Business loan figures show big increase in Fifth District
Richmond based Federal Reserve Bank reports Seventh week ending August 12 saw total loans at Fifth District banks rise to 1.391 billion, up 616 thousand in large part to sales finance firms, with real estate loans up 1.506 million but declines in loans to banks and consumer loans offset the gain.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Reserve Bank
Federa Ry
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
District of Columbia
Treasury
United States
Leaf Auction To Benefit Orphanage In North Kinston
The 1953 leaf season opened with a special auction in North Kinston to aid the State Baptist Orge and the B. W. Spilman Memorial Baptist Church. One hundred pounds of Jemon cutters sold for 1.00 per pound at Planters Warehouse, donated by J. Herman, with Orphanage Trustee J. Jones representing the orphanage. Representatives from Kennedy Memorial Home Mills Home and Kannapolis church observed the sale, described as a living memorial now rather than a stone later.
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Kinston
State Baptist Orge
B. W. Spilman Emorial Baptist Church
North Kinston
Jemon
Roy
Planters Warehouse
Ashley Garris
Contentnea Neck Township
J. Herman
J. Jones
Kennedy Memorial Home
Mills
Thomasville
Kannapolis
List
Negro Claims Broom Used For Assault
Leyon Robbins 48 of 901 Leonard St faced an assault warrant filed by Jules Robbins alleging he was struck with a broom handle. Bond set at 100 dollars. court hearing planned next Wednesday. Willie Johnson 39 of 717% FE Washington St arrested for liquor law violation. four pints of white whisky alleged. free on 300 dollar bond. Carson R. Yates Jr. 29 of 2405 Lowe Ave charged with a worthless check. neighbor W M McLamb 2310 Lowe Ave is complainant. bond set at 100 dollars.
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Leyon Robbins
Leonard St
Jules Robbins
Willie Johnson
Washington St
Johnson
Carson R. Yates Jr
Lowe Ave
W. M. McLamb
Yates
Morganton Drexel workers vote against AFL as agent
Morganton Drexel Furniture plant employees voted 183 to 87 against AFL Upholsterers International Union as their bargaining agent. Officials cited a growing trend toward non union organization since a profit sharing plan was introduced. Re elections are planned at Marion and Morena plants.
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Morganton
Table Rock Furniture Co
Drexel Furniture Co
AFL
Public Printer Defends GPO Security Against McCarthy Claims
Deputy Public Printer Phillip L. Cole disputed Sen McCarthy's charges of lax security at the Government Printing Office and questioned the credibility of a former clerk's testimony. He said no secret agents were stolen and that GPO security has been secure over time, noting a Defense Department review was requested.
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Washington
Llp
Phillip L. Cole
Joseph R. McCarthy
Government Printing Office
McCarthy
Senate
Subcommittee
Cole
Raymond Blattenberger
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Coast Guard Increases Durham Enlistment Quotas
The Durham Coast Guard recruiting office announces higher monthly enlistment quotas for September. Officer in charge Rodney B. Taylor says the waiting list is nearly exhausted and new applicants can expect enlistment within three weeks. Enlistment remains four years with 12 weeks of basic training at Cape May New Jersey.
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Coast Guard
Durham
Rodney B. Taylor
Cape May
N. J
Taylor
Morris’ St
Five Carrier Boys Return From Beach Trip
Five Enterprise carrier boys will return tonight from a two day trip to Nags Head and Manteo where they saw a Lost Colony performance. The trip honors the top points in a promotion contest. Supervising the trip were Circulation Manager Charles Loflin and fellows Harvey Sell Donald Samuels Charles Carroll and Buddy Phillips of High Point and Richard Dukes of Jamestown.
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Enterprise Carrier
Nags Head
Manteo
Lost Colony
Charles Loflin
Harvey Sell
Donald Samuels
Charles Carroll
Buddy Phillips
High Point
Richard Dukes
Jamestown
High Point Man Tried On Indecency Charge
Robert Gray Jr. age 18 of 2928 Ardale Street was tried in Greensboro Municipal County Court for indecent conduct after exposing himself to a woman on a city street. He received a three month suspended sentence a $75 fine and costs. The Saratoga race track history note follows.
