Embezzlement Case Ties Slain Boss to Theft Claims
Nat T. Corn faces trial in Rock Hill for the murder of George Beam Jr. and alleged thefts from Beam’s Carolina Oil Co. Witnesses include C. W. O’Donnell Jr. from Charlotte who testified on Corn’s book-keeping fraud and shortages. The case centers on discrepancies labeled as embezzlement and motive for Beam’s death as the body was found in the Catawba river.
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Beam
Ddaniell
Carolina Oil Company
Charlotte
Ned
Corm
Recon
Corn
O'Doniell
Finley
St Beam
Catawba
Thelma Slagle
Rock Hill
Hildebrand
Cora
Rette
Errol Flynn Fined 50 for Disorderly Conduct in New York
New York police say Errol Flynn paid 50 dollars as a fine for kicking a patrolman in the shins during a taxicab incident. Flynn pled guilty to disorderly conduct after a prior assault charge was reduced. bail was forfeited and he later appeared in court under a bench warrant.
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New York
Deboair Errol Flynn
Bergeles
Flynn
Robert Graham
Wahn
Joseph Bergeles
John Perona
el Morocco
Waln
Doris I Byrne
Byrne
Ex-Japan Premier Ashida Sent to Prison on Bribery Charges
Hitoshi Ashida former Japanese prime minister was jailed on bribery accusations. The Tokyo district attorney alleges he took bribes from a contractor while in office from March 9 1948 to Oct 6. Ashida admits receiving unspecified sums calling them legitimate political contributions. He resigned November 9 as Democratic Liberal party president amid a loan scandal involving 2.8 billion yen to Showa Denka Fertilizer Co.
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Tokyo
Hitoshi Ashida
Japan
Ashida
Democratic Liberal Party
Showa Denka Fertilizer Co
Quickies: Car Bought Yesterday Through Gazette Ad
Ken Reynold reports on a reader’s tale of a recent automobile purchase via a Gazette Want Ad. The item’s destination and outcome remain unclear from the fragment, offering a tease of post purchase intrigue.
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Gazette
Nationalist 12th Army Group Breaks Encirclement Near Nanking
Reports say 12th Army Group units broke through Communist encirclement near Nanking and linked with forces advancing from the New Hwai river line about 100 miles northwest. Nationalist air supplies and ongoing battles around Suchow and Suhsien mark a tense stage in the campaign.
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Nanking
12Th Army Group
Hwai River
Here
Suhsien
Fallen Suchow
Suchow
Commutation Sought in Seth Gibson Jr Death Sentence
Governor Cherry considered commuting the death sentence of 23 year old Seth Gibson Jr convicted of raping 10 year old Shirley May Smith in Gaston county. The case drew pleas from the victim’s parents as Cherry prepared to announce his decision. Gibson was condemned to die after a trial that found no error and the January date was set. Gibson’s home address is listed as Greenback Tennessee.
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Raleigh
Dec
Cherry
Seth Gilson Jr
Tod. Gibson
Gaston County
Shirley May Smith Cramerton
State Supreme Court
Gibson
Greenback, Tenn
North Carolina Crime Tied to Education Gap, Officials Say
Greensboro speakers Supt Charles F Carroll of High Point schools and Greens boro Daily News editor H W Kendall tell a mass meeting that NC crime leads the nation due to inadequate youth education. They urge stronger schooling and note drops before finishing elementary grades fuel the problem.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Charles F. Carroll
High
H. W. Kendall
Greensboro Daily News
Carroll
Karroll
N.C
Squirrel and Bees Kill Cat and Two Dogs in Robeson County
In Robeson county a dramatic animal tale unfolds as a squirrel attacks a tabby cat at a street intersection leaving the cat dead after a prolonged struggle. A German shepherd and a bulldog engage in a fight that ends when a hive is overturned and bees sting both dogs to death.
