Bread Truck Slams Into Pole in Thomasville
A Merita Bread truck driven by 23 year old William R. Dorsett Jr. of Myers Drive crossed Blair Street near Conrad Street, slid into a ditch, and struck a telephone pole. The truck and pole sustained about 1500 dollars in damage. Dorsett and a passenger were not injured and no charges were filed.
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Thomasville
Merita
Blair Street
William R. Dorsett Jr
Myers Drive
Dorsett
Blair
Conrad Street
Cedar Lodge Sales May Be Done
Thomasville reports indicate Cedar Lodge Farm, Davidson County's largest land sale, is nearing closure. Receiver Hubert Olive Jr. said no new bids appeared at yesterday's Lexington auction. 10 days remain for upset bids before Jan. 18. Bids included Hollis Hepler for lots 11-15 and tracts five and six, Rothrock for tracts 21 and 24.
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Thomasville
Cedar Lodge
Davidson County
Hubert Olive Jr
Lexington
North Carolina
J. Walter Lambeth
Olive
Hollis Hepler
L. L. Rothrock
Thomasville Fire Department's New Year fire ends quiet holiday
In Thomasville, a New Year's Day oil stove flare up in Mrs. Annie Ruth Goins' Georgia Avenue home ended a five day fire-free holiday for the local department. The cook stove flared but was extinguished before damage occurred.
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Thomasville
Annie Ruth Goins
Georgia Avenue
Goins
Palsy Drive Slated In Chair City
A house to house canvass will be held Tuesday and Wednesday next week to raise funds for cerebral palsy in Thomasville. Mayor George L. Handley chairs the drive with Mrs. C. T. Kennedy supervising about 20 volunteer captains who will direct solicitors in town neighborhoods. Captains include Mrs. Worth Hill Fair Grove area and others such as Mrs. N. E. Hart, Mrs. Jack Gilliam, Mrs. Cecil Creasman, Mrs. Beecher Ward, Hurshel Andrews, Foyell Young, George Highsmith, Jonel Welborn, Bill Jarrett, Paul Sechriest, Edward Thrift, Virginia Sechriest, Craven Casper, Kenneth Huffman, Ned Gibbs, Clyde Marlowe, and Miss Virginia Walker.
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Thomasville
George L. Handley
C. T. Kennedy
Bill Jarrett
Worth Hill
Fair Grove
N. E. Hart
Jack Gilliam
Cecil Creasman
Beecher Ward
Hurshel Andrews
Foyell Young
George Highsmith
Jonel Welborn
Paul Sechriest
Edward Thrift
Virginia’ Sechriest
Craven Casper
Kenneth Huffman
Ned Gibbs
Clyde Marlowe
Virginia Walker
Mrs Alice Brown Dies After One Day Illness
Mrs Alice Brown 47 of 414 Hobson Street died Sunday morning after a one day illness. Born in Wayne County she lived most of her life here and was a member of St Mark Methodist Church. Survived by husband Mossitt Brown two sisters Lessie Frye of Goldsboro and Azora of this city. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. Hairlip Funeral Home conducted by Rev J J Patterson with burial in Greenhill Cemetery.
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Alice Brown
Hobson St
Wayne County
St. Mark
Tir
J. J. Patterson
Greenhill Cemetery
Dimes Drive Opens in Thomasville for March of Dimes
Thomasville launches a local drive to support the National Foundation's fight against birth defects arthritis and infantile paralysis. George Saintsing attorney and chair urges full support noting NC receives more from the foundation than it gives locally. Mayor Hundley declares January New March of Dimes Month. Police place coin boxes in downtown shops for month long drive.
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Thomasville
North Carolina
National Foundation
George Saintsing
Saintsing
United States
Samntsing
George Hundley
Realty Transfers In High Point Township And Overfield Areas
Real estate transfers list numerous deeds across High Point Township and nearby developments. W. Edmund Lowe and others convey multiple lots to various spouses and firms including Hutto's Inc and Rolling Acres parcels. Names include Lee Meredith, Olive K, Dell Hutto's Inc, and James Arthur Burge with properties on Broadfield Park and U S Highway 29 A. Several families such as Clodfelter, Lanier, and Wright update ownership on Woodlawn Road, Blair and Futrell subdivisions, and Springdale Development.
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High Point Township
W. Edmund Lowe
R. J. Harris
Jerry J. C. Burton
Walker Wayne Robbins
Lee Meredith
Aaron S. Hucks
Olive K
Jerry Wayne Robbins
Hucks
Broadfield Park
Xe Ree
Ee Lee James LeRoy Stutts
Eredith
T R. Stutts
Lot East
Hutto's Inc
Lot Hayworth
Hazel H. Clodfelter
Hazel H
Clodfelter
D. L. Lanier
Springfield
Owen Reese
Lot Blair and
Futrell
James Elbert Dagenhart
Armour G. Carson
D. L
Jewell Heights
Lanier
Lot Blair
Leer A. Sue
Partment Area
Ralph R. Wright
Yancy R. Wright
J. Paul Wright
William R. Mullins
J. K. Litton
King Lands
Weldon J. Burton
Harrell W. Davis
Springdale Development Co
Laura Shepard
James Arthur Burge
Lot Woodlawn Road
Allen G. Poole
Arts and Crafts enrolls 110 for second semester courses
Registrations for the arts and crafts program at Junior High School reached 110 for the second semester last night. Officials noted light enrollment in cooking sewing chess leathercraft enameling on copper and hat making and warned classes may be cut if interest does not rise.
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Erectus
Tony
Gaitskell Links Sports Government
British Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell spoke at Princeton University on why Britain maintains a two party system. He said Britain adheres to a sporting theory of history, linking politics to team game dynamics during his campus visit.
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Princeton
N.J
Labor Party
Hugh Gaitskill
Britain
Princeton University
Wallingford Fire Truck Up For Public Auction
The town struggles to dispose of a 1997 model fire truck replaced by newer apparatus. A volunteer group said it did not want the contraption, and now the vehicle is being offered at public auction.
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Wallingford, Cons
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Tai
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High Point
America
S. Wrenn ST
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Harry L. Hennis
Hennis Inc
Kivett Drive
Charles A. Thomas
Arts & Crafts
S. T. Winslow
Armfield
Walter L. Threadgill
James P. Threadgill
Oldham
Lydia Cashaft
Ralph E. Cashett
Kersey
Ray Grant
W. D. Ingram
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J. J. Ingram
J. C. Morgan
James J. Ingram
Edith Minor
Hyacinth Marsh
Dave Baker
James Robertson
Morris A. Jones
Railroad Street
Luther C. Draper Jr
Edward J. Robison
Sherwood Park
Josephine Gallimore
Pauline G. Brackett
North Main Street
J. Robert Connor
Charles Roger Anderson
Lot Woodridge
Henry Womble
Lincoln Sellers
Warner's Transfer & Storage Co
Davis Patrol & Watchman Service
Jack S. Davis
Pala Avings & Loan Association
N. Main
Ben Satik
Huffman
N. Main ST
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