Forest Fire Engulfs Willow Mountain Fight Continues
Five hundred firefighters battled a timber blaze near Helena Montana on Willow mountain as the fire expanded across 21 miles of perimeter. The fire has claimed 13 forest service lives and scorched about 6000 acres since Friday. Ray mond Thompson Jr a 21 year old forestry student from Charlotte NC died among the victims. Firefighters worked from north and south while showers slowed the blaze and winds pushed it eastward toward heavier timber. The Missouri river area was also affected and volunteers were called to assist as parachuting smokejumpers had been kept from the line since Friday’s tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Forest Service
Raymond Thompson, Jr
Charlotte
N. C
University of Montana
Raymond Thompson
Thompson
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Airborne Service
Japan
Willow Mountain
Gates of the Mountains
Mann Gulch
Missouri
New York
UPI
Fifth Avenue
Cal Coolidge
Charleston
Clara Bow
Prohibition
John Held, Jr
AMVETS To Open 4 Day State Convention This Thursday
RALEIGH NC August 8 4 AMVETS open a four day annual convention Thursday Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray will review the AMVETS posts in the state Saturday Lt Col Rowell P Rosengruen chief of the army public information office will be the principal speaker at the Saturday night banquet The event features a wide representation of AMVET posts in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Amvets
Secretary of the Army
Gordon Gray
James H
Pau Bailey
Rowell P. Rosengruen
Army
Public Information Office
Furniture Dealers Attend Management Institute
Southern retail furniture dealers began a week long management institute in Chapel Hill as the Southern Retail Furniture Association and the University of North Carolina sponsor courses in sales promotion customer relations cost and markup computation personnel selection and training and credit and collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Southern Retail Furniture
Southern Retail Furniture Association
University of North Carolina
Manhunt On For Escaped Convicts Near Tarboro
Nine Negro convicts escaped from a North Carolina prison camp near Tarboro cutting bars tied guards and seizing a pistol and shotgun. They fled which prompted a statewide search led by prison officials and highway patrol with bloodhounds. Escapees include William Bryant Alec Brown Herman Hayes Marion Foy John Ray Buster Burgess Wathan Miller Ernest Green and Anthony Stone with varying sentences for robbery forgery murder and burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarboro
Robert Pennell
Lee Turner
Turner
W. H. Stell
North Carolina
William Bryant
Asheville
Alec Brown
Douglas
Herman Hayes
Parham County
Marion Foy
Scotland Neck
John Ray
Fayetteville
Buster Burgess
Cumberland County
Wathan Miller
Rutherfordton
Ernest Green
Thomasville
Anthony R. Stone
Baltimore
Twentieth Century Fund Publishes Nation Progress Book
Washington August 8 The Twentieth Century Fund has condensed its 12 page study into a 101 page volume U S A measure of a nation tracing American growth over a century and projecting to 1960 The foreword notes a rising economic curve and vast potential The book uses charts and text to show the shift from 12 hour six day work weeks in 1850 to a 43 hour week by 1940 and beyond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Washington
Twentieth Century Fund
America
U.S. A
Thomas R. Carskadon
Rudolf
Unofficial Death Toll In Ecuador Earthquake Rises
The notice reports an unofficial death toll surpassing 4,600 from the Ecuador earthquake. It notes ongoing disaster assessment and international aid responses as rescuers search affected regions.
Acheson Urges Open Foreign Arms Aid Plan
Secretary of State Acheson asked Congress to approve a 1.45 billion dollar foreign arms assistance program saying the United States faces greater attack risk. He testified before combined Senate committees and warned Western European allies are too weak to hold the line. He also planned consultations on a new China policy and Far East strategy with foreign policy committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
Congress
United States
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Europe
Congressional
China
Far East
State Department
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Tobacco Market Sales Dip From Last Year Peak
Raleigh reports the Carolina Border Belt tobacco markets saw a second week of sales begin with 5,133,306 pounds sold at an average of 50.20 dollars per hundred. This is 4.24 dollars below last year’s first week record of 54.44. Last week’s averages ranged from 46.75 to 54.65, with lugs dominating offerings and a higher share of lemon colored tobacco. Volume is expected to fall midweek, and receipts under the stabilization corporation totaled about 22 percent of gross sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Carolinas
Border Belt
Stabilization Corporation Re
Southern Makes Good Gain On Stock Market
An active New York stock market moved higher on Aug 8 with gains led by Chrysler Corp after strong earnings and sales in the first six months and second quarter. General Motors Studebaker U S Steel rails Southern Railway Southern Pacific New York Central climbed, while radio TV shares including Philco rose on record 1950 TV receiver sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Studebaker
U. S. Steel
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Radio and Television Group
Philco
Admiral and Radio Corp
Slow starts needed for even engine expansion
The engine must be started gently to prevent pistons and cylinders from expanding unevenly, avoiding unnecessary fear and potential mechanical stress on the motor.
