Eisenhower Launches Dixie Tour Amid Southern Reception
Eisenhower campaigned through Texas Louisiana Kentucky North Carolina and Virginia praising Southern crowds and urging a clean sweep of Washington bosses. He contrasted calm Miami reception with prior sharp remarks and faulted the Truman administration for a national mess while pledging to wield federal power to restore decency and curb corruption.
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Two Seamen Die In Fire Aboard Ship
Fire swept the crew quarters of the 8000 ton Norwegian freighter Hopeville at a Norfolk pier. Magne Godvik of Bergen died heroically after alerting others. Karl Strandvald of Hemnesberget perished in a shower stall. Three other seamen were hospitalized with burns as investigators sifted for the cause.
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Magne Godvik
Bergen
Norway
Geome
Godvik
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Karl Strandvald
Hemnesberget
New York Stock List Highlights Wide Market Activity
A compact stock list from New York at 1 p m shows diverse movers including American Telephone 156, U S Steel 41, General Electric 63, Kodak 44, Du Pont 87, RCA 27, Bethlehem Steel 51, Boeing 37, Standard Oil suppliers, and many others. Numerous large firms such as General Motors, International Harvester, and Union Pacific appear with varied percentages and prices, reflecting broad market activity.
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New York
Adams Express
Admiral Corporation
Alaska Juneau
Reveewes Sane Alleghany Corporation
Allied Chemical A Dye Seccees
Allis Chalmers Mfg
American Car & Fdy
Beloke
American Rad & St S
Ona
American Smelt & Ref
American Tel & Tel
Baltimore & Ohios
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Company
Borg Warner
Eccese
Briggsee Etcoedcos
Ciseneneccasee
Uriington Mis
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Burroughs
Seccsceesi
Columbia Gas & Ek Commercial Credit
Continental Can
Continental Motor
Continental Oil
jCorn Products
Curtis WE Cchaeeccbetans
Curtis Wright A
Ceessseeees
Davison Chemical
Seceubeses
Delaware Lack & West
Douglas Aircraft
Dow Chemical
Eastman Kodak
Emerson R & P
General Electric
General Foods
General Motors
Illinois Centra
International Harvest
Nickel
Johns Manville
Kennecott Copper
Kroger Company
Libby Owen Ford Gl
Liggett & Myers
Louisville & Nashville
Bos Mack Trucks
Tere
Magnavox Radio
Missouri Kansas Texas
Montgomery Ward
Motorola Radio
Eeesess
Murray Corporation
Nash Kelvinator
National Biscuit
National Cash Register
National Distillers Ios
Ccscee
New York Central
Sces
Avia
Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil Company
Sears Roebuck
Soth
Southern Pacific
Ccee
Q Southern Railway
United States Steel
Vanadium Corporation
Vick Chemical
Virginia-Care Chemical Otis Elevator
Ecocans
Pacific Gas & Elec
Packard Motor
Paramount Pictures
Pertiey J
Cccvcccoce Oth
Pennsylvania RR
Essecooeee
Pepal Emme
Im Philen Corporation
Phillips Petroleum
Pittsburgh Pl
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Pittsburgh Scr & B
Sccesses ‘Pullman Company
Radio Corporation Ween
Radio En Ecesees Sal
Republic Steel
Reynolds Tob
Seaboard al RR
Union: Pacific
United Airlines
United Aircrafr
United Gas Imp
United States Pipe
United States Rubber
U. S. Smelting & Ref
Sperry Corp
Standard T
Standard Oil Calif
Standard Oil Ind
Standard Oil N. J
Stevens, J. P. Co
Warner Pictures
West Maryland
Western Union
Westing Electric
Wilson Packing
Woolworth & Coachdoccees
Youngstown S & T
Zenith Radio
Ssscoes
High Point Man Named Chaplain in Barbers’ NC Meeting
W. F. Thomas of High Point was named chaplain as the Associated Master Barbers of North Carolina elected officers after concluding its annual convention in Winston-Salem. A. D. Koonce of Greensboro was chosen president.
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W. F. Thomas
High Point
Associated Master ‘Barbers of
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Thomas
A. D. Koonce
Greensboro
Hearing Set For Proposed Fare Hikes
The State Utilities Commission will hold a hearing on September 17 on proposed fare increases by Duke Power Co and Safety Transit Co. Both companies seek to discontinue token sales with a 10 cent base fare. Safety Transit planned rate changes September 8 in Rocky Mount, Duke planned October 8 across five cities.
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State Utilities Commission
Duke Power Co
Safety Transit Co
Safety Transit
Rocky Mount
Duke
Charlotte
Durham
Greensboro
Salisbury
Winston-Salem
Duke and
Safe Bus, Inc
High Point
Justice Douglas Praises Malaya For Free Trials
U S Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas praised Malaya during his two week tour noting that Communist guerrillas who killed without reason receive fair trials in British courts. He said Malayan guerrilla leadership appeared distinctly Communist in character and that upon returning home he would tell Americans that Malaya upholds democracy as a free nation.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
U. S. Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
United States
Army Reserve Officers Get Release Order
The Army ordered early release for several thousand reserve officers called to active duty from inactive or volunteer reserves. Those with one year of World War II service overseas will be released by Nov 30, with U.S. stationed personnel also due by then. Officers with under one year of World War I service will be released by March 31. professionals and certain specialists remain. Earlier releases rely on new second lieutenants and ROTC graduates, while 24 month active duty orders continue to receive releases as replacements arrive.
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Washington
Army
United States
Ee Acations
The
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Organized Reserve
National Guard
Why Shiver Through One More Winter
An advertisement promotes General Electric quick-comfort Gas Heating offering automatic heat and fuel savings. It invites a free fuel economy survey to measure heat needs per room and assess system efficiency, encouraging neighbors who own GE gas heat to speak from experience. The pitch stresses comfort, economy, and rapid warmth.
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General Electric
Johnston Speaks to Mail Carriers at AFL convention
Senator Olin D Johnston told AFL National Association of Letter Carriers there are many who could donate 100 to the Democratic Party for its deeds, urging a Stevenson vote. He criticized Eisenhower as a captive candidate and denounced Wall Street influence. The union pressed for postal uniform funding and called for Postmaster General Donaldson’s ouster, citing a 1950 home delivery curtailment order.
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New York
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
AFL National Association of Letter Carriers
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carlson
Eisenhower
Kansas
Kenneth T
Raegeeet
U. S
Feder Loyes
Johnston
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
John O. Pastore
D-Ri
Jesse M. Donaldson
Burglar In Osaka Delivers Threatening Lecture
Slick Sam Ogawa, an alleged burglar arrested last month during a store raid, lectured a group of Osaka night watchmen from city department stores. He criticized their alertness and said he spoke out of gratitude to police who had treated him kindly.
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Osaka
Japan
Slick Sam Ogawa
Sam
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