Carpenters Restore Home for Fire Victim Couple
Ten Durham carpenters donated a day’s work to build a new four room ranch for an elderly couple in Roanoke Rapids after their house burned last month. The foreman’s mother, J. E. Lynch, was injured in the fire. The State Board of Agriculture meets in Raleigh to review tobacco curer unit inspections under a court-ordered review by Superior Court Judge Leo Carr.
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Durham
Complin
Gem
J. E. Lynch
Raleigh
State Board of Agriculture
Superior Court
Leo Carr
Police probe deaths at city market. suspects named
Washington police investigate the deaths of a former waitress and two other locals at a city market. The report identifies Mrs. Hansley and a merchant as persons of interest amid the ongoing inquiry.
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Washington
Hansley
Labor Board orders Southern Co to stop Arenae demands
The National Labor Relations Board today ordered the Southern Co of Hickory to cease Arenae actions. The CIO Furniture Workers filed complaints on July 31, 1951, alleging improper conduct by the company.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Southern al Co
Hickory
Arenae
Aie
CIO — Furniture Workers
FBI arrests Arnold in Charlotte over the weekend
The FBI in Charlotte says Arnold was arrested over the weekend but provided no further details.
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FBI
Charlotte
Arnold
Fire destroys drying kiln at Toten Thayer Lumber Co
Damage pegged at 30000?0 to 300000 after a blaze swept through the Toten Thayer Lumber Co property in Louisburg. Officials said the flames destroyed the drying kiln and equipment and about 300 board feet of lumber was burned.
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Louisburg
Toten Thayer Lumber Co
Hendersonville Inmate Deaths In City Jail Pinpointed
Police said one man was James A. Martin 42 cafe operator who died after strangling himself with his belt, while coroner R A Porter noted another unidentified deaf mute died from wood alcohol poisoning in the city jail.
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Hendersonville
Allon
James A. Martin
R. A. Porter
Martin
President Truman Endorses Harriman Campaign
W Averell Harriman reported to President Truman who praised his bid for the Democratic nomination as tops. Harriman said Truman urged him to keep fighting on New Deal and Fair Deal principles without compromise as he eyes the Chicago convention. Truman remains neutral but signals possible backing before ballots.
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W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Harriman
Chicago
Virginia
Alben W. Barkley
Gannett News Service
Kefauver
Taft
Gotham Commuters Stranded as LIRR Engineers Strike
Striking Long Island Railroad engineers halted service affecting about 300000 riders and weekend travelers. City transit ran extra subways and buses as Jamaica Station prepared drills and trains wound down by 3 am. The local union cited working condition clauses, with mediators in ongoing talks since June. no wage issues involved.
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Long Island Railroad
Long Island
Atlantic
Famergenes
City of Transportation
Queens
Brooklyn
Coenes
Truman
Beeee Railroa
R. C. Maler
Reorganized Legal Branch Predicted Changes at Justice Department
President Truman announced the reshaping of the Justice Department with James P. McGranery as attorney general. William A.ee of De land Fla heads the Landed Division and resignations of several division heads including T Lamar Caudle followed. three more resignations were accepted as McGranery began his tenure.
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William A.ee
Deland, Fla
Lande
Truman
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia
McGranery
J. R. McGrath
Justice Department
T. Lamar Caudle
Cranert
McGrath
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Missing Burlington man Harvey Roberson Burch feared suicide
A state wide search is under way for 43 year old Harvey Roberson Burch who hinted his body might be found in the river. He disappeared last Thursday and his wife received a letter on Saturday suggesting suicide and directing her to collect his final paycheck to pay their home.
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Burlington
Harvey Roberson
Burch
Inventories Short Chicago Furniture Mart Opens With Steady Prices
The International Home Furnishings Market in Chicago opened with steady prices and about 30 000 expected buyers. Wallace C. Ollman predicted a good market, noting rising retail sales, higher personal income, and easier credit amid a strong 1952 outlook for new furniture designs and clearer consumer demand.
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Chicago Furniture Mart
Chicago
International Homes
Wallace C. Ollman
the Mart
Ollman
Fourteen Die In Weekend Violence Across North Carolina
United Press reports a weekend of fatal accidents and violence across North Carolina. Coroners identify drowning, gunshots, electrocution, crashes, and a motorcycle collision as the causes, with victims including teens, a Marine, and civilians from multiple counties.
Miss Piercy Listed for Weymouth Pipe Smoking Contest
Weymouth officials list Miss Carol D. Piercy 18 of Ballston Lake New York as a participant in the pipe smoking contest at the Weymouth Fair to be held August 10 to 16.
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Carol D. Piercy
Ballston Lake
N. Y
Wyjmouth Fair
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Los Angeles
Miami
Minn
St. PF
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Washington
Ilmington
Public flogging of John Barbieri in Wilmington Del
John Barbieri, 30, received a public flogging in a Delaware prison yard after pleading guilty to beating his former wife Belle Davis, 59. The sentence, administered by Warden Elwood Wilson, lasted 45 seconds with nine lashes and left Barbieri bruised but silent. He will serve a six month jail term with short rest in the infirmary.
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Wilmington
Del
John Barbieri
Barbieri
Belle Davis
Elwood Wilson
Wilson
Communists Lose In Assault On Hill West Of Chorwon
Communist troops suffer heavy losses in an unsuccessful assault to drive the American 45th Division from three knobs on a hill west of Chorwon. The attack followed an artillery barrage and ended with strong American machine gun and grenade fire after a night-long battle. Red losses were heavy and ground lines were disrupted though radio kept in contact. Six other probing attacks were reported on the western front including near Panmunjom and Yonchon.
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Seoul
Korea
Chorwon
Panmunjom
Yonchon
Sharp Note Sent To Soviet Consul
Swedish authorities protested after two MiG 15 jets attacked a Catalina mercy flight over international waters near the Baltic. Seven crew members were rescued, two wounded, by a German freighter. Sweden charged Soviet planes with the attack and demanded explanations.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Baltic
Russia
Cing
Dagoe
Gulf of Iga
Catalina
East Coast Heat Wave Grips Nation Amid High Temps
A humid air mass blankets the eastern two thirds of the U S as temperatures climb into the 90s and above 100. At least 48 heat related deaths occur over the weekend, many from drowning while trying to escape the heat. A Canadian cold front and cooler air threaten relief from the heat wave.
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United Press
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf of Mexico
Nebraska Sn
Deoeek
Angier
Neb
Weather Bureau
Mann
N. Mullan Pass
Mont
Boatner Moves to Abolish Kore Camp Prisoners
Brig. Gen. Boatner, commander of Koje Island camps, orders transport of Chinese Communist prisoners to the mainland. Compound 96 to be moved briefly for tunnel searches. compounds 603 and 66 to be reorganized as efforts continue to curb escapes and red flags.
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Koje Island
Korea
Yy L. Boatner
Boatner
Boamer
Koje
Reda
Panmunium
Girls State Girls Honor Planed Elections Quiet Day
A fragment notes a girls event in North Carolina with plans and officials mentioned. It references an annual Girl Games observance and a vesper service attended yesterday. The text is incomplete but indicates state involvement and planned activities.
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North Carolina
Ames
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