Governors to Attend Southern Governors Conference in Seville
Approximately 15 governors will attend the meeting October 19 to 21. North Carolina’s R Gregg Cherry chairs the opening session with Ben T Laney Arkansas replying. Sessions cover National Guard veterans prisons taxation highway safety freight rates and regional school systems with leaders including Thurmond Turner Lane Me Nance and Wright.
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Raleigh
Seville
Gover R. Gregg Cherry
North Rolina
Cherry
Ben T. Laney
Arkansas
Strom Thurmond
South Caro
Roy Ray J. Turner
Oklahoma
James Folsom
Alabama
Beauforrester
Texas
Tidewater
Illiam Preston Lane
Mary
James Nance Me
Tennessee
Iding L. Wright
Mississippi
Laney
Simeon S. Willis
Kentucky
Ornor Melvin FE. Thompson
Thompson
Millard F. Caldwell
Florida
James Vis
Louisiana
Ng L. Wright
Recognition noted for CIO chief in Carolinas union
Mary Furman of Charlotte, chair of the Carolinas local of the American Union of Telephone Workers, said AT&T has recognized the union’s new affiliation with the CIO. The Carolina local numbers 130 members, all long AT&T employees. this does not include Southern Bell staff.
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Charlotte
Mary Furman
Carolinas
Erican Union of Telephone Workers
Erican Telephone and Teleaph Co
Carolina
Southern Ll
Tobacco Prices Show Decline
RALEIGH Oct 8 A seven day price climb broke on three of four flue cured tobacco belts with declines from 50 to 86 cents in the skid. Only the eastern North Carolina belt showed mixed trends as prices tumbled nationwide. Federal and state ag departments reported losses of 81 to 86 on the old belt 1 to 4 on the middle belt and 1 to 86 on the eastern border belt while most leaf and smoking leaf gained 1 to 3 per hundred pounds. Cutters lugs and nondescript declined 50 cents to 82. Gains outweighed losses.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Cherry Shows Diplomacy In Handling Meet
Raleigh October 8 Governor Cherry uses tact to organize the Southern Governors conference in Asheville. He places every governor on the program and even gives Kentucky’s Governor Willis a prominent spot despite his absence. The piece notes tense lieutenant governor dynamics echoing past North Carolina disagreements.
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Raleigh
Gregg Cherry
Asheville
Cherry
Simeon Willis
Kentucky
Willis
North Carolina
United States
Max Gardner
Dick Fountain
Gardner
Gate City Man Denies Charge Of Kidnaping
Curtis Elmer Vincent of Greensboro denies kidnapping allegations over custody of his 10 month old son Van Melvin. He described his Leeds walk and trans Atlantic journey to New York as not kidnapping and said he will pursue custody through legal action while conferring with local attorneys.
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Greenloro
Madge Vincent
Leeds
England
Greensboro
Curtis Elmer Vincent
Air Corps
Vincent
Wokc
New York
van Melvin
Faster Airmail Service Promised
The Charlotte News reported Sen. Clyde R. Hoey would ask the post office department to speed up airmail for North Carolina cities. It cited delays due to routing through Washington and Atlanta rather than direct delivery, noting eastern mail also lagged. Rep. Hamilton Jones of Charlotte said he would investigate.
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Charlotte
Charlotte News
Clyde R. Hoey
Post Office Department
North Carolina
Carolinas
Washington
Atlanta
New York
Hamilton Jones
Edgecombe Negro Granted Reprieve
Governor Cherry granted a reprieve until October 31 for Lester Stanley a Edgecombe County convict tied to the razor slaying of his wife. The stay delays his Friday planned execution to allow defense new facts. Oscar Douglas remains scheduled for death Friday after his Davie County rape conviction unless governor intervention occurs.
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Raleigh
Cherry
Lester Stanley
Edgecombe
Stanley
Oscar Douglas
Davie County
Douglas
Bond Issues Sold By Commission
The local government commission announced the sale of two bond issues. Scotland County 25,000 in one year bond anticipation notes to Branch Banking and Trust Co of Wilson at 84 percent. City of Kinston 84,000 in bond anticipation notes eight and a half months maturity to Branch Banking and Trust Co of Wilson at 84 percent.
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Raleigh
The
Local Government Commission
Scotland County
Banking and Trust Company of Wilson
City of Kinston
Branch Banking and Trust Company of Wilson
Snake Handling Investigated at Zion Tabernacle
Durham county authorities probe reports of snake handling at Zion Tabernacle led by pastor H. Bunn. Parents complained their children became hysterical during services while police found no live serpents present despite a green box on the pulpit. Attorney General McMullan may pursue legal action to halt the practice.
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Durham
Oct
Durham County
Zion Tabernacle
H. Bunn
W. F. Stanley
County Welfare Department
Harry McMullan
Raleigh
Eastern Luther League district meet to draw 200 youths
About 200 young people are expected for the eastern district Luther League of North Carolina fall meeting at St. James Lutheran church in Fayetteville. Professor C. G. Brennecke will speak on Time for Decision. district president Robert Walker presides at a post devotion business session.
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Fayetteville
Luther League of North Carolina
St. James Lutheran Church
G. Brennecke
N. C. State College
Robert Walker
Raleigh
H. B. Fesperman
North Carolina
St. James
John D. Mauney
Walker
Jacob Shepherd
Greensboro
J. L. Norris, Jr
Burlington
Soldier flown to Walter Reed for heart bullet removal
Pvt. Carmelo Garzone 30 of Boston was flown from Fort Bragg to Walter Reed Army Hospital for an operation to remove a bullet near his heart. His parents left for Washington after visiting. Garzone was found shot outside a roadhouse near Fayetteville. Miss Gleamon Hyatt, 24, a roadhouse worker, says he tried to break into her room. she is jailed without bond.
