Quaker Conference Ends at Guilford College Tonight
Greensboro area reports the biennial American Life Friends Conference at Guilford College ends with a worship service. Speakers included Austin Wattles from Winter Park Florida Giselle Schwanke from Berlin Germany and Theodore Graves from Summit. An interim committee was appointed to study policies and conference matters with Philip Shore and Jane Ott of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting named to the panel.
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Greensborow
American Life G Friends
Guilfora College
Austin Wattles
Winter Park
Fla
Giselle Schwanke
Berlin
Germany
Theodore Graves
Summt
Philip Shore
Jane Ott
North Carolina
ACP funds share set at twenty one percent for 1954
Officials at a PMA meeting in Greensboro said North Carolina’s share of funds under the 1954 agricultural conservation program will be about 21 percent, down from 1953. About 200 PMA, Soil Conservation Service and Extension Service representatives attended. They were told the state's ACP funds will total roughly five million dollars in 1954.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Soil Conservation Service and Extension Service
Raleigh TM Northna State College eyes record freshman class
Raleigh TM Northna State College aims for a record freshman class of 1,280 this fall, officials said yesterday, about 200 more than last year’s 1,096. Total enrollment is projected near 4,200, a rise from the previous year.
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Raleigh
Northna State College
Convict Surrenders to Federal Authorities After Offer Rejected
North Carolina convict Lenny Copeland, who escaped from Hertford County Prison, turns himself in to federal agents in California. He states in a Los Angeles mailed letter he will be tried in Los Angeles for transporting stolen cars across state lines after North Carolina prison officials declined his surrender offer.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Lenny Copeland
California
Copeland
Los Angeles
Hertford County
Lennon's Meet the People Tour Reaches Greensboro
Senator Alton A Lennon headlines a Guilford County Young Democratic Club rally in Greensboro as part of an active Meet the People tour. He spoke at a Greensboro Civitan luncheon and will continue engagements through early August after delivering 46 public appearances between mid July and September 1.
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Greensboro
P—U
Marker Honors Billy Mitchell at Cape Hatteras Beach
North Carolina state highway officials unveiled an historical marker at Cape Hatteras near a new road. The plaque honors Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell the air power advocate who in 1923 based his Martin bomber at the site to show air attacks could target surface craft.
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Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Billy Mitchell
Mitchell
Eisenhower appoints Maultsby customs collector in N C district
President Eisenhower names Josiah A. Maultsby Sr. of Whiteville North Carolina as collector of customs for District 16 with headquarters in Wilmington Maultsby aged 60 succeeds Charles M Johnson who has resigned The appointment awaits Senate confirmation when Congress reconvenes
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Denver
Eisenhower
Josiah A. Maultsby Sr
Whiteville
N. C
District 16
Wilmington
Maultsby
Charles M. Johnson
Senate
Americans Freed in POW Exchange List from Pap munjom
The official POW release at Pap munjom includes North Carolinians Casey J. Robinette Sfc Co B List Ret 7th Div and Millard J. Butler 1st Lt Co C 24th Regt 25th Div. Wives are named as Mrs Mll dred L. Robinette and Mrs Rhoda H. Butler with addresses in Taylorsville and Charlotte North Carolina.
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Munsan
Papmunjom
Casey J. Robinette
Sfc
Mlldred L. Robinette
P.O. Box
Taylorsville
N. C
Millard J. Butler
Co. C
Rhoda H. Butler
Commonwealth Ave
Charlotte, N. C
Automatic color-dispensing machine speeds paint choice
In Chicago a paint manufacturer unveils an automatic color dispensing machine capable of producing any of a thousand shades in seconds. Customers can select a color, have the paint mixed, and take it away within minutes at the store.
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Chicago
Saving Portrait Passed To Mohawk Woman
Artist David Lithgow visited a Mohawk reservation and gave a portrait to an elderly woman whom she said she had given to her son. The woman noted the son used to visit daily and will not need to come as often now.
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Albany, N.Y
David Lithgow
Lemercy
Fragmented Market Note on Live Chicken Weight
A fragmentary line notes weight related figure for a live chicken with a mention of a percentage. The text is incomplete, unclear, and lacks context or identifying details.
Debt dispute ends in hospital and jail
A $1 debt dispute led to a fight on a vacant lot off West Green Street. Paul Deal, 25, stabbed by Brice Anderson, 27, who was treated for a deep cut. Deal posted 300 bond. Anderson in serious condition. Also, Aaron Sweezer, 30, released on 50 bond after accused of kicking victim on the head. Jim Shelton, 46, Negro, arrested in local butter and egg lottery ring. trial set for Sept 9 with $300 bond.
