Jury Trial Sought in Disorderly House Case
Trial by jury was requested in municipal court this morning. Lenora Session, 43, of 402 Greer Street, was arrested on disorderly charges including keeping a disorderly house and aiding immoral conduct. Several defendants faced drunkenness and speeding charges with varying penalties and appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry
Lenora Sion
Greer Street
Walter Ragan
North Main
Ragan
Earl Pell
West Green
Ken
L. Grimes
Walbut
Paul Dennis
Ogden
Minnie Gregory
As H. Saunders
South
Dily
Davidston
Leonard
Leonard Grier
Woodrow W Coleman
Windfrey J. McRae
al E. Hines
Leonard S.ison
Clayton Allred
Edard Collins, Jr
Curtis W. White
Route 3
Ol Price
Winston-Salem
Arles E. Holton, Jr
Jameson
Route 1
David B. Hucks
Charlie R. Lambeth
Franklin
Fair and Warmer Forecast Across Cities
Fair and warmer today and tonight with increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions tomorrow. Low tonight around 42 and high today near 64, per Friendship Weather Bureau. last night’s minimum was 7. The chart lists city temperatures across the region with readings for Little Rock Asheville Los Angeles Atlanta Memphis and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Weather Bureau
Charlotte
Mar
Official Weather Bureau
Chicago St
New York
Columbia
Raleigh
Denver
Antonio
Detroit
Freisco
Evaneville
Galveston
High Point
Washington
Jacksonville
Wilmington
Raime
Greensboro field notes report traffic violations and costs
Beron K. Harrison Route 1 no operator's license costs. James H. Mullis 306 Barker violating prohibition law costs. Peggy H. Parr Greensboro reckless driving $10 and costs. Charles W. Parr Greensboro aiding and abetting reckless driving $10 and costs. Emory E. Adams Hodgin street no state license costs. Douglas D. Walker Greensboro Judge D. C. MacRae presided.
Local Man Attends Fort Benning Food Service School
Sgt. George S. Armentrout Jr of 216 Montheu Avenue High Point leaves Friday for Fort Benning Georgia to attend the Third Army Food Service School for two months. He is mess steward for Battery A 540th Field Artillery Battalion North Carolina National Guard and has an excellent record including top finishes in meat cutting and cook’s school. He will return to lead the unit’s mess before summer training at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Armentrout, Jr
Montheu Avenue
High Point
Fort Benning
Third
Army Food Service School
Sgt. Armentrout
Battery A
540Th Field Artillery Battalion
North Carolina National Guard
Food Service School
Cook
Sgt
Armentrout
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Driving Drunk Charge Against Local Citizen
A man identified as Thomas L. Grimes of 517 Walnut was charged with drunken driving after his car struck a telephone pole on East Green Street around 10 30 p m. The accident caused about 400 in vehicle damage and 50 in pole damage, the only traffic incident reported this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Green Street
Thomas L. Grimes
Walnut
Square Dance Keeps Police On the Jump
A Saturday square dance at Thomasville high school gym led to three fights and five arrests. Earlie Todd was slashed by a knife and received 15 to 20 stitches. Hoyt Adams faces assault with a deadly weapon charges and bond, to be tried March 13. Marine Richard Moore was jailed for assault and resisting arrest. bond posted later. Two High Pointers, Jack Kearn and Jesse Dalton, faced affray charges with bond set for March 10. Alfred Floyd Davis was jailed for drunkenness with trial set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Mar
Earlie Todd
Hoyt Adams
Worrell Street
Todd
Adams
Bond
Richard Moore
Greensboro
Jack Kearn
Fowler Street
Jesse Dalton
Cherry Avenue
Alfred Floyd Davis
Culler Street
High Point
Davis
Jaycees Sweep 33 360 Lbs Of Scrap Paper In City Drive
Marion Rowland reports Jaycees collected 33 360 pounds of scrap paper during a Sunday canvas. The total fell short of earlier drives, with Ed Thrower’s team leading at 3 620 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Marion Rowland
Rowland
Ed Thrower
Jaycee
Permits Total 28,975 In Single Day
Building permits issued for projects valued at 28,975 dollars on Saturday. R. E. Snow Jr. gets two family homes at 603 and 601 Chestnut each about 8,000. W. P. Montgomery to build at 1109 North Hamilton for 9,700. Rev. S. B. Wilson to repair and add two rooms at 511 West Green for 1,125. R. G. Durham to repair and add to 1013 Smith residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Snow, Jr
Chestnut
W. P. Montgomery
North Hamilton
Rev. S. B. Wilson
West Green
