Notorious High Point criminal Payne linked to thefts
A 1937 report ties escaped Caledonia prison farm inmate Bill Payne and accomplice Wash Turner to a string of thefts in High Point. Police trace stolen car, license plates, and a later chase as they pursued leads that Payne and Turner planned a payday in the city before evading capture.
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Bill Payne
Notori
High Point
Caledonia
Detective Bureau
Mobile
Minnie Es
Meadows Street
Payne
Wash Turner
N. C
Payne Esteadoth
Turner
Fmen
Memes
Stilieye
Payne Turner
San
Memory’s Album Class of 1904 at High Point High
A photograph shows the High Point high school graduating class of 1904. The bottom row includes Olive Brown Bessie Sheloff Mildred Garland Frances Ingram Florence Fruitt Ethel Motsinger Minnie Hay worth. The top row lists Belvin Harmon Lena Welch Prof J T Smith Carl Raper Prof George H Crowell Annie Brown James T Ryan and Ethel Fruitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Olive Brown
Bessie Sheloff
Mildred Garland
Frances Ingram
Florence Fruitt
Ethel Motsinger
Minnie Hayworth
Belvin Harmon
Lena Welch
J. T. Smith
Carl Raper
George H. Crowell
Annie Brown
James T. Ryan
Ethel Fruitt
Communal Mausoleum Planned at Guilford Memorial Park
Guilford Memorial Park to build a large communal mausoleum on the High Point highway within about 30 days. J. Smith and Son will erect a granite exterior and marble interior temple of beauty with a 150 by 18 foot main hall, chapel, crypts, and special rooms. The project marks the park as a major county memorial facility with a perpetual care fund and trustees overseeing state bond investments.
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Guilford Ral Park
ro-High Point
J. Smith and Son
Comnforemost
Maus
Uilford Memorial Park
Petual Care Fund
License Data Misplaced at Olina Motor Club Office
G Byerly, manager, reports a license plate sold without records. The tag issued was 361-282 and related data were lost in the office, causing confusion and trouble as the manager and bureau work to sort the situation.
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G. Byerly
Olina Motor Club
History of 1937 High Point crime report highlights
Police Sgt. Jack W. McMahon releases 1937 High Point annual crime report. Offenses show 5 857 arrests with 98.4 percent convictions. major crimes include seven homicides, seven manslaughters, 18 rapes, 25 robberies, and 617 felonies. Eight killed in city, 152 traffic crashes, $67 610.24 stolen, most recovered. 5 240 non felonies, 30 642 arrests overall, and 9 098 service calls.
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Police Department
Jack W. McMahon
City Appeals New Testament Rule to Allow Sunday Work
City officials announced that a Sunday continuation of work on section No. 2 of the retaining wall along the south tracks would proceed under a New Testament dictum. City Manager SHOX said conditions on the precarious embankment and spring weather justified “making hay while the sun shines.” A. H. Guion’s crew will work today to beat weather and other obstacles.
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So Shox
A. H. Guion
City Investigations and Reports Summary
The record lists 668 license citations and 1 990 condition reports for other city departments. It notes 14 786 investigations excluding technical work and 371 technical investigations including blood, acid, beverage analyses and firearms ballistics. It also records 12 sudden deaths investigated.
Wake County Old Age Pension Club Formed At Raleigh Meeting
Captain Bruce H. Carraway returned to Raleigh after organizing the Wake County Old Age Pension club at a Friday afternoon gathering. He praised the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare and noted progress in a broad pension program. Nathan H. Yelton spoke on the social security system in North Carolina. Officers elected include Sherwood Upchurch as president, Mrs. J. S. Bloodworth as first vice president, Mrs. J. H. Young as second vice president, and Thomas C. Long as secretary-treasurer.
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Bruce H. Carraway
Wake County Old Age Pension Club
Wake County
Raleigh
Captain Carraway
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Nathan H. Yelton
Division of Public Assistance
North Carolina
Wake County Club
Sherwood Upchurch
J. S. Bloodworth
J. H. Young
Thomas C. Long
Shaffer Davis Trial Set for Wednesday in Guilford
O M Davis and R T Shaffer of High Point face trial in Guilford Superior Court after being seized with a truckload of whiskey near Julian. State aims to prove the liquor was destined for this area, not Kentucky as bills of lading indicated. Judge J Will Press Jr will preside the second week of the special criminal term.
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O. M. Davis
R. T. Shaffer
High Point
Julian
Guilford County
Guilford Superior Court
Kentucky
Baltimore
J. Will Press, Jr
Marion
G. W. McDonald
Frank Carroll
Millard Todd, Jr
James Pickard
J. N. Stringer
J. N. Monnette
H. A. Moffit
Columbus Webber
Russell Barber
Robert Webster
Earl Payne
Lawrence Montgomery
Jimmie Thomas
W. Vanderbeck
J. H. Lewis
W. W. Fife
Bob Myers
Bill Talley
W. M. Tate
J. B. Mayhew
Ed Williams
Toney Mitchell
Napoleon Jones
M. H. Chadwick
Clyde Gurley
P. S. Sommers
J A Allred Rites Planned At Local Wesleyan Church
Funeral services for John Arthur Allred age 69 who died at his Jamestown route one home early Friday will be held this afternoon at 2 o clock from Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist church with Rev EB W Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
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John Arthur Allred
Jamestown
Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church
EB. W. Jones
Providence Wesleyan Methodist Church
Church
High Point Knowledge Quiz From The Enterprise
A staged quiz tests readers on city facts with questions about city leaders schools and services. The item lists multiple choice prompts covering officials, businesses, distances, and local institutions with a note that answers are on page ten.
