Satire and Gifts Mark North Carolina Assembly Lovefeasts
In Raleigh on Friday night satire mingled with affectionate tributes at senate and house lovefeasts. Lt. Gov. and Mrs. Taylor and Speaker and Mrs Ramsay received gifts, pillow cases were given to house members, and humorous songs and “monkey gifts” entertained attendees. Senator Currie was teased over trucker issues while Governor Scott praised progressive legislation and pledged to push NC forward.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Pat Taylor
K. €. Ramsay
Ramsay
Frank Taylor
Appropriations Committee
Jeff Wilson
Rep. L. A. Martin
ABC
George Penny
Greensboro
Claude Currie
Currie
Scott
Assembly
North Carolina
Grand Jury to Receive Names Of 5 Involved In Robberies
State's Attorney J Bernard Wells will present the names of five persons accused in two Baltimore bank robberies to the grand jury. The incidents netted over 34000 by three armed robbers at Oc cident Federal Savings and Loan and Union Trust Walbrook branch. Roy L Mann 27 a former Marine policeman from Sabraton West Virginia has pleaded guilty to the holdups and to two minor Baltimore robberies. Two women Mary H Close 22 and Anna Bennett 24 have pleaded innocent as accessories and are held on 5000 bail each. Their husbands Carl Close 31 and James Bennett 22 are in FBI custody in Tennessee charged with conspiracy. The FBI is to transfer Clos e and Bennett to Maryland for trial. Two others arrested with Close in Tennessee will be sent to West Virginia for trial in the Follawsbee holdup. They are Joseph W Moran 24 Pittsburgh and Audrey Fay Lynn 22 Hickman County Tennessee. They are also charged in the Baltimore holdups.
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Baltimore
J. Bernard Wells
Occident Federal Savings and Loan Association
Union Trust Company
Walbrook
Roy L. Mann
Sabraton
W. Va
Bethel Street
Pittsburgh
Carl Close
James Bennett
FBI
Tennessee
Follawsbee
U. S
Tom Clark
Close
Bennett
Maryland
West Virginia
Follawsbee Bank
Joseph W. Moran
Audrey Fay Lynn
Hickman County
Peaceable cohabitation claim at world peace congress
V. P. Volgin of the Soviet academy urged that capitalism and communism can coexist peacefully at the World Congress for Peace in Paris. He defended the Soviet system against Rogge’s charges of political restrictions and criticized the United States over atomic energy spending, while attack on Western imperialism continued.
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Paris
V. P. Volgin
Soviet Academy of Sciences
World Congress For Peace
Volgin
Congress
O. John Rogge
U. S
Rogge
United States
Soviet Union
Soviet Academy
Junion
Russia
West
Break-ins Reported at Local Service Station and Stand
Police report two break ins on North Main Street and Park Street last night. Pure Oil Service Station at 700 North Main Street was entered by breaking glass with 50 pennies and a carton of cigarettes missing. Sawyer's Stand on Park Street reported entry by drilling a rear door, two cartons of cigarettes and two dollars in change stolen. Piccolo reportedly suffered a break in with about four dollars taken.
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North Main Street
Sawyer
Park Street
Coble Dairy Cuts Wages Amid Milk Market Decline
Lexington April 25 The Coble Dairy Company announces a 10 per cent wage reduction for its 1 000 workers. Executive vice president D R Coltrane cites a general market decline in milk and milk products and vows cost cuts to return to normal postwar operations. He notes milk product prices have fallen about 30 per cent in a year and hints at a possible further price move in about a week.
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Lexington
Coble Dairy Company
D. R. Coltrane
Coltrane
Jamestown Woman Severely Burned While Cooking
Mrs. George Taylor an 80 year old Jamestown resident was severely burned when her clothing caught fire while she cooked in her kitchen. She was admitted to Memorial hospital Washington street unit with third degree burns and her condition remained undetermined at 2 p m doctors said.
