Veteran Councilman Joins Race as 13th Democrat
C A Lewis, 62, long time Ward 3 resident and former grocer, files as the 13th Democrat for city council. He chairs the law and public safety committee and seeks to keep taxes steady while aiding city progress. Ward 3 also lists Herman Teague and E L Franklin as candidates.
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C.A. Lewis
Cc. A. Lewis
Lewis
Herman Teague
E. L. Franklin
Taylor Street
First Baptist Church
Council
Law and Public Safety Committee
L. P. Greenway
Decatur Street
Erwin-Lambeth Company
Greenway
Man Teague
FE. L. Franklin
Bill Burris
John Clinard
Ralph Greeson
J. E. Ward
Howard Fussell
No Machines For Voting In Local Elections
Hubert Martin, chair of the city elections board, says voting machines will not be used in the Democratic piety on April 19. A preliminary map of precincts and polling places will be published this week, and registration shows strong interest with 14 of 15 registrars contacted reporting considerable activity.
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Hubert Martin
City Elections Board
Martin
City Board of Elections
Mayor's Plan Studying in New York Cab Strike
In New York on April 5 57 arrests have been made since the taxi strike began. Police reported 2852 of 11000 taxis in service at 6 pm EST and 7142 on the streets yesterday afternoon. Union and management reps study Mayor O Dwyer's plan involving a state board election to determine union majority. Fleet operators claim the strike is nearing normal operations while the United Mine Workers dispute the figures.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
State Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mooresville Liquor Election Bill Faces Committee
Mooresville opposition to a liquor store election measure was heard by the House committee on propositions and grievances. Zeb V. Turlington, former author of the dry Turlington Act, spoke against the bill while Mooresville leaders cited 35 to 40 bootleggers and ongoing police trouble. The committee had previously reported favorably but deferred action in the absence of Rep John F. Matheson.
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Mooresville
House Committee On
Zeb V. Turlington
Turlington
John F. Matheson
Iredell
Reverend Smyth Addresses Saint Anne’s Auxiliary on Death and Joy
Reverend Thomas C. Smyth told Saint Anne’s auxiliary members that death can be a joyous step, not sorrow, urging trust in God to foresee heaven on earth. Mrs. E A Robbins presided, new members welcomed, nursery moved downstairs, and refreshments served after the talk.
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Thomas C. Smyth
Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church
Saint Anne's Auxiliary
Heaven
E. A. Robbins
Lewis Fisher
Frank O'Neal
Richard Saunders
Pessie Davis
Joe Brown
Thomas J. C. Smyth
UTO
W. Rudolph Amos
Marianne Brown
Sterling White
Smyth
Askew Named Comptroller of the Post Office
John W. Askew of North Carolina has been nominated by President Truman to be comptroller of the post office department. He will succeed John J. Haggerty who resigned, after ties to Hertford County, N C.
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Washington
John W. Askew
Cofield
Hertford
County
N. C
Post Office
Truman Askew
John J. Haggerty
Election Board Plans Thursday Meeting Over Registration System
The county elections board plans a tentative Thursday meeting to decide if it will pay half the $1,200 cost of a new loose leaf permanent registration system bought by High Point. Chairman Wade Renfrow faces dissent from Eugene Shaw and says he will cover $600 himself if the county declines.
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County Elections Board
Wade Renfrow
High Point
Renfrew
General Assembly
State Board of Elections
Renfrow
Eugene Shaw
Greensboro
T. E. Hinson
City Elections Board
E. N. Phillips
Hinson
Harry Weatherly
Nash price cuts spread as auto market cools
Nash Kelvinator Corp reduces prices by 20 to 120 dollars across two car series effective midnight. The move follows similar cuts by Jord and aligns with prior reductions by Kaiser-Frazer, Willys-Overland, and General Motors. Nash cites cheaper materials, higher output, and steady production as reasons.
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Detroit
Nash- Kelvinator Corp
Jord
Kaiser - Frazer
Willys-Overland
General Motors
Nash
Blaze Destroys Apartment House and Bottling Plant
A $75,000 blaze in Winston-Salem leveled a warehouse and bottling plant, destroying 18 apartments on the building’s second and third floors. Firemen battled the flames for hours after the gasoline tank on a truck exploded, sending fire through the roof and forcing residents to search for housing.
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Winston-Salem
B. H. Peoples
W. C. Tise
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Fred Flagler
Enterprise
Creesm Manufacturing Company
Maysville
Democratic Executive Committee
First Pilgrim Holiness Church
Church
Robert Rankin
W. L. Hunt
United States
J. Beward
Philip Morris
Ork Mornres
America
Cab
Askew
P. O
Thursady
Nash Autos
Atlantic
Miwest
Cincinnati
L 'Ouisville
Piedmont
Norfolk
New Bern
Morimead Cit
Hayfort
Wilmington
C. Henry Hotel
Blaze
Seward's
Wachovia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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