Kathleen Owens Charged With Theft of 133 Dollars
Kathleen Owens of 116 Church St is charged with larceny after $133 disappeared from Hazel McBride’s pocketbook. Police say Owens admitted hiding the money but claimed no theft. She showed the stash under a rug and was bound over to Superior Court. bond set at 850 dollars. She also received a 30 day jail sentence on a drunkenness charge.
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Thomasville
Kathleen Owens
Church St
Hazel McBride
Owens
McBride
Recorder's Court
Superior Court
Robert Hepler
Young Artist Audition Winner Named At Duke University
Walter Carringer of Murphy won the Young Artist audition held at Duke University over the weekend. Three judges gave Carringer top ratings to advance to district eliminations in Macon Georgia on March 26. The final winner earns $1000 or an expense-paid recital in New York. The event was sponsored by the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Carringer
Murphy
Duke Univ
Floyd Mehan
High Point
Carringer
Macon
New York
Hall
Richard Cox
High Point College Music Department
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
Six Persons Injured In Davidson Mishap
A two car crash near Gum Tree and Old Cucumber Roads in Davidson County injured six people Sunday morning about 9 45. Clyde Wilkins 43 Winston Salem admitted failing to stop at a stop sign causing the collision with Thelma Hundley and passengers including Adrian Hundley Mary Beth Henderson and H A Wright all hospitalized in Winston Salem. Wilkins charged with reckless driving and to face Lexington Court on April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Davidson County
Gum Tree Rd
Cucumber Rd
Harold M. Petty
Clyde William Wilkins
Green St
Winston- Salem
Wilkins
Thelma E. Hundley
Hundley
Adrian Hundley
Mary Beth Henderson
Winston-Salem
Clyde Wilkins
H. A. Wright
S. Main St
Winston
Salem Hospital
Lexington Court
Local Man J. C. Board Charged With Trespass
J. C. Board, 50, faces four charges after trespassing at Minnie Anderson’s home 1201 Potts St. Police say he damaged property and acted disturbingly. John L. Czarnecki, occupant, signed the complaint. Bond set at 250 dollars. Board to appear in court March 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Board
Aioe
Minnie Anderson
Potts St
John L. Czarnecki
Board
No Use Made Yet Of Anti Red Law
James Marlow reports that six months after Congress outlawed the Communist party the government has taken no action under the 1954 statute. The Justice Department is probing some independent unions for possible Communist control, but no broad penalties have been imposed. The piece outlines the act’s lack of enforcement mechanisms and contrasts it with the Smith Act and McCarran Act while noting limited impacts on unions and elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington P
Congress
Communist Party
Justice Department
AFL
CIO
Eisenhower
Comeyriet Party
Moscow
McCarran O
Itelf
National Labor Relations Board
Boy 4 Confesses Trick With Fire Alarm Boxes
A four year old in a Baltimore suburb triggered two false alarms and led police to a lookout, saying he did it because he likes to see fire engines. Firefighters and police then questioned him gently about prior incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Minor Damages on Main Street
Police report a rear-end collision in the 1200 block of N Main St at 5 p.m. yesterday. David G Willett 21 of 403 Gree St stopped in traffic and was hit from behind by Mary Sue Tunstall 19 of 324 Woodrow Ave. Tunstall car $300 damage. Willett about $15. No injuries or charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Main St
David G. Willett
Gree St
Mary Sue Tunstall
Woodrow Ave
Tunstall
Two Juke Boxes Hit By Thieves Near Thomasville
Thomasville sheriff deputies report juveniles broke into two nearby establishments and stole from two juke boxes. The Midway Restaurant lost 12 to 15 dollars from the machine and Tom's Service Station about 3 dollars. Entry to both was via rear doors or rear windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Reducing Can Prolong Life Says Duke Doctor
Dr. Eugene Stead Jr a Duke University professor of medicine told the Dallas Southern Clinical Society annus conference that reducing emotional stress may help people live longer. He warned that overeating linked to anxiety can worsen health and urged mindful eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Eugene Stead Jr
Duke University
Stead
Dallas Southern Clinical Society
Boston vocalist collapses during telethon
A 17 hour telethon raised $45,000 before a Boston vocalist collapsed from acute exhaustion. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors described his condition as favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Wayne
Conductor Eugene Goossens Improving in Sydney
SYDNEY Australia Conductor Eugene Goossens aged 61 is reported improving after collapsing Saturday night while conducting the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. British born he previously led orchestras in Rochester and Cincinnati before relocating to Australia eight years ago from the United States.
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Sydney
Australia
Eugene Goossens
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Goossens
Rochester
Cincinnati
United States
Administrator notice for the estate of Rev Charles K Gentry
Melvin Lene administrator of the estate of Rev Charles K Gentry Deceased invites any claims by February 7 1956 at 300 Hinkle Street Thomasville NC. Creditors must present claims and debtors should settle promptly shown in local notice dated February 7 1956 with filing details and address.
