Pre-War Diet Would Result In Food Prices Taking Sharp Drop
Washington April 18 United States Department of Agriculture analysis says if Americans returned to pre war eating patterns meat demand would rise to 21.5 billion pounds this year creating a surplus of about 3.61 billion pounds and forcing government price supports to prevent agricultural collapse. The report notes eggs cheese evaporated milk and many other foods show big consumer demand increases as incomes rise and diet improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Mayer Resigned to Fate After Crime Leads to Trial
A report outlines Mayer surrendering to fate as crime consequences unfold. It chronicles the sequence from arrest and trial through conviction to a lengthy imprisonment in the Death House.
Tax cuts, debt, and policy clash in heated talk
Millikin favors tax relief and debt reduction while supporting higher tobacco excise taxes. Taft cites Britain's tax cuts as an example. Johnson questions any room to cut taxes or balance the budget amid the Truman policy costs estimated between ten and fifteen billion dollars annually. Finance committee hearings on the tax-cut bill begin next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millikin
Taft
England
Johnson
Truman
Finance Committee
House
Austrian talks hinge on German assets in reparations dispute
Karl reports the Austrian settlement faces deadlock over frontier and German assets. A breakthrough on reparations definitions could allow a quick treaty finish before the ministers depart Moscow. German peace terms appear unlikely to progress, with experts returning to Berlin.
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Big Four
Austria
Moscow
Delega Gnt
Sin
Churchill on Prosperity and Cooperation Between Nations
A mid‑20th century note expresses goodwill toward Churchill and any government form. It states readiness to welcome increased intercourse to improve mutual understanding between countries and peoples.
Balkan tensions rise as Albania protests Greece
Reported from Geneva where Russia proposes a UN commission to supervise aid to Greece. Albania files a formal protest with the UN against Greece, citing Greek provocation and territorial water violations near Corfu in the southern frontier area between Saranda and Vivar.
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Geneva
Council
United Nations Commission
Greece
Albania
Balkans
Unit
Trygve Lie
Saranda
Vivar
Corfu
Wage Talks Loom as Union Set to Ratify Hike Plans
Wage meetings to discuss ratification start Monday with the wage and ley committee. The union previously approved an 18 percent wage rise setting a nationwide pattern, while CIO UAW talks with GM in Detroit pause to allow leaders to meet in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Big Steel
Detroit
Cio-United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
UAW
Pittsburgh
CIO
Aftermath of Devastation in Downtown and Homes
Reports describe widespread destruction from a disaster across Tas Seas area and business districts. Storefronts shattered plate glass, doors battered, groceries scattered, barbershop damage, and high school windows ruined. Real estate analysts estimate tens of millions in losses, with some projections as high as 125 million.
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Bt Aeat
Tas
Radio Time Zones and Schedule Note
The notice explains standard time offsets for radio programs across zones and warns that local stations may adjust hours to fit schedules. It adds that last minute changes cannot be included.
Radio Schedule Fragments Surface with Mixed Programs
A dense listing of radio programs across channels outlines a Friday schedule from 6 00 to midnight featuring news reports sports dramas variety shows and music. Notable entries include Red Barber Jack Armstrong The Lone Ranger The Man or The Manor House Party News and Comment and Dance Band Hour with multiple host names and sustaining networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Eric Sevareld
Ebs Network
Abc-East
Terry
Weat
Mbs-East
Hop Harrigan
Mbs-West
Rockies Rhapsody
Abe
Washington
Ebs
Sky King
Abe-West
Red Barber & Sports
Cbs
Jack Armstrong
Lowell Thomas
Abe World News
Cbs Tennessee Jed
Nbe
Mark Warnew
Abee
Henry J. Taylor
Mbs
Kaltenborn
Abe Brandt
Paul Lavalle
Abe Fanny Brice
Abe Burl Ives
Vera Holly
Abe Lyman Walts
Abe Mobre
Durante Doles
Myastery Theater
Bill Stern
Ta—Abe
Abe West
High Point Declares Swim For Health Week in June
Mayor Earl N. Phillips and the Swim For Health Association proclaimed June 23 to 28 as Swim For Health Week in High Point. The effort aims to boost participation in sport swimming and fitness while reducing drownings through education and Learn To Swim campaigns.
