Explosion Triggers Fire At Mobil Chemical Co
A spark from an electric motor ignited nitro cellulose dust in a Mobil Chemical Co mixing room on English Road, causing a fire extinguished by High Point Fire Dept after the 2:44 p.m. alarm. The blast blew out east windows and caused building and material water damage. sprinkler system contained the blaze until firefighters arrived. A second fire at 2:44 a.m. in a Walnut Street dwelling caused extensive downstairs damage as occupants were away. Additional Friday alarms included a car fire on Washington Drive, an odor of smoke at Pine Circle with an electrical short, and a ruptured water heater on Chestnut Drive with water pumped out.
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Mobil Chemical Co
English Road
High Point
Walnut 51
Robert and
Kelly Matthews
Willie McCoy
Wilkes Townsend
Matthews
BE. Washington Drive
Pine Circle Or
Chestnut Dr
Two Dead After Stabbing and Shooting Incidents
Police report Friday and early today in High Point where James T. Howell 28 died from pistol wounds at home following a domestic argument and Ida Howell is charged with murder. Donald Ray Presnell 24 died from chest wounds after a stabbing at 23138 Edgewood Dr, with Frank Tucker Sr. charged with murder. Walter Singleton hospitalized in critical condition from shotgun chest wounds. Alberta Singleton charged with assault with intent to kill. Plus Lamar Beal injured in a Park Street accident. church and residence burglaries under investigation.
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High Point
High Pot Memorial Hospital
James T. Howell
Rosecrest Street
Ida Howell
Rosecrest
Edgewood Dr
Donald Ray Presnell
West Point Ave
Presnell
High Point Memorial Hospital
Frank Tucker Sr
Walter Singleton
Alberta Singleton
E. Grimes
Howell
Singleton
Lamar Beal
Beaucrest Street
Park Street
Beal
Deloris Smith
Vernon Street
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Fragmentary AP style notice discusses rates and banking or financial terms. Entities and specifics are unreadable. Unable to determine concrete people, places, or actions from the provided garbled passage.
Transformer Failure Causes Hourlong Power Outage
A transformer at the Linden Street substation failed around 5 20 am leading to an electric outage on the southern High Point area from Ward Avenue to Fairfield Road for about an hour before service was restored. Officials confirmed the early morning fault and restoration timeline.
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High Point
Faiied
Linden Street
Ward Avenue
Fairfela Road
Area Students Make Dean's List At UNCW
Area students from Jamestown High Point Summerfield and other locales were named to the UNCW fall Dean's List for high GPAs. Cathey Hunt Barber Timothy Craig Smith John Randolph Horton and Carol Anni Moore were among those honored for strong academic records.
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Wilmington
University of North Carolina At
Assent Tate
Cathey Hunt
Timothy Craig Smith
Jamestown
John Randolph Horton
High Point
Carol Anni Moore
Summerfield
Construction Makes Moderate Recovery In High Point
Report by Jim Hawkins notes High Point issued 988,880 in building permits in the past year with more even months in 1975 than 1974. Officials say housing demand remains strong as money stays available, with several projects anticipated including a nursing complex, a Marsh Furniture warehouse addition, and a new Piedmont Savin Loan Branch.
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Jim Hawkins
Ieary
Hill
High Point
Evergreens
Presbyterian Home
Marsh Furniture Co
New Piedmont
Maror
Motorcycle Gang Clubhouse Burns in Suspected Arson
Lexington police and sheriff deputies report the former Outlaws club house burned to the ground on Thursday with several incendiaries found in the rubble. The Outlaws, rival to the spoke gang based in Winston-Salem, have had deadly confrontations in the region. A prior Outlaws gun battle near I-85 at Lexington left a member dead and another wounded. Authorities caution they lack enough evidence for warrants but say they know who was involved in the shootings.
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Lexington
Outlaws
Davidson
Forsyth Counties
The
Spoke
Winston-Salem
Leangton
Simmerson Elevated to High Point Scout Executive
Doug Simmerson 25 and an Eagle Scout with God and Country badges becomes High Point district executive for the Boy Scouts of America. A 1973 East Carolina University political science graduate, he worked at ECU and UNC Charlotte camps, then guided district operations with council members and scouters.
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Doug Simmerson
Sanford
High Point
Boy Scouts of America
East Carolina University
Thers Simmerson
East Carolin Council
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Europe
Simmerson
District Court Man Gets Term For Assault
District Court Judge Elreta Alexander sentenced Dennis Ray Cecil to 18 months in jail for assault with a deadly weapon. Several defendants faced forgery, drunken driving, and related charges with varied sentences including suspensions and fines. Prosecution dismissed one case as a See MAN On 3A.
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Elreta Alexander
Dennis Ray Cecil
Hickory Chapel Road
Cecil
Henry Rozelle Bick
Davis Street
Alexander
Otis Quick Jr
Jamestown
Alonzo McQueen Jr
Leonard Avenue
Chris Chappel
Flynt Street
Stock Thomas Griffin Sr
Mendenhall Road
James Perry Clark
Thomasville
Robert Jay Hous Marshall
Asheboro Street
Peever
Clark Named Guilford County Campaign Director for Sanford
Clark of Jamestown has been named Guilford County campaign director for Terry Sanford the Democratic presidential hopeful. Announcement came from Sen. Willis P. Witchard of Durham. Sanford faces Gov. George Wallace in the March 23 North Carolina primary with other candidates possible.
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L. Russell Clark
Jamestown
Guilford County
Terry Sanford
Clark
Willis P. Witchard
Durham
Sanford
Democratic Executive Committee
Precinct Two
North Carolina
George Wallace
Alabama
Expert On Aging Speaks To Kiwanis Club On The Young Old
Duke University aging expert Dr George Maddox Jr told Kiwanis members aged 55 to 65 they are already in the young old category and that the U S is an aging society with the old rising faster than other groups He urged planning for later life as a Bicentennial legacy and outlined the Center for Aging and Human Development at Duke which studies aging and advocates better transportation health care and income support for seniors He noted suburban seniors face transportation gaps and urged audience input on future needs The center also researches middle age to understand aging and stresses family relations for later life Maddox has written extensively and held many academic posts.
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Lee Mortimer
Enterprise Stati
Duke University
George Maddox Jr
Kiwanis Club
U.S
Maddox
America
Maddax
Center For Aging and Human Development
Duke
Moore
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Chemical Company
HTERS
Pinte Dear Rocnardson
Walliams Memorial Church
Leonard Steet
Walter Epperson
Grace Street
Lawrence Stout
Winslow Street
Don Michael
Hillcrest Drive
Brenda Covington
Hill Street
Curtis Smith
Murray Drive
High Point Enterprise
Church Avenue
Associated Press
Fois
Prion Daymanie
Carrie Waradrin
National Advertising Representat
UNCW
Scouts
Eugene Wilson Lefler
Forest Street
Donald Ray Gilmore
Archdale
Preston Webb Jr
Marilyn Bowman
Rt. 1
Webb
Ms. Bowman
Jesse Carl Perkins
Patrick Street
Carolina
Russell Clark
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