Slap In Face President Reacts To Rezoning Rejection
Theodore Toole president of Singer Fidelity reacts to High Point City Council refusing to rezone the Williard property for an industrial park. He calls it a slap in the face while noting the company planned a 15-acre main plant off Greensboro Road. City leaders express regret and vow reevaluation as industrial plans face setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Aren
Theodore Toole
Singer Fidelity, Inc
High Point
Williard
Singer Fidelity
Greensboro Road
Toole
New York
Council
Paul Clapp
Clapp
George Covington
Chamber of Commerce
BR. Henderson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Lonely Decade for Turncoats Captors and Returnees
Ten years after the Korean War repatriations, thirteen turncoats returned to the United States with many living in broken, anxious lives. Richard Tenneson of Minneapolis reflects on the pain and the need to reconcile with his past, while others seek anonymity or new starts abroad. Several still with Communist China express longing to come back, though freedom and conditions remain obstacles, as families confront ongoing worry and cost of transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles LE West
Associated Press
Ales
Ian Gis
Ethes
Fernaneet
Richard Tenneson
Minneapolis Jevet
Tenneson
Bescause
Uts
Twin Cities
Lowell D. Skinner
Hong Kong
Toeo
United States
Portage Lakes
Ohin
Fear Akron
Brady Skinner
Skinner
Red China
Oae
Skbiner
N.Y
Albert C. Belhomme
Ashland
William C. White
Plumerville
Ark
Clarence C. Ad
Aros
Memphis
Tenn
Scott L
Rush
Marietta
Ohio
Harold White
Webb
Fort Pierce
Fla
John R. Duan
Baltimore
Rufus E. Douglas
Texon
China
Jume
Red Cross
Wills
White
Adams
Dunn
Minnesota Boy Wins All-American Soap Box Derby Derby
Harold Conrad of Duluth wins the 26th All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron after a photo finish in heat one. The 12-year-old, 81-pound son of a Duluth widow earns a $7,500 college scholarship among prizes. Fire delays and rain affected the event, with entrants from multiple states and three foreign competitors. Davis, the Phillipines runner-up, appears in reporting alongside other finishers. Sacramento population figures also noted, with California population at 17,675,000 and a 3.7 percent year rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Conrad
Duluth
Minn
Okron
Ohio
Akron
Harold
Conrad
Blondie
John Sonny
Gaylor
Columbus
Bobby
Atlanta
Bill Spedding
Ambridge
Sidney Sands
Charlotte
N.C
Patrick Sergion
Larry Waits
el Dorado
Ark
Joseph Kovaz
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Joel Gorski
Tacoma
Wash
Robert Kart
Mission City
British Columbia
Canada
Emmanuel Nollasco
Sacramento
Calif
API
State Finance Department
California
North Koreans Warned About Raids In Zone
PANMUNJOM Korea AP General George H Cloud U N Command spokesman denounced North Korea for raids in the DMZ just before a joint commission session. He urged North Korea to curb bloodthirsty marauders and keep them on their side after raids cost three U S soldiers this week. Maj Gen Chong Hwang Chang dismissed the charges as fabrications and accused the U N Command of sending armed spies into North Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Korea
George H. Cloud
U.N
Korean Armistice Commission
Demilitarized Zone
North Korea
U.S
Chong Hwang Chang
Chong
Cloud
Iommission
Rusk Meets Gromyko in Moscow For Test Ban Signing
Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Moscow with British Foreign Secretary Lord Home for the partial test ban treaty signing. He and Gromyko voiced cautious optimism that the accord could spark broader East West agreements. Home called it a good beginning as both sides pledged constructive work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
jState
Dean Rusk
I Revsk
Lord Home
Ynukove
iGromykko
Kremlin
Rusk
United States
Gromyko
Newsman
Russia
Ward Leaves Note Cannot Face It
London AP reports Dr Stephen Ward died in St Stephen's Hospital after a massive drug overdose amid Britain’s Profumo scandal. His suicide note said I cannot face it, as a jury found him guilty on two counts linked to prostitution earnings claims but no sentence was imposed before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stephen Ward
Londrngsdon Hospital
Ward
Britain
St. Stephen's Hospital
Lord Denning
Denning
Christine Keeler
Frriend
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice
Miss Keeler
S Davies
Profume
Yevgeny Ivanov
Loivan
St. Stephen’s
Old Bailey Court
Archie Marshall
John D. Profumo
Harold Maacmillan
Julie
Gulliver
Race Crisis In Perspective by Jules Lorbella and Others
A fragmented regional piece recalls the 1619 arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Jamestown and the long, evolving impact on American life. It links early colonial differences to enduring racial tensions, mentioning figures like Dred Scott and the Ku Klux Klan while noting Jamestown’s unknowable later role in a national drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Lorbella
Pedro
Antonio
Jamestown
Jope
John Rolfe
Europe
Negars
Harpee
Dred Scott
Isa
Evers
Theodore Bilbo
Mar
Cus Garvey
John Brown
Lynch Law
Fords Announce Their Separation
DETROIT AP Henry Ford II board chairman of Ford Motor Co and his wife Anne have separated after 23 years of marriage. The split, announced by family counsel, was entered into without court action and they have signed a separation agreement. Ford 45 and Mrs Ford 44 are Roman Catholics married July 13 1940 in Southampton NF and have two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford TI
Ford Motor Co
Anne
Henry Ford
Automobile Empire
New York
Fireman and engineer shot in Hammond yard
In Hammond Indiana a railroad engineer Rey M Bottorff and fireman Paul A Overstreet were found shot dead in a locomotive cab. No motive or suspects were found though shell cases and a weapon were located. A separate nearby New York Central explosion in Ashland Ohio caused property damage but no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Rey M. Bottorff
Lansing
Paul A. Overstreet
Bottorff
Dow
Overstreet
Ray Johnson
New York Central
Ashtabula
Ohio
Chicago
Virgil Terry
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Morris R. Wills
Fort Ann
Tucson
Ariz
Fli
REDS
High Point Industry
Camp Cheerio
Business Society
Minnesota BoyaIs
U.N. Command
North
Fords
Pierre V. Heftier
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!