Tower plan eyed to aid Western North Carolina TV reach
Mt Pisgah in Waynesville may host a new tower as the Carolina National Park Parkway and Forest Devel Commission approves a resolution. The tower aims to bring television service to at least 200000 people in Western North Carolina. Also Wilmington reports outline for Klansmen kidnapping case and upcoming spring term trials, while Charlotte schedules sentencing for tax evasionist Keith May and potential new trial for Judge Wilson Warlick.
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Waynesville
Mt. Pi Pisgah
Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forest Devel Commission
North Carolina
Lincoln County Man Killed in June Muddy Ford Creek Slaying
Testimony opened in Lincolnton for two men charged with the slaying of 55 year old J. D. Farmer. Prosecutors say Farmer's body was found buried along Muddy Ford Creek and later moved from Lincolnton to Cleveland County.
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Lincolnton
J. D
Lincoln County
Farmer
Ford Creek
Bobby A
Cherryville
Neal
Lincoln
Cleveland County
Fatal shooting at North Mountain home sparks murder charge
Wade Ponder said the shooting occurred at Wade Rice's home on North Mountain after an argument. Esse Rice, 34, of Rt. 1 Mars Hill, was shot and killed yesterday. His half-brother was charged with murder.
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Esse Rice
Rt. 1
Mars Hill
Yester
Wade Ponder
Wade Rice
Jessheritz
Convention Opens With Notable Speakers At 10 A M
The convention will formally open tomorrow at 10 a m with Ernest A. Kehr of the New York Herald Tribune among the speakers. About 600 members and guests are expected to attend with rectors committee chairmen and their wives noted in attendance.
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Ernest A. Kehr
The
New York Herald Tribune
Surprise: 1953 Rainfall Was Average For Piedmont
Guilford County weather figures show 1953 total rainfall at 39.21 inches, near the long term average of 42 inches. A wet winter offset a dry summer, with 53 hot days and 101 rainy days. the county’s cold snap reached 11 degrees on December 18, and 99 degrees was the year's high on August 2.
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Guilford County
Weather Bureau
Greensboro
High Point Ygeaerery
Bureau
Prisoner Puts Years To Good Use
New York reporting that Stephen Boles, 46, paroled after 19 years, studied law and wrote letters in prison. He sought a new trial in 1944 and later a writ of error claiming inadequate counsel. He asked permission to marry after telling the judge of a prison romance.
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New York
Stephen Boles
Boles
John A. Mullen
Mullen
Nurse’s Will Leaves Estate to Federal Treasury
Teckla M. Scheldrup a World War I nurse living at the Veterans Administration center in Dayton died last week and filed to Probate Court her will. Executor James T. Cline said the estate will exceed $5,000 with a specific bequest of $1,700 to the Central Lutheran Church of Stoughton Wisconsin. The bequest honors U S government for maintenance and care over the years.
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Ohio
Veterans Administration Center
Federal Treasury
Teckla M. Scheldrup
U. S
James T. Cline
Central Lutheran Seen
Stoughton
Wis
Cline
Civil Defense leaders to address North Carolina women groups
Raleigh reports two top Civil Defense executives Katherine Graham Howard and J T DeJarnette will address state presidents of North Carolina women's organizations at a Dutch dinner tonight. They headline an all day women's Civil Defense meeting tomorrow with the theme If attack comes what. They will outline home precautions and expected outside help.
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Raleigh
Katherine Graham Howard
Waston
J. T. DeJarnette
Atlanta
South Atlantic
North Carolina
Bucket Brigade Delivers Save as Fire Spreads in Martinsburg
State Troopers William K. Lankbeil and William Pitzer spotted a blaze in a Martinsburg home near Hedgesville and, after a chain of cross state radio calls failed, formed a bucket brigade to extinguish the fire before the fire engine arrived.
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W. Va
William K. Lankbeil
William Pitzer
Hedgesville
Romney
W. Valice
Winchester
Father of 12 Chooses Jail Over Fine
Joseph Pickenpack, a father of 12 from Route 1, faced a $200 fine plus costs for driving with a revoked license. Judge Archie imposed 30 days at county jail, noting the man could not pay and arguing imprisonment would lessen family hardship. Pickenpack had earlier been convicted of drunken driving with license revocation, and his license will be further revoked for three years. The oldest child is 13.
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Archie
Joseph Pickenpack
Pickenpack
Pol Picement
Highway 68
Woman Fined For Hitting Pedestrian In Mu mage Court
Thelma Y Reynolds of Randleman Rd was convicted of failing to yield to a pedestrian after an incident last month near Willowbrook and Grimes. She was fined 30 dollars plus costs and medical expenses for the injured party Matline Johnson.
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Mumage Court
Thelma Y. Reynolds
Randleman Rd
English St
Wade Johnson
Route 3
Thomasville
Coroner Announces Tentative Ruling in Negro's Death
Coroner Dr. W. W. Carvey released a preliminary report on the death of Clarence Trogden, a 35 year old Black man from Asheboro found unconscious in a Hoover Flats room and pronounced dead at 1:50 a.m. at the local hospital. No evidence of foul play was observed, and funeral plans remain undecided.
