Will of Mrs McLean Will Decide Hope Diamond’s Next Owner
Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean died at 60 after pneumonia ending her era as hostess to presidents and royalty. The 44 carat Hope diamond remains to be willed, with probate by Thurman Arnold. She bought the gem for about 180000 but reportedly rejected offers up to 2000000.
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Washington
Evalyn Walsh McLean
McLean
Ickax
Colorado
Mme. Ie Montespan
Louis
Lord
Francis Pelham Clinton
Paris
Pierre Cartier
Vinson
Thurman Arnold
Arnold
Jewish national home push urged by U S delegation
From page one a report notes a demand for a Jewish national home in the Holy Land and urges the United States delegation to take the lead in advancing the mandate terms.
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United States
Holy Land
Oswaldo Aranha Elected President of UN Palestine Session
Dr Oswaldo Aranha former Brazilian foreign minister was elected president of the UN general assembly Palestine session on the first ballot receiving 45 votes. Prince Faisal Al Saud Andrei Gromyko Hernan Santa Cruz Lester Pearson Herman Priks son each drew one vote sejam.
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New York
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
Palestine
United Nations Assembly
Prince Faisal al Saud
Saudi Arabia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
Hernan Santa Cruz
Chile
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Herman G. Priksson
Sweden
British spokesman rules out unilateral UN decisions
The British government made clear it will not implement any UN decisions, whether just or unjust, on its own.
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United Nations
British Polish trade accord seen as far reaching
Polish sources warn the agreement could edge Poland toward Russia, while a British source calls it a vast improvement after months of tension in British Polish relations.
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Poland
Russia
Customs clash over ousting director and big budget cuts
Customs faced opposition as a house approved move to remove Edgar L. Warren of the Conciliation Service and cut its funds by 600000. A senator, unnamed, hinted Treasury Secretary Snyder may overhaul the bureau from top to bottom amid reactions to W R Johnson’s order firing most Canadian border patrolmen to meet a 3500000 budget cut. The Senate executive expenditures committee found the discharge unwarranted and urged uniform cuts within a 32500000 appropriation.
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Edgar L. Warren
United States Conciliation Service
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Snyder
Customs Bureau
W. R. Johnson
Congress
Senate Executive Expenditures Committee
Bureau
House
Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Kidney Relief
An old ad touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as flushing the kidneys to remove impurities and relieve backache headaches and nighttime urination problems. It claims non habit forming herbs and urges trying a free sample or buying a full bottle at a drugstore.
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Dept. X. Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
Bedside Network Delivers Clean Music At VA Hospital
At Van Nuys California's Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital KBGH the Bedside Network serves 1300 patients with bedside earphones and ward loudspeakers. Three staff run music plays patient interviews sports plays and skits with no conventional advertising. The VA plans similar hospital stations nationwide.
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van Nuys
Calif
NEA
KBGH
Birmingham Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Kbghao
Charles E. Hinds
James Voorhees
Daniel Lincoln
Rams
Bedside
Veterans’ Administration
Population Growth Through Generations Theory
A historical note explains that if a couple has six children each generation, they could reach Earth’s current population in 19 generations with no couple bearing more than six offspring. The idea emphasizes exponential growth and family planning concepts.
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Earth
Behind the Scenes in Hollywood Buzz and Bets
Hollywood gossip brief notes Joan Crawford plans a country tour and TV spots to promote Possessed. Maria Montez aides a Santo Domingo-bound brother, while marriages, births, and career quirks populate a lively year of show business headlines with stars like Burt Lancaster Dana Andrews Ida Lupino and Danny Thomas featured.
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Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Ballyhoo
Jean Pierre Aumont
England
Maria Montez
Camp Locket
David
Sam Koerner
Honolulu
Dana Andrews
National Picture
Dana
STAR
Lou Costello
Lou
Ida Lupino
Columbia
Jules Schermer
Mildred Missic
Brenda Marshall
Bill Holden
Brenda
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Barbara Pinney
Mocambo
Danny Thomas
Chez Patee
Chicago
Alan Ladd
Alsaud
Hollywood Park
Michael Grayson
Kathryn
Pasadena Community Playhouse
Susanna
Ann Ronnell
Stephen Foster
Lyman
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Helidorado
Food Shopping Is Torture In Britain
AP News reports that the British Medical Journal cites a study by Manchester professors based on 120 operations showing common tingling pain numbness and coldness in the fingers among middle aged and elderly women from daily shopping. Fatigue and carrying loads may cause shoulder weakness and drooping, especially since the war.
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AP News
London
Britain
British Medical Journal
Manchester University
Smallpox Case Reported in Cleveland County
Dr. D. T. Bridges reports an 18 month old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mauney, near Shelby in Lattimore, under smallpox treatment. The family moved from Oak Ridge, Tennessee ten days ago. the child improves and is expected to survive. Contacts have been vaccinated, but no vaccine remains in the county.
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Shelby
D. T. Bridges
Cleveland County
James Mauney
Lattimore
Bridges
Red Scientists Find More Food for Russia
Soviet Tass News Agency reports added food supplies found by researchers aboard ships tracking herring. Murmansk fish migrate 12,500 miles to Spitzbergen and Greenland waters where plankton yields fat fish. Other grounds noted in the Black Sea once thought barren due to near shore pollution.
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London
Russia
Tass
Murmansk
Spitzenbergen
Greenland Sea
Black Sea
Ministers And Families Of High Point To Meet
Methodist ministers and families of High Point and vicinity will meet in the Wesley Memorial church dining room Tuesday night at 6 30 for a covered dish supper followed by an hour of fellowship. All members of the association are requested to attend.
