Thomasville Adopts Strict New Building Inspection System
Thomasville officials approved a rigid inspection regime for new construction plumbing and electrical work. The ordinance increases inspection and permit fees to fund enforcement and extends beyond city lines where water taps are made. Electric permits cost $2 with a $1 air conditioner inspection. plumbing charges add $1 per fixture plus a $3 general fee.
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Thomasville
W. T. Green Jr
R. L. van Landingham
Green
Stocks Edge Higher Amid Slow New York Trading
Stock market in New York opened with a firm tone and slow activity. Gains were small overall with a few high priced issues advancing. oil shares led the rise with Texas Pacific Land Trust and Amerada Petroleum up notably. Chrysler and General Motors showed strength among automotives while Reynolds Metals and Penn-Dixie Cement also contributed gains.
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Stock Exchange
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Amerada Petroleum
Chrysler
General Motors
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
Reynolds Metals
Penn-Dixie Cement
Young Friends Conference At Guilford College Greensboro
Quaker Young Friends from the United States and several foreign nations plan a week long All American Young Friends conference at Guilford College in Greensboro starting August 29. About 250 Friends aged 17 to 28 are expected for discussions speeches devotions and social activities with participants from at least five foreign countries including Great Britain Germany Ireland and Jamaica.
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United States
Quaker College
Great Britain
Germany
Ireland
Jamaica
Traveled Youngster Jean Palmer completes world voyage
Eight-year-old Jean Palmer of Melbourne began a sixth round the world trip in Sydney in July. She has spent about 18 months at home in five years and logged around 200000 miles by ship with her parents. The journey included the West Indies United States Britain Europe Egypt Hong Kong Japan and Tahiti. She studies via correspondence lessons from a Melbourne school and recently passed all subjects except geography.
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Jean Palmer
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George F. Palmer
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West Indies
United States
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Europe
Egypt
Hong Kong
Japan
Tahiti
Pittsburgh Rebuilds Old Fire Engines For Use
In Pittsburgh Leo Gill oversees refurbishing ancient fire trucks with new tires and paint. The city pays over 20000 dollars for new equipment, while a 1914 reconditioned rig touted by Fire Chief Stephen Adley is praised as a better machine now than when new.
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Pittsburgh
Leo Gill
Gill
Stephen Adley
Reds Refuse Red Cross Inspection at Camp No 3 Korea
Returning prisoner Pfc. Richard Brennan, a 21 year old from Lincoln Park Michigan, says Red Cross was kept from interviewing inmates at Camp One and that 700 prisoners died mostly in early 1951. He notes camp conditions improved with later truce talks but depended on negotiations. Brennan recalls being told by a Communist writer and describes the camp as reactionary.
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Richard D. Brennan
Lincoln Park
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He Regene
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Wilfred Burchett
Kaesong
Korea Peace Conference Debate Marks U N Split Over Seats
Russian proposal to choose representation collided with Lodge and Vishinsky on who should sit at the Korean peace talks. Spender supported Lodge while Vishinsky urged a broad political conference and challenged the two sided format and roundtable idea.
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Lodge
Vishinsky
U.N
Gunman Returns Loot After Apology in New Orleans
A 26 year old housewife, Gloria Abadie, told police a bandit threatened her with a pistol twice. He took $700 in jewelry the first time, then returned the loot intact a month later and apologized for stealing it.
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New Orleans
Gloria Abadie
Polio Quarantine Lifts If No Rise in Cases
Dr. Benton V. D. Scott said the polio quarantine in the Catawba Lincoln Alexander district will be lifted if polio cases do not increase. Catawba County reported its 97th case, Deborah Hawkins, 2, of Route 4 Hickory, among the victims.
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Benton V. D. Scott
Catawba- Lincoln- Alexandere
Scott
Catawba County
Deborah Hawkins
Fred Hawkins
Route 4
Hickory
ABC Chairman Fined in Raleigh Speeding Case
State ABC Board Chairman Tom Allen was fined 10 dollars plus costs in City Court after a Raleigh speed charge for driving 51 miles per hour on a residential street.
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Tom Allen
State
ABC Board
Doan's Pills Promoted For Kidney Relief
Nagging backache and low energy are linked to slow kidney function doctors say. Dean's Pills are promoted as a mild diuretic used by millions for over 60 years to flush out waste and ease discomfort.
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Dean
Doan
Democratic National Committee Plans Chicago Meeting in September
The Democratic National Committee called for a fall meeting in Chicago on September 15 to coincide with a two day rally welcoming Adlai E. Stevenson home from his world tour. Stevenson will deliver a nationwide radio television broadcast, with many prominent Democrats already planning to attend. Names listed include Sens Estes Kefauver Stuart Symington A S Mike Monroney Paul H Douglas Matthew Neely Robert S Kerr Lister Hill and Governors Gordon Persons Hugh White Johnston Murray and Lawrence Wetherby.
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Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Adlaie E. Stevenson
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Tenn
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A. S. Mike Monroney
Okla
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Matthew Neely
Wva
Robert S. Kerr
Lister Hill
Ala
Gordon Persons
Hugh White
Miss
Johnston Murray
Lawrence Wetherby
Nurse Wilhite Faces Narcotics Charge In Davidson Court
In Davidson Superior Court August term opening next Monday in Lexington nurse Dorothy Lee Wilhite faces a narcotics violation charge for taking Demerol from the hospital narcotics chest and billing patients. Also to be heard are Worley Kindley for illegal possession of a hypodermic syringe and needles and other Thomasville cases including assaults, drunken driving and liquor-law violations. Judge Frank M. Armstrong presides.
