Fisher Named State Highway Patrol Commissioner
L R Fisher, an early patrol officer, will become commissioner on June 15 as London C Rosser steps down. Gov Scott outlined steps to end dissension and cut traffic fatalities while expanding highway safety. Fisher, former head of the patrols highway safety division, is a Mecklenburg County native and WWI veteran.
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Raleigh
L. R. Fisher
State Highway Patrol
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London C. Rosser
Scott
Rosser
Fisher
Scott Ioncetuaed
State Abc Board
Motor Vehicles Department
Willian B. Umstead
Hurt E. Olive
Paroles
T. C. Johnson
N. F. Ransdeil
State Board of Elections Canvassing Primary Results
The State Board of Elections met in Raleigh to canvass May primary results and discuss a possible second primary on June 28. Hodges leads the Lt. Governor race, with several Supreme Court, Congress, and district races dictating potential runoffs among multiple candidates.
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Raleigh
State Board of Elections
State Supreme Court
Rowe
Burgaw
Luther Hodges
Leaksville
Hodges
Supreme Court
William H. Bobbitt
Charlotte
R. Hunt Parker
Roanoke Rapids
J. O. Tally Jr
Fayetteville
F. Ertel Carlyle
Congres
Graham Carlton
Salisbury
Hugh Alexander
Kannapolis
George Shuford
Asheville
Frank Parker
Eight Arrested in Tampa Burglary Ring Including Two Officers
Tampa police seize eight in a $100,000 burglary gang case. Among the arrestees are two city patrolmen and Overstreet’s wife. The group allegedly netted about $75,000 in goods and $25,000 in cash over a year. Detective Joe Bowers Jr. helped arrest his own son.
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Tampa
Fla
Hugh Culbreath
Joe Bowers Jr
A. M. Yelvington
Carl B. Overstreet Jr
Overstreet
Aoman
Culbreath
Bowers
Beasley
City Water
Force
Yelvington
Taft and Eisenhower clash on FEPC and Civil Rights
The interview captures Senator Taft and General Eisenhower outlining positions on the federal fair employment practices law. Taft argues against compulsory FEPC, urging state-led progress and warning of Southern vote implications, while Eisenhower stresses cautious federal authority and support for fairness without coercive mandates.
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Lyle
Wilson
Hington
Fair Employment Practiens Commission
Ram
Robert A. Taft
Dwight Ver
Taftez
Taft
Eisenhower
FEPC
EPC
Abilene
Govl
U.S
And
World Report
Gen
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State Board of Elections Canvassing
By Jimmy Hatlo
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Madigon
Wisc
Florida
Malcolm Beasley
Satan
Sgt
Joe Rr
Va An
Berlon
Berlou
Young’s Furn. & Rug CO
Main ST
Grorce
Westera
York
Ished
AC Ae
New York
Southern Hospitality
Park Avenue
34Th Street
Grand Central
Pennsylvania
Sth Avenue
Broadway
Thomas J. Kelley
Packard
High Point
America
Ainst
Packards
Packard Ultramatic
Guilford Motor Corp
Wrenn ST
High Point, N.C
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