McCarthy Rebutts Biddle Over Criminal Libel Claim
Former Atty General Francis Biddle urged a Justice Department probe into McCarthy campaign funds and possible crimes. McCarthy dismissed the charges as criminal libel while noting ADA backing and a Senate subcommittee report questioning fund handling.
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Washington
Atty
Francis Biddle
Justice Department
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Biddle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Brownell
Senate Privileges and Elections
Carrier Boys Guests Of Travelling Shows
Enterprise carrier boys will be the guests of the Ross Manning Shows tonight at seven. The event is held on the grounds midway between High Point and Thomasville. The Enterprise circulation staff will accompany the boys and a show official will escort them on rides and some sideshows.
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Enterprise Carrier Boys
Ross Manning
High Point
Thomasville
Enterprise
Emmons Township Moonshine Raided During Easter Weekend
Deputies from Denton and Lexington raided a 100 gallon moonshine plant in Emmons Township during Easter weekend. Fay Lambeth and Clyde Hedrick of Route 2 Lexington were arrested. Percy Hill, also of Route 2 Lexington, is being sought on moonshining charges after eight gallons of whiskey were run. Deputies Pete Sexton Dewey Tysinger Leonard and Briggs assisted.
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Thomasville
Keifer Morris
Denton
Lexington
Emmons Township
Fay Lambeth
Clyde Hedrick
Percy Hill
Goodall Fabrics Buys Gooch Company in High Point
Goodall Fabrics Inc of New York City announced the purchase of the Gooch Company at 320 South Wrenn Street. Charles L. Gooch remains as manager with Van Reddick assisting. Goodall will warehouse plastics inventories in High Point to ensure continuous service to the territory.
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Gooch Company
South Wrenn Street
Goodall Fabrics, Inc
New York City
Paul E. Carr
Goodall
Vicwer
Gooch
Carr
Charles L. Gooch
van Reddick
High Point
UNC Glee Club to Sing at HPHS Assembly
The University of North Carolina Men’s Glee Club will perform at High Point High School on Wednesday morning as part of a western tour that includes Canton Swannanoa Winston Salem and Hickory. The program features Bach Beethoven Wagner and The Testament of Freedom by Randall Thompson with texts from Jefferson. Joel Carter University music department faculty member directs.
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University of North Carolina
High Point High School
Glee Club
Canton
Swannanoa
Winston-Salem
Hickory
Randall Thompson
Thomas Jefferson
Joel Carter
University Music Department
Brownwood shop touts UN-Bean Gadgets for cars
A Brownwood firm displays a sign reading We Are Distributors of UN Bean Gadgets For Your Car on the front of its building. The quirky notice highlights a local business offering automotive accessories.
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Brownwood
Tex
Haworth Rochelle Race Unopposed. Several Incumbents Split
Rochelle Haworth faces no opposition while Greenwood ward candidates see a split in the Democratic machine. Incumbent Bill Lewis may not run again, Horace Ilderton appears likely to file, and Katherine Kirkman remains a strong contender. Other council members weigh candidacies as party support remains unclear.
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Bill Lewis
Greenwood
Horace Ilderton
Hollingsworth
Dr. Perry
Dave Neill
Amos Kearns
Jess Washburn
Kearns
Washburn
Ilderton
Katherine Kirkman
Senate Passes Secrecy Measure and Airport Authority Bill
The House advanced a secrecy bill targeting fraud in buying goods on false pretenses amid debate over its penalties. It also approved a bill creating an Eastern North Carolina Airport Authority to assemble Edgecombe Nash Pitt counties and the towns of Greenville Rocky Mount Wilson and Tarboro for regional airport operations.
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J. A. Speight
Bertie
B. T. Falls, Jr
Cleveland
Phil Whitley
Wake
Cradit
House
Senate
North Carolina
Blanton Returns To Prison Camp
Convicted lottery operator George Edward Blanton, 25, is back at Guilford County Prison Camp No 1 after an escape about a month ago. The director of the Prison Department's Central Records Office said Blanton turned himself in last Saturday at the Guilford camp. Blanton, of Winston-Salem, began a two year term January 5 for operating a lottery.
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Raleigh
George Edward Blanton
Guilford County
J. D. Wilson
Prison Department
Central Records Office
Guilford Prison Camp No. 1
Blanton
Winston-Salem
Guilford
Baptist Pastors Attend Luncheon in High Point Revivals
Baptist ministers gathered at the YMCA for a luncheon and heard Dr. J Ho ward Williams executive secretary of the Texas Baptist State Convention. Williams is leading the revival at Green Street Church as other ministers conduct services across the city including Wake Forest College students at Reavis Memorial and pastors at multiple churches.
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High Point
YMCA
J. Howard Williams
Texas Baptist State Convention
Williams
Green Street Church
Paul C. Nix
Lexington Avenue Church
Herman Stevens
Southside
W. Wilbur Hutchins
English Street
Robert Smith
Hartley Addresses Charlotte Club
Edgar Hartley acting interstate secretary for the YMCA spoke to the Charlotte Optimist Club, saying home and soul are synonymous and that a man carries his home with him. He recalled his 30 years as High Point YMCA executive secretary and described his England trip and altered memories of childhood surroundings.
