Shortage at Smolan bank threatens savers
Smolan State Bank in Smolan Kansas, 51 years old, closed amid a shortage blamed on cashier Raymond Holmquist. Assayer G W Lindley doubts reopening. deposits under 370000, not FDIC insured. Holmquist allegedly falsified records. bank director J Alfred Nelson blocked bond withdrawal. The town fears total loss of life savings. customers report sleepless nights and hunger.
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Smolan
Kan
G. W. Lindley
State Bank
Philip Nelson
Kansas
Carl Oleen
Holmquist
Salina
J. Alfred Nelson
Examiner
Nelson
Bill Would Ban NAACP Members in South Carolina
The South Carolina House advanced a bill to bar NAACP members from state or local government roles. Rep. Garrett named John Culbertson and Modjeska Simkins as NAACP leaders and linked them to a so called Communist front. Meanwhile the General Assembly moved to abolish naturopathy and the State Board of Naturopathic Examiners.
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Columbia
National Assn
House
Senate
Rep
Garrett
Greenville
NAACP
John Bolt Culbertson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Modjeska Simkins
Columbia Negro
Culbertson
Simkins
Southern Conference Education Fund
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
House Activities Committee
Soviet Union
General Assembly
State Board of Naturopathic Examiners
Judge Gets Liquor-Buying Lesson in North Wilkesboro
Judge J C Rudisill sentences Lawrence H Russell to 18 months suspended term after Russell admitted buying liquor by asking a stranger for directions then driving to a meeting spot with 24 jars of white liquor found in his car. Co-defendants Jerry Andrew Martin and Ray Bowman McCollum receive 12 month suspensions. all three plead guilty to non tax paid liquor for sale and transit. fines set at 500 for Russell and 200 for the others.
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Charlotte
J. C. Rudisill
Lawrence H. Russell
Russell
North Wilkesboro
Rudisill
Youths Sentenced After Jail Escape In North Carolina
Two 18 year old youths from Statesville escaped Iredell County jail on February 1 and were sentenced to 12 months. James Arnold Trent and Kenneth Martin Bishop still face automobile theft charges. Trent also faces breaking and entering and larceny. Police tracked them five days later near Harrisburg. They allegedly stole cars near the jail and at Huntersville. Bishop, a Camp Lejeune Marine, is charged with four automobile thefts.
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Statesville
N.C
Iredel
James Arnold Trent
Rt. 6
Kenneth Martin Bishop
Camp Lejeune Marine
Trent
Harrisburg
Til
Huntersville
Bishop
J. Charles Rumple
Six Men Die In Two Florida Plane Crashes
Six men were killed in two separate military plane crashes in south Florida. Five aboard a Boeing KC97 Stratofreighter of the 1740th Air Transport Squadron died when it crashed and burned at Palm Beach Air Force Base. A Marine pilot perished when a Douglas Skyraider crashed near Miami at Opa-Locka Marine Corps Air Station. Names were withheld as witnesses described an engine afire before the Stratofreighter struck an embankment and burst into flames.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
Palm Beach Air Force Base
Marine Corps Air
Opa-Locka
Miami
Larkins Hints At March 8 Decision On Candidacy
John D. Larkins Jr plans to decide on running for Lieutenant Governor by March 8 during the Democratic state committee meeting. He would resign as state party chair if he enters the primary. The party plans precinct meetings May 5, county May 12, and state May 17, with the Jefferson Jackson Dinner at the Sir Walter attracting a large crowd and a sizable party fund. Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri is the dinner speaker.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
John D. Larkins Jr
Democratic State Committee
Larkins
John Jordan
No Surgery Needed for Piles Relief at Home
An advertised product promises instant relief from internal and external piles without surgery. It touts a stainless compound with six medically proven ingredients claimed to reduce swelling and provide comfort, suspecting testimonials from years of sufferers.
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Develo
Pazo
High Point Hosts Two Value Packed Dollar Days
Two days of tremendous bargains across High Point as the Merchants' Association invites shoppers to spend Friday and Saturday exploring member stores. Exciting family oriented savings promise big discounts and memorable shopping moments in town.
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Sen
Stuart Symington
Missouri
The
Air Force
High Point
High Point Merchants’ Association
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