Crossburning Terror Strikes Farms Near Hamptonville and Giles Driver Farm
Two cross burnings occurred Friday in Yadkin County causing fear among farm families. One blaze at R. J. Steelman farm near Hamptonville and another at Giles Driver farm near ere left charred remnants and heightened locals’ anxiety. Republicans finalize district conventions in North Carolina selecting delegates for the state and national meetings with four at large delegates to be named at the state convention.
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Yadkinville
Yadkin County
R. J. Steelman
Hamptonville
Giles Driver
Ere
Raleigh
North Carolina
Asheboro
Statesville
Governor Scott to Speak at Three Community Events This Week
In Raleigh, Gov. Scott has three appearances scheduled this week. He will speak tomorrow at 6 30 p m at Grifton during a Masonic Lodge ladies night. Friday at 1 p m he is set for a Kiwanis Club meeting in Salisbury. Saturday at 7 p m he delivers remarks at the O Max Gardner Award ceremony at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
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Raleigh
Scott
Grifton
Masonic Lodge
Kiwanis
Salisbury
O. Max Gardner
Unia of North Carolina
Chapel
Actress Floria DeHaven Named Azalea Festival Queen
Festival officials announce Floria DeHaven will be queen of the fifth Azalea Festival in March. The film actress arrives from New York where she is making a series of appearances and will fly to Wilmington for the event.
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Wilmington
Floria DeHaven
Allan Jones
Miss DeHaven
Tombstone Move Targets Kendall Murder Accusation
A tombstone vanished at Lenoir in a case involving Charles Hamilton Hamp Kendall alleged of a 44 murder he did not commit. Kendall, 75, vows to vindicate himself and threaten legal action against the dead man’s heirs, declaring he will hammer on the slander “until hell freezes over.”
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Tombstone
Lenoir
Charles Hamilton Hamp Kendall
Kendall
Weekend fires and crashes claim multiple North Carolina lives
The weekend saw 11 violent deaths in North Carolina from highway crashes and fires. Notable victims include Walter McDaniels and Degus Cate in a head on crash near Ansonville, and Violet Helms of Wadesboro.
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North Carolina
Walter McDaniels
Degus Cate
Norwood
Violet Helms
Wadesboro
Ansonville
Durham
Willie Lennon
Amos Monroe Cates
Laura Holmes
R. A. Horton
Holmes
Jerry Curtis
Statesville
Floyd Parrish
Franklinton
Andrew Harper
State Hospital For Negro Insane
Goldsboro
John Howard Holmes
la Grange
Kinston
Eddie Fields
Seven Springs
Mary
Frederic B. Tschudin
Grifton
Martin Frederick Gould
Morristown
N. J
Fire forces evacuation at Rocky Mount hospital roof
Patients were evacuated safely when a roof fire at the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Hospital in Rocky Mount sparked at 9:48 a.m. Firemen brought the blaze under control quickly and police said damage was not believed serious with no injuries reported.
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Rocky Mount
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Purge of Fair Deal Opponents Foreseen
KEY WEST Florida President Truman may launch a congressional purge in 1952 targeting conservative elements in both parties Public opposition comes from Senators Walter George of Georgia Alben Barkley and Tom Connally Truman plans are linked to a forthcoming book Mr President by William Hillman claiming intimate White House recollections The White House denies the book as a trial document and a broader political purge is anticipated during the winter White House period
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Key West
Fla
Truman
White House
Mr. Truman
Roosevelt
FDR
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Long
George
Byrd
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William Hillman
Conally
Frank E. McKinney
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sylvania Expands Presence with High Point Cabinet Unit
Three Enterprise sections detail Sylvania Electric Products Inc. opening a television cabinet unit in High Point and its official welcome by the High Point Chamber of Commerce at a Sheraton Hotel dinner at 6:30. The Enterprise features an informative series on Sylvania and its products across sections B, C, and D.
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Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
High Point
Sylvania
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Boston
Charleston
Chicago
Facksonville
Los
Farley Asked to Campaign for Russell Denied by Farley
Washington reports indicate supporters seek James A. Farley to manage Richard B. Russell's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Farley says he will not return to campaign management, though he does not criticize Russell and would welcome support. Truman plans to meet with DNC chief McKinney amid primary moves as Kefauver courts unity.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
James A. Farley
Farley
Russell
Sell Camp
Truman
Frank E. McKinney
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
New Hampshire
Robert A. Taft
Wisconsin
Earl Warren
California
Grant Ritter
Douglas MacArthur
Stassen
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Edward Slettdahl
Kefauver
Tennessee
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Taft
Denfeld
Massachusetts
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Rail Shares Lose Ground Amid Profit-Taking Push
New York reports rail shares retreat after a late surge to a near 21 year high. Oil stocks show mixed moves with Amerada and Standard Oil (Indiana) uneven, while Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific edge higher. Lehman Corp. hits a fresh high in specials as Motorola rises modestly.
