License revocation up in state for May driving cases
In Raleigh on June 1 the Highway Safety Division reported May suspensions totaled 122, the highest since July last year. Twenty three were for reckless driving, with other top causes including illegal liquor transport, hit and run, driving drunk in South Carolina, and Virginia. The May count included one habitual reckless driver and one habitual violator, raising year to date suspensions to 587 and total since 1935 to 6,519.
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North Carolina South Carolina Peace Officers Meet In Asheville
The annual convention of the North Carolina and South Carolina Peace Officers Association will be held in Asheville July 30 and 31.
Census Work Nears Finish in North Carolina
Final field work for the 1940 North Carolina census should end by June 30, says state census manager E. A. Hughes. He notes a flattening in large cities with smaller towns showing larger percentage gains, citing Williamston as an example with a 1940 population of 3,950.
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Martin County
Five Alleged Robbers Bound Over in Mt Airy
Five men were bound over to the superior court after a preliminary hearing on charges of taking part in a garage safe robbery in Mt Airy two weeks earlier. The defendants are Alen Oglesby of New Bern Wallace Rigsby of Durham Percy Newsom formerly of Winston Salem Reuben Chappell of Durham and Graham Murphy of Burlington.
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Durham
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Winston-Salem
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Burlington
Williamston Market Grows Amid Industrial Expansion
The report notes tobacco market activity rising from 2,729 ten years ago to a current higher level, an increase of 1,229 or 45 percent, citing industrial plant development and the market’s growing importance as key factors.
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Young Republican Clubs To Meet For Barbecue Tonight
The Young Republican Clubs of Guilford and Forsyth Counties will hold a barbecue Friday evening starting at 6 at Pleasant’s Lodge near Guilford College. Members from Greensboro High Point and Winston-Salem are invited, followed by an entertainment program.
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Forsyth Counties
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