Anvil Brand Buys Sherrod Shirt Co
Anvil Brand, Inc announces acquisition of all outstanding Sherrod Shirt Company stock led by R. C. Kirchofer. Sherrod, a major work garments producer, operates in a 37 000 square foot North Main Street plant employing 175 to 200 people.
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Sherrod Shirt Company
Anvil Brand, Inc
R. C. Kirchoffer
Anvil Brand
Sherrod
Kirchofer
North Main Street
Pwn
Sher- Shirt Company
France Opposes UN Action on Laos Invasion
France told the United States it opposes bringing the Communist led Laos invasion to the United Nations. Secretary of State Dulles cited talks with France Laos Viet Nam and Thailand as he weighed a potential UN airing amid concerns over international belligerency and France’s Indochina policy.
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Paris
France
United States
Laos
Indochina
United Nations
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Congressional
U.N
Viet Nam
Thailand
U. N
Eisenhower
Congress
North Africa
Morocco
Tunisia
Russia
Asia
Twining Named Successor as Air Chief of Staff
Washington reports Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg will retire as Air Force chief of staff and Gen. Nathan F. Twining will succeed him pending Senate approval. Twining, currently vice chief of staff, would take the top post on June 30, with Lt. Gen. Thomas Dresser White named to succeed Twining as vice chief.
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Washington
White House
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Twining
Senate
Vandenberg
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Thomas Dresser White
Air
Harold E. Talbott
Talbott
Eisenhower Cancels Weekly News Conference
President Eisenhower cancels his weekly news conference due to an unusually heavy schedule and no major news to announce, the White House says.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Battleship Bombards Wonsan Again
The battleship New Jersey and cruiser Bremerton led a carrier-backed attack on Wonsan harbor while destroyer Twining targeted communications. Allied air forces hit a northeastern metal plant and a transformer station near Songkin with heavy bomb damage reported.
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Seoul
New Jersey
Bremerton
Wonsan Harbor
Korea
Princeton
Valley Forge
Siberia
Twining
Komdock
Songkin
Navy
Inside Bridge Column and Classified Ads Page
Interior page features bridge column, witty ads, comics, crossword puzzle, editorial notes, and sports briefs. Radio TV section highlights programs. Women’s pages cover society notes and local culture.
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Radio-Tv
Gardner Hall Dedication Honors Late Gov O Max Gardner
The dedication of Gardner Hall at North Carolina State College features tribute to the former governor O Max Gardner. Edwin Gill, U S revenue collector and Gardner's longtime friend, lauds him as a man whose life was a work of art and whose greatest achievement was his personality.
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Raleigh
Max Gardner
Gardner Hall
North Carolina State College
Gardner
State College
Edwin Gill
U.S
Western Electric Contract Talks Continue in Winston-Salem
Union officials for about 5,000 Communications Workers of America members at Western Electric plants in Burlington Winston Salem and Greensboro pressed negotiations with company officials in Winston-Salem. Progress was reported on some issues but 15 remaining items included wages seniority arbitration grievance procedure holidays and wage grades.
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Winston-Salem
Western Electric Co
North Carolina
Communications Workers of America
Western Electric
Burlington
Winston Salem
Greensboro
Episcopal convention weighs capital fund drive and budget
Delegates and clergy at the 31st annual Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina convention consider a $100000 capital fund drive for mission work and a budget around $50000. Army Chaplain Edward M. Mize urged parishes to support soldiers in service as a new mission field. In Phoenixville Cpl. James Pinkston, the first NC soldier released by the Communists in Korea, starts a 30 day leave before returning to Fort Bragg for further treatment for ware condition.
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Asheville
Episcopal Diocese of
Western North Carolina
Edward M. Mize
Washington, D. C
Phoenixville
James Pinkston
Jacksonville
North Carolina
Korea
Valley Forge
Pinkston
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Army Hospital
Mrs Lillian Causey, WCTU leader, dies in Winston-Salem
Mrs Lillian Mesenheimer Causey longtime president of the North Carolina Women's Christian Temperance Union died at her home in Winston-Salem. She was the widow of Dr William H Causey who founded the First Reformed Church in 1905. Survivors include two sons Dr James Y Causey a language professor at Davidson College and John Causey a pharmacist at Valdese General Hospital.
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Winston-Salem
Lillian Mesenheimer Causey
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
North Carolina
William H. Causey
First Reformed Church
James Y. Causey
Davidson College
John Causey
General Hospital of
Valdese
Viet Minh Withdrawals From Laos Reported By Hanoi
Vietnamese communists retreat from Luang Prabang Plaine des Jarres and Xiengkhouang after overrunning over a third of Laos. French spokesmen note an impressive force but caution on full scale withdrawal while leaving option of a do or die assault on Luang Prabang or Plaine des Jarres.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Laos
Thailand
Burma
Luang Prabang
Plaine Des Jarres
Xiengkhouang
Viet Nam
Sisavang Vong
I Plain
Spring Rains Persist Across Carolinas
Rain continues to flood the Carolinas with totals well above normal. The Charlotte Weather Bureau notes this month 1.86 inches above average and the year over four inches above normal as scattered thundershowers and mild spells mix with heavy downpours across Columbia Wilmington Asheville Charlotte Greensboro Raleigh and Charleston.
