Deeds and Wills Discussed by Farm Women Group
Home Agent Velma B. Moore reports club women in Piedmont area are reassessing real estate ownership and wills. Members updated deeds to “Estate by Entirety” and planned deeds to children while some husbands seek legal help to make wills.
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Velma B. Moore
John E. Wood
Nancy Henderson
Perquimans County
Wood
Hertford
North Carolina
Home Demonstration Department
The
Extension Service
North Carolina State Library
Thelma M. Wheeler
Cherokee County
Fannie McLellan
Alps Deal Death To 385 Climbers
Rome reports a brutal Alpine climbing season with 385 deaths across Germany 43, Switzerland 111, France 42, Austria 109, and Italy 20. Veterans say many victims were amateur climbers lacking proper gear and guidance.
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Rome
Europe
Alps
Associated Press
Germany
Switzerland
France
Austria
Italy
New Life Begins For Chinese Girl
A 9 year old Chinese girl Aurora Way arrives in Boston to reunite with her parents after eight years apart. She was smuggled from Shanghai in 1949 then taken to Hong Kong before being brought to the United States with help from Senator Leverett Saltonstall.
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Boston
Red
China
Aurora Way
John Way
Aurora
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
America
San Francisco
Logan International Airport
Pledges and Undergraduates Feted by Sorority Alumnae
A tea at Mrs. J. A. Marsh home 717 Westwood honored Gamma Eta Chapter undergraduates and pledges of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. Alumnae hosted and decorated with fall colors. Mrs. Donald Crawford greeted guests and tea was poured by Mrs. Alan Lovelace. Gamma Delta attended between 3 and 4 30 p.m.
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High Point College
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
J. A. Marsh
Westwood
Gamma Eta Chapter
Marsh
Donald Crawford
Alan Lovelace
Gamma Delta
Newsmen Held For Questioning In Taipei Probe
Government sources said two Taipei newsmen are held for questioning on Communist affiliations. They are Ni Shih Tan, editor of Hsin Seheng Pao, an organ of Formosa provincial government.
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Taipei 7
Taipei
Ni Shih Tan
Edicf
Hsin Seheng Pao
Formosa
Early City Planning in Mayan North America Unearthed
Excavations uncover advanced city planning in buried Mayan cities on the North American continent dating to about 100 B. This reveals sophisticated layout and infrastructure for the era.
Fire Horn Grunt Replaced After 30 Years In Whitehall
In Whitehall New York the village fire horn which for 30 years emitted a grunt now sounds a sharp shrill blast after an installation of a backwards device. The change ends decades of a muted tone near the Vermont border.
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Fire Horn
Whitehall
N. Y
Vermont Line
Young Democrats End Convention in Reno
The Young Democrats elected Nelson Lancione of Co ne Ohio president and Chicagoan Richard Crawford first Black vice president. Delegates backed vigorous civil rights enforcement and rejected recognizing Red China. Other actions urged Hawaii and Alaska statehood, opposed right to work, and supported GI bill reinstatement and 100 percent farmer income parity.
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Reno
Nev
Nelson Lancione
Cone Ohio
New Press
Little Rock
Ark
Levittown
Hawaii
Alaska
Harrison’s First Chronometer Built in London 1761
John Harrison created the first successful chronometer in London in 1761 after more than two decades of experimentation. This advancement gave precise timekeeping essential for navigation and exploration.
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London
John Harrison
Population migration estimates 1946 55 seek stability
The Population Ice Age Bureau estimates large numbers of people leaving homelands between 1946 and 1955 in search of political and economic stability. The data suggests widespread migration patterns tied to postwar conditions and governance.
Pride In Oklahoma Week Opens With State Birthday Pride
Oklahoma City marks Pride in Oklahoma Week starting today to celebrate the state's 50th birthday anniversary. Highlights include a nationwide telecast by President Eisenhower tied to the observance and a brief presidential visit on Wednesday.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Woman Shot in Church Across Street From Service
In Los Angeles a woman named Lula Glenn, 50, was critically wounded when Tom Tophia, 36, fired a pistol during an argument across the street from a church. The bullet went through the church door. Tophia was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
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Los Angeles
Lula Glenn
Tommy Tophia
Tophia
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Mary Margaret Deyton
Mitchell County
Edwin Bowditch
Mine Creek
Sarah Campbell
TAKRA
N. Main ST
Sylvia Nicks
Ue Freshwater
Donald P. Crawford
Toons
Nea
Baydy
Dick Culler
Young Democrats
West End
English St
DuPont
Monark
N. Main
Sarong
Sarong, Inc
Sarong Jr
Sarong, Jr
Saunder
Blue Cross
Hospital Care Association
Wright
High Point
N, C
Sharong Jr
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