Break-Ins At Stores Investigated In Thomasville
Sheriff deputies investigated two grocery store break ins in Thomasville. Morris Grocery and Service on Highway 109 reported a broken side door latch and thefts including ham and shoulders valued at 52.80, cigarettes 45, tax monies 20-25, knives, and shells. Sallie and Walter's Grocery on Johnsontown Road was ransacked with snuff 10, cigarettes 20, gum 7.50, hosiery and socks 45, other merchandise 33.50, pad lock broken.
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Thomasville
Morris Grocery and Service
Highway 109
Ledford High School
Sallie and Walter's
Johnsontown Road
Walter May
Drunk Driving Charges Filed Against Three Men
Thomasville patrol arrested Grover Wilson Goins 39 on a rural road for drunk driving and released him on 300 bond ahead of Recorder's Court on January 5. Christopher Richburg 25 faced illegitimate child non support with 250 bond and Friday trial. Jack Sanders Goin 35 was charged with drunkenness and liquor violations after arrest on Randolph Street with 100 bond and January 5 trial.
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Thomasville
Grover Wilson Goins
Goins
Recorder's Court
Christopher Richburg
King Row
Mary Gilbert
Richburg
Jack Sanders Goin
Rt. 3
Randolph Street
Christmas Card Operation Ends at Illinois
Operation Christmas Card at the University of Illinois finished with 17,000 cards received from students nationwide and Canada. Cards will be redressed and mailed to orphanages and children's homes. organizer Rick Jakle said it accomplished something good beyond past attention seeking stunts.
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Champaign, Ill
University of Illinois
United States
Canada
Rick Jakle
Golden Apple Awards Given to Barbara Stanwyck and Pat Boone
Hollywood news report notes Barbara Stanwyck and Pat Boone received Golden Apple awards as the most cooperative stars of 1961. The Hollywood women's press club named Marlon Brando and Natalie Wood the least cooperative performers for the year.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Women’s Press Club
Barbara Stanwyck
Pat Boone
Marlon Brando
Natalie Wood
Brentwood Addition Approved by Guilford County
Guilford County commissioners approved a four room Brentwood School addition at High Point with total cost 82000 and authorized bid advertising. The project increases Brentwood to 20 classrooms and should be ready for the 1962 63 school year. bids for Kirkman Park School were set for January 9. County also reviewed pupil transport plans and potential land sale near E Wendover Avenue to connect with Highway 70A.
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Greensboro
Guilford
High Point
Brentwood
Kirkman Park
Bessemer
E. Wendover Avenue
Bessemer School
Guest Busy Night Leads to Motel Room Looting
A Dixie Motel guest in Kennett Missouri spent the night loading his car with items from his room. He packed two sheets two pillow cases a mattress a mattress pad a desk lamp a thermostat fixtures from the water closet a 17 inch television and stand a shower head walls plates for electrical switches drapes drapery rods and an extension cord from the air conditioner. He left the air conditioner behind as near freezing weather set in.
Daddy Fails To Get Card From Fort Lewis Family
An AP report from Fort Lewis Washington describes a Christmas letter mailed to a serviceman with the address reading Daddy Ft. Lewis Wash in blue crayon and a single Christmas seal. Army postal workers could not deliver the letter which pleaded for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from a child and mother who miss him.
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FT. Less, Wash
Daddy
Ft. Lewis, Wash
Army Postal
P. P
Special Deputies Are Sworn In Asheboro
Seventy Randolph County special deputies were sworn in by Superior Court Clerk Jerry Shuping after 24 hours of training. The volunteers will serve at least two hours monthly, with instruction from FBI, State Highway Patrol, Greensboro Police, Asheboro Fire Department, and local lawyers.
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Asheboro
Randolph
Christmas Party Held By Shriners In Davidson County
About 130 Shriners spouses and children attended the first annual Christmas party of the Davidson County Shrine Club at the Armory. President Bob Harrington led the event with Hal Harrison as master of ceremonies. LaVern Peck performed a comedy of magic, Sylvia Youst did a dance and baton act, and Santa Claus distributed gifts to the children. Ladies received hose as favors.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Fumes Fatal To Family In Midtown St Louis
A mother Lowalla Miller, 50, and her four children Arline 10 Arthur 14 and Jeanette 13 were found dead in a three room apartment in midtown St Louis. Police suspect fumes from a blocked flue caused the deaths. Neighbors had not seen them since Friday.
