May Employment Surges in Mason County Textiles Run Full Speed
May employment in Mason County improves as the Employment Security Commission reports a drop in unemployed and rising job openings. Brockman notes a large labor surplus amid graduates entering the market, with no mass layoffs for months. 327 people found work in May across construction, manufacturing, trade, finance, services, government, and agriculture.
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Ray Jimibon
Gazette
Gaston County
Local Employment Security Commission
Claims Activites
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Brockman
Earle W. Brockman
Jhas
Curlatlen
Brocknyayy
Apri
Massacre in Algiers hills leaves 302 dead
Survivors recount night of horror in La Melouza where Arab rebels killed boys under 15 and many villagers. French authorities say 302 dead, bodies piled in one house, partial village torching, helicopters airlifted aid as troops arrived to quell the massacre amid reports of a second attack and retaliations.
Miller Contempt Sentence Delayed Three Weeks
Arthur Miller may learn if he goes to jail for contempt of Congress after a judge delayed sentencing to await a probation report. Miller was convicted yesterday for refusing to identify others at 1947 Communist writers meetings, while he and Marilyn Monroe left New York for a while.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Arthur Miller
Miller
Marilyn Monroe
New York
Charles J. ¥. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Walter
D-Pa
U. S
Communist Party
Miss Monroe
England
Congress
Liquor Not Cause Of His Headaches
Alfred Garcia testified in Federal Court that an accident last November left him with headaches. He admitted drinking about once a week for nine years, and the defense argued the alcohol caused his headaches. The jury took five minutes to decide against Garcia in the Workmen's compensation case.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Alfred Garcia
Workmen's Compensation
Garcia
Civil Court To Resume May Term Monday
The May term of civil court cut short last Monday will be resumed Monday under Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn of Woodland. The session was cancelled because of illness of the assigned judge J Rudisi of Newton.
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W. H. S. Burgwyn
Woodland
J. €. Rudisi
Newton
Banking Pioneer Albert Myers Tied to Gaston Growth
Albert Myers trained in banking at Merchants and Farmers National Bank in Charlotte at the turn of the century, moved to Gastonia to organize Citizens National Bank, rising to chairman of the board. He served on the North Carolina Textile Foundation executive committee and Duke University National Council, contributing to industry, commerce, and church activities in Gaston County.
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S.C. Albert Myers
Merchants and Farmers National
Charlotte
Gastonia
Citizens National Bank
North Carolina Textile Foundation
Gaston County
First Methodist Church
Duke University National Council
Roanoke Leader Henebry to Receive Honorary Degree
Dr Leo Fenton Henebry, longtime Roanoke official and business leader, will receive the honorary Doctor of Laws at Belmont Abbey College. A former mayor and national adviser to the U S Chamber of Commerce, he has led regional commerce groups and served on hospital and Salvation Army boards. Commencement honors also note Mercy Hospital ties and a shift to a 3 D film event theme.
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Leo Fenton Henebry
Roanoke
Belmont Abbey College
Henebry
Roanoke Merchants Association
Chamber of Commerce
William
Francis Martin
Leaksville
University
Mercy Hos
Wae
Char|Ner
Lotte Memorial Hospital
Martin
International College of Trees At Surgeons
Tri-State Medical Society
Mark
Spuiiats University
Washington, D. C
Newlont
York
Pontifical Society of the
Moses
Himan
Iron
Theip
Busiland
Joshua Kess
Richard
War Bain
Crozet
Rich
Shin
Florida State University
Werd J. Quigley
Charlotte
Niagara University
WBT
WSOC
U S proposes limited nuclear test ban plan
Washington reports that the United States will offer Russia a first step disarmament deal next week in London aimed at stopping atomic tests, halting weapon production, and transferring fissile material to peaceful use under an international inspections regime. The plan hinges on a robust verification system and would require all non atomic nations to renounce nuclear weapons.
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Washington
United States
Russia
U. S
U.S
White House
London
United Nations
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Britain
Dulles
Water contamination prompts fulltime river pumping in Cramerton
Contamination from Gaston Chemicals dumped into the South Fork river forced Cramerton to alternate sources until the river cleared. Pumps are now running full time from the river while investigators note the spill was accidental.
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Cramerton
South Fork
Duhart Creek
Gaston Chemicals, Inc
Protestant Protest Against Catholic Pressures in Schools
In Chicago the Southern Baptist Convention heard Glenn Archer of Americans United for Separation of Church and State condemn what he called mounting Roman Catholic pressure for government subsidies to parochial schools. He cited Archbishop Henry J. O'Brien of Hartford pushing public school bus transportation for parochial pupils and warned that priests resorting to political action could endanger Catholic schools and provoke broader consequences. Archbishop O'Brien was unavailable for comment.
