1000 Methodists Hear Musical Program in Charlotte
About 1,000 Methodist pastors and laymen attend a musical program by combined Charlotte choirs titled The Song of Methodism at First Methodist Church. The Western North Carolina Conference meets with morning worship, memorials, Holy Communion, and elections. Dr. Edgar H. Nease is expected to seek re election as conference secretary before his Oct 1 move to the Southeastern Jurisdictional Council.
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Charlotte
Western North Carolina
Edgar H. Nease
Nease
Southeastern Jurisdictional Council
Atlanta
Lum pleads guilty in narcotics case after jury delay
In San Francisco Harry Lum, 35, jumped up after two hours of deliberation and pleaded guilty to one narcotics count. The judge dismissed two other charges and ordered Lum back for sentencing later.
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San Francisco
Harry Lum
Lum
Unclear Family Fragments From An Old Page
A list of children names appears with ages from 21 to 9 including Thomas, 21. Benjamin, 20. Harvey, 18. Maureen, 15. Lois, 14. William, 13. Richard, 11. Laura, 10. Patricia, 9 and Carol G. Sharon is shown as 10 months old held by Thomas and Benjamin. The fragment ends with “Thomas and Benjamin, although both” leaving the context incomplete.
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Thomas
Benjamin
Harvey
Sharon
Maureen
Lois
William
Richard
Laura
Patricia
Carol G. Thomas
North Carolina Death Row Cases Highlight Federal Court Interference
A Raleigh observer details high profile NC capital cases where federal courts delayed or overturned state judgments. Speller, Daniels, Brown, and Miller face ongoing appeals and habeas actions as state executions await Supreme Court action amid racial and procedural dispute. Others linger as jurisdictions clash over rights and enforcement.
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North Carolina
United States
Speller
Raleigh Speller
Bertie County
Central Prison
Bertie Superior Court
North Carolina Supreme Court
Bertie
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
North Corona
Daniels
Bennie
Lloyd Ray Daniels
Pitt County
Supreme Court
Pitt Superior Court
United States Supreme Court
Habeas Co
Washington
Brown
Clyde Brown
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
United State Supreme Court
Miller
Lafayette Miller
Beaufort County
Martin County
Beaufort
Martin
Officials Urge Quick Whistle to Halt Gang Tackling
North Carolina High School Athletic Association urged officials to blow a quick whistle against gang tackling in high school football. Executive secretary L J Perry said emphasis on defense leads to piling on and injuries, and called for stricter penalties and faster whistles.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
North Carolina High School Athlete Association
L. J. Perry
Perry
W. F. Bailey
High Point
North State Officials Association
Walter Jones
Farmville
Eastern Officials Association
New York Counterman Charged With Arson
Joseph Lefchuk, 36, a counterman, admitted trying to burn down the restaurant where he worked saying he disliked the place and wanted to leave. He was charged with arson yesterday.
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New York
Joseph Lefchuck
Lefchuck
Rights and protections in a democratic society
The passage emphasizes rights of the accused to appeal on merit and asserts the public's hope that government safeguards the people from crimes by dangerous individuals. It frames due process and collective security as core principles guiding justice and public safety.
Who Wins You or the Furnace
Consumers can switch to General Electric quick-comfort Oil Heating for automatic heat and potential savings. A comfort survey is offered to show GE Automatic Heat’s fit and cost benefits before cold weather.
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General Electric
Umstead Pledges Backing Inland Waterways Development
Democratic gubernatorial candidate William B. Umstead urged state action to develop inland waterways to attract industry, tourism, and shipping for new deepwater ports. At the Advi Budget Commission session he asked for a survey costs and funding, while agencies sought budget increases for health welfare and related programs.
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Raleigh
William B. Umstead
Umstead
Advi Budget Commission
J. A. Hackney
Washington
Coastal Marine Council
Morehead City
Wilmington
State develops Capitol Square and state building plans
Raleigh reports a broad development program before the Advisory Budget Commission. George B. Cherry proposes: Capitol annex costing 1.4 million, a 1 million land fund near Capitol Square, air conditioning for all state buildings at 1.7287 million, a 500 thousand central heating plant, and 300 thousand to add two stories to the State Health Building. Other requests include archives building 1.5 million, park improvements 1.76 million, armory matching funds 500 thousand, conservation department 2.4 million yearly totals, tree nursery 131 thousand, and forest fire control 278 thousand. Four of every five British cars are exported overseas.
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Raleigh
Capitol Square
Advisory Budget Commission
George B. Cherry
Capitol Annex
State Health
Budget Commission
Christopher Crittenden
State Department of Archives and History
Archives and History
Thomas Morse
Burlington, Lenoir
Red Springs
Adj
John Hall Manning
State Department of Conservation and Deveent
Department
Audget
State Utilities Commission
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Methodist Home For the
Emory University
Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church
L. B. Hayes
Sylva
Conference Historical Society
Coca-Cola Company
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High Point Corner 8
Main
Nathan Hunt
John Conger
Bordentown
N. J
Capital Square
GMC
General Motors
NBC Television
Pontiac
Wrenn ST
Zett Plumbing & Heating CO
Ain St, High Point
FELTS
Glenda
Inland Waterways
Hackney
Department of Conservation
Jand Development
General Assembly
Roy Norton
Health Department
Ellen Winston
Stream Sanitation Committee
Industrial Commission
Commission For the Blind
Veterans Commission
Britain
Guilford Furniture CO
N. Main ST
Swift's
Vaughn's Food Center
Lindsay St
Sunset Drive
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