18 Year Old Farmhand Arrested in Lovers Lane Robberies
An 18-year-old Black farm laborer, Robert Russell Crump of Route 3 Groometown, was arrested and charged with two counts of robbery after two couples were robbed at lovers lane near Sedgefield. Crump confessed and additional charges of breaking and entering and larceny will follow. Deputies recovered stolen items at Crump's home and held him without bond in High Point jail.
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Sedgefield
Robert Russell Crump
Route 3
Groometown
Crump
High Point City
Alee
Overheated motor causes fire in dry kiln
An over heated motor in a Globe P Secon kiln sparked a fire as embers spread quickly. Minor damage reported with no injuries. Fire crews responded and contained the blaze to the kiln area. Local authorities are investigating the incident and its cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe P — Secon
New Challenge Blood Drive Opens in High Point
The first Bloodmobile visit of the new fiscal year aims to raise 1 955 pints in High Point up from 1 875 last year. Donors receive baseball passes and pin awards. bloodstock supports the Charlotte Blood Bank, with 21 day shelf life for whole blood.
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Istae
Red Cross
English Street
High Point
Bill McKenzie
Wray Amos
Charlotte
Anne Kerr
Weather Outlook Promises More Heat and Humidity
Forecasters predict fair to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change and widely scattered late after noon or evening thunderstorms. The 24 hour low around 69 and tomorrow’s high uncertain as precipitation records vary between the Weather Bureau report and local filter plant data.
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Tk Gehine Weather Bureau
Four Freed Of Morals Charges In Thomasville
Four local persons, two men and two women, faced morals charges in Thomasville after residents reported two women in an abandoned shed on Black's Farm Road. The investigation led to a court action clearing the men of charges while a second jury trial was scheduled in Recorder's Court.
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Thomasville
Black's Farm Road
Abbotts Creek
Sach Faa
Catheh Dee
Main St
Beusse
Senkina
Forest Dr
Gilfoeed
Barnwell St
Richard Shoemaker
Recorder's Court
Setman
Four polio victims to attend summer camp
Four local polio survivors Larry Millikan Joe Nicholls Glenn Townsend and Charles Riley will attend Sky Range at Blowpille camp under medical supervision from July 1 to August 11. Thurmond Korm, Children’s Committee chair, outlined therapy activities and supervised participation in regular camp programs.
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Rainbow
Larry Millikan
Joe Nicholls
Glenn Townsend
Charles Riley
Blowpille
Thurmond Korm
Velborn
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Man on Park Street
A three car collision on Park Street injures Willie B Barnes of 704 Leonard St. Police identify drivers Thomas Weaver and Tommy Lee Goins as others in the wreck near Green and Park. Damages estimated at 750 dollars.
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Willie B. Barnes
Leonard St
Weaver
High Point Court Hands Guilty Pleas on Trespass Cases
Wesley Spoon of Route 2 High Point was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to 18 months on the roads. Leon David Putman of Charlotte received a six month road sentence with conditions and appeal rights. Steve Chappell of Franklin Street was guilty of abandonment and non support with six months suspended on two years’ probation. Barney Moore and Margaret Russell were freed on assault charges when the prosecution was dismissed. Other minor rulings noted including a not processed case for Jacqueline Holmes.
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Cochran
Wesley Spoon
High Point
Brown
Recorder's Court
Leon David Putman
Charlotte
Putman
Superior Court
Steve Chappell
Franklin Street
Barney Moore
Johnson Street
Margaret Russell
Thomasville
Russell
James
Fami Auto
Moore
Bassi
Hunt
Rockwell Street
Jacqueline Holmes
Burlington
Derreberry Sentenced for Murphy Slaying in Fight
Edward Derreberry, about 40, was sentenced to two to five years in prison for the death of 43 year old Roscoe Lamb of Murphy. Lamb died after a fist fight. Derreberry pleaded guilty to a related charge.
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Derreberry
Murphy
N.C
Lewis Edward Derreberry
Roscoe Lamb
Lamb
Derry
Polio Clinics Open Across Guilford County
Polio vaccine clinics opened this morning as part of a countywide drive to bring vaccines to residents under 20 and pregnant women. Health officials report good response with 60 clinics prepared and 2,700 doses initially allocated. more doses requested as several sites near low supply.
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Act
Guilford County
Uva
Health Department
Pakview
Oak Hill
Emma Bilei
Cloverdale
Tomlinson
Ae Street
Allen Jay
Pani
Florence
Oak View
Union Hill
Colfax
Sam“Tone
Griffineens
Street School
Wden
Woman charged with assault with deadly weapon in Thomasville
Annie Lucille Clark was arrested on a warrant alleging assault with a deadly weapon in Thomasville on Jacob Street. She faced a wife threatening charge with a stick against her husband Charles and was released on $200 bond to appear August 8 in Recorder's Court. R C Bryant, 38, of Hoover Street, arrested yesterday and charged with abandonment and child support, free on $300 bond for an August 6 Recorder's Court hearing.
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Thomasville
Annie Lucille Clark
Jacob Street
Clark
Charles
R. C. Bryant
Hoover Street
Gladys
Bryant
Jailed trio blamed for multiple burglaries in region
Warranted suspects from Winston-Salem are charged with the July 15 Midway Seafood break in on the High Point Thomasville road and linked to a July 7 High Rock Lake cabin theft in Davidson County. A 16 year old Thom asville youth and Eric codon of Laleaten Avon are also implicated, with rifles and cash reported stolen but mostly recovered.
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Thomasville
Winston-Salem
Midway
High Point
Davidson County
Sheriff's Department
High Rock Lake
Archie Ray Cline
Harold Elwood Alspaugh
George Washington Messer
Winston
Lexington
Eric Codon
Laleaten Avon
Grabb
Messer
Tim
Aride
Thom asville Jaycees induct six new members
Six men were inducted into the Thom asville Junior Chamber of Commerce at a weekly meeting in the Woman’s Club Building. New members included Esil At, Joe Tew, Percy Craven and Bill Richey with Steve Facile joining as a transfer from Pees group. Third Officers' meeting in Salisbury outlined plans for district meetings later this year. Tomorrow the Jaycees travel to Lexington for District 3 club meeting.
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Thomasville
Thomasvile Junior Chamber of Commerce
Womans Club
Pag Esil
Joe Tew
Percy Craven
Bill Richey
Steve Facile
Pees Group
Are
Jim Grimes
Salisbury
Jaycees
Lexington
Hobo Party Winners Are Announced
Winners from the Hobo Party event held last Friday are announced by the city recreation department in Thomasville. The top placers include Ebermatt Fommy and Charles Tyler from four city play groups, with runners up Kaney and Maria Crotts among others.
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Thomasville
Ebermatt
Fommy
Charles Ylor
Johanny Ingram
Jerry Phillips
We Kaney
Maria Crotts
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Lover's Lane
D. S. Lee
C. H. Campbell
H. B. Hill
Campbell
Herman Burrows
Burrows
Janet Teague
Lovers Lane
Roland R. Mills
Greensboro
Mills
Orde
Eving Mills
Ills
Caim
High Point Division
H. L. Bergman
Crump Bev
Ae Es Wien
Wetoper Os Wien
Thes
Pearl Barber
Raleigh
James Sweeney
Siler
Freeman Mill Road
Said
Bergman
John —"Walters
Thurmonants
Camp
A. New Challenge
High Point College Board of Trustees
Missouri
Carolina Methodist Conference
Steele Street Methodist
Sanford
Cee
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