Solons Mark 47th Day of 1951 General Assembly
Raleigh February 26 The 1951 general assembly reached its 47th legislative day highlighting slow progress and debates over a state constitutional daily pay cap of 15 dollars for up to 90 days. Observers differ on pace with predictions of an early adjournment in mid April or a long session into May. Issues advanced include street aid funding, congressional redistricting, and school board support, with party dynamics shaping debate as lawmakers weigh near-term actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhe
Raleigh
House of Representatives
Board of Education
Education Costs in North Carolina for 1949-50
Public school education in North Carolina totaled 124 744 457 75 for 1949 50 averaging 139 73 per child. State taxes funded 91 88 of the cost with local taxes providing the remainder. Enrollment reached 892 752 students, up 29 610 from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Public Instruction
You Can Judge a Man by What He Laughs At
Quotation notes a common measure of character may misjudge a person based on their sense of humor, implying caution about labeling others by what they find funny.
Tongue Slip by Speaker In Raleigh Sparks Correction
In Raleigh on February 16 Speaker Frank Taylor misspoke while greeting Concord schoolchildren, saying on motion of the gentleman from Concord. The correction notes the proper designation is the gentleman from Cabarrus as per house rules. Rep Brantley Womble of Wake discusses athletic contests once held in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Nisbet Raleigh
Frank Taylor
Concord
Cabarrus
Brantley Womble
Wake
Madison
Soviet note says Russia has fewer than half the West armed forces
Moscow reports to Britain that Soviet military strength is under 2.5 million, less than half the 5 million plus allied forces. The note accuses Attlee’s government of trampled Anglo Soviet ties and mentions willingness to negotiate differences with Britain. It cites lower-than-expected Soviet army estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Britain
Attlees
France
United States
Navy to Launch Killer Sub Friday at Groton
The Navy will launch the K-1 killer submarine at Electric Boat in Groton Connecticut on Friday. The 195 foot 750 ton craft carries advanced detection gear and weapons and is designed to hunt enemy subs rather than conduct long distance warfare. Former undersea warfare chief Rear Admiral Momsen praises its terror to submariners. The K-1 is the second killer submarine, a primitive early model previously launched in 1914 and decommissioned in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Electric Boat Company
Groton
Conn
C. B. Momsen
Hampton Roads
Former State Prison Warden McLean Dies in Virginia
Ralph Ramsey McLean 43 of Asheville died of a heart attack yesterday at the University of Virginia hospital in Charlottesville. He served in the North Carolina prison department from 1930 to 1944 and headed Central Prison from 1939 to 1944, becoming the youngest prison head in the United States at 34. Survivors include his widow and a sister. funeral services are planned here Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Ralph Ramsey McLean
University Ofirginia Hospital
Charlottesville
McLean
North Carolina Prison Department
Central Prison
United States
North Carolina Ivestock Association
Pappas Quadruplets Arrive At Maryland General Hospital
The Pappas quadruplets arrived at Maryland General Hospital last Saturday and remained in good health today. The hospital reported all four babies seem fine and healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pappas
Eero
Base Pappas
Maryland General Hospital
Month-Old Ceiling on Pay Hikes May Go Upward
Washington reports indicate the 10 percent catch-up formula for wage increases may be relaxed further as Eric Johnston nears a decision. The measure would affect about 3 million workers with 10 percent boosts since January 15, 1950, and extend to 12 million unionists with smaller gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eric Johnston
Economic Stabilization Agency
Johnston
Charles E. Wilson
Frontier gun duel leaves two Texans dead in cafe
In MINEOLA Texas on February 26 two rival frontier gunfighters Rufus Browning fifty five and Joe Henderson forty five faced off ten feet apart in a hotel cafe. Browning died after slashing Henderson with a knife as both were fatally shot. Justice of the peace ruled double homicide. The waitress Kate Womack witnessed the ordeal and declined further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
Tex
Rufus Browning
Joe Henderson
Browning
Henderson
Justice of the Peace
Dick Pendleton
Bill Knippel
Kate Womack
Women Outnumber Men in 1950 U S Census
The 1950 census shows 1000 women for every 981 men in the United States marking the first time women surpassed men. Other findings include a 40 percent rise in children under 16 since 1940 and a 37 percent increase in those over 65. About two thirds of Americans over 14 are in the 12 Sinmie which ceded census, about of the population moved from one house to another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Census Bureau
North Carolina Man Heads Tile Body