Labor Backs Selection of Graham
President C A Fink of the North Carolina State Federation of Labor praised Dr Frank P Graham for his U S Senate appointment. The tribute was delivered at the federation’s 42nd annual convention in Charlotte, highlighting Graham and Governor Scott’s leadership. Senator Graham sent best wishes on the event and its goals for labor and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
C. A. Fink
North Carolina State Federation of Labor Today
Frank P. Graham
U. S. Senate
Fink
State Federation of Labor
Scott
Graham
Washington
North
First Session of Council of Europe Opens With Ten Ministers
Strasbourg hosts the inaugural session as foreign ministers from Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Ireland gather at the city hall. Greece and Turkey loom as prospective new members, with seats planned in the consultative assembly. Churchill expected to speak on European unity amid Soviet expansion fears while Bevin follows with measured policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Europe
Strasbourg
France
the Rhines
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Committee of Ministers of the
Council
Government of Europe
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Foreign Ministers Committee
Consultative Assembly
Assembly
Committee of Ministers
Organi
Lake Garda
Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Evian
Switzerland
Bevin
Bloodshed Box Score In N. C.
Raleigh report shows highway accidents from Saturday 10 a.m. to today. Five killed and seventy seven injured in the period with totals to date 458 killed and 5305 injured, including 389 killed and 4206 injured this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Motor Vehicle Department
Settlement in state advertising row remains uncertain
A North Carolina governance dispute over state advertising grows clearer yet still unsettled as Governor Scott bypasses legally constituted authority again. The long running conflict with the board of conservation and development is now on record, with claims of using advertising as political payoff and recent resignations fueling suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Board of Conservation and Development
National Polio Foundation Sends $85 000 to North Carolina
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis sent 85000 dollars to North Carolina chapters, reaching 862000 dollars in aid to the state since January. Basil O Connor notes fewer cases this year amid ongoing medical care needs. Equipment from Camp Sutton, once an emergency hospital, is now distributed to 11 states for current epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Polio Foundation
N. Carolina
New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
North Carolina
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation
O'Connor
Camp Sutton
N. C
Five Percenter inquiry opens with Johnson hearing
The Senate special investigations subcommittee announced public hearings on improper influence in government contracts starting with Secretary of Defense Johnson at 9 a.m. EST. The probe follows claims by Paul Grindle of paying a middleman $1,000 for a contract, and encompasses the Tanforan race track case while aiming to expose who benefits from five percent fees. Two army generals were suspended earlier as the panel probes contracting practices and compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Special Investigations
Defense Johnson
Johnson
Paul Grindle
Massachusetts
Grindle
Tanforan
San Bruno
Calif
Army
Alden
Tremor Toll Surges as Ecuador Quake Destroys Towns
The unofficial death toll in Ecuador climbs past 4,600 with damage from 29 mountain towns estimated at 20 million dollars. The cabinet met in emergency to plan reconstruction as 2,000 troops restore order and aid staff fly in from Balboa to deliver six tons of relief supplies. Eyewitnesses describe scenes of mass destruction in Ambato and towns like Guano Patate Pelileo and PIllaro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Ecuador
Galo Plaza Lasso
Defense Ministry
Ecuadorian Air Force
U. S. Caribbean Air Command
Balboa
Guano
Patate
Pelileo
Pillaro
Cotton Crop Forecast For 1950 Below 1948 Levels
The agriculture department predicts a 1950 cotton crop of 14,805,000 bales, Aug 1, slightly below last year’s 14,868,000 and above the 10-year average of 11,306,000. A carryover of about 5,600,000 bales supports price programs, signaling a return to prewar production controls. State yields shown: North Carolina 79 and 337 acres. South Carolina 72 and 289 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
North Carolina
South Carolina
Duke study suggests ability to choose baby sex
Duke University researchers Deryl Hart and James Moody report in the Annals of Surgery that conception timing may bias toward female births early in the fertile period and toward male births late in it. An analysis of 9,489 artificial inseminations shows 5,676 males, a 48 percent increase over expected, though not certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Durham
Duke Univer
Duke
Deryl Hart
James D Moody
Annals of Surgery
Philadelphia Medical
Annals
Hart
Moody
Doc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Everette Haydock
San Francisco
Union
S. C
Haycock
Power Company
Montana
Hoyt Searcy
Ozark
Ala
Alabama
Tom
Mie Johnson
Raymond McClendon
Robert Miller
Miller
Southern
Labor
Winston Churchill
Toether
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Bill Sharpe
Times
Morehead City
H. Waitt
Chemical Corps
Herman Feldman
the Army
Gray
Pat
Ambato
Tungarahua
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!