Spotlight on Trucking and Wage Hour Measures in Raleigh
Legislative hearings in Raleigh focus on a regulatory trucking measure and a wage and hour bill as the eighth week of the session begins. Opponents of a coordinated state wide motor carrier service geraise concerns from irregular route carriers and laundries, restaurants, and hotels expect to push back on federal regulations. The closed shop or right to work bill faces lengthy House debate after last week’s stormy hearings. Additional bills include a wildlife measure and tax changes for cooperatives. Joint finance and appropriations committees outline budget steps and liquor hearing plans for March 4 and 5.
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Sible
Senate Manufacturing, Labor and Commerce Committee
House
Loor
Game and Inland Fisheries Division
Department of Conservation and Development
Senate
Senate Committee On Conservation and Development
House Finance Committee
General Assembly
Joint Finance Committee
Joint Appropriations Committee
SSS Tonic Promises Boost in Red Blood Cell Health
Claiming to raise blood strength in non organic nutritional anemia, the ad touts SSS Tonic as improving appetite energy and digestion. It asserts medical authorities support the formula and promises better sleep appetite and vitality with regular use.
Statewide measures shift through hearings and bills
The agriculture committee schedules a second hearing on a log and timber measurement standard. House judiciary plans to outlaw fireworks and study barber examiner board investigations. A probe of licensing boards may follow. Motor vehicle law changes include semi annual inspections and four year licenses, 50 mph limit, and harsher penalties for drunk driving.
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House Judiciary Two
State Board of Barber Examiners
Senate
Senate Roads Committee
Aged Writer Grace Livingston Hill Dies at 81
Grace Livingston Hill, a prolific evangelist novelist with 79 published books, dies at 81 after a six month illness in Swarthmore. Her works reportedly sold nearly 4 million copies, with The Enchanted Barn (1937) among the most popular.
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Philadelphia
Grace Livingston Hill
America
Swarthmore
J. P. Lippencott Co
Earliest Known Life Insurance Policy Issued in 1583
The record notes the first known life insurance policy dating to 1583, marking a milestone in financial and risk management history. The policy illustrates early underwriting practices and the emergence of insurance as a formal contract in Europe.
Notice to creditors in the estate of Mrs S L Jarrett
Administrator E H Jarrett of the estate of Mrs S L Jarrett deceased of Guilford County North Carolina gives creditors to present claims by February 11 1948 or be barred from recovery. Debts due should be paid. 106 North Wrenn Street is the administrator's address.
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S. L. Jarrett
Gulford County
North Carolina
E. H. Jarrett
North Wrenn St
8. L. Jarrett
Income Tax Deadline March 15 for 1946 Returns
The March 15 deadline applies to about 50 million filers with 1946 income of $500 or more. Dependents with $500 or more income must have their own returns. otherwise, refunds or exemptions apply. Married couples may file separately to save taxes. veterans and others face special rules in this 12 story series.
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Washington
Congress
Body of Thaw Taken to Pittsburgh for Funeral
The 76 year old multi million aire Harry K Thaw died of coronary thrombosis in Miami Beach Florida and his body was sent to Pittsburgh for funeral rites and burial He gained fame from a $40 000 000 fortune and his marriage to Evelyn Nesbit and the notorious shooting of Stanford White in 1906.
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Fila
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburgh
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Stanford White
White
Madison Square Garden
Miss Nesbit
Belief in a Disk Earth Surrounded by Ocean Rim
In 517 B C during Hecataeus era, ancient thinkers posited the world as a flat disk with a surrounding ocean rim. This view framed early geographic thought and mapmaking.
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Hecataeus
B. C
Notice of Estate Administration for James Giotas
Angel H. Kotsios appointed administrator of James Giotas estate at Gulliford County. Creditors must present claims by February 1948 or be barred. Debts to the estate should be paid promptly. High Point North Carolina attorney James B Lovelace. January 31 1947.
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Carolina
Suilpord
James Giotas
Gulliford
Angel H. Kotsios
Batate
High Point
N.C
James B Lovelace
Two Thirds of Buffalo Teachers Strike in Walkout
Buffalo public schools closed as more than two thirds of the 2,960 teachers join a mass walkout led by the Buffalo Teachers Federation. Officials expect about 60,000 students to be affected while negotiations seek immediate raises and higher annual pay.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
The
Buffalo Teachers Federation
Independent
Witchball Glass Ball Used to Ward Off Disease
In 19th century homes a peculiar glass ball called a witchball hung in windows to repel disease. The object served as a popular folk remedy blending superstition with early public health beliefs.
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