Wealthy North Carolina industrialist faces trial in bond theft case
Abernethy, a wealthy Tar Heel industrialist linked to several textile mills, is docketed for trial on a conspiracy charge arising from the disappearance and recovery of 204000 in negotiable bonds. S. W. Moose and Luther Pitts are to be tried with him. Pitts admits receiving 10000 but says he knows nothing more.
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W. Manatterede
Tepu
North
Catawba County
Abernethy
Northwestern Bank
State Bureau of Investigation
Pitts
Drive Raises Funds for Burned Boy Larry Kent
SPARTANBURG AP A relief drive for Larry Kent, burned when gasoline was tossed on him, reports hospital costs totaling 2500 with 1000 in doctor fees. Insurance paid 1100. father, a railway brakeman, has a heart condition and can work only occasionally. Local theater owner Claude Rumley raised 117 on a 50 fine. others contributed from Winston-Salem, Tampa, and Rocky Mount.
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Spartanburg
Larry
Claude Rumley
Florence
Joe Robinson
Larry Kent
Winston - Salem
N.C
Tampa
Fla
Rocky Mount
Orderly Reporting Is Advised
Benjamin McKelway urged reporters to avoid a leaderless mob when covering major events. He proposed a pool system where a few reporters relay facts to others during high level meetings. Most newsmen oppose this, valuing freedom to report independently and pursue initiative.
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Kansas City
Benjamin McKelway
Associated Press
McKelway
Washington Star
Missouri-Kansas
Huntsville Rockets Lift City as Space Capital of Nation
Huntsville grows from a quiet cotton town to a booming aerospace hub with 22 000 arsenal workers drawing 125 million a year. City leaders assess diversification while von Braun transfer reassures workers and locals fears of job loss. Population and area have expanded dramatically, with rapid increases in building, phones, and retail sales.
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Huntsville
Ala
NATO
Wernher von Braun
Army
Redstone
Alabama
Arsenal
Robert B. Searcy
Specks
von Braun
Army Ordnance Missile Command
Huntsville Times
Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce
Huntsville Industrial Expansion Committee
Fort Sumter
Rocket City
United States
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Real Estate Board
New York
Searcy
Family Finance
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Charlotte
Concord
Durham
Gastonia
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Greensboro
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Salisbury
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
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Mon-Thurs
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S. Main ST
MANNS
N. Main
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Mann's Drug Store
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Lanolin
Woodbury Hand Cream
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