Thomasville Merchants Plan to Form Chamber of Commerce
The Thomasville Merchants Association met in January naming Curtis M Fields L Cridges and Homer Beck to cooperate with the Junior Chamber to organize a Chamber of Commerce. Officers election was postponed to the next meeting. Presiding was G M Sper.
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Thomasville
Curtis M. Fields
L. Cridges
Homer Beck
Amber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
G. M. Sper
Duke of Alba to become grandfather in London
The Duke of Alba announces he will be a grandfather. His daughter the Duchess of Montoro and her husband, married last October, are arriving tomorrow from a honeymoon in the United States.
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Buke
London
Duke of Alba
Duchess of Montoro
United States
Senators Call to End Ruhr Strikes in Washington Style
Russian papers in Berlin report U S Representatives Richards and Bolton urging Ruhr workers be compelled to return to work, rejecting bayonet or forceful policies as a Washington solution to the western Germany food crisis. Illinois cheese production reaches 60 million pounds in 1944.
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Berlin
U. S. Congress
Ruhr
Washington
Germany
Rep. Richards
D-Sc
Rep
Bolton
Ohio
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Illinois
Greensboro Jurist Targets Black Market in Germany
Journalist Hal Boyle reports on Judge E Earl Rives of Greensboro N C leading an Army inquiry into black market activities by Americans in Berlin While some claim plenty of looting by occupiers many Americans in Germany help locals and work hard to fund relief efforts The piece contrasts corrupt conduct with Americans who support German families and pay their own way in dollars and sterling
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Hal Boyle Nework
Berlin
Germany
E. Earle Rives
Greensboro
N. C
Kenneth Royall
Europe
United States
U. S
America
Hal
China
Charley
Burns Fatal to 18 Month Old Child in High Point
George L. Gideon Jr. 18 months died at High Point hospital after burns from hot water in the kitchen. Survived by parents George and Mrs. Gideon and grandparents Rev. J. P. Harriss and Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gideon of the city. Funeral Friday 2:30 p.m. at Haizlip's chapel led by Rev. S. A. Speight.
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George L. Gideon, Jr
George Gideon
Leonard Street
High Point Hospital
J. P. Harriss
Matthew Gideon
Haizlip's
S. A. Speight
Legion
John McLean
The
American Legion
Myrtle Williams
Windly Street
Viola Strickland
Hoover Street
Hich Point Hospital
Boulserd
Charlotte Hope
Clothing Drive Starts in Thomasville Sunday
Thomasville leaders announce the overseas clothing drive will start Sunday January 25 with collection in the First Baptist church basement. Three women from each downtown church will serve on the packing committee and a date for packing will be announced later. Local church civic groups and school pupils are expected to assist. Also noted are 49 Mexican War veteran dependents on U.S. pension rolls at end of 1946 and a note on giant Nile perch reaching 200 pounds.
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Thomasville
Calvin Leonard
Thomasville Ministerial Association
First Baptist Church
Retired Thomasville Sportsman Capt. G. A. Evans Dies
Capt. G Arthur Evans 70 a renowned Thomasville huntsman and bird dog trainer died after a long illness. Born March 17 1877 in England he served in the Boer War and moved to America in 1903 where he led the Thomasville Shooting Club and later ran a hosiery mill. He helped organize Boy Scouts and Home Guards unit Co L. He married Carrie Suggs in 1903 who died in 1945. Surviving are two daughters, three sons, nine grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services will be at Memorial Methodist Church with burial in the city cemetery.
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Thomasville
G. Arthur Evans
Henry M. Easley
W. Guilford Street
Evans
Dorshettshire
England
John
Catherine Montague Evans
Sandhurst Military College
Eaton College
America
Southern Finishing Company
Maurice Mills
Boy Scouts
Co. L
Home Guards
Carrie Suggs
Henry Easley
Ann Arabella Evans
Beresford B. Evans
Charles M. Evans
Rt. 1
George A. Evans
Quitman
Britain May Propose Western European Alliance
A government source said Britain may propose a political economic and military alliance with France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The London press reported Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin would outline a western European treaty during two days of foreign policy debate in the House of Commons.
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London
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Commission on Korea Rejects Division of Korea
The United Nations Commission on Korea said it does not recognize the division of Korea into American and Russian occupation zones. In a radio message to Koreans the commission stated it would rather pack up and go home than be idle spectators of a faked election. The commission is here to supervise a nationwide free election and aid self government.