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High Point
Enterprise
Southern Furniture Exposition
A. A. BE. Tate
Paul W. Caseyda
Fred N. Tate
High Point Fire Department
A. W. G. Friddle
BE. K. Ingramec
A. B. Horney
BE. M. Knox Sr
Chamber of Commerce
A. Amos R. Kearns
Frank J. Sizemoree
C. Clark
W. B. McEwen
Unemployment Claims Surge as NC Office Reports Week
About 1,000 claimants filed initial unemployment compensation at the North Carolina State Employment Service, including white and colored registrants. Governor Clifford Townsend recounts a race-side incident with actress Clara Bow as reporters filmed nearby.
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North Carolina
United States
Gawthrop
Permits Issued For Six Projects Last Week
Building permits issued last week total six with estimated cost of 4 dollars. R. E. Shelton to build a brick veneer six room home on Rotary drive between Jones and Westwood streets for 4 thousand dollars, with a frame garage on the same lot for 100 dollars. Other permits include J M Teague for a partition and new front to pool room cafe at 638 West Green street for 75 dollars Smithdeal Realty and Insurance for roof replacement at 403 Richardson street for 388 dollars J G Snipes for a new stable on Hay street for 10 dollars and Atlantic Realty and Insurance at 323 Fourth street for roof replacement at 234 dollars.
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R. E. Shelton
Rotary Drive
Jones and
Westwood Streets
J. M. Teague
West Green Street
Smithdeal Realty and Insurance Company
Richardston Street
J. G. Snipes
Hay Street
Atlantic Realty and Insurance Company
Fourth Street
Three High Point residents named in license revocation list
The state highway safety division reports three High Point individuals on a driver license revocation list. Names include Robert C. Floyd of 1012 South Main Street and E. L. Proctor and Sango Proctor, both listed for driving while intoxicated.
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State Highway Safety Division
Robert C. Floyd
South Main Street
E. L. Proctor
Sango Proctor
License Sales Reach New Peak in High Point
The Carolina Motor club reports record year end plate sales in High Point for 1937 with 1339 passenger car, 163 truck and 29 trailer plates sold on December 31. Comparison shows gains over 1936 and a total of 10 587 plates sold to date. about 125 daily transactions. A new revenue act clause imposes a $2 penalty for title transfers not completed within 15 days of sale.
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High Point
Carolina Motor Club
Club
Motor Club
EB. C. Byerly
Byerly
Retaining Wall Work Resumes on Key Grade Crossing Project
City of High Point and Blythe brothers approve terms and restart construction on the retaining wall between Main and Wrenn streets. A. H. Guion and Company, contracted with the state highway and public works, orders 75 percent of crews to work Saturday and through today as foundations, footings, and pilings are set to progress by early next week. Concrete pours begin on the south section at the Wrenn street bridge as forms are ready. An embankment slide near the Dalton street bridge requires additional rebuilding. Wall section D is completed and back-filled. Blythe Brothers plan to finish the track line from both ends once crews resume.
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High Point
Blythe
A. H
Guion
Wrenn Street Bridge
Dalton Street
Main
Wrenn
Blythe Brothers
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High Point High
Guilford Memorial
Icense
Old Age Pension Club
Shaffer
DAVIS
J. A. Allred
High Point College
A. G. I. Humphreys
B. C. V. Yowee
N. M. Harrison
D. Harry Bolick
A. C. N. Royal
B. A. L. F Pulke. J
Pickett
D. Oscar Easter
A. A. Coke Ceell
Paul Ingle
C. F
Apa
R. K. Young Far
Phillips E. R. H. Seehrest
Edward Gurley
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High Point Merchants Association
Wachovia Bank
Security Bank
North Main Street
Methodist Protestant Children's Home
A. A. G. Dixon
C. H. Rhodes
R. M. Andrews
Pickett Cotton Mills
C. L. Amos B. John
Pickett E
R. T. Pickens
R. H. Walker
Nancy K. Poston
High Pointy
Merchants Association
American Red Cross
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
O. C. Williamson
A. B. Conrad
O. L. Ruth
F. L. Conrad
North State Telephone Company
A. Robbins Tilden
B. T. A Tilden
B, EB
Parks and Juvenile Commissioner
A. Lewis
EB. Teague
B. W. F. Balley
Ce. H. A. Millis
D. Byron Haworth
A. H. M. White
B. L. F. Voorheese
BE. D. Everhart
D. Tyson T
Ferree
Florida
A. I. T. Mann
J. J. Ellington
Gaston A. Johnson
Ben L. Herman
Grover H. Jones
Ingram
Bob Reynolds
Townsend
Reynolds
Clifford Townsend
Indiana
Thomasville
French Lick
Ind
Miss Bow
Oak
Townood
Clara Bow
Wrenn Street
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