Loan Co Robbery Suspect Sought After Noon Heist
Police hunt a gunman who robbed Liberty Loan Co. at noon Saturday taking several hundred dollars from cashier Mrs. Frances Hicks. Similar descriptions link the suspect to a Winston-Salem service station hold up earlier, with two men both described as light colored Negroes in their 20s to 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan Co
Winston - Salem
Frances Hicks
Joe Childress
Murphey
Childress
Loan Company
Residential Construction Takes Sharp Turn Upward
Permits totaling 262 500 were issued to Greensboro firm Kavanaugh Smith for 25 dwellings in a new High Point subdivision, with seven other permits lifting weekly activity to 319 450. The 60 acre Cedrow Avenue area will host 151 homes and a park, with first homes due by May and completion in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Kavanugh-Smith
High Point
Cedrow Avenue
Highway 70A
Oberlin Ave
Runyan
Cedrow
Bobby Saffit
Florida
Mendenhall- Moore
Delk
Bruce Clodfelter
Guyer
R. R. Wright
Burton
F. C. Moorehead
Randolph
Greensboro Man Charged With Auto Theft and Tag Theft
A Greensboro man Robert Adams aged 35 was arrested on charges of stealing an automobile and a license tag owned by George Carr operator of B and D Motors on S Hamilton Street. Adams bond set at 1100 pending Municipal Court March 2. Other arrests include Larry Willett 22 on assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of assault on a female with multiple warrants and bonds. Additional suspects faced charges of larceny of license plates assault and drunken driving with varying bonds and trial dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Robert Adams
George Carr
B and D Motors
S. Hamilton Street
Adams
Larry Wayne Willett
Green Street
E. Russell Street
Faye Waldroup
King
Muncipal Court
Roy N. Fry
Tank Street
Young Frye
Robert Foster
General Finance Co
Gained Tolbert
Hoover Street
E. Washington Street
Orphanage Pays Honors To Two Retiring Staffers
Mills Home in Thomasville honors Louise Blake director of social service and Eva Faircloth sewing room with long service. Blake retires effective Wednesday after more than 10 years with the home. Faircloth retires March 15 after 43 years on the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Louise Blake
Eva Faircloth
Mills Home
Blake
Miss Faircloth
Lexington Man May Run For Court Post
Robert L. Grubb of Lexington said he will decide soon whether to run for Superior Court solicitor in the 12th Solicitorial District. Ed Washington of Jamestown will not seek re election. John Comer of Greensboro has already announced. Grubb cited encouragement from Davidson and Guilford counties and said he is still considering.
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Lexington
Robert L.grubb
Superior Court
12Th Solicitorial District
Ed Washington
Jamestown
John Comer
Greensboro
Davidson
Guilford
Grubb
William Osteen
Osteen
Hugh Humphrey
Senate
Humphrey
Roanoke Meet Signals Bright Times for Furniture Trade
About 150 members of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association attended the Roanoke sales and marketing division meeting in Virginia. President William E. Stevens Jr. presided. Lou Rippner of Cleveland urged retailers to shift toward independent stores and full-line purchases while discount houses struggle to profit. Dr. William Wachs led seminars on sales meetings and sales-manager challenges, and T. D. Gilliam discussed fabric swatching issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Manufacturer's Assn
Roanoke
William E. Stevens Jr
Broyhill Furniture
Lenoir
Lou Rippner
Cleveland
Ohio
William Wachs
Rutgers University
T. D. Gilliam
Gilliam Furniture Inc
Statesville
Gilliam
Appeal for Blood Donors Issued by Red Cross
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will operate two days at the YWCA on Gatewood Avenue starting 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second day. Officials urge large donor turnout due to winter and spring needs and note replacements for patients hospitalised elsewhere. Transportation is available via YWCA to donors.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
YWCA
Gatewood Avenue
Red Cross
High Point
Red Cross Blood Center
Charlotte
Four Way Contest Develops For Guilford County Board
Four Democrats consider running for a Guilford County Board of Commissioners seat in a High Point influenced race. Early entrants include George Covington D. S. Neill Horace Ilderton and former mayor Jess Washburn with filing due by noon April 13. Commissioner Carson Bain seeks re election while incumbents Sidney Allen and Charles Hunt may also forfeit their posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
High Point
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Greensboro
Carson Bain
Sidney Allen
Charles Hunt
Guilford County
Ed Kemp
House
Stedman Hines
Joe Hunt
Township Candidates Tell Plans for Year Elections
A. F. Edwards and C. C. Hughes filed for township posts with Edwards seeking justice of the peace and Hughes for Jamestown Township constable. Filing deadlines are March 16 for some offices and April 13 for county and township posts. Primary May 26 and general Nov 6.
