Thomasville Marines Honor Dusenbury for Okinawa Heroics
Thomasville residents James Addell and Verlo Stamey seek a Congressional Medal of Honor for Julian Dusenbury a World War II Marine who twice risked his life on Okinawa delivering ammunition under fire. Senator Strom Thurmond and Lt. Col. Sidney Garland back the effort noting Dusenbury's bravery saved many lives as his unit defended Shuri Castle and ridge.
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Bob Burchette
Enterprise
Thomasville
Julian Dusenbury
Sidney Garland
Paintsville, Ky
Dusenbury
Stamney
Waddell
Okinawa
Thurmond
Fifth Marines
Co. A
Wana Draw
Shuri Castle
Shuri
Randolph Randolph County Vote Outlook Faces May 2 Local Ballot
Randolph County races loom slowly as May 2 elections approach in Asheboro Randleman and Ramseur. Incumbents weigh re race plans amid debates over fire water services and tax measures while new candidates surface for city boards and mayoral posts.
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Donn Enterprise
Asheboro
Randolph County
Randleman
Joel Morris
James Groseclose
James Steed
Mayors and Officials Meet for Ash Rand Rescue Squad Groundbreaking
A ceremony at S Main and Cox Streets marks kickoff for a new Ash Rand Rescue Squad building. Mayors from Asheboro Ramseur Franklinville Seagrove and Randleman attend along with county officials including Commissioner Chairman Ira McDowell Sheriff Lloyd Brown and civic leaders. The event honors a push for a permanent home replacing the current South Fayetteville Street site with a city donated lot.
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Asheboro
Ash Rand
M. N. (Ford) Coleman
S. Main
Cox Streets
Ramseur
Franklinville
Seagrove
Randleman
Ira McDowell
Lloyd Brown
B. B. Walker
David Stedman
Joe Bossong
Henry Jordan
S. D. Crawford
Torney
Tom O’brien
Tom Kemp
Jack Pugh
Jaycees
Bob Ridge
Roy Shore
Ken Sawyer
Squad Chaplin
Paul Bell
Fred Thomas
L. T. Cox
Fanklinville
Bobby Voncannon
Robert Reese
Ashero
Cat solves Camden dispute with second feline
A Camden dispute over a Siamese cat ended when a Lancaster breeder donated a cat to the owner and Tinker was returned to the woman who had him. The original owner had lodged a warrant and the cat had been in the county jail.
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Camden
S. C
Tinker
T. E. Lide
Lancaster
Thomasville High students win district piano prize
Senior Bill Hill, representing the Thomasville Woman's Club, won first place in district piano prizes with Bouree by Bach at Mount Tabor Methodist Church Winston Salem. He will enter the state contest at the UNCG Fine Arts Festival. Susan Jamieson and Steve Braxton led public speaking. Rotary Scholarship interviews involved multiple applicants and a list of interested sponsors. 1966-67 basketball lettermen and managers named including Gordon Turnage and Donnie Hill.
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Thomasville
Bill Hill
Thomasville Woman's Club
Bill
Bouree
Bach
North Carolina
Mount Tabor Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
UNCG
Thomasville Woman’s Club
Susan Jamieson
Steve Braxton
Rotary
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McAdams
Gordon
Board of Commissioners
City Board of Education
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Joseph Suggs
Liberty
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Gant
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High Corner
Chair City Youth
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Jean Murphree
Pat Lloyd
Susan Kennedy
Grenda Jackson
Dennis Ferguson
Sandy Cox
Gordon Turnage
Pat Peacock
Randall Tysinger
Joe Hall
Jim Stillwell
Tim Russell
David Gibbs
Sam Craven
Sidney Lassiter
Donnie Hill
Jimmy Petit
Steve Burroughs
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Nationa
Convalescent
McLarty Drug CO
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Jamestown
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