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Charlies K. Gentry
Nathan Hunt Drive
High Point
N. C
Hinkle Street
Thomasville
Melvin Lene
Servis Estate
Charles K. Gentry
Youth Drives Car with Feet Revealed in Sheriff Stop
Thomasville deputies charged Charlie Samuel Gordon of Lexington with reckless driving after stopping his vehicle on Highway 109. Gordon steered with one foot on the gas and the other on the wheel while hands were behind his neck. Passenger Wilson A. Conrad, 37, of Lexington, faced drunken driving and prohibition violations with a pint of whisky found inside his shirt. Other arrests include Layman Randle 22 speeding 90 mph on Lexington bypass and James Kenner 41 charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The younger Bobby Wright, 22, was jailed on a breaking and entering warrant. grandfather alleges the theft of a sewing machine from his home. Trial in Asheboro scheduled for Tuesday. bond set at $300.
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Thomasville
Charlie Samuel Gordon
Route 2
Lexington
C. E. Walton
Gordon
Highway
Walton
Wilson A. Conrad
Route 1
Conrad
Madison
Layman
Randle
James Kenner
Church St
Bobby Wright
J. B. Wright
Rancounty
Wright
Asheboro
Sessions Guest Lecturer At WC Festival Of Arts
Sessions will lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Library Lecture Hall on Music Today and at 4 p.m. Friday in Recital Hall on The Artist and Public. Since 1923 his music has been widely performed by symphonic ensembles and concert artists. Robert Help, New York pianist, appears at 8:30 p.m. Friday for a contemporary chamber concert featuring Sessions, Stavinsky, Weisgarber, Marquis, and Darnell. The festival opens with WC students presenting contemporary works at 3 p.m. Thursday in Recital Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Help
New York
Help
Sessions
Igor Stavinsky
Elliot Weisgarber
Welton Marquis
Robert Darnell
WC Music
Mechanical Conference Elects Puckett Chairman
Harry W. Puckett of the Burlington Times was named chairman of the 1956 Mechanical Conference session after the 1955 meeting at North Carolina State College. Alex W. Shaw Marion T. Bridges J Minor Davis and James Hammonds named to assist. Macy L. Hoyle designated treasurer and ex officio member of the arrangements committee. About 140 representatives from 42 North Carolina newspapers one Virginia paper and 16 manufacturers attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Harry W. Puckett
Burlington
Smithfield Herald
North Carolina
Virginia
Gun Accident Injures Man in Thomasville
Thomasville police and sheriff's deputies report a quarrel over a 4.22 calibre rifle led to a man being shot in the hand yesterday afternoon. Cockren says he was teaching his wife how to shoot when the weapon discharged. no charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Ehek Orton
Cockren
Sheriff's Deputies
Neues
Fire at 422 S Main St damages second story bath
Firefighters responded to 422 South Main Street last night and extinguished a second floor bathroom apartment fire caused by a flooded portable oil heater. Occupant listed as Fred Arnett. Alarm recorded at 9 25 p.m. Notice concerns Guilford County estate of Will C Lowe.
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S. Main St
Fred Arnett
News Editor Will Address State PTA Congress in Durham
C A Pete McKnight editor of the Charlotte News on leave to direct Ford Foundation's Southern Education Reporting Service and Dr William A Early of Savannah Ga past president of the National Education Assn will speak at the North Carolina PTA Congress in Durham April 19 21 McKnight will address the second general session April 20 on the topic Our Children For Them We Build With Understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C.ra
North Carolina
Congress
C. A
Pete) McKnight
Charlotte News
Ford Foundation
Southern Education Reporting Service
William A. Early
Savannah
National Education Assn
McKnight
Notice of Proposed Extension of High Point City Limits
Public hearing set for April 1955 at 9 30 a m in High Point City Hall to consider annexation of Emerywood West area described by lot lines and streets linking Country Club Drive to Weatchester Drive. Citizens may speak for or against the extension. Lola W Smith City Clerk announces.
