Tribute to ailing writer and wartime reflection
A veteran columnist reflects on returning to work after illness, praising his wife for support and urging appreciation of spouses. The piece recalls Ernie Pyle’s tribute to his wife and cites quotes from Grover Cleveland and Josephus Daniels. It closes with a conference on postwar cooperation and Willkie’s warnings.
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Ernie Pyle
Ernie
Bea
Grover Cleveland
Peing
Josephus Daniels
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point Estate
Administrator of the Fidelio H. Barker estate will sell at public auction on Wednesday February 28 at 11 AM on Steele Street High Point. Property described as 11 000 square feet near Burns line with 110 feet in section. bid starts 4462.50 cash. taxes prorated. title free from encumbrances except 1945 taxes. D Luther Barker, administrator, February 12 1945.
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Superior Court of
Guilford
Fidelio H. Barker
Steele Street
High Point
Barker
Fidello H. Barker
R. Hammer
D. Luther Barker
Fidelic H. Barker
Pulpwood Lobby Fireworks At North Carolina Hearing
Kerr Scott accuses a pernicious lobby of blocking fair pulpwood prices for farmers in North Carolina at a House Agriculture Committee hearing. The session urged tighter wood measurement standards with a proposed statutory cord and a study subcommittee to report back.
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Raleigh
House Agriculture Committee
Joint Committee
Kerr Scott
North
Scott
Agriculture Division
Board of Agriculture
Temple
R. W. Graeber
State College
Graeber
FBI
State
G E
Farm Bureau
Senate
Proposal To Ban 3-8-5 Fertilizer Sparks Opposition
In Raleigh on February 14 a public hearing heard farmers and farm groups oppose a Department of Agriculture plan to ban 3-8-5 fertilizer from the state list, warning it would shrink available formulas and raise costs. Supporters note higher analysis boosts yields, while critics blame soil and labor limits for reduced production.
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Raleigh
Department of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Central Experiment Station
T Iso
R. L. Corbitt
Edgecombe County
Columbia Record Sold to The State in 1942
The State purchases all capital stock of Record Publishing, taking over the Columbia Record. The two papers will operate as separate corporations with distinct identities and remain competitive. Negotiations began last November and concluded yesterday. The State traces its founders back to 1891, with later management under the Gonzales heirs.
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Columbia
D. C
Columbia Record
International Paper Company
Record Publishing Company
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N. G
Ambrose Gonzales
W. E. Gonzales
Gonzales
Henry Holt & Co
Holt’s
Holt
America
Sicily
Italy
England
France
Judy Underhill
Holt's
Helen Taylor
Bill Sloane
Lee Kler
Scripps-Howard Newspepeee
Trade Department
Albuquerque
National Debt To Reach 300 Billion In War Period
Washington reports that the national debt limit will be raised to 300 billion dollars soon. Congressional leaders warn of looming cuts after the war and stress strict postwar economy to balance the budget within two years.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Pearl Harbor
Cannon
D-Mo
Coughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Rep. Taber
New York
Enka Labor Dispute Heads to War Board Hearing
About 3,500 rayon workers at the American Enka plant will face a public hearing before the National War Labor Board in Washington at 2 30 p m Thursday. The board ordered the United Textile Workers Union to resume work and instructed Enka to comply in a fourth regional WLB order.
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Asheville
American Enka Corporation
National War Labor Board
Washington
United Textile Workers Union
UFL
WLB
Army and St John’s Face Off For Eastern Basket Honors
West Point reports Army as unbeaten this season with six straight wins and a 26 game streak over three years. St John’s arrives with only one loss in 15 games as the teams prepare a key Eastern title clash.
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West Point
N. Y
Army
St. John's
Lewis Return to Federation Probable Amid AFL Reunion Talks
John L. Lewis seeks UMWA representation on the AFL executive council as a condition for rejoining. The council may approve a seat for a Lewis ally by elevating the UMWA to 16 members, with a vacancy possible only between conventions. Green has wired Lewis, who is expected to accept to enable a quick AFL reunion.
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Miami
Fifa
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
UMWA
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers
Dubinsky
CIO
William Green
Ice Cream Barges to Supply Troops in Pacific
The Army introduces BRL barges a refrigerated supply system to deliver ice cream, fresh meats, fruits and vegetables to GIs in the Southwest and Western Pacific. The unit churns ten gallons of ice cream every seven minutes and an ice plant makes five tons daily. Eight holds store 64 carloads of frozen meats at 12 degrees above zero while two deck casings hold about 1000 tons of perishables.
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Washington
Southwest
Pacific
BRL
Soldier from Spruce Pine earns Silver Star
The War Department announced on February 14 that S/Sgt. Allen D Parsley Int. of Spruce Pine North Carolina has been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action.
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Washington
The
War Department Today
Allen D Parsley Int
Spruce Pine
N. C
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