Three men sentenced in federal auto theft case
Three men who testified to meetings about car theft received federal prison terms. George Hodge of Forest City got nine years, Clarence Kennedy and Kennedy brothers received three years and two years respectively, while Joe Sealy Fitzgerald of Asheville drew seven years after pleading guilty to supplying the thefts.
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George Hodge
Forest City
Clare— J. Kennedy
Emnedy Rothers
Coie
Joe Sealy Fitzgerald
Asheville
Fitzgerald
YMCA official to visit all units in states by New Year
Simmons, new interstate director, plans to tour every unit in the states by January 1. A native of Abbeville South Carolina he takes over the post after J Wilson Smith who led interstate activities for 32 years. Simmons previously headed the Brooklyn Central YMCA the world’s largest for nine years with similar work in Arizona Texas and Mississippi.
New Marine Training Regimen Set for Parris Island Recruits
At Camp Lejeune authorities announce a longer training period for Parris Island recruits. The 1st Infantry Training Regiment based at Camp Geiger will activate November 2 and begin training recruits about a month later. The unit can train up to 1250 men and will move Parris Island recruits to Camp Lejeune for all combat training phases.
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Camp Lejeune
Parris Island
S.C
1St Infantry Training Regiment
Marine Corps
Camp Geiger
Building permits require sketches for plans
City Building Inspector A. R. Strange announced that a rough sketch of plans must accompany every building permit application for alterations additions or new buildings. He said the sketch aims to prevent misunderstandings about how work is to be done.
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A. R. Strange
Strange
Local Glains Auto Via Community Chest
Pvt. John W. Greenway Jr., son of Mr and Mrs J W Greenway of 2408 S Main St, now stationed in Oklahoma, won a Lincoln auto in a Community Chest drawing announced from Fort Jackson S C His name was drawn from contributions and he received a 10 day leave to pick up the car and visit home.
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John W. Greenway Jr
J. W. Greenway
S. Main St
Oklahoma
Fort Jackson
S. C
Greenway
Junior Order Plans Turkey Dinner Here
Trophy Council No 29 of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics announces its annual turkey dinner on Thursday November 12. Tickets are available from any member and proceeds benefit the Junior Order Home in Lexington. Dinner will be served from 5 30 to 8 p.m. at the Junior Order Hall 209 E Commerce St.
Prison Camp Escapee Sought Here
Local police were asked yesterday afternoon to be on the lookout for W. W. Stern 32 a road gang escapee described as a bad check flasher who fled Sandy Ridge Prison Camp.
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Sandy Ridge
W. W. Stern
Weather outlook with mild temperatures and sunset times
Tonight's low 52, tomorrow's high 78. Today's high 74 and last night's low 55. Sunset today at 5 56 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 34 a m.
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Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Witnesses Describe Sheriff’s Ambush by Demos Woods
Mrs Ta Galloway testified that her husband Josiah saw Demos Woods shoot Sheriff Griffin Middleton from ambush on July 2 in the Balsam Range. Woods, 56, faces first degree murder charges. witnesses said he threatened Middleton hours earlier and sang after the shooting while in custody.
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Sylva
N. C
Ta Gal- Sui
Cor la
Josiah
Demos Woods
Jackson
Griffin Middleton
Woods
Rugg Balsam Range
Wolf Mountain
Galloway
Francis O. Clarkson
Charlotte
Sandlin
Middleton
Teg
Griffin
Demos
Myrtle Galloway
Sheriff Middleton
Judge Sets Custody Schedule and Alimony in Civil Case
A municipal court judge issued a custody order granting the wife three children with the husband limited visit times on Wednesdays Fridays weekends and Sundays. Alimony of 65 dollars twice monthly was ordered until further action or dissolution. Other civil actions included Beeson vs Cook with Beeson awarded 500 dollars, Hodgin Woodcutting recovery of 290, and an auto case awarding Bryant 320.70.
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Lucille Breene
Albert R. Greene
Greene
Arthur C. Beeson
R. A. Cook
Beeson
D. C. Hodgin
Lillian S. Hodgin
Hodgin
W. E. Welborn
J. B. Bryant
Carl Tingler
High Point
Snow Ber Co
Robert Melie Vail
Winnie Yow
W. C
Sam) Vail
Mamie S. Vail
Archie Myatt
Southeastern Marble and Tile Co., Inc
Winston-Salem
W. J. Chamis
Town Steak House
One of Nine Escapees Is Captured Near Dudley Shoals
Melvin Childers, 22, from Caldwell County, captured at home near Dudley Shoals after nine inmates escaped from Hudson Prison Camp. He faced four months for larceny and trespass and offered no resistance. The breakout used a hacksaw blade to saw a bar and a gate on the south side. About 35 inmates stayed, six previously escaped with longer original sentences.
