Shotgun Fired At Sheriff of Yadkin County
In Yadkinville North Carolina four fugitives including Delano Loflin and Red Cranfield were hunted for five hours after a shotgun blast was fired at Yadkin County Sheriff Bill Moxley and a deputy. Authorities delayed surrender when J Hughie Loflin said his son would turn himself in.
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Yadkinville
N. C
Yadkin County
Bill Moxley
Moxley
Delano Loflin
Red” Cranfield
R. H
Henry Boggs
Forsyth County
Courtney
J. Hughie Loflin
Lof
Tobacco diseases hit North Carolina tobacco crops hard
Black shank and Granville wilt are spreading across North Carolina tobacco fields. R. R. Bennett of the State College extension service notes more farms affected and higher infection rates, with soil fungus disease ranging from three to ninety percent in various counties.
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Raleigh
Granville
R. R.bennett
State College Extension Service
Bertie
Chowan
Hertford
Martin
Wayne
Vance
Person
Wake
Wilson
Duplin
Nash
Franklin
Durham
Pitt
Beaufort
Lenoir Counties
Burglary Charge Sparks Gunfire as Suspects Flee
Officers tried to arrest the younger Loflin on a burglary charge when a blast from a gun fired through a window missed the sheriff and deputy by several feet. The four suspects bolted from the house into nearby woods as officers sought help.
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A 1951 collection features wry quotes from Orson Welles David Ben Gurion Eddie Cantor and others. Welles jokes about friends noses while Ben Gurion jokes about needs for money tanks and food. Cantor recalls childhood tenement life and a doctor’s castor oil remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Cerf
Israel
David Ben Gurion
Eddie
King Features Syndicate
Broadway gossip and political buzz from a wartime stage era
A rapid fire survey of Broadway shows and stars including Marlene Dietrich Yul Brynner and Sid Caesar style lists. The piece notes Gen Handy and his wife attending Mr Roberts overseas and President Truman meeting the cast after a Washington performance. It mentions tax issues for showmen and Shuberts joining Cinerama while reporting small town anecdotes and a 105th birthday quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stars and Stripes
Handy
Mr. Roberts
Army
J. McCarthy
Ted Andrews
Henry Fonda Rol and & Company
Washington
Truman
Clock faces carved from single timber in church tower
In Spencertown New York residents learned why St Peter's Church clock never showed time. Painters revealed each set of clock hands was carved from one piece of wood, explaining the three faced dial.
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Spencertown
N. Y
St. Peter's Church
Mixed Feelings Shadow Korean Armistice Debate
Public concern grows over potential armistice near the 38th Parallel. Analysts warn peace remains uneasy, with questions about goals, risks, and whether all Korea must fall to Communism before true peace is possible.
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Aheereae Marlow Wagton
38Th Parallel
North Korea
38Th
Korea
State Acheson
Truman
South Korea
MacArthur
Pada Aero
Russia
Europe
Asia
Beers and Whiskey Named Co Defendants in Texas Suit
In Tyler Texas a civil petition in district court names ten hundred bottles of beer and 48 pints of whiskey as co defendants in a forfeiture action. The case is styled The State of Texas vs Isaac Jack Lacy and the beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short Quirks
Tyler
Tex
State of
Texs
Isaac Jack Lacy
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Yadkin
Orson Welles
Welles
Seiaresian
Eddie Cantor
Castor
North Carolina
Northampton
Pasovotank
Gates
Perasimens
Camden
Cerrituck Caswell Counties
Space Maker
Ron
Holton-Hodgin Furniture Co
Jamestown, N. C
Cicero Holton
General Electric
Winchell
King and I
Met
Oscar
Dodgers
Rodgers
Rave
Marlene Dietrich
June Havoc
Shirley Booth
Yul Brynner
Or, Sarnoff
Zanuck
P David
Bathsheba
Aimee Stuart
London
Broadway
H. Shumlin
Dorothy
Shuberts
Mike Todd
Cinerama
Shubert
Ers
Dalton
Mass
Dover
Paul DeRoy
Savannah
Tenn
Leslie Stuart
Leonard Cleaners
N. Wrenn ST
Penney's
Vanety
Penney
Penney’s
Slycor
Jacquard
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