Eight Hurt In Highway Pile Up Near Greensboro
Carolyn K Battle of Rt. 2 Trinity faced a improper turn charge after a three car crash on Highway 29 near Howard Johnsons south of Greensboro at 5 20 p m Eight people were injured and treated at Moses Cone Hospital with about 1900 in property damage reported Battle is set to stand trial in Greensboro Municipal Court on April 8
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Howard Johnson
Greensboro
W. P. Register
Carolyn K. Battle
Rt. 2
Trinity
Osborne Road
Register
Moses Cone Hospital
Peculiar habit of tropical mormot trims tail feathers
The tropical American mormot trims its tail feathers with its bill until the tail forms a racket shape. The purpose of this unusual behavior remains unknown and is subject to speculation.
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Tropical America
Thomasville Chamber Balloting For Board of Directors
The annual election of new Thomasville Chamber of Commerce Board members is underway by mail. New directors will assume May terms of three years. Nominees include Homer Beck Charles Kanes Nereus English Jack Gilliam Wayles Harrison Wilson Hunt Frank Marr John Salmon Dan Scheider Gilbert Snyder. Expiring-term directors listed: Tom Burwell Wint Capel Ken Huffman Eric Seliers Johnny Thomason Kermit Cloniger Robert Green Joe Wheliss Austin Harrison Austin Wood.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Homer Beck
Charles Kanes
Nereus English
Jack Gilliam
Wayles Harrison
Wilson Hunt
Frank Marr
John Salmon
Dan Scheider
Gilbert Snyder
Tom Burwell
Wint Capel
Ken Huffman
Eric Seliers
Johnny Thomason
Kermit Cloniger
Robert Green
Joe Wheliss
Austin Harrison
Austin Wood
Weekend of assaults and robberies shocks High Point
Multiple weekend incidents in High Point left several residents injured or robbed. Nathaniel Quick and James Quick were treated after wrist and shoulder injuries. Curtis Lewis faced facial and skull wounds. Annie Bell Williams was charged with assault based on Lewis's statement. Ralph Rankin, 17, was charged with purse snatching from Ola Mae Cecil, with $142 cash recovered. Other break ins at McCain home, Julia Rhinehart’s apartment theft of $12, and a nonfatal school break in at William Penn High were investigated with limited leads.
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High Point
Nathaniel Quick
Amos Street
Quick
Vail Street
James Quick
Curtis Lewis
Ulish Bailey
Gordon Street
Annie Bell Williams
Corm
Ola Mae Cecil
Manley Street
Rankin
Union Bus
McCain
Willenbar Terrace
Mills Named Coast Guard Unit C.O.
Greensboro Lt Barron Mills of Asheboro editor of The Randolph Guide was appointed commanding officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Unit in Greensboro. He fills the post after Lt Commander Robert A Bisselle leaves for civilian work. Mills, UNC Chapel Hill 1948 graduate, served in World War I and Korea and earned a direct commission as lieutenant junior grade in 1959.
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Greensboro
Barron Mills
Asheboro
Randolph Guide
Coast Guard
Mills
Robert A. Bisselle
University of North Carolina At Chapel
Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force
Train Car Crash Kills Motorist
A Lexington man, John Noah Anderson, 66, was killed when a southbound Southern Railway freight train struck his car at an unguarded crossing. His son Jak Anderson, 84, survived with minor injuries after being treated at Lexington Memorial and transferred for further care. Investigation ongoing as witnesses claim the car entered the tracks before the train, which the crew says was traveling about 45 mph. One of several recent Southern Railway fatalities noted in Jamestown and Thomasville.
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Lexington
Southern ‘Railway
John Noah Anderson
Decatur Street
Anderson
Jak
Winston-Salem
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Orsyth Memorial Hospital
C. M. McCormick
Greensboro
Southern Railway
Jamestown
Thomasville
Treachery against Osceola chief at flag of truce
Osceola the Seminole chief was lured into peace talks under a flag of truce, seized by an American officer and imprisoned. The incident marks a grave act of treachery against the Native leader and his people.
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Osceola
Getdessip
Boating Course Offered By Coast Guard Auxiliary
Flotilla 95 of the U S Coast Guard Auxiliary and Randolph Technical Institute announce a Basic Seamanship and Safe Boat Handling course at the Institute on Tue and Wed evenings 7 to 9 starting March 15 for 16 hours. Successful students receive a Coast Guard Auxiliary Basic Seamanship Certificate. Call Randolph Technical Institute before March 11 to sign up.
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Asheboro
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Randolph Technical Institute
U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Chavis YMCA Campaign Nearing Its End in 1956 drive
The Carl Chavis YMCA membership campaign holds final checks and report meetings Tuesday at 12 noon and 7 30 p.m. The executive committee and teams will present reports. Isaac Watson chairs the 1956 campaign with John R. McClain as co chairman as workers push toward the goal.
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Carl Chavis Ymca
Isaac Watson
John R. McClain
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