North Carolina Guard roster trimmed amid recruiting drive
GOLDSBORO N C An officer of the 30th Old Hickory Infantry Division says the North Carolina National Guard strength stands at 10 710 men with combat strength at 16 460 enlisted and 1 000 officers The Col Longest notes a successful spring recruiting campaign New regulations require 11 weeks active duty with possible six months later Some observers say the change may curb enlistments but it has not yet.
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Old Hickory
North Carolina National Guard
Longest
Part In Wrong Door Raid Admitted
A description notes that the suspect admitted involvement in a raid after being found in the wrong door. The report includes minimal details on location and authorities.
Weather Shows Minor Changes Across Nation
The nation sees only minor temperature changes with a broader wet belt expected. Cool air persists in the Northeast from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic while hot conditions return in the central and southern regions after another day in the 90s to over 100 in the Southeast and Southwest. Severe storms and strong winds hit the Bismarck area overnight with heavy rain in parts of the region.
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Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
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Desert
Bismarck
Insurance By Mail Warned Against
Raleigh NC residents warned by State Insurance Commissioner Charles F. Gold to avoid purchasing insurance from mail solicitations. He named a dozen unlicensed firms including Guarantee Reserve Life Hammond IN, Life Insurance Co of America Wilmington DE, National Bellastess Life Kansas City MO, Risk Mutual Des Moines IA, Reliance Life & Casualty Phoenix AZ, and Standard Life & Accident Chicago IL.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Charles F. Gold
Gold
Fit Assn
Guarantee Reserve Life
Hammond
Ind
Life Insurance Co. of America
Wilmington
Del
National Bellastess Life
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Risk Mutual
Des Moines
Towa
Reliance Life & Casualty
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Ariz
Standard Life & Accident
Chicago
North and South Carolina Forecast With Scattered Thunderstorms
North Carolina see partly cloudy skies with little temperature change, highs 87 to 95, mountain highs near 89, lows 60s in the mountains and 68 to 74 elsewhere. South Carolina remains partly cloudy and hot with highs 92 to 96 and nights 68 to 74.
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South
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Southern Masons Visit Marker
Raleigh hosted a visit by the Southern Masons with grand master of the grand council of royal and select masters as the featured speaker. The group, about 300 strong, gathered for the event.
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The
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Weather Forecast Mixed Temperatures and Sun Times
Tonight’s low around 80 with a high near 0 tomorrow. High today 89 and last night’s low 76. Sun sets today at 7 36 p.m. and rises tomorrow at 5 16 a.m.
Plains and Southeast Weather Forecast
Showers spread across the northern tier from the Mississippi to the Rockies as the Plains and Southeast see unsettled conditions. Weather system tracked by AP Wire.
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Television Set Causes Fatal Shock in Six Year Old Boy
In Skokie Illinois a six year old boy died after brushing an aluminum cart that rested under an 18 inch portable television set. Tests with a lit bulb showed voltage present at the set top plate. General Electric calling it an unfortunate incident promised a full inquiry and adherence to safety standards.
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Bulgaria Ousts Three Top Leaders From Ruling Party
Bulgaria expelled First Deputy Premier Georgi Tsankov former Premier Dobri Terpetshev and former Gen Janko Panov in a purge drawing Moscow style lessons from Red purge moves Romania had seen. Tsankov lost both Central Committee and Politburo seats. The others were ousted as the party said it would creatively apply the Soviet method with no link to Stalinism evident.
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Bulgaria
Romania
Georgi Tsankov
Dobri Terpetshev
Janko Panov
Tsankov
Trespass Trial Begins for Seven In White Side Ice Cream Parlor
In Durham North Carolina the state planned to present evidence in a single trial of seven Black defendants including Rev Douglas F E Moore Vivian Elaine Jones Virginia Lee Williams Mary Elizabeth Clyburn Claude E Glenn Jesse Willard Gray and Melvin Haywood Willis charged with trespassing on the white side of an ice cream parlor. The group admitted entering the Royal Ice Cream Bar last June 23 and refusing owner L A Coletta's request to move to the Negro side or leave. Judge Clifton L Moore denied defense motions and the jury was being selected.
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Virginia Lee Williams
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Claude E. Glenn
Jesse Willard Gray
Melvin Haywood Willis
Superior Court
Clifton L. Moore
We Cream
Royal Ice Cream Bar
L. A. Coletta
New Gimmick To Evade Law By Teenage Drag Racers
Police say teenage hot rodders around Pottsville Pa use police radio calls to dodge patrols. State police report rounding up 15 youths last weekend as drivers with radio equipped cars chased locations to avoid capture.
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Pottsville
State Highway Commission to consider bids on 20 road projects
Raleigh August meeting will review 20 projects involving 9% miles of work across 23 counties. Bids open July 30 with four interstate jobs on the Winston-Salem expressway including lighting and subgrade work. A third interstate project covers 3.49 miles of dual lane paving on the U S 301 relocation near Fayetteville. Six major grade separations will be built on the U S 1 and 158 relocation between Henderson and another location.
