Larkins Named Top Prospect for State Treasurer Post
Raleigh officials report State Sen. John D. Larkins Jr. of Jones is the leading name in governor Umstead’s anticipated pick to succeed Brandon Hodges as state treasurer. Hodges resigns next Monday to join Champion Paper in Asheville.
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Raleigh
John D. Larkins Jr
Jones
Umstead
Brandon P. Hodges
Hodges
Champion Paper and Fiber Co
Asheville
Larkins
Capitol Hill
General Assembly
Harrelson Extends Chancellor tenure to September
North Carolina State College chancellor John W. Harrelson will stay in post until September 1 after trustees request. President Gordon Gray plans to present a successor recommendation by September. The trustees also set enrollment limits for new students and named the Nelson Building honoring Thomas Nelson. New executive committee members were elected from Asheville and Greensboro.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
John W. Harrelson
North Carolina State College
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Gordon Gray
Gray
Logan Wilson
Consolidated University
University of Texas
State College
Nelson
Thomas Nelson
Albert H. Lathrop
Asheville
Candidates In Dead Heat In Northlake Mayoral Race
In Northlake Illinois the suburban mayoral race ended in a tie with John P. Rausa and Joe C Griffin each at 1100 after a recount ordered by Judge Daniel A Roberts. The judge suggested drawing straws to break the tie.
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Chicago
Northlake
Ill
John P. Rausa
Joe C. Griffin
Daniel A. Roberts
Aie
Marriage Vow Comes True in Uncontested Divorce
DETROIT UP Mrs Parnita Lewis won an uncontested divorce Monday telling Circuit Judge Lila M Neuen the vow till death do us part came true sooner than she expected She said living in the funeral home owned by her husband's family left her low in spirits and morbid She was granted restoration of her maiden name Hangs.
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Detroit
Parnita Lewis
Lila M. Neuen
Hangs
U. S. Industrial Research Programs Spend About Two Billion
The National Geographic Society reports that U S industrial research programs allocate around two billion dollars annually and employ roughly 235 000 people across the sector, underscoring extensive investment and employment in science and technology.
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U. S
National Geographic Society
Segregation Argument Ends in Death on North Carolina Bus
Frederick Simmons of Stamford Connecticut was killed after a confrontation over the state segregated bus law in Coats North Carolina. Simmons stabbed driver R S Blanton and wounded Stacy Byrd before being shot by constable C E Moore while fleeing. Coroner Grover Henderson said no inquest would be held.
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Coats
N. C
North Carolina
Connecticut
Frederick Simmons
Stamford
Simmons
Byrd
C. E. Moore
Henderson
Newspaper Executives Gather for Inland Daily Press Meet
In Chicago the Inland Daily Press Association holds its 69th spring session with a panel on press freedom led by J. R. Wiggins of the Washington Post. Deputy Defense Secretary Roger M. Kyes is to speak, and J C Penney argues retailers rely on newspaper advertising for business.
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Chicago
Inland Daily Press Association
J. R. Wiggins
The
Washington Post
Defense
Roger M. Kyes
J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney Co
Inland
Socialite Bequeaths 33700 to Irish Chambermaid in Will
Mrs. Bridget Hennessy, an elderly socialite’s chambermaid at Delmonico Hotel, received a 60-cent weekly tip for 15 months and inherited 33700 from Mrs. Mary Dandy Dean Campbell after Campbell’s death. The will names bankbooks and bonds holders, including Hennessy, as beneficiaries. Campbell, 78, lived in a two room apartment and was listed in the Social Register as Mrs. Edwin P. Campbell.
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New York
Bridget Hennessy
Delmonico Hotel
Mary Dandy Dean Campbell
Ireland
Campbell
New York Social Register
Edwin P. Campbell
George B. Dandy
False Alarm Ends With Refrigerator Mouse
In San Francisco two officers rushed to Barbara Butterfield's apartment after her frightened call that someone was in her kitchen. She clarified the danger was a mouse in the refrigerator, traced to a motor squeak, and not an intruder. The blurb also notes a South Pacific Tonga Islands rule requiring a preacher to wear white trousers during services even if barefoot.
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San Francisco
Barbara Butterfield
Miss Butterfield
South Pacific
Tonga Islands
Penny argues ads drive retail sales in newspapers
Penney states newspaper advertising is the cheapest way to persuade the public to buy. He adds retailers rely on newspapers as newspapers rely on retail advertising, calling it a natural symbiosis.
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Penney
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Carthage
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Eighth
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U.S
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D. Keziah
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