World Championship Rodeo Comes to Winston-Salem
The P H Hanes Knitting Co and Blue Bell Inc sponsor a World Championship Rodeo at Memorial Coliseum Winston Salem from April 28 to May 3. Seven performances feature 150 top pro cowboys competing for over 10000 in prize money. Proceeds aid Boy Scout councils Old Hickory Uwharrie General Greene with about 15000 members across multiple counties.
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Winston-Salem
P.H. Hanes Knitting Co
Blue Bell, Inc
P. H. Hanes Knitting Co
Blue Bell Inc
Greensboro
Memorial Coliseum
Tommy Steiner
Austin
Tex
Scout Benefit
Boy Scouts of America
Old Hickory
Uwhar
Rie
General Greene
Surry
Forsyth
Yadkin
Ashe
Alleghany
Wilkes
Watauga
Guilford
Randolph
Rowan
Davie
Davidson
Carolinas
Guilford County
Admiral Sees Ocean Depths as Future Frontier
Vice Admiral C. B. Momsen argues that mankind should invest in ocean exploration and development. He envisions submarine transit, sea based mining, undersea power plants, desalination, and vast offshore oil and gas reserves fueling future civilization.
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Arlington
C. B. Momsen
United States
Europe
North Pole
Hoffa Pitches Teamsters to Independent Oil Unions
Union leader James R. Hoffa met with officials of the Independent Industrial Workers Assn representing about 6 000 Standard Oil employees in a bid to recruit refinery and related shop unions into the Teamsters The talks touched several Esso refineries Bayway Bayonne New Jersey Everett Massachusetts Baton Rouge Louisiana a Pittsburgh grease plant and a Charleston South Carolina asphalt plant with no immediate report on progress
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Essox Standard Oil Co. Workers Union
Hoffa
Florida
AFL Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Senate
Independent Industrial Workers Assn
Standard Oil Co
Esso
Bayway
Bayonne
N.J
Everett
Mass
Baton Rouge
Pittsburgh Standard Oil
Charleston
S.C
Pittsburgh ‘Standard of
Charleston, S. C
Thurmond urges aid for textiles and defense role
Senator J Strom Thurmond told the Cotton Manufacturers Institute in Palm Beach that the textile industry lags the economy and needs congressional and administration support. He cited Senate committee findings calling textiles vital to national defense and urged legislative fixes, data gathering, and import quotas. James A Chapman was elected institute president with Cheatham and Hall named vice presidents.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Congress
J. Strom Thurmond
D-Sc
Cotton Manufacturers Institute
Senate
Senate Committee
Thurmond
Sen
Norris Cotton
R-Nh
James A. Chapman
Inman
S.C
J. M. Cheatham
Griffin, Ga
Robert Davidson Hall
Belmont, N.C
Wyoming Lawmaker Receives Signatures on Telegram
State Senator Elmer Kinnaman disliked certain lobbying at the Wyoming Legislature after a telegram urged him to back a bill. About 35 Rawlins residents signed it, including his name, though he says he did not sign the petition.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Elmer Kinnaman
Wyoming
Rawlins
Spring Pranks Rise on College Campuses
A survey of campus mischief traces pranks from ancient times to modern days. It notes elaborate stunts at Annapolis and Cal Tech style tricks, with warnings that today’s pranks are subtler yet more scientific and invasive.
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Socrates
Finstein
Associated Press
Annapolis
Susie Johnson
Port High School
Bancroft Hall
Midshipmen
J. A. Cygon
Naval Academy
Iack Matthews
University of Missouri
Cal ‘Tech
Siblings thwart assault near Cleveland juvenile center
Mrs Barbara Kelley 22 and her brother Harold Esterwood 23 who work at a state juvenile diagnostic center chased down a 19 year old attacker after Kelley was grabbed near their family home. The siblings intervened when the assailant seized her and cried out for help.
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Cleveland
Barbara Kelley
Harold Esterwood
Illegal Drafting Is Charged
Pvt. Walter Atkinson Warren of Hampstead North Carolina files a claim with U S District Judge George Bell Timmerman alleging he was improperly drafted to 1 A instead of student status while enrolled for his second semester at Wake Forest Law School He says he qualified for student deferment and was denied a fair hearing before the board with a hearing set for next Friday.
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Columbia
U.S
George Bell Timmerman
Pvt
Walter Atkinson Warren
Hampstead
N.C
Warren
Wake Forest Law School
Pontiac Wide-Track Wheels Redefine Handling and Comfort
The 1959 Pontiac debuts Wide-Track Wheel design increasing wheelbase by five inches to widen stance without enlarging the car. Tests show reduced lean and sway, improved cornering, greater passenger comfort, and extra luggage space. Dealers report strong public enthusiasm and pride in the refined styling and workmanship.
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Pontiac
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Boy Scouts
Momsen
US Naval Academy
Portsmouth
N.H
Joneses
Vice Adm
the Sea Frontier
Hugh Mulligan
Sigma Chi
Cygon
Bio Lab
University of Michigan
CAR Wash”, Inc
Broad ST
N. Main St
College Street
Cuilbert Optical CO
Cousticon
W. Washington St
Pontiac Motor Division
General Motors Corporation
North Main Street
High Point
N. C
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