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Earl N. Phillips
Swim For Health Association
High Point
Phillips
High Point Md
Thomasville Jaycees celebrate sixth anniversary with speaker
Thomasville junior chamber of commerce marked its sixth anniversary at the Woman's Club with a talk on jayceeism by George Chandler of Winston-Salem. Local officials, past presidents, and honorary members attended, with performances by Buddie Pepper and Jim Hix.
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Thomasville
Carl C. Wilson
Mose Crews
Bob Eleazer
Robert Phillips
S. T. Stoker
John Carter
Joe Swicegood
James Anthony
Greensboro
Harry Cunningham
Richard Bailey
Frank Picklesi
Meon
Jay Howard
Jaycee
Thomasville Jaycee
Winston-Salem Jaycee
George Lentz
Woman's Club
Jaycees
Funeral Rites for Mrs Mollie Green Held at Abbotts Creek
Mrs lie Sink Green died at her High Point Route 2 home Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Abbotts Creek Baptist Church with Rev. A B Mitchell and Rev. D B Alderman officiating. The choir and male quartet sang. pallbearers included Fred Green and Paul Green. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
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Mollie Green
Thomasville
Lie Sink Green
High Point
Abbotts Creek Baptist Church
A. B. Mitchell
D. B. Alderman
North Davidson
B. A. Mitchell
D.S. Hayworth
J. P. Traynham
Charlie Davis
Carey Davis
Flowers
Roy Hayworth
Fred Green
Charlie Bodenheimer
Charles Spainhour
Willie Bodenheimer
Paul Green
Henry Johnson
Church Cemetery
Kerosene Then Led Oil Industry as Gasoline Byproduct
In early oil history kerosene was the principal product produced until 1900, while gasoline emerged as a by product. This shift marks the transition in the industry as refining methods evolved and market demand changed.
Nations Observe Twelfth Swim For Health Week
Swimming will be stressed continuously as the twelfth annual Swim For Health Week is observed nationwide. The event promotes water safety and fitness with activities led by local organizations and schools.
Farmers Urged To Conserve Their Timber Crops
Timber land owners in the south are blamed for vast cleared acres with no future crop. H. H. Hardy of Warren ton NC, chairman of the Southern States Forestfire Commission, urged farmers to mark timber and hold back a stand to sustain future sales and keep mills from failing.
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Williamsburg
South
H. H. Hardy
Warrenton
N. C
Southern States Forestfire Commission
Williamsburg Lodge
Hardy
Carrier Exams Set For Thomasville
Thomasville reports open competitive exams for substitute clerks and carriers to fill local vacancies. Written test to be held in the Post Office building with filings due by May 6 at the Fourth U S Civil Service Region office in Winston-Salem. One carrier vacancy followed the death of Robert O Little.
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Thomasville
Wilson M. Hill
Board of Examiners
The
U. S. Civil Service
U. S. Civil Service Region
Nissen
Winston-Salem
Explosion at Humble plant leaves dead and evacuees
Rescue teams counted 271 bodies with 194 identified after a blast at the Monsanto storage area and Renue refinery vicinity. Officials said caps were removed from BLAST devices earlier and Humble Oil abandoned salvage hopes. A Coast Guard board led by Rear Adm. Finlay prepared to investigate. Memorial services planned for 6 PM with city ministers.
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Laddis
John H. Hill
Humble Oil Company
Yoreecny
J. B. Ruby
Houston
Monsanto
Coast Guard
Renue
Adm
G. T. Finlay
New Orleans
Joseph A. Kerrins
Washington
M. H. F. Cobb
Galveston
William T. Butler
Cash Stolen From Carolina Lunch Shop
An investigation was started after $60 in bills and change were stolen from the Carolina Lunch shop on West Washington Street. Owner Phil Lucas reported the break in, saying the thief cut the window screen wire and removed a beater securing the window.
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Carolina
West Washington Street
Phil Lucas
Lucas
Questions on classic writers and an English memorial
The author of Of Human Bondage is W. Somerset Maugham. The French writer who traveled in America and wrote about graphic American scenery and Indian life is Jules Verne. The American poet honored with a bust in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, is Edwin Arlington Robinson.
