One Killed in Arlington Zephyr Train Wreck Near Naperville
A derailed Twin City Zephyr crashed into an idle Dow Winn station after a tractor fell from a passing freight train. One man, L. W. Wright of Oak Park, died. about 35 others were injured, with three in serious condition. The diesel engine stalled upright, and several coaches remained intact. Police named the engineer Clarence Thurston of Aurora as severely injured.
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Chicago
Arlington Railroad
Downers Grove
Minneapolis
Naperville
Ill
Burlington
L. W. Wright
Oak Park
Main Street
du Page County
CSTV
Hinsdale
Aurora
Zephyr
Clarence Thurston
Public employment services to convene in Raleigh
The North Carolina chapter of the International Association of Public Employment Services will hold its annual convention in Raleigh on April 12.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
The
International Association of Public Employment Services
Citrus Output Rises 10 Percent in 1946 47
The world's citrus production for 1946 47 increases by ten percent from the previous year, reflecting stronger yields and market demand.
Greek Monarch To Be Buried Easter Sunday
King George II lies in state in Athens cathedral as Greece prepares for his Easter funeral. Archishop Damaskinos will head the service at 8 a.m. Sunday with foreign royals expected. The interment will take place at the Tatoi royal estate. George will be buried in Greek battle dress, and his successor King Paul and Crown Prince Constantine attend the procession. Frederika reportedly supervises burial preparations.
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Athens
George II
Greece
Damaskinos
George
Helen
Romania
Olav
Norway
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Tatoi
Frederika
Paul
Constantine
Red Cross Lists 18 Firms as 100 Percent Donors
The American Red Cross local office announced 18 additional firms subscribing 100 percent to the drive. Firms include Britt Electric Co Central Upholstery Co Clara Cox Homes Carolina Spring Corp Davis Upholstery Co Thomas B DeLappe Denny Roll & Panel Co High Point Finishing Co Proffitt Wholesale Co Quality Chair Co Royal Upholstery Co Veterans Administration Office Wayne Trademark Co Carter Col ton Cigar Co O. E. Kearns & Sons Hosiery Joseph D. Cox & Sons Thomas Car Works Railway Express Co.
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American Red Cross
Britt Electric Co
Central Upholstery Co
Clara Cox Homes
Carolina Spring Corp
Davis Upholstery Co
Thomas B. DeLappe
Denny Roll & Panel Co
High Point Finishing Co
Proffitt Wholesale Co
Quality Chair Co
Royal Upholstery Co
Veterans’ Administration Office
Wayne Trademark Co
Thomasville Man Arrested on Weapon and Driving Charges
A 19 year old Thomasville man Esther David Smith was arrested last night by local police for carrying a concealed weapon operating a car without a license and operating a car while intoxicated. He was slated for trial today in municipal court with bond set at 750 dollars.
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Thomasville
Esther David Smith
Allsbrook Defends Legislature Over Teacher Legislation
Julian Allsbrook of Halifax county denounced claims the General Assembly is unfriendly to teachers. He told Senate appropriations members that propaganda has caused dissension, noting the body has fought for every proposal and sought to balance state finances while aiding teachers. He warned that selfish interests misled teachers and harmed the hiring cause.
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Raleigh
Julian Allsbrook
Halifax County
General Assembly
Senate Appropriations Committee
North Carolina
Allsbrook
Children s Home Alumni Homecoming Scheduled in Winston Salem
North Carolina and neighboring state alumni return to the home campus Monday for the annual homecoming. A 10:30 a.m. business session, 12:30 p.m. luncheon, 2:30 p.m. baseball game between the home team and alumni, and a 6:30 p.m. informal supper at the Winston-Salem armory.
