Six Young Prisoners Escape From North Carolina Camp
Six prisoners escaped early today from the Catawba County prison camp near Newton. They were recaptured within an hour except three who evaded bloodhounds and were believed cornered in the St James area. Names include Leopard Paul Quinn 17 Henry King 17 Charles Maynor 20 Charles Teems 18 Marvin Hart 18 and Fred Neal Weaver 17. Reprisals and status notes show escapees facing sentences from three to thirty three years for offenses including car theft breaking and entering and housebreaking.
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Newton
N.C
Catawba County
Our
Leopard Paul Quinn
Black Moutain
Fred Neal Weaver
Black Mountain
Henry King
Littleton
Charles Maynor
Baltimore
Robry
Charles Teems
Linville Falls
Car Thefe
Marvin Hart
Winston-Salem
Hart
King
Maynor
St. James
Dismissal Bid for Red Spy’s Wife Triggers Local Debate
Cambridge council faces a push to remove Dr Hildegarde Broda, 43, wife of atom spy Alan Nunn May, from her post as county assistant schools medical officer. Capt A C Taylor urged ousting amid sparse reasons. The Daily Express calls it shameful while Cambridge women doctors condemn it as persecution. The council will decide this Saturday.
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Ev P
Came
Alan Nunn May
Independent Daily Express
A. C. Taylor
Hildegarde Broda
Dr. Broda
Nunn
Russia
Dr Karman Heads Council of Churches in North Carolina
The Rev Cecil A Karman of Wilson is elected and installed as president of the North Carolina Council of Churches during the council's final session at the First Presbyterian Church in Durham. Dr David D Jones of Greensboro urged consideration of segregation in light of a forthcoming U S Supreme Court ruling. Other committees and a talk by Oscar K Merritt of Mount Airy on the World Order Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, also filled the day.
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Durham
Cecil A. Karman
Wilson
North Carolina Council of Churches
Dr. Karman
First Presbyterian Church
David D. Jones
Greensboro
U. S. Supreme Court
Oscar K. Merritt
Mount Airy
Cleveland
Ohio
Browns Take Bobby Garrett In Bonus NFL Pick
Cleveland selects Stanford quarterback Bobby Garrett in the NFL bonus draft. Cardinals grab Arkansas quarterback Lamar McHann, Green Bay lands Art Hunter, Giants take Veryl Switzer, and more first round moves as teams shape their rosters.
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Cleveland Browns
Stanford
Bobby Garrett
Cleveland
Garrett
Bell
Chicago Cardinals
Cardinals
Arkansas
Lamar McHann
Green Bay
Notre Dame
Art Hunter
New York Giants
Veryl Switzer
Kansas State
Giants
Baltimore
Colts
Francis (Cotton) Davidson
Baylor
Chicago Bears
Pas. Wallace
University of Illinois
Pittsburgh
Johnny Lattner
Washington
Steve Meilinger
Kentucky
Philadelphia Eagles
Neil Worden
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Beatty
Mississippi
San Francisco
Maryland
Bernie Faloney
John Bauer
Finois
Detroit Lions
Richard Chapman
Rice Institute
State offers first witness in Beasley trial
The state presented its first witnesses in Whiteville North Carolina as it sought to prove William Allen Beasley killed Earl Hinson and Sam Millican on October 31. Beasley a 35 year old ex whiteville service station operator is charged with the double slaying on a street behind Beasleys Station. Police say Beasley entered an argument among Hinson Millican and Robert Station then retrieved a 12 gauge shotgun used in the killings. An all male jury was selected from a 100 citizen venire yesterday.
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Whiteville
N. C
William Allen Asley
Beasley
Whiteville 5
Earl Hinson
Sam Millican
Hinson
Millican
Robert Station
North Carolina Lawmakers Seek Review of Ammunition Site
Senators Saemon and Corie asked the Army to review plans to store ammunition on about 2400 acres near Cumberland and adjacent lands. DoD had planned to abandon Hoke and Lore counties and move storage to Ft. Bragg southeast corner.
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Washington
North Carolina
Army
Cumberland
Saemon
D-Nc
Rep
Corie
Department of Defense
Hoke
Lore
Ft. Bragg
Paint stain removal and whale predation note
To remove paint stains use gasoline or turpentine. Denatured alcohol removes lacquer shellac or varnish stains. Small killer whales sometimes attack a large whale in packs forcing its mouth open to eat its tongue.
Missing Man Ties to Body in Croatan Forest
Zebulon man C B Brantley contacts New Bern sheriff claiming description of a body matches Thomas P Pearce of Zebulon a brother in law. Pearce worked at a Columbia South Carolina VA hospital until six months ago and left for an unknown destination. Marine authorities at Cherry Point notified and federal officers will compare fingerprints with Pearce’s service records.
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New Bern
N. C
Charlie Berry
Cherry Point
Washington
Pearceing
American-Marietta Co. Sales At Record High
Net sales for the year ended Nov 30 1953 reached 10214,344, an all time high, up 33 percent from 76,714,724 the previous year. Earnings for 1953 were a record 3,809,406 after a 5,525,000 tax provision. Despite a 57 percent rise in direct taxes, 1953 earnings rose 26 cents from 3,013,286.
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American-Marietta Co
Reac
Two Air Force men hanged for Guam crime
In Guam, two enlisted airmen Pvt Herman Dennis and Sgt Robert Burns were executed on the gallows for the 1948 rape slaying of Ruth Farnsworth, a San Francisco born Navy civilian. Dennis and Burns proclaimed innocence as the execution drew to a close, while an Army chaplain read psalms.
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Guam
Air Force
Ruth Farnsworth
Herman T. Dennis
Indianapolis
Robert W. Burns
Spokane
Wash
Dennis
Burns
Farnsworth
WAC
San Francisco
Navy
United States
Pvt
Calvin Dennis
Frederick
Calvin
Mild spell ends as cold air streams in from Rockies
The Associated Press reports a late January warm spell ended across the Atlantic and Gulf states as cold air advanced from the Rockies to the East. Snow and sleet fell across the north and northeast with hazardous driving conditions and heavy snow in Michigan and upstate New York. A school bus stalled in snow near Bad Axe left 40 children marooned overnight. thunderstorms with sleet occurred from Binghamton to the Hudson Valley.
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Gulf States
Rockies
Seaboard
Appalachians
New England
Michigan
Bad Axe
Mich
Lake Huron
Malone
New York
Binghamton
Hudson Valley
Lake Superior
Minnesota-Wisconsin
California
Oregon
Washington
A O Curl Promoted In State Post
Raleigh reports A O Curl age 41 of Creedmoor named director of the State Revenue Department's Division of Accounts, filling the vacancy after the death of Richard B Cox. Curl joined the department in 1934 after UNC accounting degree. he oversees accounting and daily tax receipts deposits and reports.
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Raleigh
A. O. Curl
Creedmoor
State Revenue Department
Eugene Shaw
Curl
Richard B. Cox
The
Revenue Department
University of North Carolina
New Over‑the‑Counter Cough Syrup Promises Doctor Like Relief
A modern cough syrup labeled 666 Cough Syrup claims to provide relief without a prescription. It features throcomedine and a dual action formula designed to loosen throat congestion and ease cold symptoms quickly.
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