Rights and limits on a married woman's property in North Carolina
A married woman may own real and personal property in her own name and dispose of personal property freely. Real property requires her husband's written consent to convey or lease long term, though she can contract to sell and be liable. Certain separations or insanity allow conveyance without consent. A wife may dispose of real and personal property by will, and a husband cannot convey her land without her consent. Contracts with a husband vary by case and statutory rules. seek legal counsel.
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Carolina
Mary J. Doe
John Doe
Richard Roe
Roe
Mrs. Doe
Consumers Expect Prices to Hold Steady in 1954 Survey
A Federal Reserve Board poll shows early 1954 consumers overwhelmingly expect prices to stay roughly steady with 41 percent predicting little change, 36 percent forecasting lower prices, and 16 percent expecting rises. Panic buying unlikely, but demand may be nudged by lower prices.
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Federal Reserve Board
Life Underwriters Here Hit Social Security Plans
H V Armfield of the High Point Life Underwriters denounces proposed Social Security revisions as violating the program’s original concepts. He argues benefits should target basic needs, cautioning against excessive benefit growth and favoring pay as you go with modest reserves.
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H. V. Armfield
High Point
Association of Life Underwriters
Armfield
Surance
J Armfield
NALA
No Valid Contract Between Wife and Husband Over Home Labor
The text cites Section 52-12 of North Carolina General Statutes restricting spousal contracts on a wife’s real or personal estate to three years unless written and proven. It states a wife cannot legally contract for domestic services in the home as such an agreement lacks consideration and violates public policy.
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North Carolina
Stock Market Reaches New Highs Amid Defense Talk
The market rose to new highs last week with the Associated Press 60-stock average reaching 125.50, a level matched in 1930. Steels and aircrafts led activity as defense spending and strategic stockpiling debates influenced Wall Street.
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Associated Press
Indochina
Washington
Wall St
Bond Market Slips While Rails Attract Buyers
The market edged lower this week with medium-grade railroads and most convertible debentures drawing buying support while investment-grade corporates eased. U S government bonds fell for a fourth straight week. foreign issues were quiet. Brazilian and El Salvador bonds rose. Consumers Power Co delayed a 30 year issue. a major utility postponed a 25 million dollar float amid weak market conditions. Trading volume declined, easing some investor concerns.
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el Salvador
Consumers Power Co
More Autos Being Sold in April Likely Will Rank Top
April new passenger car registrations are expected near 519 000 units based on 26 states, making April the best month since July 1953. Polk & Co. notes March at 480 731 and April 1953 at 528 178, with year so far totaling 1,400,247 compared with 1,485,476 last year.
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Detroit
Socialist Party Opens Meeting in Philadelphia
The Socialists begin their 29th national convention in Philadelphia with a push to adopt a 1956 platform. Norman Thomas chairs the Platform and Resolutions Committee and will speak, joined by Darlington Hoopes and Brown University economist Caleb Smith whose keynote discusses the coming American recession.
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Sociallist Party
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Darlington Hoopes
Reading
National Party
Caleb Smith
Brown University
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