North Carolina Weekend Sees Fifteen Die Violently
The Associated Press reports at least 15 people died in North Carolina over the weekend. Fires claimed six lives near Engelhard, while others perished in crashes, stabbings, and vehicular accidents across Beaufort, Lenoir, Mount Airy, Statesville, Henderson, and Long Island communities.
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Engelhard
Hydenry
Willie Spencer
Mary
U S. 264
Oswald C. Hale
Cora Point
Beaufort County
Ivey Lee Henry
la Grange
Parkstown
Wayne County
Buster Dawson
Theodore Roosevelt Lee
Ethel Nicholson Chil
Rt. 1
Pilot Mountain
Daisy Belle Cook Inman
Mount Airy
Statesville
Carolyn Sue Blackwell
Kenneth Walter Joyner
Pate Franklin Stewart
Long Island
N. C
Newton
Henderson
Eugene Brown
Harry Brent Poplin
W. E. Poplin
Ronda
Christmas Seal Campaign Totals Reported by High Point Group
Christmas Seal sales by the High Point Tuberculosis Association raised 1429 dollars, per chairman Charles Loflin. The group continues to accept contributions from individuals who received stamp sheets.
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High Point Tuberculosis Assn
Charles Loflin
Japanese swimmer conquers eight miles through rough seas
A 32 year old Japanese swimmer completed an eight mile crossing in eight hours to reach safety after a small fishing boat sank off Kyushu Island. Police said five other crewmen are believed drowned.
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Saga
Japan
Kyushu
Reds seek new talks on Korea prisoner releases
The MRC members led by Lt. Gen. Thimayya propose fresh negotiations or a neutral body to resolve the prisoner issue. Sweden and Switzerland would back the plan, outnumbering Communist delegates as Maj. Gen. Jan Svenstrom urges immediate release by Jan. 23. The Reds demand 30 days for Korea conference talks as U N pressure grows.
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K. S. Thimayya
MRC
Eeeenimemaniamonss
Jan Svenstrom
U. S
Arthur Dean
United States
U. N
Korea
President Eisenhower urges secret ballots under government auspic es for strike votes
The president supports Taft Hartley Act reforms including a secret ballot for strikes and tighter welfare fund standards. He argues employers lose pay during strikes and calls for prompt congressional action to strengthen labor law protections and fairness for workers.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Thieves Break Into Rural Curb Market
Burglars hit the B and H Curb Market in Oakview, stealing cough drops headache powders fruit juice cigars and cigarettes. The owner listed missing items and estimated value at $69.45. Local sheriff's department reported the break-in occurred last night and noted the inspected premises today.
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Shor: Department
Tony
B and H
Oakview
Gibbon Highlighted as Most Agile Monkey
A nature note states the gibbon is the most agile member of the monkey family, praised for its remarkable speed and tree-dwelling acrobatics.
Flexible Farm Price Supports Proposed by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower urged a flexible farm price support plan to phase out war born mandates by 1956. The program would cap parity between 75 and 90 percent for major crops with gradual shifts and use diversion payments to stabilize income and reduce surpluses. He called for foreign market expansion, surplus destruction alternatives, and subsidies guiding conservation land use.
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Truman
Charles F. Brannan
Congress
U. S
Eisenhower
Europe
Asia
South America
Pope
Plane Crash Kills 12 in Louisiana and Texas Group
A hunting party of 12 men perished in a plane crash about 300 miles north of the Lake Charles area. Survivors included N. C. McGowen and Walter Jacobs among Shreveport and Dallas business figures. Bernard Weiss hosted the group at a camp 40 miles south of Lake Charles.
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Petroleum Administration For Defense
Chris Abbott
Hyannis
Nebraska
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Asan
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Union Stockyards
Omaha
Edgar Tobin
San Antonio
Tex
Eddie Rickenbacker
Justin R. Querbes Sr
Shreveport
First National Bank
Randolph Querbes Sr
E. Bernard Weiss
Goldring'’s Inc
Milton Weiss
Dallas
Volk
J. P. Evans
J B. Atkins Sr
Shrevert
Buddy Huddleston
Houma
United Gas
N. C. McGowen
Walter Jacobs
W. C. Woolf
P. H. Hamrick
Dick Elzey
Harry Ritzheimer
Bernard Weiss
Lake Charles
Quiet New York Stock Market Edges Lower
Stocks drifted lower in a quiet market with only small declines across several sectors. Railroads, steels, motors, rubbers, tobaccos, and oils fell, while utilities, coppers, motion pictures, and distillers held steadier amid mixed overall activity and several notable movers in the intraday tape.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
United Aircraft
Amercan Telephone
New York Central
Standard Oil
Pair Accused of Stealing Meat and Lard
Two Black men faced larceny charges after allegedly stealing meat and lard valued at 3.35 from a resident on E Washington Street. Cleve Price, 39, and Sam Moore, 48, remained jailed in default of 200 bond each.
