Washington Gilded Social Season Reaches Postwar Peak
Postwar Washington hosts a flurry of official and private parties from noon to late, with embassies celebrating holidays and national events. Notable hosts include Mrs. McLean and Mrs. Patterson, while dignitaries and celebrities attend lavish buffets featuring hams, turkeys, and delicacies. Even Mrs. Truman hosts informal gatherings as old residents revive exclusive three dances.
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Washington
White House
Liquor Industries
United States
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Eleanor Patterson
McLean
Supreme Court
New York
Grace Moore
Walter Reed Hospital
Red Army
Spruill Braden
Mississipians
Mississippi
American Christian Palestine Committee
Christian Conference of Palestine
National Press Club
Truman
Veterans Swell UNC Pharmacy Class Near War’s End
A large postwar first year class in UNC School of Pharmacy reaches 64 students 50 men and 14 women many veterans returning to complete studies and earn degrees. Most enrollees are North Carolinians with several from Morganton Salisbury Wilmington and Raleigh among others. The class photo lists students by name across six rows reflecting a high point in enrollment compared with several prior years.
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North Carolina
School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina
Maxwell C. Hogan, Jr
Orrum
Gold B. Propst
Morganton
Barney A. Feeney, Jr
Salisbury
Harold Davis McMillan
Wade
George D. Morgan
Clayton
Harley Benson
Robbins
Emile Ayash
Wilmington
Sybil B. Austin
Hatteras
Doris Bizzell
Greenville
Evelyn L. Stutts
Cameron
Army air forces demobilization disrupts troop movements in U S
Army air forces mechanics are being demobilized, hindering troop returns. The First Troop Carrier Command could fly 1,000 transports in the U.S. but faced shortages while assisting West Coast troop moves. Also noted: Judge Samuel Roseman plans to advise President Truman after resigning as special counsel next year.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
U. S
West
Samuel Roseman
Truman
Army Air Forces Chief to Tour Latin America for Two Months
Gen N H Arnold, head of the Army Air Forces, will undertake a two month official tour of Latin America to quell resignation rumors. House Veterans Chairman Rankin believes the bill will pass before Christmas. Navy introduces two one hand typewriters in the Philadelphia Naval Hospital for experimental use.
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Capital
Washington
N. H Arnold
Army Air Forces
Latin America
Rankin
House Veterans
Chri
Navy
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Bretton Woods Officials Predict IMF and World Bank Form in 1946
American officials say they are convinced the Bretton Woods agreement will lead to the creation of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank early in 1946. Countries subscribing eighty five percent.
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Britain
Russia
Bretton Woods
Washington
Bretton Woods International Monetary Fund
International Bank
Home Sweet Home Tokyo
Residents of Hiroshima and Hayasaki rebuild homes on former living spots after the theory of residual radioactivity from atomic bombs was challenged.
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Tokyo
Hiroshima
Hayasaki
Mystery Stenographer Impresses At Atomic Hearing
Miss Mildred Arms operated a stenographic machine during an atomic committee hearing. A scientist repeatedly glanced at the device and called it the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. Arms cannot recall the man's identity.
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Washington
Mc Mahon
D-Conn
Mildred Arms
Miss Arms
Man to Watch Boris Stein Heads UN Prep Mission
London dispatch notes Boris Stein former Soviet ambassador to Italy has been named to a United Nations preparatory mission. Seen as significant his first postwar foreign assignment signals continued strong influence in international parleys.
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Gromyko
London
United _ nations preparatory commission
Andrei Gromyko
U. S
Stone Face
United Nations Preparatory Commission
Boris Stein
Italy
Movie famine grips Oslo as new American films stall
In Oslo Norway a prolonged shortage of new American films leaves cinemas dependent on older releases and imports. Local distributors warn the delay could extend for months, affecting schedules and audience turnout.
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Oslo
Norway
Congress This Week Senate and House Preview
Senate set to lay aside a federal pay raise bill to review a 375 million dollar federal aid hospital measure tomorrow. May deficiency appropriation discussion scheduled midweek. House shows momentum for a full employment bill with potential amendments, plus possible labor and military bills on strikes and no strike contracts.
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Congress
Senate
House
Labor Committee
Truman
Military Committee
State College to Aid North Carolina Furniture Industry
A large group of local furniture and woodworking manufacturers met with North Carolina State College representatives at the Sheraton hotel to discuss advancing the furniture industry through expanded training. Col. J. W. Harrelson and J. Warren Smith outlined services the college can render, including extension courses and in-plant training, to help develop future personnel for the industry. Smith will meet local manufacturers to draft plans for the college’s assistance in the region. Attendees included chamber of commerce and local school representatives.
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N. C. State College
Sheraton Hotel
Col. J. W. Harrelson
J. Warren Smith
State Department of Public Instruction
J. W. Hoffman
Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Early Roman soldiers classified by equipment in the army
In the early Roman constitution all citizens were soldiers and classified by the gear their means allowed. Soldiers equipped themselves according to available arms and armor as the army organized the citizen body.
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Sideloff Oil and Coal CO
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N. Hamilton St
J. Warren
Warren
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Westinghouse
Main ST
Lennox Steel Furnaces
Fairbanks-Morse
ESSO
Household Appliance CO
Wrenn St
Harold C. Rich
Garland
Daniel E. Rhodes
Jesse Baker
Winfall
Travis Uzzell
Pikeville
Rex Paramore
Elizabeth City
Melvin Lee York
Reidsville
Evelyn Blanchard
Wallace
Jean Iola Snyder
Hagerstown
Marina Moseley
Warrenton
Hubert L. Raburn, Jr
Belhaven
Robert F. Harrison
Chadbourn
Jimmie Bowers
Clifton Scott
Sanford
William W. Jordan
Raleigh
Josephine Finch
Black Mountain
Julia Tart
Dunn
Barbara Ray Platt
Morehead City
Irwin Satterwhite, Jr
Newberry
S. C
Nina Matthews
Nashville
William Cain Brantley
Charl Sanders
Somerville
Tenn
Thomas Pace
Hendersonville
Norman W. Sherwood
Sumter
William Howard
Asheville
Ralph L. Knox
Charlotte
Thomas N. Heath
Cove City
Raymond L. Creekmore
Whiteville
Charles Howard Gaddy
Ingold
Clifford E. Hemingway
Andrae Paul Lytle
Dana
William Bass
Tarboro
Oliver Fleming
Smithsfield
John Lowe
High Point
Wesley T. Collier
Roanoke Rapids
Donald Hatley
Badin
Denmark
Hollywood
United Nations
Boston
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Belgium
Army
Senate Atomic Committee
S. A. Goldsmith
University of Michigan
Rome
Constituent Assembly
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Waterville
Harold C. Harden
Bern
Federal Council
A. P. Life Underwriters Association
Wome
Smoak's
Gulf Service
Lester
ROYAL
Zipper Portfolios
S. Main
Jeff
N. Main ST
River OF Life
N. LS. Warner
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
A. M. NO
C. V. Shankle
T. Gregory
Albert
State College
G. I
W. High St
E. High St
Uberi
Center Theater
Aiuberi
South Main
Center Theatre
Commerce
S. Main St
DIAL
South Main Street
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