Government Tested Polio Vaccine Batches and Protocols
Doctors in Fort Worth challenged the testing process for the Salk polio vaccine saying they would halt inoculations until every batch was properly tested. Surgeon General Scheele defended the shift from exhaustive batch testing to per batch approval and spot checks. Results of a scientific appraisal were due tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Forth Worth
Tex
Fort Worth
Rae Institutes of Health
Jonas Salk
Leonard A. Scheele
Schecle
Scheele
Bobo
Final 1955 Nuclear Blast Slated Monday
Civil Defense chief Val Peterson hailed Thursday’s atomic explosion as a major boost to defense efforts. The 14th and final blast is planned Monday if weather holds, with weeks needed to study biological effects on test animals and evaluate blast data for pamphlets and rehabilitation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Peterson
Thomasville Election Winners and City Leadership
The article notes a clean municipal election with a veteran council taking office tomorrow at city hall. Curry Regan won councilman at large, Thomas Johnson replaces L R Jarrett, C T Kennedy wins a third term, and Baron Craven gains the second ward. Carl Wilson begins a second term as chief executive and the council includes two lawyers and several shop owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Omasville
Curry Regan
Thomas Johnson
L. R. Jarrett
Asville
Ervin Praises NC Supreme Court at Auto Dealers Meet
U.S. Senator Sam J. Ervin Sr. told the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Assn in Pinehurst that the NC Supreme Court is more qualified than the U.S. Supreme Court. He urged clinging to proven landmarks, defended free competition with limited regulation, and emphasized small business as vital to the American way of life. Officers elected included Conn Jr., Tiller, Craig, and Smith, with Mims re-elected NADA national director. three-day convention ended with dinner and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
N.C
U.S
Sam J. Ervin Sr
DNC
North Carolina Automobile Dealers Assn
United States Supreme Court
North Carolina Supreme Court
Sen
Ervin
U.S. Supreme Court
Harvard Law School Assn
New York City
Charles G. Conn Jr
Raleigh
John M. Tiller
Durham
E. D. Craig
Gastonia
Troy Smith
Liberty
Allam Mims
Rocky Mount
NADA
CIO Ratifies New Joint Constitution
The CIO executive board ratified the planned joint constitution with a note of enthusiasm. A separate action saw the 44-member governing group unanimously back a federal law to protect worker welfare funds by requiring disclosure of their finances. Only one member, Gustav Faver, dissented on grounds of a mandate from his union's convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Cio-Afl
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Gustav Faver
CIO Transport Workers Union
Ellender Urges Caution on Farm Price Bill
Sen. Ellender of Louisiana warned against rushing a bill to scrap the Eisenhower Benson farm price program this year. He noted a lack of votes in the Senate and said House passage could be revisited next session. He favored maintaining 90 percent parity until a better plan emerges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Democrats
Ebiender
Eliender
House
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher face marriage decision
Debbie Reynolds said her Korea tour with Eddie Fisher gives them time to think about marriage. She noted they must decide whether to wed in July or delay, stressing they are serious and not stalling. Reynolds says her career ranks second to marriage and they remain very much in love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Debbie Reynolds
Korea
Eddie Fisher
Debbie
Eddie
Trade Delegation Leaves Japan After Barter Deal
A 38 member Red China trade delegation departed Yokohama aboard the Soviet ship Dobrolubov after signing a private 4 million dollar barter trade agreement with Japanese businessmen. The report notes the sun appears to rotate faster at the equator than at the poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Japan
Red China
Dobrolubov
Weather outlook favors clear skies nationwide Sunday
Clear skies expected for most of the nation Sunday with scattered showers in the Great Basin and Florida peninsula and showers possible around Lake Ontario and northern Maine. Thunderstorms likely along a line from North Carolina to central Texas. Cooler in the middle Atlantic, Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. warmer in the central and northern Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Great Basin
Florida Peninsula
Lake Ontario
Maine
North Carolina
Texas
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes Region
Plains States
Death notices and funeral rites announced in multiple services
Ralph Spencer Wall 52 of Sao Paulo died April 30 after a brief illness. Graveside rites set for 2:30 pm at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Walter J. Miller and Rev. J Lester Ballard officiating. body arrived in High Point and stayed at Sechrest Funeral Home. Wall had worked for Sears Roebuck in Sao Paulo over six years. Mrs Essie Mae Reese 50 of 1201 Wise St died Thursday evening at Grace Hospital Morganton after four weeks’ illness. Funeral at Lords Tabernacle with Rev Albert Dunning and Rev L J Mabe. interment Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named.
