One Is Killed in Bold Thomasville Robbery Chase
A wild late night pursuit ends with a fatal crash and three arrests after four men robbed the Hudson Belk store in Thomasville. Roosevelt Carricker died after riding on the running board as the car overturned. The others, Paul Jackson Wiley Carricker and William Carricker Jr., face multiple charges.
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T'ville
Hudson-Belk
T. Roosevelt Carricker
Thomasviliy
Thomasville
Charlie Barnes
William H. Lashley
East Main Street
National Highway
Blair Street
Cannon Street
Erlanger
Lexington
City Memorial Hospital
Paul Jackson
Hill Street
Wiley D. Carricker
Randolph Street
William Carricker, Jr
United States Army
Fort Bragg
Roosevelt Carricker
Hudson- Belk Company
Carmant Street
Southern Railway
Wiley Carricker
William Carricker
Bethel Methodist Church
Fair Grove Church
Carraway's Dog Delivers Thirteen Patriot Pup Pups
Grace Roosevelt wife of Bruce Carraway's dog Grover presented Memorial Day with thirteen puppies. Carraway says Grover and Grace carry flags in parades and that the litter mirrors the thirteen original states and flag colors. Grover recovering well and Grace and all thirteen pups are doing fine.
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Grace Roosevelt
Bruce Carraway
Grover
Carraway
Grace
Carraway Today
Four high pointers to get Duke degrees today
Four high pointers were among 933 Duke University students slated to receive bachelor of arts bachelor of laws and master of arts degrees at commencement in Durham this afternoon. P. V. Kirkman Jr. was to receive BA and LLB. James R. Mattox and Numa L. Smith Jr. the LLB. Clifford R. Hinshaw Jr. the MA.
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Duke University
Durham
P. V. Kirkman, Jr
James R. Mattocks
Numa L. Smith
Clifford R. Hinshaw, Jr
Sanders to enter Missouri after Urbana High season
June 2 report from Champaign says Jack Sanders of Urbana High School, a member of the All-State football board's first-String team last fall, has arranged to enter Missouri. Sanders was developed near the Illinois campus.
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Illinois
Champaign
Jack Sanders
Urbana High School
All-State Football Board
Missouri
Sanders
Thomasville Methodists Plan New Church Plant
Thomasville, June 2 Special A congregational meeting at Main Street Methodist Church discussed a proposed new church on Randolph Street. Plans by architect H. M. King call for a Georgian Colonial three story structure with 400 seat auditorium, space for Sunday School, Scout rooms, a 300 seat social room with stage, and full church facilities. Estimated cost about 100000 with a canvass set for September. A vote approved pursuing a financial campaign while construction would await favorable economic conditions in about 30 weeks.
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Thomasville
Main Street Methodist Church
Randolph Street
Lee F. Tuttle
H. M. King
Louisville
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Sea Scouts
George D. Finch
Board of Stewards
James E. Lambeth
Robert C. Rapp
Charles F. Lambeth
Austin L. Elliott
Lillian Yow
T. Austin Finch
National Whirligs Sweep Across Cities in 1941 Races
Across the nation mayors who ran in 1941 faced defeats with no single pattern. Cities like Miami Newark Peoria Rockford Duluth Fresno and Charlotte saw turnover, while Maury Maverick in San Antonio drew parallels to La Guardia. Analysts cite social and economic unrest driving changes.
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Miami
Newark
Peoria
Rockford
Duluth
Fresno
Charlotte
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Ross Hague
Jersey City
War Today E Crete Victory Risks and Near East Implications
In wartime analysis, the Crete campaign is seen as a strategic move to pressure the British fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean, with Crete as a stepping stone toward the Near East. German losses rival British and Greek casualties, but the overall manpower impact is limited relative to total war costs. The piece notes British naval bases near Alexandria and the broader theatre, including Iraq and Cyprus, shaping Hitler’s focus and Turkish concerns. Also reported: Vick Chemical Company posts quarterly profits of 625,056 dollars, 92 cents per share, up from 595,655 dollars, 86 cents per share.
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Mtpeuy
Veline LY le Gais
Mediterranean
Near East
Crete
Cyprus
Syria
Alexandria
Hitler
Iraq
M. S. Hood
Atlantic
VICK
New York
Vick Chemical Company
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Tfoehold Dallas
Jack Lawrence
Lawrence
Miss Lorence Cox
Main Street Methodists
Thomasville Methodists
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Holand
Belgium
France
Roosevelt
Britain
John Maynard Keynes
Treasury
Railroad Brotherhoods
Keynes
Washington
Burton Heath
Poland
Reich
Donald Nelson
X. Promise
Holland
England
Empire
Deweit Mackenzi
Dewitt MacKenzie
Fred Vanderschmidt
Just
Park Lane
Chest OF Drawers
Clapp
Caldwells Syrup
Phillips
Peruna
Hinkle
Eee
Earay
McCay
Oas
Toale
Tonle
Isoprophyt
Ue Chia Tid
South Main Street
North Main ST
Castor
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