Pre-Dawn Kiss Tragedy On Death Bridge Near Lake Waccamaw
A pre dawn kiss on a bridge over a canal near Lake Waccamaw led to a submerged car that killed three occupants Miss Dottie Simmons J C Beck and Edward Theldean Millican all from Whiteville. Four others escaped by crawling to the surface while survivors named Albert McCormick Frank Spivey John Spivey and Billy Carter. The bridge, known locally as Death Bridge, has seen two fatal accidents in two years.
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N.C. BA
Kiss
Lake Wacwo
Bsoay
Dottie Simmons
Whiteville
J. C. Beck
Clarendon
Edward Theldean Millican
Rt. 4
TP. Hofler
State Highway Patrol
Albert McCormick
Frank Spivey
John Spivey
Billy Carter
Hoffer
Miss Simmons
Beck
Gambling Grandmas Nabbed in Cook County Bust
CHICAGO UP A group of elderly women dubbed gambling grandmas were arrested in a raid on a bookie joint. Sheriff John Babb and seven deputies moved 47 prisoners to the county jail after sweeping the room for bets on the Arlington Park fifth race and a dice game. One 70 year old claimed diabetes and resisted transport, while a 71 year old complained she only sought a short beer.
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Chicago
Cook County
John S&. Babb
Babb
Arlington Park
Cardinal Stepinac Diagnosed With Rare Blood Disease
Cardinal Aloysius Stepinac of Yugoslavia is reported to suffer from polycythemia a rare blood disorder with an American doctor Dr John H Lawrence heading to Zagreb to treat him Lawrence director of the Donner Laboratory UC is a noted expert in treating internal diseases with radioactive isotopes The cardinal 56 has been under house arrest near Zagreb since 1951 and was elevated to cardinal last November by Pope Pius XII institutions and dates are cited but Stepinac declined to travel to Rome for the red hat due to Tito’s regime
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Los Angeles
Aloysius Cardinal
Stepinac
Yugoslavia
John H. Lawrence
Donner Laboratory
University of California
Lawrence
Soree
Catholic Hierarchy
Pius XII
Rome
Marshal Tito
Vatican
West Coast
John J. Mitty
San Francisco
Archibishop Hurley
Cleveland
New York
Zurich
Zagreb
Pistol Battle Ends In Death Of Two Judges
Jackson Kentucky two men died after a close range pistol duel. Courtney Holbrook a Breathitt County magistrate for six years and a 19 year old youth Novan Pittman of Maysville were killed near Keck on Frozen Creek as a magistrate stopped a car to check operator’s license. Holbrook died from a single shot above the heart. The assailant was shot multiple times.
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Jackson
Courtney Holbrook
Breathitt
Novan Pittman
Maysville
Social Security Board
Fred Stidham
Keck
Frozen Creek
Holbrook
Stocks Rise on Mixed Bank, Industrial Advance in Morning Trade
Stocks moved higher in the morning session led by United Gas and Thompson Products with gains in utilities and steel. Coca Cola and Boeing showed modest shifts while Kennecott hit a new low. Boeing and Curtiss Wright held near yearly lows as traders stayed cautious amid uneven activity across sectors.
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New York
Thompson Products
Scott Paper
Scott
United Gas Corp
Creameries of America
American Natural Gas
Motors
Chrysler
Kennecott
Boeing
Curtiss - Wright
Coca- Cola
American Car & F
American T & T
Chesapeake & Ohio Coce
Chrys OY
Colgate-P-Pace Continental
Curtiss-Wright
Idupontschsctacess
Eastern Air
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
General Motors
Eos
Goodrich
Goodyear
Sssccoses
Gulf Oil Ccrc
Central
International Harvester
International Nickel
International T & T . Johns-Manville
Kroger Co. S.essees
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard
Monsanto
Sseceses
Packard
Paramount, Pictures
Ecteceve
Pornoy
Pepsi-Cola
Phillip Morris
Csescseses
Reynolds Tobacco B
Essesese
Seaboard
Sears Roebuck
Ccseseseees
Southern Co
Onpecongera Sess
Southern Railwaseeeebeenges
Standard Oil ( J
Studebaker
Texas CO
Woolworth Tee Eee
Suit Seeks Recovery Of Appliances And Cash
Sears, Roebuck and Co. filed a civil suit in Municipal Court seeking repossession of certain appliances and $227.82 due on a sales contract. Defendant named is Mrs. Preston Byrd of Randolph County.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Preston Byrd
Randolph County
Times Says Royal Episode Nearing Scandal in London
The Times of London warns that speculation about Princess Margaret and RAF Group Captain Peter Townsend has become a scandal. The paper calls for respecting royal privacy while noting public opinion could curb the prying gossip.
