Chair City Scouts Prepare for Jamboree at Valley Forge
The Uwharrie Council Scouts head to Valley Forge Pa for the National Boy Scout Jamboree July 11 with 62 Scouts and three leaders in two chartered buses. Leaders include scoutmaster Tom Marlowe and assistants from High Point and Thomasville. the group visits Natural Bridge Luray Caverns Washington and a Capitol tour before returning July 19 after a three day pre event.
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Thomasville
Valley Forge
Tom Marlowe
Billy Smith
Bill Smith
W. H. Smith
Chip Harrison
Hal Harrison
Paul Finch
Jesse Finch
Robin Rus
Uwharrie Council
High Point
Lexi
Salisbury
Davie County
Memorial Methodist Church
Foo Aest
Richard
Camp
Uwharrie
Natural Bridge
Luray Caverns
Virginia
Washington
Moon Seeanas Jefferson
Charlottesville
Missionaries in Japan Affected by Girard Case
Baptist missionary Worth C. Grant in Sendai says the William S. Girard case affects mission work in Japan though locals hear little about it. He notes Americans are seen through the incident and tourism impressions, while many positive acts go unreported. Grant is part of a 100 plus Southern Baptist missionaries in Japan with a family of five returning for a second term.
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Thomasville
Japan
William S. Girard
Charity and Children
Baptist Children's Homes
Worth C. Grant
High Point
Grant
America
Sendai
Grants
Kinston Orphans Plan Homecoming
Kinston officials announce a Kennedy Home alumni homecoming at the Baptist child caring institution July 6 7. Registration starts July 6 at 3 p.m. Activities include swimming and tennis after supper. Rev E Cleveland Wilkie will deliver the main address at 10 45 a m Sunday worship. A memorial service and business session follow. Lunch is planned for 1 p m with planned pedestal events an hour later.
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Wilkie
Recipe Given For Longevity
Mrs Edwin H Lea of Richmond celebrated her 101st birthday by wiping the break of dishes and enjoying foods she likes. She says plum pudding and fruit cake are among her favorites and that whisky or brandy in them helps mellow the fruit, contributing to her longevity.
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Richmond
Edwin H. Lea
Exchange Prisoner Henry Laurens For Lord Cornwallis
Henry Laurens, American statesman captured by the British during a mission to negotiate a treaty with the Netherlands, was exchanged for Lord Cornwallis in a prisoner swap.
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Henry Laurens
Netherlands
Lord Cornwallis
North Carolina Enacts Trainable Mentally Handicapped Act
New legislation authorizes training for trainable mentally handicapped children in state schools. The measure creates day centers with initial funding of 390000 for two years and 300 to 500 per child estimates, drawing on tests and professionals to select students and coordinate county and city programs.
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North Carolina
C. Arthur Kirkman
High Point
Paul G. Stoner
Lexington
Senate
Ed Kemp
Taylor Kennerly
Jackson
State Association For
Texas
University of Texas
California
New York
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Stanley Loflin
Steve Whitten
Tommy Holladay
Jimmy Norton
al Carpenter
Odell Smith
Weathertron
Formarly
Agent Pump
Electric
N. Main ST
Pine ST
Girard
Kinston
Link Kemp
House
Stoner
Department of Public Instruction
Charles Carroll
Cecil
Huffman Paint & Wallpaper
W. Washington
Security National
Security National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Member
Federal Reserve System
Commerce Street
Federal. Deposit Insurance Corporation
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