Royall to Visit Goldsboro for Centennial Celebrations
Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall will arrive in Goldsboro North Carolina for the town's centennial events. He will be honored at a dinner Thursday night and review ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. He travels from Washington to Blackstone Camp Pickett airport and proceeds by road to Goldsboro with officials accompanying him.
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Ex Gl of Greensboro Home With Baby After Air Journey
Governor Cherry among nearly 100 witnesses summoned in a Craven county estate case valued around 1 million dollars. In Greensboro Curtis Elmer Vincent arrived with his 10 month old son after a transatlantic flight amid a custody dispute with his English wife Mrs Madge Vincent. Vincent plans to contest any action to regain custody, while his mother Mrs Clara Vincent assists.
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Royall May Trim Gubernatorial Ambitions Amid Meeting
Royall will travel with Col. Beverly Dunn and Royall’s aide, but will be without fellow North Carolinian Gordon Gray who may still attend Goldsboro on Thursday. Gray noted his duties prevent full participation though he could reach Goldsboro for an evening gathering. Royall held a press conference confirming he has not decided on a gubernatorial bid, leaving the door open while serving current duties.
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UDC Opens 51st Annual Convention in Rocky Mount
The North Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy began its 51st annual convention in Rocky Mount. The meeting runs through Thursday with members gathering to discuss events and plans.
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North Carolina State Fair Sets $25000 Premium Total
North Carolina farmers will compete for a record $25000 in premiums at the state fair opening next Tuesday and running through Saturday October 18. Fair manager J S Dorton announced that with good weather attendance could top 250000. Governor Cherry and Agriculture Commissioner W Kerr Scott will take part in the opening exercises next Tuesday morning.
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Winston Man Must Serve 15 Years
Alvin J. Jones, 32, began a 15 to 20 year sentence in Central prison Raleigh for driving the car in a hit and run that killed Julian Lee Aoe 9 on Labor Day. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter hit and run driving and reckless driving in Forsyth County court. Witnesses testified Jones, chased by Winston-Salem police for a traffic violation, struck a bicyclist and fled. Deputies found him in a ravine as irate residents armed with firearms surrounded the scene. He drew a five year sentence on hit and run, suspended for 10 years after release. prayer for judgment continued on reckless driving.
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Dates Set for North Carolina Artists Exhibition and Purchase
Raleigh reported the North Carolina State Art Society will open the second annual artists competition and 11th annual exhibition December 4 with public viewing through January 4. A preview is planned for December 3 and $1,000 will fund purchases for the society collection instead of prizes. No prizes or honorable mentions will be awarded.
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Shelby Men Sentenced For Stolen Auto Ring
A Shelby North Carolina man and a former Atlanta preacher were sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for stealing 19 automobiles across several states. Judge George Bell Timmerman ordered five years probation after release. The pair admitted to stealing cars in Jacksonville, Chattanooga, Elizabethon, Rock Hill, Spartanburg and Greensboro, netting about $20,000 in four months. They were arrested last week after a car was spotted at a service station.
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Watchman Indicted For Murder At Hendersonville Airport
The night watchman at Asheville Henderson airport, J R Calton, was indicted for murder by a Henderson county grand jury for the fatal Aug 7 shooting of 16 year old Noah Cecil Rhodes a Mars Hill College student from Wilmington. Calton said Rhodes advanced with a wheel chock and ignored commands to halt prompting a single fatal shot on airport property. The case is set for the March term.
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Restaurant Men Decide Food Policy Monday
Raleigh October 7 The board of directors of the North Carolina restaurant association will meet at Burlington next Monday to decide on policies for cooperating with President Truman's conservation program. R Boyd Morris president and M M Melvin executive secretary urged restaurateurs to cooperate by not serving meat on Tuesdays and leaving poultry off Thursday menus.
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Bank Robbery Case to Be Heard This Week
Charlotte, Oct. 7. Seventeen year old Pete Belk of near Monroe is set for trial in district court this week on a charge of attempting to rob Peachland bank on Sept. 26. Walter Hammond, 16, of Monroe hospitalizes from a pistol wound. no trial date yet. Of the 13.94 dollars taken, all but 0.94 has been recovered.
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North Carolina WCTU to Convene in Winston-Salem
CHARLOTTE October 7 The North Carolina Women s Christian Temperance Union plans its annual convention in Winston-Salem from Tuesday to Thursday. The week of November 12 19 will feature a state membership drive led by Mrs Guy Beaty of Charlotte. Mrs L E Brown of Charlotte is state president. The meeting will occur at Winston-Salems First Baptist Church.
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Closed Shop Law Before Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court reviews a state law banning the closed shop. Attorney General Harry McMullan argues the 1947 act is constitutional in an appeal from Buncombe County. Oral arguments are scheduled for next week.
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State to hold biggest fire drill in history
School children across the state will participate in the largest fire drill ever organized, set for 11 o'clock Thursday morning as part of fire prevention week activities.
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Rev Andrew Howell Dies at 78 Historian of Wilmington
The Rev. Andrew J. Howell, 78, longtime New Hanover county historian and author of The Book of Wilmington, died last night of a heart attack. He wrote several works on local history and was a prominent figure in Wilmington.
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