Randolph man dies as tractor overturns on him
R L Harrell a 24 year old Randolph resident was burned to death when a tractor he was plowing with overturned at the edge of a hilltop field near the David Johnson home south of Trinity. Fire crews and the Guil-Rand department fought the blaze as coroner T R Farlowe arranged for removal to Cumby Orrell Funeral Home. Survived by wife and one child. employed at Asheboro Weaving Company.
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Trinity
David Johnson
Randolph County
Jim Bar
Neghbors
Harrell
Guil-Rand Fire Department
Cumby-Orrell Funeral Home
T. R. Farlowe
Cumby-Orrell
Asheboro
Elizabethtown
Alva Hill
Hill
R. B. West
Court appoints Harriss H. Jarrell as judge pro tem
Governor Kerr Scott announced Harriss H. Jarrell a High Point attorney will serve as judge pro tem of the Municipal Court, replacing Walter Crissman who declined. Term expires May 31, 1955. Crissman cited ethics concerns and personal reasons for not serving.
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Forrest Cates
Kerr Scott
Harriss H. Jarrell
Walter E. Crissman
Jarrell
High Point
Harvard Law School
North Carolina State Association
Crissman
Ethics Commission
The
State Bar Association
Code of Ethics
Guilford County
Parking Meters Case Heard By North Carolina Supreme Court
William G. Scoggins Jr. argues before the state Supreme Court that 80 North Carolina communities’ meters are unconstitutional. He says the meters primarily generate revenue and that owning an overparked car should not convict the owner of overparking.
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Raleigh
LLP
North Carolina
State Supreme Court
William G. Scoggins, Jr
Scoggins
Taft Backers Reject Lodge Claim of 500 Ike Delegates
Taft supporters dismissed Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. assertion that Eisenhower would win more than 500 pledged delegates. Lodge, Eisenhower’s backer, faced pushback from Taft ally Sen. John Bricker who called the claim wild. The piece notes current delegate math and ongoing primary battles as both parties vie for convention dominance.
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Washington
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
R-Mass
Eisenhower
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Lodge
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
State Phones Threatened By Pickets
The Associated Press reports roving picket lines threaten North Carolina telephone services as about 10 000 union members pledge to respect Western Electric pickets. In Greensboro Local 10322 CWA said strikers plan to establish scattered picket routes. Local 53 in Charlotte plans a 1 p m five hour meeting at the Armory to discuss strike actions and potential Southern Bell traffic impacts.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Western Electric
Greensboro
A. T. Maddux
Carolinas
Communication Workers of America
CIO
CWA
Charlotte
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Julian B. Wagner
J. F. Kluttz
Charlotte Armory Auditorium
Kluttz
Primary election looms as Taft Eisenhower write ins test
The United States faces its largest presidential primary as Taft and Eisenhower vie for write-in support. Taft advantages include Midwest backing and pledged delegates, while Eisenhower gains from Gov. Lodge and supporters. Stevenson aims to boost Democratic presence with write-ins against Kefauver.
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Estes Kefauver
Eisenhower
John Lodge
Connecticut
Taft
Stassen
Ohio
Stevenson
Kefauver
Congress to Ask Morris To Back Up Statement
Newbold Morris charged James P. McGranery as a real whitewasher and Congress moves to hear Morris under oath. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a full hearing in about two weeks to test the claim. Perlman named acting attorney general while McGranery nominaton awaits Senate action.
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Washington
Newbold Morris
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Senate Judiciary Committee
New York
McCarran
D-Nev
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West Virginia
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Watkins
Utah
Perlman
Philip B. Perlman
FBI
Orris
Sen. Watkins
J. Edgar Hoover
Rep. Keating
R-Ny
Hoover
Keating
Drunk Drivers Lose Permits in March DMV Action
The Motor Vehicles Department announced 894 drivers had permits revoked for drunk driving during March. The release also notes testimony planned by Dr. Kelly E. Bennett of Bryson City and Rep. Redden before a House Agriculture Committee on timber revenues for forest improvement.
