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"'All's well that ends well' could well be the moral of the St. Thomas beauty contest. It was late in getting started and some feared it might not have come off. But it did, and on Sunday night Miss St. Thomas, 19 year-old Marcia Cruz, was crowned at…

"Remembrance Day: St. Thomas Brownie Pack standing at attention while the Jamaica Constabulary Band led a march-past."
The Morant Bay Courthouse with Paul Bogle's statue is in the background.

"One of rural Jamaica's yuletide scenes: St. Thomas Christmas Tree produced by the Yallahs Valley Land Authority glowing in the park near the cenotaph for the first time in history at Paul Bogle Square in Morant Bay since Thursday last, instead of…

"This St. Thomas Parish Council Truck was being driven by Locksley Morrison of Ceday-Valley District seems could not negotiate the curve at Guddies-Gate on main road from Trinity Ville to Seaforth through Serge Island road recently and was neatly…

"Champions: Sta-Rite won the Region 3, Zone 1 over 17 cricket title when defeated Vineyard Town by 106 runs in the final at Bellevue last Sunday."

"Staff and Friends of the National Chest Hospital admiring chairs donated to the institution by several business places. The collection of the chairs was organised by an enthusiastic friend, Mrs. Thelmas DaCosta, [right]. Standing beside her is…

"Dance lessons at Negril village: Staff members and guests of Negril Beach Village seen during one of their regular dance sessions at the Hotel.
Dance sessions and exercise classes are being held at the Village twice weekly under the direction of…

"Gift Presentation: Mrs. Mable Palmer-McDonald [centre], former Registered Staff Nurse of Kingston Public Hospital, presents Actg. Matron Patricia Ivers, with a quantity of linen, part of a gift package she presented to the hospital on Wednesday…

"Family Affair: staffers of the KPH pose before the gates with the wife of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Beverley Manley (fourth from left) and wives of Cabinet Ministers who made a joint tour of the hospital in September."

"Health hazard - Brown's Gully in Morant Bay has stagnant water and heavy morass all year round except when there's a down-pour of rain to flush the gully. It is one of the many breeding grounds for mosquitoes and ring-worms. In addition, residents…