Wild West Case Trial Postponed Amid Multiple Charges
Officers reported Blake walking in traffic with an automatic pistol. Blake faced assault with a deadly weapon as his former girlfriend described the incident. Joshua Welborn Street resident was fined for drunken driving after a jury-date hearing. Several other defendants faced charges from larceny to bad checks, with varied outcomes and judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake
Helen McDonald
Vall Street
McDonald
Joshua Welborn Street
Oliver A. Craven
Centennial Avenue
Harold Childress
Clara Cox
Dunlap
Obin
Smith
James
Kentucky Avenue
Deaths And Funerals Sara Batten infant services in Thomasville
Graveside services for Sara Lucinda Batten infant daughter of Robert W. and Daisy Moose Batten were held Sunday at 4 30 p m in Holly Hill Cemetery conducted by Rev Frank Jordan of Memorial Methodist Church Thomasville Surviving are the parents one sister Carol Batten two brothers Robert Jr and Timothy Lee and the maternal grandfather M L Moose of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Sara Lucinda Batten
Robert W
Daisy Moose Batten
E. Guilford St
Holly Hill
Frank Jordan
Memorial Methodist Church of
Carol Batten
Robert Jr
Timothy Lee
M. L. Moose
High
Funeral services for Mrs Viola Smith Lee 55
Funeral services were held at 2:30 PM at the Baptist church for Mrs Viola Smith Lee 55. Burial followed in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. She died at High Point Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Smith Lee
R. C. Eaton
al Shelton
Bob Gurley
Earl Johnson
Glenn Craughn
Early L. Hill
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
NRFA Sets Panel Talks For Monday
NRFA will hold a 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Sheraton with panel talks and NRFA consultation clinics planned for July 11 and 12 at the SRFA training center. Tom Matthews NRFA field representative outlines the sessions.
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Sheraton
NRFA
SRFA
Farni
Tom Matthews
English Teachers Plan Meeting in Durham NC
Dr Arno Jewett language arts specialist in the U S Office of Education will speak at the North Carolina English Teachers Assn annual conference opening Thursday More than 200 teachers expected Sessions at Duke University and University of North Carolina through Saturday
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Durham
N.C
Arno Jewett
U.S. Office of Education
North Carolina English Teachers Assn
Duke University
University of North Carolina
Two Cars Recovered as Police Nab Suspects
Police recovered two stolen cars over the weekend and a third case was nipped in the bud. Suspects Johnny Spencer, 17, of Barker Street, and Charles Grady Salter, 18, of Johnson, fled after a high speed chase. One car had been taken from Temple Motor Co. lot on South Main Street Thursday night. The 1953 model was seized yesterday after the pair jumped out and outran officers. They reportedly used the cars to travel from City Lake Park. Spencer and Salter posted $1,000 bond. Municipal Court hearing set for July 12. A 1946 vessel was also recovered in a separate incident at the Store parking lot on South Main Saturday.
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C. H. Bodenhamer
H. W. Freeman Mechanics Wholesale Co
Bodenhamer
Smith
Grady T. McDaniell
Ennis Street
James Boswell
Sturdivant
Johnny Spencer
Barker Street
Charles Grady Salter
Johnson
Temple Motor Co
S. Main Street
City Lake Park
Goins
Spencer
Salter
Murderer Raymond Thomas Parole Revoked in Thomasville
Raymond Thomas, 31, of Kahler Street, is ordered back to prison to finish a term for murdering his girlfriend Mary Lee Thomas on Brown Street. He was sentenced to 16 to 18 years on Nov 11, 1949, and paroled Oct 6, 1955, but parole was revoked after two public drunkenness convictions.
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Thomasville
Raymond Thomas
Kahler Street
Thomas
Mary Lee Thomas
Brown Street
Ninety Three Year Old Jones Hospitalized After Fall
In Coalgate Oklahoma ninety three year old H. B Jones was sent to a hospital after a hip fracture from a fall. He quipped about aging and noted his body has long demanded care while remaining steadfast.
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Coalgate
Okla
H. 8
Jones
Street Projects In Second Phase Start Delays Noted
The second phase of the street improvement program begins today with grading on several streets. Weather delays postponed paving. 8 500 lineal feet of new surfaces await good conditions and could push work to Thursday or Friday.
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Onc
Ecard
Gly Enger
Honeycutt
Boone's Cave Park to Open with July 4 Events
Boone's Cave Park in Churchland will hold an official opening on July 4 with games for youth and entertainment for adults. Restoration work by the Churchland Lions Club and county crews includes water fountains, picnic tables, repaired park shelter, crushed stone parking areas, and a caretaker guide, M. J. Kester, on site. Festivities start at 10 a.m. with Lion concession stands and barbecue.
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Churchland
Boone's Cave Park
Carl Hanes
Churchland Lions Club
Daniel Boone
Lions Club
Davidson County
M. J. Kester
Boone Cave
Churchland Lions
Smudge Pot Fire Behind Fisher Ferry and Hinkle
A single alarm in Thomasville Saturday night sent firefighters to the corner of Fisher Ferry and Hinkle Street where a smudge pot tipped and sparked a small blaze. The fire was out when units arrived.
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Thomasville
Fisher Ferry
Hinkle Street
Second Case Of Forgery Lodged
THOMASVILLE An 18 year old, J W Gainey of Marsh Street, was arrested for forging W L Greer’s name on a cashing check at Davidson Laundry. A related bounced $45 check is linked to Greer. Gainey remained jailed on assault charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
J. W. Gainey
Marsh Street
W. L. Greer
Davidson Laundry
Greer
Gainey
Cherie Hil Seturdey
Kernersville Plans Big Fourth Festival Events
Kernersville gears up for a multi event Fourth of July festival with micro midget races horse and pony shows a horseless carriage and sports car displays and church run refreshment booths. The schedule opens Wednesday at 7 30 p m with a track event and 15 classes followed by an 8 p m prize program in the school gym featuring rock and roll gospel and popular quarter prizes. A parade and brief ceremony conclude the day ahead of a 11 a m 62 class horse show and King and trophy selections at the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernersville
North Carolina
Eddie Rickenbacker
Construction spending and permits rise in Thomasville area
In Thomasville the year’s construction total topped $1 million with the prior year under $500,000. Permits last month reached $51 150 including a $6 000 item, $28 000 for additions to dwellings, $5 680 for dwelling additions, and $2 500 for business structure additions. Bethel Methodist Church on Fisher Ferry had its eve permit for contraction faihur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Bethel Methodist Church
Fisher Ferry
Fair Grove Volunteer Fire Department Appeals Support
The Fair Grove Fire Unit urges protection of district property and notes donations fund current expenses, not affecting taxes. The department plans to answer calls within a three to five mile radius of the Fair Grove district, excluding Randolph County, and invites citizens and businesses to support the rural fire protection effort.
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Fair Grove
Suman
Devinces County
Randolph County
Harris
Calm Pilot Lands After Wheel Drops Off
Alia Norm Wyborn a 21 year old student pilot with seven flying hours landed a single engine craft at Grand Prairie after a wheel axle separated on takeoff. He guided the plane to a skid with one wheel and axle up, causing no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Prairie
Alia
Norm Wyborn
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