Rural Ament gy approves $505000 loan for Woodstock EMC
In North Carolina Woodstock Electric Membership Corp. of Belhaven received a $505,000 loan from the Rural Ament gy Administration. In Washington the city adopted the city manager form by 786 to 551 with about 3,000 eligible voters casting ballots. The measure passed by a substantial margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ament Gy Administration
Woodstock Electric Membership Corp
Belhaven
N. C
North Carolina men held after highway death in Virginia
Two men from North Carolina are held on involuntary manslaughter charges after a highway death in Ivor Virginia. Robert Brown 39 of West Jefferson was struck by a car driven by Seldon McNeer of Huntington North Carolina and thrown onto a passing truck. Johnny Yates of Columbia was the truck driver involved as the body rolled under the wheels of the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivor
North Carolina
West Jefferson
J. L. Collins
Robert Brown
Seldon McNeer
Huntington
N. C
Johnny Yates
Columbia
Public oath urged for all public office holders
State American Legion Commander Louis Parker urged an oath for all public officials saying they must denounce all isms except Americanism and pledge loyalty to the United States. He spoke at the 16th District meeting in Elizabethtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Louis Parker
16Th District
Governor rejects call for special session on Pamlico school suit
Gov Kerr Scott says he will not call a special session of the General Assembly to address a federal court suit by 55 Negroes demanding equal school facilities or admission to White schools in Pamlico County. A county delegation had urged a session, but Scott declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Kerr Scott
General Assembly
Pamlico County
Scott
Value Increased Raleigh Cotton Crop Growth Report
Fred T. Johnson of the State Department of Agriculture estimated today that improved ginning increased the value of North Carolina's cotton crop this year by 1,250,000 dollars. He noted 16.4 percent of 1947 cotton was graded rough or substandard, compared with 1.3 percent this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Fred T. Johnson
Cotton
State Department of Agriculture
Egyptian Forces Withdraw From Suez Area After Threats
Egyptian authorities ordered a retreat from Kafr Abu Amr as 6,000 British troops and engineers pressed a road project. British artillery surrounded the area while roads and communications were cut. Egyptian officials cited fear of clashes and the need for a secure route to link garrisons with a water plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Kafr Abu Amr
Interior Ministry
Anl
Neers
Presen
Escape Artist Reunites with Prisoner Lover in Alma Harbor
Homer Cook, a former Army sergeant jailed in Occupied Germany for jailbreaks and officer impersonation, reunites with his German wife Anna Sporrer Cook on the Alma docks after stowing away and evading authorities. Their marriage last April followed his four year sentence in a military prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Alma
Anna Sporrer
Harry
Homer
Germany
Anna
Cook
Rosenheim
States
U.S
Two Truck Collision Fatally Injures Raleigh Man
A Raleigh man, Ollie N. Rogers, died from injuries after his doughnut truck collided with a milk truck driven by Graham Best of Goldsboro, in a crash reported here today. The other driver sustained injuries and was treated at a local hospital.
Winter Storms Sweep West and Midwest Prep for Eastern Cold
The nation faced wintry weather from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes with up to eight inches of snow in parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota. The storm cut telephone service to more than twenty towns in South Dakota, including Pierre, while damage was estimated at $500000 after winds and rain impacted the Southeast and Appalachians. Temperatures rose and fell across regions with warm highs in Florida and California contrasting cold air moving eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Rocky Mountain
North Central
Ohio River Valley
Dakotas
Minnesota
South Dakota
Pierre
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Southwest
Appalachians
Texas
Middle Tennessee
California
Arizona
Birmingham
Newport News
Chattanooga
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Boston
Jacksonville
Fla
Los Angeles
Utilities issue funds to lay gas lines across multiple towns
Carolina Natural Gas Corp started public sale of 1.5 million dollars in securities to finance the installation of natural gas lines. The proceeds will fund construction from the Transcontinental Pipeline arena line to Hickory Newton Conover Granite Falls Lenoir Thomasville and Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Carolina Natural Gas Corp
Newton
Conover
Granite Falls
Lenoir
Thomasville
Lexington
Dallas Furniture Exec Released on Suspension for Tax Evasion
Judge J Johnson J Hayes suspended a three year prison term for Dallas Sanders in a tax case. He must pay nearly 300000 in fines taxes and related penalties within 30 days to remain free. Dallas a principal stockholder in Dallas Inc. bought raw materials for furniture and kept no invoices. co defendant was J D McCrery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ag Gg Hope
Johnson J. Hayes
Sanders Dallas
Dallas
Dishere
U. S
Bryce Holt
Holt
Hayes
