Soviet Big Lie on Alaska Statehood Exposed
The Krasnaya Zvezda mockingly misstates Alaska statehood as a Western plot to use the territory as a military bridgehead. The piece argues Alaska as a state would gain representation and enhances defense, while inflation and capitalism are framed as core global tensions. It notes the press often distorts facts behind the Iron Curtain and urges reader discernment about Khrushchev’s rhetoric.
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Soviet Russia
Bering Strait
Alaska
Siberia
Soviet Union
Inflation and the American economic model debated by Bell
Elliott V. Bell argues policy statements fail to address inflation's real causes. He notes public and private enterprise clash, big business crowds out small firms, and competition wanes. He links inflation to wars, urban shift, and rising government role, ending with home service erosion and DIY leisure trends.
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Elliott V. Bell
McGraw - Hill Publishing Company, Inc
Inflation's Ugly Head Refutes Claims of Stabilized Prices
The piece warns that wage price inflation erodes purchasing power as steel and auto prices rise. It criticizes industrialists and questions enduring recession cures, noting decades of currency shrinkage and projecting future devaluation harming fixed incomes.
En Banc Eighth Circuit hears Little Rock desegregation appeal
All seven Eighth Circuit judges sit in St Louis to hear the appeal from a district court order delaying Little Rock Central High School integration for 30 months. The case, filed for Negro students in the Little Rock district, raises broader political tensions amid Faubus and Hays victories.
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Eighth Federal Circuit Court
St. Louis
Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
Harry J. Lemley
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Brooks Hays
Hays
Faubus
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Central High
Federal District Court
Desegregation Clash Spurs Deep South Court Watch
The High Point Enterprise reports on the Arkansas and Missouri cases testing stare decisis as courts face racial integration. It notes the June 30 Supreme Court rejection of a by pass demand on Lemley’s delaying order and recalls the Little Rock crisis with Faubus threats and the last National Guardsmen withdrawal.
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St. Louis
Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Circuit
High Court
Lemley
Missouri
Faubus
Central High
Little Rock
District Court
See North Carolina Month kickoff guest list at capitol luncheon
Governor Hodges and Mrs Hodges hosted a luncheon for See North Carolina Month with notable attendees including Lynn Nisbet and Billy Joe Patton. Patton, a Republican and ally of Congressman Jonas, was invited to Morganton after the election, while Hodges hinted at political sensitivities in the Sandhills region. A tangential note discusses peach origins and a debate over Adam’s culinary temptation.
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Billy Joe Paton
North Carolina
Hodges
Jonas
Billy Joe
Morganton
Nana
Aes
David Clark
Forum planned by Rotary on state government in October
The Goldsboro Rotary Club plans an October forum of state government with General Assembly nominees from Wayne and nearby counties as guests. State Treasurer Edwin Gill will speak. The event aims to acquaint legislators with constituents and discuss issues facing the next General Assembly. It is a social gathering focused on information rather than votes.
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General Assembly
Wayne
Edwin Gill
Geneal Assembly
Kinston Chamber of Commerce
E. C. (Deacon) Greene
Asheville
Democratic Party
Peach Week in North Carolina Highlights Local Varieties
Governor Hodges designates Peach Week as Georgia Belles and Elberta peaches ripen in the sandhills. Growers from Georgia and South Carolina claim their peaches endure long shipments and are ideal for canning. Sunshine on white sands gives NC Sandhills peaches a delicate texture and bright color, boosting fresh use.
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North Carolina
Hodges
Georgia
Centenarian Reverend York Celebrates 100th Birthday
Ex-High Pointer Rev. B. A. York will observe his 100th birthday next Monday. He lives with daughter Mrs. J. E. Reinhardt in North Charleston, is blind and feeble but active as dean of the Western North Carolina conference. Friends are urged to remember him on this milestone. Local Elks plan a new building to replace the old structure.
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B. A. York
J. E. Reinhardt
Chesterfield Street
North Charleston
N.C
Western North Carolina Conference
Brother York
Air Force Academy
Marion Military Institute
Celia
Harry Doctor
Catskills
Grossingers
Continental Furniture Company
Society of World Travelers
Elks
Oaks Saved as Church Site Elevation Preserves Treasures
At the Wesley Memorial church site the planned tree removal risked the twin oaks on the knoll. Building Chairman R T Amos ensured the church level was raised instead to spare the trees, preserving the crown of the site. Also noted are retirements, family business milestones, and civic club events in High Point.
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New Wesley Memorial Church
R. T. Amos
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