Mann slated to keep rail line presidency in North Carolina
Manley G. Mann, longtime general manager of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association and Farmers Cooperative Exchange, appears set for a fifth consecutive appointment as president of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad at the Morehead City meeting on August 7. The A and NC line has had a varied history with leases and state involvement, but under Mann the railroad reportedly emerged from debt and now pays dividends to the state and private stockholders.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
N. C
Manley G. Mann
North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Capitol Square
Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad
Morehead City
North Carolina Railroad
Southern
Goldsboro
Charlotte
A&nc
Atlantic & East Carolina Company
Ed Buchan
Kinston
Mann
Delegates Name Officers at North Carolina 4-H Week
Delegates to 4-H Club Week at North Carolina State College ran run offs for president secretary treasurer and historian. Johnny Tew won the vice presidency. other offices remained undecided awaiting tonight’s installation. Peggy Quincy won the dress revue with a $14 navy blue and white outfit earning a trip to Chicago.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Johnny Tew
Cumberland County
E. W. Allen
Shirley Waugh
Surry Mate
Peemseney
Aes Davis
Mecklenburg
John Thomas James
Pasquotank
Frank Cherry
Catawba
Mary Ann Nelson
Alamance
Glenda Ann Noble
Lenoir
Peggy Quincy
Edgecombe County
Peggy
Chicago
Joan Harrington
Anson County
Roselyn Waters
Pitt
No Drastic Prison Changes Are Promised
Raleigh reports Highway Chairman A H Graham says personnel changes at the Prison Department will not alter rehabilitation programs for inmates. Miss Ronie Sheffield was dismissed as superintendent of Woman's Prison amid protests, to be replaced by Ivan D. Hinton. Graham emphasizes continued rehabilitation regardless of leadership shifts.
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Raleigh
Highway
A.H. Graham
Graham
Ronie Sheffield
Woman's Prison
Ivan D. Hinton
Caledonia
Woman's
Miss Sheffield
Umstead
Anderson
State Bureau of Investigation
Benefits From Three Years of Fighting in Korea
Washington weighs the gains of the Korean War noting four concrete benefits: halting Communist aggression in South Korea, uniting the United Nations to act, spurring Western rearmament and alliance, and encouraging small nations to resist Communist pressure. It warns these may prove illusory if Korea falls to Communism or China and urges careful decisions to sustain any lasting gains.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
U. N
Korea
Russia
China
Asia
Moscow
Europe
Iof
Eisenhower
Moonlit sleepwalker threatened with tied leg plan
In Enid Oklahoma a sleepwalking wife fearfully expects another midnight walk during a full moon. Her husband plans to sleep with a tied leg, ice water, and a jump net ready as police and fire crews stand by. She jokes about inherited sleepwalking.
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Enid
Okla
Oklahoma
$1 Bill Added To N Y Conscience Fund
An anonymous donor from Bradenton Florida sent a $1 bill with a note claiming it paid New York state tax owed on merchandise. The money goes to the general fund.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Bradenton
Fla
New York State
Inhabitants complain of water outage on 28th of May Street
Residents of Luanda's 28th of May Street report being without water since the street main burst on May 28 1953 causing a lengthy outage and disruption to daily life.
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Angola
Luanda
Berlin Outpost Survivor Reaches Safety After 60-Hour Standoff
Marine sergeant Robert E. Rich, 22, of Cincinnati, became the 15th known survivor of the Battle of the Berlin outposts after spending 60 hours behind Communist lines. Trapped in a collapsed bunker, he fought lone engagements, evaded Chinese troops, and finally returned to Marine lines, severely fatigued but expected to recover.
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Berlin
Western Front
Korea
Robert E. Rich
Cincinnati
Reds
Rich
Siamese Twin Girls In Very Good Condition In Alabama
A Lafayette physician reports the newborn Siamese twins Carolyn Anne and Kathryn Mae in excellent health after a difficult delivery. The twins joined at the lower spine will be moved to Ochsner Clinic New Orleans for a surgical consultation on possible separation. The mother Mrs Ashton J Mouton and her mayor husband are in good condition along with two older children.
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Lafayette
Ala
Ashton J. Mouton
Ochsner Clinic
New Orleans
Carolyn Anne
Kathrynne
Moutons
Atlanta Receives Gen Bush Confederate Uniform
The city of Atlanta was presented with the only uniform ever owned by Gen. William J. Bush who died at 107. Bush, Georgia’s last surviving Confederate veteran, never wore the uniform in battle. The piece had been given to him by a Hollywood film company shortly before his death.
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Atlanta
William J. Bush
Bush
Georgia
Spanish Youth Is Accused In Jewel Theft
In London an 18 year old Spanish youth Emilio Garcia Gomez was arrested on a warrant from the Spanish embassy and arraigned at Bow Street on accusations he masterminded a million dollar jewel theft from Seville Cathedral. The loot included diamond pendants rings brooches and a pearl necklace. Paris police recovered gems from Gomez associates in a cleaning shop and a lodging.
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London
Seville
Emilio Garcia Gomez
Bow Street Court
Spain
Paris
France
Gomez
Sanchez Mariel
Distribution of Charlotte Observer stock tied to Curtis B. Johnson estate
The American Trust Co. reports delivery of 5,750 shares representing 57 percent of the Observer stock to Mrs. Johnson and Union National Bank as executors. Half goes to trustees for Mrs. Johnson, half to trustees for George L. Lee, Sam M. Lee Jr., and Harry J. Lee.
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Charlotte
The
American Trust Co
Charlotte Observer
Curtis B. Johnson
Superior Court
Observer
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