Hickory Men Admit Robbery of Thomasville Safes
Two Hickory fathers, cousins Billy Crump and Jessie Crump, confessed after eight hours of questioning to robbing safes at North Carolina Gas Co and Eanes Electric in Thomasville and a Morganton safe theft. They drove a 1941 Plymouth coupe in the haul, said they got between 200 and 300 dollars, and with evidence found, police linked them to the crime.
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Thomasville
Paul M. Shore
SBI
Billy Fllis Crump
Jessie James Crump
Hickory
Morganton
Shore
Cru
North Carolina Gas Co
Eanes Electric and Supply Co
Billy Crump
Ain St
Gas Company
Crump
Auto seized with whiskey and suspect nabbed after chase
In Thomasville Davidson County officers stopped a liquor haul near Silver Valley. Frank Norman Overby of Winston-Salem fled on foot after a 100 yard chase, later caught. He admitted hauling three or four loads for $7 per case, totaling $49 for seven cases. He is married with two children.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Winston-Salem
Frank Norman Overby
Pete Sexton
Deweyinger
Kirkman
Silver Valley
Overby
Tysinger
Davi County
District Rotary Conclave Opens Friday In Winston
The West District Rotary meet gathers up to 500 Rotarians in Winston-Salem Friday and Saturday. Conference chair Kermit Cloniger of Thomasville leads sessions at Hotel Robert E. Lee with President Meade Willis Jr and District Governor Carlyle Rutledge present. A Wake Forest campus tour and Countess Pulaski's address close the event.
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High Point
Thomasville
West Rotary District
Winston-Salem
Kermit Cloniger
Cloniger
Wake Forest College
Countess Ce Pulaski
Mailman Too Friendly in Watertown Delays Routes
The Watertown postman was questioned for lingering on his rounds while greeting residents and making calls. Officials said loitering on the route was causing mail delays and dismissed charging any misconduct.
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Watertown
Post Office
Four Men Involved in Safe-Cracking, Chief Says
Chief Shore reported that four men admitted to using chisels and a hammer to crack safes, marking a broader trail than previously thought. The statement clarifies the involvement of extra suspects in the break-in case.
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Shore
Realty Transfers In High Point Township Record
Jack Duncan Brooks and wife transfer park and Lambeth lands to Whiteford M Mishoe and wife. Brooks and wife again transfer Clark Lambeth lands.
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High Point Township
Jack Duncan Brooks
Whiteford M. Mishoe
Park-Lambeth
Jack D. Brooks
Edward I Establishes Inch From Three Barley Kernels
Edward I of England defined the inch as the length of three barleycorns laid end to end, a historical standard used for measurement in medieval times.
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Edward I
England
Boys Steal Hub Caps As Owner Watches
Samuel Jarrett reported two youths lifted hub caps from a 1949 car on Jarrett Street near his home at about 12:30 a.m. He watched them approach in a vehicle, remove the caps, and drive off. He went to fetch his shotgun but the youths had fled.
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Thomasville
Jarrett St
Samuel Jarrett
Jarrett
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