Crops favorable in Piedmont region and local notes
Farmers report a good growing season with timely rains in the upper Piedmont despite a spring delay and late planting. Hog producers expect continued demand for lean pork. Denton leaders note a resignation of Police Chief Tom Gallimore effective Oct 3 as he moves to life insurance.
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Piedmont
Fen
Channe
E. M. Hunt
Denton
Hunt
Tom Gallimore
Tom
High Court Curb Plans Discussed
Greensboro AP reports North Carolina legal expert Moore outlines three approaches to curb the U S Supreme Court power interposition congressional action and a group selection method. He spoke at the Sons of the American Revolution dinner noting judges have shown judicial restraint and resistance to overturning past rulings.
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Greensboro
U.S. Supreme Court
North Carolina Bar Assn
Cesar Alata
Moore
The
Sons of the American Revolution
Troop 26 Fall Outing At City Lake Kickstarts Scouting
Fifty three Scouts and guests gathered for a cookout and fall roundup hosted by Troop 26 at City Lake. Prospective recruits announced their names and will receive membership blanks for the next Troop Committee meeting. Malcolm Moore led the event with a father son emphasis and outdoor plans for months ahead. Donald Libertore, junior assistant, led activities including a dramatization of Scouting origins and a first aid demonstration. The troop is sponsored by Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. The closing note mentions an astronomical observation about the moon’s appearance.
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Troop
City Lake
Steve Neely
Malcolm Moore
Moore
Donald Libertore
America
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Murder at the Appleby home on River Road
Gerald Appleby reports his wife shot dead at their dwelling on River Road. He says a doorbell rung while he read, a brief exchange occurred, and a robber fled. Detectives note the victim's damp hair and curlers and suspect it was an indoor crime with valuables likely targeted.
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MVE Mit Welty
Gerald Appleby
River Road
Appleby's
Appleby
Old Style Debating Makes Comeback at Thomasville High
Thomasville High School debaters under Mrs Allman drive a revival of public speaking with wins at Wake Forest College and NASO events. They tackle foreign aid and will compare American European education systems, challenging television’s silence on youth rhetoric.
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Thomasville High School
M. G. Allman
Thomasville
Wake Forest College
Houston
Texas
Allman
Old South
Movie Making Dependent On Gas Station
Wayne State University's film studio sits beside a service station. When filming is planned, staff ask gas station workers to refrain from using their hydraulic lift to avoid drawing extra electricity that disrupts camera operations.
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Detroit
Wayne State University
Silver Valley PTA to Meet at School Auditorium
Denton, Silver Valley School PTA schedules first meeting of the year at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. Open house follows the business session with refreshments in the cafeteria. Introduction of new principal Paul Yarborough and new teachers planned.
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Denton
Silver Valley
PTA
Openhouse
Paul Yarborough
Early American Presidents: Washington and Madison
A fragment notes that George Washington and James Madison became presidents of the United States, marking the transition of early leadership in the new nation.
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United States
Washington
Madison
The Hula Hoop Changed World Destiny
A Thomasville firehouse seer wields a crystal ball to declare 1996 politics altered by the hula hoop. Elvis loses to a darkhorse, a Little Rock ticket, and the Rock and Roll Party rises with J Quincy Hoopla as a new president, ending the cool years era.
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Elvis
U. S
Orval
Little Rock
Square
Memphis
Capitol Dome
China
J. Quincy Hoopla
the Hoop
New Director Named for North Carolina Heart Group
Chapel Hill's Robert L. Davis has been appointed program director for the North Carolina Heart Association. He will develop a year round statewide program covering 100 counties with public education research fund raising and services. Davis reports to executive director W James Logan and will coordinate with field staff Lewis Heavner Robert Geile and William Brewer Jr to establish local Heart units and organizations.
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Chapel Hill
Robert L. Davis
North Carolina Heart Association
W. James Logan
Heart
Davis
Logan
Lewis Heavner
Robert Geile
William Brewer Jr
Summer Heat Returns to Gotham After Quiet Start
In New York City, Summer, who had left officially last Tuesday, staged a hot comeback yesterday. The muggy high reached 86.3 degrees, not a record but felt intense. The historic record for the date stands at 90 degrees set in 1881.
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New York
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