Kashmir Evacuation Nears Completion
New Delhi report states fifteen Royal Air Force Dakotas expected to finish evacuating British civilians from Kashmir. About 200 to 250 evacuees, mostly retired civil servants, vacationers and schoolchildren, are moving as Indian and state troops push back Pathan tribesmen from Pakistan's frontier. Military sources say operations may take months to conclude.
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New Delhi
Royal Air Force
Kashmir
Pakistan
Northwest Frontier Province
Funeral Rites Held for Five Month Old Sandra Riggins
Funeral services for Sandra Beth Riggins five months old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Iggins were held Thursday at 3 pm at the Philadelphia Baptist Church Monroe by Rev W E Funderburk. Church choir provided music. Pallbearers included Carson Riggins Marvin Autry Gerald Autry and Charles Mangum. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
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Sandra Beth Riggins
James Iggins
Philape Baptist Church
Age Monroe
W. E. Funderburk
Carson Riggins
Marvin Autry
Gerald Autry
Charles Mangum
Students Hear Reports On State Meet
Over 1300 students at senior high heard reports from High Point's three delegates to the statewide student council congress in Elizabeth City. Delegates spoke on freedom themes, host city activities included a banquet, dance, weiner roast, shipyard tour, and Coast Guard cutter cruise. Charles McConkey administered oath to new senior officers Judson Ruth president Kenneth Ingram vice president Barbara George secretary June Smith treasurer.
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High Point
Elizabeth City
Jackie Meekins
Martin Luther
Heywood Washburn
U. S. Coast Guard
Charles Simmons
Charles McConkey
Judson Ruth
Kenneth Ingram
Barbara George
June Smith
Joyce Kearns
Escaped Military Prisoner Captured in Baltimore
FBI special agent Fred Hallford reports the escapee Leidy Burnell Goss, 20, of Elkins West Virginia, was taken in Baltimore after dyeing his hair red to avoid detection. Goss fled from the federal reformatory in Chillicothe Ohio and was recognized near a West Baltimore restaurant where he worked as a cook.
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Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fred Hallford
Hallford
Leidy Burnell Goss
Elkins
W. Va
Chillicothe
Ohio
FBI
Goss
Oregon readies triple state funeral after crash
Oregon faced a day of mourning as Governor Karl Snell Secretary of State Robert Farrell Jr and Senate President Marshall Cornett died in a hunting trip plane crash. A statewide funeral plan was set for Monday in Salem and offices closed statewide.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Chamber of the State House of Representatives
Karl Snell
Robert S. Farrell, Jr
State Senate
Marshall Cornett
Cliff Hogue
Portland
John Hubert Hall
House of Representatives
Secretary of State
Hall
Farrell
Liquor Control Commission
Highway, Welfare and Unemployment Commissions
D. W. Oliver 66 Dies at Home on West Broad Street
Daniel W. Oliver 66 of 720 West Broad Street died shortly before midnight after a period of declining health. He was born February 28, 1881, in Conway South Carolina and moved to the city 25 years ago. He was a Memorial Methodist church member, worked for Welch Furniture, and is survived by a wife Cora Prince, a son D. H. Oliver, two daughters Mrs. Claude A. Smith Jr. and Mrs. Aubrey L. Kenney, a brother J. D. Oliver, three sisters, and five grandchildren. Funeral at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Saturday at 3 o clock with services by Rev. Paul Hardin Jr. and Rev. John F. Cagle. Burial in Floral Garden Park cemetery.
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West Broad Street
Mr. Oliver
Horry County
S. C
Daniel W
Mary DeWitt Oliver
Conway
S.C
Memorial Methodist Church
Welch Furniture Company
Cora Prince
D. H. Oliver
This City
Claude A. Smith, Jr
High Point
Aubrey L. Kenney
Greensboro
J. D. Oliver
N. D. Bliler
Akron
Ohio
R. J. Baker
Yemassee
S. O. Clardy
Dillon
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Paul Hardin, Jr
John F. Cagle
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Betty Baker Cleared Of All Charges In Charlotte Case
Miss Betty Baker a Charlotte office worker had forgery and larceny warrants dropped after officers returned her from Cleveland where she was arrested on charges pressed by her mother and sister. The family withdrew the warrants and requested a nolle prosequi. The trip cost the city money.
