Preliminary Hearing Delayed In Rape Case
A 29 year old man charged with rape had his preliminary hearing postponed to October 3 in Municipal Court at defense counsel request. Nerrus H. Hicks, out on $5,000 bond, faces charges from Greensboro woman Mrs. Robert Prevatt alleging rape after an incident September 19. The judge noted an unprovoked assault and imposed a 30 day suspension for the alleged assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Martin
Silas Casey
Nerrus H. Hicks
Wise Street
Robert A. Prevatt
Greensboro
Jamestown
Ray Hicks
Hicks
Hubert Reavis
Redding
Reavis
D. C. MacRae
Jerry
Thelma Little
Perry
Grover Carr
Pilot Mountain
Lester Jessup
Thelma
Louis Fisher
Johnnie R. Grubb
Thomasville
Paul W. Brewer
Dennis G. Coleman
Manchester
Conn
Jim Nelson
G. W. Rice
Claude Green
Randleman
Lenwood Blankenship
Robert
Judge Steed Sentences Davis for Property Damage and Drunkenness
In Thomasville Arthur Davis, Negro of 74 Kahler Street, is sentenced by Judge W H Steed to six months on the roads and 30 days concurrent for damage to property and drunkenness stemming from a dispute with his brother Leonard Davis on Jasper Street. R M Rose of Hamilton Street is found guilty of passing a worthless check and ordered to repay 35 dollars plus costs. William Varner, 601 Fisher Ferry Street, receives 60 days suspended on good behavior for drunkenness with a 20 dollar fine and costs, appeal noted. Five others charged in a Liberty Drive brawl have cases continued as one defendant remains hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Cornelison
Denerator
Luther Otis Stutts
Jamestown
Yellow Line
William P. Hoffman
Blanche Virginia Garner
Pleasant Garden
J. C. Junior Hill
Hollis V. Fine
Grady O. Hall
Robert Barr
Jamie Gill
Hoover Street
Robert E. Freeman
Albemarle
Miss Gill
Freeman
James Snider
Fourth Street
Vernon Medlin
William M. Homey
Robert Ward
Sherman W. Culler
Kivett Drive
Macon J. Ingold
Greensboro
Bernard Ely
Atlanta
Robert Dowless
High Point
C. F Kennedy
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kennedy
Rose
William Varner
Fisher Ferry Street
Varner
Liberty Drive
Joe Kincaid
Route 5
Woman Takes Lysol in Peace's Café Suicide Attempt
A 26 year old woman, Magaline Owens, drank two thirds of a Lysol bottle in Peace's cafe on East Main Street. She was rushed to City Memorial hospital and is resting comfortably under treatment. Sgt Henry Easley investigated and found the nearly empty bottle in the ladies room. Authorities have not determined a motive or source of the poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Peace
City Memorial Hospital
Magaline Owens
Johnsontown
Henry Easley
Owens
East Main Street
Harry Brown Owens
Thomasville Churches to Keep Pastors for Another Year
Mrs Minnie L Suits wife of Rev Edward Suits dies after five year illness at home in Thomasville N C She attended Rankin Memorial Methodist Church and is survived by husband three daughters a granddaughter and siblings Funeral arrangements set with Rankin Memorial Methodist Church Interment at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery Western North Carolina Methodist Conference releases pastor appointments for year with Weldon Ratledge Plyler and Bobbitt among those returning to pulpits in Thomasville district
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Suits
Minnie L. Suits
Edward Suits
Woodrow Avenue
Suits
Rockingham County
Robert
Sarah Massey Simpson
Pinnacle
Suite
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
Suit
Dale Montgomery
Dick Pals
Winston-Salem
John Todd
Sarah Montgomery
Walter Simpson
T. B. Williams
Reidsville
Koonce Funeral Home
John F. Cagle
Kenneth Goodson
First Methodist
Thomasville
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
Wilson O. Weldon
Memorial Methodist
A. P. Ratledge
C. O. Plyler
Trinity Bethel
W. B. Bobbitt, Jr
West End
H. Glen Lanier
Asheboro
K. D. Crouse
Cid
Robert Oakley
Coleridge
C. G. Graham
Cooleemee
F. H. Shinn
Davis
J. B. Fitzgerald
Davidson
C. W. Dennis
Denton
Central
R. J. Barnwell
M. C. Ellerbe
Eldorado
Frank Blalock
A. Aa
Mocksville
Foster Leflin
Mount Vernon
T. E. Strickland
W. A. Stanley
North Davidson
W. R. Jacks
Old Union
Mt. Lebanon
Frank H. Edwards
Pleasant Grove
W. C. Sides, Jr
