Patrolmen Join Hunt For Killer
State highway patrols joined a statewide manhunt after Patrol Pfc. W. L. Reece was shot and killed near Ellerbee. A second officer, J. T. Brown, was fatally wounded an hour later north of Sanford. A 1957 black Oldsmobile driven by a dark skinned man, 25, 140 to 150 pounds, brown suit and tie, Pennsylvania plates, was described.
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W. L. Reece
Ellerbee
Reece
D. J. Mount
High Point
Sanford
J. T. Brown
Mount
Sheriff's Department
Kiler
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Three Calls Answered By Fire Dept
Three calls were answered by the fire department. At 9:11 am firefighters reported a stove pipe fallen from a coal stove at 309 Elm St with no fire damage. A malicious false alarm originated from a box at W Green and Redding streets received at 7:16 pm. At 7:46 pm a small fire in sawdust at High Point Laundry 228 N Wrenn St was likely caused by a boiler spark with no property damage.
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Elm St
W. Green
Redding Streets
High Point
N. Wrenn St
Damage Suits Slated For Hearing In Guilford Court
Guilford Superior Court Judge Hubert E. Olive presides a two week term as a civil jury panel hears three appeals from a February 1956 taxi car collision. E K Thrower sues Red Bird Cab Co in an appeal from April 19 1956 small claims judgment. Other cases Red Bird Cab Co vs Pauline W Thrower and Coty Lee Allman vs Pauline W Thrower seek review of lower court decisions.
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Guilford Superior Court
Hubert E. Olive
Lexington
E. K. Thrower
Red Bird Cab Company
Thrower
Cab Company
Red Bird Cab Co
Pauline W. Thrower
Coty Lee Allman
Four Nabbed In Halloween Vandalism
Four youths face municipal court on charges of damaging a Guilford County school bus on Halloween night. Perry Welch Billy Ball Billy O Connor and Jerry Kearns were cited for vandalism including sugar in the gas tank ripping seats and tearing ignition wiring with estimated damage around 75 dollars. A second larceny charge against Jasper Gordon Irvan Jr. was set for Nov 13 along with the first theft case involving Patty Snider and others.
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Guilford County
Sheriff's
Oak View
High Point
Jasper Gordon Irvan Jr
Edward C. Sidriase
Eldridge
Irvan
Fluoridation of Water Rejected in Dover
A Dover water fluoridation proposal was decisively defeated with 3 949 votes to 66. Two Board of Health members led the opposition arguing fluorides are poison and favor by Communists, with elderly people singled out as vulnerable.
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Dover
N. H
Board of Health
Broiling Frank Furters Tips
Instructions advise placing frank furters several inches from high heat and cooking about four minutes per side to ensure even browning and proper doneness.
Four Homes Given City Permits
A. R. Pone announced city building permits issued for four new residences. Ben Davis will build a five room house at 531 Radford St costing about 10000 dollars. M. P. Farabee plans a home at 914 Gordon St cost 6000 dollars. L. H. Bottoms has two houses at 1136 and 1138 Tabor St costing about 8000 dollars each. J. W. Thompson also gets a permit to re-roof a factory at 526 S. Hamilton St costing 750 dollars.
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A. R. Pone
Ben Davis
Radford St
M. P. Farabee
Gordon St
L. H. Bottoms
Tabor St
J. W. Thompson
S. Hamilton St
Catawba County Petitions Seek Beer and Wine Referendum
Checkers for the Catawba County Board circulated petitions with more than 8 400 signatures calling for a referendum on beer and wine sales. Elections board chairman D Lee Setzer said a public vote would occur if 4 500 signatures are valid.
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Newton
N.C
Catawba County
Federalizing Guard Rapped By Waynick
Maj. Gen. Capus Waynick of the North Carolina National Guard warned at a Greensboro Exchange Club meeting that federalizing guard units would erode state sovereignty. He praised the guard as a civilian force for peace and as a wartime force under the President. He cited 12,000 to 13,000 NC guardsmen and noted the Old Hickory Division's wartime merit. He urged pooling scientific talents to meet global threats amid Near East tensions and Moscow’s influence, during Veterans Day observances.
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Capus Waynick
North Carolina National Guard
Eensboro Exchange Club
Waynick
Dance Classes To Be Resumed In Winston-Salem
Three Winston-Salem instructors will resume dance classes for beginners and experienced dancers after a cancellation last Thursday due to Halloween. The program offers a variety of dance steps.
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Winston-Salem
Seventh marriage ends in divorce for pianist Nyiteghazi
Budapest born pianist and composer Ervin Nyiteghazi ends his seventh marriage with Mara 38 of Switzerland. The couple married December 23 and separated in March as Mara testified in Superior Court about her American citizenship motive.
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Los Angeles
Ervin Nyiteghazi
Mara
Switzerland
Oldtimers Expected For Brabin Funeral
Los Angeles observers anticipate many veterans from the film capital attending the funeral of Charles J. Brabin 74 husband of Theda Brabin Brabin died Sunday of a heart attack English born he directed several early films
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Los Angeles
Charles J. Brabin
Theda Oe Eere Brabin
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Rem Oey
James H. Hubbard
Jess Washburn
Bill Jackson
Peey
Main Street
Near East
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Moscow
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Brabin
Creomulsion
Dodge
Horace G. Ilderton
South Main St
High Point, N. C
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