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Lumberton
Dec
Robeson County
Robesans
Edwards
Charlotte Man Held In Murder
C Williams operator of the Franklin Hotel is held on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of John A Rogers 35 near the hotel lobby off Eas Trade street and Brevard street Detectives say Williams a former cab driver fired at Rogers after an argument in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Dec
C. Williams
Franklin Hotel
John A. Rogers
Eas Trade Street
Brevard Stree Williams
Rogers
Red filibuster could halt Korea aid at U N General Assembly
In Paris a Soviet bloc filibuster threatened to block action on Korea at the United Nations General Assembly. The 58 nation political committee debated a U N backed plan recognizing the South Korean government and creating a Korean commission to promote reunification and verify troop withdrawals. Ukraine’s V P Ko yalenko and Poland’s Tadeusz Zebrowski led attacks while U S secretary of state John Dulles urged recognition of Syngman Rhee’s government.
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Paris
Korea
United Nations General Assembly
United States
China
Australia
U. S.-occupied
South Korea
U.N. Korean Commission
North
U. S
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Soviet Union
V. P. Ko- Yalenko
Soviet Ukraine
Tadeusz Zebrowski
Poland
Zebrowski
U.S
Greece
John Poster Dulles
U.N
Syneman Rhee
U. N
Russia
North Korea
South
Cotton Crop Under Estimate by U S Agriculture Dept
Washington December 8 The Agriculture Department estimates this year’s cotton crop at 44 837 000 bales of 500 pounds frost weight, 229 000 bales below last month’s forecast and far from the 11 857 000 bales last year. Cottonseed production is put at 6 036 000 tons, compared with 4 681 000 last year and a ten year average of 4 947 000. Sibelius 83rd birthday observed in Helsinki with family at his country home.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Sibelius
Helsinki
Finland
Jean Sibelius
Bishop Oxnam attacks Un American Activities probe
Buck Hill Falls, Pa. December 8 Methodist Bishop Bromley Oxnam denounces the congressional committee on Un American Activities as un American for labeling churchmen Communist without a chance to answer. He vows ministers will keep speaking as the Methodist annual board meeting discusses false infiltrations and church unity. Dr Earl R Brown urges one new Methodist church daily for four years to match growing population.
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Buck Hill Falls
P—Methodist
Bromley Oxnam
Congressional Committee On UN- American Activities
un-American
New York
Oxnam
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Methodist Church
Methodists’ Council of Bishops
Congressional Committee
Council
Earl R. Brown
Home Missions and Church Extension
Two Year Plan Shaping Berlin Economy Under Soviet Vision
East West Berlin tensions rise as Soviets disclose a two year plan to align Berlin with Eastern Germany. Taegliche Rundschau notes socialization of factories and public ownership of Nazi asset confiscations while postal and medical reports face friction across zones. U.S. Lucius Clay hints at a potential airlift expansion if weather holds.
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Moscow
Arl Maron
Berlin
Germany
Taegliche Rundschau
Ump
Bastin
Britain
France
U.S
Lucius D. Clay
Marshall faces possible resignation after kidney operation
Secretary of State Marshall underwent kidney surgery at Walter Reed Hospital and may be unable to resume full duties for some time. Lovett temporarily oversees foreign policy as Dulles acts in Paris. Austin's U N visit ends. China crisis policy remains unchanged despite Marshall's absence.
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Washington
Dee
Marshall
Walter Reed Hospital
Truman
Warren R. Austin
United States
United Nations
Walter Reed
Austin
John Poster Dulles
Paris
Lovett
Robert A. Lovett
Marshal
China
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Thieves Steal Safe at Shelby Western Union
In Shelby thieves broke a rear door glass to steal a 1000 pound safe from the Western Union. The safe contained 1150 in savings bonds and 125 in cash. They rolled the safe to a vehicle and fled before 2 30 a.m. A night shift worker found the door ajar at 2 30 and cigarette stubs still burning inside.
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Shelby
Dec
Western Union
Ian
Local Temperature Report Shows Noon Readings Decline
A fragment notes noon temperatures and rainfall figures with unclear dates. It references inches of precipitation and a brief gauge reading, suggesting a weather update for today.
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Neuse, N. C
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Errol
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Chen Yi
Chiu Ching-Chuan
Red
Seth Gibson Jr
Charlotte Man
J.C. Williams
John A. Rogen
William L. Howell
Miles
Robert Mallard
South Georgia
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Amy
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