Yule Sales Reach New Peak in Dollars Across Nation
Christmas shoppers push holiday gift bill to record highs with Macy s posting 1 481 072 in one day sales on December 4 and seven straight days over a million. Lord and Taylor and Hecht Co report new one day peaks as inflation pushes totals 11 to 14 percent above last year while luxury items lag and practical gifts prevail.
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New York
Macy's
Lord and Taylor
Fifth Avenue
Julian Elfenbein
Levens and Domestics
House Furnishings Review
Charlotte Plans Emergency Oil Buy For Shortage
Mayor H H Baxter of Charlotte said he will proclaim a state of emergency on Monday authorizing the city to buy 100000 gallon lots of kerosene for resale to fuel oil shortage victims. The emergency fuel office has over 1000 requests and 2500 gallons per day are allocated by dealers with 60 percent of shortage capacity.
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Charlotte
H. H.baxter
Baxter
Western Union Strike Looms After Wage Dispute Talks
Fifty thousand AFL Western Union telegraphers await word on a possible nation wide strike over a 15 cent hourly raise as negotiators fail to produce an offer. Union leader ae Brings cites 96 cent current pay while company claims 1.23 per hour average.
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Washington
AFL
Western Union
Ae Brings
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Truman
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Telegraph Workers Union
Telegraph Employes Union
Coig
Ching
Frank Bloom
CTU
W. D. Gaillard, Jr
Gaillard
Education Commission urged to end segregation and expand aid
President Truman’s higher education panel pressed Congress to erase state segregation laws and to fund a $135 million scholarship program for needy students. It urged scholarships for 20 percent of undergraduates, up to $800 a year, plus $1,500 fellowships for advanced study, with oversight by state commissions.
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Washington
Truman
Commission On Higher Education
Congress
White House
George F. Zook
The
American Council On Education
South
Douglas S. Freeman
Richmond, Va
News-Leader
Goodrich White
Emory University
Atlanta
Lewis W. Jones
University of Arkansas
Arthur H. Compton
Washington University
St. Louis
Commission
Princess Elizabeth and Philip distribute wedding gifts
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip gave away all wedding present cash to charity. The total exceeded 13,000 pounds, about $52,000, shared among several dozen charities chosen by the Princess. Pre Christmas events included King George VI hosting Windsor Castle staff and Queen Elizabeth distributing gifts by a Windsor forest tree.
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London
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
George VI
Windsor Castle
Castle
Royal
Windsor Forest
Man Survives Eight Days Locked in Boxcar
Earl E. Harrison of Saginaw Michigan spent eight days in a locked lumber car without food or water. He was found near Fort Smith Arkansas seeking Ogden Utah, saying thirst was terrible and he felt he could never drink enough water. He suffered malnutrition and frostbite while recounting how he climbed into the car and woke to find the door locked.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Earl E. Harrison
Saginaw
Mich
Harrison
Wells
Nev
Ogden
Utah
Michigan
Southern Pacific Railroad
Ogden-Wells
Russia Clings to Stance After London Foreign Ministers Row
Moscow dispatch notes no signs of retreat from Soviet positions after the London Foreign Ministers Council breakdown. Molotov’s line repeats that the United States and allies orchestrated the issue, while Russia demands free Germany, full German reparations, and resists pressures to compromise. The piece also highlights rationing, price stability, and the impact of de rationing on ordinary Russians amid state planning.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
West
Foreign Ministers Council
London
Soviet Union
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
U.S.S.R
Lonon
United States
Britain
France
Germany
United
Wall Street
Potsdam
Yalta
Molotov
Non-Suit Declared in Fritz Case on Birthday
Judge Allan Gwyn ordered a non-suit after six days of trial, clearing R. L. Fritz Jr. of a false pretense charge involving $1,641.19 from the state board of education. The decision criticizes Fritz’s payroll methods though, and leaves open moves to reinstate his Hudson school district position. Fritz thanked the court and expressed gratitude on his 50th birthday.
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Lenoir
N. C
R. L. Fritz, Jr
State Board of Education
Allan H. Gwyn
Fritz
North Carolina Education Association
Hudson
Charles M. Johnson
Gwyn
Aid Bil LUT Might Cause Export Drop
The $75,000,000 cut in winter aid funds for France Italy and Austria may force sharp reductions in shipments of raw materials while efforts aim to keep non communist governments on an even keel until Congress acts on the Marshall plan. Officials foresee revisions and potential restoration of the cut with aid continuing for food security.
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Washington
Congress
France
Italy
Austria
Truman
White House
China
High Seas
Democrats Call Bill Fraud in Congress of Inflation Fight
The article reports on Republican and Democratic leaders trading claims over the anti inflation bill and future steps to curb living costs. Speaker Joseph W. Martin cites further measures while Rayburn questions GOP aims. Taft signals possible limited controls and rationing authority. Truman expected to sign with gaps. Congress returns January 6 to review inflation tactics and rent laws set to expire February 29.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin
Rep
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
Congress
Guwawande
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Carroll
D-Cole
Wolcott
R-Michael
Banking Committee
Bootleg Hearings Draw to Close in County Court
In Charlotte on December 20 nineteen more defendants were convicted of bootleg charges in the county recorder's court as the final session of hearings for 72 alleged bootleggers. In all 66 were convicted and one declared innocent. Four demanded jury trials in superior court and one appealed. Court records show fines exceeding $6,000 collected.
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Charlotte
County Recorder’s Court
Superior Court
Police Raids Net Over 20 Gallons of Whisky Here
In a pre holiday crackdown police raided several homes finding 184 gallons of white and over two gallons of tax paid whisky. One arrest was John D. Johnson 42 for non tax liquor found under a trap door at 307 Baptist street with 33 jars seized. Bonds set at 500 dollars. Additional arrests included John Newsom 50 and his son at 119 Lake street with eight pints and three fifths seized. Birdell Dupres found with one gallon of white whisky. City jail filled to capacity as 19 charged with public drunkenness and others with prohibition or drunken driving.
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Baptist Street
John D. Johnson
Johnson
John Newsom
Lake Street
Birdell Dupres
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