Technical High School Sought in Charlotte Bid
Industrial leaders push to establish a technical high school in Charlotte after a state appropriation of 500000. Local executives plan talks with Raleigh officials to pick a site and explore a dual operation with a technical addition to Charlotte College to cut costs and expenses.
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Charlotte
Eldon D. Carr
National
Sheldon P. Smith
Douglas Aircraft
Raleigh
Smith
Charlotte College
Spray May Have Killed Child In North Carolina Field
Officials investigate whether cotton spray killed three year old Bobb K. Watson and severely sickened his eight siblings in Tabor City North Carolina. Four other children remained hospitalized while Baynard Billy Joe Davis and Donald 12 were listed as not hospitalized.
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Tabor City
N.C
Bobb K. Watson
Hayward Watson
At San City
Baynard
Billy Joe
Davis
Donald
Man Survives After Run Over in Robeson County
William Oliver a 36 year old Black man from Red Springs was found injured on a dirt road two miles south of Red Springs after a hit and run. He was struck by a car wheel first striking his head then the rear wheel pressing the head deeper. Oliver is hospitalized in Robeson Memorial in critical condition.
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Lumberton
N. M. McRainey
William Oliver
Red Springs
Robeson Memorial Hospital
Oliver
Tobacco Company Buys Land Near Germanton and Walnut Cove
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. purchased 250 acres between Germanton and Walnut Cove just before options expired. The company plans tobacco storage sheds and a steammery on the site south of Old Town Fork Road, north of Town Fork Creek, along the Atlantic and Yadkin Railroad. No price was disclosed.
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Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Reynolds
Germanton
Walnut Cove
No Inquest Into Deaths in Fayetteville Lovers Lane
Cumberland Coroner Alph Clark said there will be no inquest into the deaths of two Negroes found decomposed in a Fayetteville lovers lane. He ruled it a clear case of murder and death by own action. Sheriff L. L. Guy identified Joseph H. Lewis of Fort Bragg as the man who stabbed Betty Ann McLaurin and then hanged himself from a tree with a bright-necked tie.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Cumberland
Alph Clark
L. L. Guy
Joseph H. Lewis
Ft. Bragg
Betty Ann McLaurin
Graham Tightens Up His Strategy
New York evangelist Billy Graham says the Devil will strike unexpectedly as his crusade nears peak. He plans to curtail daytime meetings at Madison Square Garden to rest study and focus on night events through August 10 with possible Labor Day extensions across New York area venues.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Labor Day
Newark
Paterson
N.J
Massachusetts approves artificial rain project for drought areas
Massachusetts gave official go ahead to artificial rain making in Bristol and Plymouth counties due to drought. The Weather Amendment Board approved hiring Dr. Wallace E Howell to seed clouds with silver iodide and a contract with a rain making agency was expected to be signed.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Bristol
Plymouth
State Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts Weather Amendment Board
Wallace E. Howell
Howell
Foster Furcek
Metropolitan District Commission
Greater Boston
Raymond J
Rhode Island
4 H Club Week Opens In Raleigh At State College
More than 1,200 North Carolina farm youths gathered at North Carolina State College to start 4-H Club Week. The program features formal and informal activities, culminating Friday with the 14-H Parade of Talent and a candle-lighting ceremony.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
North Carolina State College
William C. Friday
Consolidated University of North Carolina
J. D. Sykes
Ralston-Purina Co
4-H Builders Council
4-H
Carey H. Bostian
State College Chancelor
David S
Bank Robbery Hearing Waived in Raleigh Case
Whitaker, 41, an employee of The News and Observer, waived a preliminary hearing in Raleigh on the Angier bank robbery. He was bound over for the Oct. 9 federal court term with $16,000 bond but failed to post. He was moved to Central Prison Hospital after a bullet wound.
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Raleigh W
Tom Banks
Bland
Whitaker
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Angier
Fuquay-Varina
Wood Turning Plant Opens After Union Member Arrested
Bryson City North Carolina The Carolina Wood Turning Co reopened under guard as about 40 pickets blocked Old Fontana Lake Road. Willard Dalrymple an employee and union member was arrested on assault charges after allegedly punching a co worker during the protest. The scene followed a three month strike and a Superior Court restraining order against union interference with plant operations.
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Bryson City
N.C
Thorman Leatherwood
Carolina Wood Turning Co
Willard Dalrymple
Fontana Lake
Superior Court
Dan K. Moore
Sylva
Leatherwood
Floyd B. Buckner
Pondent
International United Furniture Workers
Jess Wiggins
UFWA
Mount McKinley Far North America’s Highest Peak
Mount McKinley stands as the continent’s tallest mountain in Alaska. explorers note its immense height and challenging ascent as a defining landmark of North American geography.
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Mount McKinley
North America
Coronamaid Laxative Ad Claims Gentle Fast Relief
An advertisement touts Coronam Colonaid laxative as a gentle overnight solution for constipation. It claims high bulk action to stimulate the urge, safety for pregnant women, and no interference with nutrient absorption, offered as an easy tablet pack for under two cents per tablet.
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Colonaid
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Durham
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Wilmington
U. S. Choice
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