Rep Condon At Red Meet Prompted By Political Charges
A Chicago salesman testified he saw Rep Condon at a meeting of a Communist front group in Contra Costa County. The session aimed to back a candidate against Rep P Miller to pressure unions and push a pro-Communist line. Treuhart, linked to Condon, refused to testify and argued with the committee after being labeled a Communist.
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Isay
Chicago
Condon
Idcal Affairs
Media
Contra Costa
P. Miller
D-Calif
Cimene
Bridges
Treuhart
An IS
Gouzenko Affair Sparks Ottawa Embassy Escape and Raid
A defector from the Soviet embassy in Ottawa exposed a spy ring, leading to his escape with his wife and child. RCMP raided Gouzenko’s apartment late at night arresting the NKVD head in Canada and safeguarding the family. Canadian authorities provided protection as the case unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Russia
Ottawa
Canada
Atom- Canadia
Selv
Gouzenko
Gouzenkos
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
Mounties
NKVD
Soviet Secret Police
2Rena House
Police Chief Faces Drunken Driving Charge
Police Chief Powell was arrested near Greensboro around 11:20 p m after his car wavered on the highway. He consented to a blood test showing .17 alcohol content and was jailed until a Municipal-County Court appearance on January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olf Washcharee
Greensboro
A. Lane
Powell
Lane
Segregation Ban Will Be Fought
Lawyers for Gaston County Board of Education and state officials met with Atty. Gen. Harry McMullan to discuss defense in a federal suit challenging segregated but equal schools. Leading the Gaston group were former Gov. R. Gregg Cherry and School Superintendent Hunter Huss. The defendants seek a 40 day extension to file their answer to the suit alleging violation of the U S constitution.
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Raleigh
Gaston County Board of Education
Harry McMullan
Seapion
Gaston Coomee Segregatnonity
North Carolina
Gaston
R. Gregg Cherry
Hunter Huss
Harley B. Gaston
Willis Smith
Charles F. Carroll
Board of Education
C. D. Douglas
Ralph Moody
McMullan
Gaston Countty
State Boards of Education
U. S
Driver Convicted for Passing Wrong Car in Patrol Zone
John H. Allred, 29, was found guilty in Municipal Court for passing a patrol car, despite arguing the citation slip error. Judge Archie Gr te neirel.t noted the mistake did not absolve the offense, citing two traffic deaths tied to the same rule. Allred was convicted and fined court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shellsboro
John H. Allred
Archie Gr Te Neirel
Allred
Repossession Actions and Divorce Case Filed
Two civil actions appear in this court record. Wachovia Bank sues Edward W. King for automobile possession and past due payments. Fannie Lou Hall sues Grayson Lawson and Ina Lawson for 110 dollars and possession of a television and stereo equipment. Pauline McDowell Caskey files for divorce from Elmer Caskey seeking custody of two children after two years’ separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Edward W. King
Fannie Lou Hall
Grayson Lawson
Ina Lawson
Pauline McDowell Caskey
Elmer Caskey
Train ers Sold to Americans Reach Long Lengths
About three quarters of the items being sold to Americans measure over 30 feet long while in one use a striking 83 percent were accounted for.
