Teacher's Assailant Convicted in Davidson County Court
Bobby Rey Perry, 28, was given a 12 month suspended sentence for assault with a deadly weapon and fined 50 dollars plus court costs after threatening Central Davidson High School teacher Don Allred with a gun on Oct. 14. A companion charge of forcible trespass was continued on a 25 dollar fine.
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Lexington
Burlington
Davidson
Bobby Rey Perry
Don Allred
Central Davidson High School
Perry
A. E. Brannock
Allred
West Virginia Teens Held for FBI Ties and Other Local Arrests
Four Bluefield youths, Larry Farthing 16, William Goins 16, Stanley Tucker 16, Donald Wyrick 18, were jailed after last night arrests on multiple charges near the Randolph County line. Wyrick and Goins face reckless driving counts, Farthing and Tucker vagrancy. Separate actions include Irene Miller threatened with a knife, Tom Tisdall charged with DUI and license issues, Juanita South charged with larceny and receiving, Jessie Meredith Ronie with driving and license charges, John Gibson cited for violating liquor laws, and Wallace Beauchamp jailed on active license suspension. Hearing dates set in November.
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West Virginia
Larry M. Farthing
William C. S
Stanley Tucker
Donald R. Wyrick
Bluefield
W. Va
Wyrick
Goins
Farthing
Tucker
State
Randolph County
Irene Miller
W. Green Street
Magnolia Caldwell
Tom W. Tisdall
Traditional Lane
Charlotte
Juanita South
W. Commerce Street
Pearles
Jessie Meredith Ronie
John H. Gibson
Highland Avenue
Wallace Beauchamp
Fawn Invades Furniture Store in Santa Fe
A four to six month old mule deer fawn wandered into a Santa Fe furniture store near the state capitol Monday. It examined displays, kicked a window and broke a lantern before manager Chuck Atwell caught it. State game department officials released the deer unharmed in forest near Hyde State Park.
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Santa FE
N.M
Chuck Atwell
State Capitol
State Game Department
Hyde State Park
Shuford Named Thomasville Chamber Manager
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce directors unanimously elected R L Shuford Jr assistant city manager to be the new chamber manager taking over November 15. The 38 year old former teacher praised by Bill Boyles and Hal Harrison for his local roots and strong background in chamber work.
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Thomasville
Shuford
Bill Boyles
Hal Harrison
Harrison
R. L
Kenneth Hoyle
Pat Miller
Jeff Warner
Warner
Martinsville
R. L. Shuford Sr
Cox Avenue
Thomasville High School
East Carolina College
Wilmington
High Point
Bill Green
Divorce From Karl Sought in Santa Monica
In Santa Monica California Joan Perry Cohn widow of Columbia Pictures president seeks divorce from Karl Sought a brief marriage to the shoe chain heir remains unresolved as AP reports ongoing divorce action.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Joan Perry Cohn Karl
Columbia Pictures
Shoe Chain
City Traffic Mishaps Increase Toll Over Weekend
Weekend totals show 17 traffic mishaps, rising by seven as High Point streets grow crowded with shoppers. One injury, a skinned shoulder on E Russell Street involving Pacing Street, was treated and released. Driver Ernest Charles stopped for trash on English Street. car damage to others noted. Bertha Rosbor charged with failing to report an accident after a W Lexington Avenue crash. Damages across four minor crashes totaled 605.
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High Point
Steet
E. Russell Street
Martin
High Point City
Allen L. Sink
Eugene Street
Sink
Ernest Charles
Leonard Street
English St
Wendell Street
W. Lexington Avenue
Bertha Rosbor
Isabella O'Brien
E. Green Street
Rosbor
O’brien
Lexington Triplets Born at Lexington Memorial Hospital
Triplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Aaron K. Shaw of Route 7 continue to do well at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The trio, a boy and two girls, are in isolettes under supervision. Birth weights were 4 lb 3 oz, 2 lb 12 oz, and 3 lb 13 oz. This marks the hospital’s first triplet birth in 13 years. one prior set all survived was in 1921.
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Lexington
Aaron K. Shaw
Route 7
Theington Memorial Hospital
Denton Woodrow
Wilson Smith
Margaret Page Young
Alonzo Kennedy
Hedrick’s Grove
John Younts
Fire Ruins Portion of Residence on Fisher Ferry Street
Firefighters answer Randolph Tire alarm at 8 12 p m report a closet fire gutted one room of a six room house on Fisher Ferry Street causing smoke and water damage. The home is owned by Troy C Foster of Route 5 High Point.
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Thomasville
Fisher Ferry
Randolph Tire
Troy C. Foster
Route 5
High Point
Chester Suggs
Julian Ave
Davidson and
Myrtle
Gray
Randolph Streets
Leaf prices improve on two flue cured tobacco belts
The Associated Press reports Monday gains on the North Carolina Virginia Old Belt with lower quality grades rising $1 to $6 while higher qualities hold firm. Eastern Belt prices ease slightly as the season winds down with most grades down a notch compared with Friday sales.
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Associated Press
North Carolina-Virginia
North Car
Thomasville Plans 1959 Piedmont Festival Pageant Details
Thomasville outlines 1959 Piedmont Festival plans at a planning session led by President Harry Brown Finch. Miss Piedmont 12-contestant pageant set for Nov 27 at the Civic Center with scholarships. parade, festival ball, and Miss America appearances feature, with officials naming co chairmen and key organizers.
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Thomasville
Harry Brown Finch
Lynda Lee Mead
Natchez
Mississippi
Jim Grimes
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Piedmont
Civic Center
Maxey Crowder
Crowder
Col
Jake C. Jerman
Jim Casper
Santa Claus
Tom Burwell
Joe Lloyd
Tryone Power's Widow Weds Hollywood Producer in Las Vegas
Debor ah Monday 27, widow of Tryone Power, marries Arthur Loew Jr. in Las Vegas after Power's Spain heart attack death. Loew, 33, is Hollywood's noted bachelor. the couple will honeymoon at a resort, then split time between Los Angeles and New York for their permanent home. The El Rancho Hotel ceremony was officiated by a justice of the peace with Bel don Kateleman as best man.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Deborah Monday
Arthur Loew Jr
el Rancho Hotel
Beldon Kateleman
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Alfred
W. Virginia
F.B.I
Fawn
Green
Jerry Jester
Moore Street
Chamber
R. L. Shuford
Karl
Unroe
National Guard
Brown Finch
Gene Postlewaite
Winston-Salem
Herb Stone
Stone
B. E. Jordan
Paul Kitchin
Thomasville Festival Inc
Clifford Clodfelter
Tryone Power
Westinghouse Special
Westinghouse
Launder’s Furniture CO
Washington ST
Ralph's
College Village
F. Saunders
A. J. Johnson
Don E. Owen
Carl Skinner
Studebaker
Poplar Ridge Friends Church
High P
Lester Alman
Oint
Hillsdale
Barney Pierce
Wrenn St
Lewis Motor Co., Inc
High Point, N. C
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