Unlucky Friday Brings Accidents and Injuries in Town
On Friday the 13th Black cats and ill luck were blamed as two accidents occurred and five people sustained injuries in High Point. The day began amid superstition as omen and misfortune touched the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Fred Roach
Winston-Salem
Edith Montgomery
Willowbrook Street
Guilford General Hospital
Margaret Saford
Snow Street
Hobart Gardner
Jamestown
Roach
Sechrest
Ambua
Jessie Kivett
Hill Street
South Main Street
Arthur
Ed Johnson
Chestnut Street
High Point Steam Laundry
Lindsay Street
Boulevard
Woman withdraws appeal in case against Wheeless
Mary Parks withdrew her appeal after the Greensboro magistrate dismissed charges against Deputy W. L. Wheeless as malicious and frivolous. Parks paid the taxed court costs following the decision. The court found insufficient evidence to support the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Parks
W. L. Wheeless
W. F. Crayton
Greensboro
Heavier sales on U S tobacco market and golf open prize raised
Twin City tobacco market moved about 600000 pounds with prices around 8 to 8 50 per unit though no official totals were released. One third of the crop has been sold this season and smokers and cutters prices stayed firm. Santa Monica junior chamber boosted the open golf tourney prize to 2500 for a three day event in early January. Ohio State coach Willaman watched his team lose to Hanley but won a golf match against Northwestern’s coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City
Santa Monica
Cal
Sam Willaman
Ohio State University
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Sanders Motor to supply 20 light trucks and bodies contract
The Sanders Motor Company of Raleigh awarded a state contract for 20 light trucks at 548.11 dollars each and Oxford Body Company the contract for the bodies at 147 dollars each. Also noted are last week’s Carolinas building contracts totaling 598 923 dollars. In Lumberton Ruffus Locklear, an Indian man, sentenced to three years for murdering Emerson Bullard, another Indian, near October 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Sanders Motor Company
Oxford
Charlotte
Carolinas
Associated General Contractors
Lumberton
Ruffus Locklear
Emerson Bullard
Here
Killed in Auto Fire Near Vine Swamp
Archie Z Edwards a 49 year old Jones County farmer was killed when his car hit a bridge in Vine Swamp and caught fire. Ward H Wood a Charlotte banker told state bankers association members that the North Carolina division of the National Credit Corporation would begin operations next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Archie Z. Edwards
Jones County
Here
Vine Swamp
Lumberton
Ward H. Wood
Charlotte Banker
State Bankers Association
North Carolina
National Credit Corporation
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North Main Street
Maxwell House
Fresh Tomatoes
Pork Chops
Native
Canady & Hinson
East
Russell Street
U.S. Tobacco Mart
Carolina News Briefs
National Bellas Hess Co
High Point, N. C
Coats
Red Fox
Leigh
Tom and
Muff
Chinchilla
Navy
Nationale
Pepperell
Gertrudes
Ane
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