Negro Man Arrested After Shooting at Home in Thomasville
In Thomasville a 32 year old Black man Jeff Cochran was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly firing a .32 caliber bullet through a Marsh Street window toward Annie Medley as she sat in her home. Medley and Cochran were both charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Cochran’s brother Albert Cochran was charged with pulling a gun on Hampton Young. Both men released on bonds and scheduled for Recorder's Court on October 12.
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Thomasville
Marsh St
Jeff Cochran
Small St
Annie Medley
Medley
Cochran
Clarence Walton
M. R. Harris
Annie
Recorder's Court
Albert
Lincoln St
Hampton Young
Albert Cochran
Gro
Johnstown Rd
Wade Wallace
Roscoe Workman
Polk St
Dorothy Mae Beck
Stuart Millard Love
Robert Lee McLean
Tea Lexington
Robbery Near Thomasville Escapes Officers
Davidson County sheriff deputies and State troopers hunted two masked Black men who robbed Herman T. Saunders of Route 2 Thomasville Friday night about 6 30 pm. They took $104 and car keys after blocking the road in a 1939 or 1949 model Ford. Saunders said one robber threatened him with a gun and warned against turning on lights as they fled, eluding a license number read due to dust. Deputies had few leads.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Herman T. Saunders
Saunders
Holly Grove
Cunningham Brick Yard
Black
Scoeders
Sheriff's Department
Mayor and Manager Return From International Conferences
High Point's Mayor George Covington and City Manager T. E. Hinson returned to work after week-long trips to Montreal and Los Angeles. Covington attended the International Congress of Mayors while Hinson joined the International City Managers Conference. Council members C. A. Lewis C. Arthur York and John Hayworth accompanied Covington to Montreal.
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High Point
Los Angeles
Calif
Montreal
Canada
George Covington
T. E. Hinson
C. A. Lewis
C. Arthur York
John Hayworth
Covington
Man Dies After Robbery Attempt Shooting at Grill
Floyd Brown 23 of High Point died at Baptist Hospital from two bullet wounds after an alleged attempted robbery at Saunders Grill on Highway 29-70. Saunders, operator of the beer oasis, fired six shots, hitting Brown. Clifford Milan and Arvil Shephard, both of High Point, admitted involvement and were bound over to Superior Court. A juvenile girl connected to the case faces charges as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Floyd Brown
Culler St
High Point
Baptist
Brown
Clifford Milan
Arvil Shephard
Superior Court
Four Hurt in Thomasville Area Crashes
State troopers reported two separate crashes injuring four people in Thomasville and Randolph County. Richard Crouch Jr and wife were hurt when a ton and a half truck rear collided with their pickup on Highway 109 South. David Metters faces reckless driving charges. A second crash on the same highway injured Mrs. Ernestine Morris and involved Jacob Hill. Vehicle damage totaled around 200 dollars for one car and 300 dollars for two others. No fatalities.
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Thomasville
Richard Clay Crouch Jr
Nance Dr
Highway 109
David Metters
Route 2
Lexington
Harold Petty
Crouch
Silver Valley
Kylé Shuler
Lane
Ernestine Welborne Morris
Denton
Petty
Mrs. Morris
Jacob Donald Hill
Hill
Morris
Trinity St. Ext
Randolph County
Homer Reid Frazier
High Point
John Paul Hill
Artinsville
National Letter Writing Week Boosts Postal Cheer
The Post Office Department promotes National Letter Writing Week with the slogan Letters Bring Happiness. Slogan posters show a rural carrier placing mail in a rural box as Postmaster S C Clark urges long‑silent friends and families to write. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield calls the week a golden opportunity to dramatize the postal service and renew lost contacts.
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Post Office
Uncle Sam’s
S. C. Clark
Arthur Summerfield
Discharge of 11-Month-Old Polio Patient in Thomasville
Ann Hoover daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne H Hoover of Thomasville has been discharged from Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital Greens boro. The polio patient had been ill nearly two months and the hospital census stood at 89.
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Ann Hoover
Wayne H. Hoover
Thomasville
Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital
Greensboro
Typhoon in Osaka Leaves 600 Dead or Missing
A weekend Osaka typhoon toll neared 600 with 267 dead and 323 missing along with 993 injured, according to police reports. The toll reflects widespread devastation across the city and surrounding areas.
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Osaka
Claguered Pleasan
Weather forecast: warm sunny days through Tuesday
The forecast calls for sunny and warm weather through Tuesday with fair and cooler tonight. Tomorrow's high is expected near 85 degrees after a low around 53 tonight. Today's mid afternoon high reached about 81 degrees and last night's low remained to be noted.
Reid Defends National Truck Roadeo Title at State Fair
Perry H. Reid 33 of Winston Salem won the American Trucking Associations national truck roadeo at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds scoring 386 of 400. Charles M. Collins of High Point took fourth in the straight truck class and Malvern H. Morgan Jr. of Hendersonville placed fourth in the tandem axle class.
