Jo Ann Ward Wins Miss Thomasville 1951 Title
Jo Ann Ward, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ward, won the Jaycee sponsored Miss Thomasville contest before about 500 spectators. Joan Talbert was runner up and Pat Younts finished third. Ward will compete at the state Jaycee pageant in Burlington July 20 with prizes from local sponsors.
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Thomasville
Lovely Jo Ann Ward
High Teens
Joan Talbert
Pat Younts
Miss Ward
Tom Ward
Route 2
Burlington
Comat
Atlantic City
Bill Jeffries
Greensboro
Wfmy-Tv
Jaycee
Maschil Sullivan
Dave Cockman
WTNC
Ward
Fie
Wagger's
Jake Bruton
Efird’s
Sink Electric
Thomasville Family Laun
Ed Hicklin
Burlman
Ieee
Younts
Gray Street
Om Sar
Tyra
Hicklin
Ottis Lackey
Jim Reed
Reidsville
Olive Vick
Jo Ann Ward
Truman Blasts Congress Calls for Wage and Tax Hikes
President accuses Congress of softness as Korea war demands persist. Advisory board pushes price and wage controls, stronger taxes on inflation, and Pay-as-you-go defense funding. Warns against relaxation in military buildup and urges 5 to 7 percent annual boosts for indefinite tasks, risking longer workweeks in some industries.
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Korea
Russia
United States
Court Orders Equal School Facilities in South Carolina Case
The high court rules that South Carolina must equalize educational facilities for Negro and white students in Clarendon School District No. 22, while noting graduate and professional schools face different challenges. The decision prompts a $75 million state construction plan funded by a July 1 sales tax and invokes federal constitutional questions on equal protection and segregation.
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Uate
South Carolina
Columbia
James F. Byrnes
E Court
New York
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement For Colored People
NAACP
South
Association
United States Supreme Court
James M. Hinton
America
Supreme Court
U. S
Clarendon
Omni
Para
Timmerman
Congress of
United States
Supreme Court of United States
Taft
Stone
Holmes
Brandeis
Waring
Coleges
Ae Sane
Thomasville to Install Catholic Priest for Local Chapel
Mon signor Hugh Dolan of St Benedicts in Greensboro will install Father Hugh P Kennedy as pastor of the new Catholic Chapel here and Holy Rosary Church in Lexington. Installation rites follow Mass at Lexington church. Mass also at 8 AM in the local chapel. Rites at Seton set for 10 AM.
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Thomasville
Hugh Dolan
St. Benedict's Catholic Church
Greensboro
Hugh P. Kennedy
Wilmington
Holy Rosary Church
Lexington
Seton
Johnson Funeral in Burgaw for Veteran State Legislator
Robert Grady Johnson longtime state legislator and officeholder dies of a heart attack. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at his Burgaw home with Rev. L. A. Watts officiating. Burial will follow in Burgaw cemetery.
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Burgaw
Robert Grady Johnson
Rev. L. A. Watts
Burgaw Cemetery
Funeral services for John Wesley Beane 67
John Wesley Beane 67 died in High Point Memorial hospital. Funeral services were conducted by D Virgil Pike and Rev Roy Bell at Oaks Friends Meeting and Main Beers Methodist church. Burial followed in Guilford Memorial Park with pallbearers Clarence Lowe Walter Elliott Kermit Ellington Kempton Corder. Family plot at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery. Floral arrangements by friends and neighbors. A trio including Jo Ann Pegg Sylvia Ith and Alice Faye Wilson performed during the service with Mrs James Edwards at the piano. Beane had farmed near Kernersville the last five years.
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John Weslley Beane
Schome
D. Virgil Pike
Oaks Friends Meeting
Roy Bell
Beers Methodist Church
Kernersville
Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery
Clarence Lowe
Walter Elliott
Kermit Edward Ellington
Kempton
Gaither Corder
Jo Ann Pegg
Sylvia Ith
Alice Faye Wilson
James Edwards
Beane
Ccgis Totc
High Point Memorial Hospital
Thursiday
Funeral Arrangements for Mrs Bessie Shedd
Funeral plans for Mrs Bessie Shedd of 500 Parkway are incomplete in Greensboro as her daughter Mrs Charles S McGahey and her husband race from Minnesota after Mrs Shedd died in Wesley Long Hospital. She was born in Vernon Indiana to John and Isabell Carson Master and was married to John Shedd who died about 15 years ago. Survived by a daughter, three grandchildren all of Greensboro, and Mrs Lucille Kelly of Newark. She was a member of the Presbyterian church of this city.