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New York
LLP
Amerada
Standard Oil
Indiana
Lion
Northern Pacific
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Lehman Corp
International Silver
Motorola
Police Doubt Confession In Murder Of Schuster
Police doubt the confession of William Barcoski in the Arnold Schuster murder. Barcoski, 30, claimed responsibility after a bar visit, but relatives said he could not have killed Schuster on March 8. Investigators pursued other leads, including Bernard Margolis, 24, held on a gun charge, and a blonde suspect seen at the funeral turning out to be a newsreel cameraman.
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Schuster
New York
Brooklyn
Arnold Schuster
Willie Sutton
William Barcoski
Barcoski
Ee Piegare
Piegare
William
Bareoski
Kings County
Peaee Iey
Reale Wee
Sutton
Ques
Bernard Margolis
Margolis
Senate delays Eisenhower testimony on foreign aid bill
Washington The Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed a vote on inviting Gen Dwight D Eisenhower to testify on the 7.9 billion dollar foreign aid bill After hours of closed door talk Chairman Connally said action would be delayed due to several members absence McMahon will renew the push after Gruenther testifies and continues to press for Eisenhower to return to the United States to speak on current issues The party split paces the effort with McMahon backing Truman administration positions and Brewster backing Taft supporters
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Connally
D-Tex
Sen. McMahon
Senators Lodge
Saree
Brewster
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Regene
McMahon
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Alfred M. Gruenther
United States
Senate Committee
Gruenther
Truman
Russell
Administration
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Joint Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Grimly
St Patrick's Day Celebrations Across U S In Parade and Dinners
United Press reports widespread St Patrick's Day celebrations with a million on Fifth Avenue parade in New York and many local events. Notables include Maureen O Hara honored in Filmland and Irish ambassadors and politicians attending dinners in Waterbury and Atlanta.
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St. Patrick
New York
Fifth Avenue
Dublin
O'Connell Street
Clinton
Mass
John J. Fitzrald
Enny
Fitzgerald
Hollywood
Hollywood Boulevard
Filmland
Maureen O'Hara
Order of Hibernians
Waterbury
Conn
Jim Early
City Hall
Cleveland
St. Patrick's
Penal Order of Hibernians
Washogee
Russell Popular Outside The South In Presidential Push
Washington dispatch profiles Senator Richard Russell of Georgia, tracing his rise from governor to long Senate tenure and 1948 Southern nomination, notes his stance on civil rights, Truman policies, and key votes in the 80th to 82nd Congresses, highlighting a widening rift with President Truman.
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Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Lyler
Wilson Washington
LLP
Richard Brevard Russell
United States Senate
Senate
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
South
Truman
Thurmond
Thetate
British Soldier Wounded in North Korea Attack Alleges Strife
In Panmunjom the Communist negotiators accused an Allied plane of strafing a North Korean camp and wounding a British soldier. They cited clashes at Koje Island and urged broader port entry and neutral inspection zones, while the U.N. pressed for specific port access and a defined inspection radius.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Sigma
North Korea
Tsai Cheng Wen
Tsai
Koje Island
South Korea
United Nations Command
Changsong
Seoul
Pyongae
U.N
Agen
Bia
Pyongyang
Chinnampo
Sinuiju
Chongjin
Hamhung
Hungnam
Kangnung
Kunsan
Taegu
Pusan Dol
Andrew J. Kinney
Reno Money Heist Suspect Caught En Route to Chicago
FBI detains French woman Marie Jeanne Machaud on charges of transporting stolen cash and securities from a Reno burglary. Police say the haul included about 50 000 dollars in cash and jewelry, part of an estimated 300 000 dollars missing. Other suspects linked to the case include Leona Giordano, Louis Gizzigli, John Triliegi, Frank Sorrenti, and Andrew Young.
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Reno
Nev
Securities
FBI
Marie Jeanne D’are Machaud
Flagstaff
Ariz
Chicago
la Vere Redfield
Gerald Norris
Redfield
Leona Mae Giordano
Los Angeles
Louis Gizzigli
John Triliegi
Frank Sorrenti
Andrew Young
Milwaukee
Wis
Minnesota Vote Set Tomorrow in 1948 Style Split
Minnesota voters head to polls at 7 a.m. for 13 hours amid a tight race as Eisenhower and Kefauver backers mobilize. Republicans list Stassen as candidate with Slottedahl as standin. Democrats rely on Humphrey and delegates pledged to Truman if he runs. Grass roots efforts face funding and organization gaps, while Taft stays out of the contest.
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Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Edward C. Slottedahl
A MacArthur
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Truman
Siesaheuus
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Kefauver
Sure and Begorra: W Patrick Day Leads Cleveland Prosecutor Office
In Cleveland, W Patrick Day, an assistant police prosecutor, drew attention with his courtroom presence as he took the lead on a local case. The description paints Day as effective and confident in his element.
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Cleveland
ULP
Sure
Begorra
W. Patrick Day
Weather Outlook and Temperatures
Tonight will fall to 34 degrees with a low that value. Tomorrow's high reaches 58 degrees. Last night's low was 31 degrees and today’s high neared 54 degrees.
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