Stock market eases near peak amid mixed trading
New York stocks slipped from record highs in heavy trading as motors, rails, and steel led losses while auto shares stayed steady to higher. Zenith jumped then fell, Glenmore Distilleries faced a delayed open, and major movers included U S Steel, DuPont, Goodyear, and General Motors amid varied gains and losses.
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New York
Chrysler
Zenith
Glenmore Distilleries
American Stock Exchange
Glenmore
U.S. Gypsum
DuPont
Divco-Wayne
General Motors
Studebaker-Packard
Kennecott
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Carbide
Westinghouse Electric
International Paper
Goodyear
General Electric
Gulf Oil
Chance Vought
Santa Fe
Associated Press
Indus
Union Elections Slated At Two Plants Friday
A second union representation election is set for Friday with about 250 workers at the Carolina Springs Corp. plant eligible to vote as the United Furniture Workers of America seeks recognition. About 20 workers at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. face a vote with the Brotherhood of Painters as the bidding union. Both elections are overseen by the NLRB regional office in Winston-Salem.
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Carolina Springs Corp
United Furniture Workers of America
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Brotherhood of Painters
Dee
North Carolina Georgia and South Carolina Five Day Forecast
North Carolina clearing along coast and warmer this afternoon with highs around 80 in the mountains and mid 80s elsewhere. Georgia partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with high around 80. South Carolina partly cloudy and mild through Tuesday with highs in the 78 to 86 range. Temperatures forecast above normal with light rainfall across the region mid period and scattered showers later in the week.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
Coastal
Georgia
South Carolina
King Still Is Critical After Felony Assault Hearing
A chaotic arraignment before Magistrate Vincent P. Rae featured Mrs. Curry claiming King Still attacked with a letter opener. Rae ordered Mrs. Curry to Bellevue as she challenged the charges and declared the defendant was not ill.
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Vincent P. Rae
Mrs. Curry
Rae
Bellevue
Lexington Woman Dies In Accident
Martha Jane Haithcock Louia age 18 of Lexington died Saturday afternoon in an automobile wreck on Highway 29 north of the city. The car was driven by her husband Wendall Wilkie Louia 18. Richard was charged with driving under the influence operating without a license and manslaughter and is held in Davidson County jail on $10,000 bond.
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Lexington
Martha Jane Haithcock Louia
Highway
Louia
Wendall Wilkie Louia
John Ete
Eee Eee Lhce
Richard
Davidson County
Cost of living seen down by index claims
AP analysis explains the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI shows a decline for the first time in two years driven by cheaper food items though costs for transportation housing medical care and recreation rose. The index weighs 80 food items at 30 percent and reflects middle income urban Americans.
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New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S
Bureau
Shooting at Meredith Street house sparks arrests
Officers report Meredith Street shooting scene with Doster admitting the act and Worley describing a sociable visit that ended in gunfire. Multiple arrests follow including Dorothy Barnes for malicious damage to property and James Campbell for assault, with various bonds and October hearings set in Municipal Court.
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Doster
Worley
Dorothy Barnes
Mendenhall Street
Arlie Hughes
Smith Street
Barnes
James E. Campbell
North View Street
Ozell Marsh
Burton Street
Campbell
Arlen K. Cole
English Street
Marvin McGuire
Prospect Street
Linda Henderson
Ridgecrest Drive
Lillie Mae Grant
Beamon Street
Spencer Cullin
Brooks Street
James Nance
Windley Street
Nance
Cullin
Versie Britton
Route 5
Willie Brown Lilly
Kivett Drive
Adams To Make Speech On Return From Newport
President Adams arrived by helicopter at the U S Naval Base after traveling from Ft Adams. He refused to comment while Hagerty and Capt Aurand welcomed him. The Maine election results boosted Democratic gains and pressured Republicans to demand Adams resign.
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Adams
Hagerty
Capt
A Aurand
Eisenhower
Naval
U.S. Naval ‘Base Administration
Ft. Adams
Newport Harbor
Maine
Goldfine
Frederick C. Payne
Edmund 8
Muskie
Congress
Bible Teacher To Report To Methodists
Miss Mabel Therry, Bible teacher in the local elementary schools, will speak at the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Workers Conference at 6 p m Wednesday. She will summarize the Fourteenth World Convention on Christian Education held in Tokyo August 6 13 attended by about 5000 from 60 countries and themed Jesus Christ the Way the Truth and the Life. Miss Cherry and her sister Mrs W F Lawing joined a round the world tour of nearly three months.
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Mabel Therry
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Tokyo
Japan
Heavy Leaf Volume Expected in Old Belt Markets
The second week of Old Belt marketing shows growers likely to move more flue-cured leaf than in week one. Eastern North Carolina Belt top price averages rose to 56.24 per 100 pounds on 54,322,584 pounds sold, while the Border Belt reached 58.85 overall on 17,870,894 pounds.
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Associated Press
North Carolina-Virginia
North Carolina
Middle Belt
Federal State Market News Service
North Carolina Belt
Carolinas
Border Belt
Mullins
S.C
Fairmont
Lamberton
Whiteville
N.C
Old Belt
No Tropical Storm Indications Found
Showers and squalls covered a 500 mile square area in the Atlantic but hurricane planes found no immediate sign of a developing tropical storm. The system remained centerless and north of Puerto Rico as Miami Weather Bureau tracked it. If it forms, it would be the eighth storm of the season and be named Helene.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Here
Miami
Ocmall
Reds Destroy Proud Industry at Quemoy Kaoliang Plant
In Taipei Formosa AP report Communist shells hit and destroyed a kaoliang liquor plant at Quemoy. The plant, built recently at about $40 000, was a local pride amid wartime shortages and production aims.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
Election Postponed in Indonesia Amid Rebellion
Premier Djuanda told Parliament that the general election planned for next September has been postponed for a year due to the rebellion in Sumatra and Celbes.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Djuanda
Parliament
Sumatra
Celebes
False Teeth Praise and Care Guidance in Old Timely Ad
A fragmentary notice extols false teeth for secure fit avoiding slippage and rocking. It mentions praise for dental plates and hints at issues like pasty taste or saline breath and urine about breath concerns, but the legible content is limited.
First Aid Classes Planned at Red Cross House
An organizational meeting for beginner first aid classes will be held Tuesday night at 7 30 at the Red Cross chapter house on Thurston Street. Open to anyone over 16, the free sessions will run in the evenings.
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Red Cross
Thurston Street
Doctors Tell Mothers Warts Should Be Removed
A new compound called Compound W removes common warts quickly without cutting or burning. It is nonprescription, safe for children and adults, and available at drug counters for 98 cents with a money back guarantee if warts persist.
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New York
N.Y
Speedtel
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Pennsylvania Railway
Peps.Cola ‘Procter & Gamble
United Aircraft Corp
Westinghouse Electric Co
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
F. W. Woolworth Co
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