Body of Railroad Worker Recovered From Lumber River
The body of William Blue a 60 year old railroad section hand was recovered yesterday in the Lumber River a boatman found the body lodged in a treetop Blue had been missing since August 27 while with a Seaboard Airline work crew He had thirty years of railroad service the body was found one mile south of Albies Cove near Lumberton
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Lumberton
William Blue
Lumber River
Blue
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Albies Cove
Mule Kicks 64-Year-Old Indian Man to Death in Farm Incident
Plummer Dial, a 64 year old Native American, was kicked to death by a mule on the Dial farm near Fairmont. He died hours later at a hospital in Dillon, South Carolina. The piece also notes a dishwashing rule about glass first, silver second, china third to avoid damage.
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Fairmont
Plummer Dial
Dial Farm
Here
Dial
Dillon
S. C
China
Three Killed Two Injured Near Morehead
A car struck a parked tow wrecker near Bogue killing two women and a navy officer and injuring two others including a physician. The victims include the officer’s wife and the wife of a navy man. the doctor Wilson is among the injured. Navy personnel were attached to ships in harbor.
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Morehead City
Navy
Bogue
L. Perry
Atrolman Perry
Johnson
Wilson
Truman pushes for farm labor coalition and Taft-Hartley repeal
President Truman, in Pittsburgh before about 100000 people, attacked opponents for a scare word campaign against fair deal measures and urged a finish for progressive reforms. He touted a fight to repeal the Taft Hartley act and defended production payment plans amid AMVETS discussions in Des Moines.
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Jane Truman
J Vivian Truman
Grandview
Moor
Truman
Res Moines
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Free Fair Grounds
Congress
Des Moines
The
Amvets
Obsolete B-36 concerns cited in naval operation inquiry
The page reports that a naval operation controls the company building B-36s and notes objections from Secretaries Symington and Johnson. Worth says the bomber’s obsolescence was discussed, but he claimed no one fully collaborated on the document. He sent copies to Glenn L. Martin and others, who did not know its intended use. The inquiry recessed amid warnings of wider, deeper possible infection.
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Oaration
Air Symington
Defense
Johnson
Worth
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Gee
House
Joseph B. Keenan
Not enough details for full headline
Stephenson faced charges including speeding over 75 mph reckless driving and hit and run after a chase. Raleigh and Bruce Walicski identified as a marine, around 28, testified that the three were not in the vehicle at the time.
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Bruce Walicski
Stephenson
Weather Outlook North Carolina Briefing
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and afternoon and evening thunder storms today through Wednesday. Tonight and Wednesday mostly cloudy with brief to moderate rain in the west portion. Temperatures little changed. Sun rises 5 56 and sets 4 39.
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North Carolina
Sete
End of Summer Holiday Traffic and Air Crash Toll
The nation faced crowded highways and the final holiday weekend of summer with generally fair weather. Plane crashes killed several, including Bill Odom in the Thompson Trophy race in Cleveland. Fatalities across states are listed for accidents, drownings, and other causes, with totals by state.
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The
Safety Council
Bill Odom
Cleveland
Arizona
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
fVeemont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
The Courageous Run to Dover Ends in Rescue
Shirley May, exhausted and soaked, clung to her father as handlers took her to a speedboat bound for Dover. She begged to go on, while the escort crew provided hot broth after a grueling sea crossing. Her determination remained unshaken despite the harsh cold and fatigue.
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Dover
Shirley May
Black Magic
Thompson era race debate prompts cost class shift
The article discusses the Thompson race and the debate among pilots over high speed use of surplus warplanes. Ben Franklin urged a switch to a 500 cubic inch class to reduce costs, while pilots recall earlier, cheaper racer designs. It notes high speed trials, notable winners, and a three day show with large attendance.
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Ben Franklin
Air Races
Thompson
Bill Brennand
Oshkosh
Wis
Walter C. Rew
California Air,national Guard
Air Force
Indianapolis
Bruce Cunningham
334Th
Andrews Airbase
Unruh Rampage Leaves City in Terror Across River Road
Police report a man identified as Unruh killed multiple people in rapid succession from a drug store to a dry cleaning shop after shooting his way through a barber shop and a shoe repair shop. In the chaos a 6 year old child and several others were struck by gunfire as residents hid inside their homes.
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Cohen
Charles
Minnie Cohen
Unruh
Clark Hoover
River Road
Hoover
Thompson
Morris
Tar Heels Afloat sails into modern times on coastal waters
The piece describes the Tar Heels Afloat project developed with Bill Sharpe and state officials adopting a dark blue ensign with a white field and black heel spot. It notes sponsors, key figures like George Eastman and Charlie Bennett, and the group’s clash with fishing interests, plus safety duties of the fisheries patrol and a Swansboro dock layover showing old and new coastal life.
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Tar Heels
Yachtsmen
Bill Sharpe
State Advertising News Division
State News Reau
George Eastman
Beaufort
Commodore
Charlie Bennett
Morehead City
Bob Lowe
Ue Sound
Hatteras
Ed Willis
Coast Guard
Swansboro
Columbus
Santa Maria
Holden and Brenda Marshall Seek Co star Script
William Holden and wife Brenda Marshall seek a suitable script to enable them to co star in a film. They are pursuing a project that would suit both actors and attract studio interest.
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Hollywood
INS
William Holden
Brenda Marshall
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James J. Hutton
Westmont
N. J
Alvin M. Day
Mantua
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
Star Waters
Wrightsville
Willis
Nash Loan CO
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