Graham speaks for Sparkman in Rocky Mount rally
Assistant Treasury Secretary John S. Graham delivered the speech in place of Joann Sparkman who was sidelined by a throat ailment. Graham used Sparkman’s words to argue the South has advanced economically beyond national pace and touted the Democratic Party as the region’s top benefactor. Mrs Kefauver attended, and an open house preceded the rally.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Joann J. Sparkman
Dwight Eisenhower
South
Sparkman
Treasury
John S. Graham
Winston-Salem
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Graham
Democratic Party
Leaf Price Fluctuations Reported Across Tobacco Markets
Federal State Market News Service reports price swings and softer demand on flue-cured tobacco. Losses of 1 to 4 dollars occur in some grades, offset by gains in better leaf in North Carolina Virginia belts. Eastern Carolina sold 11,024,248 pounds at 57.78 per hundred. Old Belt 9,019,833 at 51.13. Virginia 5,128,035 at 53.06. North Carolina 3,891,798 at 48.58.
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Raleigh
N. C
Federal State Market News Service
North Carolina - Virginia
Carolina Belt
Virginia
North Carolina
Executor's Notice for C G Kennedy Deceased
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of C G Kennedy Deceased in Guilford County this is to notify all persons holding claims to present them to the undersigned on or before October 10 1853 or the notice will be pleaded in bar to their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement This the 7th day of October 1952 W T Kennedy Executor High Point Rt 6 Box 284 A 10/8-15-22-29 11/5-12
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C. G. Kennedy
Superior Court of
Guilford County
Pease
W. T. Kennedy
High Point Rt
W. G. Freeman
North Carolina
R. H. Preeman
Tryon Street Point
N.o
High Point
Morris
Geller
Mary C. Geller
Wanda C. Hammon
City of
B. F. Upchurch, Jr
Administrator’s Notice of Estate Claims in Guilford County
Administrator R H Freeman announces probate of W G Freeman deceased Guilford County North Carolina. Creditors must present verified claims within one year or lose recovery. Debtors should settle promptly. Date September 24 1952.
Notice of sale in Guilford County lands in High Point
Under court order in the Dwight Trogdon case the commissioner will sell at noon on November 15, 1952, on the premises in High Point Township the specified lots in Black 3 of the W B Delk and G L Mann property on East Lexington Ave. Bids stay open ten days for unset bids and the sale requires court confirmation. A 10 percent deposit of the first $1000 and five percent of the excess is due at sale with the remainder in cash on deed delivery.
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Superior Court of
Guilford County
Dwight Trogdon
Ruben Trogdon
High Point Township
North Carolina
W. B. Delk
G. L. Mann
Hugh R. Anderson
Morse Says She Wanted To Punch Jenner In Nose
Sen. Wayne Morse cited reports that Eisenhower once wanted to punch Indiana Senator Jenner in the nose, using the anecdote to attack GOP hypocrisy and explain his switch to Stevenson. He recalled Eisenhower advisers conveying the sentiment after Indiana campaigning. Morse noted his disillusionment with Eisenhower began before the Chicago convention. He also mentioned Truman offered him a cabinet post, which Morse declined.
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Morse
Jenner
Washington
Wayne L. Morse
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Indiana
William E. Jenner
Oregon
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York
Senate
Chicago
Sen
Richard M. Nixon
Harry Darby
Kansas
Oswald B. Lord
Nixon
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Truman
White House
Kefauver Appears at Rocky Mount Rally in Sparkman Campaign
Nancy Kefauver drew thunderous applause in Rocky Mount North Carolina as a pinch hitter for hospitalized Sen John J Sparkman She spoke three minutes from an auditorium platform and praised the party while noting Estes Kefauver was campaigning on the West Coast in his bid for the Democratic nomination.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Nancy Kefauver
John J. Sparkman
Kefauver
Washington
Nancy
Rep
Harold Cooley
North Carolina
Cooley
Asst
Treasury
John S. Graham
Sparkman
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Mrs. Kefauver
Estes
Reds Break French Line In Indo China War Drive
French forces retreat as Communist units push a 70 mile wedge between Hanoi perimeter and French troops in isolated mountain fastnesses. Reports say heavy toll on French rearguards while air support tries to regroup and stabilize the 40 mile front around Yen Bay and Van Yen as anchor points are abandoned.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Eee
Fram Yen Bay
Ket River
Black River
van Yen
Lincoln High students stage paint raid over walls
Students at Lincoln High School imitate the pantie raid craze and raid the building with paint, spraying both exterior and interior walls until Principal R. F. Mickle calls police.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln High School
R.F. Mickle
Escaped Convicts Captured After Creek Stop Near Gaffney
Heat aided pursuit as two escapees from a North Carolina prison farm were recaptured near Gaffney South Carolina. They fled in a stolen car and stopped to cool their feet in a creek before police nabbed them.
