No Break Yet In Murder Case in Asheboro Probe
The Mary Hopkins murder investigation stalled as Chief C. C. Stoker urged new information on Hopkins whereabouts before her death. Curtis W. Hopkins, 52, was questioned without new leads. A man unnamed met Hopkins on February 9 in Asheboro. misstatements about Mitchell Surrett were corrected. Hopkins yesterday offered no fresh evidence.
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Asheboro
Mary Hopkins
C. C. Stoker
Curtis W. Hopkins
Hopkins
Stoker
Mitchell T. Surrett
Surrett
Crown Hosiery
North Carolina
Randolph County
Willowbrook Street
Thomas P. Trogden
High Point
St Patrick’s Day Parade Highlights Across Cities
The article notes figures like State Supreme Court Justice Steuer and Manhattan Borough President Wag ner attending St Patrick’s Cathedral as crowds parade down Fifth Avenue with green shifts in traffic. Grand marshal Sgt James Robert McCloy, a Korean War veteran, leads Irish bands and drum corps while Boston marks the 175th anniversary of the British evacuation and others send bands and stamps from Erin New York and St Patrick Missouri.
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Eutor
Supreme Court
Steuer
Manhattan
Robert F. Wagner
Francis Cardinal Spellman
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
Henry
San Francisco
Spanish Town Downs
Colored Woters Club
James Robert McCloy
Korea
Boston
New York
Erin
N. Y
Elmira
St. Patrick
Local Theft Arrest Leads to Multiple Larceny Charges
Charles F. E. Beach, 42, of Mangum, jailed on two larceny counts after allegedly stealing a suitcase from Sears and a dress and boy’s suit from Charles store. Valuations total $67.95. Detectives found two luggage keys on Beach at arrest. Also reported: break in at College grill Five Points. four cases of beer and $1 in nickels stolen. Arnold Aronson notes theft of a lady’s suit and coat since year start. Annie Kirby reports $9 missing from beauty shop showcase.
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Charles FE. Beach
Mangum
Sears
Charles
Beach
Teeay
College Grill
Luke Brazell
Arnold L. Aronson
Tobias
Annie Kirby
East
Washington
Woman Prevents Larceny Of Boss' Car Helps Nab Man
Mrs. Charles Connor, an employee of Hugh J. Smart, identified Joshua Eli Surmons attempting to steal Smart's 1951 model car after he earlier abandoned a 1934 sedan. Surmons, 22, was jailed on auto larceny charges with a $2,000 bond. Police also reported Herman Griffin's 1936 pickup driven off and found abandoned on Mangum Avenue.
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Joshua Eli Surmons
Surmons
Grace
Stone Streets
East Commerce
Hugh J. Smart
North Main
Charles Connor
Smart
Herman
Editor News: Rust Underwood to Join U S Senate
Editor Thomas Rust Underwood, 53, Democratic congressman from Kentucky's Sixth district and Lexington editor, is appointed to the U S Senate by Gov. Lawrence Wetherby. He will be sworn in Monday and a special election will fill his vacant seat.
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Frankfort
Thomas Rust Underwood
United States Senate
Lawrence Wetherby
Underwood
Lexington
Virgil M. Chapman
Paris
Washington
Wetherby
Hopkinsville
Kentucky Racing Commission
Democratic State Central Committee
Earle C. Clements
Clements
Kentucky
Congress
Senate
Four Bodies Found After Shipwreck
Norfolk VA March 17 Navy rescue ships retrieved the bodies of four sailors from Chesapeake Bay after a 10 foot boat capsized near Watts Island Thursday night. Two others remain missing as coast guard and Navy units, including destroyer E. B. Hall LST and numerous fishing vessels plus air assets, join the search. The first identified is Lloyd Edward Coons 19 photog r seaman son of Mrs Edith Tenafly NJ.
