Fireman Simeon Webb Dies at 87 in Jackson Tenn
Simeon T. Webb of Jackson Tennessee, who rode with Casey Jones on the Cannonball Express, died in a hospital Saturday night at age 87. Webb leaped from the cab when Casey ordered jump for your life during the ill fated crash near Vaughn Mississippi. Casey Jones perished with brakes locked and whistle loud as the locomotive wrecked. Webb had moved from Jackson to Memphis to live with a daughter before his illness.
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Sim) Webb
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Wallet Recovered By Patrolmen In Salisbury NC
A wallet containing 277 dollars was found by Louis W. Weaver and Dorothy A. Weaver of New Brunswick New Jersey and turned over to the North Carolina Highway Patrol in Salisbury. Mrs Deitz recovered the wallet from a patrolman in Charlotte and continued to Florida.
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Dorothy A. Weaver
New Brunswick
N.J
Deitz
Charlotte
Florida
Welch and Agnes Brown Wed in Brookline Home Ceremony
Joseph N. Welch aged 66, chief counsel, married Agnes R Brown in a private ceremony at the bride’s Brookline home amid a modest wedding setting.
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Brookline
Mass
Joseph N. Welch
Ibilietin. Bstann
Agnes R Brown
Ee Hill
Hearing on Colleges Scheduled for merger dispute
In Fayetteville North Carolina trustees clash over merging Flora Macdonald College Red Springs with College of Raleigh and Presbyterian Junior College Maxton into a Laurinburg institution A restraining order against the merger was challenged by four trustees while a majority panel voiced regret and concern The plaintiffs include Dr C T Johnson Jones of Graham NC with challenges to the Synod proposal and resolution for the three colleges
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Flora Macdonald College
Red Springs
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Scouts Hear Tales At Valley Forge Jamboree
At a Valley Forge camp in Pennsylvania scouts and guests from foreign lands gather around campfires to hear legends about Valley Forge. A skeptical yet amused crowd listens to tales of a shadow rider, while others debate the historic battlefield’s lore and crossing of the Delaware River remains distant nearby.
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Weather forecast for central Pacific and plains regions
Weather forecast notes temperatures in the central Pacific area while the upper Plains and upper Mississippi Valley plus the Rio Grande Valley are expected to have showers.
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Mississippi Valley
Riorande Valley
Weather sketch shows mild temps and sunset rise
The forecast notes tonight's low around 70 and tomorrow's high near 89. Today’s high was about 4 and last night’s low was 72 with sunset at 7 37 pm and sunrise at 5 15 am.
North and South Carolina Weather Briefs
Forecasts show scattered thunderstorms across North Carolina with highs near 90 in the mountains and mid to upper 90s elsewhere. Nighttime lows in the 60s to 70s. South Carolina remains hot and humid with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers and highs around 88 to 90.
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McDonnell Aircraft to develop Quail missile for Air Force
The Air Materiel Command awarded McDonnell Aircraft Co. of St. Louis a 4.54 million dollar contract for research and development of the Quail missile. The formal award was announced yesterday and confirms the project’s advancement.
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Scattered Showers Forecast Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports widely scattered showers expected for most of the country. Cooler, fair conditions projected in the northeastern region and areas west of the Rockies. Showers and isolated thunderstorms forecast elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Rockies
North Carolina Ranks Lowest in Beer and Ale Consumption
North Carolinians drink less beer and ale than residents of any state, with 1957 Brewers Almanac showing the state at 22.2 gallons per capita. Wisconsin leads with higher consumption, Belgium highest at 37.0 gallons, and the national average is 15.7 gallons.
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New York
Wisconsin
U.S. Brewers Foundation
U.S
Belgium
Seven Die Violently In State Over Weekend
North Carolina records at least seven fatalities from violence over the weekend. Harold Clutz Wilkinson 38 of Maiden died after a car roll over on Lincolnton Startown road. Bobby Junior Wells Teachey died when struck by a car north of Wallace. John David Brooks 29 of Sanford died in a highway crash near Sanford. George Marshall 68 of Newport died in a two car crash near Bogue Carteret County. Allen C Dawkins of Charlotte died from stab wounds after his wife Beulah Mae Dawkins admitted stabbing him on their front porch. A boating accident at Badin Lake near Winston-Salem caused drowning reportedly when a swimmer fell from a motorboat.
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Maiden
Lincolnton
Bobby Junior Wells
Teachey
Wallace
Highway Patrol
John David Brooks
Sanford
George Marshall
Newport
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Carteret
Charlotte
Allen C. Dawkins
Beulah Mae Dawkins
Badin Lake
Ae Ee
Winston-Salem
Riams
Onal
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