Hurricanes Bring Ready Orders to Coast Guard Stations
The Hurricane Barbara approach prompted the Coast Guard to cancel leaves and mobilize cutters at Atlantic and Cape Hatteras life boat stations. Cherry Point North Carolina moved planes inland and activated Condition II with evac plans and storm duty alerts. Red Cross disaster workers were alerted for possible deployment.
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Miami Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Miami
Virginia Capes
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Daytona Beach
Barbara
Alice
Cuba
Cherry Point
N. C
Marine Air Station
Term
Malden Field
Havelock
N.C
Coast Guard
Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
M. Williamson
Raleigh
William B. Umstead
Red Cross
K. C. Lattimer
Avanta
Red Cross Disaster Relief
Camp No 1 POWs Report Worst Conditions Yet
Camp No 1 prisoners in Inchon and nearby areas describe the worst conditions including streaks of disease poor food and mental harassment after a second airlift of sick and wounded freed 75 Americans. They allege mistreatment and Communist propaganda while noting some regained health and happiness at leaving.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Inchon
G.I
United States
Urew “A
United Nations
Great Typhoon Heads Toward Okinawa Island
Tokyo reports a monumental typhoon heading for Amercian occupied Okinawa with winds near 180 mph at the center and gales extending 250 miles outward. Weather authorities note a similar storm last reached peak intensity near the Philippines on Aug 18, 1927 and warn it could strike Japan if its path continues.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Weather Bureau
Okinawa
Weather Bureau
Philippines
Japan
Escape Hatch For Beer Tanks
Glassed steel beer storage tanks in Rochester are being equipped with an inside opening escape hatch to prevent accidents during cleaning. The Pfandier Co. reports the door reduces the risk of drowning in beer and asphyxiation from gases.
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Rochester
N. Y
Pfandier Co
Overdose of Pills Sends Man to Hospital
Deputies report A. E. Holloman of 312 Greenoak Dr was hospitalized last night after taking an overdose of sleeping pills. He was admitted for treatment and listed in non serious condition according to the hospital.
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Sheriff's Deputies
A. E. Holloman
Greenoak Dr
Holloman
Tax Return Sent Uncovered Stamp Returns As Paid
In Norwalk Connecticut Joseph Block attempted to mail his income tax by pasting a stamp on the reverse side and sending it to the Internal Revenue Bureau without a cover. The envelope came back from the bank stamped paid.
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Norwalk
Conn
Joseph Block
Internal Revenue Bureau
Presidents’ Graves Marked at Woburn Burial Ground
The ancient Burying Ground at Woburn Massachusetts, dating from 1642, holds graves linked to four U S presidents. Franklin Pierce, James A Garfield, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison are named among those interred there.
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Woburn
Mass
U. S
Franklin Pierce
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Ben
City Lake Party Closes City Playground Program
High Point children enjoyed a full day of swimming and picnicking as the city recreation department closed its summer playground program. Winners were named in paddle tennis carrom and ping pong with multiple divisions for boys and girls and a Negro division.
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High Point
City Recrea
Ildren
From All Pee
Carroms
Passong
Rayford Moore
Penny Hilliard
Robbie Teague
Jack Osborne
Ry Allen
Carrom
Tom Venable
Alton Smith
Richard Rackley
Ella Chapman
Carolyn Setzer
Ping Pong
Don Snow
Earl Johnson
Frank Lovelace
Randel Brown
Darlene Saunders
Freedom Ends For NC Escapee After 19 Years
John Burke, once aged 19, who fled North Carolina in September 1934, has been captured in Kansas City Missouri and will waive extradition to return to Guilford County. The case follows a nationwide alert issued by the Prison Department in 1941. Two other parole violators, Orcus Huskey and R. C. An, are also being returned from Wisconsin and Michigan respectively after parole violations.
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Raleigh
John Richake
North Carolina
J. D. Wilson
Sons
Burke
Kansas
Wilson
Guilford County
Milwaukee
Wis
Orcus Huskey
Wisconsin
Huskey
Gaston County
R. C. An
Flint
Mich
Air Defense Test Planned Across 13 North Carolina Counties
Ground Observer Corps will conduct another air defense test in 13 North Carolina counties Sunday afternoon. Civil Air Patrol will provide about 30 aircraft and alert CAP squadrons from High Point Morganton Gastonia Shelby and Charlotte. Planes cover 9000 miles on preplanned routes with 63 observers tracking movements and relaying to the Air Defense Filter Center for evaluation.
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Charlotte
Ground Observer Corps
North Carolina
North Carolina Civil Air Patrol
CAP
High Point
Morganton
Gastonia
Shelby
R Vers
Air Defense
Air Force
Polk
Rutherford
Richmond
Montgomery
Anson
Mecklenburg
Davi
Rowan
Iredell
Gaston
Cleveland
Lincoln
Cabarrus
Draft Status for Fathers Explained
Fathers must report parenthood or expected parenthood to the local draft board before August 25 to retain deferment. Those registering after August 25 may be classified 1-A, and pre August 25 registrants lacking recorded parenthood lose deferment.
