By International News Service
Thomasville Man Killed
Thomasville, N.C., March 28—Brown Finch, prominent young business man of this city, was instantly killed at a grade crossing near here this morning when his automobile was struck by a fast Southern Railroad passenger train.
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Forest City Minister Dies
Forest City, N.C., March 28—Rev. Columbus M. Teal, prominent Baptist minister, who had charges at several places in upper South Carolina and Piedmont North Carolina, died suddenly today at his home here. He was 67 years of age and had been in the ministry for 40 years. He is survived by his widow and by several children.
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Railroad Builder Dies
Knoxville, Tenn., March 28—William J. Oliver, one of the most widely known manufacturers and railroad builders in the south, died at his home here today, following a long illness.
Mr. Oliver was long associated with the Southern Railway company in its expansion program throughout the south. He built the Louisville and Nashville railroad line from Knoxville to Cartersville, Ga.
He was the successful bidder for construction of the Panama Canal when that undertaking was first thought of by the government. The final decision of the government to build the canal under its own supervision kept Mr. Oliver from realizing his greatest ambition.
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Rain Halts Fires
Broken Bow, Okla., March 28—A heavy rain began falling in this section late this afternoon bringing to an end the danger that accompanied the big timber fire that has been raging this past week in the Kiamichi Mountains.
From the front page of the Durham Sun, Sunday morning, March 29, 1925
newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn84020732/1925-03-29/ed-1/seq-1/#words=MARCH+29%2C+1925
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