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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1950

Page

14

Larceny Case Not Pressed In Thomasville

In Thomasville court Troy Gray Jr., 19, faced larceny and receiving charges over $34 taken from the Thom asville Ice Company office while an order was being filled. The case was not pressed with leave. The day’s docket also included multiple non-support convictions with suspended sentences and various violations, appeals, and fines.

Thomasville Troy Gray, Jr Route 2 Recorder’s Court Gray Barette Harris Thomasville Ice Company Harris Frank Bullins Route 1 Hubert Lee Nichols Trinity Roy Scarlett, Jr Salisbury Albert Hunt Hill Street Dock Hall Myer Street Clifton Davis Finch Street Roy Crofts Cox Avenue Clarence Wilson East Sunrise Avenue Shuller Wilson Nathan Thomas Eelis Hopkins James McRae Church Street John Junior Wright Howard Eugene Wray Marvin Gilliam Brownstreet

Enemy They Can't Fight

Bernice Goetz reports on the Motilon Indians in Colombia facing a new threat from earthquakes and encroaching civilization. Quakes devastate huts and towns in the Sierra de Perija, killing more than 150, while oil pipelines and modern intrusion erode their stark jungle defense. The elders and warriors face displacement after 400 years of resistance.

Bernice Goetz Bogota Colombia Sierra de Perija Barco Socony-Vacuum Texas Andes

South Carolina Officers Chase Alleged Kidnap Suspects

Alabama highway patrol reports South Carolina authorities head to Evergreen with warrants charging Vance Merritt and Anthony Grosczynski with kidnaping an 18 year old girl from McCormick. The suspects waived extradition. FBI gave no federal basis for action. The girl's parents travel to Alabama to recover her.

Evergreen Ala Alabama Highway Patrol O. T. McDuff South Carolina McDuff Vance Leon Merritt Cumberland N. C Anthony S. Grosciminski Catawissa Lorene Mayson McCormick S. C FBI J. K. Mumford Mobile

Gooseberry Bush Tale Tied to Nantucket and Major Church

Nantucket resident Maj. Elihu Church recounts the family gooseberry bush’s journey from Bleecker Street New York to Harlem then to Nantucket. He highlights his inventive work on refrigerated containers for food and blood shipments before and during World Wars I.

Nantucket Mass Maj Elihu Church New York Siasconsett Atlantic Ocean Nantucket Island Major Church Harlem Atlantic Washington

Strange visitor cared for by grandmother on East 24th Street

The narrator recalls a tale from the 1960s about a weary, important man who found lodging at his grandmother's East 24th Street home in New York when hotels were full. The grandmother agreed to shelter him despite finding the arrangement odd.

East 24Th Street New York

Elderly Man Escapes From Black Bear in Alaska

Seventy six year old Dan Gillis was bitten and scratched after a black bear charged him near his Dome Creek cabin, northwest of Fairbanks. He fought back with a willow branch and pocket knife, then escaped into a mining crew car as the bear hesitated and finally retreated.

Fairbanks Alaska Dan Gillis Gillis Dome Creek Here Fairbanks Exploration Company

Snakes disputed in dancer death in Tokyo

In Tokyo a dispute erupts after the death of snake dancer Chikako Kato. Her mother Mrs Kin Matsumoto dumped twelve live snakes into a lake claiming evil spirits caused the death. Kuri Kurenai, her partner, retrieved six reptiles and may sue for destruction of stage properties.

Tokyo Kin Matsumoto Kimi Kurenai Daichan Big Boy Miss Kurenai Matsumoto

Young Prisoner Dies Of Wounds

A 27 year old Clinton farmer Robert A Weeks died in Central prison hospital after being shot while fleeing a Sampson county road gang. Weeks had been sentenced from Sampson in 1949 to 10 years for larceny and had a one day parole in March for his father’s funeral.

Raleigh Clinton Sampson County Central Prison Hospital H. H. Honeycutt Robert A. Weeks Honeycutt Weeks Sampson

Brigham Young Visits by Stagecoach in Early Mormon Venture

A grandmother recalls Brigham Young arriving by stagecoach with a trusted escort. The scene shows him quietly unloading heavy carpet bags from his room, then departing days later. The tale emphasizes his precaution against robbery and portrays him as the Mormon leader entering quietly in dusty times.

Conservation Board Plans Midyear Meeting in North Carolina

The State Board of Conservation and Development meets in Morehead City Tuesday for a three day session on forestry park and fisheries. Attendees include Thomas J. Allen and Roy Hampton with talks on a Seashore park plan and a long range forestry program. Governor Scott may not attend.

Raleigh State Board of Conservation and Development Morehead City Morehead Pamlico Division of Commercial Fisheries Portsmouth Island Ocracoke and Hatteras Maneteo Cape Hatteras National Seashore Staley A. Cook Burlington Times-News Harden Taylor Roy Hampton Division of Commercial Fisheries Taylor Hampton C. F. Korstian School of Forestry Duke R. J. Preston State College N. C. Forestry Council North Carolina Scott

Keep Processed Cheese In Refrigerator During Warm Weather

Guidance advises storing processed cheese in the refrigerator when temperatures rise to maintain quality and prevent spoilage. Refrigeration slows bacterial growth and preserves texture and flavor during hot months.

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Savage Motilones Gooseberry Leslie Eichel Central Press S. Main St Paul Smith High Point Black Bear Conservation Board Anstate Allstate Flastic Sedan N. Main Street Aed
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