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Raleigh
Motor Vehicles Department
Washington
Kelly E. Bennett
Bryson City
Rep
Redden Dnc
House Agriculture Committee
Bennett
North Carolina Park and Parkway Development Commission
High School Senior Granted Graduation Delay In Manslaughter Case
An eight month prison term for Samuel F. Smith 18 of King was suspended to allow graduation with his class next month. Judge J A Rousseau refused to commute the term after a petition signed by 1443 people including school officials jury foreman and teachers urged commuting his sentence for involuntary manslaughter in a Rural Hall student Ann Ogburn road death.
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Winston-Salem
J. A. Rousseau
Samuel F. Smith
King
Ann Ogburn
Rural Hall
Smith
Southeastern Physicists Gather for Record APS Meeting
About 400 physicists from 21 Southern colleges and universities converge in Raleigh for the 18th annual Southeastern section meeting of the American Physical Society. The three day session is expected to be the largest yet with a record 89 technical papers to be presented.
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Raleigh
American Physical Society
Western Union operates in 12 Carolina cities despite strike
Western Union said it is operating in 12 Carolina cities despite a nationwide telegraph strike and expects to open more offices tomorrow. It lists Charlotte and nine North and South Carolina cities including Greensboro Raleigh and Charleston as service points. The AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union is striking for higher pay and a 40 hour week.
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Western Union
Carolina
Ft. Bragg
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Asheville
Hickory
N. C
Columbia
Charleston
Florence
Greenville
S. C
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Western Company
J. R. Mandel- Serine“ Mower
Epg Dar
Ooney
Ee cIo
Radio plan hashes Charleston to sub Charleston in event strike
The Charleston Weather Bureau arranged to transmit and receive messages through amateur radio operators if nationwide telephone service is disrupted by a strike.
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Charleston
D.C
Charleston Weather Bureau
Federation Accepts Executive Secretary Resignation
Directors of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation accepted the resignation tendered last November by Executive Secretary Ross Stevens and voted to eliminate the post at a meeting in Lexington. Stevens offered no comment though friends say he viewed it as a dismissal after organizing the federation in 1945 and serving since at a salary of 6500 dollars annually.
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Lexington
North Carolina Wildlife Federation
Ross Stevens
Stevens
Federation
House Judiciary debates McGrath Morris feud and federal wage strife
A House Judiciary subcommittee moved to probe the McGrath Morris ouster and corruption concerns in the Justice Department. President Truman awaits Morris’s delivery of a reform report while McGrath leaves office. Meanwhile a large scale steel and telephone strike actions disrupt industry nationwide with wage demands.
Telegraph and Telephone Strikes Roil Nationwide Communications
Nationwide labor action shuts telegraph and telephone services as 650,000 CIO United Steelworkers threaten a 12:01 a.m. EST strike. Government plans to seize steel to protect defense, while wage disputes and industry negotiations dominate urgent talks.
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United Press
CIO
United
Feinsinger Seeks Peak-Time Steel Shutdown Settlement
Federal wage chief Nathan P Feinsinger said he had some confidence that union and industry representatives might accept his last minute suggestions to avert a nationwide steel strike at midnight President Truman recalled Secretary of Commerce to Washington from a government seizure effort as thousands already faced the deadline and 100000 steel workers idled Feinsinger spoke after a ninety minute meeting with six major companies' representatives
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New York
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Feinsinger
Truman
Commerce
Charles Anne de Ae
Com
Reds Hint They Are Ready To Concede Soviet Issue
Communist negotiators hinted they would accept Russia as a neutral overseer of a Korea truce if Allies permit Reds to repair airfields. Maj. Gen. Hsieh Fang spoke in a 34 minute subcommittee session as U N Command officials made no official note of the hint.
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Munsan
Korea
Russia
Hsieh Fang
Hsieh
U. N
Omar Bradley
Macon
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Panmunjom
Oil shares lead a mixed market in early trading
Oil stocks rose modestly while most issues held near last close amid thin activity. Investors waited for developments in the steel sector as Amerada Petroleum jumped to 225 while Texas Pacific Land hovered near 187 and Shell Oil rose to 80, with steel and rail securities largely unchanged.
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New York
Amerada Petroleum
Texas Pacific Land
Shell Oil
Northern Pacific
American Woolen
General Motors
Douglas Aircraft
Rich
Weather forecast misprint shows stray value
Weather data presents temperatures with a confusing line stating highs and lows for today and tonight. The forecast lists tonight's low as 86 and tomorrow's high as 70, while today's high is 66 and last night's low is $1, likely OCR error.
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