Toastmasters Speaker Shares Five Gains for Practice
Robert Conner of the High Point Toastmasters Club addressed the High Point Optimists on self confidence tolerance seeing both sides of a question, usefulness to home and community. A 1957 Optimist Oratorical Contest winner David L Woody’s speech was played. New Optimist president Steve Steffan presided over the meeting. A public meeting with the League of Women Voters on Civil Defense was requested and a committee was formed. Marion Matthews announced a civic club signboard would be erected next Monday.
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Robert Conner
High Point Toastmasters Club
High Point Optimist Club
Conner
Optimists
David L. Woody
Silver Springs
Baptist convention weighs leadership and bigger budget plan
Dr Tribble sidelines his bid for a second term while the group considers his successor. A 1959 budget of 4.15 million dollars would rise 10 percent to 4.55 million. The 3.75 million 1958 goal is urged for reaffirmation. Dr Canipe cites college fraternities as a major issue and Wake Forest College scrutiny is noted with a 1963 payoff target. Income from non convention space is about 16 000 dollars annually.
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Canipe
Wake Forest College
State Baptist Convention
Paper-Making Developments Described by Toastmasters
Reese Felts spoke at Piedmont Toastmasters at Furniture City Restaurant about resin from pine pulp driving southern paper production. He noted the industry uses intricate chemical and mechanical processes for today’s paper needs while Paul Shelton Raleigh James assisted and E. G. Wyrick chaired the meeting.
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Reese Felts
Piedmont
Furniture City
Paul Shelton
Raleigh James
E. G. Wyrick
Carl Shelton
Charles Jarrell
Rudge Calhoun
Market Report Notes Sharp Moves Amid Mixed Rail and Aircraft Stocks
New York stocks showed gains and losses around a point as rails rose yet Pennsylvania Railroad dipped on a lower dividend. Aircraft shares fluctuated, with United Aircraft and Douglas holding, while Anaconda and International Nickel fell. The AP average of 60 stocks rose to 153.50 at noon, utilities and rails showing mixed results with several major names listed and traded.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Douglas
United Aircraft
Anaconda
American Smelting
International Nickel and Onion Carbide
Associated Press
Bache & Co
American Can Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Tobacco Co
Bethlehem Steel
Burlington Mills
Chrrsler Corp
New York Central AA
Cone Mills Corp
Carolina Light & Power
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont de Nemours
Dow Chemical
Eastern Airlines
Consolidated Edison
Eastman Kodak
Greyhound Corp
Airlines Seek Fare Hikes Amid Profit Pressures
SAM DAWSON reports airlines push for higher fares as profits shrink under head winds and stock prices fall. The Civil Aeronautics Board staff questions the need, citing a temporary outlook and rising costs. Airlines plan to finance about two billion dollars in new jets, with outside financing urged.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Wall Street
Civil Aeronautics Board
T. Carl Wedel
Transportation Department
First National City Bank of New York
Dow Jones Averages Brief Engulfs Market Snapshot
The Dow Jones averages show industrials at 492.17 at noon, 481.23 at 1 PM, and 491.73 at close. Utility stocks trade around 69.76 with mixed results, while rail and other sectors edge lower. Trading volume totals about 2.24 million shares.
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Bache & Co
Ccesseeee
Tigers A s Big Trade Sparks A s Deal
A 13 player trade between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics is announced. Key Tigers figure Bill Tuttle moves to the A s with Jim Small and others from Detroit joining KC, while Billy Martin Tom Morgan Mickey McDermott Gus Zernial Lou Skizas Tim Thompson depart KC. Two players to be named later will come from Detroit.
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Kansas City
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Athletics
Bill Tuttle
Tigers
Billy Martin
A’s As
Athletics
Martin
Tom Morgan
Mickey McDermott
Gus Zernial
Lou Skizas
Tim ‘Thompson
Tuttle
Jim Small
Duane Maas
John Tsito
Detroit
Arnold Johnson
John McHale
Kemp Talks On Assembly To Civitan Club
Ed Kemp, NC State Legislator, told Civitan Club members that lawmakers are devoted to public interests. He said revenue reforms raised funds for school expansion without new taxes and restructured corporate taxes to balance domestic and foreign firms. Kemp noted a recent NC budget exceeding one billion dollars for the coming biennium.
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Ed Kemp
North Carolina
Civitan Club
Kemp
North Carolina General Assembly
Holt Hunter
William C. Gordon
Tommy Tomlin
Raleigh James
Bob Owens
Benevolent Work Spotlighted by North Carolina Baptists
Raleigh reports highlight the Baptist State Convention's programs at children's homes the hospital and homes for the aged. W. C. Reed notes 189 of 813 applications admitted last year and 644 still await aid. Pembroke Indian Orphanage to be added with a $20 000 budget increase. Egbert L. Davis Jr. cites 517 students in seven hospital schools in 1957. James M. Hayes says aging homes expanded to 115 capacity with the June 13 opening of a new administration building on Reynolds Park Road in Winston-Salem adding $500 000 in assets.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Baptists
Homes For
Baptist State Convention
Supt
W. C. Reed
Children's Homes
Pembroke
Robeson County
Children’s Home Trustees
Convention
Reed
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Egbert L. Davis Jr
James M. Hayes
North Carolina Baptist Homes For the
Reynolds Park Road
Cafeteria in State Highway Building To Become Office Space
Raleigh Gov Hodges announced the cafeteria in the State Highway Building will close and be converted into office and drafting space for the Highway Department. The change follows a unanimous Council of State approval of the administration department recommendation citing space needs and lack of private lessee bids. Patton indicated a potential race-mixing issue but will not issue a formal ruling.
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Raleigh
State Highway
State Highway Department
Hodges
Paul A. Johnston
State Department of Administration
Council of State
Department of Administration
Highway Department
Highway
George S. Patton
Patton
Nobel Prizes Set At 298000 Swedish Kroner Each
The Nobel prizes are valued at 298000 Swedish kronor each, roughly equivalent to 40000 US dollars. The amount reflects the prize's monetary award for recipients across categories.
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Thomas Alva Edison
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General Dynamics
General Electric
Gulf Oil
General Motors
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
International Harvester
International Tel
Standard Oil Co
Jones Laughlin Steel
Johns Manville
Loew's Inc
Norfolk & Western Ry
Phillips Petroleum
Pennsylvania Railway
Pepsi-Cola
Reynolds Tobacco
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Southern Ry
J. P. Stevens
American Tel. & Tel
the Texas Co
Union Carbide & Carbon
United Aircraft Corp
Westinghouse Electric Co
U. S. Steel
Uaion Sheet & Tube
Business Mirror
Glenné
S. Main ST
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Sone
Fee
Dow-Jones
Civitans
Horace Haworth
A. G. Sargeant
Jim Reagan
John Bruton
Matin Drug Co
Jack Southerland
Dr. Guild
Green Mountain
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Terete Yey
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