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Lenoir
N. C
North Carolina
Hudson
Melvin Childers
Caldwell County
Dudley Shoals
Roy R. Wood
Childers
Roy L. Andrews
Turner
Durham
Elkin
James McCracken
Spruce Pine
R. J. Boaz
Patterson Ave
Winston-Salem
Roy Bumgarner
Rt. 1
Wilkesboro
Oscar Montgomery
Greensboro
Ralph Green
Willie F. Brindle
Evans St
Lexington
Frank M. Thrift Jr
Winston&Salem
Tax Increase Advocated for Social Security Program
Rep Curtis of Nebraska backs a 33 percent rise in social security taxes to fund death and retirement benefits. He chairs a House Ways and Means subcommittee planning hearings next month on the system. Rep Simpson of Pennsylvania argues for freezing taxes at current levels, noting low income groups would feel the burden, while Eisenhower previously asked Congress to cancel the hike.
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Washington
Curtis
Neb
House
Ways and Means Committee
Richard M. Simpson
Ways and Means
Simpson
Eisenhower
Congress
Stocks steady in mixed New York market gains ease
The New York market showed a selective performance with a steady main body of securities. Oils, rubbers, aircrafts, and electronics led gains while railroads and chemicals lagged. U S Lines moved up after a dividend note, with other leaders including Union Oil of California American Bell Westinghouse Electric General Electric and Goodyear.
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New York
U. S
Union Oil of
California
American Ie Westinghouse Electric
Rich
Ing
General Electric
International Paper
Pepsi - Cola
General Motors
Goodyear
Douglas Aircraft
Air Reduction
American Woolen
Pennsylvania Railroad
Market Wrap of 1 PM Stock Listings
Stocks on Adams Express, Admiral, Air Reduction, Alleghany and many others show varied gains and losses led by large caps with notable performers including General Electric, U S Steel, Standard Oil and Texas Company. Approximate total sales hit 710000 by 1 p.m. trading.
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New York
Adams Express
Essessesess
Admiral Corporation
Sss
Alleghany Corporation
Allied Chemical & Dye
Allis Chalmers Mig Eeeteeeene
American Can Et Eweeseeeses Od
American Car & Fdy
American Rad & St S
American Smelt & Ref
American Tel & Tel
American Tobacco
Anaconda
Armour & Achison
Atlantic
Atlas Powder
Avco Manufacturing
Baltimore & Ohio
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Stee
Boeing Airplane Pany Burlington Mills
Burroughs Adding Ma Calumet & Hecla
Canada Dry
Csssees
Canadian Pacific
Carolina Power & St. Case
Celanese Corpseccsis Champion
Pa & Fib
Chesapeake Ohio
Chrysler Corporation
Columbia Gas & Elec
Consolidated Edison
Consolidated Vultee
Continental An Sedee
Continental Motor
Curtis Wright Eee
Curtis
Delaware Lack & West
Douglas Aircraft Cree Stige
Dow Chemical
Dupont de Nemour
Aes
Eastern Airlines
Eastman Kodak
Freep Beleeer
General Electric
General Foods
General Motors
Gillette Razor
Goodrich Rubber
Ocittena & Company
Louisville & Nashville
Mack Truck
Scscessseeee
Magnavox Radio
Missouri Kansas Texas
Montgomery Ward
Motorola Radio Ter
Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil Company
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Otis Elevator
Ccccessesee
Pacific Gas
Pepsi Cola
Philco Corporation
Phillips Petroleum
Pittsburgh Pl
Pittsburgh Scr & B
Pullmanompany
Radio Corporation Sicences
Gee Radio Keith Orpheum
Remington Rand
Baeebea
Republic Steel
Sscccosreee
Reynolds Tob
Seaboard al RR
Ceceeceees
Sears Roebuck
Socony
Vac
Calif
Standard Oil
Standard Oil N.d
Texas Company
Tex Gulf Products
Textron Corporaton
Scecsee
American
Ececsececss
Union Carbide
United Airlines
United Aircraft Ae
United Corporation
United Fruit Genes
United Gas Imp
United States Pipe
Sasdanaban Ae
United States Rubber
U. S. Smelting & Ref
United States Steel
Warner Pictures
West Auto
Two Hyattsville Volunteer Firemen Die In Hit and Run
In Hyattsville Maryland two volunteer firemen John F Streets aged 40 and William R Stainback aged 35 were killed when a produce truck sideswiped their ladder truck returning from a trash fire on a Baltimore Washington viaduct. The driver James C Robinson aged 25 of Philadelphia was arrested on multiple charges after a half mile chase and held on five thousand dollar bond. His helper Glenn Morrison aged 43 was held on one thousand dollars bond for drunkenness. Police followed the trucks to Washington, D C where the incident occurred near U S Highway 1 and Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks.