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Ethel Kirkman
Sertoma Club Enjoys Magic Show by Dr. Kenneth Sheeler
Dr. Kenneth Sheeler of Washington, D.C., a U.S. Army major, entertained Sertoma Club members at a YMCA luncheon with card and bottle tricks and ghost-writing on a slate. He announced a Southeastern Association of Mace show at the local Junior High School Saturday night at 8. He recalled a 1937 High Point meeting and praised local civic cooperation.
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Kenneth Sheeler
Washington, D.C
Sertoma
YMCA
Coke Cecil
Sheeler
Cecil
Southeastern Association of Mace
High Point
Dr. Sheeler
McCarthy Links POG Employee to Bomb Secrets
Senator McCarthy said sworn testimony shows a Government Printing Office worker had access to A bomb and H bomb secrets. The individual, identified by witnesses as a Communist, denies the charge. FBI attendance and loyalty-board records were cited as part of the investigation.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Government
Senate
McCarthy
Government Printing Office
Atomic Energy
Rinting
AEC
FBI
Edward Rothschild
Communist Party
Charles E. Ford
R-Wis
Rothschild
Ford
Printing Office Loyalty Board
Washington Book Shop Corporation
Noted Russian Doctor Die in Winston
Dr. Jacques Jacob Bronfenbrenner, 69, research professor of microbiology and immunology at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, died at Baptist Hospital after 10 days of critical illness. Former head of bacteriology and immunology at Washington University, St. Louis, he held awards and affiliations with Rockefeller Institute, Pasteur Institute, Imperial University in Russia, and Harvard. Survived by his wife Alice Klein and two children. born November 21, 1883 in Cherson, Russia.
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Winston—Salem
Jacques Jacob Bronfenbrenner
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Baptist Hospital
Bronfenbrenner
Bowman Gray
Washington University
St. Louis
Stock Market Mixed As Chemical Shares Lead Gains
New York stocks rose at midday led by chemical issues with Du Pont hitting a new intraday high after strong demand. Oils gains spread with Texas Pacific Land Trust and Deep Rock rising, while rails and utilities posted smaller advances and volume topped 230,000 shares.
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New York
du Pont
Rohm & Haas
Hooker Electro-Chemical
Calumet & Hecla
Allied Chemical
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Deep Rock
Eisenhower to Sign Over A Dozen Bills In Denver Visit
President Eisenhower was expected to sign more than a score of bills in Denver and then hold three key meetings with White House staff members Bernard Shanley and Robert Cutler and Kansas GOP official Harry Darby. Shanley and Cutler would stay through Friday or Saturday.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Kep
White House
Shanley
Cutler
Washington
Hagerty
New York
French Premier Laniel defies strike wave with vow to resist pressure
Premier Laniel, age 64, rejected strike calls in a national address as France faces a wave of walkouts. Labor groups including FO CGT and FCTC press for wage boosts while the government eyes public payroll cuts and retirement age rises to avert a treasury crisis.
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Laniel
Socialist Workers’ Force
General Federation of Labor
CGT
Christian Catholic Trades Union
FCTC
Anderson Praised as Prisons Director Nominee
Dr. William McGehee chairman of the Spray council says Anderson is a capable official and likely the best qualified man for prisons director. He argues the indefinite status of the position hinders effective prison management and calls for a firm appointment.
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Anderson
William McGehee
Spray
Council
North Carolina
McGehee
Reds Promise 409 More POWs
In Panmunjom, Korea, the Communists said they would return 409 prisoners under a timetable. At 9 a.m. 26 Americans, 24 British, and 50 South Koreans. At 10 a.m. 33 Americans, one Canadian, and 50 South Koreans. At 11 a.m. 25 Americans, 25 British, and 100 South Koreans.
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Panmunjom
Korea
POWs Arrive First Korea War Plane at Travis AFB
Hil, MOM Marine Pvt Alfred Graham Jr meets his mother on arrival at Travis Air Force Base California as the first POW from Korea disembarks. Sixteen other former prisoners of war, all seriously ill, arrive on litters with the first plane.
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Hil
Marine
Alfred Graham Jr
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Korea
Johnson resigns as North Carolina customs collector
Chariles M. Johnson announces resignation as NC customs collector effective Sept 1. He plans to open a securities firm in Raleigh around Oct 1, specializing in state and municipal bonds. Asst. Collector Tom Hunter likely becomes acting collector. Johnson previously served 15 years as state treasurer and is a Burgaw native.
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Wilmington
N.C
Chariles M. Johnson
North Carolina
Johnson
Raleigh
Charlotte
Kerr Scott
Gov
Umstead
Asst
Tom Hunter Probab
Scott
Burgaw
Whiteville Man Cleared For N C Job
LENOIR North Carolina Thomas E Story state Republican chairman said Josiah Maultsby of Whiteville was cleared for the federal collector of customs post for North Carolina Story noted Charles M Johnson will resign Sept 1 and that Maultsby should be appointed soon after Washington receives Johnsons resignation Johnson previously connected with a Charlotte bank Wilmington customs post and long served as state treasurer born in Pender County
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Story
Maultsby
Johnson
Washington
Internal Revenue Department
W. Kerr Scott
Charlotte
Wilmington
Pender County
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