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Winston-Sale
North Carolina
Winston-Salem Armory
Reparations Plan Divides Japan Payments World Wide
The draft plan allocates 30 percent of Japan's total reparations to East Indies possessions and the Philippines with shares for China 15 percent the Philippines 5 percent the Netherlands 5 percent and Great Britain 15 percent The remaining 70 percent would wait for the final settlement Officials say Russia favors an overall early settlement while disputing Manchurian war plants valued as wartime booty and excluded from reparations until the end The United States argues these plants should be included in the final Japanese settlement
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Lands
East Indies
British Far Eastern
Philippines
Japan
China
Netherlands
Great Britain
Russia
United States
Navy and Army Mobilization Plans Outlined by Chiefs
Admiral Chester Nimitz told a Senate committee that joint chiefs of staff defense plans exist and are approved by War and Navy secretaries. Officials said the army has no immediate operational plans for its available forces in case of attack.
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Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretaries of War and Navy
Labor Act Probe Deepens as Seizure Question Grows
President and Labor Secretary Schwellenbach say they are studying the Communications Act for a possible seizure in a labor dispute. Schwellenbach may seek a ruling from Attorney General Tom Clark, delaying until after the weekend. Beirne of the National Federation of Telephone Workers urges AT T directors to push Bell System to bargain in good faith to avert a strike.
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Labor
Schwellenbach
Tom Clark
Joseph A. Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers
A.t.&t
Bell System
Beirne
Catholic Sister Heads Plan for New North Carolina Hospital
The order will build a hospital in North Carolina with an attached nurses' school open to Catholics and non Catholics alike. A sister connected to St Genevieve of the Pines in Asheville influenced the move, with Bishop Waters guiding outreach to North Carolina communities. High Point doctors urged the venture and awaiting the sisters arrival to confirm dates and local cooperation.
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St. Genevieve of the Pines
Asheville
North Carolina
Bishop Waters
High Point
Company of Mary
Waters
Father MacMillan
Young Woman Seeks Guidance Over War-Changed Man
Dr. Frederick Harris, pastor at Foundry Methodist, says Miss Harvey sought counsel last Thursday and again at 1:15 a.m. Sunday about her feelings for a “young man named Ted” returned from war as a changed man. She appeared emotionally shaken, faced with choosing between him and a veteran who truly loved her.
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Frederick Harris
Foundry Methodist Church
Miss Harvey
Harris
Ted
Forsyth Session Ends Amid Awards And Beer Bill Debates
Lawmakers wrapped up a lively Forsyth session with 21 bills disposed of including local option liquor referendums for Moore county and Franklinton. The Senate forwarded a barbering bill for veterans and a pay raise for state officials. A governor salary hike to 15 000 took effect January 1 1949.
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House
Tom Pearsall
Nash
Senate
Moore County
Franklinton
Sen
O. B. Moss
Bethania Township
Rex Gass
Forsyth
Rep
O. M. Mull
J. M. Broughton
Council of State
State Utilities Commission
Istate Abc Board
Roanoke Island
North Carolina Armory Commission
National Guard
Taft and Vandenberg clash over Lilienthal nomination
In a bitter senate test on Lilienthal as atomic control commission chair, Taft failed to prevail with 52 to 38 vote against sending the nomination back to committee. Vandenberg led 34 Democrats and 18 Republicans to back the move, while Taft drew 31 Republicans and two absent allies. Both leaders stressed future unity despite the split.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Michigan
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Control Commission
Lilienthal
Truman
Council May Toss Case To High Court
The Security Council considers referring Britain’s mining charges against Albania to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. If referred, the world court would handle the dispute as Gromyko’s veto risk looms, after Albania was said to have knowledge of mine laying that sank Royal Navy destroyers and killed 44 sailors in the Corfu Channel incident.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Hague
International Court of Justice
United Nations
Security Council
Britain
Albania
World Court
Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Corfu
Gromyk
Guardsmen Aim to Help Stranded Whale Near Norfolk
Coast Guardsmen have been dispatched to Camp Bradford near Norfolk Virginia to assist a stranded whale into deeper water. The amphibious base team will attempt to guide the whale offshore and prevent further danger to the animal and nearby ships and swimmers.
