Pennington Wins Upset as Thomasville Elects Mayor
J Glenn Pennington age 64 defeated incumbent Tom Johnson 1838 to 813 to capture the mayor’s office in Thomasville in a record urban turnout of 2 651 ballots. Council seats also swung with Charles Eanes Harvey Carpenter and Joe Wheliss winning amid a three way race for council. New officials will be installed Monday with 5 876 voters eligible and 45 percent turnout.
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Bob Burchette
Thomasville
J. Glenn Pennington
Tom Johnson
Pennington
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Johnson
Lambeth
Wheliss
Gray Concrete Co
Charles Eanes
E. Burke Bridges
Eanes
Bridges
City Ice and Fuel Co
Harvey Carpenter
Carolina Underwear Co
Donald Brinkley
W. E. Banks
Karl M. Warlick
Cilmen
Robert Holladay
George Poole
Walker Receives Two Year Term For Burglary
Terry L. Walker aged 32 drew a two year sentence after a guilty plea to second degree burglary in yesterday's Superior Court action. He still serves time on the charge and got a new hearing with his active time reduced from five years. Rober Dale Braswell, 16, was given a three to five year term for breaking entering and larceny. Johnny Lee Davis was acquitted by a Superior Court jury of crime against nature.
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Terry L. Walker
Walker
Rober Dale Braswell
Johnny Lee Davis
FASTEETH Powder Promises Secure False Teeth Fix
FASTEETH powder is marketed to hold false teeth firmly in place with no slide or slip. It claims no gummy taste or feel and an alkaline action to prevent denture breath. Regular dentist visits are advised and it suggests obtaining PASTEETH at drug counters.
Two Soldiers Held On Unauthorized Absence Charge
Police in Thomaston hold two 19 year old soldiers for being seen off base without leave from the Army. Allen Curtis Beck of June Street and Allen Wayne Jollie of Highland Avenue were jailed awaiting Army officials. Nora Peterson 33 of Baltimore Md and Miami Beach Fla also jailed on vagrancy charges. Investigations continue into a reported theft of a 1958 Chevrolet pickup and a break in at Stokes Auto Supply Co on National Highway.
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Thomasville
Allen Curtis Beck
June Street
Allen Wayne Jollie
Highland Avenue
Army
Nora Peterson
Baltimore
Miami Beach
Fla
E. Main
H. R. Woods Jr
Carter Drive
Woods
Stokes Auto Supply Co
National Highway
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Glenn Pennington
Joe Wheliss
Charles R. Eanes
Instant Copies Inc
Cred Rift. OF
America
High Point Enterprise
Main
James
Carpenter
Brinkley
Banks
Warlick
Coun
Johnson Seeree
Wheliss Teenee
Eanes Ee
Richard Henderson
Oaeview Baptist Church
Linda Morgan
Hear
Richard C. Henderson
Southern Baptist
Ghana
Ken Miller
Reed Supply CO
Amerock
Tutma
London
Grafica Arts
Daumier
Chagall
Carzou
Maillel Picasso Renoir
Cassatt Rouault
Corinth
Toulous-Lautrec Duty van Dongen
High Point College
First Union National Home Improvement
First Union National Bank
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