Man Ordered to Pay Weekly Support After Pretrial Hearing
In a Caharry civil action, E Presswood was ordered by Judge D C MacRae to pay 15 dollars weekly child or spousal support while awaiting trial. The case revolved around alleged abuse and lack of home privacy, with cross examination revealing unemployment and property sales to cover bills. Lawyers planned an appeal.
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Caharry
Municipal
Slawyering
Armie Lee Presswood
E. Presswood
Iswood
Presswood
D. C. MacRae
Air Force B-29 crash near ORTH Texas kills crew
A B-29 bomber from a Shreveport area base crashed two miles south of Carswell Field near ORTH Texas at noon. One crew member was killed and several injured as the craft exploded at impact, the nose and center sections damaged. Survivors fled as flames swept the wreckage across the field and the fuel ignited, with emergency units responding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Base
Shreve
Carswell Air
Child Injured When Struck By Automobile
Seven year old Earl Hilliard of 904 Millis was slightly injured when his bicycle moved into the path of a car in the 900 block of West Broad Street. He was taken to Boulevard unit hospital for bruises. Investigating officers deemed the accident unavoidable and will not file charges against Gene Cope of 709 Redding, the car’s driver. Police said the boy entered Broad from Taylor Street on his bicycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hilliard
Millis
West Broad Street
Boulevard Unit Hospital
Sechrest Ambulance
Gene Cope
Redding
Broad
Taylor Street
Johnson & Johnson announces 6.5 percent wholesale price increases
Johnson & Johnson says wholesale prices rise by an average of 6.5 percent, mainly affecting cotton and textile products such as absorbent cotton bandages and adhesive tape. George F. Smith, president of the medical supply company, comments on the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
Johnson & Johnson Today
George F. Smith
Medical Supply Company
Reservists Told to Report for Government Transport
Local recruiters announced army and air force reservists called to active duty should report to the local recruiting office to obtain government transportation to their reporting station. An aviation cadet project officer will visit August 28 to interview and administer qualifying exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Air Force
Army and Air Force
Aviation Cadet Project
Negro Brought To High Point From Virginia
A 28-year-old resident from Route 1 was brought to High Point from Virginia early today and jailed on a capias for drunken driving with a $1,000 bond. Shirley McCollum, jailed on the same charge, faced the bond set. Jesse F. Saunders, 37, of 516 Cross, also held on a capias for failing to appear for drunken driving and a $1,000 bond. Trial for both is set for tomorrow's Municipal court session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Virginia
Shirley McCollum
Capias
Jesse F. Saunders
Cross
Executive Found Shot in Houston Home
Craig F. Cullinan president of American Republics Corporation was found shot to death at his Houston home. He served as first chairman of directors of the Texas State University for Negroes established in 1947. Justice of the Peace W C Ragan held an inquest but no verdict yet returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Craig F. Cullinan
American Republics Corporation
Texas State University For
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Ragan
Engagement announced for Wake County teacher and New York financier
Mrs Beatrice Leach announces the engagement of her daughter Juanita Beatrice to Mr Withers Gill Dunovant son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Dunovant of New York City Miss Leach teaches in the Wake County school system Dunovant will complete a B S degree in August The wedding is set for August 26 1950 in this city Also reported are the death of Mrs Maggie Parker and funeral details plus a revival at Spiritual Holy church and a patient at Kate Bitting Hospital The Playground of the Air participants and Teen Age Library Society meetups are noted for local community groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Leach
Juanita Beatrice
Withers Gill Dunovant
Leonard Dunovant
New York City
Miss Leach
Wake County
Dunovant
Maggie Parker
Hoover Street
Nash County
Calvin Parker
Blanche Summiler
Rocky Mount
Margaret Parker
High Point
Florine Dockery
Oklahoma City
Annie Pearl Parker
Pauline Rhinehardt
Durham
Doris Parker
Ruby Parker
Randolph Parker
Montgomery
Ala
Thomas Parker
Melvin Parker
Anne Harrison
N. C
Hairlips Chapel
No Fanfare For Miss Chadwick As She Returns
Florence Chadwick returns to the United States after swimming the Channel in 13 hours 12 minutes, beating Gertrude Ederle's time by 71 minutes. She arrives without a Broadway parade or ticker tape, receives a formal welcome from aviation official Capt. Behr, and plans a short New York stay before heading home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florence Chadwick
Gertrude Ederle
United States
Kenneth P. Behr
Marine and Aviation
Miss Chadwick
Broadway
Miss Ederle
Jimmie Walker
San Diego
Calif
Prices Leveling Off In Border Belt Flue Cured Tobacco
Prices appear to have peaked in the Carolinas border belt as volume rises. Opening week heavy prices were set and broken last week. yesterday's sales showed generally unchanged levels with small upticks in some grades offset by minor declines in logs and primings. Nominal changes were about one dollar per hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Carolinas
