Four North Carolinians Indicted on Tax Charge
Greensboro February 7 Four North Carolina businessmen face federal indictments for income tax evasion. C A Johnson Wilkesboro coal and lumber allegedly defrauded the government of over 16000 for 1942 1943 and 1945. Richard F Hunt Rocky Mount dentist and multi business owner accused of defrauding about 30000 for 1941 1942 1944 1945 and 1946. R R Abeyounis and Joseph R Abeyounis Washington merchants charged with about 17470 and 39674 in taxes due 1932 1943 1944 1945 and 1944 1945 respectively.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Bryce R. Holt
United States
Middle District
Holt
C. A. Johnson
Wilkesboro
Richard F. Hunt
Rocky Mount
R. R. Abeyounis
Joseph R. Abeyounis
Washington
N. C
Dr. Hunt
Muriel Lester To Speak In City On Friday
English social worker Muriel Lester visits High Point to speak at 8 p m Friday February 13 on Peace Making in a World of Despair. She founded Kingsley House in London and is famed as the English Jane Addams.
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Muriel Lester
Miss Lester
London
Kingsley House
East End
Jane Addams
International Fellowship of Reconciliation
Europe
Mohandas Gandhi
China
Lester
United States
High Point
American Friends’ Service Committee
American Association of University Women
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A
Frink Seeks Seat Vacated By Clark in Seventh District
Southport attorney S Bunn Frink announced as a Democratic candidate for Congress in the Seventh North Carolina district. Rep J Bayard Clark of Fayetteville said he would not seek reelection after 20 years in the seat.
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Southport
S. Bunn Frink
State Ports Authority
Congress
North Carolina
J. Bayard Clark
Fayetteville
Trict
New President Elder Aims for Democratic North Carolina College
Dr. Alphonzo Elder, newly appointed president of North Carolina College at Durham, hosted the Working Negro Press to discuss his plans. He praised late president Shepard, promoted community cooperation, and pledged to serve the state first while building a high quality college with clear, decisive leadership.
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C. BE. Yorley
Alphonzo Elder
North Carolina College
Durham
James E. Shepard
Shepard
North Carolina
Elder
Eisler Deportation Approved In Quick Hearing
New York report says Hanns Eisler, noted songwriter and brother of Gerhart Eisler labeled America's No 1 communist, faced deportation after a brief immigration hearing. Eisler offered no defense and could be out of the country by February 28, with officials noting possible impact on a scheduled concert.
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New York
D Hanns Eisler
Eisler
Gerhart Eisler
House
America
Hanns Eisler
Immigration Service
John P. Boyd
Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
United States
Boyd
Election Of Western Bishop Set For May
The Western North Carolina Diocese of the Episcopal church will elect a bishop at the annual Diocesan convention in Morganton on May 13 and 14. Rev. F Bland Tucker of Savannah Ga, elected to the bishopric at a special convention last month, declined the post.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Episcopal Church
Morganton
F. Bland Tucker
Savannah
B Naim Brith Lodge to Install Officers With Guest Speaker
Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, Bowman Gray psychiatrist and Nuremberg trials witness, will speak at the B nai Brith lodge installation Thursday night at the Sheraton hotel. Newly elected officers Sid ney Setel, Willard Myers, Daniel Ballow, J W Samet and Irving Silverstein will be installed.
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Douglas M. Kelley
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem
B'nai Brith Lodge
Sheraton Hotel
Kelley
Goering
Hess
Ribbentrop
Nurem
B'nai Brith
Sidney Setel
Willard Myers
Daniel Ballow
J. W. Samet
Irving Silverstein
Gandhi leaves no will as property to charity
Devadas Gandhi states Mohandas K. Gandhi owned property but left no will. He says the father, assassinated a week ago, intended that any nominally held assets go to his charity and uplift projects.
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New Delhi
Devadas Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Devadas
Hendersonville Prepares for VFW Southern Conference
Hendersonville will host a summer conference of Veterans of Foreign Wars posts from 18 southern states this July. National Commander Ray H. Brannaman of Greeley Colorado will head the national officer delegation. The exact date will be announced.
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Hendersonville
North Carolina
Hedrickodes
Ray H. Brannaman
Greeley
Colo
License Plate Sales Run Ahead of Last Year
RALEIGH Feb 7 The State Motor Vehicles Department said license plate sales from Dec 1 to Feb 4 totaled 646 813 for 1948 up from 10 232 the previous year but remain more than 200 000 short of the 883 498 motor vehicle registrations on file at year end 1947.
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Raleigh
State Motor Vehicles Department
Oil Short Families to Receive Electric Heaters
In Winston Salem on February 7, oil short families will get electric heaters on loan under a city plan. The oil emergency committee and dealers will obtain up to 200 heaters from a firm in Atlanta with a $4 deposit returned on return. About 100 heaters are due early next week, with a further 100 available if needed.
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Winston-Salem
Citizens’ Oil Emergency Committee
Atlanta
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