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Fayetteville
Carmelo Garzone
Boston
Fort Bragg
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Sabanta Garzone
Gleamon Hyatt
Lions to Hear Former W Va Congressman Jennings Randolph
Jennings Randolph former West Virginia congressman and Capital Airlines executive will speak to the High Point Lions on October 9 on Aviation and World Peace. Randolph, a 14 year congressman and longtime aviation advocate, recently joined Capital Airlines as it marks its 20th anniversary.
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Jennings Randolph
Capital Airlines
Congress
West Virginia
High Point
Lions Club
Randolph
Midwest
Civil Air Patrol
Elkins
Salem College
Salem
Davis-Elkins College At
Crete’s Control Shifts Through Many Empires
The island of Crete has seen successive rule by Rome Byzantium Saracens Venice Ottoman and Greek authorities before returning to Greek control.
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Crete
Food Is Vital Weapon Says Sen Umstead at Cherryville
Senator William B. Umstead told a Cherryville rotary club that food for Europe is a vital weapon to win peace. He warned opposition to the farm program may grow when Congress resumes, citing soil conservation research forestry and rural electrification as key elements. He stressed America must protect agriculture for its own prosperity and to aid war damaged areas.
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Cherryville
Oct
Europe
William B. Umstead
Rotary Club
80Th Congress
America
Umstead
Bank Call Issued by Comptroller for Oct 6 1947
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all National banks at the close of business October 6, 1947. The notice outlines reporting requirements and timelines for banks to submit their financial data.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Methodists Open First Meetings in Charlotte Conference
Delegates to the western North Carolina conference of the Methodist church gather at the Dilworth church for the first assembly, with 700 delegates and visitors expected. Reports of progress on church activity are released as the conference opens, featuring speakers such as Bishop Harrell and Senator Hoey.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
The
Methodist Church
Dilworth
Edgar H. Nease
Greensboro
Historical Society
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Costen J. Harrell
Birmingham
Harry N. Holmes
New York
Harold A. Bosley
Duke Divinity School
Pierce Harris
Atlanta
G. Bromley Oxnam
U. S
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
Roy H. Short
Nashville
Tenn
Clare Purcell
Cost Accountants To Hear George Myers
George E. Myers of Ernst and Ernst Boston will speak to the Piedmont chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants in Greensboro at the O Henry hotel Thursday evening. His talk focuses on Education and Training for Cost Accountants.
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George E. Myers
Ernst and Ernst
Boston
Mass
Piedmont
National Association of Cost Accountants
Greensboro
O. Henry
Lake Nicaragua Harboring Salt Water Fish Unique Freshwater Lake
Scientists explain Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua contains large salt water fish because the lake was once part of the sea before land uplift during an earthquake created its current freshwater basin.
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Nicaragua
Projected US Fires This Year Reach 1.7 Million
An analysis projects 1,700,000 fires in the United States this year with an estimated 11,000 deaths. The forecast assumes trends from prior years and highlights risks to residents, firefighters, and infrastructure nationwide.
War operations ruin vast French farmland after WWI
An estimate cites 6,640,000 acres of French land rendered unfit for cultivation due to World War I fighting. This figure underscores the extensive agricultural devastation across the countryside, impacting farmers and regional economies for years after the conflict.
Bulwinkle Pays Courtesy Call on President Truman
Rep. Bulwinkle of North Carolina said his conversation with President Truman was limited to weather and crops. He described the call as a courtesy visit during a town stay to pay respects and see the president.
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Washington
Rep. Bulwinkle
D-Nc
President Truman
Truman
Union Officials Plan Permanent Co op Store in Winston-Salem
Union officials say they are studying plans for a permanent cooperative store. The local 22 United Tobacco Workers F. T. A.-CIO operates a sell-at-cost food agency on East Third Street, opened last Saturday, buying food wholesale for members and selling at cost.
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Winston-Salem
United Tobacco Workers
F. T. A.-Cio
East Third Street
State workers to get Oct 16 holiday for fair
Raleigh reports that state employees will have a holiday on October 16 to attend the state fair. The measure aims to allow attendance while keeping essential services covered.
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Raleigh
Cherry Star Witness In New Bern Case
Governor Cherry testified briefly in New Bern court over the $1,000,000 James M. West estate case. He stated West had mental capacity to prepare a will, while son Stanley West challenges competence in January 1946 before his death.
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New Bern
Cherry
James M. West
Seashore Transportation Company
Raleigh
West
Stanley West
Ohio
Findings Of Coroner's Jury Are Withheld
Salisbury Oct 8 The Rowan county coroner's jury withheld the inquest report into the death of Lonnie B. Shaver a Statesville automobile dealer. The report awaits autopsy results by Dr. John Reese Morganton. Shaver 49 president of the Statesville Motor Company died Sunday from injuries after a rural Rowan road crash last month.
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Salisbury
Rowan County
Lonnie B. Shaver
Statesville
C. G. Mack
John Reese
Morganton
Shaver
Statesville Motor Company
Rowan
Census Finds Rural Power Lags in Telephone Access
The latest census shows 1,385,000 farms have electricity but no telephones while 464,000 have telephones but no power, highlighting uneven rural utility coverage and infrastructure gaps.
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