Youth Killed In Crash Near Dillon Auto Parts Lot
Edward Weldon Woollen 20 of 511 Westwood Ave. died in a night crash after his 1959 Austin Healey convertible left the road and struck junked cars in a Greensboro area lot. Police estimate excessive speed and say death was instant from a skull fracture. Funeral planned for Wednesday at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.
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Edward Weldon Woollen
Westwood Ave
Greensboro
Seana de
Dillon Auto Parts Inc
Can Ae
George Dobbins
Jimmy Taylor
Mecklenburg Rd
Chalmas Clark
Florham St
High Point
Woollen
Highway
C. R. Johnson
Taylor and
Clark
Johnson
Allen B. Coggeshall
Coggeshall
High Point College
Army Reserve
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Dobbins
Sms J. Edward Woollen
U. S. Air Force
Viet Nam
J. E. Woollen
Waco
Tex
Susan Gibson
Falls Creek
Jlen
Lon Weldon
San Francisco
Sechrest
James Huggin
Guilford Memorial Park
Seichrest’s
Flood of Absentee Ballots Swamps Guilford County Office
Absentee ballot requests surge at Guilford County election office with over 700 ballots processed for military and civilian voters. Mrs. Margaret Schecter, acting State Attorney General, cited ongoing queues as more mail arrives. Benny Jenkins of High Point is noted as a federal prison inmate referenced in the report.
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Guilford County
Margaret Schecter
Benny Jenkins
High Point
Local Elections Office Sees Registration Surge Ahead of Vote
The elections office reports a spike in activity with 194 new registrations and 545 recanted registrations during the birthday period. In five days last week the office processed new registrations transfers and party changes as the books close October 12 for the November 3 general election.
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Apj Elections
Heer Speaker For Buyers' Syndicate
Henry A. Foscue will serve as president and Heer as key speaker for the Buyers Syndicate event.
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Heer
Buyers’ Syndicate
Henry A. Foscue
Multiple Injuries From Sunday Morning Vehicle Crashes
Nine men were injured in a Sunday morning crash on Kivett Drive as a car left the road and rolled. Four were seriously hurt. The driver, Harold Gregory, 25, faces speeding charges. A second two car crash at W Green Drive and Ward Street injured four people. A separate incident on Bethel Drive injured a child pedestrian lightly. Police cited yielding and speeding violations in several cases.
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Herman Reece
Amon
Kivett Drive
Harold Kenneth Gregory
Daniel Brooks
W. Green Drive
Ward Street
Okal Lewis Vuncannon
Street
John Lewis Wall
Trinity
Virgie Vuncannon
Linda Wall
Vancannon
Wall
Aga Rage
Vail
Theft Probed In Thomasville Barber Shop
Break-in at a Thomasville barber shop is under investigation with evidence suggesting the thief entered early today. Local police noted security footage and possible stolen items are being reviewed. Detectives seek tips from the public.
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Thomasville
Zoning Clash Between High Point Forsyth Faces Court Fight
High Point plans to extend zoning one mile beyond city limits sparking a border dispute with Forsyth County and potential court action. Officials say state law favors the extension but Forsyth argues county jurisdiction prevails. The planning commission works on a new ordinance while county residents weigh the fight or acceptance.
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Forrest Cates
Wiiter
High Point
Davidson
Randolph
Forsyth
Guilford
Forsyth County
City Planning and Zoning Commission
One Mile
Planning Commission
Pole Crash Injures Jamestown Man Near Winston-Salem
Jamestown resident Johnnie Waynick 36 was critically injured when his car left the road on Kivett Drive headed east at 12 50 p m struck a pole and wrecked through a yard causing damage to a Duke Power pole base. He was taken to Baptist Hospital in Winston. No charges filed pending patrol investigation.