West Green, $1,125. To. R. G. Durham
Smith
Marian Bell concert set for tonight in Thomasville
The Marian Bell concert, presented by the Thomasville Civic Music Association, will take place at eight o clock this evening in the Main Street school auditorium. Bell, known for a star role in Brigadoon on Broadway, headlines the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Mar
Marian Bell
The
Thomasville Civic Music Association
Main Street
Melbourne man marks 101st birthday plans to quit gardening
William Heard of East Brighton Melbourne celebrated his 101st birthday and mused that he may give up gardening as age makes him feel old and lazy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
William Heard
East Brighton
Firemen Extinguish Two Fires In Thomasville
Firemen extinguished a grass fire on Georgia Avenue at 3 p m and chased two rabbits before resuming. A second blaze at 1 10 p m at 708 Fisher Ferry Street, James Alford’s residence, involved birds nests behind a chimney but caused limited damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Mar
Georgia Avenue
James Alford
Fisher Ferry Street
Negro Gives Himself Up To Police
Thomasville police report Sam Marion Lewis a 31 year old Black man employed at Gray Concrete surrendered at the station after officers sought him for assault with a deadly weapon on Fred Gaines. Gaines was cut on Church street Friday night and treated at the hospital. Lewis posted bond after being charged and released until his March 10 trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Mar
Sam Marion Lewis
Gray Concrete
Fred Gaines
Gaines
Church Street
Lewis
Utilities Body Orders Expansion of Phone Service
North Carolina Utilities Commission, urged by Governor Scott, orders Central Telephone Company of Mt. Airy to repair the cable between North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro and to establish sufficient toll circuits for rapid long distance service. A rural survey for Wilkes county is due by May 1 with completion by Sept. 1 for the cable project and June 1 for expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Scott
Central Telephone Company of
Mt. Airy
North Wilkesboro
Wilkesboro
Wilkes County
Commission
Acute Alcoholism Fatal for Thomasville Woman
In Thomasville a 26 year old Black woman Elizabeth Cureton died after falling from a kitchen stool in her sister’s Jacob street home. Police and Davidson County Coroner Dr Der mot Lohr concluded death from acute alcoholism with no foul play. she had been found drunk and placed to sober up, later discovered dead around 11 30 p.m. after staying since 1 a m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Mar
Jacob Street
Elizabeth Cureton
Church Street
Paul M. Shore
Davidson County
Dermot Lohr
Annie Clark
Clark
Shore
Elwood Thomas Funeral
Chief Shore
Past Grands Odd Fellows Meet In Repiton Hall
About 75 Odd Fellows attended the Past Grand association gathering at Repiton hall West Commerce Saturday evening at 6 30 Supper was served by the Rebekahs Invocation by FE F Seagraves Velko Jaich welcomed visitors President W W Barger spoke The William Penn High School quartet sang Several resolutions were adopted for the Grand Lodge meeting in Goldsboro next May Officers elected Velko Jaich president James Giles vice president P M Davis secretary treasurer James R Young sergeant at arms Next meeting set for Winston Salem James R Young attended the board of trustees meeting of Odd Fellows home at Goldsboro Sunday University of Arizona Dean of Men Louis A Slonaker captained the Wildcat football team in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Past Grand Association
Repiton Hall
West Commerce Street
Rebekahs
FE. F. Seagraves
Velko Jaich
W. W. Barger
Kannapolis
William Penn High School
Barger
Grand Lodge
Goldsboro
High Point
James Giles
Charlotte
P. M. Davis
James R. Young
Winston- Salem
Board of Trustees
Odd Fellows Home
Seventy Arrests Reported By Local Police
Local police made seventy arrests during the weekend the heaviest tally in years. Lenora Boylston, 43, of 402 Greer Street, charged with operating a disorderly house. John Leach, 21, charged with assault with a deadly weapon after an alleged cut against David Leach. Jessie Richardson, 46, of 299 East Broad, charged with hit and run. George L. Ellis, 22, of 1005 Leonard, charged with nonsupport of an illegitimate child. A 1942 Mercury two door sedan stolen in Lexington was recovered, found abandoned on Perry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenora Boylston
Greer Street
John Leach
David Leach
Fairview
Jessie Richardson
East Broad
C. F. Cecil
