Thomasville’s New Council Takes Oath
Thomasville installs Mayor Carl C. Wilson and five councilmen led by Curry Regan Curtis Fields Baron Craven C T Kennedy and Thomas Johnson. Regan Fields and Johnson are new. Kennedy named finance commissioner Johnson water and street Fields police Craven fire Regan recreation. Planning commission named to review the Babcock Survey. Day meetings abolished and night sessions set for 7 30 p m first May 19.
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Thomasville
Roy Hughes
Recorders Court
Carl C. Wilson
Curry Regan
Curtis Fields
Baron Craven
C. T. Kennedy
Thomas Johnson
Regan
Fields
Johnson
Hughes
Wilson
Charles R. Eanes
Water and Street Commission
Craven
Babcock
Council
J. C. Jerman
Harry Brown Finch
G. E. Whitten
H. A. Cecil Jr
O. P. Foster
A. H. Regas Jr
Marie Grant
Novice Baum
Shirley Harris
R. Wimpson
City Hall
Pair Injured In Weekend Accidents
Three weekend auto crashes in Thomasville injured two people and caused over 1800 dollars in damage. George Davenport and Harold McFadden faced drunken driving and hit and run charges after a Friday Cox Avenue collision.
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Thomasville
Cox Ave
Unity St
George Davenport
Julian Ave
Harold McFadden
Route 2
Davenport
Fisher Ferry St
Robert Heath
E. Main St
Thomas E. Smith
Cole St
Winston and
W. Guilfords
Busy Weekend Blamed On Full Moon
Police blame a full moon for one of the busiest weekends in months with more than 40 arrests over Saturday and Sunday. The batch included drunken driving speeding and reckless driving cases alongside assaults and accidents. Notable arrestees include Ervin Caroline 25 of Lake Street held on assault with a deadly weapon Keith May 23 trial date set. Jerry Mitchell Watkins of Lexington bond posted May 20 for drunken driving and related charges. Nathan Mack 50 of Carr Street released on bond pending May 13 trial.
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Thomasville
Ervin Caroline
Lake St
Virginia Caroline
Jerry Mitchell Watkins
Lexington
Watkins
Recorder's Court
Thomas E. Smith
Cole St
Robert Heath
Fisher Ferry St
J. M. Matthews
Second Ave
Charlie E. Bradberry
Route 4
Winston and W. Guilford Sts
Trash Fire Brushed By Thomasville Fire Crews
A minor trash fire at City Cleaners Saturday night at 7:55 p.m. was extinguished with no damage recorded. Firefighters reported the incident ended the quiet weekend without injuries or further incidents.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Obituaries IVEY LEE FINE AND OTHERS
Obituary notices bear on Ivey Lee Fine 70 who died at City Memorial Hospital after severe burns at Thomasville Upholster Co. Also included are memorials for Henry Walter Beck 75 and Charles Thomas Stewart Tl, all residents of Davidson County area. Funeral plans note Liberty Baptist Church and Emanuel Evangelical Reformed Church services, with multiple survivors listed across Thomasville and Lexington communities.
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Ivey Lee Fine
Thomasville
City Memorial Hospital
Fine
Thomasville Upholstering Co
L. A. Bolton
Davidson County
Allison
Cynthia Copple Fine
Daisey Weaver
High Point
Tommy Adkins
Jimmy Fine
Lexington
Burt Hunt
Elwood Albertson
Liberty Baptist Church
C. H. Martin
Clarence Jenkins
Oak Hill Memorial Baptist Church
J. W. Phillips
Ennis St. Wesleyan Methodist Church
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral
Henry Walter Beck
Riley and
Ances Elizabeth Watford Beck
Emanuel Evangelical and Reformed Churc
Alice Janette Myers
M. S. Murphy
Route 1
Howard
Clevie
Grady Beck
Clyde
Wilson
Lamont
Connie Beck
Lloyd Beck
Melvin Beck
Stanleytown
Ernest Weant
Salisbury
Ed Ellington
Ervin Beck
Norfolk
Emanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church
A. Odell Ceeaare
Lawrence Aard
First Channel Church
Asheboro
Cameron Dodson
Clarksburg Methodist Church
Charles Thomas Stewart
Stewart
Cid
Winston-Salem
Nettie Winfrey Stewart
J. M. Stewart
G. W. Stewart
Meredian
Miss
R. D. Cody
Trene Stewart
Athens
Iva Stewart
Burlington
E. R. Lloyd
Sanford
Walter Stewart
Hartford
Man Drowns At High Rock In Vacation Season Incident
Herbert Reeves of Charlotte, 30, father of three, drowned at High Rock Lake after being thrown from a fast-moving cabin cruiser near Oakwood Acres. Rescue squads and the Davidson County sheriff searched waters while two other men were pulled to safety.
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Lexington
High Rock Lake
Herbert Reeves
Charlotte
Lexington Rescue Squad
Davidson County
Tony Solomon
Reeves
Leroy Solomon
Tony
Carey Myers
Rabbit Rustlers Strike Again in Local Incident
Resident D. H. McDaniel reported three rabbits valued at $3 stolen from a pen at his Pershing Street home over the weekend. The second such case in a little over a week highlights ongoing rabbit rustling in the area.
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D. H. McDaniel
Pershing St
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Winston St
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Kivett Drive
Thunderbird
Ford
English Motor Company
Washington Street
Ford Rotunda
AUTO
Dearborn
Michigan
Rabbit Rustlers
Reed Construction CO
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