Widespread Showers Hit Texas and Nation
A low pressure system near the Louisiana coast brought rain across the southeast and scattered showers from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Miami recorded just over a threat of flooding in streams while Deweyville residents faced evacuation as the Sabine rose. Two more drownings raised spring flood deaths to sixteen as about 35 000 acres flooded and tens of thousands forced from homes. The Northeast enjoyed clear skies though showers lingered elsewhere.
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Louisiana
Miami
Deweyville
Orange
Tex
Sabine
Rockies
Atlantic
Trinity
Skelton Admitted to Santa Monica Hospital
Comedian Red Skelton has been admitted to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica with what doctors call an uncomplicated virus infection and fatigue. He is expected to be ready to return to work for next week's show.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Red Skelton
St. John’s Hospital
J. S. Pearson Dies At 83 In Birmingham
John S. Pearson 83 longtime executive in Progressive Farmer Co dies at home in Birmingham after long illness. He helped establish the Progressive Farmer central office in 1912 and served as general manager until 1946. Survived by a sister, two nephews and two nieces.
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Birmingham
Ala
John S. Pearson
The
Progressive Farmer Co
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Raleigh
N.C
Pearson
Biblical Recorder Co
Progressive Farmer's Central
J. A. Campbell
Buies Creek
Carlisle Campbell
Meredith College
Leslie Campbell
Campbell College
A. E. Lynch
Eugene Olive
Winston- Salem, N.C
Weather report with temperatures and sun times
Tonight low 50 degrees and tomorrow high 75 degrees. Yesterday high 80 and last night low 59. Sunset today at 7 08 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 26 a m.
Weather forecast for North Carolina Georgia and South Carolina
Forecast highlights for the Southeast note partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and possible thundershowers in parts of North Carolina and extreme south, cooler in the north with highs 75 to 86, lows around 40 to 60, and similar mild, shower-prone conditions across Georgia and South Carolina with cooler nights and scattered showers.
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North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Weather map notes colder conditions across central regions
Washington Oregon and Idaho are mentioned with colder air spreading from the upper Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast. The AP Wirephoto map accompanies the report.
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Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Auto liability insurance bill gains momentum in General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly moves toward compulsory auto liability coverage as the House passes the measure on third reading and sends it to the Senate. Opponents warn of higher rates. sponsor Rep. Walter Jones asserts no rate hike if proven.
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Walter Jones
Pitt County
Herbert Hardy
Greene
Raleigh
General Assembly
House
Senate
Pitt
Mosaette
Claude Currie
Durham
Frank Wooten
Sen
Ed. Owens
Washington
House Roads Committee
Elevator accident in Louisville injures man
Archie Vick, 64, stuck his head into a Gold Proof Elevator Co shaft to check the lift. The elevator descended and struck him. Hospital officials report he was not seriously hurt.
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Louisville
Archie Vick
Gold Proof Elevator Co
Oklahoma City woman becomes state’s first master plumber
Mrs. Jack Barnes passed an examination this week to become a master plumber, the first woman in Oklahoma to earn the title.
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Oklahoma City
Jack Barnes
Oklahoma
Tar Heel Boy Attends Pepsi Cola Board Meeting
An 11 year old North Carolina boy, Chester Arnold Jr. of Greensboro, attended the Pepsi Cola Co meeting in Wilmington as guest of board Chairman Alfred N. Steel and his wife Joan Crawford. Arnold owns five shares and sipped a cola while hearing profits estimated at 1,475,000 for Q1 and earnings of 25 cents a share with a very favorable outlook for 1957.
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Wilmington
Del
North Carolina
Pepsi-Cola Co
Chester Arnold Jr
Greensboro
N.C
Alfred N. Steel
Joan Crawford
Steel
Young Arnold
Pepsi-Cola
Navy shifts to steel ships in 1885
The United States Navy begins modernization by adopting steel-hulled ships in the year 1885, marking a transition from older wooden vessels to contemporary warships. This change signals a broader upgrade in naval technology and fleet capabilities.
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United States Navy
Dean of Seminary Named at Erskine College
The Rev. Leon M. Allison 39 will resign Aug 1 as pastor of the First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Gastonia to begin two years of study before becoming dean of the Erskine College Theological Seminary at Due West S C He will succeed Dr W W Boyce whose resignation as dean takes effect two years hence Allison will attend Princeton Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary in Richmond Va after Erskine A Mecklenburg County native and Davidson College graduate he taught in Moorseville and Concord and served in the Army in World War II before pastoring Amaren S C and Statesville prior to his move here eighteen months ago.
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Gastonia
N.C
Leon M. Allison
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Erskine College Theological Seminary
Due West
S.C
Erskine
W. W. Boyce
Allison
Princeton Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Mecklenburgh County
Davidson College
Mooresville
Concord
Amaren
Statesville
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