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Pital
Paul Deal
S. Hamilton St
Deal
Brice Anderson
Route 7
Anderson
W. Green St
Aaron Sweezer
Coolidge St
Walter Little
Leonard St
Jim Shelton
Tate St
Shelton
Word Held Up On Farm Policy
Maybank released a letter to Brownell stating the CCC lending contracts with associations carry no intent to end segregation. He questioned the government contract interpretation and said the executive order reaffirmed by President Eisenhower should not apply to CCC lending agreements. He noted Benson sought a rule on the contract’s anti discrimination clause.
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Culture Department
Atty
Brownell
Maybank
Con
Benson
CCC
Banking and Currency Committee
Coe
Eisenhower
Red Cross Appeals for Greek Relief Funds
Carlton Kirkman president of the High Point Red Cross says telegrams urge more cash donations for Greek earthquake victims. He notes nationwide radio appeals during Labor Day weekend. Local donors may contribute through the Red Cross office.
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Carlton Kirkman
High Point Red Cross
Red Cross
Stolen house numbers reported on Montlieu Avenue
Police expect limited demand for the stolen goods market after four luminous numerals 1 2 9 and 0 were taken from a sign at Mrs. Hallie W. Phillips 1029 Montlieu. The theft was reported to police at 5 o clock yesterday afternoon.
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Montlieu Ave
Hallie W. Phillips
Montheu
Gallardo Faces Perez in Madison Square Garden Bout
Lulu Perez of Brooklyn challenges fifth-ranked Dave Gallardo of California in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Perez seeks a November 13 title shot at Willie Pep while Gallardo trains under ex-champion Chalky Wright and aims to derail Perez’s 19 fight win streak.
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New York
Lulu Perez
Brooklyn
Dave Gallardo
Los Angeles
Madison Square Garden
Willie Pep
Perez
California
Gallardo
Sandy Saddler
Lulu
Chalky Wright
Pep
Wright
Dave
Eddie Five Behind Babe Eddie Mathews Trails Ruth Pace
Slugger Eddie Mathews of the Milwaukee Braves with 44 home runs in 133 games trails Babe Ruth’s 60 homer pace. Ruth had 44 HR in his 128th game and 47 in 133 games. Mathews could play two extra games if Braves face ties with the Giants and Phillies.
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Brooklyn
Ed Mathews
Milwaukee Braves
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Yankees
Mathews
Braves
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Widow Dies In Electric Chair In Alabama
Mrs. Earle Dennison, 55, the first white woman executed in Alabama’s electric chair, was put to death for arsenic poisoning of her niece Shirley Diann Weldon to collect a $5,000 life insurance. An autopsy confirmed arsenic as the cause in Shirley and Polly Ann Weldon.
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Montgomery
Ala
Earle Dennison
Alabama
Gordon Persons
Mrs. Dennison
Attemants
Dennim
Wetumpka
Weldons
O. G. Weldon
Polly Ann
Army allows liquor sales in open messes for officers
Washington reports a new Army directive by Maj. Gen. Bergin ending over half a century of abstinence. Commissioned and non commissioned officers may buy liquor by the drink or bottle, ages over 21, with bars not resembling saloons and each bottle serial numbered for traceability.
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Washington
Army
William E. Bergin
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Quiet Labor Day Eve in New York Stock Market
Trading was narrow and mostly unchanged on the eve of Labor Day with a slow rate of about 900,000 shares. Several stocks rose while others fell, including higher notes for Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler American Telephone and Allied Chemical, and lower for Baltimore & Ohio Du Pont General Electric Boeing.
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New York
Baltimore & Ohio
du Pont
General Electric
Boeing
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors Chrysler
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
E.s.t American Can
America Car & F
American T & T
Bendix Aviation
Boeing Aircraft
Borden
Briggs Mfg
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chrysler Colgate
Continental Can
Curtiss-Wright
Eastern Air
Eastman Kodak
General Goodrich
Goodyear Gulf Oi
Ill. Central
International Harvester International Nickel
International T & T
Johns-Manville Or Co. & Myers
Lou & Nash
Packard
Paramount Pictures
U. S. Steel
Warner Bros
Westeen
Estinghouse
Westinghouse Electric
Woolworth
Brake Failure Causes Crash on Montlieu Avenue
Police report two yesterday traffic incidents. Barry M. Nixon, 21, drove a truck that rear ended Bascom R. Phifer, 26, causing about 350 dollars in damage on Montlieu Avenue at 3 p.m. A second crash on Centennial Avenue at 8:30 p.m. involved Algie M. McCarter, 46, charged with driving under the influence after a car struck a parked truck, with roughly 275 dollars in damage. An unrelated note states swan eggs hatch in 42 days versus 21 for a chicken.
