Broad Street blaze leaves young girl injured
A two story Broad Street house fire yesterday injured one year old Wanda Quick with second degree burns and her sister Linda Quick with first degree burns. Firefighters fought flames reported at 4 20 p m and the home was a total loss. Boyd Turner suffered a minor burn while aiding the rescue and Anna Hairston of Montclair is listed as owner.
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Broad Street
Wanda Quick
Boyd Turner
Linda Quick
Linda
Wanda
Turner
Broad St
Anna Hairston
Montclair
N. J
Quick
Evans St
Interstate Motor Lines
Westwood
Lake Street Bridge
Students Capture Trophies at Asheville Forensic Meet
High Point High School sent nine members to the Asheville Congress at Lee Edwards High School. In the Senate Margaret Spencer won Best Speaker and Doyle Early Best Presiding Officer. Dwight Keeless won Best Speaker and Best Presiding Officer in Official House. Becky Snider and Sandra James led unofficial contests.
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Margaret Spencer
Doyle Early
Dwight Wheeless
High Point
Asheville
High Point High School
National Forensic League
Lee Edwards High School
Senate
Dwight Keeless
We Could Get Rain This Week Weather Outlook
Cloudy period through Tuesday with a chance of light showers or light rain tonight. Mild today near 70, yesterday 60. Tonight warmer than last night. Wednesday stays cool with more clouds. Five day average 45. Cooler Tuesday and Wednesday, warmer Thursday, cooler Friday or Saturday. Occasional rain Tue through Sat, about a half inch total.
Baptists To Form New Association Tonight
Delegates from at least 24 Baptist churches will gather at First Church here at 7 30 PM to form a new association after dissension within the Piedmont A ssociation. Rev M C Owens Jr will speak. Dr J E Rawlinson leads the organizing effort and a vote to establish the association will be taken.
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New Baptist Association
Piedmont Association
High Point
J. E. Rawlinson
Ihurch
M. C. Owens Jr
First Church
Lenoir
Owens
Gardner-Webb Junior College
Baptist State Convention
Furman University
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
High Point Baptist Pastors Conference
Rawlinson
Association
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Asheboro Man Dies In Cleveland Fall
William S. Skeen Jr a tobacco buyer once of Asheboro was found dead on a hotel roof after falling from a sixth floor window in Cleveland Ohio He had registered at the hotel the day before giving Asheboro as his hometown The Cuyahoga County coroner has not ruled on the death
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William S. Skeen Jr
Asheboro
Cleveland
Ohio
J. Stanton Skeen
William
Cuyahoga County
Fire chief urges home safety after rash of blazes in High Point
Fire Chief Claude Canady cites a surge of industrial and residential fires from August through fall and urges High Point residents to adopt a fire safe home. He lists seven construction and prevention steps including built in fire stops solid doors escape routes flame spread resistant materials proper wiring and safe heating plants.
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High Point
Claude Canady
High Point Chemical Co
Davis Milling Co
Christ
Istics
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA
Woman charged in Windley Street hit and run
A Windley Street woman, Addie Teasley, was charged with hit and run after her car allegedly struck a parked vehicle on Hilltop Street. She posted $200 bond and faces a December 3 hearing. Damages to the other car were about $50.
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Windley Street
Hilltop Street
Addie Teasley
Meredith Street
Donald Kindle
Wendell Street
Kindle
Teasley
E. Green
Woodbury Streets
George Strickland
English Street
Woodbury
Jesse Leroy Wilkins
Route 1
Randleman
Wilkins
Strickland
Elm
English Streets
Arvil J. Kirk Jr
Ridgeway Avenue
Rosie C. Owens
Winston-Salem
Owens
Kirk
William Miller
Perry Street
George Cain
Earl B. Buck
Taylor Street
Roper
Vail Street
Benjamin Crouch
Reed Street
Azzalee Williams
E. Commerce Street
Z. N. Shirley
Lane Drive
Cora Ward
Welton Hill
Kivett Drive
New Parks Head Starts Duties Next Monday
High Point appoints Jesse Taylor of Stanford as the new recreation director after an exhaustive screening. From 16 applications, a civil service panel and a parks commission committee narrowed to three. City Manager T F E Hinson selected Taylor, who presently leads in Stanford, to succeed Bill Stronach who left Sept 15 for Anaheim, California.
