Highway Funds Face Diversion Debate Across State
Raleigh readers revisit the gasoline tax diversion issue as rural road improvements come under scrutiny. The piece notes past transfers, current deficits, and contingent appropriations that threaten highway financing beyond this year. It stresses preserving highway funds for road work amid legal and fiscal uncertainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Charlotte
Mecklenburg Rural Road Improvement Association
General Fund
Nghaus
General Assembly
Budget Bureau
Highway Commission
Coyote Skin Game Not For Navajo
A Marine Corps major in Gallup New Mexico shot a coyote and sought a Navajo to skin it for a trophy. He learned Navajo regard the coyote with extreme contempt so they refuse to handle the animal whether dead or alive. The major then turned to town butchers to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup, N. M
Marine Corps
Veterans housing bill heads to House without Truman price ceilings
Washington Feb 12 The homes for veterans bill moves to the House next week without President Truman's price ceilings on old houses. The measure includes $600 million in federal subsidies to stimulate output of scarce building materials, described as premium payments by housing head Wilson W. Wyatt. Republicans and Democrats clash over ceilings on existing dwellings as well as a land labor and materials based formula for new homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson W. Wyatt
Truman
Wyatt
House Banking Committee
Rep
Patman
D-Tex
Wolcott
Cooling Off Period Emerging For Labor Legislation Debate
Washington lawmakers weigh a cooling off period before any labor legislation action. Senator Ellender calls speed limits unlikely without changing the Senate committee. Murray plans hearings on the Case bill with CIO leaders promising full Senate committee scrutiny. Witnesses urge delaying action until major wage disputes in steel and auto sectors are resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Ellender
D-La
Labor Committee
Senate Committee
Murray
House
Rep
Case
R-Sd
Murphy
CIO
Wales
Philip Murray
Lee Pressman
Pressman
Wrecker Seeks Constructive Work in Nashville
Nashville, Tenn. Charles H. Burke, a building wrecker known for advertising "Burke wrecks another one," considers constructive work and has begun plans to erect an eight room home costing about $16,000 to address the housing shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Charles H. Burke
Burke
Expectant Mother Delivers In Auto After Mud Delay
In Johannesburg near Harrismith a pregnant woman traveling to a maternity home became stuck in mud. Her husband returned to the farmhouse and, with nurse guidance, acted as midwife until the doctor arrived to assist. An eight pound boy was born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Harrismith
Chickens Roost In Horse Barn At Milky Way Farm
In Pulaski Tennessee the 68 stall Milky Way barn now houses 20000 chickens after Albert Noe Jr bought the 2700 acre farm last year from the Mars estate. He runs a chicken operation to support his five hotels while maintaining a small herd of Tennessee walking horses and investing in dairy and beef cattle. Europeans introduced several fruits to the Hawaiian islands.
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Pulaski
Tenn
Milky Way
Albert Noe, Jr
Ethel Mars
Albert Noe
Breakfast power cuts accidents and boosts energy
A survey of over one thousand industrial accidents shows peak occurrences between 11 and 12 as workers skip or skimp breakfast. Experts urge a proper basic breakfast with fruit cereal egg milk bread and butter to provide one fourth to one third of daily intake, improving alertness and safety.
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Hart
United States Public Health Service
Homeward Dreams of Hunting Fishing and Sailing
A reader recalls past afternoons with Bud and a lost dog Princess during quail hunting, fishing on a mill pond near Hometown, and sailing with Capt. Wainwright. The meditation ends with reflections on awakening and hopeful reunion beyond life.
Birds In Belfry Ring The Bell
Baltimore church alarm brings Rev. George E. Englert and police to St James Catholic Church where two boys are found with a bag containing 21 pigeons taken from the belfry during the early hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
George E. Englert
St. James Catholic
Reporter Feted For His Fairness
In Kokomo Indiana firemen and city officials honored Mau rice C Tull Kokomo Tribune city hall reporter for nearly 20 years of fair treatment. Former Governor Henry Schricker praised the role of newspapers and the public service of the man on the beat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Central Fire Station
Maurice C. Tull
Kokomo Tribune
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
Pigeons Used as Messengers Since Ancient Times
The text notes pigeons serving as messengers dating to 3500 B.C. It also lists Hawaii as a 20 island group covering 6449 square miles with only nine inhabited islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Ward Outlines Anti-Accident Program in North Carolina
Raleigh reports Commissioner Roddie Ward of motor vehicles cites 1394 more traffic accidents 45 more deaths and 834 more injuries in 1945 versus 1944. He proposes a five point plan: school driver education mandatory vehicle inspections license reissuance expanded highway patrol and closer cooperation among law enforcement and courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Roddie Ward
Fiewces
Highway Safety Division
Ward
Family Reunited With Royal Help Crosses War Woes
An American farmer McCloy and his wife cared for two British evacuees Bren da and Bery Gowing during WWII. A letter to the queen helped secure government permission for James Gowing to bring his wife Hazel and daughter to Canada for a reunion. An air mail delay and a royal intervention aided the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsebeth Hesaie
Robert E. McCroy
Eden
N. Y
McCloy
Brenda
Bery Gowing
Courtland
Ontario
James Gowing
Norwich
England
Hazel
Canada
Arena
McCloy Nully
Gowing
Foreign Office
Cat Becomes Film Critic at Kansas Movie House
A pink tomcat named Cat has lived at a Hays Kansas cinema for three years. Manager Charles Reed notes Cat sits in the rear when films begin, walks the stage to judge the show, and leaves for a nap in the lobby if the picture displeases him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Kas
Hollywood
Cat
Charles Reed
Red Cross First Aid Aid Saves Woman Fainting
Cumberland report says H. Lee Lillcox, Red Cross first aid chairman, rushed to help a woman who fainted outside a doctor’s office. He supported her, placed her in an ambulance, and transported her home after arriving in time for the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
H. Lee Lillcox
Red Cross First Aid
Lillcox
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