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Fayetteville
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Sheriff Ashley Robinson Trial Costs 6049
McDowell County must reimburse Buncombe County 6049 dollars for Ashley Robinson trial costs. The jury cost 2048 dollars for 11 nights and 711 dollars for witnesses with 530 dollars for jurors meals.
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Buncombe County
Superior Court
Frank M. Armstrong
McDowell County
Drive Against Bangs Disease Urged In North Carolina
Dr H J Rollins head of the State Agriculture Department Veterinary Division urged statewide cooperation to wipe out Bangs Disease in North Carolina. He reported gains in control with 169 infected herds this year down from 390 last year and 639 lab confirmed cases from 277092 cattle tested.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
H. J. Rollins
State Agriculture Department
Rollins
Negroes Get Application Forms for Swain High School
Bryson City NC officials sent admission forms to parents of six Negro students who applied last year to Swain County High School. Board members met Friday to issue the correct forms. Superintendent Woodard said four or five students filed new applications for 1957 58 but filled them out incorrectly. The nearest high school is in Sylva, 25 miles away.
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J. A. Sutton
Ee Ee
Noe
Sutton
T. A. Woodard
Sylva
Way To Stop Robberies In Perry’s Confectionery
Pittsburgh shopkeeper Anthony Perry says yelling loudly during robberies wards off attackers after suffering three holdups. He describes two armed youths entering his store, him dropping to the floor and shouting for help as chips and pretzels cluttered the counter and the would‑be thieves fled without stealing.
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Pittsburgh
Anthony Perry
Perry
Widow Seeks To Recover Money Found In Chimney
Salisbury North Carolina Mrs Nellie Bly Fraley widow of a man whose home hid $2,000 filed suit to recover the money found by two demolition men J C Mabry and Carl Ingram both of China Grove who uncovered the cash in a chimney during tearing down the house The money was turned over to Superior Court Clerk Paul Swicegood Defendants are the two workmen and the house was willed to her by her husband
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Paul Swicegood
City reduces overtime parking fines in Shelby plan
Shelby officials adopt a plan to ease motorist penalties for overparking. The overtime fine drops to 25 cents and violators receive a courtesy envelope instead of a ticket. The collection snippet will be placed in edge boxes in restricted areas.
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Shelby
N.C
Notice of Service of Process by Public Publication
Publication notice in Guilford County NC informs Vernie O Cook Kathleen Cook and unknown heirs of Vernie O Cook or spouse of claims in a civil action. Plaintiffs seek fee simple ownership free of defendants claims. Defense due by September 9 1957. failure will lead to court relief. Dated July 11 1957. Co B Lambeth Asst Con Superior Court Morgan Byerly Post Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
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Guilford County
E. Smith
Mary Blue Smith
Municipal Court
High —_ North Caroer
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R. E. Bencini, Jr
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Eddie Cook
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Ernie O. Cook
Vernie O. Cook
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Industrial Leaders Gather for Southern Manufacturers Meet
About 1 100 industrial leaders from the South are gathering in Blue Ridge North Carolina for the opening of a four day annual conference. Ernest G. Swigert president of the National Association of Manufacturers and head of Hyster Company Portland will deliver the keynote address tonight.
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N.C
Ernest G. Swigert
Sutnam
Youth Drowns In Pond At Kings Mountain Mill
Luther Clinton Burris a 15 year old King Mountain resident drowned yesterday in the Patterson plant pond of the Kings Mountain Mica Co while wading His mother Mrs James Burris attempted to reach him but was unable to reach her son as he sank in the water near the shore.
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Charles William Turner Jr
Columbia
Lyman M. Cleek
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Girl
Kings Mountain
Luther Clinton Burris
Patterson Plant
Kings Mountain Mica Co
James Burris
Lightning Kills Seven Cows at North Carolina Dairy Farm
Lightning killed seven milk cows at the J. D. Carpenter dairy farm in upper Cleveland County near Shelby as a thunderstorm broke over a pasture. The cows were part of a herd under pine trees when the bolt struck.
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Shelby
N.C
J. D. Carpenter
Cleveland County
Boy Turns Pennies Into Vacation Cash at Bethany Bank
Jerry Alan Porter, 14, exchanged 23 000 pennies for 230 in new bills at a Bethany bank. He told cashier Milton Davis he was preparing for a vacation and called the money his game funds.
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Okla
Jerry Alan Porter
Milton Davis
Atomic Test Delayed At Nevada Site
Technical trouble forces a 24 hour postponement of the 1957 atomic detonation at the test site in Nevada. The Atomic Energy Commission now plans to fire the shot at 6 30 am tomorrow, replacing today’s schedule.
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Nev
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