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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
5
Local residents report receiving letters from Mexico promising wealth and asking for help in recovering funds. The scheme follows a long extortion method using a jail story and a safety deposit box. Postal officials urge turning letters over to authorities to trace sources and warn of this persistent fraud.
About 7 a m on East Green at Perry two cars sustained $125 damage with no injuries or arrests. A 1941 Ford driven by James H Pace emerged from the right lane and struck the side of a 1951 Buick driven by Ellis W Harrison of Fisher. The Ford suffered $75 damage to its left side and the Buick $50 to its right.
Clarence Overman and his wife faced charges after welfare officers found a charred body in their home. Overman admitted to lesser counts and received a two year sentence. The case included his eye witness sister and a troubled charge of neglect, while a separate matter saw Rube Eldridge Jr. see a driving while intoxicated case dismissed for lack of evidence.
The Soap Box Derby here will inspect 38 entered cars next Monday at 2 PM on the High School Athletic Field on Jones Street. Gary Davis, entries chair, says owners and cars must be present to pass inspection and fix any issues before July 5 practice days on Centennial Avenue. The winner advances to Akron for the national title with no expense to the winner, and the event is sponsored by WHPE WMFR Lions Club Lyles Chevrolet The Enterprise Shells Oil Company.
Two Thomasville men Alonzo June Jewell Jr and Harris Kearns face trial in the August term of Lexington Superior Court on charges tied to a string of robberies here last month. Jewell already serving a five to seven year term for a bus station burglary.
Thieves believed to be youths carried out two break-ins overnight at the Coca Cola Bottling plant and the American Upholstery Company. At the bottling plant, manager Ralph Greeson reported entry by prying a rear window and $4.40 taken from Joyce Hester’s desk. The upholstery firm, managed by W C Burge, saw detectives suspect juvenile involvement with minimal losses.
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