Half of Scott Road program completed in North Carolina
A State report shows 6,036 miles of farm to market roads have been paved and 9,825 miles prepared for all weather travel since the program began two years ago. The central sixth division tops mileage, while sections near Charlotte Osak Wadesboro Fayetteville Wilmington have been closed. Five counties face delayed payments. bonds totaling 125 million have funded most construction with additional bonds to be sold this summer.
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Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf humor fragment
Uncle John of Mississippi helps a battered Union veteran with five dollars in a Washington encounter. A Cambridge residence scene shows Mrs Cabot Lodge praising a South African guest while Mrs Lowellstall remarks on an ostrich farm.
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Washington
Allen
Cambridge
Government Plea On End Of Southern Textile Strike
Greensboro officials and CIO Textile Workers Union discuss a government plea to end the strike in the interest of national safety and welfare. A mediation panel may be set up if production resumes as TWUA and mill owners consider wage hikes and wage-parity with northern plants.
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TWUA
Emil Rieve
New York
Charlotte
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Baptist Hospital Diretor Resigns and Appoints New Medical Director
Dr. Frank R. Lock, professor at Bowman Gray, named medical director replacing the resigning Baptist Hospital head. Dr. Lock will also become associate dean of Wake Forest medical school to better integrate hospital and medical school activities.
Wool Trade Symbol and Early Australian Sheep History
The woolsack symbolized Britain’s wool trade importance in the House of Lords. Australia began its wool industry in 1804 with sheep from King George II’s English flock.
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Lonce
Britain
George II
England
Early African Inhabitants Date Back 30,000 B.C.
The article asserts that Negro populations are believed to have inhabited Africa since 30,000 B.C. The claim frames ancient human presence in Africa as established history.
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Africa
Funeral planned for victims of Collettsville massacre
In Collettsville, the bodies of Ralph Gragg, 34, and his nine victims are prepared for burial. Gragg killed his wife and all nine children before setting his house ablaze and shooting himself, after threatening to keep the children from his wife. The tragedy left two caskets for the children and one for the father, with authorities noting a final note from 16-year-old Katherine expressing distress.
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Collettesville
Ralph Gragg
Gragg
Peggy
Skelton Signs TV Seven-Year Pact
Red Skelton signs a seven-year TV contract totaling roughly 10 million dollars. The deal includes a five and a half million NBC arrangement plus two million for CBS roles, plus a two picture per year film plan linked to the period.
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Hollywood
Redos
T Ie
Pikelion
Mayer
NBC
Get FICO STOP Codey oe a money tack quareetes
A garbled OCR snippet references FICO and a money matter involving Codey, but the readable text is insufficient to identify a concrete event, person, or organization. The fragment lacks clear actions, dates, locations, or outcomes to form a factual summary card.
Alimony Seeks $5,000 Monthly in Divorce Suit
Mrs. Gladys Gail Markley of Santa Barbara seeks $5,000 a month alimony and more than $1,000,000 in property in a cruelty divorce suit filed in Superior Court against Oilman T. G. Markley of Baton Rouge Louisiana. She alleges the husband has substantial means beyond the sought settlements.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Gladys Gail Markley
T. G. Markley
Baton Rouge
Markley
Rivet-Less Wing Panels Forged for Airplanes
A new forging process enables rivet-less wing panels for aircraft. The technique promises lighter structures and simplified assembly, potentially reducing maintenance and production time across commercial and military fleets.
Boxscore Of Good News And Bad In The Cold War
The United Nations army repelled a major Korean offensive with heavy enemy losses. Eisenhower announced expansion of air power for Western Europe including deep strike bombers. Allied resolve in Korea influences Asia as France controls Indo China. China’s aid plans falter. American casualties in Korea total 62,799 with heavy manpower drain. Truman MacArthur hearings frame Russian propaganda. Paris ministers’ talks drag with stalled discussions on cold war issues.
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Korea
High Command
Reds
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Russia
U.S. Third Air Force
Asia
Indo - China
South Korea
Senate
Siamese Quintuplets Born to Alley Cat
Ottawa AP reports the birth of Siamese quintuplets to an alley cat named Ma Thilde. A veterinarian said the mother faced feeding difficulties and that surgery cannot separate the siblings, who are unlikely to survive.
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Alley
Ottawa
Exepoe
Mathilde
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