Fire Claims Six In Apartment Building Collapse
Eyewitness accounts describe flames bursting from second and third floor windows as residents watched. At General Hospital the dead were Coy Shelton of Athens Tennessee William Hartman of Cincinnati Alma McBeath of Liberty Kentucky James Alexander son of Mrs McBeath Goldie Taylor of Cincinnati and one unidentified man possibly George Smith aged 53 with a Huntington West Virginia daughter.
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General Hospital
Identi
Coy Shelton
Athens
Tenn
William Hartman
Cincinnati
Alma McBeath
Liberty
James Alexander
Reynolds pushes toward Brussels to set global airflight record
London reports Mil to Reynolds continuing his round-the-world attempt by commercial airline. On the third leg of the journey the Pan American plane departed London airport at 3 13 p m after fog delayed earlier segments.
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London
Milton Reynolds
Brussels
Pan American
Rutherfordton Lawyer Wilson Jones Files for Eleventh District
Woodrow Wilson Jones of Rutherfordton announced he will seek the Eleventh District seat in Congress next year. Incumbent representative A L Bulwinkle has said he will not seek renomination.
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Rutherfordton
Woodrow Wilson Jones
Congress
A. L. Bulwinkle
Robert R
Bob) Reynolds
Asheville
Clyde R. Hoey
Charlotte Observer
Reynolds
Charlotte
Bob Reynolds
Gospel Revival Sweeping Calif
A religious revival spreads through California as Camperini and Stuart Hamblen join the movement. Hamblen plans to retire his racing stable after embracing faith and recounts personal sins. Graham, 30, leads a nationwide tour emphasizing salvation stories including a businessman's fall and hopeful reconciliation with his ex-wife.
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Stuart Hamblen
el Lobo
Hamblen
People’s Choice
San Antonio
Santa Anita
Graham
North Carolina
Frank Graham
Little Northwestern College
Indianapolis
England
Soldier Field
Chicago
Boston
Hudson
Jesus
Admiral Sherman takes key Navy post amid defense clash
Admiral Sherman announced a sudden jump to a new duty after resigning command of the Sixth Task Fleet in the Mediterranean. He claimed the navy would back him as he requested, while Denfeld faced House Armed Services questioning over defense planning and Navy cuts.
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Denfeld
Navy
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Johnson
Army
Air Force
Sherman
Sixth Task Fleet
Mediterranean
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Radford
House Committee
Union and steel firms talk over pensions at Cleveland
In Cleveland talks with Jones and Laughlin and Inland Steel officials continue a three hour session. CIO leaders Donovan Magee Abel discussed possible settlement while Moreell and Lawrence study pension and insurance data for 42,000 Jones & Laughlin workers and the industry’s first $109 monthly pension deal with Bethlehem Steel.
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CSO
Jones and Laughlin
CIO
William F. Donovan
Eugene Magee
Republic
I. W. Abel
Canton
O Cio
Inland Steel Co
Chicago
Jones & Laughlin
Ben Moreell
Victor Lawrence
Moreell
Lawrence
Cleveland
Bethlehem Steel
Murray
Postal Receipts Rise In October 1949
Assistant Postmaster B G Leonard announced October postal receipts totalled 53 279 82 dollars, up from 1948. He projected 1949 total receipts to reach 525 000 dollars, with 1948 finishing at 464 587 77 dollars.
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B. G. Leonard
Leonard
Air Safety Tragedy Claims Political Figure and Notables
Casualties from a major air crash include Rep. George J. Bates of Massachusetts and notable figures Helen Hokinson Gardner W. Taylor. Witness J Donald Mayor recounted the scene of metal fragments and a water wreck as rescue efforts followed.
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George J. Bates
R-Mass
Salem
Mass
House Armed Services Committee
Bates
Joseph H. Callahan
Helen Hokinson
Mendota
Ill
New Yorker
Gardner W. Taylor
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York
J. Donald Mayor
Washington
Eastern Airlines
Port Deposit
Akron
New Jersey
Right wing moves in CIO split over UE charter
Anti Communist dissent within unions leads to a resolution to revoke UE's charter. Jurisdiction over Electrical and Allied Industries to transfer to a new group backed by Carey. Murray cites insurgent locals as支持 for a right wing union's rise. Pittsburgh Local 601 votes to withdraw while remaining in CIO. FE workers ordered to merge with Auto Workers, but left wing leadership links with UE continue.
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Communist Party
CIO
Carey
Murray
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Big East
Stanley Glass
Reuther
Auto Workers
Black Draught laxative promotes relief for sluggish digestion
The notice promotes Black Draught as a friendly laxative for constipation. It claims benefits for loss of appetite headache upset stomach flatulence sleeplessness and bad breath caused by sluggishness from constipation. It suggests taking Black Draught and mentions costs.
Insurance word triggers mistrial in local court
A mistrial was ordered by Superior Court Judge Wilkins P Horton in a $25 000 damage suit after the plaintiff mentioned insurance during cross examination. The 1947 collision involved Mrs Evelyn R Witcher and Calvin Williams of Deep River. The case, with prior continuances, centered on injuries and vehicle damage. Witcher received five years of continued judgment and court costs. In a separate matter C E Lewallen and W L Lewallen won breach of contract damages of 523 and were credited 77.50 owed to them.
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Wilkins P. Horton
Evelyn R. Witcher
Calvin Williams
Deep River
Silas Casey
Williams
Welch Jordan
Greensboro
Muriel Williams
Paul V
Casey
T. J. Gold, Jr
Typhoon Devastates Cebu City Homes Up to Sixty Percent Damaged
UPI reports that Cebu City with 140000 residents suffered widespread destruction from a typhoon. Winds reached 100 mph, two deaths are confirmed, and damage is unofficially estimated over 10 million dollars.
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Manila
UPI
Red Cross
Cebu City
Capital Square And State Purchasing In North Carolina
The article discusses state purchasing strengths in North Carolina and notes favorable prices for automotive equipment and construction supplies. It highlights a central buying system, lack of graft, and potential cost impacts from major steel and coal strikes. It also covers speculation about a Reynolds versus Hoey Senate race and the personal appeal of both figures.
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North Carolina
Charles M. Williams
Williams
Northlina
Hoey
Reynolds
Ralph McDonald
Clyde Hoey
Bob Reynolds
Charlotte Observer
High Point Chest Campaign Nears 90000 Total
Two more divisions report 100 percent of quotas in the Community Chest drive as total subscriptions reach 89342 dollars. Firms listed as 100 percent contributors include Sears-Roebuck division led by H E Hutto and the building and related division led by Ralph Sechrest.
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Community Chest
Community Chest Office
National Chain Stores
H. E. Hutto
Sears-Roebuck and
Ralph Sechrest
Automobile, Oil and Transportation
W. F. Mauldin
Special Gifts
Earl
Brush Fire in Agoura Menaces Homes
Dying winds lent hope for control of a fierce brush fire at Agoura California as it destroyed at least ten homes and forced hundreds to flee. Firefighters battled the flames as residents evacuated in the path of the fast moving blaze.
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Agoura
Calif
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