Two youths executed for murder in North Carolina
Raleigh, Dec. 11. Two teenage Negro defendants, Frank Ballard, 17, and Willie Matthews, 18, were put to death by electric chair for the murder of Frank Stewart, a Rowan county filling station operator. Ballard received two shocks, Matthews followed after, the double execution completed by 10:50 AM. Ballard uttered last words about heaven, Matthews recited the Lord's Prayer as the first shock silenced him. Ballard’s executor Garland Jones and operator J L Perkins attended. Their appeals had been filed but not pressed after confessions.
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Raleigh
Iee Matthews
J. W. Ballard
Frank Stewart
Rowan County
Ballard
Atthews
Thomason
Matthews
Heaven
Stewart
Salisbury
Supreme Court
Garland Jones
J. L. Perkins
Well Known Negro Citizen Dies Here
Charlie Watkins well known colored resident of the city died at his home on Kivett drive last night at 11 o clock. He operated a restaurant for many years and had friends among white and colored citizens. He is survived by three daughters and a grandson. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the M E Zion church.
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Charlie Watkins
Kivett Drive
Watkins
M. E. Zion Church
Serow at London Zoo Stuns with Eight Foot Jump
Patrons at the London Zoo can view Europe's only captive serow a goat antelope three feet tall known for leaping. The animal native to eastern Asia can clear an eight foot obstacle with ease making it a notable exhibit.
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London
London Zoo
Europe
Asia
Best News Tip Winners Named by The Enterprise
The Enterprise announces tip prizes for readers who reported local incidents. J C Dillard, Mrs 4 B Wood, Austin Surrey, and C A Ring Jr share awards for tips on a West Side sewage plant duck shoot and a fatal auto train collision.
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J. C. Dillard
Thistle Street
Enterprise
Clifton
Ring
High Point Hospital
Robichaux Holiday Visit in Emerywood Family Home
L. G. Robichaux arrived today to spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Robichaux and their young son at the home of Mrs. Robichauxs father W. D. Simmons in Emerywood.
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L. G. Robichaux
Veterans Parade for Bonus Payoff Lights Up High Point
Several hundred ex servicemen and locals joined a Veterans of Foreign Wars Bonus Payoff Night parade and program at the Junior high school. The event featured addresses by VFW leaders and community figures, with remarks urging veterans to receive their promised bonuses and join service organizations. A humorous mishap occurred when Bruce Carraway and Rep. Thomas Turner Jr toppled over a chair during the proceedings.
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High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ray Street
Main Street
Bruce H. Carraway
American Legion
Thomas Turner, Jr
Dr. Co. 8
Grayson
J. W. McMahon
Gaston A. Johnson
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
Turner
United States
Grover H. Jones
Carraway
A. E. Bennett
Winston-Salem
Mann and Economy Drug Stores
Kester Furniture Company
Sechrest and Yow Funeral Homes
Redwine Hardware
Garner Takes Speaker's Chair in Frenzied Democratic Rally
Herbert Plummer recounts Jack Garner’s opening day as speaker with a forceful push for order. Democrats roared in celebration while Garner, welcomed between Snell and Rainey, vowed not to promise but to lead. The gavel, a Texas gift, echoed amid the chamber as the new era began.
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Washington
Jack” Garner
House of Representatives
Speaker
Jack
Longworth
Garner
Bertrand Snell
Henry Rainey
Greensboro Couple Tragedy Follows Husband's Death
Greensboro reports a tile contractor, Austin Smith, 65, died from a bullet wound after telling police an unidentified man shot him. His widow Mrs. Austin Smith, coping with illness, fled her home at 3 a.m. and drowned herself in nearby water. her body recovered hours later. Police view the double tragedy as the result of the husband’s self-inflicted wound prior to his death.
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Greensboro
Austin Smith
Smith
Polce
New York Cotton Mixed Start as Liverpool Loss Flows
Early session trading in New Orleans showed fair buying with a firmer New York open, but prices slipped from highs as stocks weighed. January at 5.96, March 6.14, May 6.52, down 3 points. November domestic consumption estimated at 427000 bales. Paris notes 62000 British ex servicemen living in France postwar.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
Evelyn Furtsch Spotlighted for U S Olympic Trials
Evelyn Furtsch is labeled a rising sprinter to watch in the forthcoming U S Olympic trials. She runs for the Southern California Olympic Contest Association as a winter track campaign gears up for the big international games.
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Evelyn Furtsch
U. S
Evelyn
Southern California Olymmpic Contest Association
Legion Established to Aid Ex-Soldiers in France
A legion founded in 1100 supports veterans serving in France. Membership details are given sparsely, focusing on aid activities and the unit’s mission to assist ex-soldiers.
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Ish Legion
France
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Silverdale Peaches
Swifts
Herbert Plummer
Texas
Paris
England
Eng
Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
P. O. Box
High Point, N. C
South Main Street
Williams
Mennen’s
Jergen's
Colgate’s
Palmire
Fae Ee
Georgia
Coty
Parke Davis
Scott
Lior de
Barton's
Mennen
Kare
Johnson & Johnson
B. C
J. & J. Hospital
Norwich
Absorbine Jr
Parle
Ole
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