Steel Outlook Grim as Nationwide Strike Looms in 1946
The steel industry reports a 1945 drop of about 10 million tons amid coal strike fallout and manpower shortages, with 548000 workers idle. Production fell from 89.64 million tons in 1944 to about 79-80 million in 1945, as contracts were canceled and mills faced coal supply constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
INS
Em'so Ag
Enga
Europe
Pacific
America
UMW
United States Steel Corporation
Bessemer
Bessemer and
Crucible Steel
Eg Oe
How to set a definite date with a high school crush
A lighthearted guidance piece on turning vague invitations into firm plans. It advises casual confident replies to avoid scaring him away and suggests concrete date ideas like dances, social events, or casual gatherings. It also invites readers to seek personal advice from Elinor Williams at the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opper
Joe
Jack
Bill
Joan
Linda
Jane
Reach &S
Elinor Williams
DDT as an insect killer cautions and uses
The 1946 King Features Syndicate article explains DDT's dual action on insects, its toxic risks to humans, and safety measures for users. It lists household pests it can combat and practical spraying guidelines while noting flammable solutions and the need to cover food and utensils during use. It also includes unrelated Q and A health questions.
West Falls Short in Midgame Hearts and Diamonds
Bridge column analyzes a deal where East underled and West shifted to clubs risking the defense. West's heart king lead and East's questionable actions shape the play as declarer conquers a doubled contract with an overtrick. The narrator notes the defense flaws and strategic missteps by East and West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
Dummy
East
Declarer
Association To Aid Illegitimate Children Forms Worldwide Charity
Miss Mary Rizzotto of Hingham Massachusetts announced the formation of the World Children’s Foundation a non profit charity chartered December 17 in Massachusetts. The group aims to aid illegitimate children of American soldiers abroad and support unwed mothers across Europe with thousands of such children reported in Algiers and Italy.
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New York
Mary Rizzotto
Hingham
Mass
Red Cross
World Children's Foundation
Massachusetts
Europe
Algiers
Italy
Laundry worker finds $1000 in trouser bill
Mary Fletcher, an employee at a Milwaukee laundry, discovered a bill inside a pair of trousers destined for cleaning totaling $1000. She notified the owner and received a reward for the find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Mary Fletcher
Miss Fletcher
Oldest Greek Ring Believed to Bear Mycenaean Inscription
A ring unearthed with an inscription is dated to the Mycenaean period, marking it as among the oldest Greek artifacts. Experts identify the inscription as typical of early Hellenic script, suggesting ceremonial or personal ownership.
Arnold To Head Thomasville Paralysis Drive
George H. Arnold, superintendent of the Thomasville school system, is named chair of the local infantile paralysis fund campaign. The drive runs January 14 through January 24 with quotas of two thousand dollars for the city and a smaller rural target. four polio cases were cared for in Thomasville last year at about one thousand four hundred dollars.
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W. N
Arnold
Thomasville
George H. Arnold
Thor
Cen
National Foundation For
Apprenticeship School For Returning Veterans In Raleigh
The state highway and public works commission opened an apprentice school at its repair shop in Raleigh to train returning veterans in machine work carpentry and mechanics. Approved by the veterans education committee, the program aims to supply skilled workers for the postwar highway building program.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Veterans’ ‘Education Committee
Highway Department
Nebraska appoints McMullan and Hughes as admirals
Named admirals in the great navy of the state of Nebraska are Attorney General Harry McMullan and Movement Attorney General Hughes J. The appointments were made by Nebraska's Dwight Griswold.
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Raleigh
State of
Nebraska
Harry McMullan
Moveant
Hughes J
Dwight Gris, Wold
Emperor Hirohito’s white stallion sails to United States
First Frost the famed white stallion from Hirohito's stables was loaded onto a Liberty ship in Yokohama and will appear on San Francisco docks within two weeks. Lt. Dick Ryan, a former Hollywood stuntman, will showcase the horse at veterans’ hospitals and civic events, after turning down film offers. The Japan Racing Association offered the horse to General MacArthur, who declined, and the horse was transferred to Ryan for 1000 yen.
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Yokohama
First Frost
Emperor Hirohito Imperial Stables
San Francisco
Meiji Stadium
United States
Dick Ryan
Ryan
Japan Racing Association
General MacArthur
U. S. Army
North Carolina Flue-Cured Tobacco Acreage Raised for 1946
An authorized 10 percent increase in flue-cured tobacco acreage for 1946 was announced. NC state acreage rises from 749,142 to 838,436 acres under a blanket allotment granted to all flue-cured tobacco farmers by Secretary of Agriculture Anderson.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Anderson
Meeker City Official A L Marak Resigns Posts
A L Marak resigns as city marshal night watchman and water superintendent to devote time to other work. He is an electrician plumber printer pressman and emergency type setter for the Meeker Herald. He also helps as Seiten in a cafe run by his wife.
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Meeker, Okla
A. L. Marak
Marak
The
Meeker Herald
Seiten
Sale Of Auto Tags Here Is Behind 1945
Thelma Ryan of the Carolina Motor Club reports 1946 automobile license plates in High Point are running over a thousand behind last year at this date. She warns about long lines if purchases are delayed until month end. Office hours and sales details are provided.
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High Point
Thelma Ryan
Carolina Motor Club
Motor Club
College Street
College Sports Professors Declare Bowl Games Corrupt
Dr John A Hannah president of Michigan State College told the National Collegiate Athletic Association that intercollegiate athletics are being prostituted for money in post season football bowls He urged de emphasis on the bowl business by football coaches and colleges alike to treat athletics as an educational activity.
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ST. Louis
John A. Hannah
Michigan State College
Hannah
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Eagles Fly High In Minnesota
In northern Minnesota a power company uses an airplane to inspect a high line after inspectors report attacks by dogs bees and goats. The eagle flights shorten eight hour trips to weeks on foot but inspectors say bald eagles have forced them off course several times as they work through forested areas.
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Norman Agathon
International News Service
Taba
Carolina
Buckley
Mann
Jeff
Sweet Stuff
van Johnson
Hermann Bundesen
A. J
King Features Syndicate
Ine
Malpass & Kearns Food Market
Florida
Frankfurters
Imac
N. C
Enterprise
Secretary OF Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Gov
Cherry
W. Scott Kerr
Commissioner of Agriculture
Herbert Bonner
Association To Aid
Minnesota
Mary
PCA
Buffalo
Knoxville
McNair
Community Hardware Co., Inc
Thomasville, N. C
N. C. Crop Improvement Association
Mammoth
Virginia
John F. McNair, Incorporated
Laurinburg, N. C
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