Watchman killed in North Wilkesboro robbery
North Wilkesboro on August 2 reports the death of 43 year old part time livestock dealer Joe Herman Patrick who worked as a night watchman at the Gaddy Motor Company plant. He was shot four times with a .32 caliber pistol and died after dragging to a phone for help. Police noted the wallet missing and suspected robbery as the motive.
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North Wilkesboro
Joe Herman Patrick
Gaddy Motor Company
Patrick
C. G. Poindexter
Poindexter
Stock Market Edges Forward With Small Gains
New York traders showed a faint inclination to rise with fractional gains on many leading issues. GM fell about a half point as brokers blamed dividend news. Chrysler eased, Studebaker dipped briefly then recovered. Higher prices paid for Goodrich Douglas Aircraft North American Co Commonwealth Southern Phelps Dodge Westinghouse Owens-Illinois American Woolen Northern Pacific Baltimore Ohio Atlantic Coast Line Sinclair Oil and Twentieth Century Fox.
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New York
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Goodrich
Douglas Aircraft
North American Co
Commonwealth & Southern
Phelps Dodge
Westinghouse Electric
Owens - Illinois
American Woolen
Northern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
Atlantic Coast Line
Sinclair Oil
Twentieth Century-Fox
Rites Held For Former Governor J C B Ehringhaus
Governor Scott led state officials and mourners to the Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh for the funeral of former Governor J C B Ehringhaus 67 who died Sunday night at the Sir Walter Hotel. More than 1000 attended and burial followed in Elizabeth City.
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Raleigh
Scott
Elizabeth City
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Church of the Good Shepherd
Edwin A. Penick
Diocese of
North Carolina
Episcopal Church
Ehringhaus
Sir Walter Hotel
Amethyst Returns to Hong Kong After Yangtze Escape
The battered sloop Amethyst reaches Hong Kong under escort aboard the Jamaica after escaping Communist fire on the Yangtze River. Lieut. Cmdr. John S. Kerans earns the Distinguished Service Order as the crew endures a 30 minute bombardment and sorrow for 44 British sailors.
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Jamaica
uPi
Hong Kong
Honk Kong
John S. Kerans
Yangtze River
Nanking
Yangtze
Far Eastern Naval Command
Outboard Boat Beats Blimp and Helicopter in River Rescue
In Columbia South Carolina a flooding Broad River rescue ends with 21 year old Robert Monroe Lee saved by a fire department boat crew led by Clyde Hurst. The marooned fisherman who could not swim spent 11 hours on mid river rock before the quick pull to safety and hospital care.
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Columbia
S. C
Robert Monroe Lee
Columbia Fire Department
Clyde Hurst
State House
Hurst
Lee
Sam
James Dent
Slayings, appointments roil Senate finance committee scene
Former Negro butler admits slaying at Charlotte matron. In Washington, Truman moves lift Attorney General Clark and McGrath to the Supreme Court and Justice posts, with Kerr and Stennis poised for bids to join the Senate finance committee amid shifting seniorities and party balance.
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Charlotte
Washington
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
D-Ri
Justice Department
Senate
Stennis
D-Miss
Kerr
D-Okla
McGrath
Truman
Clark
Finance
Judiciary
District of Columbia
Senator Neely
D-Wva
Finance Committee
Democrats
Administration
Bulwinkle Ends Run for Congress After 27 Years
Rep. Alfred Lee Bulwinkle of North Carolina announced he will not seek re election in 1950 due to ill health. The 66 year old veteran, from Gastonia, said spinal injuries since a 24 year old auto crash prompted retirement and noted seven county district including Cleveland Gaston McDowell Madison Polk Rutherford and Yancey. His 14th term ends Jan. 3 1951 after service in districts 9 10 and 11.
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Washington
Alfred Lee Bulwinkle
North Carolina
Charles Z. Flack
Forest City
Congressional Committee
11Th
Bulwinkle
Gastonia
Bethesda Md
Naval
Cleveland
Gaston
McDowell
Madison
Polk
Rutherford
Yancey
Charles A. Jonas
Lincolnton
AEC Report Outlines Doom and Salvation in Atom Work
The August AEC report to Congress presents a dual view of progress in atomic energy. It notes production of bigger, more potent weapons after tests at Eniwetok in 1948, while also highlighting efforts to use radioisotopes for medical and scientific advances across U S laboratories. The document details studies on radiation effects in bats and mice, growth and blood chemistry, cancer treatment applications, and the broader potential of isotopes as research tools.
