Stocks Mixed As Rail and Steel Eck Up Markets
New York stock prices rose on railroad shares and steel gains amid mixed results across industries. Union Pacific climbed while Atlantic Coast Line and Nickel Plate gained. Boeing and Douglas slipped. Du Pont and Allied eased as Eastman and Dow held steady.
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Union Pacific
Atlantic Coast Line
Nickel Plate
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Santa Fe
Boeing
Douglas
du Pont
Allied
Eastman
Dow
Goodrich
Firestone
Goodyear
Hiram Walker
New York
Nooage American
American Car & F
American T & T
American Tobacco
Atlantic Coast
Baltimore & Ohio
Bendix Aviation
SAM
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Aircraft
Oa & Ohio
Curtiss-Wright - Douglas
DuPont
Eastern Air
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
General Motors
Gulf Oi
Illinois
Interchemical Corp
International Harvester International Nickel
International T & T
Johns-Manville
Kennecott
Tt Am
Lou & Nash
Monsanto
Packard
Paramount Pictures
Penney A
Pennsylvania RR
Colanu
Philip Morris
Reynolds Tobacco
Seaboard Airline
Sears Roebuck
Southern Co
Standard Oil
Studebaker
Texas Co
Union Carbi
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel Warner Bros
Western Union
Stolen Three-Wheeled Car Sought in Houston Area
Houston police report a 1940 three wheeler stolen after A A Davis, 26, left the vehicle by the roadside to fetch a new wheel following work. Davis said he found the car missing upon return.
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Houston
Tex
A. A. Davis
Father and sons survive six days on three fish in Wyoming
A Kansas father Gordon Rainey and his sons Gordon Jr and Tom were found after six days lost in the Wind River mountains near Pinedale. They lived on three fish first day and kept fires each night to protect them from exposure. Tom, eight, received insulin and glucose treatment.
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Pinedale
Wyo
Wyoming
Wind River Mountains
Oklahoma City
Gordon Rainey
Gordon Jr
Tom
Floyd Bousman
Oklahoma
Bridger National Forest
Here
Rainey
Bousman
Colonel Killed, Nursed For 41 Agonizing Hours
Colonel Beverly Read of Monterey California led his Seventh Division unit on Pork Chop crest during a brutal 41 hour battle as 1 000 Chinese forces surged to 3 000 men. He stayed with the wounded aiding evacuation while earning chaplain praise for staying through the siege.
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Robert Gibson
Korea
Yaron Ghee An Me
Col
Beverly M
Monterey
Calif
Por
Read
Cpl
Leo Jones
Hueysville, Ky
William E. Hall
Hickory
N. C
Pork Chop
Women Keep Secret Too Well
In Thorndike Maine Mrs Barbara Hamlin’s friends staged a surprise party that stayed secret until the guest of honor left on a trip, leaving the host unaware of the planned celebration.
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Thorndike
Barbara
Hamlin
Pair to Wed Judge Orders Suspension in Fort Bragg Case
A Fort Bragg soldier and Margie Horne faced morals charges in Municipal Court. They received six months in mor als suspended on condition of fines and costs. Barnett’s license charge was dismissed and he must pay taxi fare benefits. The couple planned marriage after release. Separate cases included a man named Robert Taylor serving road sentences for assault and liquor violations. Clarence Trogden, 42, was convicted of drinking offenses with a suspended sentence upon costs.
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Fort Bragg
Hare Barnett
Jer
Margie Horne
Sean
West Street
Barnett
Cletus Horne
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Ciit
Iwo
Clarence Trogden
East High Street
Five Convicts Escape From Halifax Camp
Five white male inmates escaped from Halifax camp, with one life term and two 30 year sentences among the fugitives. Authorities including Assistant Prison Director Robert A. Allen and guards from Raleigh and Nash counties, aided by bloodhounds from Smithfield, searched the area. The break time was undisclosed, and camp steward Herman Wisiewski said the work gang left normally. Lead escapee Anderson held 25 to 30 years for second degree murder. Other escapees include Billy Ray Powell life term for accessory before murder, Woodrow Whitfield 30 years for second degree murder, James Harley Cline 13 to 20 years for breaking and entering and larceny, and Victor Pacheco six years for forgery. The cork oak comment refers to a separate note about tree growth.
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Anderson
Robert A. Allen
Raleigh
Nash Nty
Smithfield
Halifax
Herman Wisiewski
Billy Ray Powell
Rutherford County
Woodrow Whitfield
Edgecombe
James Harley Cline
Guilford
Victor Pacheco
Richmond Nty
Davidson County Enacts Third Straight Tax Cut
Davidson County commissioners set the tax rate at 90 cents per 100 valuation for 1953 54, a 10 cent cut from last year. The tentative budget totals 971 722 59 with 78 million in property valuation, funding health welfare libraries schools and debt service while about 20 cents of each tax dollar pays the school bond program.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Davidson
Health Department
World Checker Champ Beaten In Thomasville
World champion Tommie Wiswell lost two games in Thomasville to local players Charlie Tew and J. H. Lambeth during a Southern tour stop. He still won 23 games and two chess matches, citing fatigue. The Thomasville event was arranged by the local Checker Club under the recreation department.
