Truck Driver Dies in Durham Fire at Miller's Truck Center
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a one story brick and steel truck center near Durham at 2 a.m. A 19 year old truck driver Roy George Moore of 216 Adrian Street died in the blaze. Coroner called death accidental and due to fire of unknown origin. Officials speculated smoking ignition.
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Durham
Miller
Hillsboro
Roy George Moore
Adrian Street
R. A. Horton
Howard Miller
500 To Attend National Congress In Asheville
More than 500 delegates and observers from every state are expected February 21 to 23 in Asheville for the first National Congress of World Government organizations, World Federalists of North Carolina, a sponsor. The world federalists have chapters in Raleigh Winston-Salem Greensboro and Rocky Mount with other state groups forming. State colleges and high schools are forming student federalists units to be represented.
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Asheville
World Federalists of
North Carolina
World Federalists
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Rocky Mount
Fire destroys building. Moore’s body recovered
Fire consumes a building with six trucks and other gear saved from the eastern end. Moore’s body was recovered about 9 o’clock this morning after the blaze. The article notes the ice near the site was nearly ruined and mentions Kitty Hawk North Carolina dunes reaching up to 20 feet annually.
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Moore
Japanese Laborites Appeal MacArthur Strike Ruling
Japanese labor leaders appeal to the four power council to review General MacArthur's strike ban and urge investigators to study the dispute and his order. They also petition MacArthur directly while 2,400,000 government workers face a strike threat. some unions had paused, others stay ready.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Council For Japan
Far Eastern Commission
United States
Britain
China
Russia
Japanese Express Company
Express
Shigeru Yoshida
Increase In Counterfeit Money In 1946
Washington reports 1946 losses from counterfeit money rose to 47129, up from 18135 in 1945, the first year to year increase in years. The Secret Service doubled 1945 arrests to 85, citing two major counterfeit operations recovered, including 110000 in fake 20s from the Passaic river and a small batch of 35 and 10 notes. One aging offender was jailed after a St. Louis arrest following a guilty plea.
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Washington
Secret Service
James J. Maloney
James J. Maloney, In A Report To Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Passaic
Newark
N. J
Navy
Federal Reserve
St. Louis
Local Woman Nellie Morgan Dies After Brief Illness
Nellie Morgan 33 wife of James Morgan of 420 Mangum Avenue died at a local hospital Saturday morning after a short illness. Born Sept 21 1913 in High Point she is survived by her husband five children two brothers Arthur and Robert and four sisters Lillian Wagner Alice Scarce Bessie Morgan and Versie Briffan. Funeral services at the Mangum Avenue home Monday at 2 30 with burial in a local cemetery.
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Nellie Morgan
James Morgan
Mangum Avenue
High Point
Thomas and
Tishia Miller Small
Fred Morgan, Jr
Kenneth Morgan
Billy Morgan
Arthur Morgan
Robert Morgan
Lillian Wagner
Alice Scarce
Bessie Morgan
Versie Briiffan
Sterment
Voters cast ballots on Sunday movies and sports amendment
Voters in Winston-Salem went to the polls to decide a preferential referendum on amending blue laws to permit motion pictures and athletic events on Sunday. About 21,000 persons are eligible to vote, and aldermen said they would follow the straw vote outcome.
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Winston-Salem
Board of Aldermen
Blizzard Club of 1888 Survivors in Philadelphia
The Old Timers Blizzard Club, still existing in Philadelphia, includes members who survived the Blizzard of 1888. Its purpose is for members to meet and compare memories of the historic storm.
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Philadelphia
Truman Rules Out Big Three Meeting In Washington
President Truman said he would meet Stalin and Attlee in Washington but won’t leave the United States for a big three conference. He rejects the need for multiple big three meetings despite Elliott Roosevelt’s Look Magazine report and advisers’ sense Moscow seeks concessions.
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Washington
Truman
Stalin
Attlee
United States
Elliott Roosevelt
Look Magazine
Curve draws crowds from 43 states and 16 nations
In Harrisburg the Horseshoe Curve attracted tourists from forty three states and sixteen foreign countries during the summer season, highlighting its popularity as a scenic attraction in central Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Winston Man Crushed To Death By Freight
Winston-Salem reports Grady Thomas Shackelford fifty 40 crushed to death about 4 a m while helping unload a freight car of plate glass at the Norfolk and Western freight station. He was pinned between crates weighing 900 pounds each and died before reaching the hospital. Gene Stratton Porter is noted for works about Limberlost cabin near Rome City Indiana.
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Winston-Salem
Grady Thomas Shackelford
Norfolk and Western
Mr. Shackelford
Gene Stratton Porter
Eg Limberlost Cabin
Sylvan
Rome City
Ind
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