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Johnnie Eugene Waynick
Jamestown
Kivett Drive
Art Richardson
Johnnie
Eugene Waynick
Winstonpoem
Kivett
Clay Fox
Ately
le Serpe
Waynick
Prayer for TRSDAY ends with a benediction by Joseph R Sizoo
A short religious invocation from Joseph R Sizoo, a Washington University professor of religion, calling for deliverance from perils and temptations and asking God to remember the faithful in trouble.
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Joseph R. Sizoo
Washington, D. C
Washington Univer
Trinity Church Dinner Planned With Fellowship Night
An evening of fellowship at Trinity Church features a covered dish supper on Wednesday at Baptist Church. Games begin 5 p.m., supper at 6:30, followed by music and inspiration. Teachers and Sunday school officers will be honored. new members and friends invited. AP report from Spartanburg. Greenville youth injured by freight train. Kenneth Priest missing then found near Southern Railway tracks. right foot amputated. condition listed as fair.
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Trinity
On Baptist Church Wednes
C. E
Greenville
Kenneth Priest
Southern Railway
Spartanburg
Kenneth
Duke Will Dedicate Dam
The Duke project will dedicate the dam delivering about 262,500 kilowatts of power. Officials expect the ceremony to mark a milestone in regional energy supply and infrastructure.
Cloudy Cooler Weather Expected With Mild Highs
Sky remains overcast with a forecast of cooler conditions and mild daytime highs approaching seventy plus. Last night’s temperature dipped to around sixty six degrees as clouds persist.
Contract Signed For Workshop in Davidson County
Officials sign a contract for the Davidson County Sheltered Workshop for the Handicapped. State and federal funds will provide annual support for each trainee with counselors and monthly materials payments of 25 dollars per person.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Police warn northwest sector. multiple arrests listed
Vandals plaguing the northwest sector prompt police to urge watchfulness and report damage. Weekend actions include James Overby charged with embezzlement, D Johnson indicted on five counts, Donald Ray Heath cited for resisting arrest, and others facing DUI, reckless driving, and assault charges. Three break ins at Jack's Grill Swarm Supply and High Point Bonded Warehouse are under investigation.
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James Overby
Rt. 4
Overby
Ac Sie Lane
D. Johnson
Trinity
Donald Ray Heath
Blain Court
W. Lexington Avenue
Heath
Barbara Hill
Maston S. Driggers
Whiteoak Street
James D. Jones
Eastchester Drive
Jess Paul
Brown Summit
Louise Winebarger
Wilkesboro
Leroy Kent
Vail Street
Marvin Matthews
Hoover Street
Jack's Grill
Swarm Supply Co
High ‘Point Bonded
HST Honored In Absentia
Former president Harry S Truman was honored with the Distinguished Service Award of the Free Sons of Israel in New York in absentia due to prior commitments, despite plans to attend the fraternal order’s breakfast.
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New York
The
Free Sons of Israel
Truman
Three Greenville Brothers to Earn Eagle Scout Rank
Three Greenville brothers Marshall Neal Jr age 16 John age 14 and Nel Jones will become the first trio to receive Boy Scouting’s highest rank Eagle Scout in a single ceremony. The action occurs in Greenville with national records noting no prior triple simultaneous Eagle awards.
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Greenville
D. C
New Brunswick
N. J
Marshall Neal Jr
John
Nel Jones University
Indicted Official Aaron Burr Faces Duel Slaying and Treason
Aaron Burr, former vice president under Thomas Jefferson, is indicted for murder in the Hamilton duel and later faces treason charges over a plot to seize the Louisiana Territory.
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Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
New
Louisiana Territory
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Edward W. Woollen
Don Follmer
Enterprise
Elmer Melton
Ronald Holmes
Leonard Street
Larry E. Nicholson
East Avenue
Ronald Roseboro
Ssenger
Lee Suits
Debra Lynn Richardson
Kernersville
Bethel Drive
Lillian C. Stegena
Phillips
Corner-Of-Forsyth
High Point Enterprise
Duke Power
Trinity Church
HST
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