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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1948
Page
2
Cleveland reports steel supply may tighten despite record 1948 finished steel shipments. Through mid year 1948, shipments surpassed late 1947, with 32.5 million net tons moved, while allocations under voluntary plans could cut fourth quarter availability to meet consumer demand as new programs near approval.
Reported 695,000 tons of steel with Republic Steel Corp repairs causing a 10.5 point drop to 88.5 in the Cleveland district while Wheeling rose 10 points to 92.5. The magazine’s composite for finished steel held at .05 versus $74.41 year ago. Semifinished steel composite stood at $74.85 versus $56.80 in early August 1947.
North Carolina police executives association holds its annual convention Aug 18 19 20 at Ocean Terrace hotel Wrightsville Beach Greensboro leader L L Jarvis announced the full three day program Registration opens Aug 18 at 3 p m A banquet at 7 30 p m on Aug 19 will present new officers Speakers include Henry Bridges Donald Siayman Albert Coates Walter Anderson Ellen Winston and Charles W Brown as they discuss training jail conditions and crime trends
A late 19th century note recalls a Comanche practice of burying a chieftain beside his wife, intended to keep him company after a death among the tribe in the early period.
Boston August 7 A veteran financier Frederic C Dumaine at 82 gains control of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad via preferred stock purchases and voting stock influence He aims to appoint 11 of 16 directors at the August stockholders meeting and seeks to preserve Old Colony passenger service while reshaping the fallen railroad empire Other figures include outgoing President Howard S Palmer and likely successor Laurence F Whittemore broader context covers the road's 20 million asset base and prior reorganizations
The Soviet Union alleged 750 air corridor violations by American and British fliers in July and handed a protest to Western officers at the Berlin air safety center. Russians warned they could force down planes departing routes into Berlin, while an American official doubted if the threat was serious or rhetoric.
Senator Ferguson urged strengthening congress power to compel information from the executive and called for removing the influence of communists and fellow travelers from government. He criticized secrecy around Roosevelt era policies and alleged a political military hierarchy centered in the White House with Harry Hopkins.
The bill passed 337 to 11 after Senate amendments. Rep Monroney said it has little inflation impact, while the bill imposes credit controls on consumer goods and raises reserve requirements. It would require one third down on big purchases and 15 to 18 months for balance, with higher reserve needs for time and demand deposits.
An air force announcement said a C-47 transport with 22 aboard, including a woman em ol the war department, was found in the Italian Alps 55 miles south of Turin. Two bodies were recovered near the wreckage. the plane vanished on a Pisa to Frankfurt flight during last winter’s heavy snows.
In several cities women urged a meat boycott with calls and club appeals. James Browne of the Independent Retail Grocers Association warned prices could drop after a week of abstinence. Some wholesale declines noted, but retail prices stable. A butchers union blamed stock men for current levels.
A report cites a Soviet consulate detention of a woman amid FBI inquiries into a possible kidnapping. Rep. Hebert denies prior knowledge of the woman while Mundt questions acts resembling NKVD actions. Lomakin vows to help other Russians detained and plans to consult NYPD officials. The woman may remain at the consulate or Glen Cove rest home as she contemplates return to Russia.
New York City uses more milk per person than any city, averaging one pint daily. Hamburg Copenhagen Berlin London and Paris follow in the ranking of major world centers for milk consumption.
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