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High Point
Jesse Taylor
Stanford
Taylor
Civil Service Commission
Parks and Recreation Commission
T. F E. Hinson
Bill Stronach
Anaheim
Calif
Country Club Votes Tonight On Proposals
Emerywood Country Club members meet at 8 tonight to decide on building a new clubhouse major golf course improvements and other upgrades. A yes vote would authorize the proposed projects and funding.
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Country Club
Emerywood Country Club
Chain Letter Scam Reported by Postal Authorities
Postal authorities warn of a chain letter scheme promising to turn $2 into $6 250 and note New York executives as sources. Jamaica based lotteries found in Jamaica origin letters handed to locals. Miami marked mail recovered here. investigators tracing origin while carriers collect letters.
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Arthur C. Summerfield
Summerfield
New York
Jamaica
Miami
Fla
High Point C E Dinner Meeting Tomorrow Evening
The High Point Society of Christian Endeavor holds a dinner at 6 30 tomorrow at the Deep River Friends Meetinghouse. Max Farr serves as master of ceremonies and Bill Thomas provides special music. Featured speaker is Russ Haney director of Youth for Christ in Greensboro.
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High Point Society of Christian Endeavor
Deep River
Texas youths held after stolen car check and identity test
State patrol halted a speeding car on Superhighway 29 70. The driver Billy Staton 20 Dallas could not verify his license details and was later identified as 17 year old Johnny Byrd of Dallas. Byrd faced three counts and bond set. Moten 20 Dallas held for FBI investigation into the stolen vehicle.
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E. D. Young
Young
Billy Fred Staton
Dallas
Texas
Staton
Cor
Nered
Johnny Lee Byrd
Byrd
Moten
FBI
Byron Haworth
Meet To Form Cub Pack In Archdale
Archdale The first meeting of parents of boys interested in a new Cub Pack in the Archdale Trinity area will be at Archdale School Tuesday at 7 30 p m The Archdale PTA sponsors the pack Attending are Bob Tye field executive of the Uwharrie Boy Scouts Council and Lloyd Taylor council neighborhood commissioner.
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Archdale
Archdale-Trinity
Archdale Pta
Bob Tye
Uwharrie Boy Scouts Council
Lloyd Taylor
Council
Building Activity Dips as Total Reaches 7 Million
Building activity totals for the year reach 7 024 091 with 22 301 for the week as one residential permit is issued to J W Lamet for a three family house on Clay Street. Repair permits dominate the week with 19 issued including a 2 800 addition to 1617 Bradley St by George Shipwash and other repairs across Adams Mills English Street plant Careina Cotton Batting Tate Street and various residences.
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J. W. Lamet
Clay Street
Bradley St
George Shipwash
Adams-Millis
English Street
Ina Cotton Batting Co
Tate Street
Roy Bowers
C E. Williams
Delk St
Centennial Ave
James I. Brown
D. P. Whitley Jr
Clyde St
Police Drop Strangling Claim After Teen Delinquent Record Noted
Police retracted a strangling allegation from last Tuesday night after determining a 15 year old suspect brushed the 12 year old girl as they passed. The girl’s prior record and juvenile court status were cited as factors in the decision. A separate report noted a prisoner head injury from a bunk fall, later deemed non serious.
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Willowbrook
W. Russell Streets
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Janet Teague
Baptists
New Association
M. C. Owens
MBER
Scond
J. C. Moten Jr
Dallas, Tex
Allen Jay
Allen Jay Civic Club
Bud Osborne
Judge Haworth
David Cox
William Hunter
Hunter
Memorial Hospital
Martin H. Shaw
Oak Street
S. Hamilton St
Spruce Street
Albert Bryant
Jamestown
Bryant
James Ross Snider
Salem Street
James Chandler
Snider
Chandler
Charlie Stone
Asheboro St
Sheriff's Department
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