Reconversion Occupying Legislators Business Men Rally For Jobs
Washington August 27 A wave of action from legislators and business groups targets mass unemployment by funding worker rail fare to new jobs and boosting state unemployment payments. The C E D committee urges faster public employment services and limits on work weeks while OWI shifts toward postwar duties.
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Washington
C.E.D
Capitol Hill
Office of War Information
State Department
U. S
OPA
Action Front
Legion Series Opens With Junior World Series Start
The American Legion junior baseball national finals begin in Charlotte tonight with Park facing Eaton in the opener. Other teams Shelby and Tucson meet tomorrow as the 19th annual event proceeds through a set schedule led by Dan Barry and overseen by R Worth Shumaker. Governor Cherry and Mayor Baxter attend the banquet where first ball is to be thrown by Clyde Hoey.
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Harlotte
American Legion
Park
Eaton
Nol
Shelby
N. C
Tucson
Ariz
Weed
Frenton
Dan Barry
Wondruff
South Carolina
Sumter
S.C
R. Worth Shumaker
Indianapolis
Americanism Committee
Clyde R. Hoey
D-Nc
Smanship
Weilcomzeace
Reas Cherry
Charlotte
Arbert H. Baxter
Cherry
Victor Johnson
Pittsboro
State Legion Department
Talbert Seen Favorite For National Tennis Title
William Talbert of Wilmington, former Indianapolis player, is regarded the top favorite as the 64th national men's singles championship opens at Forest Hills. He secured his ninth straight tourney win by defeating Aldo Russell 6-4 6-2 6-4 in the Meadow Club final at South Hampton, New York. Mrs Sarah Palfrey Cooke of Los Angeles, formerly Brookline, Mass, looms as a leading rival after winning yesterday’s women’s invitation tourney at Maidstone club East Hampton New York.
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New York
William Talbert
Wilmington
Del
Indianapolis
Forest Hills
Talbert
Aldo Russell
Buenos Aires
Meadow Club
South Hampton
N. Y
Delaware
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Los Angeles
Brookline
Mass
Maidstone Club
East Hampton
Dorothy Ey
Santa Monica
Calif
Three Pitching Battles And One Slugfest Held
Durham Bulls upset first place Danville Leafs 3-1 behind Tomo Poholsky six hitters and solid defense. Martinsville crushed Winston-Salem 14-10 with four-hit leader Bolton including a homer. Leaksville edged Raleigh 1-0 as Bill Price bested Charlie Timm, and Greensboro beat Burlington 4-3.
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Ralfigh
Durham
Bulls
Danville Leafs
Art Fowler
Tomo Poholsky
Fowler
Martinsville
Bolton
Winston-Salem
Kane
Vinmans
Bill Price
Charlie Timm
Leaksville
Raleigh
Greensboro
Burlington
Banner Year For Tobacco Market In North Carolina
Eastern North Carolina new bright leaf tobacco belt shows another banner year as 15 markets begin the first full week of sales. High prices for low quality grades and heavy offerings marked the opening week. By Friday 34,819,216 pounds were sold, more than twice the first five days of 1944. Average price for four days was 43.69 per hundred, up 1.66 from 1944. Bulk leaf sold around 42 per hundred with some lots at 47. lower qualities rose 1 to 4 per hundred while better grooves stayed steady to 1 lower.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal-State Marketing Service
Service Men's Promotions and Assignments Highlight High Point Natives
The piece details Howard W. Medlin of High Point assigned to the 417th bomb group Sky Lancers in the Philippines and notes promotions for D. P. Harvey Jr in the Navy, Charlie Willaiman in the USNR, and James L. Huder in the destroyer-transport, with connections to local addresses and prior employment. It also mentions a European office closing and redeployment to the Pacific.
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Howard W. Medli
Fifth Air Force
Philippine Islands
Cpl
Howard W. Medlin
417Th
Sky Lancers
5Th Air Force
New Guinea
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
J. L. Medlin
English Street
High Point
Army
Cpl. Medlin
High Point High
Huder
Pacific
James L. Huder
Eva Huder
College Avenue
Thomasville
N. C
Okinawa
Navy
Baltimore
Thomasville Chair Company
Maurice Hosiery
Star Assembly Area Command
France
A_ quartermaster tract company
Pacifice
David L. Hyes
Downing Street
Camp Cleveland
Assembly Area Command
Reims
Big Four packers eyed for postwar antitrust action
Attorney General Tom Clark weighs possible antitrust suit against Armour Cudahy Swift and Wilson as wartime investigations reveal monopolistic practices in Chicago slaughtering and distribution. The 1922 consent decree, OPA quotas, and middlemen networks are cited as factors behind meat shortages and price manipulation from 1941 to 1945.
