Highway Collision Kills One Near Lexington on Busy Route
A head on collision about one mile south of Lexington on Highway 29 70 killed Reed Vernon Davey 45 of near Lexington en route to Salisbury at 7 20 a m. He was the seventh traffic victim this year on that highway section and the tenth on a Davidson County rural road. Gene W Cook of Charlotte was injured. Dr M E Block listed a fractured skull and crushed chest as the cause of death. Cook received treatment for a fractured leg and minor chest injuries. Patrol officials note two way traffic and good visibility did not prevent the fatality.
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Reed Vernon Davey
Lexington
Salisbury
Davidson County
Gene W. Cook
Charlotte
R. L. Sigman
Cook
M. E. Block
Davey
Olshinski Wins Talent Service Scholarship at Senior High
John Olshinski, senior at Senior High School Thomasville, received a Talent for Service scholarship from N. C. State College. The award recognizes superior academics, good citizenship, high SAT Aptitude Test scores, and financial need.
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Olshinski
Thomasville
John Olshinski
N. C. State College
High School Boy Drowns In Davidson County Pond
A sixteen year old from Pilot community left a family reunion to swim in a farm pond and drowned. Dickie Shuler disappeared after treading water and was found about forty minutes later in five feet of water. Coroner Dr. M E Block ruled accidental drowning likely due to cramps. Funeral planned at Rich Fork Baptist Church with burial in the family plot.
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Dickie Shuler
Thomasville
Davidson County
Enterprise
Pilot
M. E. Block
Shuler
Carr
Jack Clinard
Greensboro Road
Clinard
J. C. Green & Sons
Jimmy Clinard
Bobby Carr
Julia Shuler
Alex Shuler
Shuler Road
Eloise Shuler
Rich Fork Baptist Church
F. M. Powell
Robert L. Bowen
Rich Fork Church
Siler Funeral Home
Weekend Wrecks Leave Several Cars Damaged
Police report four weekend accidents causing $1 005 in damage to seven cars and a telephone pole. No serious injuries. Kenneth Brewer and Charles Williams collided on Westchester Drive near Chestnut Street. Williams charged for failing to slow. Other crashes on Montieu Avenue, N Main Street and English Road, Surrett Street and Fairfield Road involved Evelyn Andrews, Roger Collins, Jessie Wheeler, Joel Gibbons with multiple damage totals and speeding charges.
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Westchester Drive
Chestnut ‘Street
Kenneth Wayne Brewer
Pershing Street
Charles Alvin Williams
Charlotte ‘Street
Brewer
Williams
Montheu Avenue
Pauline Marie Kidd
Wesley Place
N. Main Street
English Road
Evelyn Marie Andrews
Player Drive
Roger Dail Collins
Andrews
N. Main
Shad
Collins
Main Street
Surrett Street
Fairfield Road
Jessie James Wheeler
Rt. 1
Trinity
Joel Herman Gibbons
Rt. 2
Gibbons
Wheeler
Man Charged On Count Of Trespassing
In Thomasville a 17 year old Tremont Street resident Jerry Wayne Beasley was charged with forcible trespass after being identified by a Lake Street housewife as the intruder who ripped a window screen and pressured entry last Friday night. He was held for investigation and released under $500 bond pending a June 1 preliminary hearing.
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Thomasville
Lake Street
Jerry Wayne Beasley
Tremont Street
Shep Sherrill
Recorder's Court
How Women Can Lose 2 to 7 Lbs of Bloating Before Period
New York doctors report premenstrual water retention adds 2 to 7 pounds causing swelling and symptoms like breast soreness headaches and mood changes. A new tablet Trendar claims to prevent excess water buildup and relieve cramps tension and dizziness, marketed as safe without prescription.
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New York, N. Y
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