Leering Trial Enters Second Day In Caswell Case
Mack Ingram, 45, faces retrial for assault by leering in Caswell Superior Court. Willie Jean Boswell Webster testifies about defining leer as a curious look and describes the incident when he drove past with his head out the car window.
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Yandeyville
N. C
Mack Ingram
Willie Jean Boswell Webster
Ingram
Recorders Court
North Carolina
Webster
Willie Jean Boswell
Carolinas Theater Owners Elect New Officers at Charlotte Meet
The 40th annual Theatre Owners of North and South Carolina convention elected Woodrow Fussell of Bladenboro as president. Robert Bryant became first vice president, A Fuller Sams of Statesville second VP, and Mrs. Walter Griffith of Charlotte executive secretary and treasurer for a 25th term. A nine member director panel was named. Hollywood guests and Movietime USA tour were announced during the banquet.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
South Carolina
Woodrow Fussell
Bladenboro
Robert Bryant
Rock Hill
S.C
Bryant
A. Fuller Sams
Statesville
Walter Griffith
Hollywood
Carolinas
USA
Alice Kelley
Kathleen Crowley
Sally Mansfield
Rod Cameron
William Landigan
Chill Wills
Douglas Morrow
Robert Hardy Andrews
Wheels of Justice Move Rapidly In Auto Theft Case
Two out-of-state youths were sentenced to two years each for auto theft in Wilmington within about 24 hours of their arrest. James Harris Whitmer, 16, of Augusta Georgia and Arthur Wayne Smith, 17, of Langley South Carolina led police on a high speed chase before abandoning one car and stealing another from a Wilmington resident. Both admitted prior auto convictions and were bound over to Superior Court with bonds set at 1000 dollars.
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Wilmington
N. C
James Harris Whiteher
Augusta
Arthur Wayne Smith
Langley
S. C
Recorders Court
Superior Court
Ghost writer Ernest Cuneo and Stevenson train ties
The document cites Winchell discussing recruiting Ernest Cuneo in his campaign and notes Cuneo’s political leanings toward Stevenson, Ike and Ives. Cuneo is praised as trusted, witty, and a loyal ally who once joked about a Marine's injury during Okinawa. In Spokane, hospital staff treated 19 year old Robert Bradley for a finger tip lost in a slot machine incident.
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Ernest Cuneo
Cuneo
Newsweek
Stevenson
Ives
Adlai
Okinawa
Spokane
Wash
Robert Bradley
Try and Stop Me A Hardy band of oil wildcatters
A Tulsa based group of independent oil operators opened a rich new field and sold to a major company for about a million dollars each. The celebratory drinking led the group president to collapse, while a friend toasted him. Bill Henry quips about an overpaid tax list vs. Moscow’s Who’s Who.
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Tulsa
Jack
U. S
Bill Henry
Moscow
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Arcola store 100 Club coffee cups and offbeat items
Reminiscences note Arcola Illinois drug store’s 100 Club giving each member a name labeled coffee cup kept beside the fountain after the 100th cup. The column also surveys humorous quotes about spelling tests and social items from Torrington Connecticut.
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Arcola
Ill
Torrington
Torrington Grange
Dewey
Truman
Jones
Armed Convict Still at Large
Armed convict Peter Baxter remains at large described as dangerous. He was believed to be driving a stolen blue 1948 DeSoto convertible with North Carolina plate 283 104 from Shelby after escapes from the Pitt county road gang. Bloodhounds followed to a dairy farm near Crouse before losing the trail. Baxter, sentenced for murder as an accessory before the fact, escaped October 24.
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Asheville
Peter Baxter
Pitt Road
Shelby
Baxter
Gastonia
Lincolnton
N.C
Shelby Auto
State Highway Patrol
J. J. B. Kuykendall
Crouse
Pitt County
Labor Sitdown Looms at Savannah River H-Bomb Plant
In Augusta a union spokesman warned that avoiding more stoppages depends on a grievance session with Miller Electric. Pickets at the Savannah River site halted operations as 25 000 workers walked out over fired union members. Officials reported a traffic jam across Aiken and Augusta as patrols arrested five pickets for drunkenness and disobedience.
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Augusta
Savannah River
American Federation of Technical Engineers
AFL
Washington
Miller Electric Co
Joseph Garvin
Philadelphia
Atomic Energy Commission
Russell M. Stephens
Federation
Stephens
Garvin
Miller Co
National Labor Relations Board
duPont Co
du Pont
Aiken
D.C
South Carolina
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stern probation for USC students after campus victory incident
Two USC students from California faced 30 days probation for disturbing the peace after celebrating a football win over Stanford by attempting to tip a cable car. Judge also ordered them to sing a Stanford song in court, which they performed reluctantly in a chorus of Down on the Farm.
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San, Francisco
University of Southern California
Stanford
James Bose
Long Beach
Calif
Ivan Rose
Los Angeles
Derby Swiped: Jazz Leader's Derby Stolen in Nightclub
Jazz band leader Sharkey Bonano reported his brown derby vanished from the bandstand at the nightclub where he was performing in Columbus. The 48 year old trumpeter called the hat his priceless trademark and said the theft occurred today.
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Columbus
Sharkey Bonano
Disciples of Christ Open Convention in Raleigh
The Disciples of Christ begin their 108th annual convention in Raleigh with the theme Our Christian Witness in a Confused World. The three day event highlights educational sessions for church leaders and youth work, with Dr. W A Welch of East Dallas Christian Church delivering a midday talk. Norman F Matthews of Winston Salem, convention president, will give the evening address Are You A Christian Witness.
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Raleigh
Disciples of Christ
W. A. Welch
East Dallas
Window Washing Hazards Reported In Chicago Accident
Mrs. Bertha Blumenthal, aided by the fire department, was struck by a falling window while washing a second floor pane. After freeing herself, she attempted to finish the job from inside and was pinned by another window. Firemen freed her and she completed the task.
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Chicago
Bertha Blumenthal
Palace Doubles Clock Watchers After Wedding Gifts
Buckingham Palace has doubled its staff of clock watchers as Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh received so many clocks as wedding gifts that two men now spend the day winding the palace clocks.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth I
Duke of Edinburgh
Synthesis gas produced from underground coal fires in Alabama
Government scientists in Gorgas Alabama report producing synthesis gas from coal burning in its natural seam. The six year Bureau of Mines and Alabama Power Co experiment aims to create fuels and chemicals from deep underground coal deposits, potentially unlocking vast in ground reserves previously deemed too costly to mine.
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Gorgas
Ala
Bureau of Mines
Alabama Power Co
United States
Newton High junior class undertakes 5000 mile train trip
Thirty Newton High School juniors travel west on a 5000 mile train journey to Idaho. They will visit historical and scenic sites and hear classroom lectures aboard the train.
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Newton, Mass
Newton High School
Idaho
Letter Carrier John Lowther Retires After 31 Years
Saugerties New York. John Lowther retires after 31 years as a letter carrier estimating 160,000 miles walked within the village limits. His long service covers the Hudson Valley town’s postal duties, marking a six and a half world-cycle of local routes.
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Saugerties
N. Y
John Lowther
Hudson Valley
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Racie Strane
R. J. Scott
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High Point
Pine ST
By Hershberger
Esas
Time Payment Department
Wachovia Bank
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Washington Street
By Stanley Atkins
Groucho
DeSoto
Tipie
Wachovia
Bank and Trust Company
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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