Strike at Packard Plant Ends Three Months of Labor Peace
DETROIT August 15 The CIO United Auto Workers called a walkout of Packard's 8 000 employees at midnight ending three months of labor peace in the auto industry The strike during production of the 1951 model followed a contract dispute over pensions insurance and a cost of living increase It was far less disruptive than the Chrysler walkout which idled about 150 000 workers and affected Chrysler's 85 000 employees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Packard
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
UAW
CIO to Oust 3 Unions at August Board Meeting
The CIO national executive board plans to oust three Communist-leaning unions at its August 29 meeting in Long Beach California. A Knight president of the Oil Workers Union and former chairman of the CIO trial board that heard charges against the Longshore Marine Cooks and Stewards and Fishermen's unions said at the annual convention that astounding findings were learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
CIO National Executive Board
A. Knight
Oil Workers Union
Knight
CIO Trial Board
Hudspeth Receives 12 Month Assault Sentence
Raymond Hudspeth, 31, of Bundy Road, drawn a 12 month term in Municipal Court on an amended assault on a minor female charge. He appealed and posted a $500 bond after the judge found insufficient evidence for the original count of assault with intent to rape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hudspeth
Bundy Road
D. C. MacRae
Hudspeth
Carl W. Rice
South Green
Dallas Pittman
Daniel Brooks
Thomasville
Route 3
Paul C. Beck
R. G. McCoy
Emmett Hilliard
Deputy to be tried here on August 28
A man described as a supposed deputy sheriff of King was arrested Friday night on charges of violating the prohibition law and carrying a concealed weapon. His trial was postponed to August 28 after the Municipal court delayed it citing the need to take tobacco to market. He was arrested following a collision on Main Street and claimed to be a Stokes county fee deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Main
Stokes County
Durham Demands Trained Personnel At Draft Stations
Rep. Durham of North Carolina urged Defense Secretary Johnson to halt draftees physicals by inadequately trained personnel. He cited a Durham Morning Herald report claiming enlisted staff at Raleigh induction stations performed examinations that require a commissioned physician under army rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Washingtogn
D-Nc
Army
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Johnson
Durham Morning Herald
Raleigh
N. C
Reynolds Co Named Winner of Labor Vote
The labor election at R J Reynolds Tobacco Co ended with 4 504 opposed to the union and 4 438 for the union after a recount of 133 challenged ballots 123 no union votes and 10 for the union The outcome gave the union a 47 vote majority once unchallenged ballots were considered Reed Johnston head of the National Labor Relations Board office here said there would be no appeal of the final result
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers Union
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
FTA
Reed Johnston
National Labor Relations Board
McCarthy Seeks Reenlistment From Chicago Fire Dept
Joseph McCarthy a 39 year old Marine Medal of Honor recipient and fire department ambulance chief in Chicago has requested immediate active duty. He holds a reserve captain’s commission and told five officials he wants to be called up at once for Marine Corps service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph McCarthy
Chicago Fire Department
Marine Corps
McCarthy
Fire Department
Marines
Draft Board Lists Names C 14 Delinquent
A local draft board lists 14 youths as delinquent for failing to return or complete questionnaires. Names include Edward Cotton, Charles D Brookshire, Herbert D Servis, David L Byerly, Jack Crowder, Ja W Lambeth, and Thomas L Jones among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Board
Edward Cotton
Charles D
Brookshire
F Green
Hobart E. Milan
Jack D. Suilley
Marvin L. McGuire
Va Ridge
Herbert D. Servis
David L. Byerly
High Po
Jack Crowder
Cha T. Britt
South Main
Ja W. Lambeth
Parkway
Fort G. Garner
Fort C. Sink
Park
Carlos Kacprnak
Steele
Thas L. Jones
Perry
Precautionary Shelters Planned Near Elmendorf AFB
The Elmendorf Air Force Base and nearby housing areas will dig bomb shelters and trenches after a staff meeting of the 57th Fighter group, the base newspaper Sourdough Sentinel reported yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alask Anchorage
Alaska
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Sourdough
Tinel
Fatal Bus Crash Near Santander Kills Seven
A suburban bus plunged from a highway embankment near Santander in August, killing seven people and injuring forty two. The driver reportedly swerved to avoid a truck before the crash. Authorities investigate the sequence of events and the vehicle’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santander
Spain
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Ian
Orth
Tex
Cen
eWend
Wachovia
Wachovia. Bank and Trust Company
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Great Britain
Canada
Spiritual Holy Church
Sherrod Street
L. R. Reed
Kate Bitting
Mary Huff
Woodbury St
Carl Saunders
Trenton
Mooresville
Ada Jones
Playground of the
Leonard Street
Christine Huff
Clyde Parker
James Ballad
Nancy Chapel
Edna E. Phi
Juanita Leach
Mann’s Drug Stores
Draft Board
D C
Tomo Bright
Belk- Stevens
Igh Point
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