chute. The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported.
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Chicago
American Airlines
Midway Airport
Gorki Referred to as Cradle of Russian Empire
Gorki the current name for the historic city once called Novgorod is described as the cradle of the Russian Empire in the article.
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Gorki
Novgorod
Thomasville Ends Holiday Crime Lag
Thomasville lifted a three day lull in serious violations with a drunken driving arrest of James Ruda Daniels Sr. 40 of Route 2. Daniels was booked at police headquarters on Randolph Road and posted a $300 bond pending trial in Thomasville Recorder's Court March 4. Officers cited several traffic violations during the lull attributed to Saturday's snow.
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Thomasville
James Ruda Daniels Sr
Daniels
Randolph Road
Recorder's Court
Quadruplets Celebrate 12th Birthday in Quiet Party
The Zavada quadruplets John Barbara Anna Mary and Bernadette marked their 12th birthday with a family party at home attended by about 25 friends. Born with only a one in 600 000 survival chance the siblings quipped about what it is like to be quads.
Davidson 4-H Workshop Set
LEXINGTON W Francis Pressly assistant Davidson farm agent and Norman Nifong of the N Davidson 4 H Club will conduct a 4 H workshop on long time records Saturday. The conference will be held in the County Building auditorium starting at 9 a.m. Pressly urged 4 H Club members to attend and learn suggested courses for their project work.
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Lexington
W. Francis Pressly
Davidson
Norman Nifong
N. Davidson
County Building
Pressly
Old Warrant Catches Up With Man
Thomasville resident Bobby Gene Sentells was arrested on a two year old warrant for failing to report an accident that occurred on December 12, 1958. He is held on a $300 bond awaiting a Municipal Court hearing.
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Thomasville
Bobby Gene Sentells
Cox Ave
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YMCA
Merchants Association
Holstein Breeders Meeting
R. E. Holladay
UF Emergency Fund
Davidson County Center For
Junior Woman's Club
Channel 8
Colored News
Getnath
NEA, Inc
TM. Reg
U.S. Pat. of
DuPont
Monark Shade Co
Beauty
Riviera
West End
English ST
Hearing Aid Center
Grace Flower Shop
Old Warrant
Adoria
S. Main Street
Formica
Micorta
Hieh Point
Vhone
Dan Gerber
Dad
Baby
P.S
Gerber Baby Foods
Fremont
Michigan
Oldsmobile
North Main ST
Lal
Highland Motors, Inc
N. C
Dennis O'Keefe
Cbs-Tv
Lowell Thomas
CBS Radio
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