Police and SBI Nab Wilkes Man In Roadside Murder Case
Local police and the State Bureau of Investigation arrested 31 year old Joseph Benjamin Bullis in connection with a December murder near North Wilkesboro. Feliz Curtiss was found shot beside his car on a rural Wilkes county road. SBI agent Guy Scott said other arrests had been made but details would come after further investigation. Bullis had been working in a High Point tire shop recently.
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State Bureau of Investigation
Wilkes County
Joseph Benjamin Bullis
Feliz Curtiss
Curtiss
North
Wilkesboro
SBI
Guy Scott
Winston-Salem
Bullis
High Point
Fink Reelected President of State Labor Federation
Salisbury leader C A Fink was reelected president of the State Federation of Labor at its annual convention in Winston-Salem. He defeated Durham’s P M Taylor 125 to 75 amid nomination fireworks. Also reelected were VP R B Robertson and secretary treasurer James W Lazenby. Chaplains chosen were Rev A D Owens and J D Stoner.
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Winston-Salem
Cc. A. Fink
Salisbury
State Federation of Labor
Fink
P. M. Taylor
Durham
E. R. Williamson
Labor Journal
Lou Rhodes
Southern Afl
Williamson
R. B. Robertson
Asheville
James W. Lazenby
S. C. Jones
Burlington
A. D. Owens
Reidsville
J. D. Stoner
15-Year-Old Ben Taylor Wins Fisher Body Scholarship
Detroit August 16 Ben Taylor 15 of Maple North Carolina receives a $1000 Fisher Body Craftsmen's Guild scholarship after earning fourth place in the junior division of the model automobile contest. The award was presented last night in Detroit.
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Detroit
Ben Taylor
Maple
N. C
Fisher Body Craftsmen’s Guild
Another Charge Of Lottery Put Against Negro
A 43 year old local Negro with seven prior arrests on lottery charges was jailed yesterday on another lottery operating charge. Ernest McCorkle of 710 Leonard Street was accused of possessing a quantity of butter and egg lottery tickets. He was freed on a 300 dollar bond for Municipal court Friday.
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Ernest McCorkle
Leonard Street
McCorkle
Tri City AA Meeting Held Tonight Hosted by High Point
The regular tri city AA meeting will take place tonight at the local AA hall with the High Point chapter hosting the Greensboro and Winston Salem chapters. Members from neighboring towns are expected to attend as well.
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Tri-City
High Point
Grensboro
Winston-Salem
Truman Criticizes Senate Highway Aid Plan
President Truman denounces a Senate Public Works Committee bill for six hundred twenty million dollars yearly highway aid as excessive, urges a 500 million dollar cap, and urges funds limited to the federal aid system amid defense needs and international tensions. The article notes Senate debate timing and prior objections from Senator Douglas.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Chavez
D.nm
Senate Public Works Committee
Douglas
D.-Ill
Second Man Is Held After Break-Ins
A second local man was to be taken to Carolina Beach for break-ins and larceny in Carolina Beach and Myrtle Beach. Police said Marvin McGuire, 23, was arrested last Saturday and sent to Carolina Beach. Homer Hedgecock, 17, was picked up and held pending transfer as officers searched McGuire's home for stolen clothing valued between 400 and 500 dollars.
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Carolina Beach
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Marvin
McGuire
W. C. Johnson
Homer Vernon Hedgecock
High Point Rt. 1
Hedgecock
Carolina’ Beach
Johnson
Endocarditis Treated With Penicillin Early Care Emphasized
Medical notes stress early detection of subacute bacterial endocarditis especially in patients with damaged heart valves and fever over a week. It highlights symptoms such as fever weight loss anemia and limb pains, and explains culture testing and the penicillin drip regimen including potential eight week courses for relapses.
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King
Leo Loewe
New York
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