Separate Incidents Leave Two Children Hurt in Auto Mishaps
Two auto crashes in High Point left two children hurt and treated for injuries. Adams child sustained injuries when a car operated by Peggy Pearson Adams overturned on Scientific Street after losing control near the railroad. Tollisen boy injured after colliding with a car driven by Patricia Hunter Atmaan on Wise Street near Wise Randolph, with police issuing no charges. Kenneth Earl Giles, 35, of Walton Street faced a driving under the influence count after a separate model farm road incident involving Jimmy Allen Scott of Asheboro. Damages totaled 750 across incidents on W Green Drive and I 85 ramp. Rackley, 82, of Jamestown was charged with speeding.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Adams
Peggy ‘Pearson - Adams
Fisher ‘Street
Scientific Street
Tollisén
Patricia Hunter Atmaan
High Point
Wise Street
Wise-Randolph
Model Farm Road
Baltimore Street
Kenneth Earl Giles
Walton Street
Jimmy Allen Scott
Asheboro
Giles
W. Green Drive
I-85
Mild Weather Forecast For Piedmont Region
Seasonal outlook remains mild with nightly lows in the mid 90s and a 10 percent chance of rain tonight. Sunday should be partly cloudy with cooler highs in the mids, while Monday stays partly cloudy and slightly cooler.
Man Charged With Murder After Thomasville Shooting
In a Friday night incident at 117 Church St. in Thomasville, Willie Albert Pugh, 22, was shot dead during an argument. Charlie Dow of Holly Street is charged with murder and held without bail as police investigate. Pugh died at City Memorial Hospital after being shot twice, and an autopsy is planned at Chapel Hill. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Thomasville
Church Street
Willie
Charlie Dow
Holly’ Street
Pugh
City Memorial Hospital
Church St
Dow
Chapel Hill Hospital
Corporate Excess Values Rise Over 1968 Estimates
Corporate excess valuations for 1969 in Guilford County exceed the state report, totaling 51,085,424 and lifting county property valuation to over the budget estimate. Tax supervisor C. R. Brooks says the extra valuation adds about 162,805 in revenue to the county and boosts school district funds. The gain comes from increases in Carolina utilities and local companies, with total county valuation up by 99,575,162 including corporate excess.
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Jim Hawkins
Guilford County
C. R. Brooks
Brooks
Guilfordena
North
State Telephone Company
Piedmont
Natural
American Teg Company
High”Point
Randleman
Asheboro
Sethete
Wreck Kills Davidson Man McDaniels At Scene
Two killed in wrecks fatal to Davidson man McDaniels. Patrolman said vehicles totaled with abrasions and serious injuries to none of the passengers. McDaniels pronounced dead at the scene by Davidson County coroner Dr Joel Leon. He was partly inside and partly outside a ration wagon. head apparently struck pavement. Steven Max Calhatin, 29, of See WRECKS on 3-A.
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McDaniels
Davidson Counnty
Steven Max Calhatin
Second Station Seeks Nell License Change in FCC Filing
A second television station applies to the Federal Communications Commission seeking to take Channel 18 from WGHP-TV. WEAL Inc of WABC-TV proposes to move operations to High Point and operate on Channel 4, with WUBC originally linked to the effort. The FCC may renew or refuse licenses every three years and can reassign a license to another party.
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Federal Communications ‘Commission
Wghp-Tv
Weal, Inc
Wabc-Tv
Greenshoro
WUC
High Point
Perate
WUBC
FCC
Federal
Hamsters Stolen From Home In Weekend Incident
Mrs Joyce Hyder reported three hamsters stolen from a home Friday night. A juvenile was linked to the case with a suggested informal hearing. Police also investigated a shoplifting report at Boyles Auto Parts. The offender faced an underage charge and a $300 bond for unrelated driving offenses.
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Joyce
Hyder
North Carolina Counties Approve Local Sales Tax and Bonds
Richmond Jackson and Watauga counties join others in approving a one per cent local sales tax and school bond issues. Watauga to fund a Boone elementary school and other improvements. Richmond backs a $4 million bond for a new consolidated high school. Jackson funds three elementary schools and a vocational building. Hyde and several counties rejected the measures amid racial tensions and political divides. Western counties including Buncombe, Jackson, and others also approved, with Buncombe mounting a strong campaign.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Richmond
Jackson
Watauga
Watauga County
Boone
Richmond County
Rockingham
Hamlet
Jackson County
Sylva - Webster High School
Appalachian State University
Appalachian
ASU
Hyde County
Dare
Sanford White
Wayne
Lenoir
Duplin
Jones
Green
Onslow
Pamtico
New Hanover
Clay
Macon
Madison
Swain
Buncombe
Doctor Sumner of High Point Memorial dies at Canadian?
Dr Sumner a prominent Greensboro physician served as chief of staff at High Point Memorial Hospital twice and held Masonic and Shriner memberships. Survived by wife two sons two grandchildren two sisters. funeral in Se Chrest Chapel at 2 p m Sunday with burial in St Paul Cemetery Randleman. Masonic graveside rites by Numa F Reid Lodge No 344. honorary pallbearers are High Point Memorial Hospital medical staff. Memorials to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Building Fund.
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Bec Carolina’ Medical
Society
Guilford County Medical Society
High “Point
Memorial Hospital
Numa
F. Reid
Charles G. Voss
Gadsden
Ala
Se Chrest Chapel
James G. Haggin
R. Delbert Byrum
St. Paul Cemetery
Randleman
Numa F. Reid Lodge
High Point Memorial Hospital
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Building Fund
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Rato
Swale
Ieatrac
Horace Crumpler
Rackley
Jamestown
Iain Sel Vilegally
Era Welborn B. Mapes
Paul Ru “Cory
Dennis ‘McNeill
Albert, Pugh
High Point Enterprise
Davidson
Richmond, Jackson and Watauga
Hyde
Mattamuskeet
Ocracoke Island
Pamlico Sound
Albemarle
Hertford County
Pasquotank
Elizabeth City
Gates and
Capitol
Dr. Sumner
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