Honbarrier Testimony Seeks Truth in Easter Shooting Case
R L Honbarrier, president of Colonial Motor Freight Lines, testifies he recalls nothing of the fatal shooting of W B Turner at a South Main Street warehouse. He denies saying he shot Turner three times or that he would avoid jail due to money. The trial for second degree murder resumes with character witnesses and police testimony describing the nightclub and bowling alley incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Honbarrier
W. B. Turner
Colonial Motor Freight Lines
South Main Street
Turner
Hanbarker
H. Hoyle Sink
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
J. J. Harper
Harper
Colonial Warehouse
Honbarrier
Waldo Carroll
Carroll
Olan Parks
Blue Bird Cab Company
Parks
Honbarker
Wagner Fisher
Thurlone Kearns
Sam Billings
O. M. Leviner
Coy Kearns
R. D. Fowler
Bruen Andrews
Bonk Sumner
Colonial
Dallas Osborne
Colonial Office
Kenneth Ellington
Ellington
Plains
Frank Shields
Motor Lines
Sumner
Herbert Dobbins
Hanbarrier
D. E. Smith
Esmond Slate
Slate
Herbert H. Dobbins
Dobbins
Bank Sumner
H. R. Gillespie
Gillespie
E. Commerce Street
J. L. Millikan
City to consider raises for workers as surplus funds rise
High Point reports a 1942 43 fiscal year end net cash surplus of 271091 16 and data show 92.9 percent tax collections plus 101 percent utilities collections due to delinquent accounts. Acting City Manager Grover H Jones and City Accountant Lake Crowe outline possible pay raises and extra staff funded by the surplus and a large postwar capital reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Grover H. Jones
Lake Crowe
Bridges
Jones
Council
Crowe
31st Application Received For City Manager Post
Mayor Arnold J. Koonce announced that candidate number 31, Woodbury Brackett, current Holton Maine city manager, has formally applied for the city manager post. Brackett cites 12 years in city management and is a registered engineer. Council members will interview Paul B. Wilcox of New Haven Connecticut, another applicant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold J. Koonce
Woodbury
Bracket
Holton
Maine
Koonce
Brackett
Paul B. Wilcox
New Haven, Conn
Judge MacRae's Brother Dies in California
Robert Strange MacRae, brother of High Point municipal court judge D. C. MacRae, died at 6:20 p m Tuesday July 20 in the Veterans Administration Hospital San Francisco California after a three month illness. He was 58 and a World War I veteran. Survived by Judge MacRae Mrs Dora Elliott Washington D C Lawrence MacRae Walnut Cove and Cameron MacRae Concord. Body to be sent to Chapel Hill for interment upon arrival arrival date unknown.
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Robert Strange MacRae
Municipal Court
City of
High Point
D. C
MacRae
Veterans Administration Hospital
San Francisco
Calif
California
Judge MacRae
Dora _ Elliott
Washington, D. C
Groundwork Set to Dispose of 1,400 Street Assessments
City committees propose forming a syndicate of lawyers led by one appointed attorney to update and pursue 1,400 street assessment suits now in court. Council members Groome and Jones would oversee the plan, with the city paying per abstract and real estate sales to monetize stalled properties once titles transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Law and Public Safety and Finance Committee
Grover H. Jones
J. G. Groome
Jones
Groome
Salvation Army Pool Draws Local Interest
Major Vernon Carter reported the average daily attendance at the Salvation Army swimming pool has reached about 200 this season. The facility is free for all, with boys allowed mornings nine to twelve and girls afternoons two to five. A life guard is on duty and parents may let children attend. Weekday evenings seven to ten are reserved for adult factory workers.
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Vernon Carter
Salvation Army
Maj. Carter
Grace G Bedford mother of C Glover Bedford dies in Charlotte
Grace Gibson Bedford died in a Charlotte hospital after a ten day illness. She is survived by C Glover Bedford of High Point, another son Benjamin W. Bedford of Dallas, Texas, and a daughter Mrs. W M Boyce of Charlotte. Funeral service set for this afternoon at 2 at a Charlotte funeral home. Remains to be brought to High Point for burial in the Bedford mausoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Gibson Bedford
C. Glover Bedford
High Point
Charlotte
Bedford
Benjamin W. Bedford
Dallas
Texas
W. M. Boyce
Charlotte Funeral Home
Bedford Mausoleum
J H Meekins Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack at 64
James Harmon Meekins 64 a High land Cotton Mill worker for fourteen years died yesterday at 1 30 from a heart attack after a period of ill health. Born in Clio S C August 27 1878 he was survived by two wives two daughters five daughters four sons a brother and a sister. Funeral arrangements await word from relatives.
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James Harmon Meekins
King Street
Highland Cotton Mill
Clio
S. C
William
Mary J. Griffin Meekins
Leona Barber
John Hayes
Durham
R. V. Melvin
Greensboro
Mary Susan Melvin
Joan
Jacqueline
Donnie
Irene
Geraldine Meekins
High Point
W. H. Meekins
Alexander Meekins
U. S. Army
Australia
Claibourne Meekins
U. S. Navy
Jacksonville
Fla
Don Meekins
Winnabow
Mollie Finger
Charlotte
Hebron
Tomlinson Summer Furniture Market Sees Record Attendance
Successful Tomlinson trading mart draws buyers from Virginia Tennessee South Carolina North Carolina and more than 16 states. Government buyers select merchandise for current and future needs including equipment for day rooms and army hospital convalescent rooms. Officials report attendance and sales far exceeded expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson
Virginia
Tennessee
South Carolina
North Carolina
Sey
Pvt Ferguson on Seven Day Furlough At Home
Pvt Lawrence L. Ferguson spends a seven day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Mayfield Ferguson at 1312 Ragan Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Ferguson
Lawrence L. Ferguson
Mrs
Mayfield Ferguson
Ragan Street
J F Jones Named Secretary Of Local War Rationing Board
Deputy Sheriff J F Jones announces he will serve as secretary of the local rationing board effective July 15. Ed Mendenhall temporarily presides as chairman and Jones plans a leave of absence from the sheriff department. He notes a satisfactory salary agreement with OPA officials in Charlotte and cites his family’s wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Jones
Jones
Ed Mendenhall
Sheriff's Department
OPA
Charlotte
England
Eighth Army Air Force
Mildred
War Department
Washington, D. C
Guilford County
Peterson's Ointment Offers Eczema Itch Relief
A simple way to quick relief from eczema itching pimples and red blotches is applying Peterson's Ointment to affected parts. It relieves itching promptly and improves skin appearance. Also soothing for tired itchy feet and cracks between toes. 35 call druggists. Money back if not delighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Experienced official seeks voucher ration board post
The speaker states a desire to serve the public by extending fullest service on the rationing board. They offer to become secretary to maintain continuity and avoid disruption in the ration organization.
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Court
Martha Warner
Im Zan Vaal
City Shoe Shop
Commerce
St-Hian Por
Atlantic Building & Loan Association
A. Kirkman
Pres
E. C. Cridlebaugh
Sec.y.Treas
Nat'l. Bank Bldg
City Wine & Beverage
College Street
Salvation Army Pool
Glover Bedford
J. H. Meekins
Park St
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Good Trading
S. Main ST
Paint & Repair Now
Tiger Brand
Parker - Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Shackelford
North Main Street
W. C. Brown
North Wrenn Street
J. F. Jones
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Hedgecock Lumber CO
Ward Street
Fat Lktl& Reo
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