Linwood woman heads State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Mrs. Charles Gibson of Linwood was installed as president of the State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs in Raleigh. Other officers include E P Gibson of Laurel Hill first vice president J C Berryhill of Charlotte second vice president Charles Benson of Anteg o recording secretary L J Cannon of Canton big meeting secretary and J B Wooten of Princeton treasurer. The Rowan County delegation won the gavel for best attendance.
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Raleigh
Charles Gibson
Linwood
State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
E. P. Gibson
Laurel Hill
J. C Berryhill
Charlotte
Charles Benson
Antego
L. J. Cannon
Canton
J. B. Wooten
Princeton
Rowan County
Harvard Alumni elect Robinson director for three years
Cambridge report says Thomas L. Robinson president of the Charlotte News was chosen as a director of the Harvard Alumni Association for a three year term.
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Cambridge, Mass
Thomas L. Robinson
Charlotte, N. C
Harvard Alumni Association
Burlington Mills Treasurer Rowe resigns after 28 years
C Eugene Rowe, treasurer of Burlington Mills Corp since 1947, resigned yesterday. He said he would announce his future plans soon. Rowe, a Heathville Virginia native, joined Burlington in 1935 as an accountant after graduating from VPI.
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Greensboro
C. Eugene Rowe
Burlington Mills Corp
Rowe
Heathville
Burlington
VPI
North Carolina Teachers Hold Eighth Summer Workshop
About 300 teachers from the State Classroom Teachers Association attended committee reports and officer installations at the eighth annual summer workshop conference in Chapel Hill. They joined panel discussions and demonstrations and closed with the Carolina Folk Festival opening at Kenan Stadium on the University of North Carolina campus.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
State Classroom Teachers Association
University of North Carolina
Kenan Stadium
Guilford College hosts forum on European problems
The Carolina Institute of International Relations held a day of workshops and forums at Guilford College. Stuart Morris, a British pacifist, urged neutralization of Germany as a solution to the continent’s division.
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Guilford College
Carolina Institute of International Relations
Stuart Morris
Germany
Tar Heel Airmen Arrive for CAP Rescue Drill
More than 400 Tar Heel airmen arrived in Raleigh for the Civil Air Patrol annual search and rescue practice. Exercises run Saturday morning through Sunday night with a briefing session planned tonight.
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Raleigh
Civil Air Patrol
Two 9-year-old cousins drown after warning at pond
In Lumberton a farmer reported seeing Bobby Edward Horne and Bobby Lee Horne playing near a farm pond on Wednesday. He warned them home fearing they might fall in. A day later the boys died drowning in the same pond.
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Lumberton
Bobby Edward Horne
Bobby Lee Horne
Wage talks continue as Western Electric strike widens
In Winston Salem and surrounding areas negotiators for about 5000 striking Western Electric Co workers pursue a contract. The CIO Communications Workers of America mediators report considerable progress amid wage demand disputes after over a month on strike affecting Winston-Salem Greensboro and Burlington plants.
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Winston-Salem
Western Electric Co
CIO Communications Workers of America
Winston - Salem
Greensboro
Burlington
Fayetteville N C Wins Junior Chamber Public Affairs Award
Minneapolis Fayetteville N C won a national Junior Chamber of Commerce award for its 1952 community public affairs project but a mixup with Fayetteville Arkansas caused Arkansas City to be listed as the winner in the announced awards.
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Minneapolis
Fayetteville
N. C
Marion man jailed for attempted bribe to state trooper
Hubert Greer, 28, of Marion was sentenced to four to five years in prison by Judge H Hoyle Sink in McDowell County Superior Court for attempting to bribe a state highway patrolman.
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Marion
H. Hoyle Sink
Hubert Greer
McDowell County
Donkeyball Game At Cottonwood High School Baffles Merchants
In Cottonwood Arizona an event labeled donkeyballbasketball saw W-Don keys imported from Oklahoma used by Future Farmers of America students playing a merchant team. Donkeys wore rubber shoes and the score was not announced.
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Cottonwood
Ariz
Oklahoma
Future Farmers of America
Koreans Protests Continue As Armistice Talks Advance
South Koreans march and cry during a fourth day of anti truce demonstrations in Seoul and Pusan. At Panmunjom staff officers from both sides work on final armistice details while U N command presses toward a ceasefire as South Korea signals reluctance to accept terms.
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Seoul
Red
Syngman Rhee
Panmunjom
U. N
South Korea
Panmunjon
Munsan
Tokyo
Pusan
Poe
Caudle Contends Olson Tax Settlement Unfair
Former top tax prosecutor T Lamar Caudle testified that the 1948 settlement of Dr Olaf A Olson s $118 000 tax liability for a $35 000 payment was unfair to the government He said Sen Langer arranged it through AG Tom Clark and deputy Peyton Ford and called the deal unorthodox. The House Judiciary subcommittee heard Caudle describe unusual circumstances surrounding the case.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
Minneapolis
Justice Department
Olaf A. Olson
Olson
Caudle
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
T.m Clark
Peyton Ford
Keating
R-Ny
House
Ford
Robert A. Collier
St. Paul
Collier
Langer
Radar Tornado Warning Plans Are Projected
The Weather Bureau announced radar tornado warning installations in 15 cities with a nationwide system possible at little extra cost. Captain Howard Orville advocated a five million dollar, 35 station network over 10 years, while bureau chief Reichelderfer urged a larger network might be cheaper than that. The bureau has begun using converted Navy radar in major cities and expects about 100 more Navy sets to be converted over two-plus years.
