Barefoot Island Hermit Disappears
In Fernandina Beach Florida sheriff and neighbors search Crane Island for Alice Broadbent a 70 year old Englishwoman who last seen before her home burned Friday A small arsenal and fresh footprints suggest she fled into marshland with no trace found after days of searching Historic recluse known for avoiding modern life kept to a bare island retreat and defended property with a pistol concluding absence remains unexplained
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Fernandina Beach
Fla
Crane Island
H. J. Youngblood
Nassau County
Georgia Line
Alice Broadbent
Broadbent
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Miss Broadbent
Bees Halt West Virginian Gas Station Saturday
A swarm of bees blocked service at a Keyser gasoline station for two hours on a busy Saturday afternoon before the keeper arrived to remove them. Memorial Day is noted as first observed on May 30 1869.
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Keyser
W. Va
Democrats Must Now Dig Out From Under Landslide
Washington reports that Democrats confront a national defeat after Eisenhower’s landslide. Adlai Stevenson and National Chairman Mitchell weigh a party rebuild, while Republicans enjoy a rosy sweep including the presidency Senate House and 30 of 48 governors.
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Washington
Chinese assault on crest near hill met by UN defense
U N forces repelled a Chinese dawn assault on a hill crest as flamethrowers and trench fighting shaped the battle. Observers say 100 Chinese bodies lay in the trenches, with another 200 killed or wounded, many carrying anti UN leaflets. Night bombers later struck North Korean roads and supply targets near Sinanju and Pyongyang.
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U.N
United Press War
Frederick C. Painton
U. N
Painton
Sinanju
Pyongyang
Native High Pointer Killed In Accident
William R. Ward a 46 year old native of High Point and Burlington resident for 22 years died in an automobile crash on the Durham Highway near Roxboro at 6 p m Two other men also died Ward a steel construction worker was single and survived by four sisters and two brothers Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home Burlington conducted by Dr A J Fesperman pastor of the First Reformed Church of Burlington
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Burlington
William R. Ward
High Point
Roxboro
Durham Highway
Ward
Leighton Burton
Alec Best
Vera Ward
Treva Ward
Los Angeles
Calif
C. T. Ward
Charlotte
Herman Ward
Alexandria
Rich and Thompson
A. J. Fesperman
First Reformed Church of
Noted Author To Speak At Springfield
Kirby Page, religious leader and author, will speak at Springfield Friend's Meeting House at 7:30 p m Sunday on A Christian Approach to the Problems of Peace. He has lectured widely, with Yale ties, 400 colleges, 36 countries, and translations in 10 languages. He tours the South under the American Friends Service Committee.
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Kirby Page
Springfield
Page
Disciples of Christ
Yale University
Union Theological Seminary
Christian Comany
America
American Friends Service Committee
David Andrews
American Friends Services Committee
Southeast
Armistice Day Social Security Update Aids Armed Forces
Ruth G. Duffy of the High Point social security office explains 1952 amendments extend wage credits for military service from 1940 onward, boosting survivor payments for veterans and dependents. Credits apply to postwar service through 1954 unless another federal benefit applies. Office locations and visiting hours are listed for Thomasville, Asheboro, and Randleman.
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Ruth G. Duffy
High Point Social Security Office
United Nation
Korea
Duffy
Veterans Administration
Thomasville
Asheboro
Randleman
UNC Considers Saturday Classes For Campus Use
The UNC Executive Committee adopted a resolution calling for added Saturday classes. President Gordon Gray said the group found faculty, students and administrators largely favor no schedule changes. A plan for efficient Saturday use will be presented at the next meeting. Current Saturday classes are held at NC State College Raleigh and Woman's College Greensboro.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Greater University
Gordon Gray
Gray
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Woman's College
Greensboro
Chapel i
Firemen praised by customer for handling cotton fire
B J Dunn of the High Point Cotton Batting Co praises city firemen for moving about 100 tons of cotton from the plant after a fire last week. He notes they returned repeatedly to prevent flare ups and calls the team tough and diligent in a letter to Chief Claude Canary.
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High Point
B. J. Dunn
High Point Cotton Batting Co
Dunn
Claude Canary
Rain Clouds Bring Relief To Farms and Forests
Rain fell across the South and West aiding drought parched farms and fire-scorched forests. Showers from Alabama to North Carolina and the Pacific Northwest eased fires, allowed lifting hunting bans, and offered relief to winter wheat in Kansas and plains regions though prospects for follow-up moisture remained poor.
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United Press
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Pacific Northwest
Washington
California
Texas
Colorado
Bone-By
Southwest
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Chicago Weather Bureau
Kansas
Plains
Rain Prayer Service Amid 1.31 Inch Downpour
Meridian Mississippi church members gathered for a rain prayer at Gilead Baptist Church. They exited into a heavy 1.31 inch downpour, ending the service.
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Meridian
Gilead Baptist Church
Markets Closed In Observance Of Armistice Day
Financial and commodity markets across the United States and Canada were closed today in observance of Armistice Day. Government offices banks and other financial institutions paused operations as veterans and communities marked the holiday.
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New York
United States
Canada
If Eisenhower Fails to Take Office Electors May Choose Replacement
The Library of Congress notes Dec 15 as the key date when electors cast their votes. If Eisenhower cannot take office, Nixon would be sworn in Jan 20 as president for four years. If the electors choose someone else the House would decide if no majority is reached.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
House of Representatives
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Korea
Legislative Reference Service
Library of Congress
Nixon
Exterminator firm proclaims deadly business in Boston
An exterminator company in Boston's West End displays a large sign above its door stating We are in business to make a king. The bold phrasing points to a dark, ominous message captured by the press.
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Boston
West End
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