One Act Play By Barrie Drama Class At Assembly
Drama class at the college will present The Old Lady Shows Her Medals in a one act London set comedy. Marian Stine plays Mrs Dewey with Dan Whitton as Kenneth and Betsy Baker as Mrs Mickelham in a cast that includes Brummitt Lewis and Robert Glisson. Second production by the class follows future dates for Sayoran Town by Thornton Wilder.
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Barrie
Risto
Dewey
London
Marian Stine
Kenneth
Dan Whiton
Betsy Baker
Mickelham
Brummitt
Nineteen Die As Plane Crashes Near Charleston
A military funeral mission ended in a fiery crash on a mountain top eight miles north of Charleston. Nineteen of 21 occupants perished, including officers from Godman AFB Kentucky escorting Jet Woodford W. Sutherland. The West Virginia Air National Guard unit had been in service recently. One survivor remained in a Charleston hospital with 50-50 chances of recovery.
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Charleston
W. Va
Air Force
Godman Air Force Base
Kentucky
Jet Woodford W. Sutherland
St. Albans
Eglin Field
Fla
Sutherland
Ore
West Virginia Air National Guard
Ware
Harry K. Blackhurst
Birthdays 90 Years Apart in Central Falls
Mrs. Olympe Morissette celebrated her 90th birthday in Central Falls after noting 10 living children, 42 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. A caller then announced the birth of her 45th grandchild, completing a sequence with a hundredth descendant.
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Central Falls
R. 1
Olympe Morissette
Seven Die Violently in North Carolina Weekend Events
The Associated Press reports at least seven deaths from violence in North Carolina over the weekend. Victims include Walter Otis Watts 46 near Marshville James E Taylor 16 of Scotland Neck killed in a grade crossing collision involving an Atlantic Coast Line train near Norfleet station. Others are Boyd Cassiday 29 found dead near Wadesboro Charles Oscar Thomas 49 of Mt Airy who burned gasoline in a running car seven year old Betty Jean Presser killed in Oakboro and two people Lindsay Roosevelt Gold 44 and Peggy Mae Crawford 20 of Trinity killed when their car wrecked near Thomasville.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Marshville
Walter Otis Watts
Union County
James E. Taylor
Route 1
Scotland Neck
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfleet
Taylor
Rocky Mount
Boyd Beckham Cassiday
M. J. Hartsell
Jchild
Calvin Lambert
Thomasville
Lindsay Roosevelt
Textile union activises food relief for strike workers
The Textile Workers Union of America announced a relief food allotment plan for Highland Cotton Mills workers and families. Registration is underway with first rations expected Thursday or Friday, aiding over 1,000 workers and dependents as 40,000 strikers in 47 mills across five states may participate.
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Textile Workers Union of America
Robert Parker
North Central Joint Board
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Parker
Greensboro
Virginia
North Carolina
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Louisiana
Alabama
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Gold-Tex Fabrication
Rock Hill
S. C
Assembly Considers Recess Instead of Sine Die
Raleigh April 9 legislative leaders weigh a possible recess of the North Carolina General Assembly rather than sine die adjournment. A recess would allow the assembly to set a return date and avoid a governor call for a special session, while a postponement could be seen as a lack of confidence in the executive.
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Danger Point
North Carolina
General Assembly
Secretary of State
Senate
Worthington Heads Key Assembly Committees
Rep. 5. O. Worthington of Pitt leads the calendar and rules committees shaping the general assembly’s early work and final action. His influence prompts some to joke about changing his name to Alpha Omega for his long service and control. A later debate centers on the fishing worm bill, seen as a political pressure point about new taxes and federal funds, with opponents like Rep. Alonzo Edwards warning against taxing the poor and rural residents.
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General Assembly
O. Worthington
Pitt
Samuel Otis
North
House
Senate
Pea
Alonzo Edwards
Scott Set for Busy Week with Hope and Banquet
Governor Scott plans a portrait unveiling for Charlies B. Aycock in Raleigh. He attends a Durham dinner honoring Bob Hope and other celebrities with a Hope radio show broadcast that night. A luncheon at North Carolina State College and a NC Press Photographers banquet in Chapel Hill are on the schedule.
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Raleigh
Scott
Hope
Alamance County Hospital
Charlies B. Aycock
Durham
Bob Hope
N. C
Dairy Council
Chapel Hill
Two Girls and Man Die as Abandoned Bomber Crashes
A disabled B 25 with three crewmen parachuted to safety after forced landing. It struck a suburban cottage killing Kay Snyder seven and Rene Denise Snyder two months and Irvin Guyer of Cranford New Jersey. The children's parents and aunt were injured.
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Washington
Irvin Guyer
Cranford
N. J
Kay Snyder
Rene Denise Snyder
Guyer
Samuel Snyder
Chesapeake Bay
Air Force
Flood Fears Rise as Minnesota River Swells Over Levees
The Minnesota River breached levees at north Mankato and upstream towns flooding twelve miles of streets. About 150 volunteers built emergency dikes while 4,300 residents were evacuated or left homeless. Four hospitalized and others sickened by carbon monoxide from a basement pump engine after a house exploded.
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Kota
Minnesota
North Mankato
Mankato
St. Peter
Oak
New Ulm
Trading Slows To Quiet Pace On Market
Trading slowed to a quiet pace on the New York market after an active opening. Prices remained mixed with changes in a narrow range. Consolidated copper mines stood out as a star performer as 10 000 shares changed hands at the opening with a small advance before sales continued.
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New York
Consolidated Copper Mines
Trent Affair incident provoked British protest
During the Civil War two Confederate commissioners were removed from the British ship Trent by a U.S. war vessel. Britain lodged a stern protest over the action.
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England
Railroad group slips as market drifts lower
The railroad group, which has led the market both on its downward and upward paths in recent weeks, was fairly solidly on the losing side. Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio were off fractions.
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Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
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