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Norfolk
Navy
Chesapeake Bay
Watts Island
E. B. Hall
LST
Coast Guard
Lloyd Edward Coons
Edith
Tenafly
N. J
Coons
Alton Ballard
Albemarle
N. C
Charles Marion Whiteman Jackson
Dale Harlowe Jorstad
White, S. C
Robert William Foster
Seattle
Wash
James A. Liebert
Aspinwall
Cholera Fears Rise Over Rapid Fatal Onset
A historical note warns that Asiatic cholera is among the deadliest diseases, with cases where death occurs within 60 minutes of initial symptoms, highlighting the extreme speed of onset and danger.
U N Studies Cease Fire Proposals
The U N Secretary General Trygve Lie considers a Korean cease fire possible without linking it to U S surrender of Formosa. He discussed the idea with Western delegations including the U S and with the Nasrallah Entezam led three man U N good offices committee. No indication of talks with any Communist state or Peiping.
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United Nations
N. Mn
Red China
Trygve
Formosa
U. N
Vaal
United States
Peiping
Lie
Nasrallah Entezam
Iran
Big Three Discuss Tough Measures for Future Conference
Fragmented text reports discussions among the Big Three about accelerating a new war and seeking an effective conference. It questions whether the Soviet aim is a genuine peace effort or exploitation of a term conference for broader goals.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
Swallows Early Visit Sparks Omen Talk in Meridian
In Meridian California the annual swallow arrival arrived unusually early. B B Marlin, a former bridge tender, notes the 5 p m flight suggests an omen. He recalls 1941 and 1945 as years of major world events. The town compares Meridian to Capistrano for its seasonal birds.
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Meridian
Calif
Sacramento River
B. B. Marlin
Capistrano
California
Alabama and North Carolina Rout Rollins in Doubleheader
In Winter Park Florida March 17 Alabama and North Carolina defeated Rollins College in open games of a three day robin baseball series. North Carolina won 11 to 8 and Alabama 7 to 1 behind Bill Dunn who allowed five hits and fanned 13 while contributing two singles and a double.
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Winter Park
Fla
Alabama
North Carolina
Rollins College
Tar Heels
Rollins
Ala
Bill Dunn
Get‘ting
Two Hurt When Car Overturns In Route No No 62 Crash
Two men were injured, one critically, when their car overturned about nine miles south of Greensboro on highway No 62. James Sams, 29, suffered a possible jaw fracture and possible brain injury. James R. Bishop, Asheboro, had abrasions. They were taken to a local hospital then moved to Winston-Salem. The car left the road, skidded, and overturned. no charges filed.
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James Sams
Greensboro
Dave Mount
James R. Bishop
Asheboro
Winston-Salem
No Weevils In The Cotton Belt Of Illinois
The southern tip of Illinois enjoys a warm climate suitable for cotton as it lies beyond the boll weevil’s northern range. This location offers favorable growing conditions while avoiding the pest’s reach.
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Illinois
First international airline linked Seattle to Victoria in 1920
The first international airline began operations in 1920 connecting Seattle Washington with Victoria British Columbia Canada. The milestone created cross border air travel and set a precedent for regional aviation links between the United States and Canada.
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Seattle
Wash
Victoria
British Columbia
Canada
Cure tale of a curing ritual in western Ireland
A fragment reports a belief among some western Irish peasants in a cure for whooping cough involving fish and frogs heads placed in children’s mouths. The crude practice is described as still used by certain rural communities.
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Western
Irea
A Single Plane Did All This
A F-80 jet plane lost power in San Antonio on March 17. It clipped wires, toppled a windmill and a pole, plowed through a house and a car, started fires, and caused two houses and two cars to burn. Pilot Lt. Henry S. Anthony Jr. suffered severe burns. a house occupant, Joseph Harris, was burned. The crash followed a takeoff from Goodfellow AFB. Magnesium burned for hours despite fire crews.
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San Antonio
Tex
Henry S. Anthony, Jr
Williams Air Force Base
Joseph G. Harris
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Autos Banged Up In Wreck On Lexington
Collision at Lexington and Madison at 5 p m left two cars damaged by $100. Edward D. Blevins of Burnsville Route 2 drove past a truck driven by Harvey R. Jones of Route 3 as Jones began a left turn into Madison. $50 damage to each vehicle. No charges filed.
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Lexington
Madison
Edward D. Blevins
Burnsville
Harvey R. Jones
Route 3
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