Chimney Rock to Get New Elevator for Sightseers
Work has begun on a tunnel and shaft for an Otis elevator at Chimney Rock in Rutherford county. The 190 foot tunnel will be concrete lined and seven feet square, with a 250 foot shaft and an 18 passenger car traveling up to the top. The project includes a lounge, equipment building, doubled parking, and aims for mid May completion for the 1948 season.
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Asheville
Western North Carolina
Norman A. Greig
Chimney Rock Company
Salmon and Cowin
Birmingham
Ala
Otis Elevator Company
Ree Ons
Rutherford County
Strangest snow detour ties commuter to Washington trip
Mrs. Richard Kleinhans, a Flushing commuter, stopped for a beef roast amid New York's record snowstorm. With trains stalled, she kept to Washington, D C, to fix the meat, ending up in a curious detour story.
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New York
Richard Kleinhans
Flushing
Long Island
Metropolis
Washington, D. C
Washington
International
Red Ryder Series Returns on WHPE Weekdays
Red Ryder dramatizations debut on WHPE Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00 to 5:30 pm sponsored by Watts Bakery. Episodes include Western Wild Cat and Born to the Saddle with a strong cast and vivid music drawing both juvenile and adult listeners.
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Red Ryder
Law and Order
WHPE
Watts Bakery
Red
Black Market Crackdown Outlined by Committee
A House committee suggested two actions to curb black market activity that threatens the U S economy. One path would audit income tax returns of suspected operators to expose underreported gray market profits. The other would probe potential anti trust violations by tracing supply sources and outlets to detect restraint of trade.
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Fee
Big House
United States
Early U.S. Flag Gained Two Stripes With Two Stars
The 1777 flag with thirteen stars and stripes remained until 1795 when two stars were added along with two new stripes making fifteen. The change reflected expanding national symbols as the United States grew.
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United States
Music Radio Schedule Listing
A detailed daily broadcast lineup from 7:30 to 5:30 with programs including Songs of Faith Curt Massey Sings WHRE News Sunday Serenade Gospel Trio Christain Hour Mormon Tabernacles Choir Time Wan and more. All programs are subject to immediate interruption or un announced cancellation due to breaking news developments.
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Catholic Radio Service
Abe Rice Stevens
Cbs
Drew Pearson
Abe Those Websters
Abe
Hollywood
Abe Percy Faith
Abe Nick Carter
Jack Benny
Abone
Gene Autry
Caia's World Forum
Abe Herlock
Holmen
Phil and
Alice
Abee
Blondie
Dagwood Comed
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Edgar Bergen
Charlie
Abe Sam Spade
Dbbs
Detroit Symphony
Fred Allen
Mbe
Newa
Corliss Archer
Walter Winchell
Parky'sa
Abe Tony Martin
Alan Young
Cbe
Theater Guild
Abe Jim Backus
Abe Christopher Wells
Che
Horace Heldt
Buddy Weed
Abc West
Curt Massey
Christain
Mormon Tabernacles Choir
Sons of Harmony
Dave Dennis
First Baptist Church
WHPE
George Barnes
WHPRE
Bing Crosby
Trade Winds Tavern
Broadcast Schedule With Noted Cancellation
Radio and television timeline lists daily programs from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM including news summaries, music blocks, and features. It notes an announced cancellation to bring important news developments.
Sealed bids sought for High Point Junior High addition
WHPE-FM will accept sealed proposals for General Construction Heating Plumbing and Electrical Wiring for a High Point Junior High addition. Bids open January 21 1948 at 2 00 PM at East Russell Street office. Plans from Voorhees and Everhart require deposits 20 00 general 10 00 mechanical.
