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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1954
Page
2
J. D. DeRamus announced that the Federal National Mortgage Assn will supply special credit to veterans made homeless by Hurricane Hazel. The FNMA action follows North Carolina's disaster area declaration and enables FNMA to buy VA guaranteed disaster mortgages from private lenders.
Norfolk Virginia officials say the 135 foot Mary Ellen with a 25 man crew sank two and a half miles from Ington at the mouth of the Cape Fear River after detailing a sinking condition reported 45 miles southeast of Wilmington. The vessel sailed from Fernandina Florida Monday bound for Beaufort North Carolina. Nep tune earlier alerted of the Mary Ellen in distress.
The North Carolina Tax Supervisors Association began a three day annual conference at the University of North Carolina. Tax supervisors from the state s 100 counties will participate in the sessions.
G O P governors faced defeats as incumbents Howard le in Arizona and Frank Lau lost, while Democratic leaders gained in two states. Terms set for two years as parties traded seats in a narrow campaign across Kansas Maryland Nebraska and other states, marking a rare GOP shakeup.
Between 1903 and 1914 over 750000 travelers named seenariana entered the United States and more than a million entered in six of those years according to historical records.
The article reports Democrats gaining control of the House with 219 seats to 179 for Republicans, amid ongoing Senate contests and potential implications for Eisenhower Nixon administration. It notes mixed results across states, lingering undecided races, and Republican resistance in several key contests.
The scene at the private apartment of Secretary of Defense and Mrs Charles E Wilson drew top administration officials. The gathering avoided Attorney General Herbert Brownell and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and their spouses as the President noted the many close races.
The Associated Press reports on the NC senatorial race urging voters to consider key issues and candidates in the upcoming election. Endorsements and campaign stances are summarized, outlining the stakes and arguments from major contenders.
A broad market advance followed favorable election outcomes with gains of 1 to 3 points in steel, motors, chemicals, and transport stocks. Trading neared three million shares as industries from utilities to oil and railways led. several names including Bethlehem Steel GM and Goodyear posted notable advances amid a strong, rising market.
The GOP scored a key upset in the farm belt as former President Truman staged a surprise victory over Thomas E. Dewey. In Iowa, GOP challenger defeated Democratic Sen. Guy M. Gillette after Gillette opposed the flexible support program backed by Rep. Thomas E. Martin. Kansas saw GOP Sen. Andrew F. Schoepfel prevail over former Sen. George McGill as wheat prices lagged. The Midwest result boosts Secretary Henson’s standing at the White House and signals Republican momentum. Anderson won re election yesterday.
A 75,000 watt light bulb has been built and is 171,400 times brighter than Edison’s first practical lamp. The article notes English as the language of Literature by Black Americans from the United States.
Voters in Birmingham rejected a plan to add fluoride to the city water. Results from 102 of 112 precincts showed 11,393 against and 7,220 for the proposal after a long public debate.
In Illinois election results Democratic Senator Paul H. Douglas was re elected and the party gained at least three new U S House seats. Two incumbent Republican congressmen faced close races while Democrats won nine incumbents and expanded to at least twelve of the state’s twenty five congressional seats. The defeated GOP members include veterans with over ten years in Congress.
The share of men in U S elementary and secondary teaching rose significantly between 1947 and 1948 with men comprising 15.2 percent in 1947 and 22.8 percent in 1948, reflecting growing male participation in education nationwide.
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