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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
2
Increasing cloudiness and mild temperatures today and tonight. Occasional light rain likely from the west tonight. Friday brings rain and cooler conditions across the region.
The article portrays a royal couple and their child as a model royal family. The queen is educated for public duties while the king remains a constitutional figure. Relations with the socialist government are said to be harmonious, with no sign the king will depart from his role.
Reports indicate the political consultation date remains unsettled since November with several newspapers noting it will not convene before January 10, delaying expected discussions and potential policy actions.
President submits to Congress a plan for statutor y authority to establish fact finding boards and 30 day cooling off periods to end strikes in key industries. He notes a return flight to Washington in the C 54 The Sacred Cow and says weather will determine timing.
Hollywood chatter from a U. S. C. L. A. bonfire event highlights Van Johnson and Charley Martin entertaining students, Myrna Loy's Montana home reh modeling, and Myrna's possible getaway after Genius in the Family. Turhan Bey visits his grandmother as Ernst Lubitsch begins Cluny Brown.
The Gig Youngs pledge to care for Sgt. Jimmy Stapler’s three children while he takes a three year long vacation. Gig, with prior service on the U S 8 and in charge of 60 kids on a Philippines trip, brings veteran experience to the arrangement. The news also notes Lana Turner’s South America travel plans and a pricey dental mishap at the 21 Club. Dorothy Day and Steve Sanford planned a Beverly Hills wedding. Byron Barr continues the column.
Planned president of a Halle based provincial administration told reporters that Russia will pull back enough to sustain the region on a modest scale. He noted 2,600 of 3,100 factories operated at varied tempos while beet sugar and brown coal production remained normal.
Senator Lucas proposes dividing witnesses among members to speed hearings and focus questions. He says pre-division could yield direct examination, though he doubts Republican reception. He notes wartime food production declines in Soviet Russia, China, and the Dutch East Indies.
In a mass deal Ralph 8 Peer bought the rights to 320 songs in Mexico City some dating back to 1869. Johnny Warburton took 16000 off the alfalfa ranch near Indio. Eddie Norris sold his house and doubled stock gains in two months. The town discusses a satirical ad about Ingrid Bergman and co stars.
A 30 percent wage demand sparks a broad dispute tying 500000 workers at 75 000 at Westinghouse and 25000 at General Motors to potential national walkouts. Detroit awaits GM word on Washington fact finding while CIO and union talks proceed on local grievance procedures amid widespread idleness across 2180000 workers.
Polish soldiers are assigned as escorts on main line trains to deter bandits in Red Army uniforms. The UN forces, excluding Russia, required 22 billion gallons of petroleum products from Pearl Harbor to V E Day.
The report details 1945 accident and safety contest results across industries, with 89 fatal accidents and 9 permanent total disability cases, 1,520 new insured employers, and 580 cases heard. Textile and furniture contests involved hundreds of plants and thousands of workers, while a new dairy contest began. The 1945 legislature expanded coverage, equalized saw mill operator treatment, and adjusted permanent disability and death compensation for minor workers.
Secretary Byrnes described a broad communique from the four power foreign ministers. He said no secret agreements existed and that final Japan authority could rest with either the council or Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He noted no European peace reply yet from France, with China having agreed to the plan.
Athens reports Greece rejects the inter allied reparations conference proposal for war reparations. The decision comes as the country weighs terms and impact amid ongoing postwar negotiations and international pressure.
Specialties set pace in market rise as several issues gained in today's session while many leaders failed to extend the prior upswing. Schenley led after a late start, rising to a new high. other gainers included Distillers Corp National Distillers Hiram Walker Macy Santa Fe Douglas Aircraft Dow Chemical and Allied Chemical.
Trading in cotton textile was slim with small lots of print cloths for quick delivery. Wool mills cleared old orders and held back for next year amid possible changes in the maximum average price plan for wools. Rayon goods were tight with strong demand for print dresses but limited supply.
Potatoes arrivals 38, shipments 523, demand slow for old stock. Idaho russet, U S No 1, 3 55 to 3 65. Dakota Bliss, U S No 1, 2 50. Wisconsin prunesfal quality 2 25. Florida 50 lb sacks Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 3 50.
Salable hogs 6 000, total 7 000 cattle and 800 calves. Demand urgent for eastern shippers while big packer accounts weigh on the market. Most fat steers 15.50 to 18.00, mixed steers and heifers around 18.00, heifers scarce, cows firm after a week’s advance, vealers 15.50 to lower, stock cattle very scarce.
Cotton futures opened higher in New York with gains of 5 to 25 cents a bale. Front month March touched 24.67 to 24.70, May 24.65 to 24.66, and July 24.45 to 24.49 as noon bids ranged from 23.43 to 23.60.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes offered to stake a dollar that he could outguess reporters on his cabinet exit date. At a news conference he proposed a pool and said he would name the date after others pick theirs. He joked that honesty would not make him rich.
Rome reports Libera Stampa notes 42 non-Italians in the new cardinal college and predicts a foreign pope may emerge, a move not seen since Adrian VI of Utrecht in 1522. An anonymous book circulates in Italy asking will we have an American pope with a cover depicting Archbishop Francis Spellman greeting American soldiers.
Foreign Minister John Sophianopoulos denounced the reparations quotas as inadequate and unjust. He noted Germany alone facing 10.5 billion, while Greece claimed 14 billion from Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria, and sent a protest telegram to allied governments.
Medical writer reviews causes of laryngotracheobronchitis linking viral origin to subsequent streptococcal infection. Treatments discussed include serum therapy, antistreptococcal serum, scarlet fever serum, and limited use of sulfonamides or penicillin. Severe cases may need laryngoscope intervention or tracheotomy.
The U S Fourth Circuit reversed a North Carolina district court ruling that exonerated the towing company in the 1940 Cape Fear river steamship sinking case. The case involving the Texas Gulf Sulphur and Stone line tugs was remanded for further action.
Rescue workers estimate 30 to 50 miners may be entombed in a Kentucky Straight Creek Coal mine. Flames 3100 feet from the entrance and an 8:30 a.m. explosion complicated efforts to reach the two and a half mile end where officials fear most could have died from blast or carbon monoxide. Relatives waited anxiously as teams fought the wreckage.
Senator Lucas says Weymouth Kirkland declined to be considered as counsel for the Pearl Harbor investigating committee. Lucas had proposed Kirkland as Mitchel’s successor who plans to sever ties with the panel in January. Kirkland asked not to be considered for the post.
The article notes crop pests and plant diseases cause losses exceeding 3 million dollars annually in the United States. It mentions widespread damage across valleys, though the details contain garbled phrases about specific regions.
Spartanburg South Carolina December 27 Roy E Garner a Spartanburg bottling salesman was killed instantly and five others injured in a head on crash between a Duke Power Co street bus and an automobile Wilson T Scott driver of the auto was unconscious in a local hospital Pauline Edge a bus passenger held with hip and shoulder injuries three other bus passengers suffered minor injuries
Washington will host formal ceremonies at the state department marking the Bretton Woods monetary agreements. President Truman designates Fred M. Vinson to sign for the United States as 23 nations attend the 4 p.m. signing. The pact creates an $8.8 billion currency stabilization fund and a $9.1 billion international bank established by 1944 planners.
Dr. C. S. Grayson, patient at a local hospital after a fall on the ice last Monday night, was taken to Baptist hospital in Winston-Salem for treatment. Authorities report a broken shoulder and left arm from the incident as he slipped while entering his car.
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