Stocks Fall From Record Highs Amid Profit Taking In NY
New York stocks declined moderately during early trading as investors took profits after a climb to record peaks. Volume reached 1 830 000 shares with heavy trading in steels rails and utilities, while aircrafts and electronics kept gains. Notable moves included Lockheed down about three points, U S Steel cutting losses, Maytag rising three points, and Litton up about two, with mixed results across chemicals oils airlines and drugs.
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New York
Lockheed
U.S. Steel
Maytag
General Foods
Litton Industries
Zenith
General Instrument
Cotton futures fall at New York open
Cotton futures opened 10 to 20 cents a bale lower in New York as trading began.
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NEW York
Fire damages B O Furniture Co. truck on Wrenn Street
Sparks from a walkover between the Wrenn Street Wing and the furniture building ignited the top of a B O Furniture Co. truck owned by B C Lynder of Winston Salem. Firefighters reported slight damage at 11:06 a.m. The incident followed a series of calls including a false alarm at the high school and a trash fire at a garage on Florham Avenue.
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B & O Furniture Co
Winston- Salem
Wrenn Street
B. C. Lynder
Winston-Salem
Franklin Street
SRFA Head Talks Color To Civitans
Jim Best of the Southern Retail Furniture Association spoke to the High Point Civitan Club on color basics and daily life roles using vivid posters. The meeting at the Sheraton assigned door to door fruit cake sale plans for next Monday and Tuesday evenings and approved a joint meeting with the Twilight Civitan Club. Attendance prizes went to Dr. Charlie Horton and Fred Davies.
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Jim Best
Southern Retail Furniture Association
High Point Civitan Club
Best
Sheraton Hotel
Twilight Civitan Club
Charlie Horton
Fred Davies
Stargardt Entered In Colonial Twenty Year Service Club
Fred B. Stargardt carpentry supervisor at Colonial Stores High Point Plant is among 56 new members of the Twenty Year Service Club to be honored tonight at the Cap itol City Club in Atlanta Accompanied by his wife Stargardt visits Colonial general offices and Atlanta points of interest Joseph Seitz Colonial Stores president will host and award watches or silver service sets Stargardt joined Colonial in 1938 in Norfolk and became carpentry supervisor in 1957.
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Fred B. Stargardt
Colonial Stores
High Point
Capitol City Club
Atlanta
Stargardt
Colonial
Joseph Seitz
Norfolk
Thieves Hide Inside to Rob Market After Hours
Police say thieves hid inside Mal Kearns Food Market on E Lexington Avenue after closing Monday evening and stole about 161.45 in change plus a .82 caliber pistol and holster from the meat department. Entry appeared blocked by a rear door left ajar and a hidden restroom wait. Vandals also damaged First Evangelical and Reformed Church on English Street tearing down flags, stealing items, breaking glass cases, and damaging the aisle and pulpit.
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Mal Kearns
E. Lexington Avenue
Smith & Wesson
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
English Street
Dow Jones Averages Report Then and Close
Dow Jones averages show the industrials near 561 with a midday 12 noon reading of 560.72 and a close around 561. The rails and utilities posted lower intraday and closing figures while the overall stock index hovered with mixed volume notes.
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Bache & Co
Space-Age Rescue Teams Face Harsh Space Hazards
Petersen outlined space rescue concepts at a space symposium, detailing a rescue satellite network, rapid maneuvering computers, and orbiting stations. Col. Campbell warned about radiation, freezing cold, and the need for safe return plans before human spaceflight resumes.
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Petersen
Opite Force School of Aviation Medicine
Southwest Research Institute
Col
Paul
School of Aviation
Ena
Sea of Space
Antarctica
Campbell
Pacific Ocean
Saia
Florence Morning News cited for outstanding news and pictures
The Florence Morning News earned APME citations in 1953 for train wreck coverage at Dillon and in 1955 for a sailor who killed his son. It was honored again in 1956 for chief photographer Richard Burbage’s images of a Parris Island tragedy and a ship hitting the Ashley River Bridge.
