Prosperity Forecasts and Local Court News From 1953 Briefs
In Guilford County the trial of Mrs. Ethel Rees for murdering her hired man is postponed for unspecified reasons. In Wilmington Bertha Stevens, 32, goes to trial for the July 19 pistol slaying of Norman McGee, with an all male jury chosen and the State not seeking first degree murder.
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Greensboro
Charles T. Hagan
Ethel Rees
Guilford Superior Court
Wilmington
Bertha Stevens
Norman McGee
Clifton Moore
McGee
UN Jets Knock Down Eight Chinese Planes
Allied Sabre jets and B 29s hit the Sinanju supply route in Korea for the sixth day running. Twenty U N fighter bombers destroyed or damaged 16 MiG 15s north of Sinanju, eight destroyed and eight damaged, as the sustained raid aimed at bridges and rail yards over the Chongchon and Taeryong rivers.
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Seoul
Korea
American Thunder Co
Manchuria
Sinanju
Fifth Air Force
Chongchon
Taeryong
Richard C. Vanderburgh
Hana
Maui
T. H
Kunu Village
Air Force Wings
Marine Air Group
Clifford C. Gould
Pleasant Ridge Mich
U.N
Death of Young Radio Executive Nick Lawrence
Nick Lawrence 29 a High Point radio executive died at Memorial Hospital after months with a spinal tumor. Born Nicholas DiFoggio of Needham Mass he led WHPE programing since 1948 and was active in civic groups including Red Cross Community Chest and Polio Foundation. He leaves wife C Lee Casey Lawrence two sons Nicky Mike and daughter DonnaMaria plus his parents and brother Funeral at First Methodist Church Thursday at 3 and burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
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Nick Lawrence
High Point
Memorial Hospital
Nicholas Lawrence DiFoggio
WHPE
Chamber of Commerce
Needham
Mass
Lawrence
Emerson College
Army
Medical Corps
North Wilkesboro
First Methodist Church
Community Chest
Red Cross Bloodmobile Service
Civil Defense Commission
Polio Foundation
Tuberculosis Association
C. Lee Casey Lawrence
Nicky
Mike Lawrence
Donna
Amendment Faces Stiff Opposition in Two Counties
Legislative delegations from Mecklenburg and Guilford oppose a proposed constitutional amendment limiting each county to one state senator. The measure, introduced by Rep. Clifton L. Blue, aims to align redistricting with the 1950 census, drawing objections from local lawmakers and prompting calls to comply with the constitution before amending it. Governor Umstead urges population-based redistribution. debates focus on fairness and constitutional requirements.
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Raleigh
Mecklenburg
Guilford
House
Clifton L. Blue
Moore
Senate
Blue
Pitt
Cabarrus
Alamance
Rockingham
Umstead
Arthur Goodman
Ed M. O'Herron
Mecklen
Thomas Turner
Skeletal remains near Asheville delay ID of man
Buncombe County coroner officials said the skeleton found near Asheville may not be identified definitively before week’s end. Acting Coroner W A McElduff hoped a fingerprint report would confirm if the remains belonged to 21 year old Harry Segal of New York City, but the report did not arrive.
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Asheville
Buncombe County
W. A. McElduff
Harry Segal
New York City
Disciples of Christ Choose Winston-Salem Pastor as Chairman
The Disciples of Christ 1953 convention will meet in Winston-Salem in November with Rev. Clinton Bradshaw of Gordon Street Christian Church Kinston named program chairman. The executive committee also approved printing 2500 copies of the state convention constitution for ministers and lay leaders.
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Raleigh
Winston
The
Disciples of Christ
Winston-Salem
Clinton Bradshaw
Gordon Street
Kinston
Bids Open January 27 For 12 Road Projects In 13 Counties
Raleigh announces bids will be opened January 27 on 12 road improvement projects totaling 108 miles across 13 counties. A January 29 Highway Commission meeting will review the bids. The major project covers 12.7 miles to relocate U.S. 70 in Guilford County from N.C. 61 at Whitsett to U.S. 421 south of Greensboro, involving grading and structures.
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Raleigh
The
Highway Commission
Guilford County
Whitsett
Greensboro
North Carolina Officials to Represent Umstead at Eisenhower Inauguration
Governor Umstead who is recovering from a mild heart attack has designated Lt Governor Luther Hodges to attend the Eisenhower inauguration in Washington next week. He named an inaugural committee including B. Everett Jordan of Saxapahaw as Democratic chairman, J. M. Baley Jr. of Marshall as Republican chairman, and George Ross of the State Department of Conservation and Development.
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Raleigh
Umstead
Luther Hodges
Dwight Eisenhower
Washington
North Carolina
B. Everett Jordan
Saxapahan
J. M. Baley, Jr
Marshall
George Ross
State Department of Conservation and Development
Stock Prices Move Narrowly in Quiet Market
New York stocks closed with a cautious, narrow drift as many issues held steady or moved in small fractions. Volume was restricted at 1,680,000 shares, with oils down and distributive stocks up slightly, while several names like Santa Fe and U S Rubber rose, and New York Central and Texas Co. slipped.
