Size of Increase in Pay of Teachers Big Problem
Raleigh news notes a clash over how large a 1947 raise teachers should receive. Western North Carolina teachers call a statewide meeting. Miss Mozelle Causey rejects involvement. The NCEA backs a 20 percent rise but may seek more if living costs rise. Margery Alexander chairs the organizing group.
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North Carolina Education Association
North Carolina
NCEA
Mozelle Causey
Department of Classroom Teachers
Miss Causey
Association
South Piedmont
State Board of Education
Margery Alexander
Charlotte
Survivor recounts torture and detention by Japanese forces
A witness testifies about a large neck wound and being covered in blood during captivity. He says no trial or charges were ever presented and that, using his feet, he cleared earth around him until reaching Singapore where he was imprisoned by the Japanese until war’s end.
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Brien
Sngapore
Congress Party to Declare India Independent Nation
Nehru told a reception in Benaras that in two to three days India would declare itself a free sovereign country. The Congress aims to form a constituent assembly and solve its own problems, without submitting decisions to the British Parliament. The statement follows rising tensions as Britain plans to leave India and as communal violence escalates.
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State of India
Bombay
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India
The
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House of Lords
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Infant Daughter of C E Proctor Dies
Edith Faye Proctor, one month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlie E Proctor of High Point Rt 2, died at the parents home after several days illness. Survived by parents a twin sister Edna Mae a brother Carlie Jr paternal grandparents W A Proctor of High Point Rt 2 maternal grandparents Mr and N C Jones Thomasville. Funeral services to be held this afternoon at String Hill Methodist church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Carlie E. Proctor
High Point
Rt. 2
Edna Mae
Carlie, Jr
W. A. Proctor
Rt 2
N. C. Jones
Thomasville
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String Hill Methodist Church
Grocery Stores Close Two Days For Xmas
Stores will close for Christmas on December 25 and the day after, with New Year’s Day opening half day at noon as on Wednesdays. All stores stay open until 6 p.m. from December 20 through Christmas eve. Jewelry shops may stay open later, possibly to around 9 p.m.
Boy, 10, Dead After Card rabbit shot accident
Cecil Broyal died from a gunshot to the heart when he ducked in front of a rifle fired by his 15 year old brother while chasing a rabbit. Coroner Irving M. Cheek ruled the death accidental.
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Raleigh
Dec
Cecil Broyal
Irving M. Cheek
Nuisance Continent Blocks Early Explorers Reach to India
North America described as a rich continent with vast natural resources but seen by early explorers as a nuisance that blocked their route to India. The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes leatherback turtles reach eight feet and weigh up to a ton, inhabiting tropical seas.
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North America
India
Encyclopaedia Britannnica
Bilbo-Senate Inquiry Probes $25,000 Gift and Loans
Testimony details a $1,200 loan to Bilbo with $750 repaid, and a $3,750 donation in Jackson as part of a war contracts inquiry. Knost says Bilbo helped obtain officials, while Terry’s whereabouts and safety threaten further testimony amid a broader probe into gifts tied to Doxey's 1942 campaign.
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Investigate Committee
Bilbo
Senator Ferguson
R-Mich
Mississippi
Senate
Terry
Miss
Royal Hotel
Jackson
Doxey
Mogrissey
George Meader
Newton
War Investigating Subcommittee
H. C. Watkins
Quitman
Radio Program Schedule Adjusted by Late Network Corrections
Times are ET with PM listings and hour shifts for CST. Programs include news, dramas, concerts, and serials from CBS ABC NBC and local stations.
CIO leaders to hash wage policy at informal talks
Walter Reuther and Albert Fitzgerald head a CIO session with other big labor chiefs as steel and electrical workers discuss wage goals. An economist panel says a 25 percent industry wage rise is possible, while Reuther pushes a 23 percent increase for 900,000 auto workers. UAW talks span Chrysler, Packard, Kaiser-Frazer, Hudson with GM planned for spring. Money traces link Bilbo race aid to Doxey with Robert Gandy testifying before senators.
