Courteous NC Drivers Cited as Summer Visitors Arrive
North Carolina motorists are urged to maintain courtesy on roads as out of state visitors flock to the state for fishing golf swimming and leisure. The piece links local driving attitudes to visitors’ impressions of the Tar Heel state and notes historic drag strip lore and police cautions for littering and speeding. It also reports on planned water and sewer improvements in Randleman and progress toward a Deep River flood control dam with mayor Pat Martin noting strong support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Motor Vehicles
Raleigh
Bill Crowell
North Carolina
Tar Heel
Crowell
Booth
Pat Martin
Randleman
Thomasville Couple Given Suspensions In Whisky Raid Case
Thomasville couple Manning Joiner and his wife Lillie were given suspended sentences in Lexington Superior Court for interfering with an officer after police searched Sunset Cafe on Finch Row on March 28. Joiner received nine months and his wife 60 days suspended. fines and costs imposed. In Recorder's Court, Joiner drew 18 months and his wife four months suspended for related charges. they were barred from operating the cafe for a year. Separately James C. New of Concord Street was found guilty of breaking and entering and larceny with probation tied to military service.
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Thomasville
Manning Joiner
Lillie
Lexington
Finch Row
Joiner
Recorder's Court
James C. New
Concord Street
New
Lomax Grocery
Fisher Ferry Street
Hope Fades For Trapped Miners In Japan Mine
In Fukuoka Japan rescuers faced heavy water leakage and looming cave risks as 25 miners remained trapped at the Honsoeda Mine. Wives kept vigil at the entrance while seven of 32 miners escaped Friday afternoon as underground water surged about 250 yards from the entrance. Two pumps failed to drain the flooded pit overnight.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Honsoeda
Kyushu
Quicksand Experiments Demonstrated With Sand and Water
A science note explains quicksand by placing a stone on sand with a water hose inserted at the bottom. Water upward through sand loosens it into a soupy liquid, causing the stone to sink. finer sand yields better results.
School Board Appointments On Agenda In Thomasville
Thomasville city council meets Monday at 7 30 PM to consider reappointing or selecting successors for two school board members B Finch and Bob Holladay whose terms end June 30. The agenda lists recreation plans for the Thomasville Lexington reservoir and talks on private pools building regulations safety devices and pool liability. Discussions include outside fire protection areas and possible coverage by Fair Grove or Pilot departments along with street light requests annexation paving policy and a storm drainage petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
N. B. Finch
Bob Holladay
Aire
Finch
Holladay
Thomasville-Lexington
Fair Grove
Pilot
Baton Twirling Clinic Slated for Youth at El Rancho Motel
A baton twirling clinic for ages four to college will run July 26 to August 1 at the El Rancho Motel in Sedgefield. Joyce and Nick Michalares of Bloomington Indiana will lead sessions in baton twirling and drum majoring with a final competition awarding medals and trophies. Dee Hutchens of 217 Spencer Ave handles local arrangements.
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el Rancho
Sedgefield
Joyce
Nick Michalares
Dee Hutchens
Spencer Ave
New Silk Trico Fabric in Production at Asheboro Mill
Burlington Tricot Fabrics has begun volume production of silk tingle a nylon silk blend at Derwick Mill Asheboro N C. President C L Stafford says it combines silk luxury with nylon laundering and no ironing. Gowns slips and other lingerie items made from silk trique are slated for introduction in stores next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Burlington Tricot Fabrics Company
Derwick Mill
Asheboro
N.C
C. L. Stafford
Burlington Tricot Fabrics
Lefty Lou Madison Death Mystery Stirs Madison Clubs
In a penthouse death scene Madison nightclub owner Lefty Lou Madison lies face down with a gun nearby. Doris Browning and Tom Wiley tell conflicting timelines about their movements between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The detective suspects murder, not suicide, citing timing and lack of fingerprints on the weapon.
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Lefty Lou
Madison
Lefty
Tom Wiley
Doris Browning
Mr. Madison
Doris
Tom
Peacock Club
Lefty Lou Madison
Cap Farley returns to auto work after retirement
Cap Farley 81, known in High Point for auto repair since 1904, briefly retired last fall but stayed in business for antique cars. He now limits his practice to pre 1928 vehicles, keeping a 1905 Cadillac and a 1927 Pontiac in his Rockville shop while he bikes between jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Farley
Cap
High Point
Furniture City
Salem
Main Street
Eagle Sandwich
Columbia
Main
Princess Cafe
Farley
Prisoner Escapes From Wire Mesh Detention Cage
Albert D. Boyce, 26, Negro, allegedly robbed a grocery of 27 dollars and was placed in a Brooklyn station house detention cage. As Patrolman Alan Groom prepared to transfer him to Manhattan Night Court, Boyce vanished when the cage door was bolted from the outside. Police hunt for the escapee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert D. Boyce
Boyce
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Alan Groom
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E. Green Street
Whiteoak
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Greensboro
Gate City
Market Street Hill
Tom Gallimore
Denton
High Rock Lake
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BY Bob Brown
Baton Twirling Clinic
Cap’ Farley
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Rockville, Va
John Julian Snead
Richmond
Snead
C. F
Cap” Farley
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