Cops Nab Eight On Nuisance Charges
Eight people were jailed on common nuisance charges after arrests at 318 North Wrenn Street. The group includes Princeton Holt Jones and seven others with lengthy arrest records. bonds ranged from $200 to $300, with court hearings set for September 3. Police also arrested three men for operating a lottery at a pool hall, with bonds from $300 to $500 and an appearance date of September 3.
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Princeton Holt Jones
North Wrenn Street
Jones
Solomon Thompson
R. E. Tuggle
West Green Street
W. E. Brown
Hazel M. Arnold
Ennis Street
Clara Lee Med
FBI
State Penitentiary
Clara Lee Medlin
Ernest B. Hall
Atlanta
Brown
Tuggle
Hazel Arnold
Wood
Hall
Thompson
Clara Medlin
W. A. Duncan
Roy Towery
Prospect Street
D. E. Emory
Duncan
Towery
Emory
Intersection Crash at Taylor and Willowbrook Causes Minor Damage
Police estimate $125 damage after a sideswipe at the Taylor and Willowbrook intersection yesterday evening. Drivers Henry F. Hedgecock, 28, of Trinity, and Nenly L. Ensley, 26, of 221 Mill Street, were not injured and no charges were filed.
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Taylor and
Willowbrook Streets
Henry F. Hedgecock
Trinity
Nenly L. Ensley
Mill Street
Bus Sideswipes Tractor-Trailer Near Bedford
A Greyhound bus carrying 39 passengers collided with a steel-laden tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike 23 miles east of Bedford. At least 10 were injured, three seriously and one critically. L T Johnston of Long Beach N Y suffered a severed leg. condition listed as critical. Bus driver William J Putt of Philadelphia led the maneuver that sparked the crash as the bus tried to pass a slow truck that had just entered the highway from a service station.
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Bedford
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Here
L.T. Johnston
Long Beach
N.Y
Chambersburg
Johnston
William J. Putt
Moslems from Red China barred from Saudi visa
Sixteen Moslems from Red China arriving in Karachi two weeks ago were denied entry visas to Saudi Arabia for Mecca. Officials feared they might be Russian agents or use Mecca for agitation in favor of Viet Russia. Saudi Arabia’s stance reflects close ties with Western oil interests and friendship with the United States.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Red China
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Beaganda
Russia
Ibn Saud
United States
Third International Astronautical Congress Opens in Stuttgart
World rocket travel experts from 15 nations gather in Stuttgart on August 30 for a six day congress. About 200 scientists will hear Dr. Wernher von Braun present Space Travel a Common International Task and Frederick Durant III of the American Rocket Society will join discussions. Germany’s restored V2 rocket exhibit and materials from White Sands will be shown.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Moon
Mars
Wernher von Braun
von Braun
United States
Frederick Durant III
American Rocket Society
Hamburg
White Sands
N. M
Eisenhower and Stevenson Answer Service Members Question
Eisenhower and Stevenson spoke to servicemen about when they can return home. Eisenhower backs continued rotation in uniform and fair burden sharing. Stevenson says homecoming depends on allied strength and arming friends to speed that day.
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United Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Mayor Brown Aims Civic Experience Program For Voters
Medina Ohio mayor John Brown proposes a plan to involve voters in city government. Volunteers would sit with council members for 30 days, listen to complaints, consider legislation, and share in council work on a voluntary basis.
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Medina
John Brown
Brown
Swedish plane crashes into crowd at Danish air show
A Swedish sport plane plunged into several hundred spectators at an air show near Copenhagen injuring seven adults and killing one child. The plane, performing at Nykoebing on Flaster island, veered toward the crowd as warnings blared. The two occupants survived unhurt.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Here
Nykoebing
Flaster
Virginia Man Killed In Crash
Raymond Mathis aged 58 of Hopewell Virginia died when his car struck a parked truck on U S 15 two miles south of Carthage He became the state's first highway fatality for Labor Day weekend State police logged 17 wrecks 30 injured from 6 p m Friday to noon Saturday in Raleigh report
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Raleigh
Raymond Mathis
Hopewell
U.S. 15
Carthage
State Highway Patrol
Quaker Meeting Ends North Carolina Yearly Session
Guilford College hosts the 255th yearly meeting of the North Carolina Society of Friends with an 11 a m sermon by Pi Merton Scott of Richmond Ind to close the week of devotions business and speeches..The final business approved the epistle to Quakers urging a turn to peace built on love rather than armed might drawing about 800 Friends from North Carolina and Virginia.
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Guilford College
Pi—Merton Scott
Richmond
Ind
North Carolina Society of Friends
New Garden
Watermelon Ring Probe In Guilford And Randolph Counties
Sheriff deputies uncover a watermelon ring near High Point with seven boys aged 14 to 17 being investigated for stealing large quantities of melons from farms south of Fairfield Church in Randolph County. Chief Deputy E Herman Burrows says a near solution to the case is expected.
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Guilford
Randolph
E. Herman Burrows
High Point
Fairfield Church
Randolph County
Lewis Urges Unified Labor Movement Or Risk Destruction
Mine union leader John L. Lewis sent a Labor Day message urging all labor organizations to unite or face destruction. He warned of threats from reactionary politicians, corporate interests, and divisions within unions that weaken the fight for a stronger America and labor rights. The United Mine Workers and other leaders emphasize a unified front despite past merger efforts.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
America
UMW
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
William Green
Pool to Remain Open Through Labor Day
City Lake pool will stay open through Monday after pool attendants, led by Tony Simeon, decided to extend hours. A previous plan to close due to cool weather was overridden by warm breezes and sunshine returning to the area.
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City Lake
Tony Simeon
Two Counties Vote Dry in North Carolina Beer and Wine Ballot
Caldwell and Davie counties voted to outlaw beer and wine, signaling the 46th and 47th dry wins in the state. Caldwell reported 6 140 against beer and 5 812 against wine, while Davie tallied 1 606 against wine and 571 for beer.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Caldwell
Davie
Dry Forces
Allied Church League
R. M. Hauss
Shelby
Richmond
Person
Rockingham
Haywood
Buncombe
Red Air Force Crushes Defeat As Sabres Dominate Skies
In Korea Saturday the Communist air force suffered heavy losses as American F-86 Sabrejets shot down five MiG-15s and damaged 12, with one probably destroyed. The clash near Suiho Reservoir and Sinuiju followed a week of intensifying air combat and major Allied bombing of Pyongyang.
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Tokyo
Sun
Pyongyang
Korea
Referendum Efforts Stall in Buncombe and Mount Holly
Buncombe faces fruitless referendum efforts while Mount Holly in dry Gaston County prepares a beer and wine vote. The contested ballot is scheduled for Thursday.
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Buncombe
Mount Holly
Gaston County
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