Quiet Friday in New York Stocks With Mixed Shares
Wall Street traded in a restrained, light volume session as investors eyed the weekend. Major issues showed small gains or losses with steel stocks up and rail shares steady. notable names included General Electric, Philco, Coca Cola, Dow, and United Airlines among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Studebaker
Gas Aircraft
Philco
Duconda Copper
Lower Pont
General Electric
Southern Railway
Northern Pacific
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Allied Chemical & Dye
Allis Chalmers Mig
American Car & Fdy
American Smelt & Ref
American Tel “A Telsesveseeldll
American Tobacc
Achison
Top & SF
Continental Can
Continental Motor
Continental Oil
See Tod Nee West Severe
Dow As Aret
Dow Chemical Eastern Airlines
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Firestone Rubber
General Electrics
Foods
Eeeerereseeee ‘Ly Meral Movs
Eseevesesees
Giddens Painterenee Eeeneee
Goodrich Rubber
Goodyear Rubber
Great Northern Ry Pf
Hudson Motoreee
Thinois Central
Int
Tel & Tel
Kennecott Coper
Cove
Loews Theaters
Lorillard & Louisville & Nashvee Y Ward Ontgomery
Motorola
Kelvinator
National Dairy
National Lead
New York Central North American
Northern Pacific - Ohio Oil Company
Pacific Gas & Elec
Reerag
Vania
Philco Corporation
Phillips Petroleum Pittsburgh Pl
Pure Oil Co
Radio Corporation
Repab Steel
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Sears Roe Duck
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Sessseses
Standard Oil Calif
Standard Oil
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N.J. Cseeeeeseee
Meee 3
P. Co
Ccconeeeees
Er Corp
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Sylvania Elec
Seesseee
Texas Company
United Airlines
Unitedation Eter
United T
United Gas
S. Smelting & Ref
United States Steel
Vick Chemical
Virginia-Care Chemical
West Maryland
Western Union
Western Electric
Woolworth & Co
Zenith Radio Ee Eee
Last Notices Mailed To Taxpayers In County
H A Wood, supervisor of the county tax office, said last names starting with R will have bills mailed today and all bills should be mailed by next week. The revaluation program delayed mailing by weeks. Taxpayers urged to pay promptly to avoid penalties. deadline is January 31 with a 1 percent penalty on delinquents. Tax books open for listing 1954 taxes after January 1.
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H. A. Wood
Cal County Tax Office
Wood
McCarthy Signals Talk With Ike Amid White House Tension
McCarthy may meet with President Eisenhower after delivering a television appeal filmed for nationwide broadcast. He praised the admin for removing subversives while noting past criticisms and suggesting the White House may have softened its stance on policy toward China and aide fidelity.
Parley to Open as Moscow Sees Four-Power Talks
Sias intentions and technicians draft a note to Moscow after Russia accepts a Big Four foreign ministers meeting proposed for early spring. US seeks to limit topics to German and Austrian questions while Pravda condemns Eisenhower moves as preconditions to block talks.
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Sia
Moscow
Russia
United States
Communist Party
Pravda
Eisenhower
Sheep Shearers Compete For Inter national Honors
CHICAGO North America’s top amateur and professional sheep shearers compete for inter national honors at the International Livestock Exposition. Eight amateur finalists from 48 states include Glenn A. Reese of Reese North Carolina who led prelims with 93.65 points. Other finalists are Tom Aaron West Frankfort Illinois Hal Bowman Bloomington Indiana Carroll Wells Vermontville Michigan Cherokee Johnson Windsor North West Wieden Arnett Oklahoma Geeta Grove Waynesboro Virginia and Lockhart Arbuckle Lewisburg West Virginia.
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Chicago
North America
Glenn A. Reese
Reese
N.C
Tom Aaron
West Frankfort
Ill
Hal Bowman
Bloomington
Ind
Carrol Wells
Vermontville
Michwacree Johnson
Windsor
VA appoints Dr John W Foster as chief medical officer
Dr John W Foster has been appointed chief medical officer of the Veterans Administration Regional Office in Winston-Salem. He succeeds Dr R M Cullison who died Nov 4. Foster, a native of Davie County and UNC graduate, is a member of Forsyth and North Carolina Medical Societies the American Medical Assn the American Society of Tropical Diseases and the North Carolina Bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
John W. Foster
Veterans Administration
R. M. Cullison
Foster
Davie County
University of North Carolina
Forsyth
North Carolina
The
American Medical Assn
American Society of Tropical Dis
Dividend Declared by Piedmont and Northern Railway
P&N stockholders will receive an extra dividend of 2 dollars per share in addition to the regular quarterly dividend of 1 dollar per share on capital stock. I Rankin of Charlotte, president, said the railway’s first quarter revenues this year were about five cents higher than the same period in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont & Northern Railway
I. Rankin
Charlotte
P&n
Cotton quotas urged in North Carolina referendum
A cotton specialist urged Tar Heel farmers to keep cotton marketing quotas in the December 15 vote. M. G. Mann of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Assn. warned that voting out the quota could cost the state about 64 million dollars.
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Raleigh
Tar
M. G. Mann
North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Assn
Ferndale Dr Youth Struck By Automobile
Five year old Donald Turner of 708 Ferndale was hit by a car on Ferndale Drive. He suffered a dislocated hip and minor internal injuries and is in Memorial Hospital in good condition. Driver Ernest McCall of 1026 Rockford Road, 44, said the boy darted from a group into the street at about 7 p.m. No charges were filed.
