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A staff report
*The Health Planning Section Office of the N.C. Department of Human Resources announced disapproval of the planning of Bladen County Hospital for the proposed construction of a 100 bed hospital.
*Miss Frankie Williams Tatum retired from teaching after 49 years and 3 months
*Wesley’s Chapel United Methodist Church was named “Church of the Year” in the church division with under 500 members.