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Carolinas
Charlotte
Columbia
Wilmington
Asheville
Charleston
Greensboro
Raleigh
De Gaulle Endorses Break With RPF After Local Setback
Paris report says General Charles de Gaulle dismissed the Rally of the French People as a party and urged followers to operate under their own names. He aimed to relaunch a generational revival, leaving the RPF as an advance guard for regrouping, after an 10.6 percent municipal showing.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Soullist
RPF
Rally of the
France
de Gaulle
Colombey - les-Deux-Eglises
Three American Women Missing In Ship Wreck
In the North Sea collision near Harwich a British steamer and the American freighter Haiti Victory left three American women missing after the wreck. Rescue crews found four bodies, and one identified later, while 500 people were saved and 12 injured.
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Duke of York
North Sea
Harwich
England
Ibly
Ann Spring
Army Department
Washington
Jand
Gilda Jordet
Roe Colp
Violana de la
Argo Ansdell
Local Youth Escape Busted as Two More Are Recaptured
Stanly County first offenders camp recaptures continue with William Hunter 18 of Raleigh and James Cope Jr. 18 of Fayetteville nabbed four miles south of Albemarle and near Asheboro respectively. Arm strong 17 of High Point and Phillips 17 of Pilot Mountain were recaptured yesterday. Still at large are Clendon 19 of Johnson City Tenn and Rogers 19 near Hendersonville. Snyder 19 of Gastonia, an honor grade prisoner, was also captured last night.
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Albemarle
N. C
Stanly County
Ray Bass
William P. Hunter
Raleigh
James Cope Jr
Fayetteville
Asheboro
James Curtis Armstrong
High Point
Thomas R. Phillips
Pilot Mountain
J. C. Clendon
Johnson City
Tenn
J. Kenneth Rogers
Hendersonville
Armstrong
Bennettsville
S. C
Ips
Thomas J. Snyder
Gastonia
Snyder
Tucson
Bass
Four ministers and one layman nominated for Baptist president
Nearly 15 000 Southern Baptist messengers gathered in Houston for the 96th convention session. Dr W J Storer of Tulsa and Dr C C Warren of Charlotte led a presidential runoff after secret ballots began at 10 am. Co nominees included Dr T L Holcomb and Dr Wallace Bassett with withdrawals by three others.
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Baptist Convention
Houston
Tex
Southern Baptist Convention
Houston, Tex
W. J. Storer
Tulsa
Okla
Dr. C. Co. Warren
Charlotte
N. C
Storer
Warren
T. L. Holcomb
Memphis
iTenn
Eugene Siler
Williamsburg
C. C. Warren
First Baptist Church
J. W. Storer
Oklo
W. Douglas Hudgins
Jackson, Miss
W. A. Criswell
Dallas
W. R
Cipal
John W. McCall
Tenn
Hallett Decries Antiquated Tax Depreciation Rules
P H Hallett of Charlotte and president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute urged liberalizing federal tax depreciation allowances for productive equipment. Speaking at the Southern Conference of the American Society for Advancement of Management, he warned the current system could hinder peacetime production, productivity, and national security.
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Asheville
N. C
Hallett
America
Shrimp Season Opens Early in North Carolina Waters
North Carolina shrimp season will begin Monday officials said. Director George R Ross noted the early start came after a survey by William A Ellison Jr UNC fisheries research director at Morehead City.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Conservation and Development
George R. Ross
William A. Ellison, Jr
University of North Carolina Fisheries ‘Research
Morehead City
Red proposal offers neutral commission for POWs in Korea
The communists propose a five nation neutral commission to handle some 48,500 prisoners who refuse to return, with a two to six month hearing window and a staged repatriation plan. The Allies seek time for a top echelon study while Nam Il hints at further changes. The plan aims to exchange willing prisoners and transfer the rest to neutral custody for talks.
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Panmunjom
Korea
William K. Harrison
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
India
Nam II
Nam Il
Harrison
Neutral Nations
Armistice Supervisory Commission
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Neutral Commission
Tonight’s Low 55 High Tomorrow 80
Weather report notes a low of 55 degrees tonight and a high of 80 degrees tomorrow. Today's high reached 82 with a low of 59 the previous night. Sun sets at 7 12 p m today and rises at 5 21 a m tomorrow.
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