Market gains in heavy trading with steel and oil leaders
Stocks rose in brisk activity led by steels oils and metals as United Aircraft and others posted gains. Union Oil of California jump near 3 points on Costa Rica discovery while Gulf Oil Royal Dutch and Texas Co advanced. Industrials and rails firmed amid optimism from Cairo Suez talks and post strike steel highs.
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Vance
Cairo
Suez
Chesapeake & Ohio
Santa Fe
Baltimore & Ohio
Union Oil of California
Costa Rica
Gulf Oil
Royal Dutch
Texas Co
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Ford
Woman Injured When Truck Hits Auto South of High Point
Miss Victoria Bryan of Route 4 High Point was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital after a 1955 car was struck at the Ways 62 and 610 intersection. The truck driver Johnson posted $100 bond for failing to yield. Five city crashes caused $1,815 in damage and multiple violations.
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High Point Yester
Victoria Bryan
High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital
Miss Bryan
Johnson
Gearle
Robert S. Whitley
Howell and
N. Hamilton Streets
William d. Frazier
Montheu Ave
Richardson and
Fourth Streets
Robert E. Colon
Clara Cox Apts
E. Washington
Edward Lee Jones
Wendell St
Toastmasters Elect New Piedmont Club Officers
Piedmont Toastmasters chose Hubert Rockwell as president for six months at the Sheraton meeting. New officers include Ben Wither ee ee ee ee R. Peters as administrative vice president, Everette Hill as secretary, Jack Peacock as treasurer, and Gene Sedberry as sergeant at arms.
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Hubert Rockwell
Piedmont
Sheraton
Rockwell
Ben Witheree Ee Ee Ee R. Peters
Sant Everette Hill
Jack Peacock
Gene Sedberry
Sherman Aycoth
Paul Shelton
Porter Hauser
Reese Felts
Randall Saunders
Yp Gy Alg
Napier Dills
Dow Jones Averages Report From Busy Trading Session
The Dow Jones averages show the industrials around 509.82 with rails near 161.38 and utilities at 69.30 amid broad activity. Trading volume reached about 900,000 to 1,200,000 shares in a brisk market session.
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Bache & Co
Am. Sloss
Cotton futures open unchanged to 25 cents higher
New York cotton futures opened steady to up 25 cents per bale as traders awaited market cues and early trade data. The move signals modest buying interest amid uncertain demand and lingering crop concerns.
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New York
Negroes Enter School At Clinton Amid Tense Night
In Clinton Anderson County a small group of nine of 324 Negroes enrolled as a record shows 806 students. Principal D J Brittain Jr hopes parents of boycotters seek another option. Nearby Oliver Springs saw a 400-strong crowd calm, National Guardsmen with two tanks dispersed the protest. 17 arrests followed. In Knoxville two Negro effigies were hanged at Fulton High School last year, signaling rising racial tension though no enrollments occurred.
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Anderson County
D. J. Brittain Jr
Oliver Springs
National
Knoxville
Here
Fulton High School
Japs Return From Red China Repatriation
The 15th group of Japanese returnees from Red China arrived in Japan today. The batch includes 628 people with 304 prisoners of war among them.
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Maizura
Japan
Red China
Plans Talks On Farm Issue Highlight Cold War Rhetoric
Eisenhower comments on farm policy and enforcement by federal courts, framing Cold War progress. He cites end of the Korean War and improved Iran and Trieste situations while noting the Soviet shift to economic propaganda.
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High Tribunal
Eisenhower
United States
Iran
Trieste
Soviet Union
School Children To Ride Cabs In Louisville System
Louisville news says a new cab pool program will allow school children to ride for a single fare. Local cab firms run daily pick ups organized by a parent, with costs varying by distance and number of riders.
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Louisville
Death Takes Eddie Garr
Hollywood reports the death of Eddie Garr a 56 year old night club entertainer and musical comedy performer known from 25 years ago He died of heart disease Monday in a hospital near Burbank according to friends who spoke yesterday
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Hollywood
Eddie Garr
Garr
Burbank
Chief train derails in New Mexico wreck kills twenty
At least twenty railway workers die as the Chief train runs through an open switch and into a mail train. Wreckage tears apart the cars with twisted steel and mangled sections. Santa Fe officials report 45 Pullman passengers 227 adult coaches and 40 children aboard with servicemen aiding the injured.
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Curtis
Santa Fe
J. P. Reinhold
Santa Fe Railway
Reinhold
Air Force
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Springer National Guardsmen
John Venette
Pueblo
Colo
San Diego
P. Schmidt
Milwaukee
Schmidt
T. H. Melnnis
Pinehurst
N.C
Ft. McArthur
Calif
Budget Requests Heard By 1957 Legislature
Agencies scheduled to adjust proposed budgets include the State Boards of Health and Public Welfare and the Conservation and Development Department. Yesterday’s showing of 10 percent salary hikes came from the Revenue and Labor departments. Labor Commissioner Frank Crane urged higher pay amid cost of living, seeking $52 585 yearly for a 10 percent raise. Revenue Commissioner Eugene Shaw asked for a 269 963 annual cost of living boost and an overall 846 240 increase for salaries and 69 new staff.
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State Boards of Health and Public Welfare
Conservation and Development Department
Revenue and Labor Departments
Frank Crane
Eugene Shaw
Revenue Department
Rip Van Winkle and Doan's Pills Relief Ad
A vintage ad promotes Doan's Pills for nagging backache headache and muscular pains. It claims fast relief and a soothing effect on bladder irritation with mild diuretic action to aid kidney output, promising better sleep and widespread use.
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Irony
Dean
Doan
More Tar Heels Pass On Gift Of Sight
Corneal transplant operations restore sight to a Winston-Salem secretary and a Charlotte boy who was nearly blind. A Greenville man requested his eyes go to the Eye Bank and his wish was honored after death. The Eye Bank faces donor reluctance but cites educational programs and plastic eye substitutes to ease disfigurement concerns. Corneal transplants occur nationwide under various organizations.
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Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Ince
Greenville
N. C
State Highway Patrol
Eye Bank
North Carolina
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