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Southern Baptist ‘Convention
Glenn
Archer
Washington, D. C
Henry J. O'Brien
Hartford
Conn
O'Brien
Abraham Ridicoff
Connecticut
Powell Powell Suggests Alabama Boycott
Rep Adam Clayton Powell of New York urged Alabama Negroes to consider a boycott of businesses tied to jurors who acquitted two white men in the bombing of a Negro church. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP said the verdict shows the South is not ready to deliver justice to a black victim of white violence.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Alabama
Powell
Harlem
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South
Young Is Cleared Of Paper's Charge
A special Senate committee finds no basis for claims that Sen. Young aided by improper influence on the 1956 natural gas bill vote. The Leader newspaper caused the issue with a Feb 9 1956 headline, prompting hearings that led to findings of character assassination rather than malfeasance.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Young
R-Nd
Leader
Bismarck
N. C
Robert C. Nathan
Caracter
Ministers Criticized for Helping Crusade
Dr Reinhold Niebuhr a Union Theological professor condemned ministers aiding Billy Graham's New York crusade in Madison Square Garden. He argued clergy distort the Christian life by joining the campaign and urged Protestant leaders to resist the effort to enlist congregations. He published the critique in Advance magazine.
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New York
Graham
Reinhold Niebuhr
Council
Graham Organi Niebuhr
Niebuhr
Advance
Congrega Lly
Peoduhr
Local Race Fans Return From Indy 500
Local auto race enthusiasts led by Red McCord and family flew back from Indianapolis after the Indy 500. The two planes carried about a dozen fans from Belmont and Gastonia, including Carl Scott, S. E. Gastonila, and Pat Patterson, who traveled with HM Hampton. They returned to Gastonia after spending a night in Cincinnati and reported heavy traffic and a notable crash near the speedway involving Mike Magill and Al Herman.
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Carl &. Hampton
S. E. Gastonila
Scott
Houston Tolbert
Indianapolis
Indian- Gastonia
Pat Patterson
Shelapolis
Ind
G. B. Foster
Jerry
Belmont
Fiere
Speedway
Hampton
Mike Magill
al Herman
Magill
Gaston
Opinion Of The People
Residents share simple praise and local comparison about North Carolina and nearby states. Quotes reference Florida beaches Georgia memories and travel, with Gastonia resident Barbara Isenhour expressing happiness here and others noting family ties and travel through the east and midwest.
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Barbara Isenhour
East
Davidson Avenue
Gastonia
South Carolina
Virginia
Births Announced by Dallas Lincolnton and Lowell Couples
Mr and Mrs L C Smith of Dallas announce the birth of a son on Thursday May 30 at Garrison General Hospital Mrs and Mrs Richard Hayes of Lincolnton announce the birth of a daughter on Friday May 31 at Garrison General Hospital Mr and Mrs Carroll Christopher of Lowell announce the birth of a son on Friday May 31 at Garrison General Hospital
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L. C. Smith
Dallas
Garrison General Hospital
Richard Hayes
Lincolnton
Carroll Christopher
Lowell
Railway Learns The War Is Over
Detroit street railway system learns WWII ended. city buses outside Detroit had paid state taxes under a 1942 wartime law. State Treasurer Sanford A. Brown notes the law expired after the war and issues a $5,542 refund to the Detroit Street Railway.
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Detroit
Sanford A. Brown
Brown
Michigan City
DSR
Kennedy couple return for trial in housebreaking case
A Negro couple, Joe and Margaret Kennedy, both 27, were returned to Gaston county jail to await trial on two charges of housebreaking and larceny. They waived hearings and were bound over to the June criminal court term with bonds set at 2 500 for the man and 1 000 for the woman. The pair are accused of breaking into two Negro homes on South Point Road in May and April. The Memorial Day weekend traffic toll rose with 167 highway deaths and 50 other fatalities statewide.
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Joe
Margaret Kennedy
Gaston County
Dwight Beam
J. R. Harris
Elizabeth City
Buck Craig
South Point Road
Nathaniel Duff
Buck Currence
Associated Press
Norfolk
Greenville
S.C
Minois
California
Pennsylvania
Texas
Hot Sauce Burned James Charleston at Philadelphia Restaurant
Philadelphia report details James Charleston, 38, who demanded hot sauce at Mark Soo’s Restaurant at 2:30 a.m. He allegedly chased owner with a knife and chairs, then Soo fired warning shots from a pistol. Police arrested Charleston on assault threats and carrying a concealed weapon. Army commencement West Point events begin week at United States Military Academy.
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Philadelphia
James
Charleston
Mark Soo
Soo
Second Shot Delayed By Weather At Atomic Test Site
Adverse weather again canceled the second shot in the summer nuclear test series at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada. The test, rescheduled after a 24 hour delay, was set for 7:30 a.m. local time. Shot No 2 will expose pigs, monkeys and mice to atomic fire for human benefit, officials say.
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