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Albert Fitzgerald
CIO
Steel Workers’ Executive Board
Steel and Electrical Workers
Reuther
New York
Westinghouse
General Electric
Sylvania Electric
Bilbo
F. T. Newton
Mississippi
Doxey
Robert Gandy
Gandy
Ross Collins
D-Miss
Collins
Privacy Suit To Be Filed Against Crawford and Warner Brothers
Attorney Joseph C. Singer says a $200000 damages suit will be filed in Los Angeles on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKay. The action alleges invasion of privacy by Joan Crawford and Warner Brothers employees who watched Mrs. McKay during shock therapy at a Pasadena sanitarium. Singer claims no consent was given and seeks 100000 for general damages and 100000 exemplary damages. Jerry Wald says the sanitarium visit was authorized by a physician and legal.
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Los Angeles
Joseph C. Singer
Joan Crawford
Warner Brothers Studio
Pasadena Sanitarium
Singer
Charles McKay
Miss Crawford
McKays
Jerry Wald
Warners
North Carolina Senator Bailey A Liberal Turned Conservative
The late senator John Bailey, born 1873 in Warrenton, North Carolina, shifted from liberal to conservative after entering the U S Senate. He backed Roosevelt in 1932 and opposed New Deal curbs while supporting TVA and Social Security. Survived by wife Edith and five children, his career included roles as collector of internal revenue and interior department official, with noted opposition to several farm and fair-employment measures.
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Senate
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Pan
Supreme Court
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Roosevelt Bailey
Edith Pou Bailey
William Primm, Jr
Washington
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Duke
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Sweetbriar College
James H. Poll
Raleigh
Josiah Jr
Morehead City
University of North Carolina
F Simmons
State
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al Smith
Simmons
Smith
Angus W. McClean
North Carolina
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Interior Department
Harold L. Ickes
Herbert Hoover
Warrenton
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C. T. Bailey
Chinese Reds Capture Chungyang After 15 Month Siege
Chinese government forces claim victory as Reds seize Chungyang in central Shansi after a protracted siege. Reports say Manchuria forces defeated rebels at Pulantien on the Kwantung border, with 6,000 communists routed. Unconfirmed accounts from Dairen outskirts mention marked planes amid combat with no Russian troop involvement.
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Shansi
Ungyang
Yenan
Manchuria
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Kwantung Peninsula
Nanking
Hsin Min Pao
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Manchurian
Tribute to Senator Bailey at North Carolina Press meeting
The North Carolina Press association gathered at Morehead City to honor Josiah William Bailey. Maybank of South Carolina called him a great citizen and able legislator. The American Legion North Carolina executive committee noted his loss as a powerful ally of veterans and a national asset.
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Morehead City
The
Biblical Recorder
Cleveland Star
Bailey
Senate
Maybank
South Carolina
United States
America
North Carolina
Department of the American Legion
American Legion
Department of North Carolina
Josiah William Bailey
Wake Forest Alumni Bailey Edits Biblical Recorder
Bailey becomes editor of the Biblical Recorder in 1893 after graduating from Wake Forest college and, while with the paper, studies law and is admitted to the bar. He later serves as a Baptist minister after discharge from the Confederate Army.
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Wake Forest College
Bailey
The
Biblical Recorder
Cold snap grips U S with lingering Arctic chill
Weather officials in Chicago warned of a lengthy cold spell after a night of cloudiness and light snow. The eastern U S stayed fair but frigid with subzero temperatures in northern Maine as midwestern roads remained hazardous from light freezing drizzle.
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U. S
Chicago
United States
Maine
Middlewest
Labor report urges special taxes on postwar profiteers
Murray tells the Presidents Council that profits from postwar speculation justify new taxes. He cites an OPA finding that manufacturing price hikes far exceed wage increases, leaving profits unduly high.
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Faw
Murray
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
OPA
Azerbaijan declares martial law and curfew amid occupation
Ghazi Mohammed pledged support to Quavam's government. Martial law and a curfew were proclaimed for towns in Azerbaijan occupied by troops, but the council of ministers decided that outside the province no restrictions should be in place during the forthcoming election.
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Azerbaijan
Ghazi Mohammed
Quavam
Council of Ministers
Doctor's Swamp Root Promises Kidney Flush Remedy
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a safe non habit forming kidney and bladder cleanser. It claims to flush impurities from blood and improve urine flow easing backache headaches and nighttime urination with a mix of herbs roots and vegetables. It offers a free trial by mail and requests purchasing a full sized bottle at a drugstore.
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Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
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