Woman’s College celebrates 61st anniversary in Greensboro
The institution once named State Normal and Industrial School opened Oct 5 1892 with 176 women and now forms part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. Students paid respects at Dr. Charles Duncan Melver’s grave as anniversary exercises close with a convocation in Aycock Auditorium.
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A. C. Reynolds Sr. Dies at 82 After Illness
Asheville founder and educator A. C. Reynolds Sr. died at his home after a long illness. He founded Biltmore College in 1933, served as president of Western Carolina Teachers from 1912 to 1920, and led Rutherford College from 1900 to 1905.
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Raleigh Man Dies After Hospital Resuscitation At Picnic
Adam Odell Moore age 46 of Raleigh News and Observer died after a church picnic incident in Raleigh. An anesthetist at Rex Hospital massaged his heart after a failed exam showed no heartbeat, restoring a pulse briefly before Moore passed away. Burial is set for Montlawn. In Boone Conrad Worth of the U S Park Service will dedicate the Doughton Memorial in Park honoring Robert L Doughton with remarks from Sen Clyde Hoey and Reps Alexander and Jonas. The dedication will unveil a plaque for the living memorial.
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North Carolina Library Conference Opens In Asheville
The Asheville session of the North Carolina Library Association convention begins October 23 with poet and Lincoln biographer addressing the audience. Notable educators will speak, and Nicholas Mitchell of Greenville News will address librarians and library trustees.
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Pilots Abandon Record Attempt After Prolonged Flight
Captain Calvin E Joyor and Don H Bean gave up efforts to break the world endurance record after a five day air stay ending a 50 day attempt. Mechanical failures forced landings three times and a final return was hindered by vibration and fuel slosh preventing rest.
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Man Builds Garage Inside Old Structure in Memphis
E. P. Dickerson kept materials in his old garage while constructing a new garage atop it. The project created a garage within a garage, and the old structure was torn down only after the new one was completed.
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State Officials Move to Kick Off School and Hospital Building
North Carolina officials begin plans to spend 72 million in bond money on a new state school building program and a 22 million mental hospital project after statewide bond approval. The Health and Education boards will certify results Oct 20 and set bond sale timing.
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Counties Okay Local Bonds In Election
Counties Wilkes Le noir and part of Surry approved local bonds for schools and hospital amid statewide vote. Caswell backed legal liquor sales after 17 years dry. Caswell 1309 for 1163 against ABC liquor stores. Wilkes 25 of 33 precints 4094 for 768 against 1.2 million school bonds. Lenoir 1315 for 1.75 against 175. Northern Surry Hospital District approved 500000 for Mount Airy hospital to replace Martin Memorial Hospital. total cost about 1.5 million with federal and state aid.
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Leaf Markets Report Prices On Decline
Leaf markets opened the week with overall price declines across all belts. Eastern North Carolina Belt averaged 61.00 per hundred pounds, down 0.38, while Virginia North Carolina Old Belt averaged 49.89, off 1.87. North Carolina Middle Belt at 51.84 dropped 2.20, and South Carolina North Carolina Belt averaged 58.47, down 1.31 with record weekly volume of 58,886,744 pounds.
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Unseasonably Warm Across Coasts and Plains
A warm spell continued with Los Angeles hitting 100 as the hottest day this year. The Atlantic coast also stayed warm while a cool air mass moved the Ohio Valley eastward and cooled the Lower Mississippi Valley. A broad band of rain stretched from Ohio through Missouri into Texas with showers in New England and the Middle Atlantic. Easterly winds drove hot desert air into California hindering brush and timber fire crews. Sunday highs reached 103 in Culver City San Gabriel and Thermal California.
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Australian air racers picked up after crash off Burmese coast
Singapore A RAF rescue plane recovered two Australian air racers after their Mosquito fighter bomber crashed off the Burmese coast. Squadron Leader Aubrey Oates and Flight Lieutenant Douglas Swaine sustained only minor injuries and were en route to London to compete in the England to New Zealand air race before running out of fuel.
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General Fund Revenue Totals Show September Decline
North Carolina general fund collections fell 8.67 percent to 10,131,144 in September from a year earlier as franchise tax refunds and railroad property revaluations distorted the report. Revenue Commissioner Eugene Shaw noted a true comparison shows a slight increase.
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South Korean Envoy Heads To United States After Talks
Seoul reports Ambassador You Chan Yang departed for the United States after completing 12 days of conferences with his government detailing upcoming diplomacy and policy discussions.
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Wilson Refuses To Show New Tank At Demonstration
The Army’s experimental heavy T43 tank will not appear at the Aberdeen proving ground ordnance demonstration after Pentagon sources say Secretary of Defense Wilson barred any new weapons from public display due to security and economy orders issued April 8. Newsmen will attend but the vehicle will not be shown.
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GOP unity showing signs of cracks at high levels
Washington reports reveal rifts in Republican unity as Senator Bridges complains about capricious firings at Harold Stassen’s Foreign Operations Office. Senate leaders react, while Stassen faces scrutiny amid possible presidential ambitions and shifts of GOP power within committees.
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Penny Turns Nickel Stunt Lands Wheeling Driver
Wheeling West Virginia Henry Christopher was arrested after allegedly wrapping tin foil around a penny to resemble a nickel and using it in a city parking meter. A repairman reports sixteen meters jammed since December 1 by similar schemes.
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