Southeastern plan to cut cotton loss outlined
A conference in Washington area will draft a program to reduce the 102000 dollars in losses from cotton insects in Georgia Alabama and the Carolinas for 1946. The National Cotton Council reports boll weevil caused up to 21 percent yield loss in Georgia and Alabama 15 in South Carolina and 13 in North Carolina with other insects adding about one percent. A Clemson survey and new organic poisons are discussed as part of the plan. A 1948 insect control program committee led by Neville Bennett will meet in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D. C
Georgia
Alabama
North
South Carolina
National Cotton Council
North Carolina
Cotton Council
W. C. Nettles
Clemson College Extension
Nettles
Clemson College
Neville Bennett
Clio
Seek Pay Boost
Washington, December 6. A $750 a year pay raise for all government employees topped a legislative program adopted by a conference of shop stewards and the executive board of the United Public Workers of America. The plan proposes a flat annual increase and is to be applied uniformly. No one was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Public Workers of America
CIA
Painter Koyed Smith Dies in Oxford House Fire
Koyed Smith age 43 a painter was burned to death when a fire destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs John Mayes in Oxford. Smith was in the Mayes residence as the couple escaped and his body was found in a bedroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koyed Smith
Oxford
John Mayes
Smith
Mayes
Child dies after running into taxi in Maxton
Hugh Hill Patterson six year old son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Patterson died in a local hospital from injuries after colliding with a taxi. The father asked that no investigation be held claiming the child was not at fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxton
Hugh Hill Patterson
Gilbert Patterson
Roy J Beach dies from Burke county bus collision injuries
Roy J Beach 57 of Hildebran died in a Hickory hospital from injuries after a collision between his truck and a Queen City bus in eastern Burke County. Beach suffered head wounds and remained unconscious. Bus driver Clarence Wilson Dickens was released on $150 bond on a reckless driving charge.
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Roy J. Beach
Hickory
Hildebran
Queen City
Burke County
Beach
W. R. Beaver
Clarence Wilson Dickens
Raleigh youth dies from accidental rifle wound
Bobby Ray Holder a 15 year old Raleigh resident died of a .22 caliber rifle wound inflicted by his 12 year old playmate William Alewine. The boys had been shooting cans in the Holder yard and were cleaning rifles in the kitchen when the accident occurred.
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Bobby Ray Holder
Raleigh
Route Two
William Alewine
Wake County
Irving M. Cheek
Holder
Cheek
Alewine
Mallie Holder
Truman resumes vacation at Key West base after conservation speech
President Truman returns to the navy submarine base in Key West Florida to resume his vacation which he interrupted to deliver a conservation speech at the dedication of Everglades National Park in Everglades City Florida.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Navy
Everglades National Park
Everglades City
Labor Crisis In France Shows Signs of Easing
Paris reports that France plans an economic key to placate strikers while union leaders show willingness to negotiate. Violence declines as workers return to jobs and a new strike control law advances through parliament granting the government power to protect non-strikers and curb sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Daniel Mayer
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
National Assembly
Council of the Republic
Security program support grows among national groups
Petersburg Virginia representative and Daughters of the American Revolution leaders announce a national security committee with chairs in Maryland and Massachusetts. More than 50 national organizations totaling over 16 million members back a plan including universal military training, research, a central intelligence system, industrial preparedness, and civilian defense.
French Singer Pays California Income Tax
Maurice Chevalier, the singing Frenchman, returned to California after 12 years and was asked to pay $20,918 for his 1935 state income tax. He explained he had returned to France that year after filming in Hollywood and said, I cannot complain. California has been good to me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Maurice Chevalier
California
Chevalier
France
Hollywood
Suspenders Save Man From 57-Foot Fall at Bluestone Dam
HINTON W Va Dec 6 An overalls suspenders strap snagged a protruding bolt on Bluestone dam breaking the fall of Robert Robinson who swung briefly then fell 57 feet to a lower level He survived with a broken leg a fractured elbow and chest injuries hospitalized today.
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Hinton
W.va
Robert Robinson
Bluestone Dam
Veterans Aid and Training Benefits Expansion
Republicans propose $90 for dependents regardless of number and four years of on the job training for veterans in all fields. Subistence allowances rise to 250 for unmarried trainees 325 for one dependent and 350 for two plus dependents. A tuberculosis bill grants total disability rating for two years with step downs to 50 and 40 percent. Mrs. Rogers cites VA doctors backing automobiles for amputees up to 1600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Veterans Administration
Funeral Rites for Marion L. Alexander Held in Forsyth County
Marion L. Alexander aged 66 died Thursday evening and funeral services were held Saturday at 2 PM at Pleasant Hill Methodist church in Forsyth County. Rev. Carl A. Grimm Rev. R. L. Kizer and Rev. James A. Allen officiated with church choir music and pallbearers from E. T. Hedrick Bible class. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Myrtle Mendenhall Dies at 69 Services set Monday at Springfield Friends church with Rev. Cecil Haworth Rev. Louie F. Gough and Rev. Milton Hadley officiating. Burial in the church cemetery after service at 2 PM.
