Hurricane Heads Toward U. S. Heat Wave Blanks Nation
A hurricane moves toward the United States as a navy plane from Roosevelt Roads flies into the storm. Lt. C. W. Gibbs of Laurens, S. C. pilots the plane and the storm is tracked by Grady Norton of the federal storm warning service. Winds reach 80 to 100 miles per hour with gales up to 125 miles from center. The first advisory is issued from ship reports marking the season's start on June 15.
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Jig
C. W. Gibbs
Laurens
C. Grady Norton
Federal Storm Warning Service
Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico
8. C
Virginia
Petmakis Nomikos
Kasenkina Jumped To Gain Liberty
A woman recounts her son’s 1942 death in Leningrad while serving in a storm division. She alleges Russian persecution and claims her family, including her husband, faced political targeting as enemies of the state.
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Kasenkina
Liberty
Leningrad
Asheville Officials Questioned Over Racketeering Probes
Asheville city officials are questioned as judges weigh evidence on vice conditions. Burgin Pennell reports three safes seized from Pennies Inc but unopened while search warrants target Vaughn Cannon. Grand jury hearings continue amid claims of gambling profits and racketeering in Asheville.
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Judge Nettles
Burgin Pennell
Vaughn Cannon
Charlotte Street
Cannon
Office
Pennies, Inc
Cranon
Church Apathy Criticized By London Bishop At WCC
Dr. John William Charles Wand bishop of London told the World Council of Churches in Amsterdam that a rising what-the-hell attitude and escapism fuel social disorder. He urged church readers in closed sessions to curb apathy to restore order and discipline in society.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
World Council of Churches
John William Charles Wand
London
Dr. Wand
Mother and Daughter Cruise East on Scooter Adventure
Mrs. Johanna Majewski and her 12-year-old daughter Dotsy headed from Los Angeles toward Chicago on a motor scooter with a sidecar. They carried two suitcases two raincoats a gas can $50 cash and plans for a 200 mile daily pace over a three week trip as they chase a father and dream of travel.
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Los Angeles
Johanna Majewski
Dotsy
Chicago
Muy
Navy Enlists Over a Million Reservists in Peace Time
Washington reports the Navy reached 1,003,458 reservists for peace time, with a 1949 goal of 1,175,000. About one third are officers, and eligibility for draft exemption applies to organized reserve members enrolled before June 24. Most are in the volunteer reserve, which lacks weekly drills and is not exempt from service.
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Washington
Navy
Organized Reserve
Volunteer Reserve
Carlins Rescued at Sea En Route to Halifax After 10 Days Adrift
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 backstory: Mr and Mrs Benjamin Carlin who sailed around the world in a converted army amphibious truck were picked up by a tanker 270 miles from New York after drifting in the Atlantic for ten days. They head to Halifax aboard the tanker New Jersey, instead of Azores. A navy destroyer last saw their craft about 150 miles at sea.
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New York
Benjamin N. Carlin
Atlantic
Halifax
Nova Scotia
New Jersey
Azores
Carlins
French local elections postponed by National Assembly
Paris August 26. The National Assembly postponed local council elections slated for October. The move seen as a tactical setback for General Charles de Gaulle and his rallying forces with the RPF.
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Paris
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
RPF
Westinghouse Develops Krypton Lamp With High Brightness
A new 25 watt fluorescent lamp using krypton gas, developed by Westinghouse Electric Corp, produces more than five times as much light as an incandescent bulb of equal wattage. The Edison era style report notes the innovation and its efficiency.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Log water content ratio described in text
A log may contain 200 pounds of water for each pound of dry wood, illustrating a high moisture ratio in wood logs.
Funeral Notices for Moore Saunders Wall Starbuck
Obituary notices report the deaths and funeral arrangements for Mrs Etta Wood Moore 83 who died in Orlando and was returned to Greensboro. Sgt Alton Saunders 30 killed in Germany, services set in Thomasville with full military honors. Ernest Wall 58 of Greensboro dies after heart attack with funeral in Asheboro Street Baptist church. Reid Odell Starbuck 32 killed in Hot Springs with service held in Clarksburg Methodist church and pallbearers named.
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Etta Wood Moore
Orlando
Fla
Charles R. Wood
East Green Street
C. B. Newton
Calvary Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Alton Saunders
Alton Wilson Saunders
Germany
Thomasville
Sergeant Saunders
Anson County
George Wilson
Dora Mae Saunders
Armed Forces
Slane Hosiery Mill
High Point
Jones Business College
Saunders
Army Air Corps
Miami
Dora M. Saunders
East Russell Street
Walter E. Saunders
St. Louis
J. W. Hepler
J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home
High Point Post
Ernest Wall
Greensboro
Ernest Eldridge Wall
Martin Street
Wesley Long Hospital
Asheboro Street Baptist Church
Ben Eller
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Rockingham County
Wall
Home Service Stores
E. E. Wall
Emma Frances White Wall
C. Lee Wall
Flo
W. Bernard Wall
J. C. Jarrett
E. W
J Henry
J. D
Howard G. Wall
R. C
Reid Odell Starbuck
Clarksburg Methodist Church
T. Bork
Paul Castle
Arvin Bryant
Ruth Eddinger
Elvida Black
John Hunt
Clarence Hughes
Woodrow Ridge
Tom Lee Hughes
Richard Hughes
Anti-Soviet Berlin Assembly Session Called Off
A Berlin session to vote on sending a Berlin delegation to Bonn was postponed after Socialist Unity party SED sponsors planned a demonstration. SED members Litke and Maron opposed the delay, accusing anti Communist members of fear of criticism. Demonstrators outside chanted the Internationale while police sought to calm the crowd.
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Ist
Berlin
Bonn
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Karl Litke
Litke
Ferdinand Friedens
Ottomar Geschke
Geschke
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Karl Maron
American Soviet Consular Clashes and Berlin Talks
The article notes nonserious consular clashes between the United States and Soviet Union as Britain cuts ties with Moscow. It says no signs of a suspension in four powers talks on Germany and reports Stalin backing a Berlin currency conference among financial experts, with doubtful prospects without a Yoon agreement.
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Britain
Moscow
Washington
London
Stalin
Berlin
United States
Weather forecast and diplomatic notes from August
Official weather records project a warm trend for the next period with scattered showers possible. The piece also notes ongoing Soviet American diplomacy, suggesting Washington aims to maintain peacetime stance and respect on the world stage.
Bicycle Crash Injures Two Persons on Kearns Street
Douglas Vuncannon and three year old Shirley Ann Tate were treated at High Point Memorial hospital Boulevard unit after a bicycle collision in the 600 block of Kearns street. Tate darted into the path of Vuncannon as he rode, causing the crash when he struck a tree.
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Douglas Vincannon
Shirley Ann Tate
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Kearns Street
Tate
Vuncannon
Hoey Recommends DA for Temporary Federal Post
Senator Clyde R. Hoey urged President Truman to appoint District Attorney David E. Henderson to a temporary federal district judgeship in far western North Carolina. The move would ease Judge E. Yates Webb’s heavy workload after Webb’s retirement was announced last spring.
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Shelby
Clyde R. Hoey
David E. Henderson
North Carolina
Hoey
Truman
E. Yates Webb
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