Ramseur-Franklinville
J. W. Vestal
Randleman
A. J. Clemmer, Jr
G. B. Ferree
Randle-Gray’s
Y. D
Poole
Richland
Paul A. Bruton
Seagrove
J. J. Kincaid
Shiloh
G. N. Dulin
South Davidson
I. J. Terrell
South Randolph
R. F. Hilliard
H. C. Wilkinson
Bible Society
Cc. O. Plyler
Temperance Advance
H. L. Creech, Jr
Candler School of Theology
N. Davidson Qe
D. B. Alderman
G. L. Curry
D. We Haga
C. H. Hill
J. A. Howell
W. A Jenkins
S. M. Needham
Henry L. Powell
J. E. Pritch
Funeral services for M. Lee Smith held in Lenoir
Word reached that M Lee Smith died at his home in Lenoir Thursday night before 12. Funeral services were at his residence Saturday at 4 pm with burial in a Lenoir cemetery. Survivors include widow Mrs M L Smith a daughter Mrs Tom Bishop of High Point and two sons W S Beeson and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lee Smith
Lenoir
M. L. Smith
Tom Bishop
High Point
W.S. Beeson
William Sidney Beeson
Rt. 1
Sophia
Edna Kemp
Asheboro
Paul and
Elmer Beeson
Rt. 3
Willis and
Colbert Beeson
Garland Beeson
John F. Beeson
Charlotte
C. V. Marsh
Marlboro
Local Barbershop Society Plans Meeting at Sheraton
The local chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartering in America, Inc. will discuss organization details at a Tuesday 8 p.m. meeting hosted at the Sheraton hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America, Inc
Sheraton Hotel
Television party draws workers from multiple mills at YWCA
Employees from Harris Covington Silver Knit Plymouth Kiddie Tot Guilford and Smart Sox Hosiery mills and Anvil Brand along with their families and friends are slated to attend a YWCA television party tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris- Covington
Silver Knit
Plymouth
Kiddie Tot
Guilford
Smart Sox
Anvil
Ywca Tonight
Marriage Licenses List Several Couples Across Cities
A series of marriage licenses was issued to pairs including Marvin Coffey of Hayes and Mabel Dula of Ferguson, William A. Moffitt Jr and Mozelle Lambeth of High Point, Lonnie Crouse and Ruth Hash of Galax Virginia, Raphyfus Owens of Jamestown and Betty Branson of High Point, Charles L. Smith and Willie Swing Mabe of High Point, Charles FE Mack and Sylvia Welsh of Thomasville, William Caudle and Kathleen Sizemore of Winston-Salem, and Lewis N. Amos of Sandy Ridge with Louise Virginia Joyce of Mayan. Fire destroyed a garage at 204 Barker Street, 50 to 75 percent loss, crews from engines 1 and 3 and service ladder company responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Coffey
Hayes
Mabel Dula
Ferguson
William A. Moffitt, Jr
Mozelle Lambeth
High Point
Lonnie Crouse
Ruth Hash
Galax
Raphyfus Owens
Jamestown
Betty Branson
Charles L. Smith
Willie Swing Mabe
Charles FE. Mack
Sylvia Welsh
Thomasville
William Caudle
Kathleen Sizemore
Winston-Salem
Lewis N. Amos
Sandy Ridge
Louise Virginia Joyce
Understanding San Francisco Public Relations Program
A city program in San Francisco improves city rural understanding by reminding residents of the importance of agriculture and nearby communities. The initiative emphasizes city facts and neighborly awareness to bridge gaps between urban and rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
INS
Valuation Rise Slows in Chicago Area Tax Rolls
Assessed property values in Chicago and surrounding large cities rose again last year but at a slower pace than in the prior two years. A survey of 43 jurisdictions with populations over 100,000 shows an average total valuation about 48 percent higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Why Do It The Easiest Way
East St. Louis Illinois Sept 26 Hurieosco Austil chief engineer at Illinois Terminal escorted a East Side woman across Eads Bridge and explained the raised 31 inch lower rail deck of the span from 1946. The woman asked if they lowered the river. Idaho’s cobalt deposit is the largest known in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
Illinois
INS
Hurieosco Austil
Eads Bridge
Mississippi River
Delinquency Charge Filed Against Woman in Jail
