Parole Chief Addresses Club On Crime Costs and Youth
George Randall, head of the North Carolina Parole System, spoke at a noon civic club meeting. He cited crime rates, noting a major crime every 12 seconds and a cost of about $100 per American citizen, with teens 18 and under involved in nearly half the major offenses. He urged greater church, school, and government involvement by parents to curb crime.
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United
High Point Civitans
George Randall
North Carolina
Civic Club
Randall
Citi
World’s Champion Talker Crowned in Fayetteville
Fayetteville housewife Mrs Frank Williams won $1000 and the title of World’s champion Talker after a 38 hour 41 minute 50 second marathon chat session. Runnerup Miss Vi Brewer finished second in the contest.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Frank Williams
Vi Brewer
Admirers Told Not To Touch This Baby In Elland
In Elland England a mother Mrs Dorothy Smith posts a sign on her 10 month old Patricia’s buggy asking admirers not to touch the child. She says she is fed up with people tickling the baby while neighbors debate the sign’s propriety and hygiene.
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Elland
England
Dorothy Smith
Patricia
Barbara Burns Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail
Barbara Ann Burns daughter of late comedian Bob Burns was convicted of drug addiction and given the minimum 90 day jail term Her attorney appealed and she was released on 1000 dollar bail Municipal Judge Harold C Sheppard called her a victim of circumstances and bad companions This occurred in Los Angeles in January at a Hollywood apartment
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Los Angeles
Barbara Ann Burns
Bob Burns
Hollywood
Harold C. Sheppard
Canal survey deemed unwarranted for Norfolk Elizabeth City link
The Norfolk County Board of Supervisors received a Corps of Engineers report stating a survey for inland waterway modification from Norfolk to Elizabeth City North Carolina is not warranted at this time. The plan would affect the George Washington Canal area with 32 foot depths and 250 to 400 foot channel widths and require multiple bridge replacements and water table protections.
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Portsmouth, Va
Norfolk County Board of Supervisors
Corps of Engineers
Norfolk
Elizabeth City
N.C
Howard W. Penney
Porter Hardy Jr
George Washington Canal
North Carolina
Lexington Utilities Post Filled
E Ray Coltrane former mayor was named to a second three year term on the Lexington Utilities Commission by the City Council. The council also referred merchants requests for a city parking commission and off street parking study. Mayor Ed Cathell ordered talks on recreation uses for the Lexington Thomasville reservoir area with Thomasville counterparts. The council voted to allow Rehing at
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Lexington
E. Ray Coltrane
Lexington Utilities Commission
Ed Cathell
Lexington - Thomasville
Thomasville
Couns
Old-time gambler’s rise and tax downfall in California
San Anselmo resident once known for predicting Midwest race odds faced a $1.34 million tax bill after failing to pay 1942 to 1948 taxes. He spent 10 months in prison, lost his palatial home to auction on June 26, and now seeks a smaller life in San Rafael with his wife while rebuilding finances.
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San Anselmo
Calif
Midwest
Internal Revenue
Lewis
California
San Rafael
Coin flip decides case in Dayton drunkness hearing
Victor D. Hudson faced sentencing for a drunkenness charge before Municipal Judge Carl D. Kessler when records were missing. The judge proposed a coin flip to choose between a workhouse sentence or freedom. Hudson conceded, called heads or tails, and the dime flipped. Hudson lost and left the courtroom.
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Dayton
Ohio
Victor D. Hudson
Carl D. Kessler
Hudson
Kessler
Realty Transfers In High Point Township Summary
J R Varner and wife transfer two lots to W C Vail and wife from J B Richard son Estate. James McCollum and wife sell to North Carolina Schoonbeck Co. a Pointer Real Estate lot. W M Ring and wife convey two lots to Carsons Inc. Daniel E Hinkle Jr and others transfer Farlow Insurance and Realty Co. property to Daniel E Hinkle lets.
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High Point Township
J. R. Varner
W. C. Vail
J. B. Richardson
James McCollum
North Carolina Schoonbeck Co
Pointer
W. M. Ring
Carsons Inc
T. C. Barker
Daniel E. Hinkle, Jr
Daniel E. Hinkle
Farlow Insurance and Realty Co
Deborah Kerr Seeks Divorce From Tony Bartlett
Debor ah Kerr 36 seeks a divorce after a separation on March 27 from producer Tony Bartlett 38. She accuses him of extreme cruelty. Bartlett filed a writ of enticement in London against screenwriter Peter Viertel over a Vienna movie affair, which Viertel called absurd.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Deborah Kerr
Tony Bartlett
Bartlett
London
Peter Viertel
Miss Kerr
Vienna
Viertel
Reece Named Civitan of Year in Thomasville
Edwin Reece secretary of the Thomasville Civitan Club was honored as Civitan of the Year at Monday night installation. Brown W. Fouts was installed as president, with Reece previously serving as secretary after replacing Robert A. Wilder. Retiring president James F. Brewer received a watch and a retiring president’s pin.
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Thomasville
Edwin Reece
Thomasville Civitan Club
Civitan
Brown W. Fouts
Reece
Robert A. Wilder
James F. Brewer
Transfer of multiple Thomasville Township lots and tracts
Davidson Realty transfers several parcels in Thomasville Township including 2 lots on Ingram plat to Joe E. Walker and wife, 3 lots in Kasserine Park to James Paul Russell, 1 lot on Turner Street to Dorothy S. Skeen, 1 lot to Thomasville City School Board, 5 lots in Liberty Heights to Willard E. Sechrist, 1 lot on Sally Foster land to W. C. Vail, 1 lot on High Rock Lake to C Franklin Bailey, 2 tracts to D. W. Long, 6 lots on Liberty Drive to Bobby Eugene Ball, 2 lots in Lakeview to Magruder Jones, and 68.52 acres to Peg ay Klass in Conrad Hill Township with Arbor Acres involvement by Harold E. Sink and wife.
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Thomasville Township
Woodrow A. Caulder
Joe E. Walker
Ingram Plat
John Woodard Carter
James Paul Russell
Kasserine Park
David Kendall
Dorothy S. Skeen
Turner Street
Thomasville City
Fred Young
Willard E. Sechrist
Liberty Heights
R. S. Leonard
W. C. Vail
Sally Fosterland
Henry G. Early
C.franklin Bailey
High Rock Lake
M. C. Hamrick
D. W. Long
H. B. Brewer
E. J. Ball
Bobby Eugene Ball
Liberty Drive
Beauford Trotter
Magruder Jones
Lakeview
Conrad Hill
John H. Briggs
Pegay Klass
Carolina Development Co
Harold E. Sink
Arbor Acres
EMPTY BAG STOLEN FROM BANK PICKUP
W E Stanfill of 49 reports an empty deposit bag was stolen after he picked it up at a bank. Stanfill described the bag as empty and said he had just retrieved it from the bank before the theft.
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W. E. Stanfill
Stanfill
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Barbara Burns
Lexington Utilities Post
Alti Ves
Hunter Coal & & Gilco
Hunter Heating Co
Sam
Southeastern Motors, Inc
South Main Street
High Point
U.s.royal
Orr Cele
Thurston St
Security National Trust
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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