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Gaffney, S. C
Here
North Carolina
Iran Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Britain
Iran notified Britain of severing relations and ordered the British embassy staff in Tehran to depart within a week. Premier Mossadegh announced the move after protracted oil dispute talks, citing Britain’s supposed bad faith and delays in resolving Iran’s nationalization of the Anglo Iranian Oil Co.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
London
Mohammed Mossadegh
Hossein Fatem
George Middleton
Fatemi
General to Sergeant Under Three Wheels
Russell K. Haight, a veteran of Canadian and Kashmir forces, joins the U.S. Army. He led 2000 rugged troops in Kashmir and Dieppe raids, rose to brigadier general, later returned to U.S. service as a sergeant first class instructor at Fort Belvoir. He credits sergeants as the backbone of any army.
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Fort Belvoir
Canada
Kashmir
Russell K. Haight
U. S
Light
British Empire
Germany
Dieppe
Aess
United States
Haight
Army of
U. S. Army
Engineers’ School
Demand For Cotton To Slide As Synthetic Fibers Rise
The Agriculture Department forecast a drop in U S cotton demand over 1952 53 and 1953 54 due to higher production and growing use of rayon and nylon. Domestic mills near 9 5 million bales this season while exports fall to about 4 5 million bales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
No Action Taken On Resignation Of Hamilton
The Association of Carolina Ku Klux Klans has received and apparently has taken final action on the resignation of Thomas L. Hamilton as imperial wizard. Hamilton of Leesville began a four-year North Carolina prison sentence Oct 1 after pleading guilty to conspiracy in the flogging of a Negro woman. The Klan statement says it is not dead and will pursue new members in its drive against subversive elements.
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Columbia
Association of Carolina
Ku Klux Klans
Thomas L. Hamilton
Hamilton
Leesville
North Carolina
Floyer patents early pulse counting watch
The text notes that before John Floyer a dedicated minute division watch did not exist for counting pulse rate and that he invented such a timepiece to measure heartbeats.
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John Floyer
Voters League Plans UN Day Observance
The High Point League of Women Voters announces a UN Day program on Friday via two local radio stations. WMFR at 1:15 will air Basil Rathbone in A Statement of Account, outlining UN gains and losses for world peace and health. WHPE at 2:00 presents a Morri son Combs narrated program on UN purpose and achievements with music. Pennsylvania coal production note and Manchuria coal seam details follow.
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High Point League of Women Voters
WMFR
Basil Rathbone
United Nations
WHPE
Morrison Combs
Martinez Robertson jailed for narcotics possession
Marti Robertson aged 18 received a 90 day jail term after police said she admitted to giving narcotics to her dogs and canary. The remark quoted she found it funny to watch the animals get high.
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Los Angeles
Marti Robertson
Paper Urges Top Post For Frank Graham
The Smithfield Herald urged the next president to name Frank P. Graham secretary of state. The former senator and former UNC president is praised as a man of high character and trusted by nations. It notes Dulles or Dewey as alternatives and cites Graham’s experience and tact for the post.
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Smithfield
ULP
Smithfield Herald
United States
Frank P. Graham
Pic
Graham
University of North Carolina
the Herald
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Gov
Thomas Dewey
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Manchuria
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Aese Pubneture
Waa
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