Stocks edge higher in dull trading amid cautious gains
Wall Street drifted up modestly as major shares advanced only fractions or held steady. U S Steel and DuPont posted small gains while Westinghouse and General Electric declined. The AP index opened up 20 cents and noon quotes list numerous firms with slim improvements and notable climbs such as Kennecott and Goodyear.
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New York
Eye
Accos
U.S. Steel
Kennecott
DuPont
Olin Mathieson
Goodyear
Liggett & Myers
Schering
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
Associated Press
Investors Guide on balance of securities and real estate
The advice weighs using $75 monthly for securities versus building a retirement home. It suggests 900 yearly in securities yields about $40–$45, recommends long term securities, and notes real estate adds costs. It says stock price per share is irrelevant and you can buy any number of shares, including fractions under plans.
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Stock Exchange
O.K
Cobra Bite Victim Receives Serum from India
After a cobra bite, a Miami serpentarium supplied the only anti cobra serum in the United States made in Bombay. Air Force Lieutenants Altmann and Marks supervised a Coast Guard helicopter hauling the vial from Miami to a Missouri city, with police closing a highway for the test flight. The jet flight covered about 1300 miles in 3 hours 48 minutes.
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White
Miami Serpentorium
Flinchpaugh
United States
Bombay
India
Air Force
James H. Altmann
Louisville
Larry Marks
Miami
Coast Guard
Missouri
Rosensohn Licenses Suspended by State Boxing Commission
The New York State Athletic Commission suspended Rosensohn Enterprises promoter license and Bill Rosensohn matchmaker license after a rules violation. The June 26 heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium featured Ingemar Johansson stopping Floyd Patterson, with ongoing promotional disputes involving Vincent Velella and legal actions by the district attorney.
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New York
State Athletic Commission
Rosensohn
Commission
Vincent Velella
Cause For Food Poison Cases Sought
In Angola Indiana the State Health Board and Miles Laboratory faced a difficult outbreak as several people fell ill at a large picnic. Doctors call the poisoning mild but widespread with victims suffering distress. Earl Buckmaster a Miles employee described people dropping around him. About 3000 attended the event.
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Angola
Ind
State Health Board
Miles Laborator
Earl Buckmaster
Elkhart
Miles
Newlywed Night in Jail After Wedding Party Altercation
Hartford report says George and Tania Trojanowski wed as planned, then a party led to police arrival and an invited guest was struck during the brawl. Officers booked the suspect on disorderly conduct.
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Hartford, Conn
George
Tania Trojanowski
Thais opera and novel noted with author ambiguity
The term Thais refers to both an opera and a novel. Source text misreads obscure names suggesting Jules may be involved. No clear, verifiable author attribution available in provided fragment.
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Thais
Jules oes oe ene _oy Seana
Halsey Remembered as Naval War Leader and Scoring Adversaries
The obituary recalls Admiral William Halsey born in Elizabeth New Jersey and rising to command in the South Pacific During World War II He describes near death moments and bold tactics that shaped the Pacific campaign His record includes striking Marshall and Gilbert islands and later Leyte Gulf Historians debated his decisions while Churchill doubted a trap yet Halsey stood by his actions concluding with the assertion that all ends well.
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Halsey
Elizabeth
N.J
South Pacific
Japan
Guadalcanal
Tokyo
3Rd Fleet
Pacific
Leyte Gulf
Winston Churchill
Plane Scene of Stork's Arrival
Suzanne Ector gave birth to an 8 pound 4 ounce girl 9000 feet over Missouri aboard a Delta Air Lines flight. The infant and mother were taken to a Memphis hospital after landing. midwives included a stewardess and two passengers aided by a medical tech and two Jackson area residents. The mother was en route to Sylvarena Mississippi to visit her parents.
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Hugh Ector
Argenta
B.C
Canada
Memphis
Suzanne
Missouri
Tenn
Su‘zanne Ector
Argentia
Delta Air Lines
Ector
Sylvarena
Miss
Chicago
Jackson
Dorothy Conners
Perry Miers
Shreveport
Stiles
C. J. Amana
Malden
Man Unknowingly Helps Extricate Wife's Body
In Manning South Carolina a man driving by the scene of a Friday night collision near Sumter area aided in removing his wife from the wreckage. Four women died in the crash including Mrs Linda Poole 65.
Scientists use litmus paper to test acidity or alkalinity
Scientists use litmus paper to determine if a liquid is acidic or alkaline. The test indicates acidity with red color and alkalinity with blue, signaling the solution’s pH behavior.
Weekend Death Toll Reaches 24
The Associated Press reports a two car collision near Elk killed three Wagoner brothers and their uncle plus five other weekend highway deaths across North Carolina. Victims include Thurman Wagoner 23 Noah Wagoner 12 Garland Wagoner 21 and Ransom Wagoner 33 all of Elkin and Ransom D Wagoner 33. Other deaths involve Raymond Miller 50 and Vaughn Miller 28 of Elkin Isaac Spicer Jr 17 of Ronda and numerous individuals across towns from Lumberton to Draper. A drown accident near New Bern and a light plane crash near Durham also claimed lives.
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Elk
North Carolin
Thurman Monroe Wagoner
Ronda
Noah Gary Wagoner
Rt. 2
Garland Bradford Wagoner
Elkin
Ransom D. Wagoner
Wanda Dean Coletrain
Williamston
Leroy McNeil
Erwin
William T. Smith
Hamlet
L. C. Britt
Kinston
J. T. Humphrey
Wilmington
Charlene F. Young
Maybud F. Miller
Draper
Robert K. Helmle
Burnsville
James Locklear
Fairmont
James H. Weatherington
Neuse
New Bern
Leslie Ponder
Mars Hill
Lyn Williamson
Greensboro
Cletus Alexander Burns
Charlotte
Stuart M. Phipps Jr
Durham
Bryan
Daniel Lloyd Overcash
Rt. 6
Settlement Talks Hint at Record Ticket Caps
Butler warned no guarantee on final numbers while host city eyed 1,500 tickets as maximum. Paulson proposed compromise during stalled talks. Pauley, ally of Harry S. Truman foe of Butler, signaled willingness to accept 3 133 tickets.
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Butler
Paulson
Pauley
Harry S. Truman
Reservists Gather For Training At Fort Jackson
Thousands of Army Reservists from the Carolinas converge at Fort Jackson South Carolina for two weeks of 108th Infantry Reserve Division training. A new officers academy for 130 non commissioned officers accompanies the drills. The division includes units from Charlotte Clemson Columbia Raleigh and local South Carolina towns. Major General T M Mayfield commands.
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FT. Jackson
S.C
Carolinas
108Th Infantry Reserve Division
Charlotte
Clemson
Columbia
Raleigh
108Th Band
South Carolina
Sumter
Rock Hill
Spartanburg
Union
Greenville
Anderson
T. M. Mayfield
ABC Board Supervisor Quits Post
A former Caswell County legislator resigns from the ABC board effective today citing intolerable working conditions. Board Chairman William S. Hunt said he had not yet received the resignation letter and planned to comment once it arrives. The letter’s contents were disclosed to newsmen, noting the conditions as intolerable and the impossibility of continuing service to North Carolina in that role.
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Raleigh
Caswell County
ABC Board
William S. Hunt
Hunt
W. C. Taylor
Taylor
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Greyhound Corp
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United Aircraft Corp
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Youngstown Sheet & Tube
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Stork
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