Thomasville City Bonds Sold in Raleigh
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. and associates purchased 725000 dollars of Thomasville city bonds in Raleigh. The bonds issued after a May 5 referendum carry 4.13 percent interest. Mayor George Handley called the rate acceptable under current conditions and noted rising municipal bond rates. City Manager Bill Green said three bids were received and funds will not be disbursed for 30 to 45 days as the Local Government Commission handles the process.
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Thomasville — Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. and Associates
Thomasville
Raleigh
George Handley
Bill Green
State Education
Local Government Commission
Man Burns In Thomasville Fire Damages Tremont Street Home
Thomasville resident Thomas Steele 61 suffered burns to his shoulders and neck when flames engulfed his Tremont Street home yesterday. He escaped through a rear entrance as fire from the kitchen spread through the frame house. neighbor Joshua Jackson alerted his wife, Mrs Steele, who could not reenter. Firefighters contained the blaze in about 15 minutes. Steele’s belongings were destroyed and he was treated at City Memorial Hospital. Moose Lodge officials announced relief efforts to obtain clothes for the Steeles.
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Thomasville
McKinley Steele
Tremont Street
Steele
City Memorial Hospital
Thomasville Moose Lodge
Steeles
Rampaging Youth Nabbed After Violent Rampage
Bobby Wilson 24 of Fisher Ferry Street is arrested after a night of brandishing a six inch blade and chasing patrons at Fairway Avenue Holmes Cafe and West Main Barbecue. He allegedly struck Officer Joe Russell and resisted arrest. He is to be transported to Lexington to face assault charges with bond and trial dates pending.
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Thomasville
Bobby Wilson
Fisher Ferry Street
Wilson
Fairway Avenue
Holmes Cafe
Waterloo
West Main
Joe Russell
W. S. Kay
Bobby
Lexington
Designers Hear Talk on Southern Style Leadership
Tomlinson argued for a distinct American design style rooted in Southern tradition and economic leadership. He urged fresh imagination and self trained tastes for furniture that fits modern living, calling for integrity from manufacturers and designers to keep youthful ideas alive. Hubert Rockwell introduced him. Luther Draper presided as FDA president.
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Greece
Rome
British Empire
United States
South
Tomlinson
Hubert Rockwell
FDA
Luther Draper
Eisenhowers Mark 43rd Anniversary
President and Mrs. Eisenhower celebrate 43 years of marriage with a White House staff reception at the mansion this evening. About 75 staff members attend the event in Washington.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Hodgins speaks on American Industry to Jamestown Rotary
Simon Hodgins presented a film on the workings of American Industry to the Jamestown Rotary Club during the meeting last night held in the James town School cafeteria. Dick Meisk y, a High Point Rotarian, visited.
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Jamestown
Simon Hodgins
Chair City C of C Sets Work Plan
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce adopts a 12 point program of work. Key aims include improving public utilities in cooperation with a broader service plan, studying shared services with Pilot Fair Grove and Thomasville high schools, and establishing a city wide fire prevention program.
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Thomasville
Warner
Pilot
Fair Grove
Heat Wave Breaks as Clouds Gather Over Farmers
Heat wave eases with cloudy skies today and tomorrow slight cooling ahead. Temperatures run 88 high and 66 low for five days, rain possible tonight through Monday. County agents report farmers lament drying crops with tobacco stands stalling and losses expected without rainfall. Early field crops suffer most while overall rainfall this year compares favorably to past drought years.
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Virginia State Line
24 907 Use Playgrounds In One Week
A city report shows 24 907 total attendances in the first week of playground activity. Playground registration reached 1 721, with Washington Terrace highest in attendance and Fairview leading registrations. Groups will visit City Lake Park, and baseball teams are forming for non Little League youths as events continue this week.
