Police Use Machine Guns to Quell Near Riot in Thomasville
Thomasville police armed with submachine guns and tear gas broke up a riot in a Negro area after Patrolman Harris was knocked unconscious and Officer Floyd came under assault. The disturbance began near Finch Field with 100 or more participants and escalated when Annie and Modell Glenn aided by William Epps resisted arrest. Police captured three suspects and filed multiple charges including assaulting officers and carrying concealed weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Fred Kaney
Henry Easley
M. R. Harris
Doak Street
Annie
Modell Glenn
R. L. Floyd
Kaney
Easley
Harris
Finch Field
E. E. Siers
Ball Park
Siers
Annie Glenn
Fred Boyd
Modell Ray Glenn
William Epps
Barnwell Street
Epps
Glenn
Boyd
Floyd
William E. Epps
Man and Boy Injured In Two Car Collision
A 53 year old man and a teen age boy were injured in a two car crash at Fairfield Road and Bakertown Road around 2 30 yesterday afternoon. Osroe Wade Welch 17 was hospitalized for observation after suffering shoulder and head injuries. Raymond E Osborne 53 was treated and released after driving Welch s vehicle. William Thomas Cruthis 56 was cited for failing to yield right of way. The Osborne car was a total loss and Cruthis car sustained about 200 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Road
Bakertown Road
State Highway Patrol
Osroe Wade Welch
Willowbrook Street
Raymond E. Osborne
Route 1
Pleasant Garden
Welch
Cruthis
Holton Road
John Henry Fuller
Route 6
Fuller
Willard Charles Marsh
Route 4
Winston-Salem
Harry Cardell
Highway 311
Confederates Suffer One More Defeat
In Chapel Hill North Carolina the Nationalist Party wins all state offices as 307 high school boys form the Boy's State program elect a governor and eight other officials for the upcoming year. Georgifies include Fred Simpson Charlotte as governor Frankie Black Salisbury as lieutenant governor Graig Brandon Stanley as secretary of state Harold Allen Kannapolis as superintendent of public instruction Tommy Poole Marion as commissioner of agriculture Ted Murphy Stanley as attorney general Corky Stedman Mooreville as commissioner of labor Ed Adkins Draper as commissioner of insurance Bob Hunt Stantonsburg as auditor.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
American Legion
Fred Simpson
Charlotte
Frankie Black
Aeolis
Graig Brandon
Stanley
Harold Allen
Kannapolis
Tommy Poole
Marion
Ted Murphy
Corky Stedman
Mooresville
Ed Adkins
Draper
Bob Hunt
Stantonsburg
George Casteen and Son Leave Rescue Work After Marine Incident
Goldsboro furniture dealer George Casteen and his 19 year old son Jack quit search and rescue work after a near clash with Marines at Camp Lejeune. They chased a parachute they believed belonged to a missing aviator near Snead's Ferry but found no pilot in the water, then parked on government property to talk with guards who said no pilot was missing and that the parachute belonged to a radio controlled target plane.
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Goldsboro
N. C
George Casteen
Jack
Casteen
United States
Camp Lejeune
Snead
Five Join Service At Station Here
The Army and Air Force Recruiting Station reported the enlistment of five High Point men and two Thomasville men in the U S Army. All were three year enlistments in the regular Army. Enlistees were Wade O Harper Prevo G Whitson Arrant J Clifton Carl N Haigler Clayton N Beeson R V Moore and Acie F Poole.
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Army and
Air Force
High Point
Thomasville
U. S. Army
Wade O. Harper
West Green Street
Prevo G. Whitson
Tate Street
Arrant J. Clifton
New Road
Carl N. Haigler
Clara Cox
Clover Brand Dairies Observes Dairy Month Open House
Clover Brand Dairies held a June Dairy Month open house at the West Broad plant. The event ran from 12 15 p m to 6 15 p m with about 3600 visitors. out-of-towners attended. Door prize winner was Mrs Mary Lee Melton of 304 Taylor Street.
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Clover Brand Dairies
West Broad
Mary Lee Melton
Taylor Street
Five Hearings on Agriculture Board Agenda in Raleigh
The North Carolina Agriculture Board haverá five hearings on regulatory proposals at today's session in Raleigh. Three members will be sworn in at Gov Umstead's office: George Kittrell, Hoyle C. Griffin, and Charles F. Phillips. A referendum request from the NC Peanut Growers Association on grower assessments for peanut promotion is on the table. Public hearings cover fertilizer grade list 1953-54, airplane dusting regs, insecticide admixture in fertilizers, fertilizer delivery tonnage reporting by grade, and new bread standards.
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Raleigh
State Board of Agriculture
Gov. Umstead
George Kittrell
Carnpeake
Hoyle C. Griffin
Monroe
Charles F. Phillips
Thomasville
North Carolina Peanut Growers Association
High Point Furniture Market Dates Set for July
The coming furniture market runs July 6 to 18 in High Point drawing thousands of visitors as the Chamber of Commerce promotes the event and local business activity.
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High Point
Chamber of Com
Four Charges Filed After Wild Chase
Charles Phillips Dennis 26 of 917 Unity Street was charged with drunken driving speeding reckless driving and resisting arrest after a police chase. He posted 600 bond and faces July 6 trial in Thomasville Recorder's Court. Other arrests include two men for bootleg whisky possession and several drunken driving and hit and run charges with varied bonds.
