County urged DDT spray to curb polio in Gaston County
Gaston County commissioners unanimously urge immediate DDT spraying campaign after reporting 15 polio cases and five deaths this season. Health board members and officers are urged to convene quickly as public demand grows for action. Dorothy Norman Glenn of the Gaston County Medical Society endorses the plan as urgent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston County
County Board of Health
R. L. Stowe
Board of County Commissioners
R. E. Rhyne
Hunter Huss
C. R. McAdams
Belmont
James L. Blair
D. E. McConnell
Ed C. Adams
County Health Board
Rhyne
Health Board
Dorothy Norman Glenn
Gaston County Medical Society
Claude Dent
Mecklenburg County
Gaston
Gaston County Doctor Supports DDT Spray Plan
Dr Dorothy Norman Glenn Gastonia s only woman physician and Gaston County Medical Society president backs a county commissioners DDT spray program to kill flies and mosquitoes and curb polio urged for immediate action by the county health board with backing from several local physicians who called the plan swell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Norman Glenn
Gastonia
Gaston County Medical Society
Glenn
County Health Board
Nelson Rockefeller and polio in Gaston County notes
Nelson Rockefeller, born 1908, heir to the Rockefeller fortune, active in art and inter American affairs, is cited as part of a broader context mentioning polio outbreaks in 1950s areas. The report discusses polio cases in Gaston County, concerns over sewer leaks near Catawba creek, and calls for health board actions amid rising infections and a DDT program reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Rockefeller
Nelson
Rockefeller Center
Dartmouth
U. S. State Department
Hickory
Mystery still shrouds death of little girl
A coroner's jury ruled six year old Rhonda Pearl Mitchem died at unknown hands after a three hour hearing in the county courthouse. Her mother Edith Mitchem was critically wounded and missing details left the case in mystery. Rhonda’s body was found with eight chest wounds in their Spencer Mountain area home. The hearing revealed a note allegedly written by Mrs. Mitchem claiming she could not go on. Officers testified about the note and the unsettled situation in the household after the murder occurred early June 17. The note's authenticity and the motive remained unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhonda Pearl Mitchem
Rhonda Pearl
Edith Mitchem
Spencer Mountain Road
Mitchem
Gaston Memorial Hospital
LeGrande Mitchem
Jimmy Mitchem
Frankie Mitchem
Miss Mitchem
Dwight Beam
Mitchems
Jimmy
Beam
Jim
Rhonda
Love
Edith
R. J. Stroupe
Robert Mellon
LeGrande
Pig
Soap Box Racers Ready for Gaston Textile Derby
Arrangements are completed for the annual Gaston Textile Derby on East Second avenue between Broad and Columbia streets Saturday at 2 pm under the Junior Chamber of Commerce. About 15 entrants expected by Friday night, with 14 year old John Richardson and Gene Austin among hopefuls. four winners to be selected from the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Gray
Lee Street
Gene Ratchford
New Hope Road
Bob Owen
Ralph Farrell Jr
Central School
Second Avenue
Bobby
Gene
Mr. Farrell
Mr. Owen
Jaycees
Ennis Atkins
Gaston Textile
East Second Avenue
Broad and
Columbia Streets
Junior Chamber of Commerce
John Richardson
Gene Austin
Kings Mountain
Johnnie Gilmore
Keith Collins
Curtis Williams
Bobby Kincaid
Gastonia
DERBY
Teacher Declares No Devil or Hell Proof in Ten Minutes
Alexander W. Andrews a 30 year Methodist teacher in Annapolis offers to prove there is no devil or hell within ten minutes and challenges any three Protestant clergymen in Anne Arundel County to a one hour radio debate They will have 50 minutes he will take ten The ad also carries endorsement from Edwin R Mowbray WASL general manager who will sell airtime
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Alexander W. Andrews
Anne Arundel County
Andrews
Edwin R Mowbray
WASL
Anderson
Unemployment Strangles Western Berlin with New Power Cuts
Russians force drastic electricity and gas reductions in Western Berlin. Unemployment rises to about two million as Allied powers announce emergency schemes, including wage subsidies and a major airlift. Power cuts close elevated rail, curb streetcars, and limit industry while food and medicine shipments continue under rationed coal. Hospitals and essential services get priority power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frank L. Howley
Tempelhof Airfield
Tomorow
Industry
Negro Civil Rights Plank Demanded by Negro Groups
In July 1948 the Democratic platform writers faced a surge from more than twenty Negro organizations led by the National Negro Council and the NAACP demanding a civil rights plank. They urged enactment of anti lynching and poll tax bans, FEPC, and broader equality measures in jobs and education, with calls to curb congressional filibusters and seats for anti civil rights leaders.
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Max Hall
Philadelphia
Democratic Party
Truman
National Negro Council
Eee
80Th Congress
Senate
America
United States Senate
The
Civil Rights Congress
Convention
Ku Klux Klan
Civil Rights
Platform Committee
Walter White
Gazette assigns Lyle Edwards to cover convention
The Gazette names city editor Lyle Edwards to cover the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Edwards will depart Saturday night, arrive Sunday morning, file the first dispatch Sunday night, and send daily reports from Convention Hall until adjournment, supplementing AP NEA and photo coverage.
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Philadelphia
Gazette
Lyle Edwards
Edwards
Telegraph
Associated Press
NEA
The
Wets Fail To Halt Cleveland Referendum
Superior Court Judge J Will Press took no action on a petition to stop Cleveland county from holding a beer and wine referendum. A group of Cleveland county citizens sought to halt the August 28 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Superior Court
J. Will Press
Cleveland County
Watchdog Stolen Leads to Larceny Charge in Detroit
Arthur Chizan, 26, jailed under suspended sentence on a petty larceny charge after stealing a watchdog in Detroit. Public records show the offense occurred July 8 and Chizan faces legal proceedings as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Arthur Chizan
Eisenhower Exits Democratic Nomination Fight, Truman Aides Say
President Truman's aides declared Gen Dwight D Eisenhower out of the Democratic Presidential race after obtaining private assurances from two close friends. Eisenhower endorsed his letter saying he could not accept nomination for any public office and gave no room for a draft movement. Democratic Chairman McGrath labeled the move definite and final, though some Southern Democrats, like Senator Lister Hill of Alabama, suggested they were not ready to concede. See IKE, P 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Philadelphia
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower
New York City
Ike
Columbia University
J. Howard McGrath
Deep South
Lister Hill
Alabama
Fair With No Change Aloysius Forecasts Quiet Weather
Aloysius, the office weather prophet, notes no change in conditions as heat eases. He remarks on social quips about Grave Gertie and soap makers, while Gaston county enjoys a cool spell with temperatures around 69 to 79. Forecasts call for continued fair weather and little rainfall for today and Friday.
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Aloysius
B.O
Gertie
Gaston County
Local Temperature and Rainfall Notice
Weather snapshot notes yesterday's high and today's noon low with July rainfall data. Mentions a July quota of 5.13 inches and a rainfall deficiency. Noise suggests a local meteorological update with incomplete figures and unidentified terms.
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