National Guard Deployed to Quiet Loudon Mob
East Tennessee town of Loudon sees National Guard ground troops and fighter planes move in under Gov. Jim McCord to quell violence tied to the death of hillbilly singer Ray Brewster in a car crash. Warrant charges against Sheriff Henry McDonald and Deputy Clifford Hughes swirl as eyewitness accounts differ. Magistrate Watkins notes no coroner’s inquest will be held due to eyewitnesses.
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Loudon
Tenn
National Guard
Jim McCord
Ray Brewster
East Tennessee
Brewster
Henry McDonald
Clifford Hughes
W. S. Watkins
McDonald
Hughes
Aster
Knoxville
Glen C. Johnson
Knox County
Bruce Newman
London
Watkins
Young Brewster
Fifteen Die in Donora Smog After Heavy Fog
In Donora Pennsylvania a deadly smog claim has claimed fifteen lives with a hospital crisis as Charleroi Monessen hospital fills and emergency care is organized. Health officials say the deaths followed days of heavy fog mixed with industrial smoke.
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Donora
Cora Vernon
American Red Cross
Charleroi-Monessen
Charleroi
Rudy Schwerha
Board of Health
Schwerka
Chickens Die in Brooder Blaze at Umstead Law Dry Plant
Roxboro fire destroyed more than 2,000 chickens and a two story brooder house at the Umstead Law dry plant on Semora road in an early morning blaze. investigators believe a faulty heating unit started the fire.
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Roxboro
Umstead Law
Semora Road
Ori
Guilford 4-H Members Win State Awards
Raleigh report lists 31 North Carolina 4-H club members from 16 counties as state award winners for 1948. Winners include Sullivan Fisher Nash County and Mildred Hendrix Cherokee for youth achievements, plus numerous others in clothing dairy foods forestry and more.
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Raleigh
L. R. Harrill
Sullivan Fisher
Nash County
Mildred Hendrix
Cherokee
Better Methods Electric
Paul Breedlove
Nash
Mary Alice Kerr
New Hanover
Betty Moore
Iredell
Hazel Carris
Pitt
Mary Hayes Farmer
Dorothy Shields
H. A. Scott, Jr
Alamance
Peggy Harmon
Guilford
Paul Wagoner
Edwin
Union
Warren Hallard
Jones
Marveline Blackmon
Johnston
James Wright Jackson
Sampson
Willard Blackwelder
Hazel Simpkins
Wake
Francis Pressly
Juanita Coltrane
Rane
Shirley Brown
Officers Fail to Verify Nurse Kidnapping Claim
Birmingham police could not confirm a nurse's tale of kidnapping by two armed men who forced her to tend a knife wound victim in an isolated cabin. State Investigator W. L. Allen reported no independent corroboration as of today.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. L. Allen
U. S. Faces Major Reverse in China
The article evaluates possible outcomes after Communist advances in China. It notes experts foresee two main paths: a broader Communist control of China within a year, or a new leftist government blending Chiang Kai-shek era elements with Communists to seek peace and a new regime. Washington remains cautious about predictions while stressing dim prospects for a democratic, stable China, and questions whether a total Communist victory would end U.S. contact with China.
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Chiang
China
Washington
Russia
Siberian
United States
Dewey Campaign Edits Questionable Pledge Editorial
An editorial in the Daily Chronicle of North Attleboro questions Thomas E. Dewey and Truman campaign rhetoric. It notes Dewey campaignees craft strategic lines while noting Martin supports Dewey and the Republican ticket. Dewey called on Martin's mother during a stop, and Martin dismissed the piece as nonreflective of his views.
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North Attleboro
Mass
Thomas E. Dewey
Daily Chronicle
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
U. S. House
Martin
Dewey
White House
Congress
the Chronicle
New York
Truman
Boston Post
New York Welcomes First Load Of Displaced Persons
813 Europeans arrived aboard the army transport General Black at Pier 61, welcomed by officials including Attorney General Tom Clark and Mayor William O Dwyer. President Truman greetings were read as the passengers pledged gratitude and hope for a new life in America.
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New York
Black
Europe
Tom Clark
Truman
America
General Black
Pier 61
Hudson River
21St Street
William O'Dwyer
Clark
United States
Edward Corsi
Thomas E. Dewey
Russia
Victor Fediai
Sentiment grows in Scandinavia toward Western alliance
Denmark hosts a report that popular sentiment in Scandinavia is leaning toward joining a Western alliance while Sweden sticks to neutral policy. Norway and Denmark show increasing interest in a Scandinavian bloc, with talks among defense ministers begun Oct 15 to seek a basis for joint military action.
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Scandinavia
Western Alliance
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Paris
United States
Canada
Western European Union
International tensions widen from Greece Palestine to Manchuria
The AP reports a Communist victory in Mukden amid the Chinese civil war signaling a major setback to Chiang Kai-shek. Meanwhile the Jewish Arab conflict escalates in Palestine with UN observers reporting fighting along a 20 mile arc from Tarshiha to Lake Hula and a tentative cease fire order. Global diplomacy features Stalin’s Berlin talks, UN debates, and Western reactions. Greek Premier Sophoulis considers resignation as Sophocles Venizelos crisis unfolds, and Peru's three day revolt ousts President Bustamante. multiple upheavals mark a tense international scene.
