Piedmont Plans Feeder Air Service Expansion
Piedmont Aviation proceeds with a 1700 mile feeder route across five states, aiming to start after Christmas. President Tom Davis returns from Washington to announce readiness timeline and note a potential federal appeal by State Air Lines over the C A B route decision favoring Piedmont.
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Winston-Salem
Piedmont Aviation, Incorporated
Tom Davis
Washington
Davis
Piedmont
State Air Lines, Incorporated
Charlotte
Civil Aeronautics Board
R. S. Dickson Co to Buy Seward Cotton Mills
Charlotte firm the R. S. Dickson company announces purchase of the Seward Cotton mills of Worthville for more than $1,000,000. The deal, disclosed yesterday, is stated to be for investment purposes.
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Charlotte
R. S. Dickson Company
Seward Cotton Mills
Worthville
California Size Compared With Japanese Islands
The article compares California’s area with the Japanese archipelago including Ju, Shi koku, Kyushu, and Hokkaido. It states the combined area of these islands is 47,707 square miles, suggesting a larger or smaller measure relative to California.
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Ju, Shikoku
Kyushu
Hokkaido
Calierns
Umstead Proposes 100 Million Pounds of Tobacco Aid to Germany
Senator Umstead proposes the United States send 100 million pounds of tobacco to Germany as a sound investment to sustain the German tobacco industry for at least 12 months. The plan would be outside army maintenance funds and cited reasons include reducing surplus tobacco, preserving the U.S. tobacco market, and aiding German economic rehabilitation.
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Washington
Umstead
D-Nc
United States
Germany
Senate Appropriations Committee
Son testifies at trial of his father in Edman murder case
The 18-year-old son of David E. Edman testified in Browntown Indiana that he flew his parents to Cincinnati for a weekend two weeks before his mother Ruth Clark Edman was killed by a shotgun blast. He said he cannot recall serious disputes between his parents as defense seeks to show Edman armed himself during a search for prowlers near the Bartholomew County farm home.
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Brownstown
Ind
David E. Edman
Winston- Salem
N. C
Cincinnati
Ruth Clark Edman
Young Edman
Edman
Bartholomew County
Clark
Booze Trials To Open Today
Charlotte report notes the Mecklenburg recorder's court opened today for the first group of defendants detained in last week's ABC raids on bootleggers. More than 65 arrests were made in the initial crackdown with charges filed under liquor laws. cases split between county and city courts and many are scheduled to proceed.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Davidson Clerk Reverses Order in Union Case
Thomasville report says Davidson county superior court clerk Matthew P. Cooper reversed a removal order in the Textile Workers Union of America CIO and Amazon civil action. The change aims to move the case to federal court in Greensboro, with Friday hearings before Judge Johnson J. Hayes unaffected.
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Thomasville
Textile Workers’ Union of America- Cio
Amazon
Greensboro
Matthew P. Cooper
Lexington
Davidson County Superior
Johnson J. Hayes
Braves' Billy Southworth outlines 1940s World Series hopes
New York reports Billy Southworth of the Braves downplays an all Boston world series but says his club will improve. He cites Earl Torgeson Jeff Heath and Jim Russell as key gains and notes plans to add pitchers around Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain. He predicts Voiselle could win 15 and notes Al Dark's rising stock. The Sox are expected to train mid-summer.
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Braves
Billy
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Cardinals
Dodgers
Gosh
Southworth
Earl Torgeson
Jeff Heath
Jim Russell
Heath
Russell
Torgeson
Warren Spahn
Johnny Sain
Bill Voiselle
Johnny Beazley
Voiselle
al Dark
Milwaukee
Red Sox
Sox
Food for Thought on College Baseball Coaches Banquet
The American Association of College Baseball Coaches plans a large banquet during January college meetings to engage NCAA figures after receiving no reply from majors on its no tampering proposal.
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American Association of College Baseball Coaches
Olympic victory stamp aid for 1948 teams
The U S Olympic committee issues a victory stamp to raise funds for the 1948 teams. Jersey Joe Walcott’s Camden home stands opposite a Whitman house. no poetry by Walcott yet. Lester Rice of Colgate missed a game to take a Rhodes scholarship exam.
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U. S
College Basketball Results From Various Matchups
A multitude of game scores are reported including Bradley 68 over Harvard 62 and Seton Hall 42 over Stena 31. Other results feature Washington and Jefferson 50 over Bethany 40 and Long Island 67 over LSU 47 with NYU 68 over Connecticut 63. Various results continue across teams such as Roanoke 51 over Emory and Henry 43, Hampden Sydney 74 over Lynchburg 46, and Wake Forest 61 over Clemson 46.
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Stena
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Bethany
W. Va
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New York University
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Maryland
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Furman
Riddle
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Roanoke
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Lynchburg
Georgetown University
Quantico Marines
William and Mary
Virginia
Wofford
Clemson
Wake Forest
Atlantic Christian
Air Ceremony Marked Wright Flight Anniversary at Manteo
Deca Sikorsky the Russian born plane designer was set as principal speaker for firing ceremonies commemorating the Wright brothers epic flight from Kill Devil Hill on the Outer Banks. Sikorsky and Bell Aircraft chief Lawrence E. Bell were to arrive by helicopter while senators and congressmen attended including North Carolina’s Herbert Bonner.
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Manteo
Deca Sikorsky
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hill
Wilbur
Orvill Wright
Sikorsky
Lawrence E. Bell
Bell Aircraft Corporation
North Carolina
Herbert Bonner
Park Commissioners Meet January 22 for Mountain Parks
North Carolina and Tennessee park commissions plan a joint January 22 meeting in Washington to push development plans for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Rep Barden of North Carolina announced the plans saying governors Cherry and McCord will lead large delegations.
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Washington
North Carolina
Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway
Barden
Cherry
McCord
Third Degree Tactics Prompt Protest From Wake Prisoner
James A. Wells of Johnston County told Judge Paul F. Smith that the "third degree" punishment described in Wake County jail is outdated. Wells, one of three escapees captured December 6, faced sentencing with William Dean and Jesse Parrish. Wells received 18 months, Dean one year, and Parrish two years. all planned appeals.
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Raleigh
Dec
James A. Wells
Johnston Courty
Paul F. Smith
Wake County
Robert Peasants
Smith
Wells
North Carolina
Virginia
William Dean
Colorado
Wake
Jesse Parrish
Durham
Parrish
Dean
Wilson Sets Pace In Weed Average
North Carolina growers sold by the end of November a total of 695,795,570 pounds of tobacco for an average of 42.66 dollars per hundred pounds. Wilson topped the season average with 44.53 dollars, followed by Rocky Mount 44.26, Durham 44.08, and Tabor City 44.04. Belts averages were order 43.07, eastern 43.55, middle 43.07, and old 38.10.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal State Market News Service
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Durham
Tabor City
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