Wite Slayer Faces High Court Tuesday
Charlie Phillips a 31 year old Harnett county farmer sentenced to death for murdering his wife appeals to the North Carolina Supreme Court for a second time to stave off execution. He was convicted in 1946 and again after a retrial last August remains on death row at Central Prison awaiting review.
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Raleigh
Mar
Charlie Phillips
Harnett County
State Supreme Court
High Court
Phillips
Superior Court
W. H. S. Burgwyn
Central Prison
Changes Made In Charlotte Newspaper
Publisher Thomas L. Robinson announces Brodie S. Griffith as executive editor to supervise production. C. A. Pete Meeht moves from news editor to managing editor. Welch M. Bostick, foreman of the composing room. Leverne M. Phelps, foreman of the press room. A. C. Smith, foreman of the stereotyping department. Clarence B. Capps resigns as mechanical superintendent for Ludlow Co. Griffith has 25 years with the News, arriving from Greenboro as state news editor.
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Charlotte
Thomas L. Robinson
The
Charlotte News
Brodie S. Griffith
News
Griffith
Jason
C. A
Pete) Meeht
Welch M. Bostick
Leverne M. Phelps
A. C. Smith
Clarence B. Capps
Ludlow Aph Co
Chicago
Greenaboro
Two Thomasville Students Honored
Charles Connor ex-GI student from New Bern was elected president of East Carolina Teachers College student government association. He faced Thomas Frasey of Goldsboro and won. Floyd Collins of Cerro Gordo defeated Robert Chinnis of Wilfor for first vice president, with other officers chosen including John Pournaras, Willie Warner, Gerald Frazelle, and Les Williams in assorted treasurer roles.
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Greenville
Charles Connor
New Bern
Thomasville
Gerald Frazelle
Rich
Les Williams
Erwin
Histo
Mixup Over Two Men With Same Name Causes Confusion
In Detroit on March 1, two men named Everett Simpson met to resolve a domestic mixup. One says he has been receiving checks, mail, and telegrams addressed to the other man. The incident escalated after a note from a strange woman was found. Police traced the sender to the other Everett Simpson, a railroad worker, who sought to prevent further misaddressed items.
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Detroit
Everett Simpsons
Everett Simpson
Harper Hospital
Simpson
Everett Ipson
Jones pays fee to enter May Democratic primary
Rep. Hamilton C. Jones of Charlotte filed the $125 fee with the state board of elections to run in the May Democratic primary to seek re election to Congress from North Carolina 10th district.
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Jones
Ferraleigh
Hamilton C. Jones
Charlotte
State Board of Elections
Congress
Many Wear FALSE TEETH With Secure Comfort
An ad promotes FASTEETH as a powder that stabilizes dentures for confident talking laughing and sneezing. It claims firmer comfort without gumminess or a pasty taste and notes no nausea and alkaline formula. It also mentions reducing denture breath and says to get PAL at drug stores.
February 29 Babies Celebrate Rare Leap Day Births
The article notes that February 29 birthdays occur only every four years and highlights the quirks of leap day ages. It quotes Kansas City's Feb 29 birth statistics and shares humorous anecdotes from those born on leap days, including age misperceptions and party dynamics.
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Mary CC. Flynn
NEA
Kansas City
Kan
Chi'iren
Uncle Sam
Kans
Volunteer Training Units Help Bedeck Marine Cake
Thirteen Volunteer Training Units aim to bedeck the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve fifth birthday on February 13. WTUs formed nationwide since 1947 include New York, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Oakland with members in varied professions across the United States. The women serve in mechanical and clerical roles while upholding Marine identity and standards.
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Washington, D. C
United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Wom
VTU
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Oakland
Calotabs Offer Relief From Digestive Disorders
A vintage medical advertisement describes stomach and liver distress from improper digestion and bile flow. It promotes Calotabs as a laxative antiseptic diuretic and stomach aid, claiming relief from biliousness gastritis constipation and fatigue with nightly use and daytime water intake.
Executor's Notice in Mary A. Coley Besser Estate
Executor warns creditors to present claims to Wachovia Bank and Trust Company High Point NC by January 28 1949 or be barred. Debtors should pay immediate amounts owing to the same trust department. Notice dated January 26 1948 with multiple publication dates.
