Bishop Homer Tomlinson Plans Trip to Destroy Shrine
Bishop Homer Tomlinson vowed to travel by bus hitchhike and use a sledge hammer and crowbar to raze the Wood Shrine near Murphy North Carolina a two million dollar monument linked to the Church of God of Prophecy. He said the act could take three weeks unless authorities intervene and claimed his kinship to lead the church.
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Homer Tomlinson
Church of God
Cleveland, Tenn
North Carolina
New York
Wood
Murphy
N. C
Church of God of Prophecy
Tomlinson
Milton Tom
A. J. Tomlinson
Moses
Aaron
Church of God of Pecy
Beaty Promoted to State Probation Director
J D Beaty, 62, promoted to probation director by the Probation Commission with Gov Umstead’s approval. He has served as acting director for more than a year after N F Ransdell’s Paroles Board appointment. Beaty will be sworn in Friday at 11:30 a m and earns 8910 dollars yearly. Gordon Blake named probation officer for Wilmington office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
J. D. Beaty
State Probation Department
Probation Commission
Wilson Warlick
Umstead
Beaty
N. F. Ransdell
Fuquay-Varina
Ransdell
Lancaster
S. C
Kinston
North Wilkesboro
U S Steel Runs at Full Capacity in 1953 Outlook
United States Steel Corp. operates at 100 percent of its theoretical 1953 capacity and posts a nine month record with shipments totaling 18,951,123 tons and nine month net income of 166,723,028 dollars. Board chairman Benjamin F. Fairless optimistic full capacity will continue through year end and 95 percent for Q1 1954.
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New York
United States Steel Corp
Benjamin F. Fairless
Duke Power Names New President and Officers
Norman A. Cocke Sr. of Charlotte elected president of Duke Power Co. at age 69. He succeeds E. C. Marshall who died last month. W. S. Robinson Jr. named chairman of the executive committee and vice chairman of the board, while State Sen. Grady Rankin becomes a Duke Endowment trustee. The company serves Piedmont North and South Carolina with offices in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norman A. Cocke Sr
Charlotte
N. C
Duke Power Co
Cocke
E. C. Marshall
W. S. O' Robinson Jr
R. Grady Rankin
Gastonia
Duke Endowment
Duke
Robinson
Rankin W
Piedmont North Carolina
South Carolina
Youth Cleared Of Connection With Robbery
An 18 year old youth was found not guilty of taking part in a 17000 dollar Williamston bank robbery. His brothers Adrill and Quitman Strickland pleaded guilty and received 15 and 10 year prison terms respectively.
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Washington, N. C
Williamston
W. T. Woodard
Selma
James Earl Strickland
Don Gilliam
Chambers
Adrill
Quitman Strickland
Guaranty Bank & Trust Co
Quitman
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Oerse
Im Redeem S
Pacific
Belgium
Famous Name Cosmetics
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Poplin
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U.S. Steel
Duke Power
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