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Hyattsville
John F. Streets
William R. Stainback
Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department
James C. Robinson
Philadelphia
Glenn Morrison
Frank Baggett
Blair Lee Montgomery
Washington, D. C
Recessled U N Korean talks prompt speculation of new line
The 2 hour 25 minute session was recessed to Friday as observers fret over a possible stall tactic by Reds. General Thimayya said he may seek an indefinite recess but would not comment. A Polish officer is insulted by a UN interpreter, prompting a protest to the commission.
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Thimayya
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Tokyo
Dickenson
Big Stone Gap
Army
Air Force
U. N
Repatriation Commission
UNC
U. N. Command
Atomic Power For Peace Reformulated Nuclear Plan Name
The article outlines the U S Atomic Energy Commission plan emphasizing peacetime uses of atomic power as an alternative to military focus. It notes Russia’s hydrogen bomb, argues for diverse reactor types, and details Westinghouse as principal contractor with AEC supervision.
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Pega
Russia
Assia
America
Murray
Deense
AEC
Theederal
Westinghouse
Charn
Rick Over
Ause
Commission
Navy
Better-Bill Homes Wins Permits for Two 5‑Room Houses
Better-Bill Homes secures two building permits for five‑room residences. One on Rotary Drive costs about $8,000. the other on E Farriss Avenue carries an estimated cost yet to be finalized.
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Rotary
E. Farriss Ave
Radar Blockade Doubted as Defense Readiness Declines
Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbot warns a radar screen may be valueless as methods exist to block the radar entirely. He suggests relying on ground observers to identify approaching aircraft and urges rapid development of the Ground Observer Corps to counter gaps in radar coverage.
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White Plains
N. Y
Air Force
Harold E. Talbot
C. R. Huebner
New York
Civil Defense Director
Huebner
Civil Defense Office
Albot
Iater
Israel Freight Train Derailed Near Jordan Border
An Israeli freight train was derailed near the Jordan border after hitting land mines laid on the tracks. There were no casualties, but the locomotive and 13 empty fuel tank cars were damaged. The train ran from Lydda to Haifa near Tulkarm, with officials calling the incident a Jordan act of terror and filing protests with the Mixed Armistice Commission.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Jordan
Lydda
Haifa
Tulkarm
Little Tite
Soviet Air Strength Cut and Traditional Ground Fighting
The text notes Soviet forces kept many divisions on riot duty yet fielded them this month, ending the maneuver season with a traditional flourish. It says Russia did not show changes in atomic or hydrogen bomb development and that tanks and infantry played conventional roles, echoing a style from a decade ago.
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Russia
H P N I Meeting and Coming Events
News of Interest To Colored People reports an H P N I meeting Sunday at 4 p.m. with Mrs Armeta Byrd at 540 East High Street. Brother Joe May sings at William Penn High School Friday November 13 at 8 p.m. Ever Ready Club meets tonight at 8 at Mamie Wrights Olga Street. Tent Leaders hold a called meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Mrs Lillie Williamson 1507 East Street.
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H. P.N. and
H. P. N. and I
Armeta Byrd
E. High St
Joe May
William Penn High School
Mamie Wright
Olga St
Lillie Williamson
East St
Nurses Hear Talk By Anderson From New York
Dr Bernice E Anderson of New York addressed the State Nurses Assn convention in Charlotte. She spoke on licensure and practice issues as part of a crowded program alongside panel discussions and section meetings. Approximately 900 nurses and guests attended with 1 200 expected. a work week for registered nurses was discussed. The slate of officers was elected by ballot with Miss Josephine Kerr of Charlotte named president.
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Charlotte A
Bernice E. Anderson
New York
American Nurses Assn
State Nurses Assn
Anderson
North Carolina
Paul A. Johnston
Institute of Government
Beene
Josephine Kerr
Charlotte
Yesay
Marie B. Noell
Raleigh
Association
Vivian Culver
North Carolina Board of Nurse Examiners
A. C. Hall
The
Woman's College
Greensboro
California Worries GOP in Hot District Contest
Arnold, assistant attorney general under FDR and son-in-law of columnist Drew Pearson, leads a campus-focused GOP bid with Irving Markheim, veterans' service officer, as the Democratic rival. Arnold opposes new taxes and backs a strong military. Lipscomb’s team says the GOP candidate backs the Eisenhower program. Registered voters show 81,691 Democrats to 75,289 Republicans.
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Arnold
Franklin D.roosevelt
Drew Pearson
Irving Markheim
Licomb
Lipscomb
Draft Board Orders Delinquent William R. Gregory Inducted
The Draft Board names William R. Gregory a draft delinquent and orders immediate induction. It cannot reach his latest address and asks anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact the board to arrange removal of the delinquency.
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Draft Board
Draft Board Today
William R. Gregory
Gregory
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