Three Acquitted In Whipping Case In Halifax
In Halifax North Carolina a court acquitted two former state highway patrolmen and an acting police chief of assault with a deadly weapon against Claude Gregory a recaptured prisoner. Cpl C L Teague was convicted of simple assault fined 25 dollars and court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. C
Recorder’s Court
Cpl C. L. Teague
Claude Gregory
Cacapee
Arthur F. Fields
Don W. Wilson
R. D. Jenkins
Littleton
Teague
Gregory
Six Men Freed In Attempted Lynch Case
Six white men accused in the attempted lynching of a negro were freed by a Northampton grand jury after earlier releases. A seventh suspect, Joe Cunningham, and jailer A W Edwards face action by a Warren County grand jury. Cunningham is charged with conspiracy to break and enter a jail and with breaking and entering to kill or injure Bush.
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Jackson
Joe Cunningham
Warren County
A. W. Edwards
Northampton
R. Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
Frizzelle
Robert Vann
Russell Bryant
Linwood
Gilbert Bryant
Glenn Collier
W. C. Cooper
Lown
Edwards
Cunningham
Bush
Record Is Set In Collections During August
Greensboro report shows August federal revenue in North Carolina totaling 84,204,683.70 dollars, up 640,772.37 over 1946. First two months of the year reach 181,204,774.38 dollars, up 14,663,024.97 from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
North Carolina
Charles H. Robertson
Internal Revenue
District of North Carolina
Medical Care Body To Pick Hospital Sites
The medical care commission announces inspections of proposed new hospital sites or expansions to be funded with state and federal money. A 10 day schedule covers Albemarle Concord Shelby Rutherfordton Tryon Hendersonville Fletcher Asheville Waynesville Jefferson Elkin Mt. Airy Reidsville with prior visits to Lumberton and Monroe.
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Raleigh
John A. Ferrell
The
Medical Care Commission
Federal Hospital Agency
State Board of Health
Lumberton
Monroe Tuesay
Albemarle
Concord
Shelby
Rutherfordton
Tryon
Hendersonville
Fletcher and
Asheville
Waynesville
Jefferson and Elkin
Mt. Airy
Reidsville
Flier Fined for Buzzing Carolina Beach
A. L. Wilson of Gastonia was fined 50 dollars in recorder's court after pleading guilty to flying an airplane too low over Carolina Beach endangering bathers. A new state law bans buzzing that endangers life and property.
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Carolina Beach
A. L. Wilson
Gastonia
Recorder’s Court
Atomic Energy Discussion Set at Asheville Engineers Meet
The North Carolina Society of Engineers will hold its annual summer meeting in Asheville starting Thursday. Dr. M C Leverett of Oak Ridge Clinton Laboratory will speak Friday on practical atomic energy applications. Former Gov J M Brough to give a Friday banquet address. Other speakers include BE Rothermel, Dr G I Thurmond, Dr Ward D Harrison, James S Burch, and Dr Jasper L Stuckey. The group plans its winter meeting in Charlotte next January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C. Society of Engineers
Asheville
W. Paul Lyman
Lyman
M. C. Leverett
Clinton Laboratory
Monsanto Chemical Corporation
Oak Ridge
J. M. Broughto
BE. M. Rothermel
Dayton
Dayton Rubber Company
G. I. Thurmond
Erka
American Corporation
Ward D. Harrison
Ecusta Papers Corporation
Pisgah Forest
James S. Burch
State Highway Commission
Jasper L. Stuckey
Emee Lyman
Charlotte
Inspector Takes Up Duties With State
Arthur T. Moore, 43, former head of the Cumberland county ABC board, has become director of the mechanical inspection division of the state department of motor vehicles. A former lieutenant and troop commander of the state highway patrol, he will oversee the compulsory mechanical inspection program beginning next January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Arthur T. Moore
Cumberland County
ABC Board
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Moore
State Highway Patrol
Survey Links Income to Health and Longevity Trends
A study finds that individuals with the lowest incomes experience more illness and higher mortality than those with higher incomes. The research highlights the strong link between economic status and health outcomes across populations.
Textile Union Plans Meeting in Atlanta on Wages
Textile Workers Union CIO plans a Southern wage conference in Atlanta to decide on pay demands under the 160 mile contract. The session follows a Charlotte meeting of state directors and joint board managers from Virginia to Texas, affecting more than 125000 workers. George Baldanzi of New York, TWUA executive VP, said about 450 southern members will attend.
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Charlotte
Textile Workers Union, Cio
Atlanta
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Louisiana
Texas
George Baldanzi
New York
TWUA
Shriners Plan Public Campaign for Greenville Hospital
Shriners in the Carolinas launch a drive to raise 50 000 to 200 000 for the Shriners hospital endowment in Greenville South Carolina. C O Kuester chairs the drive with a gifts committee of 25 from Oasis Sudan Omar and Hedjab temples. The effort peaks at the Shrinebowl in Charlotte Memorial Stadium in December.
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Charlotte
North
Uth Carolina
Shriners Hospital For Crippled Children
Greenville
S. C
Carolinas
Cc. O. Kuester
Eerie
Charlotte Chain of Commerce
Leach
Oasis l
Sudan
New Bern
Omar
Charleston
Memorial Stadium
Carolinas Retail Clothiers Elect New Officers
Marion Davis of Charlotte heads a slate elected at the third annual convention of the Carolinas Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers in Greensboro. Julian Hope, Joe Johnson, Cecil Roper, and Matt Currin named as officers. tribute paid to the late John J. Hope.
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Greensboro
Marion Davis
Charlotte
Carolinas
Matt Currin
Burlington
John J. Hope
Columbia
S. C
Association
Davis
Johnson
L. L. Ray
Raleigh
Robert Sneath
Cones
Luther Bolick
Hickory
John Smitherman
Winsta
Salem
Schoolfield Youth Killed by Taxicab
James Marshall Price, 17, of Schoolfield Virginia, was run over and killed while lying on highway No. 90 near Stony Point. The taxi driver, J. C. Jolley, said lights from an approaching car blinded him and he could not avoid the youth. Price formerly lived at Stony Point.
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Taylorsville
James Marshall Price
Schoolfield
Stony Point
Porter Davis
J. C. Jolley
Price
Wheel foundry in Montreal turns out 70,000 wheels yearly
The Angus shops in Montreal run a wheel foundry for the Canadian railway that produces more than 70,000 cast iron wheels each year.
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Montreal
Caterpillars Swarm Over Fayetteville
A swarm of black caterpillars swarmed Fayetteville covering lawns in widely separated areas. Residents sought guidance from county farm agent J. Monroe as the mystery of their origin remains unsolved. The pests have become a boon to many chickens that feed on them.
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Fayetteville
J. “. Monroe
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