61 Years AgoJuly 1961 “S. E. Roberts and Company’s store in Coffeeville was robbed of [post_excerpt],500 in coins and currency Monday night when burglars also entered Stripling’s Frozen Food plant in Grove Hill…. “Last Tuesday the B. J. Coate store at Thomasville was robbed for the second time this year bringing a total of three robberies in the county in one week. Since June 1, 13 robberies have occurred within the county.” “A 200-bed Civil Defense emergency hospital, complete with every essential facility except kitchen equipment and storage space has been allocated to Clarke County and will be stored in...

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