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Board of School, Commissioners of the City of
High Point
Russell Street
N. C
Voorhees and Everhart
Wachovia Bank
Board of 00 Commissioners
City of Point
Board OF School Commissioners
City OF
H. F. Carroll
Oak Hill School
Tyson T. Ferree
West Green St
Board OF School Commisspion City OF
Italy Signs Interim Pact With U S
In Rome on January 3 the United States and Italy signed an interim aid pact to tide Italy over until the Marshall plan starts. Premier de Gasperi and Foreign Minister Sforza signed for Italy with Ambassador Dunn for the U.S. The first allotment of 57 million covers cereals coal petroleum and other essentials to ease hunger and cold.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
James C. Dunn
Austria
France
U. S. Congress
Viminale Palace
de Gasperi
America
Pietro Campilli
Washington
Dunn
Marines Sail To bolster Greek forces from Morehead City
Under a $300 million Greek aid act the administration weighs shifting funds to military aid. Marines destined for the carrier Midway and three light cruisers head from Morehead City, N. C. for Greek and Italian ports, with a few hundred Marines aboard and a total crew of about 2,200 on the Midway plus 1,000 crew per cruiser. The Navy also plans ten destroyers in the Mediterranean to show the flag and train.
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Morehead City
N. C
Midway
E Navy
Mediterranean
Discovery Lead details TNT shipment and dock lockdown
Discovery Lead said the Trojan company consigned no TNT abroad but shipped large amounts to the army within the United States. Police said the cargo was brought to the dock by Hoff man Trucking of Belleville. William Hoffman admitted renting a truck to Machinery Processing Co. in New York City for about a year believed to haul machinery. The pier was closed and other ships tied up pending examination.
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Trojan Company
United States
Hoffman Trucking Company
Belleville
William Hoffman
Machinery Processing Co
180Th Street
Park Avenue
New York City
Coast Guard locates Spenger wreck survivors near Kodiak
A navy search plane found the broken cannery tender Spenger on the rocky coast opposite Kodiak Island and received signals from six survivors who were uninjured. The Matago headed toward the scene as a storm approached. Clover also moved to the site while rations and clothing were dropped.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Spenger
Kodiak Island
Coast Guard
Clover
College Instructor Enters Race For State Treasurer
RALEIGH January 3 Z W Frazelle 30 a graduate student and instructor at East Carolina Teachers college filed 75 dollars with the state board of elections and announced as Democratic candidate for state treasurer He is challenging the post held by Charles M Johnson of Raleigh who seeks the Democratic gubernatorial nomination Also running is State Representative James B Vogler of Charlotte Frazelle a Richlands native taught at Richlands high school after graduating from CTC in 1943 and served 18 months in the navy He plans an intensive campaign tour around mid March to visit every section of the state.
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Raleigh
Jan
Z. W. Frazelle
East Carolina Teachers College
State Board of Elections
Frazelle
Charles M. Johnson
James B. Vogler
Charlotte
Funeral Set For Girl Who Died Before Wedding
In Brooklyn, 19 year old Rose Somma to be honored with funeral tomorrow at the church where she planned to wed her childhood sweetheart John Scocozzo. The couple met in first grade and became engaged after military service ended. Rose fainted while trying on her wedding gown and died of a heart attack New Year’s Day.
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New York
Rose Somma
Brooklyn
Rose
John Scocozzo
John
Flanders backs middle path on meat rationing plan
Senator Flanders chairs an economic subcommittee that studied prices and shortages in the east. He favors stand by rationing legislation but opposes price ceilings, arguing a balanced approach can check prices without harming meat supply. He will seek guidance from the secretary and consult with OPA officials and Anderson before drafting bill.
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Flanders
Anderson
OPA
Retary
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Four Groups day extended export controls to 1949
A commerce official said the four groups day may not set other meetings for two to three weeks. Mr Truman extended authority to Harriman to run mandatory export controls and Johnson to regulate rail transport facilities. Both controls were extended to February 28, 1949.
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Truman
Harriman
DDT
Johnson
Fierce Fighting Reignites in Jerusalem Walled City
Violence returns to Jerusalem's old walled city with Jews and Arabs trading grenades and Molotov cocktails as heavy casualties mount. Eyewitnesses report the battle spreading to outer areas while gates remain closed under Arab control. About 1500 orthodox Jews remain besieged inside the city.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Holy Sepulchre Church
Associated Press
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