Un-American Committee Secrecy Over Witness List
The House Committee on Un-American Activities kept a veil of secrecy over most expected witnesses for tomorrow's session. Only Gerhard Eisler is confirmed, with the panel citing the delicate nature of the situation. Eisler faces possible deportation after arrest on an enemy alien act warrant.
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Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Gerhard Fisler
New York
Thomas
Eisler
Kremlin
Ellis Island
Justice Department
Louis F. Budenz
United States
Budenz
Notre Dame
Fordham
Germany
State Department
India's First Envoy To U S Seeks Peace And Cooperation
Asaf Ali, India's first ambassador to the United States, aims to cement goodwill between the two nations and push for fruitful cooperation. A lawyer and longtime nationalist, he envisions a free India as a regional strength and counterpart to the United States in Asia. He plans a lean staff initially, with emphasis on economic ties.
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Walt Mason
New Delhi
Asaf Ali
India
United States
Maulana Abul Kalam
Europe
West
East
U.S
Orient
Asia
Central Legislative Assembly
Delhi
Lincoln's Inn
England
Egypt
Aden
Mister Ali
Oklahoma Census Finds Tenants Largest Agricultural Group
Stillwater Oklahoma tenants form the largest class of the state's agricultural population per a survey by Robert T. McMillan sociologist at Oklahoma A and M College.
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Stillwater
Okla
INS
Oklahoma
Robert T. McMillan
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Tin Can Durability Hidden By Steel Content
A tin can is mostly steel at 98 percent with tin used for coating. The steel body provides strength while tin coating offers corrosion protection and insulation properties.
Redecorated White House Opens As War Time Vigil Eases
The White House reopens to public and guests after a decade since the last face lift. A new three story office wing and a large air raid shelter join restored rooms like the East Room and Blue Room. The season runs until February 18 with state dinners and public tours drawing record crowds.
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White House
John F. Semnbower
Central Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Army Guards
John Q
Congress
Theodore Peepee
Treasury Department
Pearl Harbor
Three Firms Face Federal Action Over Child Labor
In Greensboro on February 5 the U S department of labor seeks a restraining order against Homeworkers' Handicraft cooperative with sites in North Wilkesboro and Reidsville and Chase Bag company with plants in Reidsville and other cities. The suit seeks an injunction against paying workers under 40 cents an hour and targets home workers engaged in bag making.
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Greensboro
United States Department of Labor
North Carolina
Homeworkers’ Handicraft Cooperative
North Wilkesboro
Reidsville
Chase Bag Company
Labor Department
Milhiser and Chase
Farm Bureau Holds Its Final Gathering Today
Delegates at the 11th annual North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation convention met for a final business session to elect officers and pass proposed resolutions after a banquet honoring three state agriculture contributors. Awards went to Dr J Joyner Miss Verna Stanton and Harvey Dinkins. Rev Douglas Rights spoke on medical care and hospital needs.
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Asheville
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
J. ¥. Joyner
LaGrange
Verna Stanton
State Agricultural Extension Service
Raleigh
Harvey Dinkins
Winston- Salem Journal
Rev
Douglas Rights
Winston-Salem
John East
Washingon
East Central
Production Marketing Administration
James E. Thigpen
Washington
PMA
Carl T. Hicks
Alenburg
State Farm Bureau
Chester Dumond
New York State Commissioner of Agriculture
Associated Women of the
CIO Leaders To Meet Weekend Of February 15
Thomasville and Greensboro CIO meetings set for February 15 and 16 will feature Van A Bitner of Atlanta and other senior officials. Greensboro session will discuss state adaptation of the Workers' council while Thomasville covers a Saturday night gathering and Sunday general session on organizational policies.
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Thomasville
CIO
Greensboro
van A. Bitner
Atlanta
Workers’ Council
Battleship Fuel Use Would Heat Homes For Centuries
A naval report notes that a heavy oil consuming battleship traveling from the West Coast to the southwest Pacific and back would need enough fuel oil to heat the average home for about 350 years, illustrating vast consumption.
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United States
Southwest Pacific
Compromise Tax Plan Seen By Democrats In Congress
Washington February 5 Democrats weigh a compromise tax plan favored by small taxpayers if GOP leaders push for income tax cuts. McCormack a Massachusetts Democrat and minority whip says cuts from 20 percent to 10 percent across different income brackets are more rational than a flat 20 percent cut. Some lawmakers support President Truman who wants taxes held steady to cut the public debt.
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Washington
Rep
McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Rules
Allen
Truman
John Adams Sparks Growth of Federal Payroll in Washington
A retrospective contrasts 1800s Washington with postwar trends as John Adams set up 131 federal workers, crowding a growing capital. It notes population surge to 1.3 million by 1950, expected migration of service trades, and tourism boom shaping the city’s economy and housing.
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John Adams
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
White House
Andrew Jackson
Aquia Creek
Dolly Madison
James Madison
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New England
United States
Treasury
State Department
Treasury Office
Capectes
Eowin N. Lewis
Board of Trade
Perton
Wasington
Capello
VA checks NSLI policies. letters to NC NSLI policyholders
The Veterans Administration is sending thousands of letters to North Carolina NSLI policyholders to confirm accounts and reinstate lapsed policies. The letters warn that policies are not lapsed if premiums were remitted regularly and request veterans to supply remittance dates and amounts if records differ.
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Veterans Administration
National Service Life
North Carolina
Loca
Insurance Service
North
Lombardy Street
Richmond
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N. Y
St. Joseph
St.Joseph
Curtiss Canty
Griffith Miles
High Point, N. C
Carolina Engineering & Sales CO
Greensboro, N. C
U. S
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Reed Supply Company
Dublin
Piccirilli Brothers
Maj
Piere Charles L’enfant
James Hoban
Harding
Missouri
Martha Washington
President Lincoln
President John Tyler
Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau Federation
B.B. Everett
Palmyra
Herman Baker
Farmville
H. H. Bullock
Columbus
Verne James
J. J. Wagner
J. W. Whitfield
Mayon Barker
Jesale Yates
W. W. Baglies
L. Boyette
Chicago
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Carlo Alessandro Guidi
Clement XI
Vey
U. 8. Nurenberg
Wien
Vital Oregan ‘ Ag
Acta
Onde
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Flivery Company
West Gread Street
Paul’s Air Park
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