George W. Carter of Kinston North Carolina was re-elected president of the Southern Tile Contractors Association at the close of the convention in Biloxi Mississippi J R Renfrow of Charlotte North Carolina was renamed a vice president as the gathering ended Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Biloxi
Miss
George W. Carter
Kinston
N. C
Southern Tile Contractors Association
J. R. Renfrow
Charlotte
Two Greensboro Men Die In Flaming Airplane Crash
An Army trainer plane crashed near Fraley Field on Sunday afternoon, killing Laverne C. Cox 30 and P. A. Turner 1300 Tucker St. The T-13 trainer spun in from about 200 feet, exploding and burning as spectators watched. Fire crews fought the blaze for about 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Fraley Field
Fraley
W. W. Harvey
Laverne C. Cox
Tucker St
P. A
Bill) Turner
Redden’s Hatchery
Guil-Rand
High Point
Extension of Rent Control Approved
The Senate banking committee approved a 90 day extension of federal rent controls to June 30. Chairman Maybank said hearings will start next month on adding a federal rent control section to the defense production act to decide what control is needed after June for defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Polio survivor Benna Kay Kime wiggling toes movement joy
Tulsa story tells how Benna Kay Kime, once crippled by polio, crawls to her mother and says she can wiggle her toes. The six year old asks to share the moment in print so others may be happy, then kisses her mother in gratitude and hope for walking again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Peart
Tulsa
Okla
Benna Kay
Carl Kime
Benna Kay Kime
Spring Like Weather Persists Across Nation
Mild weather continues across much of the United States with a cold air mass along the Canadian border moving south toward Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan but not likely to drop far. Temperatures will fall below freezing tonight in northern and central areas while showers dot Texas to the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Canadian
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
Rocky Mountains
California
About 250000 Americans in Korea Fight War Effort
Gen Omar Bradley told the House Armed Services Committee that about 250,000 Americans in all services are fighting in Korea. He did not break down figures by branch and noted the draft age debate in a compromise manpower bill under consideration. Secretary Marshall was also slated to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Armed Services
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Korea
Bradley
Marshall
Seventh Division Breaks Through Near Pangnim
U S Seventh Division advances six miles north of Pangnim as Reds withdraw in central Korea. Air observers report Communist retreat while U N forces push toward the Manchurian border amid ongoing fighting and renewed resistance around Pangnim and Seoul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pangnim
Tokyo
U. S. Seventh Division
8Th Army
Korea
Government grants in aid split by states
Washington reported that North Carolina paid $1,191,446,003 to the federal government for the year ending June 30, 1900, with only 4 percent, or $46,897,002, returned as grants in aid. South Carolina contributed $875,019,825 in revenue and received $25,484,711 in grants in aid, or 16 percent of its total collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Carolina
Senate
Sow Carolina
Red casualties tally in Korea through February
Lt. Almond announced from U S Eighth Army HQ in Korea that 64 000 Reds have been killed or wounded on the Central Korean front since January 4 and that ground actions by the Eighth Army and the 10th Corps have inflicted an estimated 133 760 Red casualties from January 17 to February 20 as Communist forces retreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchurian
Changjin
Hungnam
Chechen
Tenth Corps
Centrain
U. N
Edward M. Almond
U. S
Red
Seoul
Pangnim
Korea
Eee
Almond Weomrae
U. S. Eighth Army
10Th Corps
Almond
Senate panel seen close to approving troops for Europe plan
Senators Connally and Russell proposed a substitute for the Wherry resolution endorsing sending U S ground units to join the North Atlantic defense force. The plan ties troop moves to European contributions and asks for guarantees before delaying Eisenhower's west European army. Taft may offer amendments to require concrete commitments from European partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connally
Dtex
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
North Atlantic Defense Force
Wherry
Nebraska
Europe
Congress
Western
Taft
Ohio
Uled
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Rockets Targeted as Weapons After High Altitude Tests
Army finishes ultra high altitude multi stage rocket research and shifts to weapon development at White Sands New Mexico. Thursday night plans a single V 2 flight to gather data for future intercontinental missiles and high altitude strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White Sands
N. M
WAC
Army Ordnance
Air Force
Cambridge, Mass
USAF
Army
Navy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Solons
M.lp
Reds
U.S
Elton
Fay
Associated Press
Atlanta
Augusta
Mr. Mitchell
San Antonio
San Francisco
Savannah
Wilmington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!