Near-Capacity Employment in High Point North Carolina
Ralph Miller of the North Carolina Employment Service reports January figures show near capacity employment in High Point with skilled and clerical shortages in furniture and hosiery. January saw 250 new applications, 83 by women, 639 referrals including 156 women and 410 veterans, and 723 active work applications.
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High Point
Ralph Miller
North Carolina
Miller
Eee Os
Railroad Man Dies From Fall Injuries in Portsmouth
John Morgan Drewry aged 70 a Portsmouth railroad man died in King's Daughters hospital from injuries after a fall on Saturday. Survived by his widow two daughters two sons and two sisters. He retired Feb 28 1947 after 55 years with Seaboard Air Line in Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth
John Morgan Drewry
King’s Daughters Hospital
Eva Smith Drewry
Iar A. Downing
Raleigh
N. C
Richard H. Grace
John Smith Drewry
Paul Forrest Drewry
Julia D. Mee
Norfolk
Emma D. Holmes
Crewe
Drewry
Seaboard Air Line Railway
High Point College Founded in 1924 Wins Local Ties
High Point college, established in 1924, is described as a hometown institution. Registrar N P Yarborough notes most graduates hail from High Point, with about 300 degrees earned since 1927 and 228 by locals. The current student body includes 769 North Carolinians among 820, with a predominantly Methodist denomination and diverse national representation.
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High Point College
N. P. Yarborough
High Point
Yarborough
North Carolina
United States
Cutter Shifts Tow To Joseph Moran
The Mendota reports transferring its tow SS John F Carlisle to the tug Joseph Moran near Cape Fear river mouth. Carlisle, with six men aboard, had drifted since Saturday after breaking loose from P F Martin while en route to the lay up basin. Mendota will head back to Wilmington. Moran to tow Carlisle to the lay up basin.
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Norfolk
Coast’ Guard
Mendota
John F.carlisle
Joseph Moran
Cape Fear
North Carolina
Carlisle
P. F. Martin
Wilmington
Obstacle Course Sale Promoted With War Assets Items
War Assets Administration publicists urge sale of an obstacle course airplane mockup and isolation cell at Camp Haan California on Feb 10 along with 70 buildings assorted equipment four bomb shelters guard towers and a 10 ton incinerator. They note the mockup uses 3500 board feet of lumber but offer no solid sales angle for the concrete isolation cell and small arms range.
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Los Angeles
War Assets Administration
Camp Haan
Calif
Civitan Club Inducts LeRoy Briggs Jr at Sheraton Luncheon
Civitan club members inducted LeRoy Briggs Jr during a weekly luncheon at the Sheraton hotel. Horace Haworth led the program and presented framed Civitan creed copies to Briggs and Junie Smith, with Johnson presiding as president.
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LeRoy Briggs, Jr
Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
Horace Haworth
Briggs
Junie Smith
Haworth
Edgar Johnson
Abortion Case Arguments To Come Up Today
The North Carolina Supreme Court calendar lists arguments in the Dr. B O Choate abortion case. Choate seeks reversal of a one to three year sentence from Alleghany Superior Court, tied to the death of Annie Mae Anderson. The day also featured a dispute over Tyrrell County clerk election results.
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Raleigh
B. O. Choate
State Supreme Court
Sejet Ps Rince Creatian
R. C. Chaplin
Tyrrell County
Chaplin
Owens
Eisler Counsel Seeks Release Of Her Client
New York, Feb. 4. Mrs. Carol King, Eisler's lawyer, plans habeas corpus proceedings to free Gerhard Eisler from Ellis Island after his deportation warrant and arrest as the so called No 1 Communist. Officials say the warrant does not allow bond. The outcome could extend his custody until deportation or completion of any sentence.
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New York
Gerhard Eisler
Ellis Island
Eisler
Germany
Justice Department
Carol King
Fifteen Local Musicians Attend Clinic
Fifteen High Point student musicians have been chosen for the 90 piece all state high school orchestra clinic in Winston Salem today and tomorrow. Henry Sopkin of the Atlanta Symphony conducts with a public Reynolds auditorium concert Thursday night. Local selections include Donnie Silver Amanda Gekas Annie Sue Alverson Ruth Hyde Rachel Leonard Shirley Kirkman Jean Short Jean Weekly Geraldine Brawley Virginia Saunders Ralph Tilden Charlene Thomas Bud Montgomery Bill White Jack King.
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High Point High School
Winston- Salem
Henry Sopkin
Atlanta, Ga
All State
Reynolds Auditorium
Donnie Silver
Amanda Gekas
Annie Sue Alverson
Ruth Hyde
Rachel Leonard
Shirley Kirkman
Jean Short
Jean Weekly
Geraldine Brawley
Virginia Saunders
Ralph Tilden
Charlene Thomas
Bud Montgomery
Bill White
Jack King
Willing Workers Club to Meet at Mt Vernon Church
The Willing Workers Club of Mt Vernon church convenes its regular meeting at the Mary Bethune YWCA Thursday at 7 45 pm. Mrs Arlees Lemmons leads and Mrs Annie Armstrong hosts the gathering. A correction updates the Youth Council to meet at 7 30 pm tonight at the YWCA. The WSC and Junior Women of First Baptist plan a 6 pm start at the parsonage. In New York City a fire alarm averaged over nine minutes in 1946.
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Willing Workers Club
Mt. Vernon
Mary. Bethune Ywca
Arlees Lemmons
Annie Armstrong
YWCA
Wsc
First Baptist Church
Emerywood Property To Be Sold
The city plans to sell the Emerywood property bounded by Hiicrestdgedale Palatka and Hardover streets. Council approved surveying and reappraising the land to place it with the real estate division for sale. Three plats will be produced showing nine lots, six lots, and a topographical layout for platting.
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Emerywood
Hiicrestdgedale
Palatka
Hardover Streets
Iran Denies Soviet Charge on U S Military Mission
Deputy Premier Hussein Farhoo di said Iran will deny Moscow’s accusation that the United States is converting Iran into a military base. An army spokesman called the U S mission advisory and not directing Iranian army affairs. The United States rejected a parallel Russian complaint.
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Tehran
Iran
Hussein Farhoodi
U. S
United States
Washington
Roundup Under Way of RSS Members After Gandhi’s Assassination
Indian police launch nationwide raids on prominent RSS members and Mahasabha figures accused of belonging to unlawful organizations. Authorities report 33 arrests in Delhi with 700 to 800 more expected as government bans private armies preaching violence and hatred.
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Dehl
India
RSSS
Rashtriya Swayam Sen. Sangh
Hindu Mahasabha Party
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mahasabha
Iof
Ganges Jumna
Saraswati
Allahabad
Gandhi
Delhi
Isin
Truck Operators Confer With State Utilities on New Rules
Representatives of truck operators from every section of the state met the State Utilities commission in Raleigh to discuss proposed trucking regulations. Commission Chairman Stanley Winborne said the panel planned to draft new rules and sought operator suggestions.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Commission
Stanley Winborne
Three Days Cough Warns of Danger to Health
An old advertisement warns that a persistent cough signals risk of chronic bronchitis if untreated. It touts Creomulsion as a potent remedy that reaches the bronchial area to loosen phlegm and soothe membranes, claiming no narcotics and a money back guarantee if it does not help sleep and rest.
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