Tar Heel Radio Executive Named International Adviser
Charles H. Crutchfield, general manager of WBT and WBTV in Charlotte, has been named to the radio advisory committee of the International Information Administration. He previously advised on Voice of America activities and served as an advisor to Radio Greece during a European mission for the State Department.
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Voice of America
Europe
State Department
Euro
Radio
Greece
Middle East
Voice of America Organization
Prisons Department Adopts New Road Camp System
The North Carolina Prisons Department, led by Director Walter Anderson, approves a new camp promotion and discipline board for road camps. The plan creates separate budgets per camp, possible transfers for disciplined prisoners, and aims to boost self sufficiency through higher food output and better inventory tracking.
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Raleighp
Walter Anderson
Anderson
Highway Commission
Textron consolidates sales and merchandising leadership
Providence, R I Frank Fiore vice president and general manager of Textron grey goods division is named vice president in charge of sales for the consolidated sales merchandising unit with New York headquarters. A new cotton division is created under C O Wood reporting to Fiore to handle sales merchandising of all Textron cotton goods and commission finishing.
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Providence
R. I
Frank Fiore
Textron, Inc
New York
James E. Robeson
C. O. Wood
Fiore
Textron
Prison Cap escape prompts manhunt for Robert Alexander
Local authorities are alerted to search for Robert Alexander a 33 year old Negro who escaped from Prison Camp 506 near Greensboro yesterday. He was a trusted inmate at the camp wearing blue prison clothes and is serving a two year term according to A D Whitefield camp superintendent. Sound waves travel about 1100 feet per second.
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Robert Alexander
Leonard Street
Greensboro
Alexander
A. D. Whitefield
Leaf prices hold steady in Carolinas and Border Belt markets
Border Belt and South Carolina flue cured tobacco prices were steady to higher on yesterday's markets with primings and non descript showing the biggest gains. U S and N C Agriculture reports gains in these grades from 1 to 6 dollars per hundred while logs small changes. eight Belt and 11 centers sold 5,202,221 pounds at 55.39 per hundred.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Border Belt
South Carolina
U. S
N. C
State to open bids for health board building
Raleigh plans to open bids September 9 for a new building to house the State Board of Health. The General Assembly appropriated 600000 dollars for the project, delayed while a site was chosen, and it will be erected on Caswell Square in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
General Assembly
Caswell Square
Permits Issued For Multiple Dwellings And Office Building
N W Hodgin receives permit to build a six room dwelling at 808 West Farriss with estimated cost 12000 dollars. C Hoover gets permit for a new residence on Ennis Street costing 4000 dollars. L P Cagle’s permit for a Centennial Avenue residence totals 5500 dollars. Hemphill Company approved to build an office and warehouse on English Street costing 22000 dollars. A false alarm was reported on East Russell Street at 9 22 p m yesterday.
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N. W. Hodgin
West Farriss
C. Hoover
Ennis Street
L. P. Cagle
Centennial Avenue
The
Hemphill Company
English Street
East Russell Street
Motorist's Foot Slips From Brake Causing Accident
Norena Marilyn Dees, 19, Route 8, said her foot slipped from the brake as she neared the intersection of Hasty Road and Highway 29 at 8 20 am. Her car entered the crossroad and was struck by Jesse Towery, 30, Lexington Route. Property damage was about 175 dollars. no charges were filed.
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Thomasville
Highway North
Hasty Road
Highway 29
Norena Marilyn Dees
Route 8
H. O. Eddins
Eddins
Jesse No
Mrs Sali Taro Dies In Hospital at 55
Mrs. Charlotte Arno Taro, 55, of 931 Dayton Street died this morning at 5 10 in High Point Memorial Hospital after declining health since July 8 and a hospital stay since July 31. She was a 17 year resident, born December 29 1896 in Newark New Jersey, daughter of Fred and (unreadable) Arno, Methodist, wife of Sali Taro president of Southeastern Marble and Tile Co. She leaves two sons Charles of High Point and Thomas of New York, a daughter Virginia Bangiola of Morristown New Jersey, a daughter from a former marriage Grace Muller of Red Bank New Jersey, a sister Marion Hall West Orange New Jersey, and Louis Arno Red Bank New Jersey. Funeral arrangements not yet set. Also note on safer summer driving from AAA urging radiator anti freeze drainage and flushing of cooling system.
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Charlotte Arno Taro
Dayton Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Salisbury
Newark
N. J
Fred Arno
Sali Taro
Charles Taro
High Point
Thomas Taro
New York
Virginia Bangiola
Morristown
Grace Muller
Red Bank
Marion Hall
West Orange
Actes Louis Arno
Emotion and Reality Behind Civil Rights Filibuster Rules
James Marlow argues that emotion will drive civil rights talk in the presidential campaign while reality rests in Senate rules. He notes Ike and Stevenson face pressure from Negroes Southern whites and Northern supporters, but passage hinges on a 64 vote supermajority to end filibusters, making real change unlikely in the near term.
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James Marlow
Congress
Gen
Eisenhower
Gov
Stevenson
The
S. Senate
Senate
Automatic Raid Alarm Aims to Save Lives in Bomb Attacks
Akron inventor Ernest G Hunsickler develops the automatic raid alarm an electronic device that powers on radios TVs or house lights during air raid warnings under civil defense direction. He plans to push production for widespread use during emergencies.
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Akron, O
Ernest G. Hunsickler
America
Hunsicker
Don’t Scratch or Squeeze Pimples With Petersons Ointment
Don’t scratch or squeeze pimples you risk infection Do not suffer itching pimples red blotches eczema or irritation Petersons Ointment offers fast relief Makes skin look better and feel better Only 40 cents at all druggists One application delights or money back Also helps itchy feet and cracks between toes
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Peterson
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District of Columbia Corporation
Clark King
Lucille Whomble
Whomble
Washington Ywca
King
Maynard H. Smith
Virginia
Smith
Tar Heel
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Main
Nathan Hunt Drive
Coke
Maynard H
Snuffy) Smith
Washington
YWCA
Virinia
Omble
Carolinas
Taro
Southeastern Marble and Tile Co
American Automobile Association
Chicago
Arena
Rod K At
Harlee
Chatham
Chatham “Salem
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