Hurricanes Ione Add to Carteret County Losses Totals
Morehead City town clerk estimates hurricane Ione damage at over 91 000 combining three storms Connie Diane and Ione. Beaufort and Atlantic Beach report added losses totaling 91 000 with streets sewers and waterways affected. Recovery delays and business impacts echo across Carteret County as fishermen and farmers face a hard winter.
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Morehead City
N.C
John Lashley
Ione
Connie
Diane
Lashley
Beaufort
Dan Walker
E. Stamey Davis
Atlantic
Recorder's Court
Lambert Morris
Core Bank
Core Sound
Cedar Island
Carteret County
North River
Atlantic Beach
Bogue Sound
A. B. Cooper
Baptist Autonomy Discussed at Lexington Ave Church
William C Lassiter Raleigh attorney and Baptist layman urged each church to draft a constitution showing autonomy by a majority vote at meetings. The plan aims to keep churches independent of state and regional associations after prior Supreme Court review on Rocky Mount property rights.
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William C. Lassiter
Raleigh
North Rocky Mount Baptist Church
Lexington Ave. Baptist Church
Lassiter
N. C. Supreme Court
Rocky Mount Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Convention
Bulman
Woodrow W. Robbins
Tor
Methodist Youth Rally draws 10000 to Charlotte Coliseum
Western North Carolina Conference youths gather in Charlotte for the annual Conference Youth Rally at the new Coliseum. Garland Young of Charlotte and Rupert of First Methodist Church in Jackson Mich deliver the keynote on “Conscriptions of the Mighty Dream.” Glee clubs from High Point and Barnard College participate. Ken Fansler of Concord leads singing. Goals for the 1955-56 conference year announced.
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Western North Carolina
Charlotte
Charlottes New Coliseum
I Cechen Hill
Point
Christian Witness
Garland Young
Aoint “College
Rupert
First Methodist Church
Jackson, Mich
Mighty Dream
High Point
No End
Baeara Collegee
Apne
Conerence Ss
Scandinavia
Ken Fansler
Concord
China Grove Man Hurt In Accident
A China Grove man suffered a head laceration when his car struck the rear of a city bus in the 300 block of East Avenue. Police charged Thompson with a traffic violation. damage was estimated at 350 dollars to the bus.
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China Grove
E. Ave
Stone Gold Dent Thompson
Deaths and Funerals Curtis Berry Stokes
Curtis Berry Stokes 50 died in a Butner hospital Saturday at 6 30 am after 18 years of declining health. Born July 10 1905 in Rowan County he moved to High Point in 1924 and ran Stokes Barber Shop on E Russell St He was a member of Green Street Baptist Church Survived by his mother Alice Stokes Garner two brothers E C Stokes and Raymond C Stokes one sister Vera Rummage Funeral services Monday at 3 pm from Flat Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Rowan County Elder L G Cashion presiding Body at Koonee Funeral Home 4 pm today to 1 15 pm tomorrow Interment Flat Creek Primitive Baptist Church.
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Curtis Berry Stokes
Butner
Mr. Stokes
Rowan County
B. Whitt
Alice Whitley Stokes
High Point
Green Street
E. C. Stokes
Raymond C. Stokes
Vera Rummage
Ashe
Flat Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Rowan
L. G. Cashion
Deaths of Sgt Raymond L McKeown in Germany
Word arrives of the death of Sgt Raymond L McKeown who died Friday from injuries after an automobile accident at Sembach Germany. He served with the 66th Installation Squadron at Sembach Air Force Base and is survived by his wife Mrs Gaile Grissett McKeown, his mother Mrs Renah Hayward of Allegan, five brothers and one sister. Funeral services were incomplete last night.