Germans call for UN backed elections to unite nation
At the United Nations Paris meeting, West German figures Brentano Ernst Reuter and Hermann Schafer urged international support for elections to reunify Germany. They pressed for an international commission to assess conditions for elections while East German authorities were pressed for a response. The debate marked the first use of a unified German appeal in UN talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Heinrich von
U. N
Brentano
Bonn
Ernst Reuter
West Berlin
Nis
Reuther
Berlin
Hermann Schafer
Palais A Chaillot
Abandon Search For Lost Grandmother On Mountain
The five day hunt for 76 year old Ann Bragg on Double Oak Mountain near Birmingham was cancelled with no trace found. Shelby County Sheriff A E Norwood said hundreds of volunteers scoured the area ten miles south of the city and yielded no clue to her fate. Bragg disappeared while walking between her son and daughter’s homes. The effort had included dangerous wildlife encounters during the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Double Oak Mountain
Shelby County
A. E. Norwood
Here
Ann Bragg
Purge of Czech Reds Intensifies Under Gottwald
Prague radio reports a sweeping reorganization in the Czech Communist Party led by Klement Gottwald. Rudolf Slansky is ousted from power, jailed, and replaced. Clementis and others linked to Titoism are detained as the party quashes dissent within Moscow aligned ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Klement Gottwald
Gottwald
Stalin
Czechoslovakia
Rudolf Slansky
Kremlin
Czech
Russia
Jarmila Taussigova
Slansky
Central Committee
Prague
Moscow
Vlado Clementis
Clementis
Otto Sling
Marie Svermova
Government Clean-out Is Hinted In Washington Probe
Weary House tax investigators renew efforts to unravel a tax scandal involving alleged pressure on Abraham Teitelbaum. The Washington Post reports possible actions by President Truman, including assigning J Edgar Hoover to root out corruption and naming bipartisan lawyers to prosecute officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Post
Truman A
Truman
Post
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
House
Abraham Teitelbaum
Chicago
Teitelbaum
Ways and Means
Charles Oliphant
Internal Revenue Bureau
Oliphant
Man Offers Seat to Woman Sparks Mixed Etiquette Debate
A brief quip suggests a single seat offer pleases a woman while two men offering seats prompts a witty reduction in etiquette. The line captures social norms and humor in public seating conduct.
Stalemate at Panmunjom as UN and Communists clash over armistice
At Panmunjom in Korea the United Nations says armistice talks stalled after the Communists blocked compromise steps. A five hour truce sub committee failed to advance a plan for a second subcommittee and prisoner exchange. UN minor conciliations were rejected while both sides await higher orders before answering key questions on ports of entry and island withdrawals near Wonsan and Chinnampo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
U.N
NCS students riot again forcing tear gas use
Raleigh reports indicate about 300 students rioted on campus for the third night running. Four youths were arrested including a Charlotte teen for tampering with automobiles while three others faced charges for throwing rocks. police halted the unrest after tear gas was deployed and reinforcements arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C. State
Charlotte
Coliseum
William Neal Reynolds Coliseum
Jet Battles Resume Over Northwest Korea in Weekend Skirmishes
In northwest Korea air and ground combat resumed Saturday with three jet duels and limited ground probes. Allied forces reported sporadic Red attacks repulsed with light UN casualties as naval guns shelled positions from Wonsan to Hungnam and a rail yard was hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Northwest
Fifth Air Force
U. N
United Nations
Red
Cnmuet
Rochester
Hungnam Harbor
Ebor
Navy
Kefauver Sees Churchill Invitation To Memphis Visit
Sen. Estes Kefauver cabled Premier Winston Churchill inviting him to Memphis next month to meet cotton growers and receive an honorary degree from Southwestern Cellular. The message aims to plan for the furtherance of international trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiptonville
Tenn
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenny
Winston Churchill
Memphis
Churchill
Weather forecast notes a chilly day ahead
The report shows tomorrow's high around 62 degrees with part cloudy skies. Today’s high near 70 and last night’s low around 63, indicating cool overnight temperatures in the area.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jo Stepinac
Rasi
Yugoslavia
Josip Vranekovic
Stepinac
Zagreb
Oey
Suez
United Press
Zaki Salama
Ibrahim Zaki el Khali
Peter Webb
Vneers
West States
Associated Press
Midwest
West
Atlantic Seaboard
Jacob A
Aes Ie
Malik
ADN
Selim Sarper
Turkey
Trygve Lie
la Knohl
Ways and
Noie
Pat
Knohl
FBI
Henry Grunewald
Uder
Force Justice
Iggstore
James E. Morrison
D-La
Liz
North
Nam II
Howard M. Turner
William
Turner
Communista
Wonsan
Chinnampo
Pyongyang
NCS
Eighth Army Communisque
Central Front
Kefauver
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Charleston
High Point
Ftacksonville
Miami
St. Paul
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
San Francisco
Savannah
Wilmington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!