Kendall voices NC state mental hospital needs and reforms
Greensboro Daily News editor H W Kendall spoke to the Mount Airy Rotary Club on North Carolina mental health care. He cited 1960s building outlays, five state hospitals, about eleven to twelve thousand patients, need for better therapy and staff, and suggested custodial care for seniles and expanded youth rehabilitation programs at Butner and Kinston.
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Hi. W. Kendall
Greensboro Daily News
Mount Airy
North Carolina
State Hospital Board of Control
Morganton
Raleigh
Butner
Goldsboro
Kinston
Carswell
Kendall
Wreck At White Plains Cuts Off Telephone Lines
A 1950 Studebaker driven by Austin S. Craughn of Mount Airy ran off Highway 601 near White Plains School, snapping a telephone pole and interrupting service between Dobson and Mount Airy. Craughn suffered a fractured rib but was hospitalized. a beagle in the car vanished after the crash. Repair crews restored lines within about two hours.
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Dobson
Mount Airy
Studebaker
Austin S. Craughn
White Plains
J. P. Rhyne
Draughn
Craughn
Martin Memorial Hospital
Rhyne
Dobeen
As You Like It Set for January 9 Performance
Shakespeare classic As You Like It will be staged January 9 as the Opera Club’s third season program. Mason Bliss directs, following his work on Horn In The West at Boone. Last season’s Merchant of Venice drew a full house and students earned credit for attendance.
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Opera Club
Mason Bliss
West
Boone
Tragic Kitchen Door Incident In Albany Parent Slams Door
Mrs. Edgar McCombe accidentally slammed a kitchen door as she left to tend to the cat. Her 14 month old daughter Linda Diane, playing on the floor, followed instructions to drag a tool to the door and operate the knob, unlocking and letting her mother back in.
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Albany
N. Y
Edgar McCombe
Linda Diane
Poland arrests five Catholic priests on espionage charges
Poland announces the arrest of five Roman Catholic priests accused of spying for Western powers. Authorities say the priests were involved in gathering and transmitting information judged sensitive to national security.
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Poland
Advertise In The Mount Airy News For Quick Results
Joe Graves touts fast results from advertising in The Mount Airy News. He ran a two week classified ad for a baby bed reconditioned, and after one week returned saying no repeat was needed due to strong results.
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Mount Airy
Joe Graves
Mr. Graves
Tanker Wreck Leaks 5000 Gallons On Highway 52
A tanker rollover near Moto Court on Highway 52 spilled about 5,000 gallons of gasoline early Friday. The driver G B Schuyler of Galax Virginia reported the incident to Wanco Creek official.
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Highway 52
Moto Court
J. P. Rhyne
G. B. Schuyler
Galax
Escape convict caught near Mount Airy after prison break
Calvin Parker 28 of Mount Airy route 2 was arrested by Deputies Monday and Smith at his father's Sheltontown Road home two months after escaping Sparta prison camp. He had just begun a 60 day sentence for drunkenness and damage to property and had previously set fire to a mattress in his Mount Airy jail cell.
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Calvin Parker
Mount Airy
Route 2
Harry Monday
Roy Smith
Sheltontown
Sparta
Musday
Parker
Deputy Smith
Recorder’s Court
H. H. Llewellyn
Cat Killed by Fan After Patrolman Howell Start
A cat died when Patrolman J. B. Howell started his car engine outside the Fire House. Neighbors nicknamed him Pussycat Howell after he found the mangled cat near the fan belt following thumps and howls as he prepared to drive away. The cat had sought a warm spot and did not heed the danger.
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J. B. Howell
Howell
About & P.m
Tractor-Trailer Rolls, Driver Barely Hurt in Gully Crash
A truck drove off the road and toppled into a roadside gully as traffic crowded the scene. The driver escaped with minor head and leg bruises, while the Felts Transportation Co. tanker suffered extensive damage. the cab was badly smashed and the tanker headed north.
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Felts Transportation Corn
World record wheat yield believed attained in Britain
A British farm near the Fens claims a world record wheat yield, with officials examining the crop for verification. Local agronomists note unprecedented bushel per acre figures and potential implications for future harvests and agricultural policy.
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Britain
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