Guilford Superior Court Docket Includes Major Cases
A light two day Guilford Superior Court session opens with Judge Allen H. presiding in place of Judge Henry A. Major cases include Garland McGrigor charged with first degree burglary and C. C. Ollis accused of rape. Tafton Rabon faces voluntary manslaughter related to an automobile death. The controversial white mule poison liquor case involving the Nelsons and others is not on this term’s calendar. Ten defendants charged with larceny and paint theft from Marietta Paint were not arraigned.
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Guilford Superior Court
Allen H
Reidsville
Henry A
New Bern
Garland McGrigor
Gordy Street
McGrigor
Superior Court
Beret
C. C. Ollis
Briggs Avenue
Emma Chaterine Atkinson
Guilford County
Ollis
Tafton Strange Rabon
Elizabeth Lee
Jim
Marone Nelson
William Phieffer
John Archie
Nelsons
Marietta Paint Company
Two Injured In Automobile Collision
Two people suffered non serious injuries in a 1940 Chevrolet driven by F L Link and a 1940 Oldsmobile driven by Lewis E Palmer at the Lindsay Street Boulevard intersection. Mrs F L Link and Virginia Anderson were bruised and cut respectively. No charges were filed. A second incident injured Harry Gray after being struck by a car driven by Lloyd Rider at North Wrenn and East Washington streets. No charges were pressed.
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F. L. Link
High Point
Rt. 5
Lewis E. Palmer
North
Hamilton Street
Lindsay Street
Boulevard
Virginia Anderson
English Street
Harry Gray
East Washington Street
Lloyd T. Rider
Greensboro
North Wrenn
East Washington Streets
Gray
Girl in Runaway Case Leads Police to Arrest
A girl fleeing with Howard from Denison near Madill Oklahoma stopped for candy. The storekeeper alerted police, and the taxi was nabbed at Madill. Denton county attorney W. K. Baldridge and Sheriff Roy Moore transported her to Denton. The diary noted "Places I have been since I ran away."
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Denison
Madill
Okla
Howard
Denton County
W. K. Baldridge
Roy Moore
Gentry
Doctor Frederick Taylor Improves After Heart Attack
Attending physicians report Dr. Frederick R. Taylor, hospitalized in High Point Memorial after a heart attack, is much improved. He remains in bed but shows steady progress over several days and is on the road to recovery.
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Frederick R. Taylor
High Point Memorial Hospital
Taylor
Muting of Chiang Sees Harbin Turned Over
Reports from Peiping say a Chinese mayor and staff have taken over Harbin's administration though troops have not yet arrived due to bad weather delaying transport planes. Ground forces wait near Mukden for orders, while peace talks with government delegates resume at Chungking. The Communists protest a National army drive into Jehol and report fresh advances in Shantung.
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Muting
Peiping
Harbin
Mukden
Chungking
Jehol
Shantung
Wage hikes, walkouts loom in national industrial disputes
The AFL and allied unions push for a $2 daily wage rise across steel, aluminum, iron plants, with 700,000 workers at risk of a countrywide strike. In meat packing, 135,000 AFL members threaten action if wages do not rise before Friday, plus 200,000 packing workers join a Jan. 16 walkout. Violent clashes near a Western Rio plant prompt police alerts in Kearny, while U S conciliation aims to unite 17 Western Electric workers and plan a nationwide strike of 200,000 electrical industry employees.
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Washington
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
AFL
United Packinghouse
Kearny
N. J
Big Western Ric Co
U. S
New Jersey
New York City
New York
CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Tornado Rips Through Nacogdoches Area Causing Injuries
A tornado struck near Nacogdoches causing extensive damage and 137 injuries. Homes collapsed in a Negro section, four women killed at their residences, and power outages ensued after a Texas Power and Light substation was hit. Emergency hospitals opened, and state guards helped. about half the injured were Black.