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E. Washington St
Cleve Price
Gordy St
Sam Moore
Vail St
Lonnie Stewart
Zeke Owens
Hansell St
Kathleen Owens
Willie Waden
Cross St
Charlie Waden
Dallas Burke
Grace Lattimore
Samuel Lattimore
Charles Eaves
Price St
John Good
Daniel Brooks
Bat Species Noted by Britannica With Five-Foot Wingspan
A bat species is described by the Encyclopedia Britannica as having a wingspan of five feet. The claim attributes a remarkable size to the creature and anchors it in the encyclopedia’s listing.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Two Americans Among 35 Feared Dead in British Comet Crash
A British Overseas Airways Comet crashed in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Elba and Montecristo, killing or missing 35 aboard. Among the 29 passengers and six crew were Mrs. Dorothy Baker of Wilmette Illinois and H E Schuchmann of MacMillan Publishing New York.
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Elba
Point
Singapore
London
Napoleon
Exilc
Isle of Montecristo
British Overseas Airways
Dorothy Baker
Wilmette
H. E. Schuchmann
Trinidad
Willam
University of Mlino
Louise Baker Matthias
Birmingham
Mich
Schuchmann
Lebanon
Ill
Bloomington
Pantaraph
University of Chicago
Oxford University
England
State Department
Springfield Series Topics Announced
Dr. Oscar E. Sanden announces a week long Springfield Friends Meeting series. Tonight’s topic is The Amazing Rise of Russia and Its Significance. Other talks cover The Bible in the Age of Science and more. Services start at 7 30 nightly.
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Springfield
Oscar E. Sanden
Russia
Scout Week Plans Discussed by District Scoutmasters
Tonight a meeting of High Point district scoutmasters and assistants will set plans for Boy Scout Week February 7 to 14 in the Chamber of Commerce office at 7 30. The article notes a new Scout troop forming at Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church with Odell Jones as chairman and other leaders listed.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Ennis St. Wesleyan Methodist Church
Odell Jones
L. C. Dowdy Harrell Fiske
Clyde Connor
B. P. Tucker
Jack N. Kimball
Martin
Hekate
Fire at Beamon Alley house traced to clogged oil circulator
Fire crews responded to 816 Beamon Alley at 8:52 AM and found a blaze started by a soot clogged oil circulator. The resident listed is Ella Haley.
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Beamon Alley
Ella Haley
Smiths receive permit for new residence in Rockspring area
J. C. and J. H. Smith obtain a room residence permit at 510 Rock spring Rd with an estimated cost of 8500 dollars. C. C. Hoover secures a permit to repair a residence at 1206 Vernon St at an estimated cost of 1000 dollars.
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J. C. and
J. H. Smith
Rockspring Rd
C. C. Hoover
Vernon St
Dr Roy Watts To Speak In Presbyterian Meditations Series
Dr Roy Watts pastor of First Presbyterian Church is listed among prominent ministers in the third annual Presbyterian Meditations radio series from the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina. The program began today with Dr Joseph H Carter of Newton’s First Church and will feature Watts with the topic Christ Calls You to Prayer during the week of March 28 April. Participants hail from Westhaven Rockingham Greensboro Kings Mountain Wilmington Fayetteville Raleigh Winston Salem Edenton Monroe and Shelby.
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Roy Watts
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Synod of
Westhaven
Bockingham
Greensboro
Kings Mountain
Wilmington
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Edenton
Monroe
Shelby
Odd Fellows Lodge to Convene Meeting with Installations
Reption Lodge No 62 plans a weekly meeting tomorrow at 7 30 in Odd Fellows Hall W Commerce St The Degree of Brotherly Love will be conferred upon a class of candidates Newly elected officers will be installed Refreshments will follow and talks for the good of the order will be heard.
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Reption Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
W. Commerce St
Wife May Head Household Under Burmese Law
A wife could assume head of the household in Burmese law if the husband drinks excessively, shifting family authority and duties within the home. The provision reflects gender role adjustments tied to domestic behavior and legal recognition of marital responsibilities.
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