Mystery Death Reported in California
In Murphy, a four year old boy was found with severe head injuries and placed in a hospital in Oakland where police were summoned. The child muttered Wake up Al as Inspector M O Smith noted the scene and Dr Leonard Barnard reported the building owner. R Williams, a 32 year old war veteran of Oakland, was identified in the case.
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Oakland
Calif
Murphy
Albert Aman
Rt R. Williams
Olce
M. O. Smith
Leonard Barnard
Weather Update for North Carolina Cloudy and Cooler
Considerable cloudiness and cooler today tonight and Wednesday with showers forecast. Showers develop across the south and east portions tonight and again Wednesday as cooler air moves in from the west.
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North Carolina
Extended Caro linas forecast shows cooler midweek
The forecast for Caro linas calls for cooler conditions Wednesday with showers and thunderstorms. A warming trend returns Friday through Saturday with cooler again on Sunday.
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Carolinas
Communists Attack as Russian Troops Depart Changchun
General Marshall reported heavy communist assaults 10 hours before dispatch, while new first army forces entered Szepinkaf 90 miles southeast of Changchun. Lt. Gen. Chao Chia Hsiang said the army would advance toward Changchun as quickly as possible, though delays were expected.
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Changchun
Szepingkaf
Mukden
Northeast China Command
Chao Chia Hsiang
Latham Pioneer Leader Civil Servant Remembered
J E Latham born near Goldsboro September 11 1866 led park development and city projects. He chaired Sternberger Children’s Hospital board and held roles in the chamber of commerce banks Salvation Army and manufacturing ventures. Survived by wife Made Moore Latham and daughter May Gordon Kellenberger.
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Wes Cook
Tor
Parkway
Latham Park
Mr. Latham
Goldsboro
Nancy Bell Gardner
Norfleet Franklin Latham
Washington
Miss Made Moore
New Bern
Edwin
Salvation Army
Stonewall Jackson Training School
Dixie Fire Insurance Company
Home Insurance Company of New Jersey
Col
Frank Dalton
Southern Webbing Mills
Latham
Masonic and
Eastern Star
First Presbyterian Church
Kellenberger
Labor Conference Prepares to Adjourn After Charter Approval
The third interamerican labor conference in Mexico City readies adjournment after approving a labor charter for the Americas. It emphasizes cooperation among governments labor and management and stresses worker equality regardless of race color sex or nationality.
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Mexico City
Americas
Rulers of Indian princely states challenged to join federal union
The writer argues that World Today can persist under a provisional federal government while Indian princely states remain barriers to unity. He calls for incorporating native lands and people into a federal India, noting many rulers are antiquated feudal powers with vast wealth and harsh taxes, despite some progressive exceptions.
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India
Arabian Nights
Tobacco talks in Washington seek fair returns for Carolina growers
A North Carolina delegation led by R Flake Shaw met in Washington to press for relief from China’s tobacco import clampdown. Other members included Carl T Hicks of Walstonsburg, Mrs Harry B Caldwell of Greensboro, and T W Allen of Moor Grange tobacco committee. They planned to meet with state lawmakers and commerce and agriculture officials.
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R. Flake Shaw
Bureau
Sete Fora
Ashington
China
Carl T. Hicks
Walstonsburg
Bureau Tobacco
Harry B. Caldwell
Greensboro
Cone Grenas
T. W. Allen
Moor
Grange Tobacco
State, Commerce and Agriculture Departments
Local JC's Attend State Leader's Funeral in Winston-Salem
Members of the local junior chamber of commerce will meet tomorrow at 1:15 PM beside the Mas Sanic Temple and proceed as a group to Winston-Salem for funeral services honoring Clayton W. Frost state president who died in an automobile accident.
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Chamber of Commerce
Clayton W. Frost
Massanic Temple
Winston-Salem
Council member's resolution on Iran and Russia withdrawal
A council member introduced a resolution noting Iran's withdrawal of its case against Russia. The measure was handed in before the council convened this morning for discussion.
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Iran
Russia
Madrid radio fears Russia plans invasion of Spain
Madrid radio says Russia may invade Spain while the Franco government awaits replies from five friendly nations invited to send technicians to investigate charges that Spain threatens world peace. The nations listed are the United States Britain Egypt the Netherlands and Brazil.
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London
Madrid Radio
Russia
Spain
United States
Britain
Egypt
Netherlands
Brazil
France
Paris
Iran Iran Soviet clash over council action on case
The council debated Russia's push to drop the Iranian case while Iran and Russia agreed Russia would withdraw its troops unconditionally by May 6. Secretary General Lie was asked to gather information for a report to the next General Assembly meeting on September 3.
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Iran
Russia
Bonnet
Trygve Lie
General Assembly
United States
Poland
France
Andrei A. Gromyko
U. S
and R. Stettingus, Jr
Britain
Alexander Cadogan
Stettinius
Cadogan
Bikini tests point toward best force for postwar arms
The excerpt argues that bomb development guides the ideal armed forces if atomic weapons are not banned. It notes Bikini as a step in a program and questions the final test's lethality, stressing need for prompt information and a step-by-step process to avoid a future Pearl Harbor.