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High Point
Wesley Memorial Church
Association
Republicans push expanded bill with union restrictions
Republicans aim to broaden the pending bill with more union limits. Ives of New York and Morse of Oregon defend the current bill backed by the Senate labor committee as four amendments from Ball Taft and others face action. Pepper of Florida opposes both amendments and the bill, while leaders plan a night session but final passage may slip to next week.
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Ives
New York
Morse
Oregon
Senate Labor Committee
Ball
Taft
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
Truman
House committee kills flat ten percent rent increase
The house committee reverses its prior position by killing a proposal for a flat 10 percent rent increase. A floor vote may revive the measure. A second provision would end federal controls on non-residential construction and limit new home size and material channeling to producers.
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House
Divorce Suit Filed in Municipal Civil Court
Eula Mae Driggers files for divorce from E. J. Delagers alleging adultery and states the defendant and Blanch Hunter are living together as husband and wife. She has custody of three minor children.
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Eula Mae Driggers
E. J. Delagers
Blanch Hunter
J G Greene Druggist Dies In Shelby Home
J G Greene seventy one year old former High Point druggist and Shelby Drug Store co-owner died Sunday at his Shelby home after surgery in Charlotte. Funeral held at his Shelby home with graveside services later at Oakwood cemetery. Survived by widow Esther Ashcraft Greene daughter Elsie Holt McPherson brothers Ed M Greene Lloyd Greene sister Dora Leonard and several nephews. He trained many pharmacists and long served the profession in North Carolina communities.
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John G. Greene
Shelby
Charlotte
Arthur Kale
Central Methodist Church
High Point
Oakwood Cemetery
Don Payne
Wesley Memorial
South Main Street
Esther Ashcraft Greene
Elsie (Holt) McPherson
Ed M. Greene
Peachland
Lloyd Greene
Marshville
Dora E. Leonard
Homer H. Leonard
James W. Greene
James FE. Davis
Mill Strike in 13th Day at Safie Mill
The Safie mill strike in Rockingham reached its 13th day as a weekend conference between owner Joe Safie of New York and union officials failed to yield a settlement. The walkout began April 16 after the management refused to reinstate several discharged union workers.
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Rockingham
Safie
Joe Safie
New York
Joe
Eee
Marshall Opposes Soviet Reparations and Fast Relief Bill
The report notes Marshall’s critique of Soviet reparation demands on Germany and Austria as unreasonable and asserts there should be no U S retreat. A conferee urged swift action on the Greek Turkish bill and a $350,000,000 foreign relief measure, while a lawmaker said no plans for further aid to Korea or others were discussed. The White House huddle preceded renewed House debate on relief.
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Marshall
Germany
Austria
Korea
White House
UNC Zoologist Named Virginia Fisheries Director
Dr. Nelson Marshall a zoology professor at University of North Carolina will become director of the Virginia Fisheries laboratory at Yorktown starting June 1. He takes over the post left vacant last December when Dr. Curtis L. Newcombe resigned.
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Virginia
Richmond
Nelson Marshall
University of North Carolina
Virginia Fisheries Laboratory
Yorktown
North Carolina
Curtis L. Newcombe
Population of Hawaii 1941 Shows 35 Percent Japanese Ancestry
A 1941 demographic figure notes that thirty five percent of Hawaii’s population traced Japanese ancestry. The statistic highlights the island chain's ethnic balance during that era.
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Hawaiian Islands
Jinks the Fishing Dog and Safe Pet Tips
San Francisco fisherman Harry Sayles trains his dog Jinks to reel in fish using a harness and pole. Also included are dog safety signs, feeding schedules, milk for puppies, and shedding season care for pets.
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Harry Sayles
San Francisco
Jinks
Sayles
Aalneen
Training and feeding tips for hunting dogs
An advice column discusses training older dogs for hunting and whether raw meat is suitable in all seasons. It notes many birds are trained successfully at two years or older, emphasizes whistle obedience and bird work, and recommends meat as the dog's diet year round with a mix of raw or cooked meat as appropriate.
Unclaimed Freight Sale Held at Southern Railway Depot
A May 6 1947 auction at the Sou Railway Freight Depot Point North Carolina lists numerous unclaimed and refused freight items from High Point Greensboro and beyond. Items include chairs, magazine racks, shelves, hosiery gowns plumbing fixtures and various furnishings from W. A. Goldsmith Co. High Point J. C. Moore ery Co. High Point Mayflower Industries D J Wren Furniture Co and Piedmont Furniture Co. Various other manufacturers and wholesalers are named with categories and quantities. The sale starts at 10 AM and covers bulk household and shop items including fire clay, glassware, and furniture components.
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Sou
Point
N. C
Ma & Furn. Co
W. A. Goldsmith Co
High Point
W. Ge Furn. Co
N.C
Whse. Co
Olibroco
Tide Water
Sociated Oil Co
J. C. Mooreery Co
Wa Street
High Poin
MccGary Sales Co
Vaughan Ture Co
Electro Ply Co
High Point Sealing Co
One & Barber Supply
Ceigh Point
N C
Mayflower Industries
D. J. Wrenniture Co
Piedmont Furniture Co
Thomasville Ture Co
Sone Furniture Co
Guilford
Furn
Brower
Ug Heletety Co
Randleman Chall Co
Unlucky Numerologist Seeks Name Change in Oakland
Oakland resident Misch Cenda Wrandvankist, 50, a land numeralogist, believes luck is against him and asks authorities to change his name to Li Disigrowels Wrandvaufgilmot.
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Oakland
Calif
Misch Cenda Wrandvankist
Li Disigrowels Wrandvaufgilmot
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