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M. L. Alexander
Marion L. Anderson
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church
Forsyth County
Carl A. Grimm
First
Evangelical and Reformed Church
High Point
R. L. Kizer
James A. Allen
E. T. Hedrick
S. F E. Tucker
S. D. Clapp
Tom Wood
J. R. Summers
E. W. Smith
Claude Hughes
Myrtle Mendenhall
Myrtle B. Mendenhall
N. F. Mendenhall
Asheboro Street
Springfiela Friends Church
Cecil Haworth
Central Friends Church
Louie F. Gough
Church of God
Milton Hadley
Springfield Friends Church
Mrs Virgil McClure Dies in Louisville at 76
Mrs. Virgil McClure of Lexington, former national president of the American War Mothers and editor of the organization's magazine, died in Louisville at age 76. Her leadership saw the gold star pilgrimage to France launched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Louisville
Virgil McClure
Lexington
The
American War Mothers
France
Tailor Farm Program To Ease Prices
Senator Aiken outlines a nonpartisan long range farm program ready for January action. It preserves soil conservation benefits, uses government price supports to safeguard output, and revises the parity price formula to reflect a more recent base period for farm product values.
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Washington
House
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate
Senate Agriculture Group
Agriculture Department
Verdict Delivers Death Sentence in Bird Murder Case
In Tacoma, Bird defends innocence claiming police beat him. prosecutors defend the trial as fair. A female spectator cried out he is not guilty as Judge Hodge pronounces sentence and Bird is led away grave and silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Paulsen
fPerce County
Tacoma
Bird
Hodge
Petroleum Crisis Brings No Cause For Great Alarm
Charlotte report quotes H Janney Nichols Jr of Standard Oil New Jersey saying no alarm over petroleum shortages. He notes adequate reserves but lengthy facility development and years to supply unlimited products. He cites expected rise in crude findings and shale deposits with gas and coal synthesis advances.
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Charlotte
H. Janney Nichols, Jr
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Carolinas - Virginia
Nichols
Standard
Seventeenth Century Persian Tiles Mirror Italian Style
Seventeenth century Persian tile makers frequently decorated tiles with portraits of women in Italian dress, copied from European engravings carried into Persia by traveling merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Hickory Salt Adds Zest to Scrambled Eggs
A dash of hickory salt elevates scrambled eggs with a smoky, savory twist enhancing simple breakfast fare.
Tea Plants Thrive in Warm, Moist Climates Says Burma Note
Evergreens tea plants require hot moist climates. In Burma a pickled tea called lepet is eaten like a vegetable.
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Burma
Leaf Prices And Volume Show Decline on Eastern NC Markets
Eastern North Carolina flue-cured tobaccos saw lower volumes and prices in the final auction week. Average price fell to 28.69, down 6.67 from the prior week, with grades down up to 9 and des and lugs off. Gross weekly sales reached 2,918,208 pounds, season total 483,572,005 pounds at 43.02 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Departments of Agriculture
Eight Children Die in Minneapolis Sunday School Bus Fire
In South Minneapolis a bus carrying 28 children and a woman escort caught fire after a late afternoon collision. Eight children were killed and the escort seriously burned as bystanders and a patrolman helped exit passengers through windows. Officer Delmar Kuehn had wrist cuts.
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Minneapolis
Delmar Kuehn
Printers Continue Strike In Chicago Newspapers
The International Typographical Union local No 1 escalated a clash with Chicago publishers including the Chicago Defender owner Robert S Abbott Public Company. The union voted to raise weekly wages while publishers revert to pre November 25 scales and 70 cent engraving for full page retypes. The dispute also affects the Hammond Daily Times with photo engraved pages. The union seeks weekly gains of 14.50 for day work and 15 for night work raising pay to 100 and 106 respectively pending talks.
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Chicago
International Typographical Union
Chicago Defender
Robert S. Abbott Public Company
The
Defender
ITU
Eaily
Hammond
Ind
Daily Times
Bribhe
Traces of air detected at altitudes up to 200 miles
Scientists report traces of atmospheric air detected at heights reaching 200 miles above Earth. Findings indicate trace amounts present in upper layers, with implications for understanding atmospheric composition and potential interplanetary material transfer.
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Guilford Furniture CO
N. Main
Dewitt Ramsey
Naval Operations
Louis E. Denfield
Pacific
Hugh H. Patterson
Sowice Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company
Robert Snedigar
Brookfield Zoo
Snedigar
Associated Press
Birmingham
England
William the Conqueror
Tower of London
TSS le
Norge
Lorge
Storgs
Borg-Warner
Borg-Warner Corpors
Paramount Furniture Co
B. L. Morris & Son
Denton, N. C
Holton Furniture CO
Thomasville, N. C
Southern Bearings & Parts Co., Inc
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