Defendants Get Active Sentences In Booze Case
In municipal court Judge D C MacRae gave eight month active sentences to Nathan Williams and Rose Lee Austin both of 308 Loflin street for possession of seven and a half gallons of white non taxed whiskey found under a house. Williams pled guilty while Austin pleaded innocent but was found guilty. both faced county roads and workhouse terms. Other defendants received suspended sentences or short terms for drunkenness and related offenses.
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D. C. MacRae
Nathan Williams
Rose Lee Austin
Loflin Street
Williams
Austin
Cleve Durham
Willowbrook Street
Charles Davis
Russia planned war with U.S. for two decades says ex member
Former Communist party member Paul Crouch, now with the Miami Daily News, asserts Moscow has planned war on the United States for 20 years and that 25,000 Reds in the United States would aid sabotage if war occurred. He spent 17 years in the party as evidence mounts before House committee.
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Washington
Communist Party
Moscow
United States
Paul Crouch
Miami Daily News
U. S
Russia
Crouch
Kremlin
House un-American Activities Committee
House
Senate
William H. Smyth
Yugoslavia
Bogdan Raditsa
Marshal Tito
City Budget to Be Estimated Beginning Monday by Officials
City Manager T. E. Hinson announced that he and Finance Director Lake Crowe will start revenue estimates for the 1949-50 city budget on Monday. After departments’ needs are reviewed, the council will examine the entire budget before final approval.
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T. E. Hinson
Lake Crowe
Surprise Birthday For Mrs. Charles Whitaker at Vernon Street
Charles Whitaker and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Whitaker hosted a surprise party at their Vernon street home Monday honoring Mrs. Charles Whitaker. Guests received an ice cream refreshment course including Margaret Whitaker Magdalene Whitaker Sarah Little Maggie Malloy M J Simmons C V Holmes W M Boyd G F Matthews C E Yakley Travis Whitaker Andrew Torrence Lonnie Whitaker. The rest of the item lists various club meetings and civic events at local venues.
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Charles Whitaker
Walter Whitaker
Vernon Street
Whitakers
Margaret Whitaker
Magdalene Whitaker
Sarah Little
Maggie Malloy
M. J. Simmons
C. V. Holmes
W. M. Boyd
G. F. Matthews
C. E. Yakley
Travis Whitaker
Andrew Torrence
Lonnie Whitaker
Anderson's Tea Room
J. W. Langford
Thomas B. Smith
Lockbourn Air Field
Columbus
Ohio
ELK
Elks Rest
Elks
Men's Council
United Club
Crusader Club
Willie Lewis
Coolidge Street
First Baptist Church
Y.P.C
St. Stephens Y.P.C
Johnsie McAdoo
Leonard Street
W.S.C
Circle W.S.C.S
St. Mark Church
Daisy Farrington
Underhill Avenue
Beatrice
Omax
St. Mark’s
Temple Missionaries Temple Memorial Missionary Circle
Ida Padgett
Mobile Street
Pilgrim
J. E. Melton
Calvary
Pilgrim Congregational Church
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Wm Penn
Two Davis Drivers Involved In Davis Street Collision
Police report two drivers named Davis were involved in a minor crash at Davis and South Main streets at about 6 40 a m. Jimmie H. Davis 31 of Sophia and Jasper B. Davis 35 of Myrtle Beach S C were uninjured and about 60 dollars damage occurred. A second collision about three hours later at North Main and Howell streets involved Betty R. Mitchell 30 of 708 Hillcrest and Marion Julian Young 27 of Morgan's Asso Station with total damage about 75 dollars.
