Carthage Leaf Warehouse Burns In Oldest Site
The oldest tobacco warehouse in Carthage, Mc Connell's warehouse, burned yesterday with estimated losses between 40000 and 60000 dollars. Operators W D Carter and Geo D Carter Jr blamed a wiring short. insurance partly covers the loss. A new addition was saved by firefighters and operations may resume in the saved building.
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McConnell
W. D. Carter
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State Board of Education weighs Sampson County consolidation
The State Board of Education met in Raleigh in a monthly session and eyed possible action on the contentious Sampson County school consolidation issue.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
Sampson County
Commission Discusses Arboretum Memorial at NC State College
The J Daniels Memorial Commission met to plan an arboretum at North Carolina State College. The garden would memorialize the late Raleigh News and Observer editor who served as secretary of the Navy and ambassador to Mexico.
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Raleigh
J Daniels
North Carolina State College
Raleigh News and Observer
Navy
Mexico
Amusement tax relief boosts Roanoke Island show sponsor
The 20 percent federal amusement tax no longer applies to tickets for Lost at Manteo. If prices stay the same, sponsor Roanoke Island Historical Association could gain an additional 18 000 to 20 000 dollars after operating under a state subsidy.
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Raleigh
U. S. Department of Internal Revenue
Manteo
Roanoke Island Historical Association
North Carolina Ends June With Over 1.19 Million Vehicle Registrations
The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles reported 1,192,430 motor vehicles registered in the state by the end of June.
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Motor Vehicles
Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles
Drunken Driving Convictions Lead Raleigh DMV Totals
The Raleigh DMV reported totals for drunken driving and related offenses. Counts include 81 for exceeding 75 mph, 69 for two speeding offenses over 55, 54 for reckless driving, 47 for driving after license revoked, and 20 for license suspended driving.
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Raleigh
Department of Motor Vehicles
Child Solves Flying Saucer Mystery Letter Padding Mars Post Office
South Bend Indiana reports a child sent a letter to the Mars Post Office asking if flying saucers come from Mars and to mail one back with pictures of Martian people and buildings. Postmaster Frank manages received the note written in a boyish hand and marked to be paid by Marsmen.
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Ind
Frank Manag
Mars Post Office
Korean Vets GI Rights Explained for Korean War vets
Douglas Larsen of NEA News Service explains what the new GI Bill of Rights means to veterans of the Korean War in a story on page 9A. Following this dispatch, six question and answer columns will appear in The Enterprise during the next few days.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA News Service
Truman To Back Congress If Needed for Drought Aid
President Truman announced a $3,000,000 emergency fund to feed dairy and beef herds in drought hit Kentucky and Tennessee. The Housing and Home Finance Agency will distribute the aid through the Agriculture Department on reasonable terms, with approval from Governors Wetherby and Browning. The plan, not a straight grant, follows prior disaster declarations and aims to prevent livestock losses while other states may receive timely consideration. The Agriculture Department noted broader disaster designations and credit aid, with South regions still facing drought impacts.
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Truman
Kentucky
Tennessee
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Department of Agriculture
Lawrence Wetherby
Gordon Browning
Kansas
Missouri
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
South
Agriculture Department
North Carolina
Arkansas
Lasseter
FHA
New England
Congress
Communists charge UN shelling claim in Panmunjom row
Communist propagandists accuse the United Nations of violating the Panmunjom truce by refusing a joint probe into alleged shelling of the neutral zone. They cite shrapnel finds and testimony claiming Allied shells, while UN officials deny evidence. Negotiations pause until Monday.
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Korea
United Nations
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Peiping
Health Needs Commission to Hold Raleigh Regional Meeting
The President's Commission on Health Needs of the Nation convenes an eight city regional meeting in Raleigh on August 25. Appointed last December the panel will also meet in Philadelphia Houston Minneapolis St Louis Cleveland and San Francisco.
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Eisenhower Builds Support With Taft Backers In West
Denver dispatch reports Dwight D. Eisenhower broadening unity with former Taft supporters Gov Len B. Jordan of Idaho and George T. Hansen Utah committeeman. Nixon arrives to coordinate last minute plans as Eisenhower delays full campaign scheduling. Russell predicts Stevenson landslide in the South. Tennessee voters face key primary while Missouri, Michigan, and Kansas returns shift.
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United Press
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George T. Hansen
Utah
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South Carolina
Democratic Executive Committee
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Texas
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Acotvel
Tenessee
Stevenson Builds Southern Backing for Stevenson Presidential Bid
Governor Adlai Stevenson consolidates support from Southern Democratic wing while courting Northern liberals. Averell Harriman Blair Moody and Richard Russell confer with Stevenson in Springfield to pledge loyalty and boost cross region strength ahead of the Democratic convention. Russell asserts the South will stay Democratic and carry its states. Moody proposes a loyalty pledge.
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Richard B. Russell
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Blair Moody
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Moody
Georgia
Russell
South Carolina
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Elsesenhower
Tolyeam
North Carolina Joins 10-State Drought Disaster Area
The Agriculture Department designates North Carolina and Arkansas as drought disaster areas, enabling farmers to obtain Farmers Home Administration loans. Officials plan to ship in hay and may cover freight if federal funds become available after a presidential emergency declaration. Other designated states include Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Massachusetts, and Maine.
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Maine
Greeks Shell Bulgarians On Gamma Island Clash
Greek Army shelled Gamma Island in the Evros River frontier area as Bulgarian forces held the island after seizing it on July 23. A UN observers presence was noted and Greece reported fires from mortars while Athens prepared gendarmery and army alerts.
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Italy
U. S
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Bulgaria
U. N
Balkan Commission
Rails Boost Stock Market Pushes Rail Shares Higher
Strong demand for railroads lifted the market with rail carriers gaining fractions to two points while most issues posted fractional moves. Volume rose to just over 1.14 million shares as rail groups led activity, helped by an Association of American Railroads report showing first half net income of 29.0 billion dollars for 131 Class I railroads and a June figure of 49 million. Seaboard Air Line hit a yearly high as other rail names and steel and chemical stocks advanced.
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Olume
Association of American Railroads
Seaboard Air Line
Nickel Plate
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
U. S
Truman considers extra session for stronger price control law
President Truman said he may call Congress into an extra session to seek a tougher price control law. He noted no decision yet, but will act if needed. Ellis Arnall suggested the current act is weak and urged a stronger framework as food prices rise and drought tightens supplies.
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Truman
Congress
Ellis G. Arnall
Arnall
White House
Office of Price Stabilization
National Canners Association
Carlos Campbell
Association
Tennessee Primary Vote Sends McKellar Browning to Edge
Tennesseans vote in a hot primary to decide another term for Sen. Kenneth D. McKellar and Gov. Gordon Browning amid fierce bids from Albert Gore and Clifford Allen. Crump and Kefauver figures shape the contest as voters also decide on a constitutional convention.
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K. D. McKeller
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Crump
Browning
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McKellar
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Kansas
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Symington
J. E. Taylor
Taylor
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MecKellard
Albert Gore
Clifford Allen
Frank Clement
Clifford Pierce
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Kefauver
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Virginia
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States urged to accelerate drought relief aid programs
At a 10 state Farmers Home Administration conference in Atlanta Dillard B Lasseter urged state administrators to speed up drought relief loans emphasizing repayment and farmer benefit. President Truman allocated 3 million dollars for feed in Kentucky and Tennessee as drought losses reach near 1 billion. rain offered little crop hope while disaster declarations expanded to 10 states and parts of another.
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Lasseter
Farmers Home Administration
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