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Charlotte
Betty Baker
Seattle
Robert Smith
Cleveland
Nolle
Dance Night at YWCA Draws High Point Workers
The industrial department of the YWCA hosts a dance every other Saturday for High Point workers from 8 to 12 with games and snacks at the snack bar. Admission is small. James O. Walker former Charlotte mayor dies at 69 after long illness.
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The
YWCA
High Point
Y.W.C.A
Charlotte
James O. Walker
Oasis Temple of the Mystic Shrine
Huntersville
Carolinas
Bishop Named Supervisor in Piedmont Vehicle Zone
Raleigh October 31 William L Bishop of Sanford is appointed supervisor of the Piedmont zone under the mechanical inspection zone of the motor vehicles department boosting regional oversight and enforcement duties.
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Raleigh
William L. Bishop
Sanford
Piedmont
Mechanical Inspection
Motor Vehicles Department
Bus To Conference In Reidsville Of North Carolina
People planning to attend Sunday morning conference in Reidsville NC should meet at St Mark church at 8 am announced by T A Brower. Brown’s Gospel Singers of Winston Salem will sing at Mars Hill Sunday at 3 pm and St Matthews Gospel Singers will perform at Mars Hill at 5 pm.
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Reidsville
N. C
St. Mark Church
T. A. Brower
Gospel Singers
Brown's
Gospel Singers of
Winston-Salem
Mars Hill
St. Matthews
Fourteen Strike Case Trials Continued in Thomasville
In Thomasville on October 31, 14 people linked to violence at the Amazon cotton mills had their trials postponed with new dates set for November 7 and 10. Greensboro attorney Robert Cahoon, replacing Harry R. Stanley, requested more time to prepare. The defendants are charged with rock throwing at a company bus during strike picketing, part of ongoing violence cases tied to the strike and back-to-work movement.
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Thomasville
Amazon
Recorder’s Court
Robert Cahoon
Greensboro
CIO
Harry R. Stanley
Cahoon
James Davis Pyrtle
Will McGee
Will McGee. Bound Over To Superior Court
Lexington
Armed Services Keep Surplus War Goods In Stock
Washington October 31 Armed Services will retain about 5 billion dollars of goods previously slated for dump into the War surplus market War Assets Administration head Robert M Littlejohn said some surplus items have already been withdrawn from public offering Clothing and other supplies are being used to relieve distress abroad and to support the Greek Turkish aid program.
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Washington
Armed Services
War Assets
Robert M. Littlejohn
Europe
Army Department
Ghost workers on government payrolls causing funds shift
Tokyo report says 190000 government employees are ghost workers. Shimbun accuses bureaus of padding payrolls and diverting the funds to other purposes.
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Tokyo
Shimbun
Citywide Hallowe'en Party Draws 25000 In High Point
About 25 000 people are expected to crowd downtown High Point for a citywide Hallowe en celebration. Tommy Dodamead s orchestra will perform rounds and the Sons of Dixie hillbilly band will play square dances while the High Point college band entertains attendees. A grand costume march begins at 9 00 pm with entries forming on Broad Street and proceeding to Main Street past the judges stand. prizes will be awarded for costume contests and other events.
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Down Town
High Point
Hallowe'en
Tommy Dodamead
Sons of Dixie Hillbilly Band
High Point College Band
Broad Street
Main Street
Plot Against Reds Denied By Peasant Leader
In Bucharest on October 31 Dr Juliu Maniu 75 year old leader of the Romanian national peasant party testified under cross examination that he had not discussed with former U S political representative Burton Berry the creation of an exile government abroad. Maniu and 18 others face charges of conspiring to topple the Groza regime with possible life imprisonment. He called a government in exile futile.
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Bucharest
Romania
Juliu Maniu
Romanian National Peasant Party
Burton Y. Berry
U. S
Maniu
Petru Groza
Bandits Loot Jewelry Store In Birmingham
A gang of four to six bandits looted a downtown Birmingham jewelry store last night, taking keys from the jeweler after binding him and his family in their home. The theft valued at 75 000 to 80 000 dollars. Detective Lt. C L. Pierce called it one of the citys biggest jewelry robberies.
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Birmingham
Ala
Louis W. Perry
C. L. Pierce
Perry
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