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Bessie Shedd
Parkway
Wesley Long Hospital
Greensboro
Charles S. McGahey
McGahey
Minnesota
Shedd
Vernon
Indiana
John
Isabell Carson
John Shedd
City
Lucille Kelly
Newark
Oo Presbyterian Church
Death of Wesley Bagby at Guilford County Sanitorium
Wesley Marvin Bagby, 63, died Saturday in Guilford County Sanitorium after a 10 day stay. Born September 14, 1887 in Gastonia he was a retired school teacher. Survived by his wife Pauline Ripley Bagby and daughter Jessie Adams who lived with him. Funeral at Elk Park Methodist Church Monday at eleven with burial in Montezuma cemetery Avery County. Body at Yow's until Monday morning.
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Wesley Marvin Bagby
Guilford County
Miami
Fla
Gastonia
Pauline Ripley Bagby
Jessie Adams
Elk Park Methodist Church
North Carolina School Week Conference Opens in Chapel Hill
Earl J. McGrath U S commissioner of education and Clyde A Erwin state superintendent will address the opening session in Chapel Hill Monday night as several hundred teachers administrators and supervisors attend the conference which runs through Thursday
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Chapel Hill
Earl J. McGrath
U. S
Clyde A. Erwin
North Carolina
UNC season tickets go on sale July 1 at Kenan Stadium
The University of North Carolina ticket office announced general public sale for home football season tickets on July 1. Tar Heels face N C State Georgia Tennessee South Carolina and Notre Dame at Kenan Stadium this fall and officials predict a record sale.
Four Arrested in Three Wrecks With Two Hurt
Four people were indicted and two injured in three accidents near here yesterday. Woodis N. Hinson and Charlie Waden Jr were charged with drunken driving, Ted Morris faced reckless driving, and Lajuan Vinson sustained facial injuries with all three wrecks totaling about 2450 dollars in damage.
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Ighway
Woodis N. Hinson
Charlie Waden, Jr
Cross
Ted H. Morris
Ted
Memorial Hospital
Om S. Briles
Green Oak Drive
Allen Jay
Clodfelter Murder Case Opens Davidson Court Term
Thomasville June 23 The murder case against Alexander C Clodfelter heads the week long Davidson County Superior Court term in Lexington. Judge Dan K Moore presides. Clodfelter, 59, has confessed to jealousy slaying Mrs Christabell Sharpe of Thomasville last April 12.
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Thomasville
Alexander C. Clodfelter
Davidson County Superior Court
Lexington
Dan K. Moore
Christabell Sharpe
Superior Court
Truman Appeals to Pilots to End Walkout
President Truman appealed personally to United Air Lines pilots to return to work urging them to be good American citizens. He warned the walkout could hurt national security.
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Washington
Truman
United Air Lines
Spectators Riot After Motorist Arrest in Philadelphia
A crowd rioted in Philadelphia as police arrested a motorist involved in a traffic accident. Two officers were injured and 11 bystanders mauled during the clash.
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Philadelphia
Todo
Roanoke Rapids Mills Plan Week-Long Shutdown
Roanoke Rapids four textile mills will close next week for the summer vacation period. The plants, employing about 3,500 workers, are part of the Simmons Mattress Company textile division.
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Roanoke Rapids
Four Ma Textile Mills
Thy
Simmons Mattress Company
Navy jet crashes near Elizabeth City in swampy search area
A Navy Panther jet fighter crashed and burned about ten miles northeast of Elizabeth City. It was unclear hours later whether the pilot bailed out as a wide search continued through the swampy, rugged terrain.
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Elizabeth City
Here
Feller Sets Modern Strikeout Record in 1946
Cleveland star Bob Feller, famed pitcher, walked batters in 1938 to set a modern major league record and, eight years later, struck out 348 batters in a single season, marking another modern milestone for the Hall of Fame ace.
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Frarold Dean Bryant Faces Drunk Driving and Perjury Allegations
Local report notes Frarold Dean Bryant of Thomasville accused of drunk driving and perjury. Homer B. Newton of Bostie Route 2 linked to three forgery cases.
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Frarold
Dean Bryant
Thomasville
Homer B. Newton
Bostie
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Clyde Baxter, Jr
E. Commerce
Congress
High Court
English Motor Co
Washington ST
Stanley
Diamond and Watch Store
John W. Beane
Wesley M. Bagby
Briles
Ebout
Waden
Oldty Road
Ella C Vinson
Lajuan
Hinson
Skeet Club Road
Jason R. Hinson
Clodfelter
Johnny Copeland
Charles Lanier
Weldon Watto
P. S
Eric
Shaell
Tassy
Eamy
Lotton
Rygecoree
Eckerd
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