Furniture Market Shows Value With Better Styles This Year
Reed C. Landis of the Chicago Market Daily notes improved style and value at the Southern Furniture and Rug Market. Local managers say more affordable, better goods appear, with manufacturers responding to demand for quality in lower price lines.
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Martha Clontz
Reed C. Landis
Chicago Market Daily
Landis
Paul Casey
Luther Draper
Henry Foscue
Aaeies
Chicago
Lasmenson
Jseven
Dii Os
Cecile Haiving
Brooks
Frankemakers
Ee ‘Boro Daily News
Jim Gonia
Willis Osborne
Better Homes
Cme
David Bartholomew
Bart Bartlet
Bret
Congress Vows to Cut New Budget in Election Year
Congress pledges major budget cuts totaling billions of dollars as the 1953 request is trimmed. Chairman Clarence Cannon says every military item will be examined, while Republicans and Southern Democrats vow to eliminate non essentials.
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Congress
Cannon
Clarence Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
A.S. Herlong Jr
Demts
Owe
Dras- Truman
Coast Guard Payroll Master Caught After Absconding
Ernest Whetzel, a Coast Guard payroll master, admitted stealing about 44 000 dollars to cover mounting debts. He was arrested in West Palm Beach after detectives spotted him in the Melody Follies Club with part of the loot, and authorities recovered over 20 000 dollars. He previously used the alias Edward Weaver and worked at Camp Gordon near Augusta.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Coast Guard
Ernest Leonard
Melody Follies Club
FBI
Husky Coast Guardsman
Harry Conyers
William Jee
Whetzel
Thei
Tegan
Conyers
St Guardian
Camp Gordon
Augusta
Little Liz Women Struggle With Weight Gain Efforts
Local notes on women seeking to gain weight and those attempting to rearrange body image. The brief mentions varied aims and social pressures surrounding weight in the community.
Four Paratroopers Await Grand Jury Report in Rape Case
In Carthage North Carolina four white paratroopers are charged with raping Lula Mae Artis a 19 year old mother of three. The Moore County grand jury handed down the indictment and a true bill could bring the case to trial tomorrow. Names listed include Harold L Hill Eugene Shirley Louis Wilson Jr and Alec Felder Jr. Sheriff McDonald said six soldiers assaulted the woman and forced her into a truck after an Army maneuvers in the area. The Army to investigate the disappearance of the vehicle and one soldier remains AWOL while another is not released.
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Carthage
N. C
Lula Mae Artis
Moore County
M. G. Boyette
Harold L. Hill
Eugene Shirley
Louis Wilson Jr
Alec Felder Jr
C. J. McDonald
Stock Market Rises Slightly in Early Trading
New York stocks opened higher with fractional gains across sectors. The industrial list advanced to its best level since mid October and the railroad average recovered to late February levels as oils and carriers led the gains. General Tire rose about two points while utilities remained flat.
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New York
York Central
General Tire
Reds Build Up Artillery Along Korean Front
STH ARMY HQ reports Communists strengthening artillery along the 145 mile front with dig in guns and camouflaged positions. The Reds rely on older captured equipment while North Koreans use Russian made guns. UN forces meanwhile destroyed five Communist bunkers in a raid west of Chorwon.
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STH
Korea
Osman
Tme
United Nations
Chorwon
West Central
Hendersonville Mourns Rex Staton Former County Official
Ru ben Hilliard Staton 80 longtime Henderson County public figure died after a two week illness. He served as Henderson County sheriff mayor of Hendersonville postmaster and county judge and led the state Republican organization.
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Hendersonville
Llp
Ruben Hilliard Staton
Henderson County
Olive May Seek Scott Backing In North Carolina Governor Race
Raleigh reports gubernatorial hopeful Hubert E Olive, of Winston may learn today if he has Senator Scott's support. Scott indicated he will vote for Olive, saying Olive's platform contains more North Carolina essence. Olive cautions on a statewide stump, while questions linger about a possible lieutenant governor run.
