State-Wide Safety School Opens Here Thursday
Ten safety inspectors and other personnel from the North Carolina labor lines attend a two day safety training school at the Sheraton Hotel led by J. S. Butcher of Washington DC. Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford opens the session with various state officials and industry representatives. The event prepares inspectors for an industry wide survey of the North Carolina wood furniture sector across more than 200 plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Labor Department
Thomasville Chair Company
J. Robert Williams
Engine heat powers new simple car cabin warmer
A straightforward warming system for closed cars has been patented. It uses the engine’s heat to warm the cabin efficiently.
Marshall Hall Elected President of Trust Co of Georgia
Marshall B. Hall, vice president and director of Adams-Millis from 1941 to 1943, was elected president and a director of the Trust Company of Georgia after the 57th annual shareholders meeting in Atlanta. A Texan, Hall began his banking career in New York and later joined the Trust Company in 1943, with ties to Atlanta civic and church groups.
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Marshall B. Hall
Adams-Millis Corporation
Trust Company of Georgia
John A. Sibley
Atlanta
Hall
National Bank of Commerce
New York
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Texas
Eastman Gaines Business College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Adams Mills
Capital City Country Club
New York Southern Society
Biltmore Forest
Asheville
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Wake Forest Law School Sponsors Lecture Series
Wake Forest Law School hosts a lecture series on criminal law with talks by William H. Murdoch J Harry Sample Hugh Wilson Hathaway Cross and Prof Lake. Topics include prosecutorial work probation supervision pardons parole system and prison reform in North Carolina. Also notes on coal mine mine railroads and fast electric locomotives moving 35 mph pulling 12 ton loads.
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Wake Forest
North Carolina
Beverly Lake
William H. Murdoch
Durham
10Th Judicial District
J. Harry Sample
Probation Commission
Hugh Wilson
Central Prison
Raleigh
Hathaway Cross
Wake Forest Law School
Lake
Maryland Man May Be Tried In This State
Maryland liquor dealer Sam Gildar faces extradition to North Carolina on conspiracy to sell whisky in dry areas. Judge M MosER considers Maryland extradition law amendments retroactive to pending cases. Governor Lane has ordered Gildar sent to North Carolina. Gildar’s lawyers argue sales occurred in Maryland where liquor is legal.
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Baltimore
Sam Gildar
North Carolina
State Legislative Council
Maryland
M. Moser
Lane
Gildar
Moser
Local Radio Network Programs Time Zone Note
Eastern standard time governs the network schedule with subtractive adjustments for other zones. Central subtracts one hour, mountain subtracts two hours. Some stations shift relay times to fit local schedules. Last minute changes are not included.
Evening Radio Schedule Snapshot With Names and Programs
A detailed daily radio programming list runs from 6:15 pm to midnight featuring a mix of music, comedy, drama, news, and variety shows. Notable programs include Dennis Day Comedy, The Great Gildersleeve, Abbott & Costello, Groucho Marx Quiz, Bing Crosby, and Jimmy Durante, with multiple networked repeats and regional variations.
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Abc
Cbs Network
Abc- West
Mbs-West
Cbs
Chicago Orchestra
Cbs East Lum & Abner
Cbs West
Lowell Thomas
Beulah
Cbs News
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Jack Smith
Abc News
Abe Bob Crosby
Kaltenborn
Abe
Murrow
Cba
Dennis Day
Abc the Scarlet Queen
Great Gildersleeve
Dr. Christian
Vox Pop
Abe Quiet
Billy Rose
Duffy Tavern
Abe Mark Warnew
Abbott & Costello
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Abe Whistler
Jimmy Durante
Abe Tony Martin
Abe-West
Scout Leaders In Thomasville Plan Program
Thomasville scouts plan an anniversary week February 6 to 12 and a Uwharrie council dinner January 16 honoring Dr. E K Fretwell of New York City. Events include theater parties, Scout Sunday, parent nights, camping demos, and town official for a day.
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Thomasville
Boy Scouts of America
Uwharrie Council
E. K. Fretwell
New York City
United States
Fretwell
Mills
Joe Johnsdn
Paul D. Hassler
O. Lloyd Turner
Legion Auxiliary Unit B Meeting Date Set
The Ladies Auxiliary Unit B of American Legion Post 196 will be Friday at 7 p.m. with Mr. and Mrs. William Keeble 821 Fairview St. Members are urged to attend.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans
E. Washington St
Jaycee Week Proclaimed by High Point Mayor
Mayor Earl N. Phillips designates January 14 21 as Jaycee Week to honor the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The high point event is Bosses Night and Key Man Award on January 16 at Emerywood Country Club for the year 1947 service. Similar recognitions occur in 1 550 U S communities and Chattanooga will honor 10 outstanding men nationally.
