Radio Picks Ten Biggest '54 Stories
New York Dec 18 The 10 stories chosen for ABC radio’s year end package will be narrated by John Daly with reporters Gunnar Back Yale Newman John Julian Anthony Ray Falk and Bob Sturdevant. Top items include McCarthy condemnation Congress control shift Fall of Dien Bien Phu Geneva Conference Hurricane Hazel and more.
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New York
John Daly
Ram
ABC
Gunnar Back
Yale Newman
John
Julian Anthony
Ray Falk
Bob Sturdevant
Senator McCarthy
Congress
Charles E. Wilson
London
Oppenheimer
Dien Bien Phu
Geneva
Supreme Court
Guatemala
Peo
Umstead Leaves Estate of $172 665
The will names Merle Davis Umstead as sole heir and widow. It lists bank deposits of 68 435.58 and stocks and bonds at 78,000 with provisions for cemetery care at Mt Tabor Church and yearly help to Henry and Hattie Umstead. The draft revokes prior wills and is dated the 27th day of 19.20.
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Merle Davis Matead
Pd Ag Ag Rogg
Merle Tead
Merie Davis Umstead
Mt. Tabor
Mt. Ta Church
Henry
Hattie Umstead
Wilam B. Unms
Duke Divinity School awards Hickman prizes to three students
Dana Ashland wins first prize for a sermon on The New Covenant at Duke University Divinity School. Runner ups include John em of Charlotte and Frank E. Shuler of Cincinnati who receive $15 each. Final judging followed student sermons in a chapel service with judges James Cleland, Duke, Stinespring, and Rudin.
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Versity
Studen Dana Ashland
Divinity School
Welch
Johnem
Charlotte
Frank E. Shuler
Cincinnati
Hickman
the of Religion
Duke University
James T. Cleland
Ames B. Duke
Ie Wover
Stinespring
Arthur
Reconstruction of WarsaW tackle logs used in 1814 defense
Fragmentary text describes Edward items repurposed to reconstruct factory logs and defense structures from 1814. Maj. Taylor referenced in building efforts as part of wartime archival reuse. Additional specifics are unclear due to damaged wording.
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Warsaw
Edward
Tate
Maj. Taylor
United Fund Drive Nets Record Total in High Point
The United Fund campaign in High Point reported audited receipts and pledges of 177217.02 plus unused funds, short of the 186405 goal but the most successful joint drive yet. Clarence M. Allred, campaign chair, commended industrial workers and public sectors for extraordinary support and community cooperation.
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United Fund
Igh Point
United Fund Rd
Clarence M. Allred
Ner
Allred
High Point
Brand Worley
Clarence Allred
Davidson Grave Robbery Under Investigation in Davidson County
Sheriff deputies pursue a full investigation into a grave robbery in the Midway area near Thomasville. The 106 year old grave of a enslaved person, possibly containing gold nuggets, was found dug for weeks. Authorities question nearby residents while noting multiple old graves nearby.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Midway
Walton
New Siberian Border Unit Formed by Red China
Peiping radio reports a new local government on the Siberian border created by Red China. It includes an area populated by Russians and 11 other nationalities. The administration borders Peiping's claimed areas and aims to organize border regions.
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Tokyo
Red China
Siberian
Peiping Radio
Peiping
Oil Well Hits For Martin Oil Well Hits For Martin
Maggie pursues leads in a father murder case as Scotland Yard probes the crime scene. The report mentions television casting updates and industry notes including Cass on a new NBC telefilm series and Doro thy Lamour’s CBS project as Hollywood stirs with film and TV plans.
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England
Maggie
Scotland
Yarvi
Mitzi Green
Cass
NBC
Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
CBS
South Seas
Cast Released For Marriage Of Figaro at UNC Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Music Department announced the cast for The Marriage of Figaro to be sung in English in full length on January 17 and 18. Joel Carter stars as Figaro with Miss Jan Saxon as Susanna and Edgar vom Lehn as Count Almaviva. Marcellina will be Miss May Marshbanks.
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Chapel Hill
University Oforth
Figaro
Count Almaviva
Edgar Vom Lehn
Burlington
Vom Lehn
Raleigh
Marcellina
May Marshbanks
North Carolina
North Carolina Textile Mills Reach Record Output
The state has about 1,100 textile mills with output expanding since 1937. Woolen and worsted facilities grew in capacity and employment, with major plants like Milliken and Fieldcrest among others. Early history traces textile roots to 18th century innovations. by 1900 NC had 177 plants and in 1953 employment rose to 234,000 with $2.8 billion in products.
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Penn
South
Douglas
North Carolina
Chatamaeng Com
Pacific Mills
Ins & N
Leaksville Woolensine Inc
Deering, Milliken & Company
Associated Spinners, Inc
Articom Carpet Company, Inc
Fieldcrest Mills
American Ren Company
Pharr Worsted Mills, Inc
Holly Mills, Inc
Guerm Mills
My Biltmore Industries
Eeowae Lill of
N. C
Sides Wooten Mills
Biltmore
Bs Me Inc
Tne Waered Mills, Inc
Safety Committee
Chowan County
North Carolina General Assembly
Christopher Taylor
Lincolnton
Michael Schenck
Abastom Warlick
Joel Battle
Rocky Mount
Battle
Dukes
Cones
Erwins
Harts
Holts
Coopers
Battles
Linebergers
Lowes
Grays
Haneses
Armstrongs
Mays
Cannons
Charthams
Stowes
Rankins
Detroit Driver Loses License After Foot Travel Punishment
Indian interne Dr. Murlidhar Sahumo was suspended from driving by Traffic Judge John D. Watts for three months and fined $25 after an incident on Detroit expressways. He was required to travel on foot during the penalty period.
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Detroit
Murlidhar Sahumo
India
John D. Watts
Leigh Curtis Sean Movies in The Rose Tattoo
Curtis Leigh appears in The Rose Tattoo with Anna Magnani marking a major career peak after MGM days. The piece notes Evelyn Keyes glamor role shifts and George Gobel TV success as well as John Lund starring in Guns West slated for next month in Death Valley. It mentions reissuing early I Love Lucy episodes under a new title. Roy J Golden auctions mink ermines and sables surplus studio stock as a bargain note. Best pals Lita Baron and Rory Calhoun entertain Guy Madison and the bride after returning to Movie town.
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Anna Magnani
MGM
Evelyn Keyes
George Gobel
Terry Moore
Ned
John Lund
Death Valley
Lita Baron
Rory Calhoun
Guy Madison and
the Bride
Movietown
Raft Linked to Flamingo Hotel Syndicate Interest
Rumor places a figure named Ae Raft with the new syndicate behind the Flamingo Hotel project in Las Vegas. He may assist in producing shows there and has reportedly expressed interest in the venture.
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Ae Raft
Flamingo Hotel
Egas
Deadline December 31 For Benjamin Award
Law: December 31 is the deadline for the third Benjamin Award for restful and rare music. North Carolina Symphony director Dr. Benjamin Swalin announced the call to composers from the United States Canada and Mexico to submit works to the North Carolina Symphony Society Box 1211 Chapel Hill NC postmarked by year end. The $1,000 prize was established in 1952 by Edward B. Benjamin of New Orleans and Greensboro.
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Chapel Hill
Benjamin F. Swelin
North Carolina Symphony
Canada
Mexico
North Carolina Symphony Society
N. C
Swalin
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