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H. E. Olive
Scott
Raleigh
Hubert E. Olive
Jington
Forence
Olive
Abe
Ormer
Shelby
Naikae Teday Donavan
Concove
Rocky Mount
Dr. Earp
Selma
Ee Ee
MacArthur Withdraws Citing Protests and Legal Debate
General Dow L. MacArthur plans to withdraw his candidacy amid strong protests from supporters. A written notice to Illinois Election Clerk Don Butler is required, but Butler says a filed name cannot be withdrawn after the deadline, prompting possible Supreme Court action.
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New York
Dowlas MacArthur
Lst
Illinois
Gene Saerel
Ead Gianare
Don Butler
Springfield
Butler
MacArthur
Daly
Inois Supreme Court
Pamlico County votes on Negro school facilities bond
Pamlico County citizens will vote on a 100000 bond issue to improve Negro school facilities. The county board of commissioners votes to call the special bond election and set the date.
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Bayboro
Pamlico County
Board of Commisa
NC Merchants oppose Duke Power rate hike hearing
The North Carolina Merchants Association plans to oppose Duke Power's rate increase at a hearing before the State Utilities Commission in Goldsboro. State leaders will discuss river plans affecting six counties with Gov. W. Scott among speakers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Merchants Association
Duke Power Company
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Akers
W. Scott
Wes
Comet
Rankin Pleads as Court Sits for Docket
The court set costs at 25 for Rankin on driving charges tied to a snowstorm incident en route from Franklinton to Henderson. A driver claimed Rankin’s speed on curves and hills endangered others, with the matter unfolding as events tied to a highway pursuit.
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Ant
B. A. Scott
Proteorel
Henderson
Rankin
Franklinton
Convention Coverage Plans Underway for Conventions Broadcasts
Coverage details list the July Republican and Democratic national conventions with plans for radio and TV broadcasts. Funds include 3.8 million for Admiral and related firms, and about 3 million for Columbia Broadcasting, with Philco Corp involved in resale.
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American Broadcasting
Y B
Arise
Admiral
Philco Corp
Columbia Broadcasting Oem
Eisenhower silent on Taft nomination question
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gave "no comment" when asked if he would support Sen. Taft or the President if Taft won the Republican nomination. Ike has not announced his plan of action and his position on issues remains unclear as Taft seeks his endorsement.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Taft
NBC
Meet the Press
Ike
United Press
Eisenhower
Paris
Allied Forces
Europe
Oneral
Truman
Echos
Ofumbia University
Lane
Congressional Committee
Uni
Substantial Gesture Hoped For In Korean Truce Talks
UN spokesman Brig. Gen. William Nuckols said the United Nations hopes the Communists will make a substantial gesture to break the 26 day deadlock in truce negotiations. The Allies seek concessions on prisoner exchange and armistice terms to reach a realistic agreement, with Turner and other delegates returning from Tokyo awaiting further orders.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
William P. Nuckols
U. N
Ricedale
Tokyo
Howard M. Turner
Nuckols
Turner
British Probe Nun Killing Amid Egyptian fighting
Sister Anthony a 52 year old American nun from Peekskill New York was shot in the heart on the convent grounds in Ismailia during Anglo Egyptian fighting. A military court began hearings while U S Consul Mulliner investigated on site. Egypts interior minister Fuad Serag el Din Pasha insisted the death came from outside the convent during British fire. The US embassy said it would seek the facts but offered no conclusion yet.
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Egypt
U. S
Serag el Din
Catherine
Anthony
Vimidet
Report on Catawba Investigation
Salisbury N C student government leaders met to receive an investigation report on Catawba College administration. The panel addressed a $20000 shortfall, a dismissed mathematics professor, and a plumbing-supply shortage, with Dr A R Keppel stating no alarm and that funds were repaid or replaced. He defended the nonrenewal of Prof Naylor noting student relations and confidence in students.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church College
Cranes
R N Ness
Sawyer Held In Elizabethown In Inquest Jam
A former tenant farmer Walter Sawyer was ordered held after a coroner's inquest at Bladen courthouse. About 1000 people gathered, with 600 unable to enter the courtroom for the March 17 term of Bladen Superior Court.
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Elizabethtown
Walter Sawyer
Kecbedaenete
Bladen
Weather report with temps and corrections
The forecast lists a low of 60 tonight and a high of 48 tomorrow. Earlier state misstated a high of 8 and a low of 32 for last night.
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