Fire-Bug In Gordontown? Two Houses Burn in 24 Hours
In Gordontown near Denton Highway two nearby houses burned within a day. Mrs. Edna Hughes and her 2 year old son Rickie escaped the blaze at Miller Road as neighbors aided others. A second fire north of Rainbow Service Station sparked suspicions of an arsonist or cross burning. No source of heat or electricity was found.
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Edna Hughes
Rickie
Mrs. Hughes
Lucille Hulin
Odell Smith
Gordontown
Wint Capel
Thomasville
Denton Highway
Miller Road
Rainbow
Denton
Ross Manns
Hughes
Maurice Mills
Ku Klux Klan
Manns
Fred Miller
Buddy Warner
Harvey McMillan
National Guard drills on Sunday explained in Thomasville
In Thomasville the National Guard commander outlines why Battery B of the 540th Field Artillery conducts Sunday drills. An Army continental command order limits drills to one Sunday per month through May 25, with weekday sessions remaining, and guardsmen may attend church services during the day.
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Thomasville
U. S
Leonard
Continental Command
National Guard
James Leath
High Point
Fire damages small home in Chair City
In Thomasville the kitchen of a rear 801 Fisher Ferry St. residence suffered a fire likely from an overheated oil stove. The living room endured water damage. Mrs. Worth Hegler occupied the home, Ardell Davis listed as owner. Firefighters reported extinguishment yesterday afternoon.
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Thomasville
Fisher Ferry St
Worth Hegler
Ardell Davis
Libby Hill Seafood
Johnny Sorrell
Franklin St
Thomasville Heart Drive Net About 1500 in Campaign
In Thomasville volunteers canvassed homes for the Heart Fund drive led by the Junior Chamber and Beta Sigma Phi. Weather hindered several visits, envelopes were left at homes, and final totals depend on gifts and cannisters with last year’s $2300 benchmark noted.
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Thomasville
Heart
Bob May
Junior Chamber
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
May
Heart Fund
Construction At New Low Blamed On Weather
Construction in the city dropped to a rare low last week as bad weather delayed work. Building inspector A. R. Strange reported no permits issued through Thursday and only three on Friday, totaling 6200 for the week.
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A. R. Strange
Strange
G. W. King
Kenilworth St
Grimes Seeks National JC Directorate
Thomasville Junior Chamber backs Jim Grimes for one of six North Carolina seats on the national UJC Jaycee board. Grimes, 1956 57 local president and 1957 Thomasville Young Man of the Year, was announced by Frank Pickelsimer at the Feb 16 state meeting in Rocky Mount.
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Thomasville
Jim Grimes
U. S. Jaycee
Grimes
Jaycee
North Carolina
Junior Chamber
Raleigh
al Harrison
Tabor City
Frank Pickelsimer
Jaycee Board
Rocky Mount
Thomasvile Junior Chamber
Hicks charged after disturbance at Beck's Cafe
Thomasville junior C Hicks, 28, Route 2, faces drunken and disorderly, resisting arrest and assault on an officer for allegedly striking Officer R L Floyd during arrest at Beck's Cafe Lexington Ave. He is free on bond. Also booked were Walter Ethridge, 35, of Gastonia on a deadly weapon assault warrant at Myrtle Leverish home, and Bennie Williams, 36, of E Guilford on an assault warrant. Williams injured by unknown weapon. All bond posted for trial March 10. Virgil Horne, 30, Badin, arrested on abandonment and non support. posted bond for trial today.
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Myrtle Leverish
E. Guilford Street
Bennie F. Williams
E. Guilford
Williams
Ethridge
Virgil Lee Horne
Badin
Willette Horne
Merger Drive Aims to Unite Thomasville Fair Grove Pilot Schools
About 50 residents at the Civic Center urged consolidation of Thomasville Fair Grove and Pilot districts. They formed two committees to lobby Pilot and Fair Grove voters and seek release from the county board to build a senior high serving all three communities. Concerns centered on funding, location, and maintaining high standards with a larger integrated high school.
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Thomasville
Fair Grove
Civic Center
Pilot
County Board of Education
Chester Litwin
Paul Burton
D. L. Kennedy
Stokes Hepler
Mittee
Everette Coman
Johnnie Everhart
Paul Little
Reid Davis
Ed Link
Clarence Clodfelter
Unity Street
David E. Plummer
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Chair City
Cillan
Wint Capel Enterprise
Thomasville Board
Merit Shoes
Duke Power
Pany
DUK Power Company
Tladmont Carolinat
S. Main ST
Phar A
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