Court Denies Other Rights Captive Son
In DSTON on March 19 Judge Frankland Miles refused a plea by Daniel J. OConnell for custody of a boy kept captive by his mother Anna Ivan 45. The boy will not be in court until April 14 as Gerald Sullivan remains in a state home for education and future placement. Mrs Sullivan faces neglect charges with potential penalties up to one year in jail or a $200 fine.
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Dston
Gerald Sullivan
Ker
Daniel
Anna Ivan
Frankland JL. Miles
Gerald
Miles
Thomasville Plans Softball League
Thomasville schedules a meeting to form a city softball league on Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Representatives from local organizations and businesses are urged to attend as a league board of directors and rules committee will be chosen. Buren Craven of the Junior Chamber of Commerce sports committee calls the meeting.
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Thomasville
Mar
Tseen
Foreign Wars Post
Buren Craven
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Two Indian School Officials Killed in Collision
Two East Carolina Indian Training School committeemen John Robert Jacobs aged 69 and E G Simmons aged 60 died when their pickup collided with a tractor trailer on the Elizabethtown highway near Clinton. The large truck overturned. Robert S Kelly Sr and his three year old son suffered only scratches. Two 19 year old girls in the pickup Kathlenn Simmons and Sadie Mae Patrick were injured.
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Clinton
East Carolina Indian Training School
John Robert Jacobs
E. G. Simmons
Elizabethtown
Robert S. Kelly
Faison
Nick Etten Sets AL Home Run Mark Since 1919
Nick Etten finished 1944 with 22 home runs the league leading total and the lowest AL winning figure since 1919, marking a historic swing era minimum for the era.
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Nick Etten
Mercury Optimist Narrowly Defeats Red Shields in Banquet Night Finish
Mercury Optimist slips past Red Shields 42 38 as Keith Clark scores 16 and Kenneth Welch 12. Banquet honors Wednesday at Red Shield boys club with trophy for winners and awards for players. pace-setters Clark and Welch led Mercury while O Kelly sparked Optimists late. Officials credited are Raphael Key Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig who had top home run four straight years.
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Red Shield
Salvation Army
Keith Clark
Kenneth Welch
Mercury Club
Clark
Welch
Mercury
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Hi-Toms Hope for Strong Season with Foxworth Pitching
Former High Point star Jimmy Foxworth prepares for a second pro season with the Hi-Toms as a pitcher. He notes Small remains tough at bat and praises Pelczarski, while manager Gruzdis emphasizes fair play and colorful attractions to boost attendance despite tighter budgets. North State league president Frank Spencer expects four teams to exceed 100,000 in attendance, with Hi-Toms opening against Lexington.
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Jimmy Foxworth
High Point
The
Moors
Jimmy
Small
Frank Spencer
Hi-Toms
Lexington
Equitable Life Reports Record New Business in 1948
W J Fraley of Equitable Life Assurance Society announces 1948 new business of 984 million dollars pushing total written policies to 13 billion. End year assets reach 4.883 billion, with dividends and policyholder payments totaling 307.6 million and living benefits rising. Corporate securities investments exceed 850 million, gross asset return 3.19 percent, net 2.95 percent.
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W. J. Fraley
Equitable Life Life Assurance Society of
United States
Equitable
Fraley
Weather Bureau Report Shows Wide Temperature Spread
The Daily Weather Bureau bulletin lists 24 hour readings across many stations from Little Rock to Key West. Record highs include Fort Worth 71, El Paso 82, and Key West 80 while lows reach 16 in Portland and 17 in Pittsburgh. Rain totals vary from 0.01 at Pittsburgh to 0.10 in Cleveland.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Little Rock
Asheville
Atlante
Louisville
Atlantic C
Memphis
Boston
Miami
Charlotte
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Denver
Detroit
Portland
Louie
el Paso
Fort Worth
Antonio
Houston
Francisco
Kansas City
Seattle
Key West
Tampa
Knoxville
Oysters yield three pearls for McLean family
A. C. McLean of West Green street found a pearl in an oyster at home, the third in five weeks for the family. His son James Mae Lean found a similar pearl five weeks earlier, and his wife bit into another pearl about three weeks later. Sources of the oysters are unknown.
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A. C. McLean
West Green Street
McLean
The
Enterprise
James MaeLean
State Street
McLeans
Toy Industry Predicts Big 49 Business
Kenneth P. Fallon of the Toy Manufacturers of the U S A predicted 1949 toy production at 300 million dollars, matching the high level of the past two years. The estimate followed the two week American toy fair with 10 500 buyers and 1 200 exhibitors.
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New York
Kenneth P. Fallon
Toy Manufacturers of
U.S.A
Fallon
U. S. Department of Commerce
Radio Schedule Slips and Shows Across Stations
A dense list of broadcast times and programs across CBS ABC NBC and local outfits outlines daily entertainment and commentary. Notable entries include NBC Theater Helen Hayes Theater and Henry Morgan Show with assorted music, drama, and news blocks throughout the day and into the night.
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America
United
Abe
Cbs
Chicago
Cbs National
Michael O'Duffy
Abc Opera
University
Abc
You
Abc News
Veterans
N. Y
Cbs News
Betty Clark
One Man's Family
Abe Treasury
Joe Kelly
Future of America
House of Mystery
Dick Todd
Living
Mbs
Jane Pickens
Bob Merrill
Cbs Alet
Abe Uick
Abe Roy Rogers
Ozzie and Harrlet
Nick Carter
Horace Heidt
Abe Jack Benny
Novak For Hire
Abe Falcon
Phil
Aliee
Abe Amos
Andy
Desmond
Fred Allen
Abe Sam Spade
Cbe
Henry Morgan
Abe Lam
Abner
Smoke Ring
NBC Theater
Helen Hayes Theater
Walter Inchell
Hollywood
Miss Brooks
Cbs Theater Guild
Abe Hollywood
Twin
Luigi
Cbs Secret Missions
NBC Television
Abe Don Wright
George Sokolsky
Mbe
Abe-Weat
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Daniel J. O’cosnnell
WHPE
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Sherwood Village
Thomasville Plans Softball League
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Utes
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al Jarrett
Pelczarski
Uncle Sam
Gruzdis
Equitable Life
Toy Industry
Enterprise Radio Players
Wumperdopp
Nick Lawrence
Harold Craven
Whpe-Fm
Associated Press News
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Christain
Sons of Harmony
Southland Quartet
First Presbyterian Church
Bud Thomas
Bill Barker
Anita Byrum
Woody Mashburn
South American Way
Bill Carrie
Eddie Duchin
Mayne Albright
M.D
Alco-Haven Sanitarium
E. North &T
Greenville
Seranade
English Motor Company
Paramount Furniture
Pat Taylor
Dutch Laundry
Martin Dry Cleaners
Golf
Bill Currie
Neill Motors
TAR Heel Talks
Bob Thompson
Morrison
Clover Brand
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