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Washington
U. S. Weather Bureau
F. W. Reichelderfer
Reichelderfer
Howard P. Orville
Navy
Orville
Weather Bureau
Baltimore
Florida
Washington, D. C
Wichita Falls
Brownsville
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Tex
Burrwood
Miami
Tampa
Fla
Charleston
S. C
New York City
Sparkman Says Farmers Get Little Help
U S Senator Sparkman of Alabama criticized President Eisenhower for claiming progress on farm aid and civil rights while saying farmers receive little help amid a low farm economy. He faulted defense cuts and noted most points mirrored Democratic actions, as others refrained from commenting on the president’s speeches.
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Sparkman
Washington
Ala
Eisenhower
Alabama
North
South Dakota
America
Army to close seven more camps in economy drive
The Army will close seven additional camps and installations, aiming to save about 11 million dollars in the first year and 30 million in later years. Camps Breckinridge Morganfield Kentucky Roberts San Miguel California San Luis Obispo California Rucker Daleville Alabama Atterbury Edinburg Indiana Crockett Galveston Texas Adams Newport Rhode Island will be shut by July 1 next year with others by June 30 1954.
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Washington
Army
Camp Breckinridge
Morganfield
Camp Roberts
San Miguel
Calif
Camp San Luis Obisnoe
Camp Rucker
Daleville
Ala
Camp Atterbury
Edinburg
Ind
Ft. Crockett
Galveston
Tex
Ft. Adams
Newport
R. L
101St Airborne
7Th Armored
31St Infantry Tactical Division
47Th Infantry Tactical Division
Twenty More Post Offices To Be Closed
Postmaster General Summerfield announces closure of twenty more Western North Carolina post offices on July 1 to save about 20000 dollars annually. Affected offices spread across Avery Mitchell and Burke counties, with star route service planned between Morganton and Elk Pond.
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Washington 4
North Carolina
Summerfield
Altamont
Balm
Frank
Heaton
Ingalls
Hughes
Wilkes County
Star
Morganton
Elk Pond
Mayors Tumble In Milking Contest At June Dairy Month
Mayors from Piedmont North Carolina cities Burlington Winston-Salem and Greensboro faced a televised milking contest against High Point Mayor George Covington a dairy farmer and ex Lindale Dairy executive. Covington dominated the event aimed at promoting June Dairy Month.
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Piedmont North Carolina
High Point
George Covington
Covington
Lindale Dairy
Burlington
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Bostian Elected State College Chancellor in North Carolina
Dr Carey H Bostian 46 was unanimously elected chancellor of North Carolina State College and will take over September 1 succeeding John W Harrelson who retires after 19 years. He is director of instruction in the School of Agriculture and joined the college in 1930. A field of 140 candidates was narrowed to four by a joint committee.
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Raleigh
Carey H. Bostian
North Carolina State College
Bostian
John W. Harrelson
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Gordon Gray
University
Gov. Umstead
The
Consolidated University
State College
Clifford Beck
University of Pittsburgh
School of Agriculture
Beck
Vanderbilt
University of North Carolina
Oak Ridge
Harrelson
Eisenhower Warns Against Creeping Socialism in South Dakota
President Eisenhower addressed about 500 GOP leaders at Custer State Park warning that creeping socialism threatens the United States if the opposition regains power. He urged a middle of the road course and praised administration gains in foreign policy, civil rights, and crime prevention while touring Mt. Rushmore and North Dakota ceremonies. He promised a vigorous effort to keep subversives out of federal jobs.
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South Dakota
Mt. Rushmore
Eisenhower
Black’ Hills
Calvin Coolidge
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Calvin Coolidge Inn
Garrison Dam
North Dakota
If you eliminated OK from some vocabularies enns
The remark playfully notes how common the word OK has become in everyday speech. It suggests that some people rely on the simple affirmation to manage conversation flow and agreement. The line uses a light humorous tone to highlight language habits.
Chinese Reds Hit U S Forces On East Central Front
Battles raged across the Central and Eastern Fronts near Outpost Harry ten miles northeast of Chorwon as Chinese forces attacked with thousands of troops. U S and ROK troops repelled divisions, with heavy casualties reported on both sides and a major air campaign hindered by storms.
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Seoul
U. S
Outpost Harry
Chorwon
Associated Press
Milo Farnell
Third Division
Eighth Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
15Th Regiment
Harry
Jess Willoughby
ROK
Kumhwa
Christmas Hill
Anak
Sariwon
McCarthy Lehman clash over mail privilege report sought
Postmaster General Summerfield ordered a fact finding on Sen. McCarthy free mail use amid a dispute with Sen. Lehman. Lehman charged abuse of franking while McCarthy retorted he should pay his own way and insisted the folding room handle the letters. Lehman defended his own printing and said he would continue fighting McCarthy.
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Washington
Arthur E. Summerfield
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Herbert H. Lehman
Summerfield
Lehman
New York Democrat
Post Office
America
Wisconsin Republican
Congress
McCarthy Lehman
Senate
Steel Union Keeps Pay Boost Decision Secret
Policy makers of the CIO United Steelworkers spent about thirty minutes deciding on a wage boost offer from WL Steel but kept the result secret. The settlement, likely nine cents, will go to the union wage-policy committee for final approval or rejection.
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Steel Union
Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Weather outlook with mild night and hot day ahead
Low temperature tonight to 65 degrees and high tomorrow expected at 90. Today's high reached 85 while last night’s low was 63. Sunset is at 7 37 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 03 a m.
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Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Lower
Asheville - BA
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
High Point
Little Rock
San Antonio
San Francisco
Wena
Washington
Wilmington
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