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Dorothy Lee Wilhite
Davidson Superior Court
Lexington
Wilhite
SBI
Worley Kindley
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Troy
Arvil Hunt
H. F. Parker Jr
Ublic
Raymond Woodard
Carl Brown
Ben Inman
Clyde Parris
Clifford Lewis
Rolles Summey
John Colson
Ed Westmoreland
Ace Poole
Moroccan Sultan appeals for outside help amid Moroccan revolt
In Rabat the nationalist sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef retained power through French intercession yet asked for aid from the outside world against France. Weekend clashes in several cities left 43 dead and over 100 injured as Berber chieftains dethroned the sultan and named a new religious leader.
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French Morocco
Morocco
France
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Marrakech
Moulah Mohammed Ben Arafa
Hadj Thami el Mezouari el Glaoui
Driver Jailed After Wreck In Thomasville
Weldon Watford of Route 2 was arrested by a state trooper after his car ran off Cunningham Brick road and skidded 400 feet. Charged with reckless driving prohibition violations and driving after license revocation, he posted $750 bond for a hearing later this month. The crash damaged the car about $150 and occurred about 11 am amid wet conditions.
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Weldon Watford
Route 2
Cunningham Brick Road
Watford
Thomas Coleman
Brown Street
Highway 29
Here
Kennedy Hill
English settlers number in Massachusetts reaches twenty thousand
The National Geographic Society reports nearly 20,000 English settlers established homes in and around Massachusetts, reflecting a substantial colonial migration and settlement pattern.
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National Geographic Society
Massachusetts
French Union Leaders Ignore Laniel Threats Amid Strike Crisis
Paris saw defiant union leaders continue a nationwide walkout as Premier Laniel warned of tougher action possibly using the army. About 500 para chute troops were deployed in Paris while the National Assembly eyed an emergency return for sessions on the strike and other crises.
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Joseph Laniel
France
Laniel
Mier
National Assembly
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City Statue Elicits Outcry From Grand Army Women
In Grand Rapids Michigan the Champiin Women's Relief Corps No 41 publicly challenged city officials over a statue honoring the Boys in Blue that is painted Confederate gray and leans toward the Mason-Dixon Line. City Manager Millard Moore pledged a fresh blue paint job and straightening.
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Mich
Champiin Women's Relief Corps No. 41
Grand Army of the Republic
Millard Moore
Bisorek Knocks Self Out Over Girl At Beach
Adrian Michigan a 19 year old John C Bisorek knocked himself out while playing tag with a girl at a beach The girl ducked under a lifeguard platform Bisorek chased her and struck the platform rendering him unconscious He was treated at a hospital for a concussion
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Mich
John C. Bisorek
Detroit
Bisorek
Policeman Nets Speeder With Back Tickets
Dallas officer J M Sears spotted a speeder and arrested him after learning the motorist was on the police wanted list for 650 dollars in unpaid traffic tickets. Sears kept his ticket blanks and took the offender directly to the city jail.
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J. M. Sears
Sears
Last major planet Pluto found in 1930
The last discovery of a major planet occurred in 1930 when astronomers identified Pluto, which lies about 3,666 million miles from the sun.
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Long Distance Hypnotism Claims Cure for Headache
Miami city commissioner H Leslie Quigg reported success in a long distance hypnotism experiment curing a two week headache of a North Carolina resident. Three doctors witnessed as Quigg hailed telephonic transmission of hypnotic suggestion from Miami to Murphy North Carolina where Mrs Tibbets yawns and headaches ceased.
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Miami, Fla
H. Leslie Cuigg
Miami
Quigg
Two North Carolina POWs Are Freed
The UN Command list of American POWs freed on the 14th day of the Korean armistice exchange includes North Carolinians Arthur R. McDuffie Pfc Co G Sth RCT 24th Div and William V. Stogsdill Cpl Co L 98rd Ret 2nd Div. Their families are named Mrs Netti McDuffie Rt 1 Biscoe N C and Mr Fayette Stogsdill Box 556 Erwin N C respectively.
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United Nations Command
Arthur R. McDuffie
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R.C.T
Netti McDuffie
Rt. 1
Biscoe
N.C
William V. Stogsdill
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Brazil bans nearly nude showgirls in Rio venues
The Rio de Janeiro authorities ordered performers to cover from shoulders to three inches above the knee ending last night shows. Only artistic living statues remain allowed in the background. The move targets theaters and nightclubs with ban on nearly nude displays.
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Ike Says Korea Truce Will Last, Adams Reports
Sherman Adams, Ike's aide, says the president believes the Korean armistice will endure and calls the truce signing the administration's greatest deed in seven months. Adams, visiting Denver, also outlined plans including a possible debt ceiling approach, budget cuts, and noted Ike's strong handling of presidency pressures.
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Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
New Hampshire
New York
Congress
Truman
Made-to-Order Clue Left by Burglar
Grant Lumpkins burglarized a Greenwich Village apartment and left a self portrait as a clue. Sylvia Pitkin confronted him during the break in and he fled with five dollars. Police traced the photo to Lumpkins and arrested him at his export warehouse job within a day.
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Grant Lumpkins
Greenwich Village
Sylvia Pitkin
Lumpkins
Queen Elizabeth Ranges Rise Over 10000 Feet in Alberta
The peaks around Maligne Lake are now named the Queen Elizabeth Ranges and rise above 10,000 feet, making the Alberta region one of Canada's premier scenic attractions.
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Queen Elizabeth Ranges
Alberta
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