Covering President Hard Job Reporter Asserts
Ernest B. Vaccaro profiles White House reporters detailing the demanding pace of covering President Truman. He recalls long travels, constant assignment pressure, and moments of rare leisure, including Bermuda and Mexico City trips, with early wake-ups and rapid itineraries.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
White House
Harry S. Truman
Europe
Bermuda
Kansas City
Key West
San Francisco
Airpo
New England
President Truman
U.S. Williamsburg
Quonset Point
R. I
Truman
Naval Base
Hamilton
Mexico City
United States
Tornado Devastates Town and Surrounding Areas
A deadly tornado struck Worth and nearby towns causing extensive damage. Homes were destroyed, residents aided by Salvation Army and Red Cross, and fatalities included Bruce Pickering's family, Fred Jennings, Arch Blansett, and Orville Synge. Emergency crews from surrounding towns and Rogers Arkansas National Guard aided search and rescue while blood units were airlifted from Kansas.
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Salvation Army
Red Cross
N. A. Combs
Bruce Pickering
Irene
Melvin
Worth
Kansas
Anne Trump
Oren Myers
Arkansas
Bright Water
Arch Blansett
Orville Synge
Garfield
Ark
Rogers, Ark
National Guard
Iowa
Paul Thompson
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Corydon
Clio
Oath of Hippocrates Proclaimed by Medical Profession
The oath of Hippocrates is traditionally taken by physicians. A necropolis is a large ancient cemetery or city of the dead. Philology is the study of language in historical texts and literary manuscripts.
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Hippocrates
Words of Wisdom Quote by Sterne
A brief note attributes a Sterne saying that self respect guides morals while deference to others shapes manners, reflecting timeless ethical counsel.
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Sterne
Etiquette Note on Bridal Showers
Relatives of the bride or groom or the mother to be should not host showers. The honor belongs to close friends and is reserved for them.
Zodiac Birthday Outlook Describes Frank Honest Traits
The horoscope notes a birthday today brings frankness and possible unintentional hurt. It cites loyalty, reliability, and devotion to loved ones. Influences are doubtful with potential progress in the coming year if impulses are checked and ideas are turned into action. It also predicts a child may show talent and character, with success and happiness ahead.
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Bac
Ca Bern
The Medical Profession
A concise history outlines the medical profession as a calling rooted in science, service, and lifelong study. It traces evolving practices, ethics, and the role of physicians, nurses, and researchers in advancing health care for society.
Ten business institutes announced for UNC summer program
Chapel Hill April 30 Ten institutes will be held at the University of North Carolina as part of a School of Commerce effort to expand business education. Programs include Retail store personnel administration June 16-20 and Labor law and management policy August 3-8 among others.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
School of Commerce
Dudley D. Carroll
Southeastern Institute For Commercial
Bankers’ Conference
Credit Bureau and Merchants Association Management Institutes
Love notes from jail fuels scandal in Newport harbor case
The Los Angeles Examiner published fervent love notes exchanged by young defendants from a Santa Ana jail case. Howser described the incident as a regret table and said copies were stolen from a safe and later restored. Misse rrell’s counsel called the matter hurtful amid family connections to the exploded yacht tragedy.
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Walter Overell
Newport Harbor
Howser
Los Angeles Examiner
Santa Ana
Examiner
Gollum
Honey
Court Martial Hears Durant Guilty in Jewel Theft
Durant is discharged from the army after a court martial found him guilty of stealing jewelry worth 10,000 dollars from a collection valued by the army at 1.5 million. His wife, Kathleen Nash, a former WAC captain, was sentenced last September to five years hard labor for embezzlement tied to the castle estate used as an officers club.
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Durant
WAC
Kathleen B. Nash
Phoenix
Ariz
Countess of Hesse
Queen Victoria
England
U. S. Army
Pittston City Heights Hear DST Confusion
Residents face time standardization clash as Pittston adopts Eastern Standard Time while businesses and the post office run on daylight time. Schools align with standard time but parochial classes meet on daylight schedules, creating confusion.
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Pittston
Elkin Marine Veteran C I Boger Dies at 48
Charles Ivy Boger 48 a World War veteran died at a local hospital in Elkin after seven weeks of illness. He came from Kernersville to Elkin in 1931 and worked in insurance until World War II. He served in both World Wars and is survived by wife Bertha Boger two daughters Laura Boger and Mrs. Goldman a son Clifton Boger his mother Mrs. Groves a brother W M Boger and two half sisters. Funeral at First Baptist Church Elkin Tuesday at 2 with military honors by American Legion US Veterans of Foreign Wars burial at Forest Lawn cemetery West Elkin.
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Elkin
Charles Ivy Boger
Boger
Thomas Boger
J. S. Groves
Danville
Kernersville
U. S. Marines
Bertha Kirkman
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Winston- Salem
Sparta
Rig
Berbarkman Boger
S. G
Howard J. Ford
Eph Whisenhunt
New Forest Lawn Cemetery
West Elkin
American Legion Auxiliary
Guilford Hosiery Workers vote on joining AFL
A May 14 consent election at the Guilford Hosiery mill will decide if the United Textile Workers, AFL, becomes the bargaining agent for non supervisory workers. An NLRB representative set the date. Last fall workers narrowly opposed the union, though now many who voted no are seeking union representation.