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George Taylor
Jamestown
Washington Street
Memorial Hospital
Probation After Death Sunday Lesson at Christian Science Churches
The Sunday Lesson-Sermon on Probation After Death featured scripture from John 5 24 and Psalm 138 8 with Mary Baker Eddy’s Life is deathless Life on page 487. The service conveyed the view that life is deathless and man reflects divine truth both before and after what is called death.
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Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Regional Boy Scouts Meet in Charlotte Officials discuss council finances
A regional Boy Scouts of America meeting is held in Charlotte with leaders from North and South Carolina and Georgia in attendance. From High Point, George Covington Roscoe Sowers Clark Johnson Bunn Hackney Roy Funderburke Harry Brown Finch and S W Freeze participate. Uwharrie council officials will discuss finances at the gathering.
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Boy Scouts of America
Charlotte
Carolinas
Georgia
High Point
George Covington
Roscoe Sowers
Clark Johnson
Bunn Hackney
Roy Funderburke
Harry Brown Finch
Uwharrie Council
Thomasville
S. W. Freeze
China Grove
Two Charges Against Local Man Arrested by Police
Clay Burton, 51, of 813 English Street, was arrested by High Point police on two counts. He faces operating a lottery and selling beer without a license. Police say he sold beer without a license at 108 Vail Street and had baseball tickets in his possession related to the lottery warrant.
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Clay Burton
English Street
High Point
Burton
Vail Street
Assembly Puts 1 295 New Laws On The Books
Raleigh April 25 The general assembly adjourned after a 94 day session enacting 1 343 laws and 491 resolutions in the house and senate total 1 834 proposed during the 1949 session Fourth longest on record.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
House
Senate
Governments Abroad Would Control News
New York April 25 A AP board report notes governments abroad trend toward news control but cites an AP representative in accessible parts of the globe ensuring independent world news coverage. The annual meeting will elect six directors and consider 17 associate membership applications including The Lexington Dispatch and Roanoke Rapids Herald.
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New York
Associated Press
Globe
Worldwide News Gathering Cooperative
United States
Lexington
N. C
Dispatch
Roanoke Rapids
Herald
Textile Sales Of Britain Suffering
Manchester April 25 Britain faces a doomed textile export outlook unless weavers cut labor and expand loom use. A government commission reports on Lancashire mills showing a pilot with 3000 looms raised man hours per unit by 89 percent and earnings by 43 percent.
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Manchester
Eng
Britain
Tony
Lancashire County
One Man Killed as 100000 Fans Rush To Tokyo Doubleheader
In Osaka a tragic rush to reach a Tokyo Giants versus Hanshin Tigers doubleheader left one dead and 27 injured. More than 100000 fans crowded the 73000 seat stadium as players and spectators spilled onto the field during a fifth inning homer delaying the game, with the Giants winning 11 to 1 and losing the nightcap 3 to 1.
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Osaka
Japan
Tokyo Giants
Hanshin Tigers
Giants
Registration Books Open One Week Before May 1949 Election
Notice records the reg istration books open for one week between the 1949 primary and general elections on May 3. Books are available Saturday April 23 through Saturday April 30 with registrars at polling places April 23 and 30. Books close at Sunset on those dates. voters urged to register. R. M. Martin, Chairman High Point Municipal Board of Elections.
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Board of Elections
R. M. Martin
High Point Municipal Board of Elections
Two Arrested In Killing Of Opera Singer
Atlanta police report two arrests in the killing of Metropolitan Opera tenor John Garris. A .38 caliber Belgian pistol tied to the case led to Grover Pulley and Wilbert Woodward, with Pulley jailed on firearms charges and Woodward held without charge. Memorial services in Dallas drew about 300 Met Opera members.
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Atlanta
Metropolitan Opera
John Garris
FBI
Washington
Herbert Jenkins
North Carolina
Grover
Tojo) Pulley
Clinton
S. C
Pulley
Wilbert Woodward
Laurens
Woodward
Dallas
Tex
Metropolitan Opera Company
Garris
Opera Company
Atanta
Try Trees For Weather Predicting
An industrial engineer reports that scientists at three universities measure trees electrical impulses to forecast weather. Using an electronic potentiometer, they chart impulses and find trees react to storms days before disturbances. The exact parallel is not yet known.