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Robert Gray Jr
Archdale St
Municipal County Court
Greensboro
Gee
Gray
Realty Transfers From High Point and Jamestown Townships
A. G. Cecil and wife transfer three Bennett property lots to Claude M. Brown and wife in High Point Township. Lydia Cashatt transfers Ker sey Road property to Charles Calvin Cashatt and wife in Jamestown Township.
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High Point
A. G. Cecil
Claude M. Brown
Bennett
Jamestown
Lydia Cashatt
Charles Calvin Cashatt
Kersey Road
Stocks Mixed in Narrow New York Market Early Today
A few individual stocks drew interest amid a dull market as traders stayed cautious. The industrial average dipped marginally while rails fell and utilities rose. West Virginia Pulp and Paper climbed on merger news, while Hinde & Dauch declined.
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New York
West Virginia Palaper
Hinde & Dauch
Zenith
Armed Robber Sought By Greensboro Police
Greensboro police broadcast an alert for an unidentified white man aged 30 to 35, about 6 feet tall 180 pounds with brown hair. He wore gray work pants and may drive a red Oldsmobile with out of state plates. No robbery details disclosed.
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Greensboro
CAP Opening Membership Campaign
The Civil Air Patrol squadron holds a 7:30 p m meeting at the Air Force Reserve building 437 N Wrenn St to start an annual membership drive Cadets aged 15 to 18 may enroll with no military commitment Senior members welcome with or without aviation experience The speaker outlines CAP’s civilian military cooperation and training benefits for youths and future armed forces entrants
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Air Force Reserve
N. Wrenn Street
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force
CAP
Armed Forces
Reserve Rg
N. Wrenn
Arrival Sunday Of Repatriates To Be Telecast
San Francisco prepares for a Sunday telecast of the first freed American POWs from Korea aboard the Gen. Walker. NBC will carry a one hour live segment from the Ft. Mason pier starting at 9 am. 11 a.m. EST. The ship will deliver mail to the harbor and the arrival includes 1 815 Marines 456 Army 91 Navy and 37 Air Force veterans. Relatives will greet the first ex POWs with space set aside at the dock. Joseph M. Swing commander of the 6th Army will greet returning service members.
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San Francisco
Korea
Ft. Mason
NBC National
Kron-Tv
Gen. Walker
Navy
Lost Teenagers Found Safe After Wilderness Hike
Fourteen teenagers from Michigan Illinois and New York were found safe after an overnight trek in harsh wilderness. They endured hunger for about 24 hours and were guided by Fred Rydholm with two chaperones. The group, from affluent families, had begun a 170 mile hike from Huron Mountain Club Tuesday before getting lost at night.
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Marquette, Mich
Michigan
Ilinois
New York
Fred Rydholm
Huron Mountain Clubs
3 D Movies Spread to X Ray Field in Australia
The National Geographic Society notes three dimension cinema now reaches X rays. At Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney plans are nearly complete to project 3 D X rays on an eight screen setup.
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National Geographic Society
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney
Australia
War Prevention Power Of U S Is Weakened
U S officials say Soviet H-bomb and A-bomb have diminished the U S atomic stockpile's deterrent power. The next Congress is expected to debate defenses and disarmament while leaders push for broader international control of nuclear weapons.
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Washington
U.S
United States
Congress
W. Sterling Cole
R-N.y
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Paul H. Nitze
State Department
United
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tale of No Progress or How History Repeats Itself
James Marlow surveys seven years of UN effort to outlaw or control atomic weapons, noting repeated delays and failed disarmament attempts. He recalls Truman’s 1949 hydrogen bomb milestone and Russian hydrogen test, with the UN Disarmament Commission reporting continued failure to agree on enforcement or disarmament.
