Man Dies After Drowning in 45-Foot Well Near Greensboro
In Greensboro on February 25 a 35-year-old Negro tenant farmer fell into a 45-foot well and drowned as his six children watched from a nearby field. Berry Haynie, son of Horace Haynie, reported seeing his father disappear with only his feet visible. Rescue workers removed the body within thirty minutes. officials say the death was by drowning with mud in the head.
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Greensboro
Berry Haynie
Horace Haynie
Daddy
Sander Recounts Statement On Woman’s Death
The report notes Miss Connor saying Dr. Sander described the patient as dead with eyes open, statement recorded amid ongoing game related discussions.
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Connor
New Hearing Device Eliminates Ear Receiver Button
Deafened individuals praise a Beltone Phantomold device that requires no receiver button in the ear enabling clear listening to music sermons and conversation, with pamphlets available from Beltone at Chicago. The ad promises home testing and a free brochure without cost.
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Chicago
Til
Beltone
Dept
19Th St
Rent Control Threatened in Postwar Policy Debates
Senate and White House clash over extending or ending rent controls as officials warn sudden loss would spike costs. Truman urges continuation, Lehman backs strengthening. supporters argue state and local options may replace federal oversight with decontrol in many areas.
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Tovnens
Chicago
Lehman
D-Ny
State of the Union
Truman
Flanders
R-Vi
Tighe Woods
New York State
Longest moving stairway ride opens in Boston office tower
A new moving stairway system in Boston operates across sixteen levels from basement to eighth floor and back down. It comprises 1083 moving steps and claims to be the world’s longest, spanning multiple landings within the office building.
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Boston
Weather report snapshot for major U S cities
The bulletin lists temperatures and rainfall for numerous cities across the United States for the 24 hours ending at an unspecified time. Readings include Atlanta Memphis Boston New York Philadelphia Phoenix Denver Pittsburgh San Francisco Seattle and others with varied conditions.
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Washington
Asheville
Louteville
Atlanta
Memphis
Atlantic
Miami
Boston
Ominn-St
Hariotte
New Orleans
Richmond
Seattle
Knoxville
Tampa
Little Rock
Portland
Gabrielson and Schoeppel Denounce Welfare State at GOP Events
In Charlotte Charles Gabrielson national Republican chairman and Sen. Arthur Schoeppel of Kansas attacked the Truman administration's welfare state. Gabrielson told a Lincoln Day dinner crowd that liberalism veers toward totalitarianism and demanded the public confront the president's policies. Schoeppel addressed the North Carolina Young Republicans.
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Charlotte
Guy G. Gabrielson
National Republican
U. S
Arthur Schoeppel
Kansas
GOP
Schoeppel
North Carolina
Young Republicans
Gabrielson
Truman
Commission Probes Death of Captain Karpe in Tunnel
The commission investigates the death of Captain Karpe, who was found mutilated in a tunnel. A woman made three mysterious phone calls to Mrs. Vogeler, asking about the incident before Austrian papers carried any report. Karpe had visited Vogeler recently in the city and spoke of a lighter belonging to Bob Vogeler.
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Karpe
Vogeler
Bucharest
Will Willis Smith Face Off In 1950 North Carolina Senate Race
The article outlines Willis Smith as the first filed candidate for the 1950 U S Senate in North Carolina. It notes rivals Frank Graham and Robert Reynolds, with Manly Dunaway and Olla Ray Boyd as noncontenders, detailing campaign stances on world affairs tariffs and social programs. It also covers Smith’s lack of recent legislative record and his brief filing moment captured by reporters.
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Willis Smith
Smith
Frank Graham
Sir Walter Hotel
Jeff Johnson
Robert Reynolds
Asheville
Raleigh
Manly Dunaway
Charlotte
Olla Ray Boyd
Pinetown
Boyd
Beaufort County
South
Dunaway
Graham
EPC
Reynolds
Hitler
American Bar Association
Reds Given Mild Rebuke By Wallace
In Chicago on February 25 the Progressive party delegates adopted a one sided rebuke to the Soviet Union after hours of debate. The platform states the United States and USSR have both erred in foreign policy and that Progressives are not apologists for Russia. The aim is to win Red voters while avoiding Red ties.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Ald
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Wallace
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