Point Four Missionary Wins Friends For Uncle
George T L Wongwai, described by Ethiopians as Uke Yan the elephant with a big hoof, is noted as an American geologist sent to Ethiopia on a Point Four foreign aid mission. He brings Hawaiian hospitality and a formula for winning friends, leaving a strong impression in both dry country and forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth 9
Gilmore
NEA
Washington
George T. L
Wongwai
Uke Yan
Mulugeta
Gebrewond
George Wongwai
Ethiopia
Hailu G. Marium
Zuquala
Mr. Wongwai
U. S
Wonewal
Edith
Roland
Wonewai
Wongwai’s Ethiopian work shows American goodwill
George Wongwai and his family gained respect in Ethiopia for their open, practical approach. Under Project Four they helped with dam site feasibility and groundwater exploration while teaching resource conservation. Now back in the United States with the Bureau of Reclamation, they stress representing the country well abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wongwai
Addis Ababa
U.S
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Grand Island
Neb
Ethiopia
Edith
High School Pupils Train As Aviators
In Phoenix, 522 students in the College Aviation Department train as part of the public schools curriculum. CAA accredited, the program uses airport facilities, seven light and three heavier planes, with instructors, mechanics, and a year cost of 150 dollars for plane use. Students get ground and flight instruction, solo flights followed by dual training, and many pursue commercial ratings. the program emphasizes independence and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz. P
Mike Klug
Phoenix
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Irvine B. Watts
Phoenix Technical High School
CAA
Phoenix Flying School
Navy
Watts
Kay James
William Mattingly
Butt
Dan Armer
Air Force
Jay Brashear
The
Phoenix Gazette
Mike King
Thal
Aly
Dixon Aids Stringfellow In U S House Seat Saga
Utah Republican Aldous Dixon defeats Stringfellow rival to win a House seat. After victory, Dixon forgives and helps the troubled fellow Mormon, taking over his mortgaged Washington home to minimize losses, as Stringfellow battles financial strain and personal hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Warsen
NEA
Washington
Stringfellow
Henry
Aldous Dixon
Utah
Capitol
Maryland
Army Times
Mormon Church
Dixon
Congress
Douglas R. Stringfellow
Weber Junior College
Ogden
Doug
Rhythm and Blues Tops The Rock Era Beat
Dick Kleiner surveys rhythm and blues rise in the pop scene. White teens dance to a strong beat as R B vies with rock and roll for chart dominance. Major labels rush to cover early hits while artists like Lavern Baker Ray Charles Bill Haley and the Comets and the McGuire Sisters push the trend forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Kleiner
NEA Stall
New York
INEA
Jand Spoon
Iim
Tweedle Dee
West Coast
The
Crows
Rama
Chord
Gat
Shirley Gunter
Queens
Flair
McGuire Sisters
the Moonglows
Chess
Georgia Gibbs
Merry J
Lavern Baker
Atlantic
Perry Como
Crew Cuts
Fontaine Sisters
Ray Charles
Dane
Moonelows
Bill Haley
Gomets
Boston
Literary Shrines Draw Dollars For England
NEA report notes English literary shrines attract many American visitors boosting tourism. Shakespeare’s birthplace at Stratford leads, but fans explore Dickens London, Baker Street, and Sherlock Holmes addresses. Calvin Hoffman campaigns to open Sir Thomas Walsingham’s tomb to prove Marlowe connection. Brontë centennial raises visitor interest at Haworth parsonage.
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Tom A. Cullen
Charlotte
NEA
Jed
Emily
London
Branyell
Ter
Britain
Patrick
Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon
Dickens
Fleet Street
Samuel Johnson
Baker Street
Sherlock Holmes
Calvin Hoffman
John Walker
Greensboro
Longinion
Island Ciy
Hoffman
Com
Impany
Christopher
Walker
Marlowe
Jong
Burlington
Thomas Walsingham
Hamlet
Walsingham
Chislehurst
Kent
Hoffiman
Charlotte Bronte
Bronte
Yorkshire
Haworth
Publicist Hensley to Leave Wake Forest for State College
William F. Bill Hensley sports publicity director at Wake Forest College resigns to take the same post at North Carolina State College beginning September 1. He succeeds Ed Storey who left State College recently to return to newspapers in Virginia.
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Raleigh
William F
Bill) Hensley
Wake Forest College
N. G. State College
Ed Storey
State College
Virginia
Western Electric Strike Delayed In North Carolina
In Winston-Salem, MoE Lan d her management talks continued as 4,500 Western Electric Co workers in three NC cities worked a first day without a new contract. A union bargaining team of the Communications Workers of America decided to delay strike actions to attempt another agreement today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Moe Land
Western Electric Co
North Carolina
Communications Workers of America
CTO
Police Seek Negro Man Involved In York Street Crash
Police hunt for a negro man whose truck struck and seriously injured 69 year old Mary Sims on North York Street about 7 40 Saturday morning. The driver fled the scene leaving the overturned vehicle and may have fled the state toward New York. Mrs Sims was removed by neighbors and taken to Gaston County Negro Hospital with paralysis from the waist down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North York Street
J. B. Harvin
New York
Mary Sims
Gaston County Negro Hospital
Miss Automation to reign at IAS Conference in LA
Barbara Thomason earns the title Miss Automation as she is set to reign at the Tenth Annual Instrument Society of America Conference and exhibition in Los Angeles California from September 12 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Thomason
Instrument Society of America
Los Angeles
Galif
Long tongue feats and Washington bred a jack
A curious note states a chameleon can shoot its tongue 12 inches beyond its body length to seize prey. It also claims George Washington bred the first mile in the United States, with a jack presented to him by the king of Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George Washington
Washington
Spain
Gingham Square Dancers Return Home From New York
Gingham Square Dance team of Cramerton returns home from a CBS television appearance on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town. The 18 dancers led by Benny Cunningham and Susie Ford traveled by train to G Charlotte arriving about 8:00 am. They toured Broadway's Pajama Game and the Latin Quarter, with visits to Empire State Building and Radio City Music Hall.
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New York
Cramertonso
Hies
Gcharlotte
J. D. Barbee
Cramerton
Burlington Mills
Benny Cunninghan
Susie Ford
Ed Sullivan
CBS
WBTV
Charlotte
Spencer Love
Burlington Industries
Gastonian
Sullivan
Crane Orton
Latin Quarter
Empire State Building
Radio Guty Music Hall
Manhattan Island
Burelington
1407
Galey & Lord
Burlington
Roads Open To N C Beaches After Connie
North Carolina beaches and access roads are now open to traffic after restrictions from last week's Hurricane Connie. Col James R Smith of the State Highway Patrol said conditions at Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach, among the hardest hit, have returned to normal with restoration of traffic, though initial limits applied to property owners in some areas.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
James R. Smith
Col
Smith
Wrightsville Beach
Carolina Beach
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Charles E. Jones
Jeannette Polley
Dallas
Tex
Wichita
Kans
Diane
Burton
Burtons
Ruise
Daytona Beach
Daytona
Vennis
Dinars Club
Pote
Ragen & Denniaon
Mgr
Paul Bunyan
Chat Sander
San Francisco
Calif
Golden Gate Bridge
Rep
U. S. Seat
Ismall
Rhythm and Hives
Ior Ie
England
Wake
Western Electric
Alkkim
Himalayas
MPIC
Jiffy
Nabisco
Graham
PEG
Jane Parker
Jane Parker Cherry
IONA
Sultana Brand
Campbell's Soup
Gingham Square
N. C
Smith's Drug Stores
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