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Charles M. Collins
High Point
St. Paul
Minn
ST. Paul, Minn
North Carolina
Perry H. Reid
Winston- Salem
American Trucking Assn
s_ national truck roadeo
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Perry
N. C
Johnson Motor Lines, Inc
Charlotte
Hendersonville, N. C
Malvern H. Morgan Jr
Youngblood Truck Lines
Davidson County 4-H pullet show set at county fairgrounds
Davidson County's annual 4 H Club pullet show will be Tuesday at 10 a m at the county fairgrounds near Lexington. W W Johnson assistant county agent says 168 birds will be sold at a Friday auction to fund next year's chick purchases. Pullets in the sale are dipped and vaccinated for fowl pox and the event promotes local egg production.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Davidson County Fairgrounds
W. W. Johnson
Coee
Sears Foundation
Rhode Island
Adrian Delk
H. W. Davis Jr
Carlton Lanier
Richard Sharpe
Ro ® Smith Jr
Thomas Leonard
Roy Pressley
Erskine Myers
Sarah Frances Snyder
Dianne Hedrick
Kay Perryman
Juanita Shelton
Nancy Berrier
Janet Jones
Fairgrounds
Women Voters Back Bond Issue For Schools Hospitals
High Point League of Women Voters urges citizens to vote for a 50 million dollar bond issue on Oct 3 to fund school plant facilities and mental hospital expansion. Distribution allocates 100000 to each county, 15 million per capita by enrollments, and remaining by need with county plans required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point League of Women Voters
North Carolina
State Board of Education
Ex High Point couple die in car collision
A 50 year old California woman and her husband formerly of High Point are dead after a weekend crash near Columbus Georgia. Henry Wise Fairrington 60 of Grove California was killed instantly when his car veered and hit another vehicle. Mrs Farrington was severely injured and died later at City Hospital Columbus. Burial planned in California.
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California
High Point
Columbus
Henry Wise Fairrington
Grove
Calif
Highway 80
Fairrington
Guilford
Jamestown
Albert W
Columbia, S. C
Donald Lee
Taft, Calif
Ray
Mond Fairrington
Garden Grove
Frances Lillie
Eugene
Waterford
Claude C
Algernon C
Kernersville
Elijah E
Greensboro
Rowan E
Joe R
Biscoe
N. C
J. van Fairrington
Ada Garrett
Maggie LaMarr
Thomasville Police Busy with Prohibition Arrests
Thomasville police report weekend arrests including Amanda Ripply on prohibition charges. Bonds set for several suspects with trials in October. Other cases include drunken driving disorderly conduct and gambling at various local addresses.
Car rental shortage adds to furniture market woes
Local firms face ongoing car rental gaps as Jack's U Drive-It shuts down effective immediately leaving Hertz as the sole in town service. Buyers heading to the informal furniture market next month must rely on private arrangements or rental office referrals to Asheville Durham Hickory Ri and Roanoke Va with Charlotte as last resort.
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Jack's
Udrive
Leo Heer
Southern Furniture and Rug Market
Jack
Doc Burris
Udrive-It
Hertz U-Drive-It
J. C. Welch
Heer
Hertz
High Point
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Durham
Hickory
Roanoke
Charlotte
Revival services at East Lexington Ave Church of Christ
Revival services at East Lexington Avenue Church of Christ continue all this week with daily 7 30 p m services. The Rev G L Binkley pastor is preaching the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Ave
Church of Christ
G. Binkley
Tony
Jamestown Health Dept Offers Hepatitis Gamma Globulin Shots
In cooperation with the attending physician the County Health Department will give gamma globulin serum to immediate household contacts of hepatitis patients in Jamestown. Vaccination will be at Oakdale Community Center on Wednesday from 10 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 4 pm. The area has the highest number of cases and an epidemiological survey continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Health Department
Jamestown
Oakdale Community Center
Health Department
Restaurant Fire Averted at Mom Roger's on Greensboro Road
Patrolman H Campbell of High Point Merchants Patrol spotted smoke under Mom Roger's Restaurant early Sunday at 5 10 am. He shut off the main switch after finding an overheated refrigerator motor, preventing a blaze.
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High Point Merchants
Greensboro Rd
W. T. Craddock
H. Campbell
Craddock
Band Booster Meeting and Stand Plan at Albion Millis Stadium
An urgent Band Booster Association meeting is set for tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the senior high Band Room. Mrs J G Doggett president announces plans for a concession stand Friday night at Albion Millis Stadium to raise funds for new high school band uniforms.
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J. G. Doggett
Albion Millis Stadium
Why BC Relieves Headache and Neuralgia So Quickly
Ad promotes BC tablets and powders as fast acting relief for headaches neuralgia and minor pains. It touts multiple ingredients working together for stronger effect and urges readers to buy in 10 25 cent and family sizes.
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Meinhard & Company, Inc
Fourth Ave
New York
Main's Drug Stores
N. Main ST
Day
Charles Hagan
High Point Hospital
Henry W. Fairrington
Amanda Ripply
King Row
Ripply
Joe Henry Harrison
Oak St
John Delmar Holbrook
S. Wrenn St
Franklin Donald Griffin
Morrison Ave
Edward C. Brennan
Dade, Fla
Cletus Hicks
Morthra
High Point Merchants Association
Ahah
Care Association
Nee
Wright
Lions Clubs
Archdale Trinity
Oak View
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