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Guilford
United Textile Workers of America
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Grady Morton
Trained Servants Not Available for All Openings
More than 60 requests for domestic workers have been filed with the Negro office of the state employment service since last week’s listing of openings. Ralph Miller, head of the service, said there are not enough trained workers to fill the jobs. Many unemployed women seeking work lack domestic training.
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Negro Office
State Employment Service
Ralph Miller
Employment Service
Miller
Parkway Work To Begin Soon On Blue Ridge Parkway
Washington reports work will start soon on sections of the Blue Ridge parkway in North Carolina and on Great Smoky Mountains roads. The project totals 2.531 million dollars with 3 thousand allocated for Fontana dam area, as bids are prepared by the Blue Roads Administration.
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Washington
Blue Ridge Parkway
North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A. E. Demaray
National Park Service
Interior Department
Fontanaryson City
Fontana Dam
Demaray
Blue Roads Administration
Plea for Forest Lands Funding and Fire Control
Rep. Rivers urges federal aid to restore forest lands depleted by war. He backs $1,900,000 for forest research and experimentation, $9,000,000 for cooperative fire control, and $1,000,000 for a national forestry management program.
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Washington
Rep. Rivers
D-Lc
House
National Forestry Management
Employment Service Changes Office Hours
North Carolina employment service offices, including white and Negro offices and the unemploy ment division, will switch to a summer schedule. Office hours run 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., opening and closing half an hour earlier than winter hours, according to Ralph E. Miller.
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North Carolina Employment Service
Tomorow
Ralph E. Miller
Miller
Gang War Looms Over St Louis Juke Box Turf
Chicago mob shifts operations to Missouri Illinois area threatening a new gang war over juke box control and racing news service. Ex Capone crew in Fairmont City along with Shelton brothers pursue distribution as Missouri Governor Donnelly orders halt of Pioneer News Service.
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St. Louis
Moomer
al Capone
Chicago Capone
Capone
Illinois
Mob
Fairmont City
Ill
St. Clair
Madison
East St. Louis Ill
East St. Louis
St. Clair County
Shelton Brothers
Bernie
Earl
Carl
Central
Missouri-Illinois
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Capones
Florida
Pioneer
Paul
Ray) Brown
Clarence
Gulley) Owen
Reliable News Service
Brown
Pioneer News Service
Owen
Capone Boys
Phil M. Donnelly
Missouri
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Donnelly
Waterloo
St. Louis County
A. A. Fisher
Illinois Supreme Court
Evening Radio Schedule Shows Dense Lineup Across Networks
A detailed Wednesday April 30 broadcast grid lists multiple networks and time slots including News Report with Eric Sevareid, Kiddies Serial Hours, Sport program updates, Red Barber and Lowell Thomas, Radio Supper Club, Fulton Lewis Jr, The Lone Ranger, Great Gildersleeve, Duffy Tavern, Dinah Meres, Dinah Meres new, Kay Kyser Show, Henry Morgan, and Dance Band Hours. Networks span abe cbs nbe mbs mba and more, with series, dramas, comedies, and music throughout the evening into late night.
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Abe Eric Sevareid
Dbs
Abe-East Kiddies
Abe-West Network
Mbs-East
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Cbs
Nbe
Cba
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Weat
Rabe
Abe Jack Smith
Finner Davis
Abe
Mbs
Basic
Tulena
Lone Ranger
Abe L. Stowe
Kaitenborn
Dennis Day
Abe Jack Carson
Cha Lam
Abner
Bobby Doyle
Gildersleeve
Abe Jean Hersholt
Christian
Ebs Court of Missing Heirs
Abe Johnny Madero
Pier
Duffy Tavern
Gardner
Abe Sinatra
Cha Ay Whiteman
Abe Abriel Hearter
Abe Dinah Meres
Eula
Agriculture reports livestock hauled to slaughter nationwide
The agriculture department reports that more than all livestock received at stockyards nationwide were hauled to slaughter in motor trucks.
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Agriculture Department
Wake Forest Debaters Head to National Tournament
Wake Forest two man debating team Henry Huff and Behrends along with coach Prof. A Aycock depart from Wake Forest for West Point New York to join 32 leading colleges. The team arrives as they prepare for their intercollegiate debut tournament starting Friday at 2 p m and carry a record of two wins and one loss this season.
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Wake Forest
Henry Huff
Waton
D. C
Behrends
Wilmington
West Pai N. Y
A. Aycock
West Poin
Wake Forest T
Tuberculosis Association Board Meets in Goldsboro
The North Carolina Tuberculosis Association board of directors will meet in Goldsboro Thursday afternoon to elect officers and hold a banquet at the hotel. The NC conference of tuberculosis secretaries will also meet for a dinner. A panel discussion on cases finding and treatment is planned for Thursday. Friday features a general meeting with state and national officials and a concluding luncheon.
Protective Sprays for Cherry Trees Shown to Prevent Cracking
Oregon Agricultural College experiments indicate that applying a mixture of lime and copper sulfate to cherry trees helps prevent cracking after heavy watering. The study notes practical guidance for orchard practices and water management.
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Oregon
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