Forgery Ring Busted. Three Kannapolis Men Charged
Concord police say a check forging ring active in 17 cities across North and South Carolina was broken with the arrest of three Kannapolis men. Roger L. Ritchie, 22, Gene P. Trammell, 24, and James E. Hyde Jr., 21, face multiple forgery counts. The scheme used fake IDs to buy goods with forged checks written to the trio, typically $18 to $28, netting $1,000 to $12,000 from about 75 checks.
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Concord
N.C
North
South Carolina
Kannapolis
Roger L. Ritchie
Statesville
Gene Paul Trammell
James Elmer Hyde Jr
Wadesboro
Trammell
William Hall
Robert Howard
James E. Roberts
Wilson
Hyde
Superior Court
Ritchie
Large search for missing 5 year old in Woodland North Carolina
A 350 person search party, including 200 Chowan College students and National Guard volunteers, combs irrigation ditch maze near Woodland for Phyllis Powell who disappeared Friday afternoon. A Coast Guard helicopter aided the effort as authorities describe flooded irrigation ditches and swampy terrain surrounding the town 25 miles north of Weldon.
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Woodland
N.C
Phyllis Powell
William Powell
Chowan College
National Guard
Ahoskie, Bertie and
Roanoke Valley
Elizabeth City Coast Guard
Weldon
Williams Family Ties Highlight High Point College Figure
A high point in the biography recalls William s service in the Navy flight program from 1942 to 1945 and his postwar roles at High Point College. The narrative notes his brothers Joel and Max, his parents running Williams Flower Shop, and his marriage to Louise Dorris Heed in 1945.
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Enterprise
High Point College
Navy
University of South Carolina
Pensacola
Fla
Texas
California
Hawai
Williams
Joel
Max
Duke
University of North Carolina
Remington Rand Corp
Montgomery Ward
High Point
Pilot Life Insurance Co
Richard Short
Presbyterian Home
Williams Flower Shop
Louise Dorris Heed
Westchester
Floral McDonald College
Archdale Methodist Church
Soviet Ideologue Denounces Jazz and Modern Art
In Moscow, ideological chief Leonid Ilyichev criticized American culture, calling jazz vulgar and Western abstract art crude and primitive in a Thursday published speech. The remarks reflect harsh cultural critique amid Cold War tensions.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Leonid Ilyichev
U S Plans Closure of Several Small Consulates
Washington reports the United States will close a number of smaller consulates worldwide to streamline services. Current totals show 180 consular offices including 68 consulates general 96 consulates and 16 consular agencies.
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Washington
United States
Two locations Listed for Basement and Second Floor Access
The notice specifies basement access under an office at 201 North Main Street and a second floor at 115 West High Street. For information, call 888 5664.
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N. Main St
High St
Telephone workers complete advanced dial telephone course
Gene P. Burchett and J Darrell Meredith of North State Telephone Co. High Point finished a specialized course at the Automatic Electric Company Training School in Northlake Illinois. Burchett specializes in business communications systems. Meredith works in central office equipment.
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Gene P. Burchett
Centennial Ave
J. Darrell Meredith
Wesley Pl
North State Telephone Co
High Point
United States
Automatic Electric Company
Automatic Electric
Northlake
Ill
Chicago
North State
Burchett
Trinity High School
Willamae Kirkman
Meredith
High Point High School
Carole Carrigan
Randy
Ann
Methodist Oversees Army Chaplains Post
A Colorado Methodist minister, Major General Charles E. Brown Jr., is named the U S Army chief of chaplains. He has served as a chaplain for 21 years.
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Washington
Colorado
Charles E. Brown Jr
U. S. Army
Hosiery Executive Carl V. Cline Sr. dies at 68 in Hickory
Carl V. Cline Sr. 68, prominent hosiery mill president and WHKY owner, died after a stroke. He led J. A. Cline & Son Hosiery Mills and Catawba Valley Broadcasting Corp. Funeral at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. He served on state and local commissions and supported Lenoir Rhyne College.
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Hickory
N.C
Carl V. Cline Sr
Cline
J. A. Cline & Son Hosiery Mills
Hildebran
Catawba Valley Broadcasting Corp
WHKY
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Oakwood
State Medical Care Commission
Catawba
Small Business Administration
North Carolina Citizens Association
Two Sisters Free on Bond Delayed Hearing in Laurinburg Case
Two spinster sisters, Miss Truemiller Polston and Miss Pinkey Polston, charged with taking about $30,000 from Laurinburg funeral director C. H. Morris, remain free on $5,000 bond each. A preliminary hearing is set for January 18 after a recent postponement due to case interest.
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Laurinburg
N. C
Truemiller Polston
Pinkey Polston
Recorder's Court
Tom Neal
C. H. Morris
Truemiller
Morris
Gilbert Medlin
Pinkey ‘Polston
Man Dies In Collision At Railroad Crossing
Russell Bernay Harding 61, VP of a Burlington division, died when his car was struck by an Atlantic Coast Line freight train at a Wilson North Carolina crossing about 7 20 a m. Coroner Dr R E Gowdy said the impact threw the body about 50 feet. watchman Carolina McDowell reported a portable stop sign and red lantern were in use but the car went around the signals.
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Gowdy
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