Ballentine Takes Over Post of Primary Concern to Rural North Carolina
Ballentine succeeds D S Coltrane as Commissioner of Agriculture and outlines an expanded program. He aims to accelerate marketing for farm products, emphasize processing and distribution for perishables, and raise farmer income across the state.
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Ballentine
Raleigh
L (Stag) Ballentine
D. S. Coltrane
Agriculture
Sfite
North Carolina
Kerr Scott
Senate
S. Coltrane
Scott
Commissioner of Agriculture
Ofien
Department of Agriculture
Military Plans Laid Just In Case
Washington report states the national military has an operational plan for any near term emergency using land sea and air forces. The plan, developed by joint chiefs and kept current by day to day revisions, targets surprise attacks anywhere at any time. This marks a first in peacetime US history.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Air Force
Symington
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Family feud ends in double tragedy near Lerna
In Pleas ant Grove township Coles County a fatal gun battle followed a family quarrel. Farmer Lawrence Niendick killed constable Arthur Bloomstrom and wounded two women before killing himself. Niendick’s son Richard and Emma Niendick were treated for injuries as authorities used tear gas and grenades to end the standoff.
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Mattoon
Charleston
Coles County
Arthur Bloomstrom
Lawrence Niendick
Niendick
Lerna
Pleasant Grove Township
W. C. Graham
Emma
Pee
Richard
Graham
Bloomstrom
Mike Dowling
Niendick Farm
Edward H Davidson
Wets Claim Gains Over Drys In Year
The Distilled Spirits Institute reports the second year of local option elections favored wets. 11,800 people in previously dry areas gained access to distilled spirits and 8 percent of the population now lives where alcohol can be sold. Kentucky saw a major wet gain with 66,000 people in five areas voting wet.
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Washington
Kentucky
A . Howard T. Jones
The
Institute
Kansas
California
Colorado
Magnuson Denies Romance With Actress Heiress
Senator Warren G. Magnuson calls reports of a marriage to 45 year old actress heiress June Millarde absurd. He explains travel delays due to snow and weather while en route from Seattle to Washington, noting no marriage occurred and that friends in Seattle would have witnessed any relationship. He recalls his 1928 marriage and 1935 divorce from Eleanor Maddieux of Seattle.
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Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
Dwash
June Millarde
Toni Seven
Congress
Magnuson
Seattle
San Francisco
Miss Millarde
Millarde
New York
Beverly Hills
Eleanor Maddieux
Dog Handler Gus Hill Dies in California
Pi A R Hill known professional dog handler dies at 50 after heart attack at his Van Nuys home. A native of Canada, he spent 25 years showing dogs at exhibitions across Los Angeles County. He led the Pacific Coast Boston Terrier's Club and the Professional Handlers' Club of Southern California.
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van Nuys
Calif
Pi—A
Gus” Hill
Canada
Boston Terrier’s Club
Southern
California
Tot of Three Returns From Visiting Mom
A tearful three year old, Vickie Jeanne Snyder, returned from California after a custody dispute involving her mother and paternal grandparents. Grandfather Harry Snyder welcomed her at Harrisburg airport, ending a cross state struggle sparked by alleged kidnapping and a contested adoption. The Bragets face grand jury and extradition actions while challenging the legality of the proceedings.
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Harrisburg
Vickie Jeanne Snyder
Harry Snyder
Snyder
Harrisburgh
Los Angeles
California
Bragets
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Vickie
Man Digs His Own Grave in Uncertain Life
In Scarborough Maine 80 year old John Scott Pillsbury said life is too uncertain. He completed digging his own grave beside his parents at Dunstan cemetery with help from his nephew. He planned the grave to avoid winter tomb placement and cited the warm weather of 51 degrees to finish the task.
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Scarborough
John Scott Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Dunstan Cemetery
Speakers Named For Press Meet In Chapel Hill
Five leaders in news gathering and dissemination will speak at the North Carolina Newspaper Institute in Chapel Hill and Duke University January 27 to 29. Speakers include Drew Pearson, George V. Allen, Hal Boyle, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, and Beatrice Cobb.
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Chapel Hill
Uup
North Carolina Newspaper Institute
North Carolina Press Association
Duke University
Drew Pearson
Washington
George V. Allen
Voice of America
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Tulsa
Oklah, Tribune
Miss Beatrice Cobb
The
Morganton News-Herald
Their Thought Eskimos Face Unfamiliar Handshake Gesture
Eskimos, unused to the custom, are puzzled by handshaking. They interpret it as a sign that when your right hand grows tired, friends assist in holding it.
Hintons Show Happiness Earned by Family Effort
A brief feature highlights the Hintons and their story of success through personal effort, illustrating a typically American path to progress. The piece invites readers to recognize similar families in their towns solving problems by initiative, with a nod to a related Life Insurance Institute address in New York.
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Institute of Life Insurance
East 42Nd Street
New York
N. Y
Hintons
Don
Pauline
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Globe Industrial Bank
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Wade Kennedy
Shelvia Lee Tuttle
Martha Tuttle
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A. M. Swaim
High Point Township
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JR Crater, Jr
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J R Crater
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Heritage Purniture Inc
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