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Thomasville
Charles Phillips Dennis
Unity Street
John Goins
Jonah Leach
Steel Street
Leach
Lonnie Tyson
Route 1
Wadesboro
Tyson
No. 2
Kenneth Ramsey
Cannon Street
Donald Ray Creasey
South Main Street
High Point
Doak Hudson
Route 2
Drowning and multiple funeral notices in North Carolina region
Obituary roundup lists several deaths and funeral services. Frank D. Bradshaw, 33, drowned at Deep River near Walker's Mill Pond, funeral in First Pilgrim Holiness Church with burial in Lebanon Methodist Cemetery. Alice Poe Hill, 76, of Route 3 Thomasville, funeral at Country Holiness Church with burial in church cemetery. Ella S. Hege, 58, of Route 2 Advance, funeral at Fulton Methodist Church with burial in church cemetery. John Boyd Grayson, 63, of 317 Ward Street, funeral at Greenwood Baptist Church with burial in Holly Hills Cemetery. Evie Lena Medlin, 59, dies at High Point Memorial Hospital after illness. further family notices appear.
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Frank Bradshaw
Frank D. Bradshaw
Walker's Mill Pond
Pilgrim Holiness Church
J. A. Grout
Lebanon Methodist Cemetery
Deber Perkins
Frank Jones
Claude Miller
Luzon Jones
Sundy Jones
Fred Lassiter
Thomasville
Alice Poe Hill
Route 3
Country Holiness Church
Earnest Gardner
Mr. Smith
Sherman Edwards
Mac Hedrick
Clay Myers
Frank Wall
Bobby Fausnett
Mr. Grubb
Ella S. Hege
Route 2
Advance
Fulton Methodist Church
E. F. Fitzgerald
George Brunner
W C. Anderson
Floyd Smith
Leo Smith
Gray Sheek
William Hege
W. H. Mason, Jr
John D. Hege
Peter
Elizabeth Millis Fields
High Point
Medlin
Edith Minor
Hyacinth Marsh
John Ward
John Glidville
Emory Hill
Trinity
Henry Fields
Ed Fields
Koonce
Bakertown
Route 4
Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church
Elder O'Brien
Oakwood Cemetery
John Boyd Grayson
Ward Street
Greenwood Baptist Church
David Oldham
McRae Crawford
Melvin L. Gentry
D. L. Disher
A. G. Ring
Cc. H. Smith
W. C. Fouts
James Barber
Pate Stewart
Holly Hills Cemetery
Grayson
City Memorial Hospital
Evie Medlin
Evie Lena Medlin
Smith Medlin
High Point Memorial Hospital
Guilford County
Three Sentenced on Drunk Charges in Municipal Court
Three defendants received 30 day terms Annie L Carlyle 40 of 1520 Long Street Truman Lee Ward 48 of 329 South Wrenn Street and Morgan Trivett 47 of 724 South Main Street each for drunkenness Ward and Carlyle to serve at County farm and workhouse respectively Trivett to serve six months on the farm James Mounce 39 guilty to unlawful whiskey six months suspended on good behavior with weekly probation and costs Ige B Orr 41 of Sedgefield to pay weekly support for wife and child also 12 month suspended sentence Cletus Davis 20 Route 3 guilty on reckless endangerment and prohibition violations with 60 day suspended term $25 costs and fines for the latter Henry C Hayes 28 108 East Burton Street fined 100 and license revocation for one year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie L. Carlyle
Long Street
Truman Lee Ward
South Wrenn Street
Ward
County Farm
Morgan Trivett
South Main Street
County Arm
James Mounce
Mounce
Heavior
Ige B. Orr
Sedgefield
Cletus Davis
Route 3
Henry C. Hayes
East Burton Street
Excavations Continue at Pompeii in Italy
Excavations move forward at the Pompeii site buried by lava. Reported that about one third of the ancient city remains to be uncovered.
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Pompei
Italy
Knife and Frying Pan Figure In Assault Case
Local police charged Ben Johnson 59 of 621 Fairview Street with assault with a deadly weapon after a knife and frying pan were used in an attack on Fred Little. Johnson release set at 50 dollars, court next Monday. Wallis Nesbit 34 of 612 Hurley Street freed on 200 dollars bond after accusing him of stabbing James Jeffries with a knife.
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Fairview Street
Ben Johnson
Fred Little
Jonson
Johnson
Wallis Nesbit
Hurley Street
James Jeffries
Gordy Street
Winifred Winslow
Route 5
Alphonzo Gill
Meredith Street
Forrest White
Banks Street
Lucille White
Accused Released In Larceny Case
A 61 year old man was released after the complainant recovered the $260 allegedly stolen from beneath his pillow. J B Lambeth of 316 South Hamilton Street had filed the warrant against William Grady Brown of the same address. The case was not pursued after the money was found, with a not pros with leave entered.
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J. B. Lambeth
South
Hamilton Street
William Grady Brown
Brown
Lambeth
Moon Linked Cowside Rites Shape Horn in Faith
Religious ceremonies involving cows often tie to the moon due to the crescent horn shape. Observers note the lunar connection appears in rituals across regions and eras.
Cloudy and Cooler Weather Predicted Through Tuesday
The weatherman forecasts partly cloudy skies with cooler less humid temperatures through Tuesday. A chance of scattered thunderstorms exists this afternoon or tonight. High today expected near 85 degrees, down from yesterday's 90. Tuesday’s high and tonight’s low are around 65 degrees.
More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
Advertising copy touts improved powder for upper and lower plates to hold them firmer and more comfortable. Claims gummy taste and alkaline feel are gone and denture breath is reduced. promotes buying at drug stores.
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C. F. Koonce
J. L. Koonce
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Farlow Insurance and Realty Co
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Nash Jewelry & Loan CO
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