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London Times
London
Times of London
Princess Margaret
the Times
Margaret
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Vivian Blaine
Adelaide
Times
Britain
RAF
Peter Townsend
Townsend
South Africa
Tobacco price average dips fractionally in Georgia Florida market
The Georgia Florida tobacco price average edged down seven cents from the prior year as gross sales reached $29,663,511 on 57,375,702 pounds sold through the sixth selling day. A booming turnover of 10,247,279 pounds lifted the average to $51.78, but the season total remains below last year’s level. Receipts stayed heavy at Vidalia with a stronger market for common cigarette types.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Uue
Vidalia
Escapee Johnson Sought After Prison Break Charge
Guilford sheriff's deputies search for 23 year old Vance Johnson of St Pauls after he escaped from a road gang near Highway 220. He had a prior preliminary hearing on a felonious assault count for slashing a fellow prisoner with a razor at Sandy Ridge Prison Camp.
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Guilford
Greensboro
Esca
Sevral
Sandy Ridge
Eisenhower blasts McCarthy from private citizen stance
Arthur Eisenhower, brother of the president, criticizes McCarthy for damaging U S prestige in Europe and says the GOP has been harmed by his actions. He calls McCarthy's replies shallow and predicts waning popularity after a recent book burning episode.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Arthur Eisenhower
United States
Thc
McCarthy
GOP
Washington
Eisenhower
Europe
County Gets Own Radio Facilities
The Greensboro division of the Guilford sheriff's department will launch a 250-watt radio station with a 30-foot antenna atop the County courthouse in Greensboro. Installation starts soon, with sending receiving gear at the sheriff's office and in the air. Local deputies will still use High Point City police radio for now, while Greensboro deputies await independent service.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Lindsay Church Announces Family Night Program
Lindsay Memorial Methodist Church will hold the first in a series of family night programs Saturday at 8 p.m. The meeting aims to strengthen Christian fellowship with a short devotional and a showing of Youth for the Kingdom, a film opposing juvenile delinquency and parental neglect. W. W. McCauley, director of visual education, will direct. The gathering will take place in the church hut.
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Lindsay Memorial Methodist Church
W. W. McCauley
Editor Henry Belk Undergoes Fifth Eye Operation
Henry Belk editor of the Goldsboro News Argus underwent his fifth eye operation this year at Duke Hospital yesterday. Doctors expect results in about two weeks.
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Durham
Henry Belk
Goldsboro
Argus
Duke Hospital
Transportation On Farms Gets Federal Survey
Washington reports a Census Bureau survey of 5.1 million farms showing about two thirds own automobiles. Some 3.4 million farms own 4.2 million cars with an average age of eight years. one third have trucks also averaging eight years. Road quality varies with 1.6 million on hard surface, 1.8 on gravel or shell, and 1.7 on dirt. Improved roads are up since 1925.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Woman Dies In Durham Jail After Threat Of Suicide
In Durham yesterday at 6 30 p m a 37 year old woman threatened to kill herself if her husband did not visit within 30 minutes. She was found hanging from her cell bars with a blanket tied to the bars. Coroner Dr Horton said death likely from strangulation or broken neck. Police said she had been arrested for drunkenness and became nervous after her husband John R Johnson visited. Firemen attempted revival for 30 minutes.
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Durham
Wellie Mae Johnson
R. A. Horton
M. T. Yates
Temporary Drop In Draft Calls May Follow Truce
Washington reports a temporary decline in draft calls after a Korean truce with calls dropping to about 19 000 monthly for three months and then rising to about 45 000 in July to refill the pipeline. Experts warn a manpower squeeze will return as veterans rotate and tours end.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Lewis B. Hershey
Dewey Short
House Armed Services Committee
John A. Hannah
Far East
Korea
Palm Springs Plans Ban On Shirtless Men In Public
A proposed city ordinance in Palm Springs would make it illegal for men to appear in public without shirts after eight women complained that seeing bare chests in a restaurant spoiled their meals. The measure aims to curb public indecency and protect diners.
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Palm Springs
Calif
New Guinea Bird of Paradise Cousin to Crow
New Guinea's Greater Bird of Paradise, famed for its striking round-colored plumes, is described as a cousin to the common crow in this brief natural history note.
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New Guinea
Postoffice Body Holds Convention In South Carolina
The Carolinas Branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors meets in Greenville S C for a two day convention. Key officers N C Johnson J H Hoover L G Winfrey W H Farlow J C Easter W T Winslow attend with Mrs L G Winfrey and Mrs J H Hoover representing the ladies auxiliary. National President M C Nave of Chicago and Jesse Wakefield of Washington D C are speakers along with a PMG office representative not yet named.
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Carolinas
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Greenville
S. C
N. C. Johnson
J. H. Hoover
L. G. Winfrey
W. H. Farlow
J. C. Easter
W. T. Winslow
Ladies’ Auxiliary
High Point
Association
M. C. Nave
Chicago, Il
Jesse Wakefield
Washington, D. C
Arthur Summerfield
Burglars Make Themselves at Home in Sylmar Home
In Sylmar California burglars entered the home of Virginia Hadsell and stole 235 dollars. They then used the pool drank beer from the ice box and nibbled hors d oeuvres before fleeing.
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Sylmar
Calif
Virginia Hadsell
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