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A. F. Edwards
Justice of the Peace
Edwards
J. P
High Point
County Election Board
C. C. Hughes
Jamestown
Hughes
Veteran Guilford official seeks sixth term in county board
Charles Hunt, a Guilford County official from Pleasant Garden, announces he will run for re election in the Democratic primary seeking his sixth two year term. He is a farmer and building contractor in Pleasant Garden.
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Guilford County
Charles Hunt
Pleasant Garden
Democrats weighing paths in county race as bids unfold
Neill may question his pledge to back Covington if other Democrats file. Washburn and Ilderton show no clear alliances while Washburn signals no immediate run. Siderton says he is actively considering candidacy and still weighing options.
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Ilderton
Neill
Covington
Washburn
Siderton
Motors Charged In Sunday Wrecks Across City
Police investigated multiple wrecks with about 450 dollars in damage. Jack Johnson of Winston-Salem faced a traffic signals violation and Samuel Hiatt Jr. of Manor Drive was involved in a left turn collision on N Main and Lexington. Barnes and Culbreath were cited for excessive speed in a Brockett Street crash. Mrs. Mary Fidler was hospitalised after a Pomona Road collision with Harvey Mathews who was charged with failing to reduce speed.
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N. Main Street
Lexington Avenue
Brockett Street
Jack Johnson
Winston-Salem
Johnson
Main Street
Samuel Allen Hiatt Jr
Manor Drive
James Luther Barnes
Little Street
James Murray Culbreath
Barnes
Mary Fidler
Hillcrest Drive
Fidler
Mathews
Mathew
Prayer for TRYDAY by Lyndon B. Phifer
Prayer asking mercy, removal of sins, and a spirit filled heart to love and adore Thee. Read by Lyndon B. Phifer, retired Methodist Editor from Tallahassee Florida.
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Lyndon B. Phifer
Tallahassee, Fla
Unpredictable Weather Looms Over High Point Area
Forecaster at Friendship notes a string of changeable conditions for the last days of February and the first of March. Expect showers tonight late Wednesday Thursday and perhaps Saturday with partial clearing tomorrow and temperatures rising to a high around 55 after lows near 45.
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High Point
Friendship
Funeral today for 17 year old Asheboro wreck victim
Asheboro prepares for a 2 p.m. funeral at First Baptist Church for Jerry W. Campbell 17 of Asheboro who died in a Saturday automobile accident. Survived by mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs Tom Wilson of Asheboro father Wilbur Campbell Mullins South Carolina and grandmother Mrs Fannie Campbell Burlington. He was a junior at Asheboro High School and member of First Baptist Church. Burial at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
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Asheboro
Jerry W. Campbell
First Baptist Church
Walter Sanders
Oaklawn
Tom Wilson
Wilbur Campbell
Mullins
S.C
Fannie Campbell
Burlington
YMCA Meeting to Feature Rev Haggai Keynote
The 39th annual YMCA meeting in High Point announces Rev W A Haggai of Birmingham N Y will deliver the keynote. Rev Haggai is father of Rev Thomas S Haggai and a Y director. Harry Bell will present the program and 1961 highlights with a financial report.
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W. A. Haggai
Binghampton
N. Y
Jack Rochelle
Mr. Haggai
Thomas S. Haggai
Emerywood Baptist Church
The
Harry Bell
High Point
Howard Coble
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Charles E. Jordan Jr
First Methodist Church
Lexington
Charles McAnally
I. Paul Ingle
Guy E. Kinney
Wayland Linthicum
Wendell Patton
Pat Brown
Raleigh Dingman
Local man drowns in South Carolina lake
Allen Swink 46, a printer from High Point, disappeared after a wave capsized a boat on Lake Moultrie near Moncks Corner. Crawford and Taylor survived, rescued after two hours clinging to the craft. Swink, born July 17, 1915, is survived by a daughter and three brothers.
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Moncks Corner
High Point
Lake Moultrie
Allen Swink
Enterprise
D. L
Buck) Crawford
D. L. Taylor
Crawford
Swink
Santee - Cooper
South Carolina
Charleston
Ellis T. Hodgin
Burge St
Mills
Thomasville
Lloyd W. Swink
S. C
Carl Worth Swink
Troy
Roland L. Swink
U. S. Army
London
England
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Ben Launders
Leroy Ernhardt
Art Richardson
Saunder
High Point Enterprise
Colony Tables Inc
Prospect
North State Insurance and Realty Co
English
Mary Tuttle
Manley
James E. Bailey
Clay Street
Bailey
Flinton Early Hood
Tate Street
S. Elm Street
Discount Houses
George Covington
D. S. Neill
Horace Ilderton
Jess Washburn
Logan Porter
State House of Representatives
High Point Municipal Court
12Th Judicial District
Hiatt
W. A. Haggait
S.C. Lake
Bloodmobile
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