Remembering Les Burge Baseball Star from North Carolina Roots
The feature recounts Les Burge a Stokes County native who rose through Trinity High School McCrary Hosiery in Asheboro and semi pro play in Wichita before signing with New Bern and Atlanta Crackers earning headlines as a rising star. It notes his move to the Brooklyn Dodgers and a Winter Cuba spring training with the Dodgers before being farmed to Montreal with Ada Burge his wife.
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Les Burge
Atlanta Crackers
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stokes County
High Point
Les
Trinity High School
McCrary Hosiery Mill
Asheboro
McCrary’s
McCrary
Ada
Ada Oliver
Greensboro
Dodgers
Cuba
Daytona
Montreal
Burge family recalls baseball career and Army service
The narrative follows Les Burge, a star in the Southern League who served in the Army, played for the Dodgers after discharge, and later managed in several cities. Ada remembers their travels and friendships, including ties to Jackie Robinson and Chuck Connors, with Look Magazine noting his MVP and home run records.
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Ada
Les
Jackie Robinson
Chuck Connors
Look Magazine
Burge
Fort Worth
Dallas
Shreveport
Greensboro Patriots
Central High presents new literary magazine Opus 67
Central High School announces Opus 67 a 32 page literary magazine featuring short stories essays poetry and reviews Mainly written by students with Mary Lou Poovey as copy editor Alice Price book review editor and Rose Bernard business manager Advisors include Mrs Elizabeth Rothrock. 540 subscriptions were sold in a class driven campaign Juniors won the contest followed by seniors and sophomores Copies go on sale first come first served this week The Pointer newspaper is set to be issued Wednesday
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Opus
Central
Mary Lou Poovey
Alice Price
Rose Bernard
Elizabeth Rothrock
Pointer
Ledford High Debaters Win Honors At Wake Forest Festival
Stand n Gavel Club members earned honors at the Wake Forest Speech Festival. Jimmy Eldridge rated superior for oral interpretation from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Varsity debaters coached by William L Hudson earned an excellent award and the affirmative team Linda Jones and Jimmy Eldridge won three of four debates.
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Wake Forest
Virginia Woolf
Jimmy Eldridge
William L. Hudson
Linda Jones
Ledford
North Davidson
Davidson County
The Struggle To Keep Families Together By DON FOLLMER
The article reviews the High Point Domestic Relations Court workings in 1966 on custody and nonsupport cases. It details adult and juvenile divisions led by Judge William E. Comer and staff including Solicitor Frank Matlock probation officers and a clerk. It notes case types rates truancy delinquency and the court focus on rehabilitation and mediation amid rising divorce and juvenile issues.
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High Point Domestic Relations Court
Main Street
W. Green Drive
Gormali
William E. Comer
Greensboro
Frank Matlock
North Carolina School of the Arts Plans Summer Session
Winston-Salem NC. The arts school plans a first summer session for high school and college students with auditions May 6 7 at the campus. Dance music and drama offerings run five to nine weeks from June 26 to August 26. Faculty include Lindgren Tyven van Muyden Aibel Farrow. Music limits 15 piano and 15 voice students.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina School of the Arts
School of the Arts
Robert Lindgren
School of
Sonja Tyven
Peter van Muyden
Howard Aibel
Norman Farrow
School of Drama
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Jane Bernet
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Pat Dawkins
Debbie Duncan
Jane Goodman
Health Careers Club
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Ricky
University of North Carolina
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