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Philadelphia
Brown Instrument Company
Why big firms absorb small ones over founder control
Chicago April 25. Dr. Burleigh Gardner of Social Research Inc says many small firms in the 250000 to 5000000 assets range fail after the founder dies due to lacking an executive hierarchy. He cites President Truman’s advisers and notes absorption often follows loss of leadership, urging early development of managerial talent.
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Loyd Brady
Chicago
Burleigh B. Gardner
Social Research Inc
Gardner
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Dr. Gardner
Noted lines author and two famous births
The lines come from the Bible verse Song of Solomon 2 12 13. Captain Marryat was a British novelist and sea captain. The two largest islands of Europe are Greenland and Iceland. The Great Salt Plains are in Oklahoma. No horse has won the Kentucky Derby twice due to strict entry and race conditions allowing only one winner per year.
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Captain Marryat
Europe
Great Salt Plains
King Solomon
Solomon
Land
Scotland
Wales
Iceland
Oklahoma
Weyer F tewVer Wexey Euuwer
Boxing great recounts titles and comebacks
The column notes Bob Fitzsimmons as world champion, mentions defeats of Jim Betts, Gus Ruhlin, and Tom Sh after winning the title, and recalls a failed comeback attempt on July 4 191 in Reno Nevada against Jack Johnson. It also offers dated character forecasts and general guidance.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Bett
Gus Ruhlin
Tom Sh
Reno
Nev
Jackson
Birthday greetings for Ella Fitzgerald and Walter de la Mare
Readers note today marks the birthdays of singer Ella Fitzgerald and poet Walter de la Mare as well wishers send anniversary messages.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Walter de la Mare
Prognathous definition and origin
Definition of prognathous meaning having jaws projecting beyond the upper face. Etymology traces to Greek Gna thos with roots in Gna thos.
Youth at Throttle William Johnson Seeks Railway Job
In Hengoed Wales eight year old William Johnson writes to British Railways saying he wants to be a locomotive engineer and may be too young but asks to be on the 1956 job list. He adds his two year old brother wants to be a fireman on his train. Railways places their names at the bottom of the list.
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Hengoed
Wales
William Johnson
British Railway Administration
William
British Railways
Divine Wisdom Quotation Attributed to Emmanuel Borg
A brief attribution notes a phrase about divine essence and wisdom credited to Emmanuel Borg, reflecting philosophical or spiritual sentiment.
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Emmanuel Borg
Puzzle Clues and Final Odd Line Remain Unclear
A jumble of trivia and garbled text asks about Solomon, a British naval writer, a composite island, Oklahoma, and a confusing horse race rule. The final garbled words add no clear meaning.
United Nations Aids Filipino Children in Feeding Program
Manila reports UN backed effort to feed and restore health to needy Filipino children. At full speed the program aims to feed sixteen thousand four hundred youngsters through the International Child Emergency Fund across the Philippines. The government also contributes milk and meat at one hundred eighty nine feeding centers including hospitals and schools. James E. McCall, Freeport, program manager, says aid will reach nursing mothers as well.
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Manila
Uni
Philippines
Pines
James E. McCall
Freeport
Camel Mildness Test Teases Taste and Throat Comfort
An ad invites readers to try a 30 day Camel taste and throat test. It touts Camel rich flavor and mildness, urging smokers to see if their palate and throat respond by switching to Camels.
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Gene
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Coble Dairy Co
Boy Scouts
Oliver Cromwell
England
Guglielmo Marconi
Spain
United Nations
San Francisco
Council of Foreign Ministers
James Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Georges Bidault
Italy
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
Kansas City
Puck
Miss Renault
Julian Eltinge
George Arless
Sadie Thompson
Carroll, O
Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Wuhan
Golfdom
Lew
P.G.A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N.C
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