Engineer Dead as Train Runs Wild Four Miles
The Sophia Bethlehem Express on the Reading Railway ran nearly four miles with its engine man dead from an unexplained head wound. Fireman noticed trouble and stopped the train with air brakes near a tunnel at Perkasie. Charles Kruse of Philadelphia, the engineman, may have struck his head leaning from the cab.
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Bethlehem
Reading Railway
Reading Company
Charles Krusel
Philadelphia
Perkasie
New Mexico's Highway System Claims Ancient State Status
A historical note asserts New Mexico's highway system may predate those of every other state in the union, highlighting its antiquity within national road networks.
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New Mexico
The
Union
New England Mutual contract lets High Point holders retire early
As early as ten years from now some New England Mutual contract holders of High Point will be able to retire, lock their desks, and mark their memo pads Gone Fishing.
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New England Mutual
High Point
Thomasville School Board Elects New Officers
School board members chosen by city council include N. C. English a Thomasville manufacturer and civic leader elected chairman and George D. Finch a prominent banker named vice chairman. Other appointees include Rev. A. McMillan Courtis N. Fields and Professor N. Hayes.
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N. C. English
Thomasville
George D. Finch
4. A. McMillan
Charity and Children
Courtis N. Fields
4. N. Hayes
Prewar U S Physicians Count Around 170000
Before World War II the United States had about 170000 licensed physicians practicing across the nation. This figure reflects the professional medical workforce prior to the global conflict and reflects the era's distribution of doctors among urban and rural areas.
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United States
Postwar Home Trends Favor Moderate Price and Open Living Spaces
New Yorkers survey from Small Homes Guide shows the homecoming house as a top choice with gabled roof stone walls and open first floor plan. Respondents favor modest prices from 4000 to 10000 dollars with cash payments and rent-style financing while prioritizing livability built in storage and attached garages.
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Schuyler Allman
New York
L. Morgan Yost
Small Homes Guide
Small Homes
Diesel Building To Be Dedicated At State College
N C State College celebrates the dedication of its Diesel Engineering building with Friday ceremonies attended by high Navy officers. Speakers include Rear Admiral Edward L Cochran e and George W Codrington with Governor Broughton and Dr Frank P Graham among others. Invited guests include Secretary of the Navy James V Forrestal and Admiral Nimitz with other senior officers.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
Navy
Edward L. Cochrane
Bureau of Ships
Navy Department
George W. Codrington
Cleveland Diesel
General Motors
Governor Broughton
Frank P. Graham
Greater
University of North Carolina
Col
J. W. Harrelson
State College
Soldier Told To Treat Son Bitten By Dog
Sgt. Joseph N. Lawson, whose child was bitten by a rabid dog, was located in Bluefield West Virginia and given instructions for preliminary treatment. He was ordered to bring the child to a station hospital for further care. Other children believed bitten have been under doctors care.
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Fort One
Joseph N. Lawson
Bluefield
W. Va
Fort
Brags
Three Sentenced To Die In Taxi Driver Murder
In Charlotte on May 20 a Superior Court judge sentenced Bessie Mae Williams 22 Annie Mae Allison 19 and Ralph Thompson 19 to die in the gas chamber on July 7 for the murder of Mack Minyard a white taxi driver killed with stab and beating on April 27 Cleve Bryant Johnson pleaded guilty to second degree murder received 25 to 30 years and testified for the state All defendants are identified as Negroes and Thompson Williams and Allison were found guilty of first degree murder by a jury Defense counsel filed an appeal notice
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Charlotte
Superior Court
William H. Bobbitt
Bessie Mae Williams
Annie Mae Allison
Ralph Thompson
Mack Minyard
Cleve Bryant Johnson
Thompson
Five Thousand Cars Junked Daily in United States
Report notes a daily average of five thousand automobiles scrapped across the United States. Industry figures show continued disposal of outdated vehicles as part of ongoing recycling and replacement trends.
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United States
New York Journeymen Printers Stage Nation’s First Strike
In 1776 journeymen printers in New York initiated the nation’s first organized work stoppage. The action marked an early use of collective bargaining in colonial America and influenced labor movements across the colonies.
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New York
Duke Commencement Sets Two Day Exercises
Duke University plans a two day commencement next Friday and Saturday with 250 degrees awarded to mostly women. Dean Lynn Harold Hough of Drew Theological Seminary will speak Friday night in the university chapel while Governor J Melville Broughton will address Saturday morning at Page Auditorium.
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Durham
Duke University
Lynn Harold Hough
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison
N. J
University Chapel
J. Melville Broughton
Page Auditorium
Duke
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