Fires Set Deliberately Threaten Western North Carolina
Forester B H Corpening says many forest fires in Pisgah and Nantahala regions were set by vandals. Gov Kerr Scott appeals for citizen help as fires inch toward control. Barriers were placed near forest roads while state highways stay open. Fire crews battle blazes around Asheville and Weaverville amid smoke reducing visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
B. H. Corpening
Corpening
Kerr Scott
Emerney
Raleigh
Alltizens
Scott
Pisgah National Forest
Nantahala
A. W. Aperimen
Sgah Forest
Harvey Barron
Bear Wallow
Iron
Trol
Tennessee Line
Silk Mountain
Weaverville
Ashelie
Mall
Piedmont Lodge 681 Plans Halloween Meeting
Piedmont Lodge 681 announces an Entered Apprentice ceremony Friday October 31 at 7 30 PM to mark Washington anniversary guest speaker is Past Grand Master Wallace B K Caldwell. All Master Masons invited. Bland Worley is Master Woodroe Haywood secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace BK. Caldwell
Byrnes Opens Southwide Campaign for Ike in Florida
Gov. James F. Byrnes campaigned across the South for Eisenhower and urged Democrats to back the Republican ticket. He claimed Truman Democrats threaten dissidents and mocked Stephen Mitchell as keeping a record of Eisenhower supporters. A Florida rally drew 35 to 7,500 people in cold weather, chanting support for Byrnes and Ike while Byrnes criticized Truman and Stevenson on coal wages and the Korean War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrnes
Ike
Truman
Ieee Fla
James F. Byrnes
South Dees
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Trurman
Stephen Mitchell
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Florida
Tampa
Gov. Stevenson
John S. Lewis
Milwaukee Railroad unveils gravity switch system
Milwaukee Railroad installs an effortless switching setup in its yards. A control tower operator can divert a freight car by gravity from the top of the grade to any of 25 tracks with the push of a button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee, Wisc
Milwaukee Railroad
Truman Klan allegations fuel bitter political attack
Excerpts recount a turbulent public clash with claims that Harry Truman joined the Ku Klux Klan in 1922, tied to Pendergast influence and Missouri politics. The piece contrasts denials with affidavits, cites criminal and military figures, and ends with a sharp critique of wartime leadership and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Truman
Drew Pearce
Truman
Nei Bors
KKK
Lee
Klan
Missouri
Pendergast
A. Dillinger
Jesse James
al Capone
Ku Klux Klan
House Un-American Activities Comm
Alger Hiss
Maid accuses employer of kicking in Jackson police report
Mary Emma Scott says C. N. Parker kicked her when he returned home from work to find no supper. She claims he had nothing to cook. The note also mentions Hong Kong's area as 391 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Also Mentioned on This Page
Piedmont Lodge
George Washington
Master Masons
Bland W. Worley
Stevenson
Woodrow Wilson
Adilai Stevenson
Scranton, Pa
Miners
Pete Kemp
Ene
Paul Smith
Winchell
O'Brian
List Street
Jack
51St Street
Kansas City
Washington
Melvin B. Voorhees
Gen. Bradley
Voorhees
Bradley
Brooks, Inc
Wachovia Bank
N. Main
High Point, N. C
Wasker
Universal
Let Alman-Bass
Speed Queen
Alman-Bass Furniture Co., Inc
Simmons
Drama
Amy
Tal Political
Ator Nixon
Indie
Suppi
Moskins
Beca
N. Main ST
High Point
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!