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Ferndale Dr
Donald Turner
Ferndale
Memorial Hosco
Ernest Howard McCall
Rockford Rd
Donald
McCall
Beaty tax trial pauses as defense illduction delays
In Charlotte Keith M Beaty the taxi business defendant faced a pause as defense lawyer illness delayed testimony by the government about more than 250000 in undpaid income taxes for 1945 47. Witness C A Hayworth testified cab titles were in his name but owned by Beaty and Beaty service Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Keith M. Beaty
Wilson Warlick
W. M. Nicholson
Beaty
Red Top Taxi Co
Beaty Service Co
C. A. Hayworth
High Point
Hayworth
A. M. Gilbert
North Carolina Motor Vehicles Dept
Weather Forecast With Temperatures and Sun Times
The forecast notes a low of 55 tonight and a high of 64 tomorrow. Today’s high was 62 with a low of 48 last night. Sunset is at 5 06 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 7 15 a m.
Weather Record Indicates Mild Cloudy Morning Across Cities
Official Weather Bureau readings show Charlotte at 68 degrees with light humidity, and scattered data across Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, New York, Raleigh, San Francisco, Washington, and Wilmington. Temperatures range from mid 40s to upper 60s with varying rainfall figures noted in multiple locales.
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Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Agheville
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Columbia
Detroit
High Point
Little Rock
Memphis
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
TSA
San Francisco
Washington
Wilmingten
North Carolina Literary Group Awards Honor Tar Heel Writers
The 53rd annual State Literary and Historical Association session in Raleigh announced poetry, juvenile literature, and historical writing awards. Frank Borden Hanes of Winston-Salem won the Roanoke-Chowan poetry prize. Ruth and Latrobe Carroll of Asheville earned the juvenile literature award for Peanut. Hugh F. Rankin of Chapel Hill received the R. D. W. Connor prize for The Moores Creek Bridge Campaign.
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Raleigh
State Literary and Historipee
Frank Borden Hanes
Winston Salem
Roanoke-Chowan
Menom
Ruth and Latrobe Carroll
Asheville
Carolina Division
the American Assn. of
University Women
Bernice Kelly Harris
Seaboard
Roanoke
Chowan P
The
Literary Association
R.D.W. Connor
Literary and Historical Assn
Connor
North Carolina
State Historical Commission
Department of Archives and History
Inglis Fletcher
Edenton
Frantis Winston
Davidson
D. Hiden Ramsey
State Supreme Court
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D. J. Whitener
Boone
Paul Murray
Greenville
James A. Gray Jr
Winston- Salem
Christopher Crittenden
Henry S. Stroupe
Wake Forest
Hoke Norris
Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel
Dougald MacMillan
Chapel Hill
Three powers debate postwar Europe amid Saar and security issues
The piece reports France seeking U S and Britain approval for its Saar economic union and warning over ratifying the EDC Pact. Germany claims the coal and steel region while tensions rise over Indochina Korea and Red China as Eisenhower Churchill and premier ministers plan a four power meeting.
Rupture Relief Promised by Sykes Control
St Petersburgh Florida reports Herbert Sykes promotes Sykes Hernia Control Service offering lifetime relief from reducible rupture without surgery. Balanced lever control lifts abdominal muscles, closes internal opening, enabling freedom of movement. Local representative Wiley L Croni to visit Elwood Hotel Monday December 7, 10 AM to 8 PM.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Herbert Sykes
Sykes
Wiley L. Croni
Elwood Hotel
High Point
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Red Meet
Einar Holboell
Denmark
M‘carthy
White House
Murray Snyder
McCarthy
Red China
China
Wis
Taleedeo
USA
Weil
By Walt Scott
North Carolina Literary Group
John Speant Hill
Durham
Hugh N Niam
Re Lefler
LeGette Blythe
Marshall DeLawley Haywood
Cannon
Kannapolis
Lke
Bermuda
Britain
Churchill
Saar
France
Germany
Indochina
Korea
TOY Center OF
H.B Sykes
Saber
Burgess Electric
Burgess Company
N. Main
Fme
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