SBI credits focus on hard work in Hair arrest
The State Bureau of Investigation attributes the capture of Raymond Hair to persistent, thorough effort rather than brilliance. Trained agents and equipment aided local officers, with a Los Angeles tip leading to Hair’s arrest after a check on J. S. Royster in a hotel. A LA police call sped the arrest, ending a long, grind of detail oriented pursuit.
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State Bureau of Investigation
Raymond Hair
SBI
Hair
Los Angeles
J. S. Royster
North Carolina
Governor Doubts State Overreach in Local Matters
Governor Scott criticized a policy allowing state agencies to act on local matters only when invited by local officers. He praised locals for using state facilities in crime solving but noted credit for the Hair case would be hard to assign to local officials.
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Scott
SBI
Not Running Announcements Trim Field For Primary
Not running notices appear as officials withdraw from the upcoming primary. William B. Umstead cites a recent serious operation keeping him from seeking United States senate, altering the tight race against Senator Frank Graham. Shelley B. Caveness says he will not seek re election to the General Assembly this year. Col. George W. Gillett states the idea he run for Congress has no foundation.
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Charles Hamilton
Gastonia
Woodrow Jones
Rutherfordton
Congress
Frank Howell
Burnsville
John J. Randolph
Greensboro
Carl Durham
Manley Dunnaway
Charlotte
Olla Ray Boyd
Pinetown
Graham
Boyd
Dunnaway
William B. Umstead
United States Senate
Frank Graham
Shelley B. Caveness
Guilford
General Assembly
George W. Gillett
State Ports Authority
Three Seek Speakership as 1951 Assembly Nears
The primary is four months away with Arch Allen Wake Frank Taylor Wayne and Fred Royster Vance as avowed candidates. Some fear factional lines could mirror the 1940-41 split when O M Mull was named speaker despite not serving in the previous house. Several former members hope to return in 1951 with a belief one may win the post.
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Arch Allen
Wake
Frank Taylor
Wayne
Fred Royster
Vance
O. M. Mull
Warren and Waynick Stir Senate Speculation
The piece notes long standing talk about Lindsay Warren possibly entering the senate race, despite a tied 1954 end to his comptroller general term, and mentions Capus Waynick’s planned Washington visit fueling gossip on potential bids and the Hoey seat contest.
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Waynick
Capus Waynick
Nicaragua
Democratic
Kerr Scott
Washington
Bob Reynolds
Hoey
No Contest Stir Grows Over Senate Re-Election
Despite flurries, impression grows that Senators Hoey and Graham will face little opposition for re election as the political contest scene remains unsettled.
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Hoey
Graham
Little Jimmy Sees Brighter Life Ahead
In Tarentum Pennsylvania a dying child named Jimmy Pochan encountered Christmas early after a New York Memorial Hospital x ray treatment for chest cancer. Doctors reported possible confinement to his chest cavity and scheduled a follow up check up next month. The family returned home hopeful as Jimmy and his father George were greeted by his mother and his restored appetite signaling improvement.
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Tarentum
Jimmy Pochan
Santa
Jimmy
New York
Memorial Hospital
George Pochan
Pochan
Bulletin on Farm Credit Available
North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station publishes Technical Bulletin No. 89 Investment Credit to Improve Farming Systems. Based on Piedmont county farms, the study urges credit driven investments to raise income, with payment plans aligned to rising borrower income after year three. Joint work by the Experiment Station and U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station
State College Station
Piedmont
Polk
Rutherford
Cleveland
Catawba
Lincoln
Gaston
Iredell
Mecklenburg
Rowan
Cabarrus
Stanley
Union
Anson
Experiment Station
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Donald B. Ibach
R.A.E
G. W. Forster
Department of Agricultural Economics
State College
Ibach
Forster
Run yon Fellowships check presented at Sunday event
A $150000 check for Run yon Fellowships is presented at a Sunday ceremony. Len delivers the grant to Post Graduate for Pres. Dan Parker who is reported to be progressing in Florida. A stock surge of 69 points over three days closed 1949 with a notable finish. Superior Oil Co. is referenced amid fact checks and tips like "Fighting Fan" paying $30 for 2.
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Runyon
Len
Dan Parker
Fla
Wall St
Superior Oil Co
Dearie
Imperialism uses money to enslave peoples, says critic
The speaker argues that aid from UNRRA onward has harmed American prestige rather than help. They claim fear tactics succeed and accuse Stalin of isolating the United States, noting his rapid gains in a short period.
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United States
UNRRA
Stalin
Truman Urges Law to Shield Rubber in War Comebacks
President Truman asked Congress to pass a 10 year law to protect against rubber shortages in future wars. He seeks authority to shift part of the $700 million synthetic rubber industry to private ownership while keeping emergency production at a level for national security.
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Truman
Law
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Congress
John R. Steelman
Mr. Truman
Steelman
United States
Minor Union Official Goes on Trial For Ambush Shooting
Detroit January 16. Carl Bolton a former UAW Ford local 400 vice president goes on trial for ambush shooting of Walter Reuther. Bolton linked by convicts testimony. has 21 arrests and three felony convictions. He faces life under habitual criminal law.
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W. Reuther
Detroit
Michigan
Walter Reuther
Carl Bolton
Bolton
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW Ford Local 400
Ald S. Leonard
Reuther
Cracklin Bread Returns To Table
Western North Carolina cooks celebrate fall with cracklin bread the traditional hearth loaf. The article explains cracklin bread differs from shortenin bread, noting cracklins come from rendered hog fat while shortenin bread uses ground fat. Add cracklins to corn bread mix and omit eggs sugar and butter for authentic flavor.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Baptists to Consider Seminary Sites Today
In Charlotte a two day meeting opens with the general board of the North Carolina Baptist convention and a Southern Baptist committee to review proposed seminary sites. Cities named include Charlotte Asheville Greenville S C Spartanburg S C and Atlanta. The group will also discuss the 1950 budget and hospital expansion at Winston Salem.
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Charlotte
Southern Baptist Seminary
General Board
North Carolina Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Conventons
Whch
Asheville
Greenville
S. C
Spartanburg
Atlanta
North Carolina General Board
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
National Guard Strength Is Cut Across States
The Defense Department announced a nationwide cut in National Guard strength except Alaska, reducing 6,515 guardsmen. It lists current versus adjusted totals for North Carolina and South Carolina among others. A culinary aside references spinach cream and bacon topping.
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National Guard
Washington
Jan
Defense Department
Alaska
North Carolina
South Carolina
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