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Mukden
Chiang Kai-shek
Peete
Palestine
Upper Galilee
United Nations
Tarshiha
Lake Hula
William Riley
Heifa
Israel
Lebanon
Moscow
Paris
Berlin
Stalin
Britain
United States
Tass
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Thne
Juan Atilio Bramuglia
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Foreign Office
Vishinsky
Bramaglia
Athens
Themistokles Sophoulis
Sophoulis
Liberal Party
Sophocles Venizelos
Four Die In Chicago Apartment Fire
An early morning blaze at 6427 29 Harper Avenue in Chicago trapped tenants across a 33 apartment building killing four people and injuring eight. Fire crews battled collapsing walls as residents fled via fire escapes or ladders. Building manager Hyman Ratnowski died, and a mother Ann Gracious and her son Charles were seriously hurt. Police hold undetermined cause with hundreds gathered at the scene.
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Chicago
South Side
Hyman Ratnowski
Ann Gracious
Charles
Harper Avenue
Miami Herald Backs Dewey For President
The Miami Herald endorsed Republican Thomas E. Dewey for president, marking its second consecutive Dewey endorsement. The editorial praised Dewey as one with integrity and called for a Washington house cleaning, contrasting him with President Truman and arguing four more years of Truman would be calamitous.
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Miami
Fia
Miami Herald Tonight
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
John S. Knight
The
Herald
Washington
Truman
the Herald
White House
Textiles Workers See Earnings Rise in North Carolina
North Carolina textile workers saw average hourly earnings climb 6.1 percent from mid July to mid September, with weekly earnings up 5.2 percent to $40.80. Cotton mills rose 5.5 percent, ray on and silk 10.2 percent, and woolen and worsted 4.1 percent, amid a slight decline in the industry work week from 36.7 to 36.4 hours.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Labor
Missionaries Persecuted in Catholic Nations Says Garman
Dr. W O H Garman president of the American Council of Christian Churches says Protestant missionaries face persecution or discrimination in Catholic dominated nations. He spoke at the council's seventh annual convention outlining goals of the international council formed to oppose the world council of churches and aid Protestant workers facing restrictions. The council renews its challenge to Charles P Taft of Cleveland president of the Federal Council at a mass meeting tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
W. O. H. Garmain
American Council of Christian Churches
American Council
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Presidential campaign ends in a campaign-durst windup
The first atomic era campaign closes as Dewey and Truman urge voters to deliver decisive outcomes. Dewey claims an eve of victory and promises peace, security, and opportunity while Truman argues the race is not yet decided and predicts Democratic gains. Core issues include Senate control and national inflation and security policy. Maine election results referenced.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Madison Square Garden
Dewey
America
Truman
St. Louis
Truden
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
F.D.R
House
Maine
26 Physicians Licensed By State Board In North Carolina
The state board of medical examiners announced the licensing of 26 physicians to practice medicine in North Carolina. Names include Eben Alexander Jr of Knoxville Tennessee Richard Haight Ames Winston-Salem Glen Venden Axford Maiden Margaret Virginia Burns Asheville Jesse Pugh Chapman Jr Asheville Catherine Elizabeth Coleman Sanford Garrett Deane Fayettesville Robert Charles Fincher Jr Pfafftown Carl Lewis Gamba Taylorsville Robert E Hunt Gastonia Charles Warren Irvin Jr Winston-Salem Ma L Johnson McCain Logan Oliver Jones Boston Frederick Kaufman Hendersonville Victor Henry Knight Winston-Salem Leo Lincoln Leveridge Temple Tex William Miles Magruder Asheville Marvin Myer Nathan Murphy Alvarez Hamilton Perkins Reidsville Richard Sprott Pollitzer Winston-Salem John Alfred Powers Charlotte Otto Howard Salsberg Cincinnati Ohio Wilson George Swinion Durham William Hutchinson Sprunt Jr Winston-Salem McMurry Wilkins Jr Winston-Salem
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Raleigh
State Board of Medical Examiners
North Carolina
Eben Alexander, Jr
Knoxville
Richard Sprott Pollitzer
Winston-Salem
John Alfred Powers
Charlotte
Otto Howard Salsberg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wilson George Swinion
Durham
William Hutchinson Sprunt
and McMurry Wilkins, Jr
Enterprise Subscription Rate Hiked To 30 Cents
Effective today October 31 the High Point Enterprise raises home delivery to 30 cents per week with first collection at the new rate on November 6. Single copies Sunday papers cost 10 cents and annual mail rates rise from 11 to 13 dollars. The change reflects higher production costs, especially newsprint, and carriers receive a portion of the increase.
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High Point Enterprise
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