Sunday Blaze Damages Two Businesses on English Road
Fire investigators probed the cause of a Sunday blaze that heavily damaged United Drum Co and Thomas E Dickerson Co in the 2400 block of English Road. Firefighters prevented the fire from reaching nearby gasoline storage tanks at Corn Oil Co while cutting the flames through the shared wall. The blaze likely started near a United Drum spray booth used in metal barrel salvaging, but officials could not determine a precise cause.
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English Road
United Drum Co
Thomas E. Dickerson Co
Corn Oil Co
T. G. Shelton
Dickerson Company
Boy Describes Being Trussed by Negro Youths
A 12-year-old boy from Salem Street told police he was seized and tied by Black youths yesterday morning behind Heidelberg United Church of Christ. He was freed by friends from a tree with no injuries. Fire at English Street building caused two roof fires. sprinklers were not installed. Firefighters fought rekindling flames from about 3 a.m. to 4 p.m. with no injuries.
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Thomasville
Tommy Leonard
Salem Street
Heidelberg United Church of Christ
Parties Initiate Candidate Hunts for Spring City Election
Democratic and Republican leaders report slow candidate interest for the spring city election. Democratic Chairman Jake Froelich says strategy recommendations will be presented soon, but no firm commitments exist. GOP prospects mirror the uncertainty with possible runs by Roy Culler and others, while John Eshelman Jr. and John Hutchens are discussed as potential contenders.
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Democratic Party
Jake Froelich
I Caine
Roy Culler
Carson Stout
Stout
Aeves Dle
Pgs
Robert Davis
GOP
Lepresent Council
Sancho
John Eshelman Jr
John Hutchens
Paul Clapp
Six Meetings On Credit Scheduled In North Carolina
The North Carolina Merchants Association lists six all day meetings for credit firms. Events, Feb dates and locations include Asheville Charlotte Raleigh Fayetteville and Greenville with the Uniform Commercial Code effective July 1. Leathman Blount Hinson of Rockingham offers lectures detailing the new credit laws.
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Asheville
Charlotte
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Greenville
Leath, Orman, Blount & Hinson
Rockingham
Legisla
University of North Carolina
Alcohol Chief Cites Conference Aids Jamestown Center
Jamestown Alcohol Education Center reports progress from the Guilford County Conference on Alcoholism held in High Point in November. Director Ben F. Garner states the event united local leaders to fight alcoholism, with proceedings compiled into a reference book. He notes a second goal focuses on linking alcohol treatment with a hospital clinic.
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Jamestown
Guilford County
High Point
Jamestown Alcohol Education Center
Ben F. Garner
Garner
Mane
Ravine
Byron Haworth
High Point Municipal Court
Seventeen Die On North Carolina Roads Over Weekend
Seventeen people died in North Carolina highway accidents over the weekend, raising the year’s toll to 87. Victims include Joseph Horton 37 of Fayetteville killed in a head on collision on U S 401 near Raeford and Roderick Fonville 3 struck near New Bern.
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North Carolina
Joseph Phillips Horton
Fayetteville
U.S. 401
Raeford
Roderick C. Fonville
New Bern
Lexie C. Godfrey
Wilmington
Durham
N.C
Five Hurt In Sunday Accidents
Five people were injured in a Sunday crash on I 85 east of the Main Street cloverleaf. Betty Turner Harris 45 of Wendell Street Lee Wen dell is in critical condition with severe head injuries. Sherman Washington 48 of Buffalo New York and two passengers from Philadelphia were injured but not seriously. Police continue investigation. More weekend accidents brought the total to 17 with several other minor injuries and charges for intoxication. Page 10B for details.
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Don Follmer
I-85
Main Street
Betty Turner Harris
Wendell Street
Sherman Washington
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington
Bertha Williams
Philadel
Phia
Michael
Andrew Mitchell
Fourth Street
Jone Matthews
Reed Street
James Godwin
Centennial Street
Milton Holmes
Leonard Street
Holmes
Mild Days Ahead Continue With Springlike Weather
The Friendship weatherman reports unseasonably mild conditions through tonight and Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and some fog. Daytime highs hover in the low 70s ahead of a Wednesday outlook of continued mild, while last night’s low was 43 and tonight’s projected low is mid to upper 40s.
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Friendship Weatherman
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Shelton
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Associated Press
Bobby Ray Pittman
Kannapolis
James M. Ewing
U.S. Naval Station
Little Creek
N.C. 59
Highway Patrol
Ivory McCoy Williams
Washington, D.C
Shirley Gray Bates
Rt. 2
Hamptonville
Surry
Hugh R. Bryant
Statesville
Annie Cockman Simmons
Rt. 1
Biscoe
Randolph County
Seagrove
Alonzo Lee Hutchins
Gastonia
Louise Irvin Sparks
Rutherfordton
Joshua Cheston
Greensboro
George T. Overby
Oxford
David M. Sweppe
Shelby
John D. Smith
Hudson
Jimmy Leander Gullie
Welch
Wilkes Street
Sherman Road
Jimmy Tysinger
Grayson Street
E. Green
Tysinger
Winston Road
Oxford Place
Thomas Pierce
Lindsay Street
Ruth Pilcher
Dayton Street
Park Street
Kein McDaniel
Clara Coxets
Theodore Brower
Frank Farrington
S. Hamilton Street
Lake Street
Farrington
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