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Norfolk
Coast
Camp Bradford
Here
Deaths J. 8 J. S. Thomas Salisbury 77
J S Thomas 77 a Rockwell textile worker died at his Rockwell home after a long illness He was a member of Rockwell Methodist church Survived by widow a son W F Thomas of High Point and a daughter Mrs Roy Webster Davidson Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Rockwell Methodist church Burial in Hopewell church cemetery Mecklenburg county
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Thomas Salisbury
J. S. Thomas
Rockwell
Rockwell Methodist Church
W. F. Thomas
High Point
Roy Webster
Davidson
Hopewell Church
Mecklenburg County
George W Morrison 95 Dies in Newton Residence
George W Morrison 95 died at the Newton home of his granddaughter Mrs T J Morris Wednesday night. A Virginia native, he is survived by two grandchildren Mrs Morris of Newton and Charles Durham of High Point and two great grandchildren. The body was sent to Front Royal Virginia where funeral and burial were held today.
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George Morrison Hickory
George W. Morrison
T. J. Morris
Newton
Virginia
Morris
Charles Durham
High Point
Front Royal
State Department cites guerrilla threat in Greece
A department of state analysis warns that 13,000 guerrillas aim to topple Greece's government with strong Communist ties. It notes leaders are communists and political instruction is provided to all units, with a commissar attached to each company.
Congress vows rule of reason on mine safety rules
Lewis says a rule of reason will decide which pits are safe enough to work, noting Krug ordered 518 mines closed as dangerous but many could be made safe by Sunday. He also acknowledges the possibility of another coal strike next summer.
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Lewis
Krug
Bonday
Roanoke Man Acquitted In Greensboro Nylon Case
In Greensboro a judge directed a verdict of acquittal for C. B. White of Roanoke in a $9,000 nylon hosiery fraud case. The witness Davis testified White arranged a deal with H. C. Kessler as broker, but no hosiery was delivered and the money was not recovered.
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Roanoke
Greensboro
J. A. Rousseau
C. B. White
W. R. Davis
Rousseau
Davis
Alfredo Goria
Goria-Davis Enterprise, Inc
White
H. C. Kessler
Kessler
OPA
Goria
Rosenberg
Coal Shutdown Orders Freeze Mines Across 3 States
In Illinois Pennsylvania West Virginia and Virginia miners face shutdowns as Krug orders halt operations to meet standards. About 10 300 West Virginia miners may stay above ground with 50 operations affected while Pennsylvania lists 157 pits employing 15 000 miners. Steel firms report coke shortages hurting blast furnaces as unions observe the mourning period.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Krug
Harry A. Sutter
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Virginia Coal Operators Association
George H. Esser
Norton
Esser
Mine Department
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Jones
Conference progress and stalemate in postwar talks and 1946 chick production
The article notes the conference pointing to Russo Western tensions and a deadlock over reparations, with Marshall and Molotov clashing on conference procedures. It mentions backtracking on democratization and population transfers and cites 1.2 million chicks produced in 1946, a record low since 1941.
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Clay
Germany
George C. Marshall
V. M. Molotov
Senate Pages Out-Senate Their Elders
RALEIGH, April 4. Senate pages led a mock session during a Senate recess with Billy Nance presiding and Bill Michie as reading clerk. The gag featured honorary patrons from the balcony and playful amendments, including a request to lie under the table and a speech attacking textbooks. Citizens wandering into the chamber were made honorary pages as senators prepared to reconvene.
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Raleigh
Senate
Billy Nance
High Point
George Penny
Guilford
Bill Michie
Roxboro
Jack Parker
Nance
Robert Lee
Grifton
Presidi
Gil Barker
John Corbett
Spring Hope
Telephones Scarce In Salem Era Sales Call Problems
In Salem Oregon telephones are scarce causing newsmen to fail in reaching Elmer Berglund sales manager of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph. A related note states egg production per hen has fallen about forty percent since a prior period.
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Salem
Ore
Elmer Berglund
Berglund
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Syntha Soap Enthusiastic Customer Letter
A customer letter praises Syntha Soap Powder for easing kitchen chores and protecting hands. Effie M. Cox says the product meets its claims and recommends it to friends.
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