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ST. Louis, Mo
St. Louis
Lowalla Miller
Arline
Arthur
Jeanette
John Walsh
Experience as teacher and education
The line reflects on experience teaching yet warns it teaches slowly compared with structured schooling. It emphasizes that deliberate study accelerates learning more effectively than sheer trial and error.
C124 Crash Kills Seven Near Richards Gebaur AFB
A C124 Globemaster crashed short of the Richards Gebaur runway near Kansas City killing seven aboard. The four engine craft with engine trouble had just taken off from Richards Gebaur for Charleston, South Carolina. The seven victims were all Air Force Reservists recently recalled to active duty, including Maj. Jacob T. Battenberg and Capt. Brodie Bryant.
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Kansas City
Richards- Gebaur Air Force Base
Here
Air Force
Jacob T. Battenberg
Raytown
Brodie Bryant
Independence
Bobby E. Wunsch
Goddard
Kan
Warren R. High
DeWitt F. Edgar
Pineland
Tex
Garland C. van Meter
Belton
J.C. Dale R. Willett
Charleston
S.C
IMC Observes Annual Ladies Night Program
The Industrial Management Club observed its annual Ladies Night at the YMCA last night with one hundred door prizes awarded. Clifton Beck, executive secretary of the North Carolina State Employees' Assn, spoke, introduced by Ralph Miller of the Employment Security Commission. Paul Justice presided. Rev. George H. Wallace gave the invocation and Miss Judi Justice sang Oh Holy Night at closing.
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Industrial Management Club
YMCA
Clifton Beckwith
North Carolina State Employes’ Assn
Ralph Miller
North Carolina Employment Security Commission
Paul Justice
George H. Wallace
Allen Jay Baptist Church
Judi Justice
Cardinal Spellman Begins Eleventh Overseas Christmas Tour
Cardinal Spellman leaves New York by plane for an eleventh consecutive Christmas tour of overseas bases. He will visit nine military bases in Germany and four air bases in France, returning to New York in the first week of January.
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NEW York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Cardinal Spellman
Germany
France
Five Die In U S 66 Collision East Of Holbrook
A two car crash on U S 66 about 45 miles east of Holbrook, Arizona, killed five people. Victims were John Harrell, 48, his wife Dorothy, 46, and daughter Irene, 17, all from Fullerton, California, and Millard Scott, and his wife Esther, from Brown City, Michigan. The Harrell car crossed the centerline and the Scott car exploded in flames.
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Holbrook, Ariz
U.S. 66
Here
John Edward Harrell
Dorothy Blanche
Irene Carolyn
Fullerton
Calif
Millard Scott
Esther
Brown City
Mich
Arizona Highway Patrol
Harrell
Scott
Opportunity Seeker Advances Toward Success
A sharp observer who spots chances quickly moves toward success, leveraging timely decisions and proactive actions to capitalize on openings. The mindset emphasizes quick recognition and decisive steps to secure favorable outcomes.
James W Armstrong dies at 64 noted educator and author
James W Armstrong of Henderson Kentucky died Tuesday from a heart ailment. A veteran educator and author, he was born in Centralia Illinois and gained prominence as a speaker and writer.
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Henderson, Ky
James W. Armstrong
Centralia
Detroit Receives Early Yule Gift From VFW
The Veterans of Foreign Wars gave Detroit 5000 dollars as part of 25000 dollars the city set aside to aid its 1960 national convention. The VFW spent 200999 dollars on the convention and had a five thousand dollar surplus to donate to the city.
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Detroit
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Errol Flynn Estate Valued at 1.8 Million Dollars
New York AP reports court papers show the estate of actor Errol Flynn, who died in 1959, estimated at more than 1.8 million dollars. Assets include 839 cattle on his Jamaica ranch, securities, jewelry, artwork, personal effects, and royalty claims.
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New York
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Jamaica Ranch
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Patrol & Watchman Service
Jack S. Davis
J Kendall Wire
Kennedy Oil CO
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Cecil
Office Equipment CO
S. Main ST
Oia Une Ae
G.a.c
G.A.C. Finance
N. Main Street
North Carolina
Hedstrom
Aluminum
Wood-Armefield
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Park
W. High ST
Gilbert Optical CO
W. Washington ST
Piedmont Savings and Loan
Piedmont Savings and Loan Associa
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American Sign and Indicator Corp
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