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Earl N. Phillips
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Emerywood Country Club
Phillips
High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Jaycee
U. S
Tobacco Prices Up In Old Belt Marts
Raleigh reports on January 14 that old belt markets sold 1,185,296 pounds of tobacco on Monday at an average 30.04 per hundred pounds, up 2.40 from Friday. Season totals reach 275,445,787 pounds at 38.25 per hundred.
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Raleigh
Old Belt
State Department of Agriculture
Executrix Notice for Lula G Gentry Estate in High Point
Mary Gentry Walker as executrix of Lula G. Gentry of High Point North Carolina notifies all claimants to present their claims within one year from first publication. Debtors are asked to settle promptly. Notice dated December 15 1947 from New Castle Pennsylvania. D P Whitley Jr Deputy Clerk Guilford County Superior Court.
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Lula G. Gentry
High Point
North Carolina
Mary Gentry Walker
Fairfield Avenue
New Castle
Pennsylvania
D. P. Whitley, Jr
Guilford County
Arkansas Supreme Court voids about 1750 divorces from new division
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the 1947 act creating a second Pulaski chancery division and appointing Mrs. Ruth Hale was unconstitutional. It voids roughly 1,750 divorce petitions granted since last February and extends to other acts of Hale’s court, while a dissent argues only lack of de facto standing.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Pulaski
Chancery Court
Supreme Court
Ruth Hale
Chancery
Arkansas
Griffin Smith
Hale
Coal mining safety improves over four decades
The Bituminous Coal Institute reports that in this country coal mining is twice as safe as 40 years ago in man-hours worked and more than four times safer in tonnage produced.
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Bituminous Coal Institute
Snakes Die When Left Too Long in Sun
Snakes perish if exposed to prolonged heat in direct sun, highlighting risks of sun exposure for reptiles.
Hig Point Youth Council elects Boyd as president
Joseph D. Boyd a Melrose Hosiery Mills official and Central Christian church pastor was elected president of Hig Point Youth Council a city wide inter denominational inter racial group. The meeting drew 100 plus attendees and outlined Youth Month observances across High Point in February committee reports were heard and plans progressed. More youth clubs and churches participated than before. Plans for city wide Youth Month activities are forming and will be announced soon. Ninety one percent of U S bituminous coal is mechanically cut over 58 percent mechanically loaded and only four percent mined by pick and shovel.
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Joseph D. Boyd
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Central Christian Church
Hig Point
U. S
1947 U S Bituminous Coal Exports Rise to Europe
The Bituminous Coal Institute says U S exports to Europe in 1947 reached unprecedented levels to aid post war industrial recovery.
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U. S
Europe
The
Bituminous Coal Institute
Three Days Cough Signals Danger to Health
A persistent cough may lead to chronic bronchitis if untreated. Creomulsion claims to target the bronchial membranes with beechwood creosote and other medicines to loosen phlegm and soothe inflammation without narcotics. If it does not help quickly, the ad offers a money back guarantee.
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Pgsay
J. Edgar Kennedy
North Carolina Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Will . Creel
Reece Shore
W. G. Watson
J. Earle Umstead
Wilmington
E. D. Whitley, Jr
Greenville
John R. Bulla
Greensboro
Harry E. Billings
Salisbury
W. M. Shaw
Thomas B. Tyson
Charlotte
Ee W. King
Helmut Dantine
Andrea King
West End
Joan Crawford
Dana Andrews
Henry Fonda
Gene
Gene Autry
Paramount
Gene Tierney
Rex Harrison
George Sanders
Mrs. Muir
Rialto
Danduryea
Joan Bennett
G. Robinson
Zorro
Rhars
Frank Albertson
Barbara Reed
N. C
Swan Lake
Galles Reise
Greensboro Music Co
West Market St
Marvin McDonald
Tyrone
Mi Eae
Joan Blondell
Coleen Gray
Marshall Hall Heads Trust Co
Georgia
Associated Press News
WHPE
WHPRE
George Barnes
Freddy Martin
Blue Ridge Buddies
Dixie F.M
George Washington
Duke
Bernard Mason
Mason
Los Angeles
California
First Methodist Church
Union
Scout Leaders
Hossanna
Odd Fellows Hall
Kernersville
Smith Brothers
Main ST
Maeda
America
North Carolina Committee
United States Brewers Foundation
Sam M. Blount
Sarite
Insurance
Ralenth
North Carolmnia
Youth Council
Boyd
Dize Tent & Awning CO
Dize
Willowbrook &T
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