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Edgar Hartley
YMCA
Carolinas
Charlotte Optimist Club
Hartley
A. S. Roach
High Point Ymca
Charlotte Optimists
England
Grammer Hanged For Wife Slaying In Baltimore Case
George Edward Grammer, 36, was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife in Baltimore last August. Prosecutors said he plotted to marry UN stenographer Mathilda Mizibrocki after killing his wife to free him for a new life in New York. Grammer may appeal to the Maryland Court of Appeals or seek executive clemency from the governor.
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Biddle
Brownell
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Robert R. Nathan
McCarthy
U. S
Biddle-Nathan
Hennings
D-Mo
Hayden
D-Ariz
Hendrickson
R-Nj
Baltimore
George Edward Grammer
New York
Herman M. Moser
Grammer
ROKs Strengthen Push at Anchor Hill Amid Heavy Fighting
South Korean forces reinforced at Lose Hill and repelled a large Red assault on Anchor Hill in Eastern Korea. The Eighth Army reported over 1,000 shells rained on defenses, with 36 enemy bodies found and at least 13 more killed, about 20 wounded. A Puerto Rico Marine was evacuated from no man's land near Panmunjom after Chinese calls for Americans to retrieve him.
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Anchor Hill
Korea
Eighth Army
Puerto Rico
No-Man's Land
Panmunjom
Navy
No-Man’s Land
U. S. Lines
Malicious Damage Charged to Pair
Two men face charges of malicious damage to property in separate cases. Fred Medlin, 24, of 1816 South Main Street, allegedly threw a rock through a screen door and broke a door glass causing 15 dollars damage. Sammy J. Robertson, 30, of 211 Taylor Street, allegedly damaged a service station driveway by reckless driving and wheel spinning. Robertson posted 100 dollar bond. Medlin remains jailed on 200 dollar bond awaiting a Friday Municipal Court hearing.
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Fred Medlin
South Main Street
W. B. Sprinkle
East Willis Street
Medlin
Sammy J. Robertson
Taylor Street
Robertson
Piggy Bank Theft Reported at East High Street Apartment
Mazelle Dozier of 530 East High Street told city detectives that $12 was stolen from a piggy bank in her wardrobe. Detectives indicate entry was gained by lifting the back door latch of the Dozier residence sometime yesterday.
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Mazelle Dozier
East High Street
Reds Agree To Exchange Prisoners At Panmunjom
At Panmunjom, General Daniel said the United Nations accepted the sick and wounded repatriation plan. The Communists led by Lee then agreed to an overall prisoner exchange with four conditions including start within seven days and daily deliveries at 500 prisoners, with Panmunjom access and a 300-person cap each side.
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Lee
U. N
Chou En-lai
Panmunjom
Adm
Daniel
Confidence Man Sought By Police
A glib con artist named Jesse Gilmore 35 is wanted after a $200 false pretense scam in Charlotte. He advertised a sales job with a fake firm, accepted bonds from six men, issued bad checks, and fled after a hotel room sting. Police tracked him to Hendersonville but he remains at large.
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Charlotte
Frank Littlejohn
Jesse Gilmore
Gilmore
Charlotte Observer
Tom Timmons
Elkhart
Ind
Timmons
Hendersonville
United States
Girl Rescued After Attempted Drowning in Mississippi River
A 16 year old Mississippi student Virginia Warren of Marks was rescued by Coast Guardsmen in Memphis after she drove to a river bluff wrote an ode then ran into swirling waters and clung to a log. She had been missing from home since Friday.
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Memphis, Tenn
Coast
Iwept
Pete Wiebenga
Virginia Warren
Marks
Coast Guardsmen
Pipeline Extension Planned From Charlotte To Greensboro
The Planta tion Pipe Line Co. will extend its 14 inch line 82 miles from Charlotte to Greensboro North Carolina at an estimated cost of about 4 million dollars. The project aims for completion in the latter part of this year and will boost the companys network moving refined petroleum products through six Southeastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Plantation Pipe Line Co
Charlotte
Greensboro
N.C
New Perrizan Vitamin Tonic Promises Restore Energy
Advertisers claim Perrizan iodine iron vitamin tonic revives exhausted older adults. The copy cites increased red blood cells, gland support, and B vitamins to spark appetite and energy, offering a 30 day satisfaction guarantee from Mann's Two Drug Stores and Eckerd's Drug Store.
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MANN
Eckerd
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UNC Men’s Glee Club
HPHS
DR. J. Howard Williams
Dallas, Texas
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Rochelle
William Cochrane Jr
Mt. Airy
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Jesse Bowman
James River Baptist Church
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Worth Ave. and
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Charlie Monk, JR
Williamsburg
Clyde Lawing
N. C
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High Point, N. C
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