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Washington
United State
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Eniwetok
Hiroshima
America
Argonne
Chicago
Union College
House and Senate seek details on Europe arms aid plan
W Averell Harriman urged prompt approval of the administration foreign arms program to shield the coming generation from war. Democrats and Republicans pressed for ironclad use agreements and clear action plans before backing Truman’s 1.4 billion dollar request on arms for allied nations under the Marshall plan. Harriman testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee as Secretary Acheson met with key senators to prepare hearings.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Marshall Plan
Europe
Congress
Harriman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dean Acheson
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Truman
Ingness
Easwers
W . Averell Harriman
Rep
Mansfield
D-Mont
State Prison Discipline To Be Modernized
Governor Scott orders the Highway Commission chair to modernize North Carolina prison discipline after a camp superintendent Ned L. Carpenter was convicted for handcuffing a prisoner to cell bars for 52 hours. Carpenter received nine months suspended with a $200 fine and a rule against future handcuffing. The action follows the conviction and seeks reforms in prison practices.
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Raleigh
Scott
The
Highway Commission
North Carolina
Ned L. Carpenter
Superior Court
Susie Sharp
Richmond
Carpenter
Atlantic Beach Absolve Sheriff Reports No Evidence Found
Beaufort August 2 Sheriff C G Holland says he and deputies found no proof of wholesale gambling or liquor sales to minors at Atlantic Beach after a thorough probe prompted by Daily News reporters. He notes any slot machines, if present, have been removed and rumors remain unconfirmed.
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Beaufort
C. G. Holland
Atlantic Beach
Miami
Fla
Daily News
Border Belt Leaf Prices Slightly Under Year Ago
Opening sales across the Carolinas border belt showed prices just under last year with quality ranging from poor to fair. Chadbourn and Conway reports varied from $54 to $65 per hundred pounds as growers held back top weed awaiting price stabilization.
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Associated Press
Carolinas Border
Chadbourn
N. C
Conway
S. C
Fair Bluff
Tobacco Stabilization Corporation
Imperial Tobacco
Great Britian
Lumberton
Milk Producers To Hear John Brandt
Salisbury August 2 John Brandt president of the National Milk Producers Federation will headline the annual meeting of the North Carolina Milk Producers Federation Thursday An estimated 1000 to 1500 farmers will attend Governor Scott is expected to greet the delegates W Lee Meredith president of the NC federation will report on the local milk marketing situation
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Salisbury
John Brandt
National Milk Producers Federation
N. C Milk Producers Federation
North Carolina
Scott
W. Lee Meredith
N. C. Federation
Courage and Courageous Leadership of Ehringhaus Remembered
In North Carolina memories of John Christopher Blucher Ehringhaus emphasize his courage as governor and orator. Tributes cite his physical mental and moral bravery in crisis including leaving a hospital to govern and supporting a sales tax to keep schools open while cutting salaries and services.
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H. P. Taylor
Council of State
Supreme Court
R. Gregg Cherry
Ehringhaus
North Carolina
John Christopher Blucher Ehringhaus
al Smith
23 Year Old Medlin Confesses to Charlotte Slaying
Charlotte police announce Monroe Medlin a 23 year old former Anderson household employee confessed to killing 68 year old Mrs. Anderson in her Myers Park home during a robbery attempt. Randleman, a 48 year old servant, was badly wounded in the attack and critical in a local hospital. The gun, knife, and warrant were tied to the case.
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Littlejohn
Monroe Medlin
Esley O. Anderson
Anderson Ee
Medlin
Charlotte
Myers Park
Randleman
Charlotte Automobile Sales
Andersons
Anderson
Heavy Primary Turnout In Va
Virginia faced a high turnout as a record Democratic primary vote was anticipated, potentially exceeding 300,000, with the race pitting John S Battle against rivals Miller Edwards Arnold for governor. The outcome could determine leadership of the Byrd era, as Byrd-backed Battle sought to maintain control over state Democratic structures.
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Richmond
Virginia
United States
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
John S. Battle
Francis Pickens Miller
Fisenhower
Horace H. Edwards
Remmie L. Arnold
Petersburg
Arnold
Miller
Edwards
Asheville Lawyer And Waitress Die In Highway Crash
Asheville attorney Robert A. Freeman and waitress Thelma Lewis were fatally injured when a heavy tractor trailer struck the car they were riding five miles south of Asheville on Highway 25 as Freeman tried to turn left. Freeman died two hours after admission to a hospital. Lewis died at the scene. The truck's occupants Harold B. Ramsey and W. B. Stapleton of Winchester, Kentucky, were hospitalized with non serious injuries.
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Asheville
Robert A. Freeman
Thelma Lewis
Highway 25
Freeman
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