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United Nations Commission On Korea
Korea
Thief Leaves Jacket With Name Behind in Carlisle Break
A burglar entered a house in Carlisle while 11 state policemen were quartered there. He upset dishes in a window and fled, leaving a jacket bearing his name and address, though the thief’s identity was not disclosed.
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McCarlisle
Radio Network Schedules and Time Zone Notes
Radio program listings note Eastern Standard times with adjustments for Central Mountain zones. Stations may shift relay times to fit local schedules. Last minute changes are not included in the listings.
Evening Radio Schedule Dense With Comedy Drama and News
A detailed 24 hour radio grid lists programs across networks from 6:00 to 12:00, including news, talk, music, and variety shows. Notable items feature Beulah Show, Lowell Thomas repeats, Burns & Allen, Henry Abirich Family, and Eddie Cantor, with multiple abc, cbs, mbs, and abe entries.
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Cbs Network
Abec-East
Nhbe
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Cbs
Abe Jack Smith
Song
Cbs Daily
Abe
Guy Lombardo
Abe Rob Crosby
Dhs
Queen
Harkness
Abe Ed Murrow
Ebs
Henry Abirich
Abe F.B
Vera Holly
Burns & Allen
Abc
Mr. Keen
Billy Rose
Mutle Hall
al Jolson
Abe Dick Haymes
Willie Piper
Gabriel Heatter
Rime Photog
Abe Rud
America
Our Children
Eddie Cantor
Lenny Herman
Earl Godwin
Abe West
Hoover Plan Sparks Senate Review of European Recovery
Senator Wiley George and Smith pledged careful study of Herbert Hoover's six point constructive modification to separate charity from business. Hoover urged restraint on exports and suggested scaling back the 6.8 billion dollar Marshall plan, with gifts up to 3 billion possible for food coal fertilizers and cotton. Senate discussions follow Sen. Vandenberg's foreign relations panel request, while Connally offered no immediate comment.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
Congress
Wiley
R-Wis
George
D-Ga
Smith
Sandenberg
Connally Tex
WHPE Radio Schedule and News This Evening
A listing of noon to sign off radio programs on WHPE including news updates, music blocks, and features such as The Trail Rider Rainbow Rendezvous and Polk V Festival. The notice warns that all programs may be interrupted or cancelled to cover important news developments.
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Slim Wick
WHPE
Bing Crosby
Cotton Demand to Drop If Marshall Plan Shelved
Read Dunn Jr and Royall Brandis of the National Cotton Council warn overseas demand would fall if the Marshall Plan is delayed beyond April 4. The ERP delay could deplete stocks and curb consumption due to dollar shortages, even as George C. Marshall planned a nationally broadcast appeal for a $6.8 billion European aid package.
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Atlanta
Read Dunn, Jr
Royall Brandis
National Cotton Council of America
Council
George C. Marshall
National Cotton Council
Fort Benning
Marshall
CBS
Brandis
Dunn
Eye loss reduces field of vision by about one fifth
A report notes that losing an eye does not cut the field of vision in half but decreases it by roughly twenty percent, indicating a smaller impact on overall sight than might be expected.
Winston Gets Prominent Speakers
Three gubernatorial candidates and six wildlife authorities will speak at the North Carolina Wildlife Federation third annual meeting in Winston-Salem. Invitations went to all governor candidates. six have accepted including R. Mayne Albright and Charles M. Johnson of Raleigh and Oscar Barker of Durham. Other speakers include Judge F. Donald Phillips and U S Fish and Wildlife Service official Clarence Cottam.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Wildlife Federation
Winston-Salem
P. K. Gravely
Rocky Mount
Federation
R. Mayne Albright
Charles M. Johnson
Oscar Barker
Durham
Superior Court
F. Donald Phillips
Rockingham
Clarence Cottam
Washington
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Carl D. Shoemaker
National Wildlife Federation
Backache and leg pains hint at kidney trouble
Warning about tired kidneys and signs like backache, leg pains, swelling, and disturbed sleep. Advises asking a druggist for Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, as a long used remedy for kidney and bladder issues.
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Dean
Dean’s
Happy Relief
Doan
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