William B Umstead State Park Dedication Planned
Amos R. Kearns announced plans for the dedication of the William B Umstead State Park on Sunday August 28 at 5 p m between Durham and Raleigh on Highway 70. Gov Luther Hodges and Mrs Umstead will attend with Merle Bradley Umstead unveiling the entrance sign. A Fort Bragg band will provide music before and after the ceremony.
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William B. Umstead State Park
Amos R. Kearns
Kearns
State Conservation and Development Board
Crabtree State Park
Highway 70
Durham
Raleigh
Luther Hodges
Umstead
Hodges
Ben E. Douglas
Department of Conservation and Development
Merle Bradley Umstead
Fort Bragg
C & D Board
Gov
Durham County
William B. Umstead
Residential Construction Expenditures and Housing Starts
The article notes private housing starts through May 1955 at 547 300 and predicts a full year total near or above the 1950 record 1 352 200 if trends continue. Over 6 billion dollars spent on residential construction by May highlights robust growth vs the booming twenties, with costs up 2 25 times since then and population up two fifths. It argues current activity is a normal growth phase and cites mortgage credit terms income migration household formation standards home ownership and existing housing stock as future factors shaping demand.
Celebrity Banter and Casting Echoes From Hollywood
A collage of Hollywood quips notes Ladd skipping starring roles and his fluency in French, Bob Hope as dreamboat, John Wayne hiring Mitchum, Shelly Winters’ pact with Rory Calhoun for The Treasure of Pancho Villa, and Red Skelton’s censorship moment with a risqué joke.
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Shelly Winters
Rory Calhoun
Treasure of
Pancho Villa
Howard Hughes
Lisbon Plans To Meet Problems With Six Year Build Graft
Lisbon moves to tackle rapid population growth car surplus housing shortage and crowded schools with a six year plan. Two new suburbs with schools hospitals and public buildings will house about 45000 people one east and one west along the Tagus River. A subway will be tunneled through the city and the Avenida da Liberdade widened. Traditionalists fear loss of Lisbon historic streets while Mayor Salvacao Barreto pledges harmony with existing architecture.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Tagus River
Salvacao Barreto
Solve-A-Crime Solution
A mystery note argues the woman was killed before the car left the road. It cites Wad on the floor and car sides as evidence, noting a lack of blood on the ceiling if a cliff fall caused death. The car is upside down with the woman head down and feet up.
France To Build Unusual Earth Fill Dam Across Durance
Washington July 30 reports say France will construct a dirt filled dam across the Durance River to transform Provence's economy through irrigation and power. The piece notes global examples and compares earth dams with concrete ones, citing safety and material advantages.
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France
Washington
Durance
French Provence
National Geographic Society
Helmand
Afghanistan
Nazal
Mexico
United States
Bureau of Reclamation
New Welfare Leader Named For Davidson
Thomasville July 30 Junius B Grimes III of Camden County and Charlotte is expected to be the new superintendent of Public Welfare in Davidson County on Sept 1 He will replace Miss Matilda Umbholtz who resigned months ago to join a private institution Wayne H Shoaf chairman of the County Commissioners announced Grimes has led the Camden County Welfare Dept as superintendent and will join Davidson County under the merit salary system The Rev Charles Wessinger of Thomasville a welfare board member noted Grimes promotion He be comes to Davidson after serving as acting welfare chief Doris Lopp of Lexington has filled the role since Umbholtz resignation Grimes son of Mr and Mrs J S Grimes formerly of Charlotte now in Key West Fla is Wingate College graduate studied welfare at the University of Tennessee He previously worked as a probation counselor for Juvenile Court in Mecklenburg County and as a case and child welfare worker A World War I veteran Grimes is not related to Davidson County Grimes families authorities stated
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Junius B. Grimes III
Camden County
Charlotte
Davidson County
Grimes
Mecklenburg County
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Ea Fallea
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