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Tom Clark
Indus
Big Four
Chicago
National Association of Non
Boston
San Diego
OPA
Tom, Dick
Harry
Peer Herbor
Congressional Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
John B. Danzansky
Danzansky
Department of Justice Antitrust
War Department
Congressional Small Business, Committee
At Oba Post of Justice
Department of Agriculture
Walter Anderson Among Officers Honored at Potsdam
T Sgt Walter E Anderson Jr of High Point North Carolina was commended by President Truman at Potsdam for his service with the 305th QM battalion He was part of the First Airborne Army occupying Berlin and helped operate and administer the American section of the conference area alongside about 3300 others.
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Walter Anderson
1St Airborne
Berlin
Walter E. Anderson
Coltrane Street
High Point
N. C
Harry S. Truman
Potsdam
Anderson
Aferican
Veterans from Fourth division visit de Gaulle in Paris anniversary
M/Sgt William M Atwater of Bynuna wife of former Mise Sarah Jarrett accompanied three other Fourth Division representatives to join Gen Charles de Gaulle for the first anniversary of Paris liberation. Maj Gen Harold W Blakeley, Capt Roswell F Mac Gillivray, and Pfc Christy A Hampe join. Atwater and Hampe were among the first Fourth division GIs to enter Paris on August 25.
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de Gaulle
Mise
Sarah Jarrett
William M. Atwater
Bynuna
Fort Bragg
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Atwater
Harold W. Blakeley
Roswell F. MacGillivray
Pfc
Christy A. Hampe
Hampe
Painful Embrace Delivers Injury in Norristown Homecoming
Mrs. Elizabeth Frantz reportedly suffered a possible rib fracture while hugging her son returning from overseas service. She told reporters she was glad to see him and did not mind the injury amid the shadow of wartime reunions.
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Norristown
Elizabeth Frantz
UNC Art Show Attracts Much Attention
An exhibit titled What Is Modern Painting at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill draws strong interest. Curated from Alfred H Barr Jr. research, the display explains modern art movements from impressionism to cubism and includes works by Matisse Dali Chagall Van Gogh and Gropper with panels and color reproductions for students townspeople and visitors.
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Chapel Hill
Person Hall
University of North Carolina
Alfred H. Barr, Jr
Museum of Modern Art
Barr
Kenneth Ness
University Art Department
Cezanne
Matisse
van Gogh
Ryder
John Marin
Henr
le Douanier
Rousseau
Morris Graves
Dali
Chirico
Miro
Chagall
George Roualt
Max Beckmann
William Gropper
University
Outo
Disease Affects the Young Rheumatic Fever Overview
Dr Bundesen discusses rheumatic fever affecting youths, its heart damage risks, and unclear causes. He notes age range from two to fifteen, joint pain, anemia, and fatigue, plus links to nose and throat infections. Prevention emphasizes early recognition, improved housing, nutrition, outdoor activity, and careful heart exams after colds or sore throats. Sulfonamide use may reduce recurrent attacks.
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McCulloch
Skip-Bombing Debuts In Bismarck Sea Action
American bombers introduced skip bombing in the March 1943 Bismarck Sea clash. Developed by Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney, the tactic used medium and light bombers to bounce bombs into ships and cripple Japanese forces, yielding 22 ships sunk.
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Bismarck Sea
George C. Kenney
Douglas MacArthur
Warren Seek Governor Post Could Shake North Carolina Politics
In Raleigh August 27 a report suggests Lindsay Warren may run for governor in 1948 shaping the fate of the first district. Local leaders acknowledge Warren would be formidable but not guaranteed the nomination, with other veterans like Dr L Lubby Ward Thad Eure and Edwin Pate also in play. The piece notes party dynamics, potential three way Senate races, and the influence of the 1946 legislative by election on future state politics.
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Raleigh
Lindsay Warren
Washington
Warren
Arbert Bonner
Bonner
Wheeli
Donnell Gilliane
Tarboro
Gardner “Imachine
John Kerr, Jr
Warrenton
Lubby) Ward
New Bern
House of Representatives
L. Y. (Stag) Ballent
United States Senate
Josiah W. Bailey
J. M. Broughton
William B. Umstead
Congress
Wilson
Ration stamps extend through late 1940s dates for staples
The Office of Price Administration notes extended validity for food stamps from book four and sugar stamps through late year, with specific ranges for fats meat and sugar. Shoe stamps from book three remain valid indefinitely. Gasoline and fuel rationing and related blue points end in August.
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OPA
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