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Thomasville
Tommie Wiswell
Brooklyn
Charlie Tew
J. H. Lambeth
Wiswell
City Recreation Department
Salisbury
Mt. Airy
Thomasville Checker Club
Civic Center
Blair to speak at High Point Life Underwriters meeting
Blair D. Blair chair of Security Life and Trust Co Winston-Salem will be principal speaker Friday at 12 39 p m at the monthly High Point Life Underwriters Association meeting at the YMCA He is a leading life insurance executive and sportsman introduced by Program Chairman Lee F Schaner H V Armfield president said many local insurance men are expected to attend the first meeting of the new Association year
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Tully D. Blair
Security Life and Trust Co
Winston-Salem
High Point Life Underwriters Association
Blair
Lee F. Schaner
H. V. Armfield
YMCA
Family Meeting Set At Main Street Church
The Young Adult Fellowship Group of Main Street Methodist Church will hold a family meeting at 6 30 p m Friday at the church shelter. Frances McFarland Bible Class hosts the gathering with a covered dish supper. Mac Burleson reports on a workshop at Camp Tekon held July 35. Children will be supervised after supper in the kindergarten room.
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Young Adult Fellowship
Main Street Methodist Church
Chu Shelter
Tod
Frances McFarland
Mac Burleson
Camp Tekon
Magazine Editor Will Speak To Rotary Club
Mrs Edith Braswell Evans editor in chief of Living for Young Homemakers will speak at the Rotary Club luncheon Thursday at 12 15 in the Sheraton Ballroom. Program chairman Phil Clarke notes visiting furniture men attend markets and will hear her. Evans editor of a shelter group magazine influences furniture and home furnishings with budget conscious design.
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Edith Braswell Evans
Living For
Rotary Club
Sheraton
Rotary
Evans
Phil Clarke
Clarke
Worthless Check Defendant Faces More Charges
Glenn D. Jones 24 of 707 Willowbrook Street faces two new warrants for passing a 5 and 320 bad check at a Royal Cafe and a clothing store, adding to two prior indictments. Bond set at 150, he was released after posting. All four counts go to Municipal Court Friday. A separate simple assault case names Floyd Allen 39 of 21042 Bynum Street for scratching and threatening a target. bond set at 100 for next Monday.
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Willowbrook Street
Glenn D. Jones
Royal Cafe
Jones
Floyd Allen
Bynum Street
Alice McMullan
Trinity
Allen
New No Left Turn Rule Triggers Traffic Parade
Traffic officers struggled as a new no left turn rule at South Main and Green Streets went into effect. Four signs were posted but drivers continued to turn left from all directions, causing a scramble until people learn the change and adjust habits.
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Main and
Green Streets
Youngster Injured When Truck Strikes Bicycle
A nine year old boy named Danny Hicks of 1016 Asheboro Street was slightly hurt when his bicycle was hit by a truck at the Wise and Smith Streets intersection. He had scratches and bruises but no serious injuries. Police were probing the accident.
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Danny Hicks
Asheboro Street
Wise and
Smith Streets
Dean's List Honors for UNC Spring Quarter Student
Jimmy Van Bodenheimer of Route 1 Kernersville has been notified his high grades at the University of North Carolina during the spring quarter earned him inclusion in the Dean's List.
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Jimmy Van _ Bodenheimer
Route 1
Kernersville
University of North Carolina
Coble Dairy Slashes Milk Payments Again
The Coble Dairy of Lexington reduces price paid to farmers for milk for the second time in 60 days. Beginning July 1 the minimum price becomes 5.50 per hundred, with a blended flat rate for all Grade A milk and potential higher payments if sales permit. Agriculture official Ballentine criticized dairies for cutting producer prices.
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Raleigh
Coble Dairy
Lexington
Coble
Agriulture
L. Y. Ballentine
Ballentine
Tito Sees Real Policy Change in Soviet Bloc
Tito told a United Press correspondent at his summer chateau that he sees a real shift in Soviet policy sparked by Hungary. He urged Western powers to use this moment to settle issues like Germany and Austria while warning against pushing Moscow too hard. Tito said Yugoslavia will seek better ties with Russia but remain independent and criticized Western overreach on Korea.
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United Press B
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Russia
Tito
West
Kremlin
Soviet Union
United States
Hungary
Soviet Bloc
Germany
Austria
Pace Sr
Wae
East Germany
Yugo- Slavia
Relati
Aloysius Cardinal
Stepinac
Krasic
Ae Tito
Korea
Syngman Rhee
United Nations
Big Share Of HPC Summer Students Hail From Local Area
A study of 334 High Point College Summer School students shows 105 from High Point and nearby. Thomasville Asheboro Winston-Salem ton and Denton follow as next largest groups with attendees from across North Carolina and other states. First term ends July 15. second term starts July 17 with on site registration. Dr C R Hinshaw directs the Summer School.
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High Point College
High Point
Thomasville
Asheboro
Winston-Salem
Ton
Denton
C. R. Hinshaw
Popularity Limits Won by Fort Lauderdale Officer
Officer Frank W. Girvan, known for police popularity, was bitten on the nose by a dog while issuing a ticket. He received hospital treatment after the incident in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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FT. Lauderdale
Fla
Frank W. Girvan
Girvan
Relief for itchy pimples with Peterson's ointment
When skin is irritated with pimples and itching, use a 40c box of Peterson's ointment from your druggist. The balm relieves smarting and itching promptly and improves skin appearance, with money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
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R-Wis
Joseph B. Matthews
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Washington
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Deering
Lambeth
S. Main St
Eureka
Patrol
California Association of Timber Truckers
Welfare Department
General Fund
Main St
Rotary Cub
Green Main Raffles
Helen Fisher
United Press
HPC
Hutchens
Thatcher
Mayview NE
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Blowing Rock, N. C
Milton M. Chapman
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