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J. H. Hedgecock
Guilford County
North Carolina
J. H. Hedgecock, JR
High Point
N. C
Gold, McAnally & Gold
Attys
Mary A. Coley Besser
Trust Department of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Wachovia Bank
Wachevta Bank and Trust Company
High Pont North Carolina
Wachovia Bank & Trust CO
Stout and Co. vs Stout in Guilford Superior Court
In Guilford County Superior Court before the clerk, Carson C. Stout and Co. plaintiffs file a case against D. Stout. The action appears to involve civil proceedings likely over a dispute or claim as documented in the court docket. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
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Carson C. Stout and Co. D. Stout
J. William Shore
Warren Ring
Charles D. Ring
Margaret Ring
Oscar S. Ring
Myrtle G. Ring
Mary Ring Harvey
David Harvey
Maggie Ring Patton
John Patton
Calvin Ring
Superior Court
Guilford County
North Carolina
Greensboro
N. C
C. S Lambeth
Superior Court of
Walter EF. Crisaman
Electric expansion moves forward in North Carolina
A dozen electric membership corporations in the state prepared to move ahead with plans for new lines and other improvements. Directors of the state rural electrification authority approved loans totaling 2,386,000 dollars to the corporations for the work.
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Raleigh
State Rural Electrification Authority
Statewide Wallace Body Is Formed
A North Carolina statewide group formed to back Henry A. Wallace for president. About 150 students from white and Negro colleges met in Chapel Hill to create the organization named North Carolina students for Wallace. Bob Lewis was named president and Sylvester Thorpe secretary treasurer.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Henry A. Wallace
Bob Lewis
University of North Carolina
Students For Wallace
Sylvester Thorpe
St. Augustine College
al Metzer
Duke
Thomas Masphatter
Johnson C. Smith University
George Poggioli
Guilford
Warren Jarvis
East Carolina Teachers College
William Thomas
Juanita Boomer
A. and
T. College
Greensboro
Henri Huse
N. C. State
James Charles Johnson
Shaw
Bill Richardson
Shooting Over Jukebox Tune Triggers Bar Gun Duel
In Manhattan a bar shooting left three injured after a man repeatedly played the tune Civilization on the juke box. Victims include red haired Josephine Ostoloco 20 a seaman named Filipe Torres 30 who shot the woman and bartender, then was wounded in a police gunfight on a subway platform.
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New York
Manhattan
Josephine Ostoloco
Nemesio Calasen
Filipe Torres
Torres
Beer wine election for Pender County
Pender county voters head to the polls tomorrow on the question of abolishing beer and wine sales. Nearby counties Robeson and Bladen opted to ban beer and wine in recent elections, though Robeson’s result awaits an injunction ruling.
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Beer
Pender County
Burgaw
North Carolina
Robeson County
Bladen
Atomic Energy Training For State Schools
The U S Atomic Energy Commission announced that six states will host facilities for atomic energy training in the next school year. Fellowships will support biology and medicine programs at Duke University University of North Carolina North Carolina State College Wake Forest University and other named campuses. Summer courses for faculty will be offered at the University of California Oak Ridge Institute and Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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Washington
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
North Carolina
New York
Texas
Colorado
California
Oregon
Duke University
Durham
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Wake Forest
University of California
Institute of Nuclear Studies
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
Thomas D. Rose Dies In Asheboro After Illness
Thomas Daniel Rose age 33 of Asheboro a florist designer died Saturday at 8 am in Randolph county hospital after a yearlong illness. Funeral Sunday at 4 pm in Farlowe funeral home chapel with interment at Oaklawn cemetery. Survived by his mother Mrs J Ward and brother George Hicks both of Panama City Florida.
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Asheboro
Mar
Thomas Daniel Rose
Randolph County Hospital
Farlowe
Oaklawn
J. Ward
George A Hicks
Panama City
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Bedeck Marine Cake
New Jersey
Owever
WTU
U. S. Marine Corps
Wallace
AEF
American Expeditionary Felines
Parison
American Feline Society
Europe
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Lewis Family, Inc
Ida C. Hagman
Ida C, Hagman
University of Kentucky
Lewis
Johnny
Institute OF Life Insurance
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Thomas D. Rose
the Life Insurance CO
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