What would you do with a five thousand prize money
Five Gaston county residents imagine their plans for a 5000 prize. Myrtle Anne Norris would buy a roadster and clothes. Bemont’s resident would seek a home for security. Edna Black would buy clothes and take a cool mountain vacation then save the rest. Mrs. Simpson favors bonds to save for needs. Jimmy Knuckle would bank the money to start a future business.
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Gaston County
Myrtle Anne Norris
Ranlo Station
Bemont
Edna Black
Cramerton
Burlington Mills
R. C. Simpson
Gaston County Negro Hospital
Truman to Speak at Labor Day Rally in Detroit
President Truman will address a Labor Day rally in Detroit as part of his 1948 campaign. The trip, likely to include Grand Rapids and Lansing, aims to boost support with a major national speech. The inflation‑fighting topic and tax cuts, set against Dewey’s response, frame the campaign clash.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Detroit
J. Howard McGrath
Long
Fapr
Michigan
Charles Ross
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Albany
Dewey
Earl Warren
Warren
Dixie
Weather Note Highlights Temperature and Rainfall
The report records yesterday's high at 79 and last night's low at 66. Today at noon it shows new rainfall of 0.5 inches, with August total reaching 7.22 inches, a quota of 5.04 inches, and an excess of 2.18 inches.
Georgia stenographer slain on Florida beach in moonlit murder
A Georgia stenographer, Mary Mucks of East Point, and her Kentucky escort Gregory Blount were found dead on a moonlit Ormond Beach. Sheriff reports two assailants, one possibly targeting the woman, both shot at close range. Rewards totaling $1,000 offered for information leading to arrests.
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Ormond
Fla
Georgia
Alex Littlefield
Coupe
Mary Mucks
East Point
Gregory Blount
Lexington
Littlefield
Blount
Volusia County
Atlantic
Hucks
More Trouble For Berlin Communists Plan Purge In Germany
Berlin liberal press reports that the Communists have prepared a purge list targeting hundreds of thousands of anti Communists for revenge if the western Allies depart Berlin.
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Germany
Berlin
Liberal Democratic
North Carolina deaths rise over weekend in blow to safety
At least 12 people died in North Carolina violence over the weekend, including a three month bride found dead near West Jefferson. Her husband is held for investigation. A 23 year old man from near Sylva died from a shotgun wound after a quarrel, and a Chesnee man died in a car crash near Forest City. Three men face hit and run charges after arrests in Chesnee. A Sylva man, 29, also died in unclear circumstances. The report also notes Berlin’s wartime tension with claims of a Communist fifth column and calls for strong Western response in postwar politics.
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North Carolina
Mattie Janet Long
West Jefferson
W. B. Todd
Donald Bradley
Sylva
Furman Burgess
Chesnee
S. C
Forest City
Rutherford County
Vance R. Wilkins
Charlies Allen
Lee
Activity Calendar Highlights Local Clubs Tonight and Tuesday
Activity calendar lists Eagles Club picnic at Rankin Lake this evening. Tomorrow at 12 30 p m Kiwanis Club meets at Arlington Hotel followed by a 7 30 p m Veterans of Foreign Wars session at Memorial Hall.
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Eagles Club
Rankin Lake
Kiwanis Club
Armington Hotel
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Hall
A. A. Stagg Built Football Legend from Modest Roots
AMOS ALONZO STAGG born August 16 1862 in West Orange New Jersey son of a poor shoemaker rose to become the Grand Old Man of football. He earned end honors on Walter Camp's All America team of 1889 studied divinity then coached at Chicago for 41 years with 268 wins and 141 losses later shaping the College of Pacific and now helping his son coach at Susquehanna.
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Amos Alonzo Stagg
West Orange
N. J
Stagg
Yale
Walter Camp
Divinity School
Chicago
A. A. Stagg
College of Pacific
Susquehanna
Soviet Frameup Seen in Russian Spy Charge
Washington officials view the Moscow espionage case as a coverup for waning Soviet interest in the Kosenkina Samarine schoolteacher affairs. The State Department says the Dreher charge is a deliberate frameup, noting Ambassador Smith told Vishinsky the evidence was arranged with the secret police. Questions arise why Moscow delayed four months and why the official E is unnamed, highlighting Soviet sensitivity to unauthorized foreign contact.