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James Marlow
Washington
Hiroshima
General Assembly
United Nations
United States
Russia
Truman
U. N. Commission
United States Atomic Energy Commission
U. N. Disarmament Commission
New York
Sen. Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate
Andrei Vishinsky
Assembly
West
30th Infantry Division Opens Annual Reunion
Raleigh hosts the 30th Infantry Division Association as about 300 veterans gather for the seventh annual reunion. Maj. Gen. Louis A. Craig ret. urges more active leadership from veterans and notes the division’s World War service. Tours of Durham and Chapel Hill are planned, and the day features a film on the division and a ceremony honoring Nina Harves, mother of a fallen World War I soldier.
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Raleigh
30Th Infantry Division Association
Louis A. Craig
Craig
Army
Old Hickory
United States
Association
Durham
Chapel Hill
Halllima
Nina Harves
Birmingham
Ala
Optical device peers inside patients abdomen
Doctors from Des Moines report a peritoneoscope that uses light and mirrors to inspect the abdominal cavity. In a three year study of 84 cancer patients the device found cancer spread in 20 of 39 cases, confirmed spread in nine of 18 post surgery, and ruled out cancer in 27 patients. The technique requires a small abdominal incision and a rotating mirror system.
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Chicago
Des Moines
Samuel J. Zoeckler
Philip G. Keil
George J. Hegstrom
American Medical Associaon
Sylvania Plant Painting Booth Blazes Again
Firefighters responded to a second blaze at the Sylvania Electric Co plant on Nathan Hunt drive within hours. Workers quickly extinguished flames in a spray booth both times. investigators probe whether chemical combustion from a faulty fan motor sparked the fires.
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Sylvania Electric Co
Nathan Hunt Drive
Beav er rips into stores with bare hands told to judge
In Raleigh North Carolina the prisoner nicknamed the Beaver admitted tearing a roof with his hands and stealing watches worth 5500 dollars from a jewelry store. The judge sentenced him to ten to eighteen years for the crime.
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Raleigh
N. C
Knowland Urges Expulsion of Russia From U N
Senate leader William F Knowland argues Russia should be expelled from the United Nations if possible and that the U S should veto Red China’s entry to the Security Council. He noted there is no procedure to eject a nation and cited Vishinsky’s past admission of aiding Red China. He plans a month long Far East tour to Korea Formosa Indo China and the Philippines.
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Los Angeles
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
Russia
United Nations
Knowland
Robert A. Taft
United States
China
United Nations Security Council
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. N
Andrei Vishinsky
Red China
California
Far East
Korea
Formosa
Indo-China
Philippines
Former Husband Charged After Incident With Frying Pan
Mrs. Ben Pacheco filed charges against her former husband Lamar Cole Pacheco after an alleged confrontation. Police report he met her at a residence, then brandished a frying pan and attempted to run her over before she fled.
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Lamar
Cole
Ben Pacheco
Meng
Oute
Telephone Walkout Halts Long Distance Service Across Regions
About 2,000 American Telephone and Telegraph workers walked off the job to attend a CIO Communications Workers Union meeting, delaying long distance service through Chicago for hours. The strike affected Southwestern and Indiana Bell systems as 53,000 CIO members across six states organized pickets and protests, with incidents in Kansas City and Indianapolis amid nationwide union actions.
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Chicago
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
ATT
Long Lines
CIO Communications Workers Union
Kansas City
CIO
Southwestern
Indiana Bell Telephone
St. Louis
CIO Communications
Southwestern Bell
John J. Riley
Riley
Indiana
Indianapolis
National Guard
Logansport
Ind
Adj
Harold A. Doherty
Washington
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Bell Systems
Route 50 Echoes Jedediah Smith Trail Discovery
Motorists travel Route 50 near the spot where Jedediah Smith nearly died 126 years ago during his pioneering crossing of the high Sierras and the Nevada Utah desert as the first white man to traverse the region.
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U. S
Jedediah Smith
High Sierras
Nevada
Utah Desert
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