Atlanta, GA
Wallet lost 65 years ago returned to stunned family after being found in Atlanta movie theater wall: ‘A flood of memories’
A wallet lost in 1958 turned up in the unlikeliest of places more than six decades later — behind the bathroom wall of a historic Atlanta movie theater in what was once a closet.
“It was a portal back in time,” Plaza Theatre owner Chris Escobar told CNN.
With the 84-year-old cinema the oldest in the city, Escobar has stumbled upon many blasts from the past, such as old bottles of alcohol and popcorn displays, but the “chock full of history” wallet was a whole new level, he said.
Inside the dust-covered billfold were black-and-white family photos, a raffle ticket to win a shiny new 1959 Chevrolet and insurance cards, CNN reported.
There were even credit cards for defunct local department stores Davison’s and Rich’s — and receipts for 10 gallons of gas for just $3.26, according to Atlanta News First (ANF).
But the biggest find inside the wallet was the name Floy Culbreth on a license, according to CNN.
“Realizing that this has been missing from this family of real people who lived in this neighborhood for 65 years, imagine if we could find them,” Escobar told the network.
Escobar and his “internet sleuth” wife Nicole soon found the obituary for Culbreth’s husband, Roy, and social media eventually led them to the couple’s 71-year-old daughter, Thea Chamberlain, who lived less than 20 minutes away from Plaza Theatre, he told ANF.
“To be honest, mother losing stuff would not have been a surprise,” Culbreth’s shocked daughter told the outlet of her mom, who died more than 10 years ago.
Chamberlain told CNN Culbreth was a “spicy June Cleaver” and a Sunday school teacher very involved with helping those with cerebral palsy, a cause for which the family holds an annual golf tournament.
The discovery of the long-lost artifact “was quite touching,” she added. “A flood of memories came back, and it kind of brought her back again.”
Culbreth’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren went to the theater to pick up her wallet.
Watching her own 5- and 7-year-old grandchildren look at the items found in their great-grandmother’s wallet was “a special moment” for Chamberlain.
“They knew it was something to be treasured.”
Atlanta, GA
17-year-old shot in foot on Christmas Eve, Atlanta police say
ATLANTA – A 17-year-old male is recovering after being shot in the foot on Christmas Eve, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Officers responded to Grady Memorial Hospital around 10:39 p.m. on Dec. 24, after receiving a report of a gunshot victim. The teenager was being treated by medical staff for a gunshot wound to his left foot.
Preliminary information suggests the shooting may have occurred near 609 Thurmond Street NW. Investigators from the department’s Aggravated Assault Unit are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Authorities emphasized that details are subject to change as the investigation continues.
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta police officer surprises 12-year-old with Christmas gift for good behavior
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – An Atlanta police officer made a 12-year-old boy’s Christmas a little brighter this year.
On Monday, Officer Sebastian Kertchaval surprised 12-year-old Amir with a PlayStation 5, police said in a social media post.
Police said Kertchaval met Amir and his family over the summer while “responding to a 911 call for an unruly child.”
During that visit, Kertchaval saw that Amir was upset with his mother and grandmother.
“And though tensions were high in their home, Ofc. Kertchaval remained patient with Amir, and took the time to positively connect with Amir and was ultimately able to de-escalate the upset child,” police said.
Since that first meeting, Amir’s grandmother has kept Kertchaval updated on Amir’s “increasingly positive behavior throughout the year.”
After hearing of Amir’s progress, Kertchaval bought Amir a new PlayStation 5 for both Christmas and as a reward for his progress.
“Thank you, Officer Kertchaval, for your dedication to community policing and for being a positive example during this holiday season,” police said.
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Atlanta, GA
Some Metro Atlanta Starbucks employees go on strike amid the holidays
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – You may experience order delays if you are headed to a Starbucks on Christmas Eve. Some workers in Metro Atlanta are on strike.
Representatives with Starbucks Workers United tell Atlanta News First they feel underpaid and understaffed and are protesting the lack of progress in contract negotiation with the company.
Starbucks union workers in Alpharetta are making their voices heard loud and clear. They allege unfair labor practices.
“When Starbucks workers first started to unionize, they gave non-union workers pay raises and the partners that were unionized didn’t get that until later and so they’re owed back pay,” said Danielle Stolton, Shift supervisor at the Alpharetta store.
Stolton said she has been a part of the bargaining process.
“Personally, last year was the worst year,” she said. “I had a mental breakdown, actually.”
Stolton and others planned this one-day strike to stand in solidarity with over 5,000 workers at more than 300 stores that are protesting.
Strikes have been going on in some places since last Friday. Some baristas said they want better pay and better benefits.
“I know baristas in my store personally who are having to choose between gas or groceries so when you see problems like that it’s really hard to not feel some type of way about the fact that Starbucks made 24 billion dollars in profit this year, two percent more than last year and we’re still seeing two percent pay raises,” said Vivek G, a Starbucks employee.
Starbucks Workers United said the company failed to honor a commitment made in February.
In a statement to Atlanta News First, Starbucks said:
“Only around 170 Starbucks stores did not open as planned. With over 10,000 company-operated stores, 98% of our stores and nearly 200,000 green apron partners continuing to operate and serve customers during the holidays,” the coffeechain added.
Some workers feel differently.
“It’s just basic living wages and also again to reiterate is just to have. We’re asking for minimum staffing and realistic expectations and just the ability to run our floors and run our stores in a way that makes the most sense. They say they want to hear us, they say they want to listen but every time we ask for help, we get told no,” Stolton said.
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