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America
Westminster Abbey
Secretary and salesmen warned against lunch influence
The text advises secretaries to recognize attempts by salesmen to influence business through meals. It urges them to refuse such invitations to maintain professional boundaries and protect workplace integrity.
Being a Woman’s Hard Task in a Male World
A pithy reflection on gender relations comparing the challenges women face to male behavior. The quote emphasizes how interaction with men shapes a woman’s daily life and struggles.
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Joseph Conrad
Ambitious forecast hints at finance and family tides
A sunny disposition and intellectual strength mark the reader as optimistic about gains and plans. The note foresees better finances next year with happiness tempered by domestic trouble, and cautions careful choice of friends as a child born today may shape emotional ties.
Prominent Authors Toured America Before Revolutions
Somerset Maugham and Francois Rene Chateaubriand visited America before the French Revolution. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is also noted in the list.
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Somerset Maugham
Francois Rene Chateaubriand
America
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Fritts Biesecker in Lexington
Mrs Emma Fritts Biesecker 66 of Route 4 Lexington died Thursday. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 3 PM at First Reformed Church with burial in Lexington City Cemetery. She was a Davidson County native, survived by husband James J. Biesecker Sr., five daughters and five sons of Route 4 Lexington, five sisters, 35 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Emma Biesecker
Lexington
Emma Fritts Biesecker
Route 4
First Reformed Church
Lexington City
Biesecker
Davidson County
James and
Julie Everhart Fritts
James J. Biesecker
Lloyd Weaver
Ray Latham
Dewey Painther
Melvin Dry
Woodrow Shoaf
Rt. 4
Zeb
Ray
Fred
Howard
James J. Biesecker, Jr
Ida Fritts
C. W. Parks
Rosa Clodfelter
Thomasville
Emery Hege
Thomas Hollifield
High Point
Air Transport Boom In Manila Attracts Global Lines
Manila sees rapid growth in air travel with two major lines FEATI and PAL competing for passengers locally and on trans ocean routes. PAL promotes a Miss Philippines contest while FEATI conducts appearances and tests as Transoceanic services expand to Bangkok Hong Kong and Shanghai. Trans Asiatic operates group charter flights to Bangkok Saigon Singapore and Hong Kong with American pilots.
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Manila
INS
United States
Interisland
New
Philippine Republic
Far Eastern Air Transport Incorporated
Philippine Air Lines
PAL
FEATI
Transoceanic
Transoceanic Airlines
Bankok
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Trans-Asiatic
Saigon
Singapore
House Moves to Limit Union Activity and Strikes
House and Senate measures propose curbs on unions by banning closed shops and allowing union shops with majority support. House bill extends to employer preferences and permits court injunctions to halt nationwide paralysis strikes during mediation, with injunctions staying in place pending talks.
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Senate Committee
Friends Gather At Guilford College 30th Anniversary
Guilford College April 18. The 30th anniversary program of the American Friends Service Committee opened with national staff members meeting with Friends from the North Carolina yearly meeting. Henry J. Cadbury , committee chairman and Harvard University divinity professor, presiding. Colombia is the only South American nation with both Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Many authorities call coal the greatest natural resource aside from soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford College
American Friends Service Committee
World Relief Organization
North Carolina Yearly Meeting
Henry J. Cadbury
Harvard University
Colombia
Portis in Japan With 21st Infantry Unit in Kyushu
Private Ellery W. Portis son of Mr and Mrs John Portis of 1225 Redding Street serves with the 21st infantry regiment a unit of the 24th infantry division now occupying Kyushu island Portis entered the Army in Oct 1946 at Fort Bragg.
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Portis
Japan
Ellery W. Portis
John Portis
Redding Street
21St Infantry Regiment
24Th Infantry Division
Kyushu
Fort Bragg
Advises New Citizens Learn English Speech
In Boston, Judge Arthur D. Healey advised foreign born individuals admitted to citizenship to learn English. He said new citizens would get along better with fellow Americans if they spoke the language of their neighbors rather than their native tongue.
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Boston
INS
Arthur D. Healey
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