Eight Killed Violently In North Carolina Weekend
Eight people died violently in North Carolina over the weekend with incidents ranging from a school bus collision near Dunn to vehicle crashes and a street light electrocution. Names include Douglas 10, Howard 19, Dayvault 74, Patterson 34, Baker 27, Luttrell 46, Aycock 22, Ransom Bledsoe 27.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Douglas
Dunn
Harnett County
Charles Cleveland Howard
John Allison Dayvault
Statesville
Martha Patterson
Leaksville
Joseph Mack Baker
Willow Springs
Angier
Earl Luttrell
Asheville
Former Teacher Visits East Carolina College Guest
Miss Sallie Joyner Davis of San Gabri el is visiting Greenville as a guest of her sister Miss Catherine Davis a member of the East Carolina College staff. Davis taught there for over 30 years before retiring three years ago and will return to California after visiting friends and relatives in the eastern state.
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Greenville
Sallie Joyner Davis
San Gabria
East Carolina
Catherine Davis
SSS Tonic Promises Strength Through Bright Red Blood
Advertisement touts SSS Tonic as a cure for low blood strength caused by non-organic anemia. It claims to improve appetite digestion energy and overall vigor by boosting red blood cells and blood flow, with promises of better sleep color and skin, urging readers to buy from drug stores.
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SSS
Tar Heel Farmers Richer by About Forty Three Million Dollars
North Carolina farm income for the first six months of 1947 is estimated at 175,938,000 versus 132,824,000 for the same period last year. Nationally farm sales rose about 35 percent with livestock up 40 percent. North Carolina livestock receipts reached 67,796,000 and crop receipts 108,142,000. Mayor Earl H. Tate of Lenoir named president of the North Carolina league of Municipalities, succeeding Mayor Henry Powell.
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Washington
North Carolina
U. S
Minnesota
Iowa
Misssouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Carolinas
League
Earl H. Tate
Lenoir
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Henry Powell
Henderson
Tate
Theague
Spencer
University of North Carolina
ECTC President Urges Leadership In Teaching
Dr. John D. Messick outlined East Carolina Teachers College aims at training leaders for North Carolina schools. Addressing about 1400 students at Wright auditorium, he stressed developing intellect, character, and a broad cultural environment, and cited education as both financially rewarding and valuable for personal growth.
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Greenville
John D. Messick
East Carolina Teachers College
Wright Auditorium
East Carolina
Messick
North Carolina
Water Rationing Ends in Greensboro After Break Fix
Emergency water restrictions in Greensboro are lifted after 77 hours as repairs at Lake Brandt resume full capacity. Eastern district and two pumps restored flow, enabling showers and baths. The shortage followed a 150 foot dam section break after rain.
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Greensboro
Lake Brandt
Prison Life Begins for Mrs Miller at North Carolina Prison
Mrs Mary Ellen Currin Miller and co defendant Fred Wiggins began serving sentences after their convictions for persuading the man to shoot Miller's husband. Miller, 24, was given four to eight years and placed in isolation at the Central prison's women's unit. Wiggins, 21, received three to seven years and also started serving his term.
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Raleigh
Woman's Prison
Mary Ellen Currin Miller
Drunken Cases In Charlotte Show Decline
Charlotte police arrested 46 persons for public drunkenness over the week end, the first since ABC stores opened in the city, a decrease of one third from the prior weekend. Fines were imposed on 69 persons the week end before. Mecklenburg County police reported only three intoxication arrests, their smallest week end total on record. The seven county stores operate only in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
ABC
Mecklenburg County
Bears Must Hustle To Retain Crown
New York Giants meet Boston Yanks and Los Angeles Rams face the Pittsburgh Steelers as the NFL opens its first full weekend of the 1947 season. Green Bay defeated Chicago 29 20, Chicago Cardinals beat Detroit 45 21, and Philadelphia surpassed Washington 45 42.
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New York
National Football League
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Boston Yanks
Boston
Los Angeles Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers
Green Bay Packers
Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
Six Thousand Expected for North Carolina Farmers Meeting
About 6000 farmers are expected in Raleigh for the annual joint meeting of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association and the Farmers Cooperative Exchange. Agriculture Commissioner W Kerr Scott will deliver the principal address and M G Mann, general manager of both cooperatives, will present his annual report.
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Raleigh
N. C. Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
W. Kerr Scott
M. G. Mann
Picker To Operate In Harnett County
Dunn North Carolina September 29 A mechanical cotton picker will operate in Harnett county this season. Stuart Turlington of Turlington Crossroads has bought a machine and will use it himself and rent it to other county growers on a custom basis. Dunn was once a major wagon cotton market.
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Dunn
N. C
Harnett
Stuart Turlington
Turlington Crossroads
Top Bankers to Gather for 25th Beattie-Watts-Stevens Reunion
Asheville hosts prominent banking and industrial figures for the 25th annual Beattie Watts Stevens reunion on Friday and Saturday. Attendees include Ridley Watts William Beattie J P Stevens W H Porcher Claude Smith and notable guests from Spartanburg Charlotte Winston-Salem and firms such as Milliken Iselin Gissesspie Coggeshall and Wamsutta.
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Asheville
Two
Carolinas
Beattie-Watts-Stevens
Grove Park Inn
Ridley Watts
William E. Beattie
Jim Hammett
J. P. Stevens
W. H. Porcher
Claude Smith
Spartanburg
Mack Cates
Bob Chapman
Claire Draper
Walt Montgomery
Charlotte
Ned Marshall
Duke Power Comear Ane
Frank Cothran
Iont and Northern Railroad
Bob Hanes
Winston-Salem
Milliken
Iselin
Gissesspie
Coggeshall
Henry Taylor
Ted Broughton
Wamsutta
Industrial Expansion Leveling Off in North Carolina 1947
Raleigh report shows 1946 peak expansion at 432 new industries. January to June 1947 lists 74 new and proposed plants. Textile mill products lead with 23 plants. 4.96 million dollars in new investments and about 2,731 anticipated new workers. Regions show Mountain 10 percent, Piedmont 63, Coastal Plain 15.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Philip Schwartz
Division of Commerce and Industry
Department of Conservation and Development
Schwartz
Piedmont Plateau
Coastal Plain
Young Mother Duped Duped Found Wounded
In Chicago on Sept 29 a 23-year-old mother Nellie Vullo was robbed of $60 by a fortune teller who promised to lift a curse. She was found critically wounded with a bullet beneath her heart. Victor Vallo, 27, said he heard a shot and found his wife on the floor with a 45 caliber pistol nearby. A note claimed the fortune teller would read the palm and take away the curse.
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Chicago
Nellie Vullo
How They Stand American Teams League
Fragmented standings show New York Detroit Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Washington St Louis with varied win loss records. The garbled OCR suggests a midseason table with multiple teams and percentages, indicating a crowded race.
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New York .S
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington St. Louis
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Pttsburgh
Sheriff to take warrants in auto theft sweep
Greenville South Carolina September 29 Sheriff R H Bearden said he would take federal warrants against two men who confessed to stealing 20 automobiles in operations across seven states. The pair were captured Saturday here and three cars were recovered.
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Greenville
S. C
R. H. Bearden
Escaper Haigler Recaught Near Lenoir
Ray Thomas Haigler, 29, who escaped from the Sparta highway prison camp last week, was captured today while walking on a road near Lenoir. He is the third of five escapees retaken.
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Lenoir
Ray Thomas Haigler
Sparta Highway
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