Piephoff Addresses Optimist Club on Weight Lifting
Bill Piephoff owner of the Greensboro Health Club spoke to Optimist Club members on bodybuilding and weight lifting. He demonstrated exercises with assistants Frank Cash and Tommy Johnson of Greensboro, including a 350 pound off balance one hand lift. He said lifting strengthens and trims fat for better health, not just big muscles. Area Little League playoffs start July 27 with two games at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Winners meet Friday at Armstrong Park. Aug 1 regional tournament in Greensboro awaits the area winner. Guests included Bob Barnett David Hodgin and Marshall Short.
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Optimist Club
Bill Piephoff
Greensboro
Bob Mendenhall
Hugh Baker
Siler City
All Stars
Armstrong Park
Bob Barnett
David Hodgin
Marshall Short
North Carolina Blood Donors Exceed 56000 Pints
North Carolina residents and military personnel donated over 56000 pints of blood in the past year through the Red Cross. Donations occurred in 40 counties and on installations. some blood was converted into derivatives for national defense needs. Hospitals in participating areas receive blood at no cost for the blood itself, with a transfusion fee, and some centers supplied derivatives such as albumin gamma globulin and fibrinogen.
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North Carolina
Red Cross
Charles Mendenhall
High Point Red
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Asheville
Charlotte
Christmas Celebration in Palisades Park Playground
In Palisades Park New Jersey a summer playground event hosted a Christmas celebration for 150 children. Santa Claus attended though he was late due to trouble getting into his costume as kids exchanged gifts and played in artificial snow despite the 95 degree heat.
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Palisades Park
N.J.P
Santa Claus
Freak Accident Causes Sore Neck
D. O. Peeler, age 5, was driving along U.S. 66 during a thundershower when his car skidded 122 feet and dropped into a 50 foot canyon then sailed 45 feet and landed on its front end. He climbed out complaining of a sore neck. No traffic regulations were violated, according to Trooper Art Corday.
Miss U S A Finalists Named for Tonight’s Contest
Fifteen finalists were chosen from 43 entrants representing as many states to compete tonight in the Miss U S A preliminary for Miss Universe. Front row left to right includes Miss Arkansas Margaret Haywood Miss California Donna Schurr Miss Colorado Dorothey Bewley Miss Florida Marlies Gessler Miss Georgia Carolann Connor. Second row lists Miss Illinois Diane Daniggelis Miss Nebraska Donna Strever Miss New Mexico Joan Schwartz Miss New York.
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Garet Haywood
California
Donna Schurr
Colorado
Dorothey Bewley
Florida
Marlies Gessler
Georgia
Carolann Connor
Illinois
Diane Daniggelis
Nebraska
Donna Strever
New Mexico
Joan Schwartz
New York
Accidental Hanging Ends Devastation for Student in BIRDSBORO
In Birdsboro Pennsylvania a 17 year old high school senior John Mattson hanged himself with a belt looped over a tree branch while reading comics on a washing machine. The lid spun and tightened the belt causing death found by his stepfather Charles Moore. State police report scuff marks near the washer indicate an attempt to loosen the belt.
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Birdsboro
James Woods
John Mattson
Charles Moore
Woods
Mattson
Four High Point Students Enroll at Duke Summer Session
Four High Point students joined the first half of Duke University’s summer session. The program began on June 1 and will run through July 23. The enrollees are Margaret Lea Carter Betsy Brandan Gamble Amos Ragan Kearns Jr and Darrell Francis Sorrell.
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DUKE
High Point
Duke University
Margaret Lea Carter
Betsy Brandan Gamble
Amos Ragan Kearns Jr
Darrell Francis Sorrell
Skunk Thief Sought In Montgomery Backyard Theft
Montgomery police seek a suspect in a backyard theft of a 7 month old skunk named Jimmy from Michael Thorstad. The animal was reported deodorized and stolen yesterday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jimmy
Michael
Thorstad
Postcard Arrives After 53 Years in Gorizia
Sailor Emilio Bressan mailed a postcard from Cairo in 1902. It arrived yesterday with no explanation for the long delay. The note reflects a quirky historic tale linked to President William Henry Hare and an odd ancient Rome anecdote about a stork and Venus.
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Gorizia
Italy
Emilio Bressan
Cairo
Egypt
William Henry Hare
Rome
Chile
Venus
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