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High Point
Corncil
North Carolina
City of
West City
Country Club Drive
West City Limit
Emerywood West
Guilford County
Weatchester Drive
West High Point City Limit
Lola W. Smith
Beasley Enters City Council Race in First Ward
Thomasville Walter L Beasley a salesman for a local wholesale firm and longtime resident filed to run for the First Ward seat vacated by Harold Harrison. Beasley joins Carl C Wilson Clyde F Kennedy and others among 12 candidates filing for city posts statewide with mayoral and ward races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Walter L. Beasley
Maple St
Joda
Elections Board
Raymond V. Yokely
Beasley
Harold Harrison
Harrison
Wv. C. Franklin
Ende Foy Kennedy
Carl C. Wilson
Walter W. Rapp
W. C. Franklin
Clyde Foy Kennedy
Walter L. Beadley
Baron Craven
William Beck Jr
L. R. Jarrett
Thomas Johnson
John Carter
Aaron Rossman
Austin Elliott
ROTC Officer Found Alive After Disappearance Near Pendleton
Lt. Col. William K. Cummins a 39 year old Clemson College Air Force ROTC officer was found Saturday beside Highway 28 in Pendleton after disappearing Thursday. He was hospitalized at Panera Air Force Base with observation ordered for several days. Cummins a 1941 West Point grad and assistant to the commandant Col Lloyd Tull had reportedly been missing after leaving home Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
S.C
William K. Cummins
Clemson College Air Force
Panera Air Force Base
Sue ——Ehone
Pendleton
Clemson
Hghway
Ha Brownell
Donaldson Public Information
Cummins
George Dowd
Dowd
Col. Cummins
Smith
Mins
Donaldson
West Point
Lloyd . Tull
Union Opens Negotiations With GM
UAW officials begin talks with General Motors as the union seeks a guaranteed 52 percent annual pay increase for about 600000 workers in GM Ford and Chrysler. Negotiations start April 11 with GM while Ford opens April but convention delegates in Cleveland approve a 2 million dollar strike fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
UAW
Les Saas
Nec
Ford
Chrys
General Motors
Cleveland
Musical Surprise invites children near Chapel Hill Saturday
Children in High Point and nearby towns are invited to a musical surprise program at 2:30 p.m. in Graham Memorial Chapel Hill featuring the Juilliard String Quartet. Tickets cost 50 cents for children and one dollar for adults. The event is an outreach of Mrs Adeline Hl, Chapel Hill music supervisor, and part of Young Audiences Inc efforts to bring good music to youngsters through engaging demonstrations.
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High Point
Chapel Hill
Graham Memorial
Juilliard
Chapye Ae
Adeline Hl
Yeam
McCall
Boston
Robert Keff
Robert Mann
Raphael Hillyer
Aiken Winegrad
Young Audiences Inc
Bartok
Policeman Overrules Judge in Car Tow Incident
Covington police towed a judge's car after a dispute over impound authority. Judge Fred M. Warren from Campbell County visited Kenton County. the car had dealer tags despite new 1955 tags due March 1. Lt. Ralph Kampson proceeded with towing despite the judge's objection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Fred M. Warren
Campbell County
Kenton County
Warren
Ralph Kampson
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point Guilford County NC
Public auction at 11:00 AM on Friday April 6 1955 at the front door of the Guilford County Building High Point NC sale of Lot 24 Block D Golfcrest Development No 2 Subdivision as described in recorded maps subject to 1955 taxes and a 5 percent cash deposit. Trustees Owen Reese and Wm F Stone with Roberson Haworth Reese Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Development Corporation
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
South Main and
Golfcrest Development No
High Point
N.C
N. C
Bhierwood Develoment Corporation
Lesterers, Incorporated
Office of Register of Deeds
Owen Reese
WM. F. Stone
Roberson, Haworth & Reese
Guilford County Special Bond Election Result 1955
Guilford County held a special bond election on March 8 1965 with 10 504 votes for approval and 1 108 against. The measure authorized up to 6 000 000 in school building bonds to fund new and expanded facilities and related land and equipment with tax levy to repay. The Board of Commissioners issued the statement March 10 1955 and warned that legal challenges must be filed within 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
North Car
North Carolina
Sehool
Board of Commissioners
L. C. Amos
Carson Bain Chas
J. Hunt
Sidney B. Allen
Wm. G. Ragedale, Jr
Guilford County
J. H. McAdoo
Clerk Board of Commissioners
Elder Named Director in Cemetery Association
Tom Elder Jr. of High Point was elected a director of the North Carolina Cemetery Association at its eighth annual convention in Fayetteville. Guilford Memorial Park is linked to Elder, with Bill Green of Lakeview Memorial Park Greensboro named president and H. L. Watson S. Boshar elected directors. Taylor Simpson of Floral Gardens is a director and former president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Elder Jr
High Point
North Carolina Cemetery Association
Fayetteville
Elder
Guilford Memorial Park
Bill Green
Lakeview Memorial Park
Greensboro
H. L. Watson
S. Boshar
Taylor Simpson
Floral Gardens
Permit Issued For $73000 Residence
The city building inspector issued a large residential permit totaling $73000 for a 12 room house on Club Dr. The permit was issued to James H. Millis and marked as one of the biggest in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Millis
Club Dr
Funeral Held Sunday For R. R. Deviney
Funeral services for Romey R. Deviney 60 of Statesville were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from Koonce Funeral Home with Rev. Samuel Martin officiating. Pallbearers included C. H. Deviney Jr. James J. Deviney Billy R. Deviney Vernon Hodgin Jr. C. C. Cooper and Vernon Clayton. Burial followed at Floral Garden Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romey R. Deviney
Davis Hospital
Statesville
Chapel of Koonce
Samuel Martin
First Church of the Nazarene
C. H. Deviney, Jr
James J. Deviney
Billy R. Deviney
Vernon Hodgin, Jr
C. C. Cooper
Vernon Clayton
Floral Garden
Tery
New Baby Girl For Jimmy Ritz
Hollywood confirms a baby girl born to Jimmy Ritz of the Ritz Brothers and his wife Judy. The six pound newborn arrived yesterday, their first child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Ritz
Hollywood
Ritz Brothers
Judy
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Monroe St
Johnson St
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Hillcrest Manor
W. Green
Briggs Ave
Cemetery Assn
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