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Bikini
Bikini Lagoon
Pearl Harbor
Stock leaders show improvement in early market
Many stock leaders showed narrow gains in early trading with U. S. Steel Distillers Corp Pure Oil Socony Vacuum Westinghouse Kennecott Electric Power and Light Woolworth Deere & Co Pennsylvania Railroad and Goodrich among risers. American Telephone DuPont Southern Pac declined.
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U. S. Steel
Distillers Corp
Pure Oil
Socony-Vacuum Westinghouse Kennecott
Electric Power and Light
Woolworth, Deere & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Goodrich
American
DuPont
Southern Pack
Marvin Brame 69 Dies in Wilkesboro
Marvin Brame sixty nine died in a Wilkesboro hospital at 1 oclock after about three weeks illness and an operation. Funeral services will be held at Wilkesboro Methodist church at 3 pm Wednesday with burial in Wilkesboro cemetery. He was born in Anklin county and lived in Trinity during childhood. Surviving brothers are W A Brame of Rocky Mount P J Brame of Wilkesboro and J D Brame of High Point. J D Brame and Morris Brame leave for funeral.
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Wilkesboro
Wilkesboro, Methodist Church
Mr. Brame
Reanklin County
Trinity
Wilkes
W. A. Brame
Rocky Mount
P. J. Brame
J. D. Brame
High Point
Morris Brame
Labor Front Threat Grows Over Rail Dispute
The nation's labor strikes leave about 740000 idle as 2500 Rock Island trainmen vote to quit at 6 p m Wednesday over the firing of three workers without a fair investigation. A presidential fact finding board could delay the action under the Railway Labor Act.
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Kansas City
J. A. Coleman
Brotherhood of Railroad
Rock Island
Railway Workers Gain Wage Increases Under 1946 Act
CPA railroad employees receive 16 cents per hour retroactive to January 1 1946 under Railway Labor Act procedures in April 1946. Large increases also expected in prices of railway materials and supplies both now and in the future.
Bowles says coal price rise tied to wage policy
Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles told Sen. Capehart that any coal price increase from a strike settlement would follow administration wage stabilization rules. He said there would be no roundabout methods and the wage stabilization board would decide how much of a wage rise could be allowed as a price basis.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Bowles
Wage Stabilization Board
Railroads Seek Higher Rates Amid Revenue Declines
The railroads warn that a wage increase will raise 1946 expenses by about 618 million dollars and higher prices will add not less than 167 million. They claim 1946 operating revenues, at 1946 rate levels, will be at least 2 billion less than 1945. Proposed rate hikes would yield 625 million in additional revenue this year.
Wartime controls spark dairy and meat distribution debate
Dairy industry chairman Leonard E. Hurtz argues new price and production controls will reduce milk output and worsen shortages. Porter says controls improve meat distribution at ceiling prices. Agriculture secretary calls it a share the livestock program, while Cooney of Wilson & Co. criticizes the order as ineffective. Bread supply concerns rise with a 25 percent flour cut to meet famine relief quotas. The State Department reports three Liberty ships carry grain to Russia via France, with 48 more ready to move the 500 000 bushels promised by the Soviets.
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Ings
Leonard E. Hurtz
Omaha
Dairy Industry Committee
Paul A. Porter
Secretary of Agriculture
Cooney
Wilson & Co
Senate
Anderson
State Department
Russia
France
32 Divorces Granted In One Morning
A one week session of municipal civil court in High Point convened with Judge Don C. MacRae presiding and granted 32 divorces at 1 p.m. The list includes Myrtle Carroll v Charles Carroll and J E Amos v Susie Amos among others. More divorce cases were set for this afternoon.
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Municipal Civil Court
High Point
Cona i
Don C. MacRae
Myrtle Carroll
Charles Franklin Carroll
John 8. Wright
Rosa Lee Wright
J. E. Amos
Susie D. Amos
David Roscoe Eades
Rosell C. Eades
Rhoda Hill Beck
William C. Beck
Bessie W. Ridenhour
L. E. Ride
Leva B. Kennedy
John L. Kiser, Jr
Hazel M. Kiser
C. R. Preddy
Melba Preddy
Carl W. Rice
Evelyn Sneed Rice
John Henry Hammond
Alice Hammond
Maxine Howell
Richard Howell
William M. Hodgins
Rachel Feola Hodgins
Claude Pope
Ida Bell Pope
Neda Inez Posey Pegram
Eldridge
Early Pegram
Vera Moore
Eagle strike ends in hunter action near Armstrong
Paul Savenko a pheasant farmer near Armstrong killed a large eagle that attacked him while he carried a gun. The incident occurred as the eagle swooped over the pheasant stand prompting self defense.
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Bags Fagle Armstrong
S. C
INS
Paul Savenko
Armstrong
Savenko
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