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New York
Santa Fe
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
American Cyanamid
Armour & Co
International Paper
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
New York Central
Anaconda Copper
Texas Co
United Air Lines
Allied Chemical
Truman
Eisenhower Sets Talks With Europe Envoys Today
President elect Eisenhower arranged a meeting at the Commodore with incoming Secretary of State designates John Foster Dulles and Harold Stassen to map a Western Europe fact finding mission this month. White House aides indicated possible new appointments, including Walter Ridder as deputy assistant secretary of state, and Val Peterson as ambassador to India, with more details expected on page three.
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Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
New York
Herbert Brownell
U. S
Ee Humphrey
the Treasury
Richard
Western Europe
Commodore Hotel
John Foster Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Walter Bedell Smith
Washington
Walter T. Ridder
Ridder
Europe
Mutual Security Agency
St. Paul
Duluth
Bombing of Negro Widow's Home Shocks Statesville
Police probe a dynamite blast that destroyed the front of a 45-year-old Negro widow’s home in Rabbittown Statesville. The explosion injured no one as the widow, her daughter, and her son‑in‑law slept inside. Officers hunted for suspects after a call from Odie Corry about a failed bombing attempt.
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Statesville
N. C
Odie “Corry
John Moore
T. G. Kyles
Hodges to Announce Senate Committees Amid Streamlining
The North Carolina Senate, led by Lt. Gov. Luther Hodges, moved to cut committees from 36 to 27 and reduce clerks from 14. The Rules Committee voted to restore the UNC Trustees committee, noting its joint function with the House. Hodges aims to appoint new committees after the Rules report.
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Raleigh
Senate
Luther Hodges
Hodges
University of North Carolina
Edwin Pate
Scotland
Committee On Trustees
House
Rules Committee
Umstead Urges State Business To Continue
Gov. Umstead, recovering from a mild heart attack, says illness will not interrupt state and legislative work. His report from Watts Hospital in Durham was relayed by Rep. John W. Umstead and Ed Rankin. Doctors deem his condition good with hospital stay to depend on recovery rate.
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Raleigh
Umstead
John W. Umstead
Orange
Ed Rankin
Watts Hospital
Durham
Ralph G. Fleming
C. H. Burdette
Ernest Craig
University of North Carolina Medical School
Gov. Umstead
Fleming
Dr. Fleming
John Umstead
Rankin
Advisory Budget Commission
General Assembly
Strike Guards Keep Watch at Tungsten Mine
In Henderson North Carolina deputies from Vance County patrol a strike bound Tungsten Mining plant to protect workers wishing to continue mining on the sixth day of walkout. An NLRB agent is present though has not spoken with either side. District 50 UMWU claims majority of 420 workers on their roster while the company recognizes the Allied Products Union CIU as bargaining agent.
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Henderson
N. C
Vance County Sheriff's Department
Tungsten Mining Corp
E. A. Cottrell
Cottrell
National Labor Relations Board
District 50
United Mine Workers
Allied Products Union
CIU
Probers Track New Trails of Influence Peddling
Congressional investigators pursue new leads in influence peddling with possible testimony from Justice Tom Clark and Sen. Morse. A House subcommittee awaits a McGranery file on a 1944 Topeka mail fraud case. Russell Duke of Portland and San Francisco faces questioning about links to Morse and a Washington lawyer Edward P. Morgan.
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Washington
Congressional
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Sen
Morse
Ind-Ore
House Judiciary
Atty
McGranery
Justice Department
House
Senate Investigations Committee
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
Chelf
D-Ky
Russell Duke
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Duke
Oregon
GOP
Edward P. Morgan
Clark
Roy E. Crummer
R. E. Crummer Company
Crummer Company
Topeka
Kan
Justice
Crummer
Citrus County
Fla
Panama City
Pe County
Davis
Department of Justice
McCarthy
West Coast
Seven Burn To Death At Pennsylvania Nursing Home
A windswept fire destroyed a 14 room nursing home near Warren Pennsylvania killing seven residents including two elderly women a man and four children The victims include Mrs Nettie Clark 80 and Mrs Maude Stroupe 75 both former residents along with Merle Nourse 70 and J A McCoy’s nieces and nephews James Burlin 12 Thomas 10 Joseph 14 and Jo Ann 16 The four children Stroupe and Nourse were cremated and their bodies recovered after the ruin cooled
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Warren
Pennsylvania
Nettie Clark
Youngsville
Maude Stroupe
Clintonville
Merle Nourse
J. A. McCoy
James Burlin
Thomas
Joseph
Jo Ann
Tito Named 1st President of Yugoslavia
Belgrade Yugoslavia Premier Marshal Tito was elected the country’s first president under a new constitution by Parliament. He promised industrialization and higher living standards. Tito has led the government since 1944 and was the sole candidate. A 10 minute ovation followed his swearing in as chief of state.
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Alex Singleton
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Crotia
Josip Broz
Croatia
Kremlin
Cominform
Yugoslav Communist Party
Truman warns on falling farm prices amid 1953 outlook
President Truman in a Economic Report to Congress warned that deflationary risk could emerge by late 1953 if business grows gloomy under the new Republican administration. The Council of Economic Advisers urged higher civilian demand and price controls to stave off recession, with tax cuts delayed and continued support for tariffs and trade expansion.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Robert Turner
John D. Clark
Clark
U. S
House
Senate
Weather outlook with temperatures and sun times
Tonight forecast low 88 with tomorrow high 62. Today high 62 and last night low 52. Sunset today 5 28 p m and sunrise tomorrow 7 30 a m.
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