Mrs. Ethel F. Elam, 33, of 308 Centennial Avenue, jailed on a delinquency charge for allegedly causing her two young children to associate with drinkers and stay out late. Her husband Rozzell Elam, 33, received 12 months for assaulting her and 12 months for assaulting a child. he appealed, bond set at 1000 dollars. Judge MacRae suspended seven months of total sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel F. Elam
Centennial Avenue
Elam
Rozzell
D. C. MacRae
Soldier Athlete and Laborer Theme in Gospel Tabernacle Sermon
Rev Don ald Irvin told Gospel Tabernacle worshippers last night that believers resemble three familiar figures in America a soldier an athlete and a laborer He urged spiritual warfare discipline adherence to divine law and early testing of one s fruits before sharing with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Irvin
Gospel Tabernacle
Willowbrook Street
Jesus Christ
Paul
Timothy
America
Mr. Irvin
Apostle
Bosox and Yanks Battle for Lead as Records Fall
Williams ended Yankee hopes with a 400 foot homer his 43rd into right field Pesky on base. A bumper crowd set two records boosting Boston’s home gate to 1 596 650 and total road fans to 1 880 447, chasing the Dodgers 1947 road mark. Brecheen shut down the Cubs on six hits driving in three runs while Schmitz exited early for the Cubs after a bases loaded jam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liams
Pesky
Boston
Brooklyn Dodgers
Harry
Cat) Brecheen
Cubs
Bill Serena
Johnny Schmitz
Brecheen
Parrell wins lead Boston into AL tie with 4-1 win over Yanks
Pitcher Mel Parnell fired a four hitter for his 25th victory as Boston beat New York 4-1 to pull the Red Sox into a first place tie in the American League. The Phillies' Andy Seminick homered and drove in four runs in an 8th inning rally to beat Brooklyn 5-3. Ralph Kiner hit his 53rd homer for the Pirates as he neared the NL single season mark. Cincinnati and St Louis split with Giants and Braves also winning in the National League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Parnell
Red Sox
Boston
New York
Yanks
Andy Seminick
Phils
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Phil
Ralph Branca
Branca
Jack Banta
Ken Heintzelman
Russ Meyer
New York Giants
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Ralph Kiner
Pirates
Kiner
Hack Wilson
Bob Lemon
Cleveland
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington
Dick Weik
Senators
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Driving Drunk Charge Placed Against Man
Thomasville reports William Frank Rycroft of Route 2 is charged with driving while drunk after his car ran up a bank on the Lexing ton road four miles from Thomasville. He is in City Memorial hospital with injuries and a partially filled liquor jar was found in the wrecked 1936 Packard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Route 2
New Lexington
William Frank Rycroft
City Memorial Hospital
Rycroff
State Highway Patrol
Opening of St Pauls Episcopal Church Draws 200 People
In Thomasville on September 26 a crowd of about 200 attended the first service at the new St Pauls Episcopal church on Salem street. Rev. Dan W. Allen preached, with Rev. Tom J C Smyth and Rev. William P. Price assisting. The cruciform red brick building cost 35000 and replaces a storefront chapel on Commerce street. Cornerstone laid May 26 with support from Bishop Edwin A. Penick. Congregation now has 30 communicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Salem Street
Dan W. Allen
Reidsville
Tom J. C. Smyth
High Point
William P. Price
St. Luke's Church of
Spray
St. Paul’s
Commerce Street
Edwin A. Penick
Raleigh
Bisho
North Carolna
Diocese of
North Carolina
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High Point Enterprise
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Television Party
Barker Street
Service Ladder Company
Idaho
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R J. Scott
Scrapi
China
Yai
Naga Hills
Assam
Parker Duncan
Concord
Duke University
Duke
Duncan
By Jimmy Hatlo
Bosox
Associated Press
Donald Duck
Anne, Olom
Carolina
Nichols McEwen
Guilford County
W B. McEwen
Herman H. Smith
Carolina Nichols
McEwen Roberson, Haworth & Reese
B. G. Trames
Alma S. Ferrer
DIAL
Best Street
Bath
Montlieu Avenue
English Street
E. Washington Street
APTS
Norwood Court
R. B. Gantt and Co
Arcade Building
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