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Raymond L. McKeown
Sembach
Germany
Donald
Joseph McKeown
Allees
Willian McKeown
Waynd, Mich
Harry McKeown
Clemens
Harry
Melos
U. S. Air Lane
Alexandria
Stella Dahue
Allegan
Funeral rites held for M Sgt Warren B McDonald in North Korea death
Oral services for M Sgt Warren B McDonald 30 died in a North Korean prison were conducted from J C Green & Sons Funeral Home Friday at 4 p m. Chaplain Arthur H Marsh led the services with military honors by a Fort Era detachment under SSgt Milton Whitehead. Pallbearers included Pvt Willis C ter Se Ait Pvt Winters Fred W Smith and Pvt Nicholas cemuneel Pfc Ronald A Kauz
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Warren B. McDonald
J. C. Green & Sons
Arthur H. Marsh
Fort Era
Milton Whitehead
Willis C. Ter Se Ait
Winters
Fred W. Smith
Nicholas Cemuneel
Ronald A. Kauz
Funeral services for Alexander Zolli coffer Boles
Funeral services for Alexander Zolli coffer Boles 70 retired furniture foreman and resident of 23 Colonial Dr will be held at First Baptist Church Monday at 2 p.m. The Rev Charles F Leek will officiate. The body remains at J C Green & Sons until the service. Interment follows in City Cemetery with graveside rites by Thomasville Lodge No 214 Masons.
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Thomasville
Alexander Zollicoffer Boles
Colonial Dr
First Baptist Church
Charles F. Leek
J.C. Green & Sons
City Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Miss Alice Caldwell Rites Held For Civic Leader
Funeral services for Miss Alice Caldwell will be held at the First Presbyterian Church with interment at Wood Memorial Cemetery. A well known social and civic leader of 531 Parkway she died unexpectedly at her home Thursday evening. The family requests no flowers and contributions to the YWCA. The body remains at Sechrests'.
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Alice Terian
Colewood Memoriary
Caldwell
Parkway
YWCA
Sechrests
Average Tobacco Prices Higher Than Last Year
North Carolina Virginia Old Belt flue cured markets report higher average prices week opening. Virginia and North Carolina totals show strong sales with season highs and Stabilization loans affecting about one fourth of leaf sold. Prices this week rose in the Eastern North Carolina Belt and North Carolina Middle Belt with steady to higher averages across regions.
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Associated Press
Darin
North Carolina-Virginia
North Carolina
Ing
Virginia
Pere
Stabilization Corp
Middle Belt
South Carolina
Border
Conway
Darlington
Dillon
Hemingway
Lamar
Loris
Pamplico
Lake City
Timmonsville
Mullins
South Rolina
Border Belt
Democrats Republicans clash on farm prices and policy
Democrats and Republicans trade blame for falling farm prices and argue over flexible versus rigid price supports. The Democratic Fact Sheet accuses the Eisenhower administration of unkept promises while the GOP study says surpluses under Democratic rule caused the price drop and touts a move to a flexible support program.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Senate
GOP Policy Committee
GOP
National Committee
Eisenhower
Benson
Bengon
Cleanup On In Texas Resort City
In Galveston on September 24 police shut down all prostitution and free liquor houses after Chamber of Commerce pressure to end flaunting laws. Police Commissioner's office described the actions as an enforcement crackdown and the Galveston Tribune noted most houses appeared to comply. The Chamber pressed the mayor for a fully open city with enforcement backing, while the mayor faced questions over past statements about an open city policy.
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Galveston
Tex
Walter L. Johnston
Chamber of Commerce
Southwest
George Roy Clough
Clough
Pair Negro Witnesses Will Move
Two Black witnesses who testified against Roy Bryant and J W Milam in the murder trial of 14 year old Emmett Till planned to move from Mississippi. They were to be taken to Michigan to find jobs, despite the acquittal of Bryant and Milam on the murder charge and their arrest for kidnapping.
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Sumner
Miss
Mississippi
James Featherston
Jackson
Chicaakegro
Ant
Bryant
Milam
Leflore
Diggs
Till
Mose Wright
Albany
N.Y
Wright
Pointers Among Duke Undergraduates
A list shows 106 sons and coadjutors of Duke University entered graduate colleges this year from 15 states. Three High Pointers are from North Carolina: Jane Kearns, Bill Peters, and Byron Starnes. Jimmy Redding also appears on the list.