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Ralph Spencer Wall
Walter J. Miller
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
J. Lester Ballard
Oakwood Cemetery
Fellowship Community Church
Sao Paulo
Brazil
John W. Hammons
High Point
Sechrest Funeral Home
Mr. Wall
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Essie Mae Reese
Wise St
Lords Tabernacle
Albert Dunning
Jewel Baptist Church
L. J. Mabe
Springfield Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Odean Fender
Darrell Fender
Charles Fender
Broadus Reese
Ted Reese
Vernon Reese
Lewis Reese
Bennett Dale
Richard Sink
James Curry
Two Local Deaths Reported In North Carolina
The body of William Kenny Roman, eight son of Mr and Mrs William Roman of Elizabeth City, will be brought to his grandparents in town this afternoon after he was struck and killed by a car yesterday. Funeral plans were incomplete last night. Also, Mrs Caroline Owens Davis, 82, of Asheboro died today at her daughter’s home in Seagrove after illness. She leaves five daughters, two sons, 17 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, two sisters, a brother, with funeral services set for Monday at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church and burial in the church cemetery. The body will be moved from Pugh’s Funeral Home to Mrs Walker Scott’s home tomorrow evening.
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William Kenny Roman
William Roman
Elizabeth City
F. B. Lindley
S. Main St
Roman
Caroline Davis
Asheboro
Caroline Owens Davis
Walker Scott
Route 1
Seagrove
Dora Venable
High Point
Ina Hayes
Victoria Brower
Euna Hancock
Walter Scott
James Malcolm Davis
Clyde Davis
H. W. Hurl
Shenandoah
Elam Crisco
Steeds
Calvin Owens
Wilmington
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church
Church
Pugh
Canada Caravan Trip For Y Youths 13 16
A ten day YMCA caravan for boys ages 13 to 16 runs August 5 to 13 through Shenandoah Valley and Pennsylvania to Niagara Falls then Toronto Montreal and home via Hudson River Valley. Two sightseeing days in New York, return to High Point August 13. James Ensign oversees. local dealers provide transport. call 9127 or 7927.
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Canada
YMCA
Shenandoah Valley
Pennsylvania
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Montreal
Hudson River Valley
New York
High Point
James Ensign
Freezing Weather Nips Rockies and Minnesota Snow Flurries
Freezing weather hit parts of the Rocky Mountains while snow flurries swirled over northern Minnesota at midday. Overnight temperatures fell to 22 degrees at Fraser Colorado and Drummond and West Yellowstone Montana, with International Falls Minnesota reporting 36 degrees at midday.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Minnesota
Fraser
Colo
Drummond
West Yellowstone
Mont
International Falls
Minn
Infant Joan Lynn Milligan dies in Trinity
Joan Lynn Milligan infant daughter of Jesse and Doris Haz zard Milligan of Route 2 Trinity died yesterday at High Point Memorial Hospital six hours after 7th. Surviving are sister Myra Ann and grandparents Mrs J C Milligan Route 2 Trinity and Mr and Mrs A L Hazzard of High Point. Graveside funeral today at Floral Garden Park Cemetery at 4 30 o clock conducted by Rev Kenneth Weir Trinity Methodist Church. Body remains at Davis Chapel until the funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Lynn Milligan
Jesse
Doris Hazzard Milligan
Trinity
High Point Memorial Hospital
Myra Ann
J. C. Milligan
Route 2
A. L. Hazzard
High Point
Floral Garden Park
Kenneth Weir
Trinity Methodist Church
Davis Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Ma tilda Sechrest
Funeral services for 64 year old Mrs Ma tilda Sechrest are set for Mitchell Grove Methodist Church at 2 30 p m with Rev Paul Dennis and Rev Herman Billings officiating. Interment follows in the church cemetery. The body remains at the family home until 30 minutes before services. She died Friday morning at 3 40 a m in High Point Memorial Hospital after a year of declining health and two weeks of serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Sechrest
Mitchell Grove Methodist Church
Paul Dennis
Herman Billings
Sechrest
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Pointer Third In N C Marbles Play
In Greensboro on May 7 Ron ald Nantz a 14 year old from Mooresville won the NC Recreation Society marbles tournament. Ralph Davis 10 of Jesse Wharton School Guilford County finished second and Joe Rising of High Point took third.