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Nacogdoches
Texas Power and Light Company
City Memorial Hospital
State Guard
Palestine
Clawson
Lafee
North Texas
Decatour
Tex
Fort Worth
Denver
Wichita Falls
Dallas
San Antonio
Zacharias memorandum on Pearl Harbor warning cited in 1942
In a 1942 memorandum Zacharias warned Admiral Kimmel and Captain Smith about possible Pearl Harbor attack and how to avert disaster. William W. Smith then vice admiral was Kimmel’s chief of staff in 1941. Senator Ferguson said the committee will hear Zacharias as a witness.
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Alias
Naval
Adm
E. Kimmel
Smith
Pearl Harbor
William W. Smith
Kimmel
Hawaii
Zacharias
Milo F. Draemel
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Western Electric strike threat loom as union vows wage hike
Western (NFTW) plans action against Western Electric with walkout talk and potential picket lines at exchanges in 42 states. ACEW leaders discuss the wage dispute with Western Electric officials as Fitzsimmons touts a 30 percent demand, while noting the union is at its wit's end.
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NFTW
Western Electric
Fitzsimmons
Western Electroiurr
American Telephone and Telegraph ‘Company
Bellisystem
ACEW
Beirne
Stock Leaders Fail To Draw Support
Buyers nibble at selected rails and industrials but many leaders falter. Notable for rises were Wilson & Co after its first dividend since 1937 while others such as Chrysler Southern Railway Western Union A Sperry Boeing Westinghouse Anaconda and Kennecott trended lower amid mixed action across New York stocks.
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New York
N. Y
Central
Southern Pacific
Chicago & Eastern Ill
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Montgomery Ward
Consolidated Edison
Shamrock Oil
American Water Works
Wilson & Co
Chrysler
Southern Railway
Western Union
Sperry
Boeing, Westinghouse, Anaconda and
Kennecott
del Lack & W
Doug Aire
Pitt
Alaska
Elec Auto Lt
Alleghany
Elec
al Chem & Dye
Firestone
Gen Foods
Gillette
Reynolds
Goodrich
Goodyear
Ltd Brands
At&t
B&o
K Groe
Barnsdall
Libby O
Cal
Bendix Aviat
Ligg & Myers B
Ind
Beth
Lockheed
Boeing Airpl
Loews
Stewart Warner
Briges Mig
Lorillard
Studebaker
United Atri
Ches & O
United Drug
Olum G & E
NY Cent
United Fruit
Nor Pac
US Smelt & Ref
Consol
Ohio
US Steel
Pac Ga&ee Va Caro Chem
Cotton futures open higher as grains drift steady
Cotton futures opened unchanged to 15 cents a bale higher with nearby contracts at 24.59 to 24.55. Market closed 15 cents per bale lower to 25 cents higher. Livestock in Chicago reports USDA salable hogs and cattle inventories with varied price shifts across categories. beef cows and bulls show mixed movement as week ends.
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New York
Eevee Fe Cova
Chicago
USDA
Funeral Rites For James Melvin Roberts At South Side Baptist
James Melvin Roberts 83 of 309 Polk Street died Friday morning. Funeral at South Side Baptist Church Sunday at 2 PM with one hour of viewing beforehand. Interment at Tradin Fort Baptist Cemetery near Salisbury.
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M. Roberts
Thomasville
James Melvin Roberts
Polk Street
South Side Baptist Church
Tradin Fort Baptist Cemetery
Salisbury
Betty Aline Osborne Funeral Services Held
Betty Aline Osborne six died at a local hospital Thursday morning. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 10 30 in the chapel of Koonce funeral home with Rev. O L Ruth in charge. Music was by Mrs A T Lilly. Pallbearers were Leon Woolard Robert L Mounce S F Ball and Richard K Huff. Interment at Oakwood cemetery. Mrs D L Adkins funeral details follow: Mrs D J Adkins seventy seven will be buried in Adkin family cemetery after services at N A Adkins home Penhoke Va.