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Washington
Russia
Moscow
State Department
Robert Dreher
Walter Bedell Smith
Andre Vishinsky
Dreher
S Here
Truman Deficit Forecast Sparks GOP Fire Over Budget
Washington, Aug. 16 — President Truman forecast a $1.5 billion deficit next June, drawing GOP charges of manipulated figures for political gain. Republicans contended the treasury will post a surplus of $5 to $6 billion instead, citing last year's shift of $3 billion to this year to cover foreign aid. Truman defended the review, calling the tax cut ill timed and noting expenditures rising to about $42.2 billion for the year ending June 30, 1949. He warned of deficit financing and no further debt reduction, while acknowledging an adjusted apparent surplus due to bookkeeping shifts.
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Washington
Truman
GOP
Treasury
Congress
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate—Banking Committee
White House
Heavy Firing in Jerusalem as Strife Flare Returns
In Jerusalem the largest shooting burst since the second cease fire began four weeks ago pits Arabs against Jews who trade accusations of truce breaches. Mortar and heavy machine guns shell the area despite UN mediation urging no firing after Bernadotte’s Friday deadline. A Jordanian Arab Legion spokesman claims Jewish attacks on Legion forward posts triggered the latest exchange. Jewish officials in Tel Aviv reportedly needed guidance before replying to Bernadotte and Stockholm aides say the final Jewish reply had not been transmitted. officials deny refusals to cease fire.
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Jerusalem
Folké Bernadotte
United Nations
Trans- Jordan_Arab Legion
Amman
Legion
U. N
Israel
Bernadotte
Stockholm
Peter B Kyne Taken To Hospital After Heart Attack
San Rafael Calif Aug 16 14 Peter B Kyne novelist was rushed to a hospital last night with a heart attack doctors said he is not seriously ill and may be discharged today The 68 year old San Franciscan was treated and expected to recover soon
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San Rafael
Calif
Peter B. Kyne
San Franciscan
Allies Confer With Molotov In Moscow Talks
En voy s of the United States Britain and France conferred again with Foreign Minister Molotov in the Kremlin. The talks begun July 31 aim to settle east west differences and resolve the Berlin blockade issue.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Molotov
Kremlin
Berlin
Veteran banker Samuel Gettys Dies at 64 in Bostic
Samuel C. Gettys, 64, longtime cashier of the Bostic Bank and treasurer of the Sandy Run Baptist Association, died at his home in Bostic on Aug 16. He had served the church and community for many years, leaving a legacy in banking and religious leadership.
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Bostic
Samuel C. Gettys
Bostic Bank
Sandy Run Baptist Association
Thyssen on Trial in Germany Denazification Court
Fritz Thyssen aged 74, once Ruhr steel magnate, stood before a German denazification court in Koenigstein on August 16 after breaking with Adolf Hitler at the start of the war.
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Koenigstein
Germany
Fritz Thyssen
Ruhr
Adolf Hitler
Reno Fire Tragedy Kills Chief and Four Men
A Reno explosion and fire in the old business district killed the fire chief of a nearby city and four men, with a Reno fireman missing and 137 spectators injured. The blast drew hundreds as firefighters tried to contain the flames and prevent spread to nearby structures. Authorities said preliminary checks found no dynamite involved in the blast.
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Reno
Nev
John Sanford
Reno Gazette
Lake Street
Harold Taber
Hiss Chambers Face to Face Meeting Sited in Spy Probe
Washington Aug 16 A possible face to face meeting today between Alger Hiss and Whitaker Chambers could shape the House Un American Activities Committee inquiry. The panel planned an early recess even as Moscow revived a four month old charge against an American naval officer. The State Department called the Soviet move a frame up and officials noted the two teachers who refused to return home fuel embarrassment. If held the Hiss Chambers meeting would test the probe as Chambers and Bentley have been key witnesses. The committee invited both to appear this afternoon but no subpoena issued and a closed door session seemed likely with a later public note to follow.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
House Un-American Activities Committee
Clark
Capitol Hill
Moscow
State Department
Hiss-Chambers
Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Chambers
Time Magazine
Elizabeth Bentley
Coffee Formation Proposed by Gastonia High Coach
Aloysius Leeper, strategizing for Gastonia High School, described a new football system called the Coffee Formation based on a strong ground attack. He predicted success if endowed with top talent. He also forecast partly cloudy weather with little temperature change tonight and Tuesday.
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Aloysius
Price Leeper
Gastonia High School
Weill
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