Woman Hangs Self In Jail In Davidson County
Mrs Hattie Louise Davis indicted for second degree murder in the pistol slaying of William Hogan was found hanged in the city jail Saturday afternoon. Coroner Dr Joel Leonard ruled death by a broken neck around 2 30 pm. Detective Lt Verle Stamey said she used mattress cover strips to hang herself after earlier trying a silk handkerchief. The body remained at Thomas Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Bob Burchette
Enterprise
Thomasville
Hattie Louise Davis
Davidson Street
Joel Leonard
Davidson County
Davis
Marvin
William Henry Hogan
King Row
I Acquire Two Kitchens In a Suburban Tale of Status
I never valued status symbols until a second kitchen appeared amid a basement den remodel. As I built a snack bar and installed a sink and burner, I wondered about danger from high voltage. The plumber finished, the light glowed, and two kitchens surprised me. The church ladies arrived with Bruns wick stew, selling it all and sparing us dinner.
Yokely Joins Apollo Program as Systems Engineer
Ronald E. Yokely resigns from McDonnell Aircraft in St Louis to join General Precision Co Link Group in Houston as a systems engineer for the Apollo program. The Link Group aids astronaut training and helped design the Apollo lunar module simulator. Yokely is the son of C E Yokely and Mrs C E Yokely of Point and is a William Penn High School and NC State alumnus.
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America
Ronald E. Yokely
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
General Precision Co
Link Group
Houston
Tex
NASA Spacecraft Center
Yokely
C. E. Yokely
Underhill St
Point
Joanne
William Penn High School
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
Mantles Transform Gas Lighting With Higher Illumination
Incandescent mantles for gas lights were developed by Baron Carl Aver vom Welsbach in the mid 1890s. They were first used in street lighting and produced six to ten times more illumination than earlier open flame gas burners.
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Baron Carl Aver Vom Welsbach
Battle of the Bands rocks The Livin' End in High Point
Teen groups ages 13 to 19 from High Point area compete at The Livin' End on N Main Street. The Mystic five from Ragsdale High School win, with the Exclsives in second. winner advances to Durham state contest on April 1.
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N. Main Street
High Point
Sabres
Mustangs
Morlocks
Dawks
Varvells Five
Exclusives
The
Sonics
Durham
Joe Wallwork
Wallwork
Mystics
Ragsdale High School
Jamestown
Mike Shook
Brad Martin
Steve Wyrick
Bill Edwards
Micky Patrick
City Lodge 282 Initiation Planned Tuesday Evening
Furniture City Lodge 282 will hold its initiation at the Rest Tuesday at 8 p.m. Members are reminded to attend and welcome new entrants.
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Furniture City Lodge
Ture City
Man Stabbed at Home on South Elm Street
Police say Robert Richardson was stabbed in the chest with a four inch dagger during a scuffle after an argument at his home on South Elm Street. He is in serious condition at High Point Memorial Hospital with a collapsed lung. Gene Marsh of Grimes Street is charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
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South Elm Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Robert Richardson
Gene Marsh
Grimes Street
Richardson
Color blindness estimates in general population
The article notes that about four men per 100 and one woman per 200 people are partly or fully color blind. This highlights the gender disparity in color vision deficiencies and gives a rough prevalence proportion.
Clear and Cold Today With Sunshine Across Point Area
The US Weather Bureau forecasts fair skies at Friendship Airport with a daytime high near 50 degrees and a low around 20 last night. Evening skies stay fair with warmer temps near 55 degrees. The text notes the 1933 34 Chicago World’s Fair A Century of Progress paid all debts and left a cash surplus.
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Point Area
USW
Friendship Airport
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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