Kivett Drive Man Faces Attempted Arson Charge
Elijah McLean was jailed on an attempted arson charge after a Bynum Street fire that heavily damaged a duplex at 202 Bynum. Resident Nathaniel Bailey suffered burns and is hospitalized. Police found gasoline discarded nearby and McLean admitted buying fuel but said he left before the fire. Three fire trucks fought the blaze and a dog was rescued. Other arrests included peeping, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and license violations.
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Police and Fire Department
Bynum Street
Elijah
Red) McLean
Rinang Bond
Nathaniel Bailey
High Point Hospital
Bynum
McLean
Bailey
Fire Department
Kivett Drive
Leonard Street
Inter
John Henry Crump
Henley Street
Carl Moore
Hay Street
Robert Skinner
Hoover Street
Skinner
Gene Carroll Hewitt
See Kivett
House of Prayer Dedication Held on Riverdale Road
Jamestown hosts a dedication ceremony for the House of Prayer center on Riverdale Road Rt. 1. The event honors benefactors including Irvin Clapp and Jack Burris whose $10,000 pledge helped raise 100000 for the facility.
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Jamestown
House of Prayer
Riverdale Road
Rt. 1
Irvin Clapp
Jack Burris
Telephone Cable Damaged In Thomasville Crash
North State Telephone crews fight to restore the main feeder cable serving the southwest Thomasville area after a Sunday 3:40 a.m. crash on Randolph Street. The accident also disrupted Duke Power lines and caused about 10,000 in repair costs. Albert Marion Murray, 30, of Culbreth Avenue, faced charges of speeding and reckless driving.
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Thomasville
North State Telephone Co
Randolph Street
Colonial Drive
Duke Power Co
Power Company
Albert Marion Murray
Culbreth Avenue
Church Meeting Set This Week At State Convention
The annual state convention of the Church of God of Prophecy convenes at the tabernacle on Greensboro Road in July 2023. Perry E. Gillum international youth director will speak. The public may attend as services are moderated by state overseer M. S. Curry.
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Church of God of Prophecy
Tabernacle
Greensboro Road
Perry E. Gillum
M. S. Curry
Council Feels Out Anti Nude Law To Ban Indecent Films
City officials prepare a new ordinance aimed at curbing nudity in films shown at The Pointer Drive In Theater. Council plans to vote in committee tomorrow with final action set for Thursday. The measure targets promotions at shopping centers and carnival events while preserving rights to regulate indecent displays.
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Forrest Cates
Knox Walker
Pointer
Vincent Furio
Furio
Greensboro Road
Council
Drought Hits Hard as Heat Returns With Scores of Uncertain Rain
The region endures a prolonged dry spell despite the heat wave ending. Temperatures are projected to top 90 degrees with no precipitation expected tonight or tomorrow. Patchy showers may appear Wednesday, but overall warm and fair conditions persist.
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Piedmont
Roosevelt Kinship Ties Highlight First Couple's Ties
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president, was a fifth cousin and his wife Eleanor was a niece of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president. This connection underscores a notable family link across two generations of U.S. leaders.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eleanor
Theodore Roosevelt
U. S
Officials Split on Zoning Change to Aid English Motor Co
City council may rezone a 10 acre portion of the K Mart center on N Main to Business A to house English Motor Co. Planning Commission opposes this shift arguing it undermines Planned Shopping Center zoning. A public hearing is set for July 21 as council weighs federal uses in residential zones and a rezoning proposal for College Village Shopping Center.
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English Motor Co
K Mart
N. Main Street
Thav Hava Eshadulad
Nih
Vay Ewinwuuée Nému
Pew Lic
Planning and Zoning Commission
Williford Court
Council
College Village
Planning Commission
Registration Heavy For Tax Election
About 340 people registered to vote for the August 9 election on creating a Trinity Archdale area school tax district. Trinity High School registrar Mrs. Howard Younts logged 140 registrations. the other registrar Mrs. W A Aldridge reportedly registered over 200. All eligible voters must re register and books reopen at Trinity High and Archdale schools for two Saturdays. Residents unable to reach polling sites may register at home.
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Archdale
Trinity - Archdale
Howard Younts
Rt. 5
High Point
Trinity High School
W. A. Aldridge
Archdale School
Malpass Clan Reunion At Long Creek Grady High School
The Malpass Clan reunites at Long Creek Grady High School near Currie North Carolina for the annual meeting. A brief program follows the clan business meeting and attendees will gather in the school cafeteria for dinner on Sunday July 31.
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Long Creek- Grady High School
Currie
N. C
Lees Rides Set For Thomasville Visit
Thomasville readers learn Lee's Rides will begin next Monday at the Shopping Center. Profits from the visit go to the Thomasville Fire Department, which sponsors the annual rides.
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Thomasville
Lee
One Killed and Five Injured in Sunday Smashups
A Sunday auto crash at Garrison Street and Lowe Avenue left Clayton Loomis Clark dead at 67 and Everett Zachary injured. Clark’s death marked the year’s seventh fatality, with Zachary charged with a stop sign violation. George Washington Cooper and Mae Cooper were also involved. total damage estimated at $1,000.Clark’s background and funeral details are provided, with service set for Calvary Methodist Church in Burlington.
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Garrison Street
Lowe Avenue
Clayton Loomis Clark
Whiteoak Street
Everett Jonathan Zachary
Randleman
Zachary
George Washington Cooper
Weaver Street
Mae Cooper
Clark
Cooper
Alamance
Calvary Methodist Church
George Lyndon
Pine Hill
Burlington
Harold C. Davis and Yow Funeral
Whiteoak
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Centennial
Art Richardson
Young Puppy
Bob L. Parrish
John D. Bridger
John Burwell
James H. Millis
Dirk Meisky
Rotary Club
Men of the Friends Meeting
Enterprise Fto
Holt McPherson
Chair City
Randolph
Murray
Albert Christian
City Memorial Hospital
Maple E. Guilford Streets
E. G. Cunningham
Jacob Street
Norris C. Warren
Lexington
Warren
Maple Street
Cunningham
Guilford
Barry Hayes
Freddie Miller
Rt. 2
State Supreme Court
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Deea
Malpass Reunion
John Scott
Eva Thrift Clark
Epsie Zackery Clark
Klopman Mills
H. W
Ola) Murray
Durham
Jessie Williams
Charlotte
Charles W
Tracy Lee) Cannon
Callie Cates
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