Ball Point Pens Catching On All Over The Country
Ball point pens gain nationwide traction with sales up 2 to 10 times since September due to press and radio promotion and a price war. Retailers from Kansas City to San Francisco report surging volumes though some outlets in Atlanta and Chicago see mixed results. Prices now range from 67 cents to 100 dollars with more than 50 varieties available.
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Atlanta
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Rich's
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San Francisco
New Orleans
Father Flanagan Joins MacArthur Advisor Role in Tokyo Mission
Father Edward Flanagan founder of Boys Town boards with General MacArthur to advise on institutional care for Japanese children orphaned by the war. A separate business note notes rising ball point pen sales and a 240 million dollar annual market with major brands controlling most of the market, while 1947 profits hinge on lawsuits among manufacturers.
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ATC
Fairfield Army Air Base
Cal
Edward J. Flanagan
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Eversharp
Clothing Sale Prices Dropped on School Shop Items
A limited assortment including two shawls in pink and blue, white cotton pants in sizes 6 to 14, rayon and cotton dresses in multiple sizes, dark gabardine overalls for young children, toddler suits, and boys dark wash suits. items formerly priced from around 1.75 to 5.34 reduced to as low as 1.85 to 2.15.
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Kos
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COE Seach
Bo Neudesan
Tate and Handaden
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Nuns Force Pirates to Spare Passengers on River Raid
Two Maryknoll sisters aboard a Macao to Wuchow boat faced a pirate raid. Sister Teresa confronted the bandit chief declaring divine wrath, leading to the assault being halted and valuables only partially redistributed. The boat was later beached and passengers urged to walk to town.
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Wuchow
China
INS
Maryknoll
Macao
Sister Teresa
Thieves Take Safe From Railroad Ticket Office
Thieves in Maxton pull an Atlantic Coast Line truck to break into the Seaboard Air Line ticket office and abscond with about $50 in the safe. The damaged safe was discovered on the town outskirts. The pattern resembles a week-old Presbyterian church break in and a November Western Union theft.
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Maxton
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Presbyterian Church
Western Union
Pirate chief orders retreat after shoes returned
In a tale of hardship during the cold rainy season a pirate chief relents and orders his men to abandon footwear. He pleads with the Sisters to leave quickly to avoid losing everything.
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China
Tuberculosis Association Meeting Set for May 12
The North Carolina Tuberculosis Association will hold its annual meeting in Goldsboro on May 12. Kemp Battle of Rocky Mount will speak at a memorial service for Dr. Paul McCain, former state sanatorium superintendent, who died in an automobile accident.
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Goldsboro
North Carolina Tuberculosis Association
Kemp Battle of
Rocky Mount
Paul McCain
Governor Cherry to Headline Hendersonville Apple Blossom Festival
Governor Cherry will attend the Apple Blossom festival in Hendersonville April 25 26 as guest of honor and to crown the festival queen. She will receive a trip to Florida and Cuba as part of the festivities.
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Cherry
Hendersonville
Florida
Cuba
Russian Fishing Convoy Sets Long Ocean Route to Asia
Moscow radio reports a convoy of Russian sailing and motor ships will pass through the Panama Canal on a long voyage from the Baltic to the Far East. The flotilla is to sail along Europe to Africa, cross the Atlantic, through Panama, then the Pacific to Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka.
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Moscow Radio
Panama Canal
Latvia
Far East
Russia
Africa
Atlantic
Panama
Pacific
Petropavlovsk
Kamchatka Peninsula
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