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W. W. Carvey
Clarence Trogden
Asheboro
Trogden
Hoover Flats
Hairlip
Harvey
City Judge Pays Tribute To Austin
The court and community mourn a warm friend and pioneer builder. The bar and legal profession lose a distinguished lawyer in Austin. The city grieves a noted figure and friend.
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Austin
Bricker Amendment Vote Urged Across Senate Split
Senators discuss Bricker Amendment as Democratic resistance and GOP leadership signals shape the path. Knowland and Ferguson push a substitute that would align future treaties with the Constitution, while Bricker warns it could limit Congressional or state power to challenge treaty operations. Debate centers on whether treaties or executive agreements become supreme law.
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Freenhower
House
Knowland
Bricker
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
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Ferguson
Eisenhower
Congress
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Ohioan
Abductors Split in San Francisco Kidnapping Case
Inspector Al Nelder described the split abductors Lear and Jackson as behind the largest San Francisco manhunt. Lear confessed after booking on suspicion while Moskovitz’s family faced a $500,000 ransom. Moskovitz testified Lear followed Jackson’s lead as the pair planned the crime and bought gear in San Jose two days prior.
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San Francisco
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Lear
Jackson
Frank Ahern
Ahern
San Jose
Don Scott
Su Edly
Flynn Contempt Hearing Cancelled Over Support Payments
Los Angeles reports a contempt hearing was called off as Nora Eddington contends Errol Flynn owes 7,300 dollars for child support. Nora’s lawyer says Flynn’s New York attorney assured payment. Flynn, then in Europe, had been due 550 dollars monthly for two daughters but Nora says only 400 dollars arrived in 14 months.
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Los Angeles
Nora Eddington
Errol Flynn
Nora
S. S. Hahn
Flynn
New York
Samuel Feller
Europe
Deadline Nears For Release Of Prisoners In Korea
The United Nations plans to free all unrepatriated prisoners at midnight Friday under the Korean armistice terms. The first batch of 14 321 anti Communist Chinese prisoners began returning to the U N area, moving by truck to Ascom City and boarding ships at Inchon for Formosa. North Korean prisoners are to be sent south to the ROK post at Kunsan with similar release timing. U N forces set searchlights along the neutral zone border as guards watched over the transfers. A pall of smoke from fires in Panmunjom drifted overhead.
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Inchon Harbor
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Panmunjom
Opposition to The French Line Grows Among Groups
A Protestant church coalition including The Christian Herald and the Protestant Motion Picture Council joined in condemning Howard Hughes film The French Line. They claim the movie violates moral standards and good taste and question any relaxation of the motion picture code. The Roman Catholic Legion of Decency also condemned the film as unacceptable.
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Rful
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Christian Herald
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National Legion of Decency
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Council
Knight supports voluntary private health insurance plan in California
Gov. Goodwin J. Knight favors voluntary private policies with deductibles like 50 or 100 dollars and proposes a state medical insurance fund to handle excess load. He argues this is better than President Eisenhower’s plan for government re insurance of private medical plans.
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Calif
Goodwin J. Knight
Eisenhower
Slain Prospector's Body Found Near Prospect Hole
Ernest Bauman missing since last fall was found dead today, buried about 15 feet from the prospect hole he worked. Police report Bauman was slain, and his body located in Oroville California after a search led by authorities.
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Oroville
Calif
Ernest Bauman
Paroles Board Considers Raymond Hair Case
Raymond Hair, a Wake Forest College student jailed for second degree murder, faces parole review by the North Carolina State Board. Convicted Easter 1950 in Wake Superior Court for the Oakboro slaying of Roy Coble after a gambling debt dispute. Hair has served one fourth of a 15 year minimum. two board members will hear the case next week.
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Raleigh
Raymond v
Hair
C. H. Patrick
Wake Forest
Weather Report Summary for Tonight and Tomorrow
The forecast calls for a low of 55 tonight and a high of 65 tomorrow. High today reached 65 with a 48 degree low last night. Sunset is 5 34 p m and sunrise is 7 28 a m. Official records list temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 7 30 a m across multiple cities including Charlotte Asheville Raleigh Wilmington New York and San Francisco.
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Weather Bureau
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Raleigh
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Businessmen Slaves Promote Polio Drive in Vista
More than 125 businessmen officials and civic leaders took part in Vista California polio fund raising as "Slave Day" raised over 1200 dollars plus 1000 more the day before. Everett Remsbury donated 300 to the March of Dimes. Participants worked in stores shined shoes ran errands and collected subscriptions while a mock court fined violators and a posse captured absentees.
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Graehme Smith
Vista Community Church
Frank Jones
Leon Bone
Vista
Justice Court
Televized Bank Sees Robber With Hidden Audience
Boston bank upgrades Provident Institution for Savings with a television eye allowing officials to monitor activity throughout the facility. The future holdup may face constant surveillance as crowds watch from unseen vantage points.
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Boston
The
Provident Institution For Savings
Stop Taking Harsh Drugs for Constipation
Do not use harsh laxatives for constipation. Use Dr. Caldwell's Senna Laxative for gentle relief that helps you stay on schedule and eases stomach sourness. Money back if not satisfied. Mail a request to Box 280, New York 18, N. Y.
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