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7 PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM RUTHERFORD JAIL Rutherfordton, July 29.—Sher iff’s deputies today arrested Ben Cooper of Rutherfordton and C. B. Gussey of Spindale on sus picion of aiding seven white pris oners escape the Rutherford coun ty jail this morning. The fugitives sawed the bars on one of the windows of their cage and dropped three stories to the ground on a rope made from blank ets. Gussey is a brother of Laurance Gussey, 36, of Spindale, one of the fugitives. Laurance was being held on a charge of rape. Police authorities in North and South Carolina were alerted. All seven were being held for the November term ,of superior court. The other escapees were listed as: Jessie Hoffman, 41, of Moores ville, charged with rape. Verlon Wright, 23, no permanent address, charged with rape. Tommy Tesspeer, 30, of Lowell, Gaston county, charged with rape. Charles Anderson, 32, Moores boro, Cleveland county, charged with larceny of an automobile. Garland Smith, 23, and his broth er, Durham Smith, 19, of Golden Valley, Rutherford county, both charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Jailer W. H. Griffin said the pris oners had last been seen at 1:30 a. m. and the break was not dis covered until three hours later.— Charlotte Observer. TRYON THEATRE SHOWINGS: Sunday, a(S0, 9:00 p. m. Daily, 3:30, 7:15,/9p.m.Sat-^ urday, 1 p. m., contiguous, matinee Tuesday or T^Ursdaj WEDNESDAY and Alan Ladd, Willia^ “CALCl tSDAY fendix in 'A” FRIDAY ONLY Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake in “RLONDIE’S HOLIDAY” Also: Selected Short Subjects. HEADQUARTERS FOR MOTOROLA AMERICA’S FINEST IADIO ! FOR HOME AND AUTO TflepWe 28-W Joh^on’s Radio Service £ Pacofet Valley—Tryon, N. C. Now On Display for Immedia^^ elivery Bendix and/General Electric Automatic Eledric Ironers Andrewg^ Furniture Co. Phone 316 JUST RECEIVED Carload Aluminum 10 :r square EvL BROOME & SON “THE HARDWARE MEN” ; Telephone 56 LANDRUM, South Carolina
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