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Greensboro
Ronald Nantz
Mooresville
North Carolina Recreation Society
Ralph Davis
Jesse Wharton School
Guilford County
Joe Rising
High Point
Shoppers Warned Of Purse Snatching
Two purse thefts in the downtown area prompt police to warn women shoppers to keep purses in sight. Investigators suspect an organized con team is active, with victims Vivian C. Underwood and Valley Westmoreland reporting losses totaling 470 dollars.
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Tectives
Pee Go
Vivian C. Underwood
Thomasville
Valley Westmoreland
Willowbrook St
Truck Carrying Corn Burns On Highway
A pickup loaded with 20 to 30 bushels of corn caught fire around 5 15 p m on the highway between High Point and Thomasville near the Colonial Motel. Denver Woods driver and Franklin Pack passenger escaped unharmed. cause unknown. total loss reported by Patrolman H M Petty.
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Thomasville
High Point
State Highway Patrol
H. M. Petty
Denver
Herbert Woods
Route 1
Davidson
Woods
Etty
Franklin Pack
Colonial
Light Police Activity Topped By Assault Count
The arrest of a 26 year old man, Timothy McCants of Beamon Alley, on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon followed a fight at New Dixie Cafe on Ft. Washington Street. McCants was held on $500 bond after he cut James Payne with a knife, injuring his left arm, side, and back. Payne received treatment at Memorial Hospital. Police could not determine the fight’s cause.
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Timothy McCants
Bea‘mon Alley
New Dixie Cafe
Ft. Washington St
James Payne
Payne
Memorial Hospital
Municipal Court Civil Term Opens For Four Days
Municipal Court begins a four day term with five contested civil suits and several divorce actions set for trial. Cases include Mendenhall Moore Realtors versus Charles Reddick on appeal from a justice court and nine other civil matters. Judge J Archie Myatt will preside and divorce trials start the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Mendenhall
Moore Realtors
Charles Reddick
M. H. Turner
James R. Sullivan
James Sullivan
W. C. Vail
King Dallas Key
Elizabeth Mabe
Luther Workman Sr
Luther A. Workman Jr
Nelson H. Harris Jr
Margaret Harris
Robert Vail
W. C
Sam) Vail
Mamie S. Vail
L. E. Tinsley
Clinard Printing Co
Aaron C. Schultz
J. Archie Myatt
Driver's License Office Closures Announced
The driver's license office in the County Building will be closed tomorrow and Tuesday for Confederate Memorial Day observance and a State Highway Patrol Troop C meeting in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol Troop C
Greensboro
Film Star Dies in Turin Silent-Era Icon Alberto Collo dies at 71
Italian silent film star Alberto Collo, famed from 1910 to 1925, died in a Turin clinic at age 71 after an illness that lingered for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Italy
Alberto Collo
Newly Bought Pet Squirrel Triggers Auto Crash
A 1951 model car driven by G W Hensley and his wife on Model Farm Rd veered off the road after he glanced at a pet squirrel purchased from Burgess Hensley. Mrs Hensley suffered a minor facial cut. vehicle damage about 150 dollars. Hensley cited for failing to keep a lookout. Separate incident: Clyde Teague struck by Krey Allen at E Russell and Tate St. both cars about 150 dollars damage. Allen cited for following too close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Model Farm Rd
High Point
G. W. Hensley
Kearns St
Hensley
Memorial Hospital
Burgess Hensley
Krey Verlon Allen
Grimes St
E. Russell
Tate St
Clyde Roosevelt Teague
Ellerbe
Allen
Band Boosters Plan Final Jamestown Meeting
Jamestown High School Band Boosters announce their final meeting of the year in the auditorium Monday at 7:40 PM. Review of the year's work and election of new officers will be on the agenda. current president is Mrs. T. W. Hollingsworth.
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Jamestown
Jamestown High School
T. W. Hollingsworth
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