Greensboro
George L. Ellis
Leonard
Lexington
Perry Street
Dutch Elm Disease Spread Across Nations After Dutch Origin
Dutch elm disease, first described by Dutch scientists, is spreading widely beyond the Netherlands. The American elm population is heavily affected, with high mortality rates and rapid decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
Legion Plans Expansion At High Street Post
The American Legion local post will discuss expanding its facilities on High Street at the monthly meeting tomorrow night. Commander Charles Loflin announced the meeting begins at 7 30 after a 6 30 trustees session to review and present expansion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
High Street
Charles Loflin
Legion
Board of Trustees
Realtors Seek Public Hearing On High Point Housing Plan
The High Point Board of Realtors filed a formal request for a public hearing with the City Council on a proposal to add 200 public housing units. President Harold M. White announced the mailed request to Mayor Bailey following a federal allotment and a Realtors statement opposing the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Board of Realtors
High Point
Harold M
Dick” White
The
Realtors
Bailey
Washington
Worthless Check Charge Against Man
Thomasville report says 28 year old Negro of 2 Peace Street was arrested on a worthless check warrant. He is charged with issuing a $15 bad check to F B Lanier. Small posted bond for trial in recorder's court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Mar
Vernon Small
Peace Street
F. B. Lanier
Small
Recorder’s Court
Furniture Men to Meet Tomorrow at Sedgefield
North Carolina furniture firms from all sections will meet at the Sedgefield Inn at 10 30 tomorrow to receive details on the school furniture program. Miles J. Smith, chairman of the Division of Commerce and Industry, notes about 18 firms have reservations for 24 attendees and cites a projected 15 million dollars for school furniture and equipment in the growing program. Participation includes Professor Waugh from NC State College and architect Credle of the Department of Public Instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Sedgefield Inn
Miles J. Smith
Division of Commerce and Industry Department of Conservation and Development
Raleigh
Smith
Division of Commerce and Industry
Department of Conservation and Development
Division of Purchase and Contract
Department of Public Instruction
Sedgefield
Waugh
School of Design
North Carolina State College
Credle
C. M. Williams
UNC groups elect new Beta Theta Pi president
The Beta Theta Phi fraternity and the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at the University of North Carolina have elected new officers. Jake Froelich, a sophomore from High Point, was named president of the Betas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Beta Theta Phi
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
University of North Carolina
Jake Froelich
High Point
Betas
Notable Couples Listed From Virginia and North Carolina
A public notice lists several couples from Virginia and North Carolina including Haven J. Utt and Betty Jean Huff of Galax, Paul N. Dooley and Evelyn Ruth Cole of Roanoke, Billy C. Myers and Elizabeth Lee Richardson of Winston-Salem, Alton C. Ivey and Jackie Pope of High Point, Richard E. Moore of Richmond and Nadine Baker of Tarboro, with additional listing of Winston- entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haven J. Utt
Betty Jean Huff
Galax
Paul N. Dooley
Evelyn Ruth Cole
Roanoke
Yates Sues Bennetts for 570 Dollar Goods Debt
Carson R. Yates Jr sues Mr and Mrs Fred Bennett trading as Bennetts Hosiery claiming 570 dollars for goods delivered in a civil action filed in the county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson R. Yates, Jr
Fred Bennett
Bennett
Kings Who Never Married Before Edward VIII
A historical note recalls that before Edward VIII only one English king reached adulthood without a marriage William II son of William the Conqueror and a sound successor to his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VIII
England
William Rufus
William II
William the Conqueror
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Agent Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance CO
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High Point Laundry
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Jimmy Hatl
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Ring-Harris Pharmacy, Inc
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City News Bricks
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