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Jeff Gallimore
Denton
Portsmouth
Pital
Sechrest
Cecil Haworth
Central Friends Church
Staley
iColon C. Crawford
Tom Presnell
Edward Ward
D. R. Hedrick
Guy Loftin
Edgar Johnson
Argie Wood
Norman Osborne
Greensboro
Betty Aline Osborne
Koonce F Funeral Home
O. L. Ruth
A. T. Lilly
Leon Woolard
Robert L. Mounce
S. F. Ball
Richard K. Huff
Oakwood Cemetery
D. L. Adkins
D. J. Adkins
S. Main Street
N. A. Adkins
Penhoke
Koonce Funeral Home
Adkin Family
Collection Of County Taxes Up For 1945
County taxes for 1945 rose about two percent from 1944. Deputy tax collector T. R. Short said 77.91 percent of taxes were collected in 1945, up from 75.19 percent in 1944, with total receipts of 1,424,537 dollars. The local office will stay open Tuesday and Thursday evenings to list 1946 taxes, urging owners to list early to avoid a last minute rush.
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T. R. Short
Short
Wellington Street Declared Passable by City Manager
City Manager Roy Braden said Wellington Street now has a gravel coating and arranged drainage to remain passable for the rest of winter. Curbs and tires are paused due to weather. no more excavations. Twenty six property owners along the section were charged a combined 3388 dollars in September for curbs gutters and gravel.
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Wellington Street
Roy Braden
Trade in France Depends on Raw Materials and Production
Businessmen discuss France’s trade prospects after the franc devaluation. They warn that French production hinges on raw material imports, as Europe lacks stocks. Supplies would require imports from North and South America, delaying barter trade for many European countries.
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France
Europe
North
South America
Black Cat Becomes Police Officer's Misfortune
A local officer named Ray killed a stray black cat on Thursday. While cleaning his gun the next day he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Police say he had long practiced gun cleaning and roughly blames the cat for the incident.
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Ray
Seven Divorces Filed in City Court This Year
Municipal court records show seven divorce actions filed since January, six on two years separation grounds and one for adultery. Petitions include Robert Glenn Reid seeking annulment from Mary Loraine Collins Reid, and A. ar % is seeking divorce on adultery grounds. Other actions list Perry James v Cleater Mae James, Paul T. Bant v Grace Bryant, Paul Barber v Avis B Barber, Ruth Morgan Rhodes v Melvin B Rhodes, and J Peel v.
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Municipal Court
M. W. Nash
Robert Glenn Reid
Mary Loraine Collins Reid
Aeeet A
Ane Taviance
Perry James
Cleater Mae James
Paul T. Bant
Grace Bryant
Paul Barber
Avis B. Barber
Ruth Morgan Rhodes
Melvin B. Rhodes
J. Peel
Fire Put Out Before Fire Truck Arrives
Firemen were summoned to 423 Meredith Street to extinguish a small kitchen fire caused by faulty wiring in an electric stove. The blaze was put out before firefighters arrived.
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Charlie Franklin
Meredith Street
Dr. Conrad Named Supply Pastor at Allen Jay Church
The Allen Jay Baptist church announces Dr. A. B. Conrad has been elected as supply pastor and will deliver the sermon tomorrow at 11 a m. at the church.
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Johns Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak St
John Wayne
Jeff's Crust Drug Store
N. Main ST
Elliott Floral Go
R. Glenn Callicutt
Garner
P. P
U. S. Gamer
Agency
Mation
Rolloon el
Matinee
Billy Wade
Charlie Carr
Darrell & CO
Blackstone
Blossom & Possum
Solice
Wiggt Punt
Morrie
Shirley Ross
Miss Juliet
Frederick Taylor
Chiang
G. I
W. High St
Sideloff Oil and Coal CO
Baptist
The
United States
Col
Chalmers G. Hall
Walter Reed Hospital
North Wilkesboro
M. C
Hall
Shenandoah
World Today
Carolina
DR. B. F. Thomas
Saunders
Maurice French
Maurice
Main
Walgreen's
North Carolina
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Nelson Florist
Francis B. Nelson
Minnie Lee
Steed
Ruby Tyner
Getty Trotter
Pauline Hedgecock
Princess Beauty Shop
Main &T
Point's
Washington Street
Ilberics
Pei Aquzs
T. Center Theatre
Screen Guild Productions, Inc
Wachovia Bank
George H. Dobbins, JR
N. Hamilton St
Westinghouse Dealer Utility Appliance CO
S. Main St
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