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Duke Universe
Tal
North Carolina
Jane Kearns
A. R. Kearns
Bill Peters
Mra. W
Beaverton High Queen Candidate Balances Work and School
Mrs. Juanita Whitmer 23, mother of three and Beaverton High senior, returns to school after six years to finish her diploma. Widowed after a fatal work injury, she juggles morning classes with childcare for Ronnie 5, Dennis 3, and Chris 1 while her peers urge her to run the homecoming queen contest next week.
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Beaverton
Mich
Juanita Whitmer
Ronnie
Dennis
Chris
Diggs Plans Challenge to Mississippi Congressional Seats
Rep. Charles Diggs Jr. of Michigan announced he would challenge Mississippi’s seated congressmen, arguing that many Black residents are disenfranchised. He cited the Till murder trial in Sumner and said population counts used to apportion seats hide the voting denial of Negroes.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Charles Diggs Jr
D-Mich
Diggs
Emmett Louis Till
Sumner
Miss
Chicago
P Pi
Tallahatchie County
Coumay
Intercepted Flight Over Israel Border Incident
An Israeli jet intercepted a craft en route from India to the United States after the pilot failed to notify crossing Israel’s border. On board were F. A. Kuner of the airline and pilot A. Fort, both bound for repairs at Lydda.
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Phattla Liste
Lydda
Israel
F. A. Kuner
A. Fort
United States
India
French Press Criticizes Sumner Verdict In Acquittal
Paris reports a critical foreign reaction to the Sumner Mississippi acquittal of two white men charged with murdering a Chicago Black man. Le Monde calls the case revealing of Dixieland secrecy and Mississippi fear, noting racial tensions echo across Africa and Asia.
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Paris
Sumner, Miss
Chicago
Emmett Till
France
Africa
United States
Supreme Court
le Monde
Dixieland
Mississippi
America
Asia
Negro Teacher Group Rejects Hodges Plea in North Carolina
The North Carolina Teachers Association board rejected Gov. Luther Hodges plea for voluntary school segregation cooperation. Executive Secretary W. L. Green announced the action, aligning with a leadership conference resolution from August 27 that opposed relinquishing constitutional rights for segregation.
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Raleigh
N.C
Zeamnaeace Board
N. H Carolina Teachers Assn
Luther Hodges
W. L. Green
Green
North Carolina
Manila orders major dollar cuts for importers and aid units
President Ramon Magsaysay directs drastic reductions in import dollar allocations. Authorities and wards are to adjust funding, with a reported 18 million dollar impact on related programs.
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Manila
Fuipings
Ramon Magsaysay
Rainfall Marks First Day of Autumn Across Regions
Rain fell in two bands on the first full autumn day, from Texas to southern New England and along the Rockies from Wyoming to Texas. Amarillo and Alpine saw over an inch, with snow and 35 in parts of the Northeast. Southeast and Gulf regions enjoyed summerlike readings while northern areas stayed cool. Afternoon highs ranged from 47 in Great Falls to 86 in Atlanta and New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Texas
New England
Rockies
Wyoming
Amarillo
Alpine
Tex
Hartiartford
Conn
Wwe Aoe
Mass
Poughkeepsie
Sheridan
Wyo
Truman Expresses Sympathy For Ike After Heart Attack
Former President Harry Truman said he was terribly sorry to hear of President Eisenhower s heart attack and that he was praying for his recovery. He made the remark in Little Rock as he attended a reunion of the 35th Division where a minute of silence was held upon word of the attack.
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Little Rock
Ark
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
Truman
35Th Division
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
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Morehead
Curtis Stokes
W. B. McDonald
Alexander Boles
Alice Caldwell
Lorna Hodgson
Peabody Museum
Yale University
Unimak Island
Aleutians
A. C. Gilbert
Sen. Bridges
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Duke
Hodges
VS. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Carolinas
Florida
Gulf Coast States
Southern Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Basin
Ohio
Tennessee
Lakes
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Great Falls
Mont
Denver
Omaha
Detroit
Indianapolis
Ike
Sechrest
J. W. Sechrest & Son, Inc
Main St
S. Main
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