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Washington Terrace
Fairview
City Lake Park
Twenty Five Divorces Granted by Municipal Court Here
Twenty five divorces were granted at the start of a civil jury term of Municipal Court. Grounded on two year separations, absolutes were granted to couples including Joseph B Mercer and Edna W Mercer, Juanita and John Bradley McNeil, Myrtie N Ruddock and James B Ruddock, Lola and Roy Yarborough, Rosa Lee and Minnie Hill, Shelby Jean and Billy Ray Wagner, Doris O Neal and Lowell Peace, Mary A Ritchie and Melvin D Ritchie, Helen Louise Young and Melvin Carter, Mary B Watkins, Iler E and James W Scott, Wilson Santell and Emma Weaver, James R Lawson and Engar Lawson, Barbara Staley and Raeford Staley, Lloyd J Boger and Louise H Boger, Vivian L Hughes Jr and B J Hughes Jr, Frank E Royals and Margie B Royals, Geraldine and Robert Roach. Adultery actions freed Betty Mae Morton from Charles Spencer Morton, Bonnie Wishon from James A Wishon, John Chester Fraley Sr from Nancy Ellen Fraley, and Mary Rominger from Richard Rominger. Annulments were granted for L I and Leila B Martin and Nancy and James Barnett.
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Joseph B
Edna W. Mercer
Tla Juanita
John Bradley McNeil
James Benjamin
Myrtle N. Ruddock
Lola
Roy Yarborough
Rosa Lee
Nannie Hill
Shelby Jean
Billy Ray Wagner
Doris O'Neal
Lowell Thomas Peace
Mary A
Melvin D. Ritchie
Firemen Find No Fire At Daniels Rest Home
In Thomasville the Pilot Fire Department responded to an alarm at the Daniels Rest Home on Old Greensboro Road. Although no flames were found after a thorough search, firefighters sprayed the building to cool it and concluded the attic alarm was likely triggered by 100 degree heat.
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Thomasville
Pilot Fire
Daniels
Greensboro
Cops Charge Woman After Auto Mishap
A Route 3 Thomasville woman Lucille Blacksburn Brown was charged with reckless driving and liquor law violations after a 9 30 p m crash at the Main Street cloverleaf by pass. Brown failed to yield to Grover Whitener 40 of Greensville S C driving west, hitting his truck on the rear. Damages to Brown car estimated at 75 dollars. she posted 150 dollars for a July 15 Municipal Court hearing. A second minor crash at Parkway and Colonial involved Lucian Hughes of Murfreesboro Tenn and Wade Cecil 61 of Hillcrest Drive with Cecil charged for an improper right turn. Damages about 75 to Cecil s vehicle and 200 to Hughes.
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Thomasville
Main Street
Lucille Blacksburn Brown
Grover Whitener
Greensville
S. C
Brown
Iin Municipal Court
Parkway
Colonial
Lucian Hughes
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Wade Cecil
Hillcrest Drive
Cecil
Hughes
Governor Earl Longs Restless Reelection Bid In Louisiana
In Covington Louisiana Governor Earl K Long ill but active promotes his bid for re election amid divorce and health woes. State leaders visit his motel room as he schedules telephones and rides to an all night restaurant while Lt Governor Lether Frazar could become acting governor. Local gossip centers on internal foes and a 1930s Galveston hospital episode.
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Covington
Louisiana
Piney Woods
Earl K. Long
Gov. Long
Gov.Long
Long
Tucson
Phoenix
Ariz
Lether Frazar
Frazar
Services Today For Superman George Reeves
Hollywood AP reports funeral services for actor George Reeves known as Superman will be held today at a west Los Angeles mortuary with honorary pallbearers Alan Ladd and Gig Young. The body will be entombed temporarily before Reeves is taken to Cincinnati for permanent interment. Police and the coroner say Reeves shot himself at his home on June 16.
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Hollywood
George Reeves
Alan Ladd
Gig Young
Los Angeles
R. Parker Jones
St. Albans Episcopal Church
Santa Monica
Reeves
Helen Bessolo
Cincinnati
Jerry Giesler
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Nancy
James Barnett
Governor's Motel Office
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Ballard, Pillsbury Biscuits
Oscar Mayer
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Waston
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