Florida Storm Devastates Crops and Kills Two in South
Hungry migrant workers formed long breadlines after a violent winter storm shredded crops across Florida. Two deaths were blamed on the weather, including a pedestrian and a sailor, as debris cleanup began and losses ran into millions. Property damage extended along the East Coast with uprooted trees and damaged sea walls.
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Miami
Fla
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Florida Keys
George Trice Jr
Clearwater
Napoli Guiseppe
Catina
Sicily
Florida East
Henry Gehrke
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Oriente
Florida
Cape Hatteras
N.C
the Keys
Tampa Bay
Corn Dominates U.S. Agriculture Across 48 States
Corn remains the leading food crop in the United States, grown in all states except Alaska. The crop supports livestock feed, biofuel, and industrial uses, with widespread cultivation reported across the continental 48.
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United States
Driver Sought In Death Case Near Fort Lauderdale
Broward County officers appeal for a male driver who may have given Mary Wilburn a ride after the December 26 slaying of Robert W. Lee of Asheville North Carolina. Wilburn 22 Albuquerque New Mexico said she shot Lee during a robbery and will face homicide charges possibly manslaughter.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Robert W. Lee
Lee
Asheville
N.C
North Carolina State College
Ben W. Grigsby
Broward County Sheriff's Office
Mary Wilburn
Miss Wilburn
Albuquerque
N.M
Everglades
Emerson Alsworth
Highway Commission Opens 1958 Session Here
The North Carolina State Highway Commission meets for two days to hear public input on proposed Canton Ohio to Charlotte interstate routes and to dedicate the first section of Winston Salem’s new interstate expressway. Three route proposals compete with federal recommendations spanning U.S. 601, U.S. 21, or a path east of Winston-Salem before rejoining U.S. 29 to Charlotte.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
North Carolina State Highway Commission
Canton
Ohio
Charlotte
Forsyth County
The
Highway Commission
Piedmont North Carolina
Bureau of Public Roads
Dublin
West Virginia
Mount Airy-Lowgap
North Carolina- Virginia
Piedmont Area
Longap Area
Yadkin River
Salisbury
Piedmont
U.S. 21
Three Cities Development Committee
Winston - Salem
Mount Os
Greensboro
High Point
U.S. 29
Virginia Legislature Opens With Gov Stanley Address
Virginia lawmakers meet in Richmond to organize along Democratic lines as Gov Thomas B Stanley prepares to deliver the state of the commonwealth address. A 5 million dollar surplus is anticipated for the next fiscal year and J Lindsay Almond Jr. will be sworn in as the 61st governor.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Senate
House
Thomas B. Stanley
Stanley
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Commonwealth
State nursing group backs Hodges study on elderly homes
Fayetteville NC January 4 The State Association of Nursing Homes and Homes for the Aged endorses a study group appointed by Governor Hodges though disagreeing with his picks President Mrs Edith B Chance says the group will cooperate to push for higher standards and remedial legislation She notes the initial omission of a physician or registered nurse was an oversight and criticizes a sarcastic welfare reply from the governor s administrative assistant
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Fayetteville
N.C
State Assn. of Nursing Ae
Homes For the Aged
Hodges
Association
Edith B. Chance
Robert E. Giles
Giles
Loot Not Where Convict Pointed In 1949 Robbery Case
Charlotte January 4 ten thousand dollars of a 41500 robbery loot wasn't where convict Robert James Pitts said it was hidden Police Chief Frank N Littlejohn said they likely will recover some of the money Pitts 38 a former North Carolina farm boy now in South Carolina State Prison at Columbia for the robbery led investigators to a spot where he claimed the loot lay two digging sessions failed to locate the cash Pitts had said he buried the money under his sister in law's house two other people knew the location and police suspect others beat them to the money the stolen funds were the Walsh Ladd couple's life savings. Ladd died two years ago and Mrs Ladd needed money badly Pitts said his share was 22000 and he spent 3300 the rest unaccounted for he tossed two pistols into the Rocky River but officers could not find them
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Charlotte
Robert James Pitts
Frank N. Littlejohn
Pitts
North Carolina
South Carolina
Columbia
Walsh Ladd
Fairfield County
S. C
Peggy King
Harry Russell
Littlejohn
Alcatraz
Pearl Harbor
New Jersey
Rocky River
U.S. 29
Here
Reckless Wayne Hero of Stony Point Recapture
Revolutionary War general Mad Anthony Wayne earned his nickname for bold daring actions. He led the recapture of Stony Point, a highlight of American courage during the war.
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Anthony” Wayne
Stony Point
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville
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Jean
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Harllee’s Cruise Cottons
Best
Security National Bank
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Federal Reserve Systems
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
West Green Street
West Green and
Ward Streets
Security National Service
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