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Montlieu Ave
Barry M. Nixon
Forrest Ave
Bascom R. Phifer
Spenger
Montlieu
Thirteen youths held for grand jury in New Jersey murder case
In Denville New Jersey thirteen youths aged 14 to 22 were held for action by the Morris County Grand Jury after arraignment on murder charges in the fatal beating of Ross E Midgette. They were shackled in threes, four youngest in pairs, with pleas of innocence entered. Prosecutors say the group lured Midgette to Savage Road covers, beat him and robbed him.
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Denville
N. J
Ross E. Michette
Morris County
Grand Jury
Frank Headley
Bery
Oscar Laurie
Midgette
Savage
Laurie
Ure
Morris Canal
13-Year-Old Girl Becomes Pawn in Soviet Britain Dispute
London reports a 13-year-old Russian-born girl, raised in Britain, was sent a formal request for her immediate return from the Soviet Union. The child, in foster care, has lived in England since eight years old and attends school as a ward in chancery. Her mother, from Russia, may need to appear in court to claim the child.
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London
Russia
Britain
Soviet Union
Ster
England
Foster Pa
Sebsentsova
Foreign Office
Teen Age Thief Receives Suspension In Court
David Farlow, 11, of 1520 Long St., was arrested Wednesday on larceny and gasoline theft charges. In Municipal Court he received a six month suspended term, a $25 fine plus costs, and was ordered to contribute $10 to quarry management. Other youths testified eight others joined a gang that stole for thrills, vandalism and auto accessories and gasoline.
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David Farlow
Long St
High Point Arry
How Does It Feel To Be Communist For The FBI
Dayton resident Robert Dunham describes 13 years of covert FBI work as a burden. Neighbors avoided him, coworkers threatened violence, and his six children faced social strain as he testified in a federal case about a Taft Hartley affidavit. He spoke to the Dayton Daily News after revealing his activities publicly for the first time.
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Dayton
Ohio
Robert Dunham
Jerry
Dunham
Dayton Daily News
FBI
General Motors
Melvin E. Hup
Baptist Crusade Concludes With Final Weekend Services
The Baptist Crusade for Christ ends this weekend with services tonight Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and night. A film Saturday and Rev Don Austins sermon Sunday on the Trial of Jesus are highlighted. All events take place in the tent at Church and Pine corner.
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High Point Baptist Churches
Crusade For Christ
Don Austin
Jesus
General Dean Recovers Warm Welcome After Return
Gen Dean recounts escape from North Korean forces during 1950 imprisonment in Korea. He was held by Korean guards, felt fortunate for letters from family, and avoided Communist radio broadcasts to prevent exposing others. His wife and mother awaited news in the United States as he spoke of his three year captivity.
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South Korea
Dean
Eee Home Guards
Chinahe
Taejon
Berkeley
Calif
Monterey
Robert Williams
Elizabethan
Reds
Americans Beg Repatriation Swap Near Completion
About 3,486 Americans were pledged in the exchange, far above the 3,313 promised earlier. An estimated 450 to 500 Americans remained in Kaesong, the Red collection center, as Friday’s repatriation wrapped. The Reds handed back 5 British and 200 South Koreans on Friday and expected 25 British and 13 South Koreans on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s final exchange.
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Reds
U. S
Kaesong
Red
Allies
Leaf Prices Steady Across North Carolina Tobacco Markets
Fairly steady average prices were reported in yesterday's trading at the flue cured tobacco markets of the Border Belt Eastern North Carolina Belt and the Sandhills Middle Belt. Sales volume was heavy on Eastern Belt South Carolina and Border Belt markets with some grades of logs and primings on Sandhills markets higher than Wednesday.
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Raleigh
Border Belt
North Carolina Belt
Sandhills
Middle Belt
Poman Hills
Eastern Belt
South Carolina
Belt
South Caroline
North Carolina
Friends Form Study Committee At Guilford College Conference
A committee to study plans for an American Young Friends organization and a permanent committee was named at the American Young Friends Conference at Guilford College. Delegates heard Lauren King speak on Personal Communication of Christianity. Closing programs featured Austin Wattles, Gisela Schwanke, and Theodore Graves.
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Guilford College
Young Friends
Lauren King
Muskingum College
Ohio
Austin Wattles
Winter Park
Fla
Gisela Schwanke
Berlin
Germany
Theodore Graves
Summit, N. J
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Melrose Hosiery Mill
Hickory
Doris Anne Tysinger
Houghton College
J. P. Trueblood
Holiness Church OF
High Point
North Pole
Robert E. Peary
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National Geographic
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