Jury Selection For Harper Case Begins In Guilford
Detailed questioning marks hours of venireman screening as Terry Harper and his wife Catherine Harper stand trial for murder in Guilford Superior Court. Only one juror, J. F. Ellis of Bruce township, chosen by 3:30 p.m., supports self defense for the defendant.
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Greensboro
Venireman
Terry HH. Harper
Catherine Harper
Guilford Superior Court
Charles C. Holton
High Point
Harper
J. F. Ellis
Bruce Township
Summerfield
Thomas Gold
Mr. Jr
Mr. Ellis
W. D. Harrison
Stokedale
John M. Oglesby
Miss Cox Repeats as President of Anti Lynching Group
North Carolina Association for the Prevention of Lynching held its second annual conference in Greensboro. Miss Clara J. Cox of High Point and Mrs. Hattie S. Weinburg of Greensboro were reelected president and secretary treasurer. Jessie Daniel Ames of Atlanta urged legal observance education in the principal address.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Association For the Prevention
Noted crowd fills venue as capital punishment stance shown
The report describes a crowded gathering where the third veniceman J. W. Greenway was excused for opposing capital punishment and A. E. Futrelle a High Point insurance solicitor was excused after asserting Mrs. Harper’s guilt, later refining it to murder in some degree.
William Knox Pleads Guilty to Four Charges in Court
Special to The Enterprise Greensbor o Jan 27. High Point defendants plead guilty in superior court. W M Knox admitted four counts including car theft, hit and run, possession of whiskey, and driving under the influence. No sentence yet. Kate Garrett and Annie Phillips plead guilty to forging a principal’s wife name on checks. Bill Herndon pleads guilty to forgery. Sentences pending as court clears preliminary cases and prepares for Terry Harper trial.
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Greensboro
High Point
Superior Court
W. M. Knox
Lawrence Holden
H. R. Walden
W. B.kelly
Kate Garrett
Annie Philips
C. W. Phillips
Garrett
Bill Herndon
R. J. Wagger
Terry H. Harper
City and Andrews file answer to Libes damage suit
In Greensboro on January 27 the city of High Point and T Wingate Andrews superintendent of schools filed their answer to Fred A Libes damage suit. They claim Libes failed to file a required notice of claim and that no written contract existed for the old junior high school sale or purchase and that no contract exists between Andrews and the city.
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Greensboro
N.C
High Point
T. Wingate Andrews
Clerk of Superior Court
Fred A. Libes
Libes
Andrews
Grand Rapids Man Praises Southern Market Visit
Phil S. Johnson, field director of the Grand Rapids Furniture Exposition, visiting High Point, hails the Southern Furniture Market as well balanced and promising. He notes cautious buyer behavior due to low stocks and bank balances, predicts modest demand rise after March 1, and cites unusually strong values in the winter market.
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Grand Rapids
Southern Furniture Market Association
Phil S. Johnson
Chicago
New York
High Point
Gideon
David
Will Hold Coltrane Services Tomorrow
Funeral services for Shubal Gardner Coltrane 83 will be held tomorrow at Ebenezer Methodist Church in New Market township at 2 o clock. The pastor will officiate.
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Shubal Gardner Coltrane
New Market Township
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Charges Police Re-arrest Suspect in Robbery Case
Fred C. Courtney, 40, of 1103 Forrest Avenue, was re-arrested on a robbery charge while free on bond for a prior assault case. The warrants, sworn by his brother-in-law C. H. Swain, accuse him of attacking his wife with fire tongs and butcher knife and taking $900. The assault with a deadly weapon and robbery allegedly occurred last Friday.
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Fred C. Courtney
Forrest Avenue
C. H. Swain
Thomasville
Courtney
Last Friay
Funeral held for Gilbert Reid Marsh in city home
Large crowd attended the services at 612 Colonial Drive for Gilbert Reid Marsh. Rev G Ray Jordan and Rev H Norwood Bowne officiated. Marsh died after a long illness. Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park.
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G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial M. E. Church
H. Norwood Bowne
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Gilbert Reid Marsh
Colonial Drive
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Bowne
F. G. Woodruff
Frank Smith
Herman Smith
Sam L. Davin
Allen Wellborn
Harold Davis
Sam Davis
Ed Lyon
L. G. Robichaux
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Paul Cassell Takes Count After Quarrel
In a confrontation outside Arthur's Pharmacy on South Main street last night Paul Cassell a drug store clerk took the count of ten after being struck by Floyd Welch his alleged assailant Cassell was rushed to Guilford General hospital by Sechrest's ambulance with non serious injuries Police investigated the incident
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Arthur
South Main Street
Paul Cassell
Floyd Welch
Cassell
Sechrest
Guilford General Hospital
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High Point Enterprise
Piedmont
Center of Industry
Nuk Nukih
Cat Carolina
Harper Case
GEO. G. Scott & CO
Charlotte
H. Bass
Representative
Telephone
Co-Op Finance CO
West Washington Street
Miss Cox
Piedmont Insurance & Realty Company
College
Jack Taylor
WM. Knox
City and
Wilson
Wilson’s Shoe Store
RED Bell Shoe CO
North Main St
Coltrane Services
Whitely Bros
Wrenn Street
Wilson Motor Company
J. E. Black
Cable Street
Reid Marsh
VICKS
N. E. Russell Shoe Shop
East Washing Street
N. Main St
Carolina
Lucy Eshelman
Wachovia Bank
High Point Ice & Coal Company
W. Green St
West Brose
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
NEW Location Hood Bank
North Main
V. A. J. Idol
Vice-Pres
Treas
Cc. H. Ellis
Sec’y
H. P. T. and
H. P. T. & D. Railroad
Denton Railroad
Building and Loan Association
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Piedmont Building & Loan Association
W. C. Idol
Robert Brockett
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