Fire Devastates Main Street Businesses in Christiansburg
Officials probe a destructive blaze in Christiansburg Virginia that gutted four buildings and six firms on Main Street. Fire crews from ten communities battled the flames for over two hours, with damage estimated above 300000 dollars. The fire threatened nearby sites including St Pauls Church and Browns Drug Store before being contained.
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Christiansburg
Virginia
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Brown's Drug Store
Fairlawn
Pulaski
Dublin
Pearlsburg
Bland
Blackstone
Salem
Radford
Radford Arsenal
Orchardists Spared Serious Frost Damage in Maine
Maine farmers escaped heavy frost losses thanks to a late cold spring and a Sunday rain that reduced forest fire risk. A survey found frost damage under 10 percent of state apple trees, even in York County, as buds remained largely unreceptive to frost.
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Augusta
Maine
State Dept. of Agriculture
Albert D. Nutting
George H. Chick
Agriculture Department
York County
Chick
Wage Earners Benefit From Eisenhower Policy, Mitchell Says
Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell told a Republican dinner that wage earners have seen improved well being under the Eisenhower administration. He argued that real earnings rose since 1952, social security expanded to 10 million more workers, and the federal minimum wage was raised, while a Democratic Congress blocked further proposals.
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San Francisco
James P. Mitchell
Eisenhower
America
Mitchell
Cat earns bronze for guarding goldfish bowl
Puffy the 3 year old cat owned by Mr and Mrs Stamper of Bowling Green Kentucky drinks daily from a goldfish bowl without harming the fish. A New York cat food firm awarded a bronze medal and citation for contributing to mankind’s happiness.
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Bowling Green
Puffy
Warren Stamper
Sta.s
New York
Crossword clues cropped from a vintage puzzle page
A reader faced a dense crossword grid with numerous labeled clues across and down. Across entries include terms like Crust on a wound and West Africa abbr while downs feature items such as a machine to force air and a river in Germany. The page lists numerous cryptic matches, translations, and abbreviations typical of an old puzzle column.
Bus Boycott Hits Tallahassee Over Segregated Seating
In Tallahassee Florida a boycott of Negro riders spreads from Florida A and M University as two Negro girls Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson are arrested for refusing to move to the rear of a City Transit Co bus. NAACP leader Rev C K Steele signals continuation of the boycott despite transit officials saying there is no general effect.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida A&m University
Cities Transit Co
Florida
Alabama
Wilhelmina Jakes
Carrie F. Patterson
Steele
NAACP
Quarrel Between Father and Son Ends In Fatal Shooting
In Cincinnati Reading two day quarrel over a jointly owned automobile ended with Charles Miller Sr 49 shooting and killing his son Charles Miller Jr 23 in the elder Miller’s home. Police held the father without charge pending further investigation as he wept describing the dispute over money and the gun.
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Cincinnati
Charles Miller, Jr
Charles Sr
Miller
Reading
Averoff Pledges Unflinching Drive to End Cyprus Rule
Greece's new foreign minister Evanghelos Averoff vows to end British rule in Cyprus and secure Archbishop Makarios's return from exile. He will maintain Greece's foreign policy stance amid complaints of pro British sentiment by opponents. British troops reinforce Nicosia with a permanent barbed wire barrier to curb Greek Turkish clashes.
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Athens
Greece
Evanghelos Averoff
Cyprus
Makarios
Averoff
Foreign Ministry
Spyros Theotokis
Theotokis
Seychelles
Indian Ocean
Nicosia
Douglas School To Host Open House Thursday Evening
Douglas High School will hold an open house Thursday from 8 to 10 pm hosted by the Home Economics and Industrial Arts Departments. The public may attend to view articles from both departments. Mrs. Lovelena L. Marcus and the Douglas Chapter of New Homemakers of America credit the recent dinner with strong success and thank supporters.
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Douglas High School
Lovelena L. Marcus
Douglas Chapter
New Homemakers of America
Social Security Office Closed For Memorial Day
The Social Security Office in the Reuss Building at 117 West Boscawan Street will close all day tomorrow in observance of Memorial Day.
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District Social Security
Reuss
W. Boscawen St
Northwest Apple Damage Is Confirmed
Northwest reports confirm severe frost losses last fall and this spring. Growers say 75 percent of valley cherry trees and half of young apple trees were killed or damaged, with snow lingering through March and a projected crop of 18 000 to 20 000 cars, down from 28 000 plus last season.
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F. Amos Shryock
Lloyd Garretson Company
Yakima
Washington
Rowers
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Clarke County
Haeth
Pateros
Northwest
Memorial Day Drive Carefully Public Advisory
Wednesday Memorial Day message urges motorists to drive cautiously to prevent traffic accidents. Officials emphasize alertness and adherence to speed limits to reduce injuries and fatalities this holiday period.
North Dakota Delegates Back Eisenhower Nixon at Convention
North Dakota will send 14 regular delegates and 14 alternates to the San Francisco Republican National Convention in August. Milton Rue was re elected national committeeman unopposed and said the delegation will stand for Eisenhower and Nixon. Mrs Ethel Cooley defeated Mrs Herman Zahl for national committeewoman.
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North Dakota
Eisenhower
Nixon
Bismarck
Milton Rue
Rue
San Francisco
Ethel Cooley
Minot
Herman Zahl
Williston
Naval Reserve Officer Aims for Long Mahogany Desk
Norfolk Virginian Pilot says a naval reserve officer told friends that if recalled to active duty he wants to be commander of an LMD. When asked what LMD stands for he replied Long Mahogany Desk.
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Naval Reserve
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