Study of Parasites That Attack Potatoes and Cabbage
Miss Elizabeth Kathleen Goldie-Smith of Leicester England wins the William Chambers Coker Award from the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society for her UNC dissertation on plasmodiophoraceae parasites that attack potato tubers and cabbage roots. The award includes a $50 prize and honors her research, life history notes, and discovery of two new species. She will receive her PhD at UNC commencement June 8 and has served as a research assistant and editor at UNC.
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Mary Grace Megginson
Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina
William Chambers Coker
Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
Elizabeth Kathleen Goldie-Smith
Leicester
England
Coker
Goldie-Smith
North Carolina Academy of Science
State College
Raleigh
John N. Couch
University
UNC
Elisha Itchell Scientific Society
Rose Sidgwick
American Association of University Women
British Federation of University Women
Couch
Chapel Hill
The
Bie
Thomas Carlyle
Institute of Education
University of London
County High School For Girls
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
Royal Holloway College
Elizabeth Blackwell
Welsh Mountains
One Day Walkout Planned by Longshoremen in New York
AFL Local 791 official says 30 local unions pledged support for a one day Monday protest that could halt port activity in New York Harbor. William Lynch predicts about 25,000 longshoremen will join a holiday like strike to oppose the Crime Commission waterfront reform recommendations.
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New York
AFL Longshoremen’s Union
William Lynch
New York State Crime Commission
United Nations Plans Peace Session After Korean Truce
United Nations officials announced a peace session of the General Assembly to be held two to three weeks after a Panmunjom truce signing. The assembly would select a site for the Far Eastern political conference and determine participant nations. Optimism ran high that an armistice was near, though some warned such hopes had fluctuatd before.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Panmunjom
U.N
Scots Craft New Drink Atholl Brose From Highlands
New York reports Bri tish Information Services that Scots favor Atholl brose as a superior drink to Scotch whisky. The Highlands long have known the blend of heather honey oatmeal and whisky with optional cream, now produced commercially and tied to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped and to James II era origins.
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New York
Atholl Brose
Highlands
Robert Louis Stevenson
Petroleum Exists As Solid Liquid And Gas In Nature
A concise note states petroleum occurs naturally in solid liquid and gaseous states. It mentions bicycle accidents cause about 600 deaths annually in the United States.
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Petroleum
United States
Behind The News In Business By Leslie Gould
New York analysis of the Treasury 34 percent bonds shows a $15 loss per $1 000 to speculators who bought on borrowed money hoping for a quick premium. The piece notes the failure of the federal market to sustain prices and calls out “free riders” who rely on others funds, with advice from major insurers and banks. It also contrastsTreasury yields with tax exempt municipal bonds, which attract investors seeking tax relief.
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Leslie Gould
New York
Treasury
Federal’ Reserve
Icf
United States
Federal Reserve
England
Bicycle Court Brings First Day of Sanctions in Montpelier
In Montpelier Vermont the first session of the bicycle court saw seven respondents plead guilty to bicycle ordinance violations. Sentences varied from a one week bicycle riding suspension to making two or three copies of the rules. Complaints included sidewalk riding doubles lights and proper registration while Police Captain George Conner praised parental cooperation.
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Montpelier
New Bicycle Court
George Conner
High Point proposes cataloger at Public Library
High Point Civil Service Commission announces an examination for a cataloger at the High Point Public Library. Salary range 2800 to 3200 dollars annually, with potential above maximum. Examination June 15, 1953 at 7 PM in City Hall. last filing June 15 at noon. Requirements include 30 semester hours in library science, professional certificate within 30 days, and age 22 to 35.
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North Wrenn Street
High Point
North Carolina
High Point Civil Service Commission
City Hall
High Point Public
American Library Association
North Carolina Library Commission
Stock Market Suffered Two Sharp Declines In Week
United Press reports stocks dropped on Monday and Thursday driving industrials to new lows since Oct 30. Rail shares held above the year's low. overall week saw broad losses with 1,074 issues down and 498 new lows as investors awaited Korean truce developments.
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New York
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