State Highway Commission Opens Bids for 19 Projects
The Highway Commission will open bids on May 29 for 19 road projects totaling about 136.27 miles. Major work includes 7 miles of grading, paving and structures on the U.S. 421 relocation in New Hanover County and resurfacing 16.41 miles of Us 70 in Alamance and Orange counties from NC 49 east to near the Eno River bridge.
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U.S
New Hanover County
Alamance
Orange
N.C
U.S. 19
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McLean Seeks To Buy Trucking Firm
Winston Salem report says Mclean Trucking Co aims to acquire all outstanding stock of Westac Company Inc a Charleston West Virginia based trucking outfit. M C Benton Jr vice president says McLean would issue common stock for all 2000 outstanding shares and requires approval by McLean stockholders and by holders of Serv Ice Inc stock already holding the proposal.
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Winston-Salem
Mclean Trucking Co
Inc
Charleston
Y. Va
M. C. Benton Jr
McLean
West Ac
Benton
Service, Ince
North Carolina Leads Nation in Blind Employment
Governor Hodges declared at Guilford Industries dedication that North Carolina employs more blind persons than any state. He cited the project as proof of community responsibility and rehabilitation progress for the blind.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Hodges
Guilford Industries
Budgetary Hearings Set by State Board of Higher Education
The State Board of Higher Education schedules budget hearings in Greensboro tomorrow and Friday. The first in a series, the board will hear state supported colleges including Western Carolina University, North Carolina A T and C, and Winston-Salem State.
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Greensboro
State Board of Higher Education
State Teachers
Western Carolina
A&t
Tar Heel firms present views on state tax study
Raleigh report notes Tar Heel business firms shared their perspectives on taxes with the Tax Study Commission created by the 1955 Legislature. The commission aims to examine state tax structure with Gov Hodges chairing the panel. Asheville hosts members working on schedules and duties.
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Raleigh
Garden Club of North Carolina Holds Continuing Meeting
The first annual meeting of the Garden Club of North Carolina continued in Charlotte with the Presidents' breakfast, garden secretaries session, and a junior workshop. Dr G S Avery Jr of Brooklyn Botanic Gardens will speak at tonight's banquet on Patenting Nature's Fancy. Awards will be given and new officers installed at the evening session.
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Charlotte
Garden Club of North Carolina
G. S. Avery Jr
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
Battan surrender noted in Japanese advance context
Record indicates the Battan event involved surrender to Japanese forces with a financial figure of 3.00 U. S. and Fil and a noted surrender outcome.
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Battan
U. S
Filance
Murder Case Reopened by Grand Jury
The grand jury in Salem reopened a murder case after gathering strong evidence pointing to another suspect. Mrs. Clark testified about the alleged involvement and the defendant Jackson faced questions over responsibility for the wreck and damage to a family.
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Grand Jury
Lorraine Clark
Tn Salem
Women’s Reformatory
Framingham
Charles Fairhurst
Jackson
Tan
Clark
Denial of Negro Registration Charged in 19 Counties
Charles A. McLean of Winston Salem accuses the North Carolina NAACP field secretary of wholesale denial of Negro registration in 19 counties including Halifax Northampton Franklin Nash Bertie Tyrrell Bladen Jones Camden Pamlico Currituck Mecklenburg Greene Pitt Hertford Person Hyde and Wake Fuquay Springs. He cites tactics such as unfair questions to block registrations and has asked county election boards for written reports on the charges.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Charles A. McLean
Winston-Salem
Raymond Max
Maxwell
McLean
Halifax
Northampton
Franklin, Nash, Bertie
Tyrrell Bladen
Jones
Camden
Pamlico
Currimuck
Mecklenburg, Greene, Pitt, Hertford
Person
Hyde
Fuquay Springs
Wake
Steelworkers to push wage rise and contract changes
The United Steelworkers announce a broad package including wage increases, a premium pension plan, improved insurance, a union shop, more holidays and longer vacations in upcoming negotiations with 172 basic steel firms. No dollar values were given. talks aimed around June 1 with contracts expiring June 30, risking a strike if no deal reached.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
USW
Basic Steel
McDonald
Central America Launches First Commercial TV Station TG-BOL
Guatemala marks a milestone as Central America receives its first commercial television station TG-BOL. The inaugural four hour program airs marking a new era in regional broadcasting.
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Central America
Guatemala
Tg-Bol
Loan Enters Tax Trial Evidence In St Louis Case
Kansas City businessman Tom L. Evans testified in a federal tax evasion trial that he loaned money to Matthew J. Connelly, repaid by Harry S. Schwimmer, former attorney for Levin Sachs. Schwimmer allegedly bought a lease to fund the repayment, with Evans saying Connelly would repay but Schwimmer insisting he would. Evans also described a plane ride to Washington and a letter with a cashier’s check, while government prosecutors claim Schwimmer and Lamar Caudle aided a scheme in Connelly’s name.
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St.louis P
Truman
Tom L. Evans
Kansas City
Schwimmer
Connelly
Evans
Stop Pain of Piles At Home Remedy Ad
An advertising notice touts a home treatment for piles called stainless Pazo from Grove Laboratories. It promises instant internal and external relief and claims a money back guarantee if not effective. The text also markets a skin-safe lotion and mentions drugstores carrying the ointment.
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Grove Laboratori
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