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Davis
Jimmie H. Davis
Sophia
Jasper B. Davis
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Davis and
South Main Streets
North Main
Howell Streets
Betty R. Mitchell
Hillcrest
Marion Julian Young
Morgan
Asso Station
Young
Mrs Mary I Whitt Funeral Rites Held at Home
Mrs Mary I Whitt 70 wife of J Walter Whitt died Sunday at 1400 Ragan Street Funeral services were held at the residence Tuesday at 2 30 pm with Rev Paul Hardin Jr and Rev E M Avett officiating A quartet provided music Flowers were by friends Pallbearers included Bryce Beck Blain Staley F J Winslow Tyree Myerhoffer Ernest Morgan Howard Swift Willard Jennings Oscar Staley Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Mary Whitt
Mary I. Whitt
J. Walter Whitt
Ragan Street
Paul Hardin, Jr
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
E. M. Avett
Grace Harrison
W. H. Linthicum, Jr
E. E. George
R. R. Fountain
Bryce Beck
Blain Staley
F. J. Winslow
Tyree Myerhoffer
Ernest Morgan
Howard Swift
Willard Jennings
Oscar Staley
Oakwood Cemetery
Death of Benjamin L Thacker in Greensboro
Benjamin Lewis Thacker 76 died in a Greensboro hospital at 5 30 Tuesday after 10 years of declining health and a lingering illness since Sunday He was born July 14 1872 in Charlottesville Va and moved to Greensboro four years ago from Newport News Va He lived at 300 Ennis St He was a Methodist church member in Waynesboro Va Surviving are daughters Mrs Ethel Spradley Waynesboro Va and Mrs Eva Berry of Greensboro and son Louis M Thacker Providence R I Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 30 pm from Koonce Funeral Home Chapel Rev W C Guth pastor of West End Baptist Church officiating Interment Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
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Benjamin Lewis Thacker
Greensboro
Charlottesville
Newport News
Ennis Street
Methodist Church
Waynesboro
Ethel Spradley
Eva Berry
Louis M. Thacker
Providence
R. I
Civil Air Patrol Cadets to Be Feted at Capitol Dinner
Fifty-one Civil Air Patrol cadets selected as wing outstanding will be honored at a reception and the CAP annual congressional dinner in Washington. President Truman is expected to attend and greet the cadets at the Statler hotel. Speakers include Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg Maj. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Gen. Lucas Beau and Rep. J. Percy Priest. Cadets span 48 states Hawaii Alaska and DC. Notable honorees include Thomas Doggett of North Carolina and Julian Eisenhower of South Carolina.
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Washington
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Truman
Statler
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Carl A. Spaatz
Lucas C. Beau
J. Percy Priest
Dtenn
States
Hawaii
Alaska
District of Columbia
Thomas Doggett
North Carolina
Julian Eisenhower
South Carolina
Canning Demonstrations by Vickery Home Club In Sedgefield
The Vickery Home Demonstration club demonstrated canning processes for vegetables. Twenty eight members attended, guided by Jo Ann Snyder from the county agent’s Greensboro office. A social meeting followed the session.
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Vickery Home Demonstration Club
Sedgefield Grange
Jo Ann Snyder
Greensboro
Mass wedding in Vera Cruz on Mothers Day
One hundred unmarried couples were married in Vera Cruz at city hall with about 300 children in attendance. A couple noted they had lived together for 43 years before tying the knot in the mass ceremony.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
City Hall
Winston-Salem Pastor Considers San Antonio Call
Dr. George Mauze, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem, said he has received a call to be pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, Texas, and is giving earnest consideration. He will inform the Winston-Salem church officers before any public announcement, likely at a church meeting prior to the 11 a.m. service Sunday.
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Winston-Salem
George Mauze
First Presbyterian Church
San Antonio
Texas
Mauze
Raleigh Flood Floods City With Heaviest Rain in Two Years
The May 11 heavy rainfall caused road washouts and cave-ins across Raleigh. A taxi firm transmitter went off air due to lightning and runway lights failed at Raleigh Durham airport. The Weather Bureau logged 2.84 inches from 7 to 9:45 p.m. and 3.18 inches from 10 p.m. Monday to 9:45 p.m. Tuesday.
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Raleigh
Raleigh- Durham
18 More Refugees Arrive for 38 States and DC
The army transport William A Hollbrook docks in New York with 1,086 refugees bound for 38 states and the District of Columbia. States receiving large numbers include New York with 258 and Illinois with 127. North Carolina gets 18 and South Carolina nine.
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Washington
William A. Hollbrook
New York
States
District of Columbia
Illinois
North Carolina
South Carolina
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Ray C. McQuaigue
West Davis Street
Howard Coleman
Jamestown
Francis McKinley
Winston Salem
Louisville
Lexington
Piedmont
U.S
RITZ
Randolph Scott
Grace McDonald
Drinf
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
High Point Corner
Tain ST
Nathan Hunt Drive
THE
Davis Street
Benjamin Thacker
Wiley Home
New Waa Head
Paul L. Mather
Westgate
Jesse Larson
Mather
WAA
ICE Delivery Company
412 West
Bearden
Cleveland Indians
Harl
Lee
Rollers
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