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Kirkland
Florence
Bennettsville
APME
Dillon
Charleston News & Courier
Richard Burbage
Parris Island
Marine Corps
Ashley River
First Miss Universe Leads Quiet Life in Manila Family
Armi Kuusela the first Miss Universe now lives in Forbes Park Manila with husband Virgilio Hilario and three children Arne Anna lisa and Eva Maria. The 24 year old citizen says family life is her main hobby and they prefer to stay home with the children.
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Manila
Armi Kuusela
Finland
Long Beach
Calif
Virgilio Hilario
Arne
Annalisa
Eva Maria
Forbes Park
Armi
Hilario
Philippines
Tokyo
A T College Alumni Meeting At YMCA Friday Night
The A and T College Alumni are asked to attend an alumni meeting at the YMCA this Friday at 8 p.m. Mrs Anna McLean of Maxton, aunt of Mrs Hattie M Hall of 1504 West St, died in Maxton. Funeral arrangements set for Sunday at 2 p.m. with body at B Morris Funeral Home in Laurinburg until the service.
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A & T College
YMCA
Maxton
Anna McLean
Maston
Hattie M. Hall
West St
B. Morris
Laurinburg
Death marks end of Boston political boss Curley era
Boston political boss James Michael Curley dies after four terms as mayor and a long career in state politics. He backed Alfred E. Smith in 1928 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. His wife Mary died in 1929 and seven children preceded him. His son Leo died suddenly after. Curley had early jail time for civil service graft and served five months in 1947 for a mail fraud case in Danbury Connecticut.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Curley
Mary
Leo
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Conn
Sued for Divorce Again by Beatrice Harris
Beatrice Allen Harris sues Jed Harris of New York and Hollywood for divorce in Santa Monica charging cruelty. This marks a second divorce filing within a year after an earlier February complaint and reconciliation between the couple.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jed Harris
New York
Hollywood
Beatrice Allen Harris
Baptists Propose Board Rules At State Convention Session
The North Carolina Baptist convention plans a Greensboro session on May five and six to consider trusteeship rules. The Committee of Nine led by Dr W Lawson Allen urged trustees stay within convention policies and seek approval for charter changes and nominating agreements. The meeting also reviewed the Committee of 17 report on spiritual life at seven Baptist colleges urging faculty balance of scholarship and Christian dedication.
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Greensboro
W. Lawson Allen
Gardner-Webb College
North Carolina
Tattooing in Hebrew Law Forbidden by Mosaic Commandments
The ancient Hebrews knew tattooing but Mosaic law forbids it. This note outlines the historical stance within biblical guidance and cultural attitudes toward body art.
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American Tobacco Co
the Borden Co
Bethlehem Steel
Burlington Mills
Chrysler Corp
New York Central RR
Core Mills Corp
Carolina Light’ & Power
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont de Nemours
Dow Chemical
Eastern Airlines
Consolidated Edison
Eastman Kodak
Greyhound Corp
General Dynamics
General Electric
Gulf
Evdbseacsess
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
International Tel
Standard Oil Co
Jones Laughlin Steel
Johns Manville Loew's Inc
Norfolk & Western Rwy
Phillips Petroleum
Pennsylvania Railway
Pepsi-Cola
Procter & Gamble
Reynolds Tobacco
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck Southern Rwg
J. P. Stevens Co
American Tel & Tel
the Texas Co
Union Carbide & Carbon
United Aircraft
SRFA
Civitans
Colonial Vets’ Club
Zett
N. Main ST
Dow-Jones
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Kenilworth Dr
Mrs. Pearl Benz
Ardmore, Oklahoma
S.C
Patrick
Baghdad
Associated Press
Stan Carter
Air Force
By Mario Roxas
Colored News
Max Kones
Main &T
Allstate
Clarence Vancannon
Roy W. Gladden
N. Main
High Point, N. C
Toyo
Family Finance
of High Point, Inc
E. Commerce ST
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