Statewide Secondary Road Projects Poised for 25 Million
County boards will review recommended 25 million dollar secondary road improvements over the next two months. About 9 million funds to be spent this year with 16 million carried to 1959. Plans prepared by division engineers. final decision rests with the Highway Commission after county input.
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Raleigh
Boards of Commissioners
State Highway Commission
Ahway Commission
Roa
Highway Commission
Man stages fake drowning to dodge theft hearing
In Wilkesboro North Carolina a man identified as Grant Lyons of Ransom Church staged a fake drowning to avoid a petty theft hearing. A Yadkin River search began Friday after clothes and fishing gear were found on the riverbank then ended when the man was seen in a nearby mountain area. He faced charges for theft of a neighbor's automobile tire chains and was held on an arrest order for failing to appear in court. He was previously free on $100 bond.
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Wilkesboro
N.C
Wilkes County
Grant Lyons
Ransom Church
Church
Hermit Of Neuse Sentenced In Moonshine Case
Leonard Capps aged 59 from Wayne County received a $200 fine a suspended 12 month sentence and two years probation after a moonshine still was found in his woodland cabin near the Neuse River Federal Judge Don Gilliam Oversaw the hearing noting Capps had allowed others to view the equipment and distillation setup.
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Raleigh
Neuse River
Liquor Believed Cause Of Death In North Carolina Farm Incident
Sheriff Neal Thompson tracks a man named White of Rt. 1 Elkin as investigators pursue a death linked to liquor. Two farmers, Wesley Gillespie 46 of Dobson and George Fox Nichols 43 of Mount Airy, were hospitalized after the incident and are recovering.
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Dobson
N.C
Neal Thompson
White
Rt. 1
Elkin
Yester
Ian
Wesley Gillespie
An Elkin Hospital
George Fox Nichols
Rt. 4
Mount Airy
Winston-Salem’s Baptist Hospital
Fiberglass Firm To Open In Edenton North Carolina
A new fiberglass company Edenton Industries Inc. will begin operations this month in Edenton North Carolina producing ing pools. The plant is expected to employ 15 or more persons. S. L. St. John of Wareham Massachusetts serves as general manager for the company.
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Edenton
N.C
Edenton Industries Inc
Ing Pools
S. L. St. John
Wareham
Mass
Coroner Probes Shotgun Death in Black Mountain Case
In Asheville a coroner’s investigation continues into the death of O. F. Blankenship 65 of Kings Mountain who apparently killed himself after shooting his wife Geneva 43 in the foot and ankle during a family car dispute. The wife says he objected to her use of the car and began shooting.
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Asheville
Black Mountain
O. F. Blankenship
Kings Mountain
Geneva
Ausby Utt May Be Arraigned In W S Murder Case
Forsyth Superior Court membership hears Ausby Utt may be arraigned today on a charge of murdering his wife Alice in a January 15 double shooting. Utt, 42, a VA clerk, will be tried in the current two week term. authorities say his wife shot him before killing herself in their apartment. A grand jury returned a true bill.
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Winston-Salem
Harvey Lupton
Ausby Utt
Alice
Utt
Veterans Administration
Forsyth Superior Court
Lupton
Att
Management Institute Set for UNC Chapel Hill
The North Carolina Oil Jobbers Association will hold its third annual management institute at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill from April 21 to 25. Lectures by industry representatives and university business administration faculty are expected to attract attendees.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina Oil Jobbers Assn
University of North Carolina
Ction
Taxi Driver Claims Amnesia In Myrtle Beach Stop
Henry Wood, a Jacksonville taxi driver, says amnesia struck him between Friday morning and Saturday night. He reappeared at a Myrtle Beach police station while his license remains suspended during an investigation into the last known hours in Jacksonville driving for Yellow Cab Co.
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Jacksonville
N.C. W
Henry Wood
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Wood
The
Yellow Cab Co
Union Election Set for Sovelco Mills Workers
A union representation vote is scheduled today for about 50 production maintenance workers at Sovelco Mills Inc in Winston-Salem. The National Labor Relations Board will supervise to determine if workers join the Textile Workers Union of America.
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Winston-Salem
Sovelco Mills Inc
Bor Relations Board
The
Textile Workers Union of America
Medical Scientist Across 33 Hawaiian 34 bine 35 Ribbed fabric x Natura
Partial OCR reads like a puzzle clue list with scattered names and phrases. Mentions a Dr scientist Willie and references to positions and clues interleaved, creating an unclear mosaic of biographical hints, geographic tags, and word fragments.
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Everend
Noted Lensmen Will Teach Southern Short Course
A group of noted lensmen will teach the Southern Short Course in Press Photography in Chapel Hill North Carolina from April 17 to 19. The University of North Carolina organizes the event chaired by Hugh Morton of Wilmington with faculty including Philippe Halsman portrait photographer Charles T Haun Detroit Free Press Joseph Costa Corp and Dick Pope of Cypress Gardens.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina
Hugh Mor
Success Tips From Miss O'Brien The Self Made Boss
HAL BOYLE profiles Miss O'Brien, head of Stani Home Products and a director of three banks. The 4,000 employee firm began with 72,000 in sales, she rose to lead distribution nationwide, and she shares views on women in industry and the price of success. The piece notes her rise from secretary to president and her belief in practical praise and hard work. The Mesabi Range in Minnesota is mentioned as a rich iron ore region.
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New York
Frank Stanley Beveridge
Stani Home Products Co
Westfi Mass
Miss O'Brien
In Port Details From Times-News Report
Dens Florida and Columbus Ohio figures appear in a port related report from Times-News. Names Ellis Brinkley N Kuster Jr and George Tames are cited among locations including Tenn New York.
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Neuse
Management Institute
Tizzy
NEA
Willie
Folkestone
Hal Boyle
Mesabi Range
Minnesota
Colonial
American Marietta
J. Sturgis May & CO
Investment Securities Security
Nat'l, Bank Bidg
High Point
UU i
Eling
Angel Food
Luck's Beans
Rena Ok C
MT FE Fing Cortes
Ipaite
A&p
High Point Enterprise
High
North Main Street
West End Office
English Street
SOUTH
South Main & Linden Sts
Wachovia
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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