Furniture Market Opens With Glamour As Miss America Tours
Buyers flood the Southern Furniture Exhibition as a ten story addition opens. Miss America 1949 Jacque Mercer draws crowds while trade officials and press gather for early coverage. Analysts note potential stocking shifts due to Korea tensions with optimism for a strong midsummer show.
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Jacque Mercer
Allene Stearn
Home Furnishing
Lillian
W. Kerr Scott
Thomas C. Blaisdell
U. S
Commerce Department
Paul Casey
Carl Durham
Max Meeks
Graham Takes Over at Woman's College
In Greensboro on July 10 Dr. Edward K. Graham began as administrative head of the Greensboro unit of the University of North Carolina. He succeeds Dr. W C Jackson who retired June 30 after 18 years as chancellor of Woman's College.
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Greensboro
Edward K. Graham
University of North Carolina
Woman's College
W. C. Jackson
Seven Killed In State Over Past Weekend
A violent death toll rose in North Carolina with six auto fatalities over the weekend and one road collapse death. Notable losses include Dewey Lennon and spouse in a Clarkton two car crash, and James Hardaway in a 100 foot fall from Fancy Gap Mountain near Mt. Airy.
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North Carolina
Dewey Lennon
Clarkton
Morehead City
William P. Mattocks
Swansboro
Mattocks
James Hardaway
Harlem
Fancy Gap Mountain
Mt. Airy
Mary Brackett
Spindale
T. E. Hightower
Russell Phillips
Forest City
Daniel Baxter Graham
Atlantic Coast Line
Hope Mills
Graham
J. H. Gipson
Gipson
South Carolina Democrats set to vote as Byrnes runs
South Carolina voters head to the polls to pick nominees for governor and U S senator amid fights over states rights and segregation. James F Byrnes seeks a comeback as a four way gubernatorial race unfolds while Thurmond and Johnston duel in the senate contest. A first time in 74 years a Black candidate seeks a post beyond county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
J. Strom Thurmond
Olin D. Johnston
House of Representatives
Johnston
Thurmond
Senate
Truman
Thomas E. Pope
Democratic Party
Korea War Seen As Prolonged Struggle For U S
A column argues Russia aims to bleed Democracies by war and blockades, forcing costly American airlifts and long military engagement. It cites Korea and Formosa as steps to strain U S resources while Soviet satellites handle heavy fighting. The piece notes draft expansion and sustained U S arms flows to allies.
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Western
Ilin
America
Irain
Moscow
Russia
North Korea
South Korea
Korean Peninsula
South Korean
John M. Hightower
Washington
Hightower
U. S
Europe
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Korea
China
United Nations
Formosa
United States
Chiang Kaishek
Another Major Walkout By Trainmen Threatened
Chicago July 10. With one major rail walkout ended the nation faced another today as three unions consider a strike to back pay and shorter hours. The cooling off period ends Saturday and federal mediators report progress while officials seek settlement to keep transport arteries open during Korea actions.
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Chicago
AFL
Truman
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Rock Island
Rock Islands
National Railay Mediation Board
U. S
United Nations
Korea
Stock Mart Firm Weak as Radio Television Slips
New York July 10 Weakness in radio and television stocks contrasted with steadier overall markets. Television issues led declines around three points amid rearmament fears and electronic supply needs. Radio Corporation, Zenith, Motorola, Admiral, and Emerson sold off, while U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Packard, Chrysler, and others advanced. Several utilities and industrials fell including American Telephone and Du Pont.
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New York
Radio Corporation
Zenith
Motorola Admiral Corporation
Emerson Radio
VU. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Packard
Chrysler
Willys-Overland
United Aircraft
Douglas Aircraft
Cuban American Sugar
West Indies Sugar
Union Carbide
American Woolen
Pennsylvania R.A
Southern Pacific
Texas Company
Goodrich
Montgomery Ward
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
Allied Chemical
du Pont
American Tobacco
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
U. S. Gypsum
Southerners Confident of FEPC Failure
Washington July 10 Senate leaders prepare a test vote on a Fair Employment Practices Commission bill. Senator Lucas doubts 64 votes for a debate gag. if unable to limit debate he will drop efforts this session. Democratic leaders urge turnout as the issue shapes civil rights within the party.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Truman
FEPC
William M. Boyle, Jr
Vemnensee S
United States Mobilizes Five Division Strike Force for Korea
The army orders the 2nd Infantry Division and additional units from Ft. Lewis Ft. Bragg Ft. Campbell Ft. Hood and Ft. Benning to move toward the Far East. A marine division awaits transport as the wider plan to aid General MacArthur accelerates amid manpower concerns and debate on conscription versus volunteer forces.
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Elton C
Fay Washington
United States
2Nd Infantry
Far East
South Korea
Pentagon
National Guard
Ft. Lewis
Wash
82Nd Airborne
Ft. Bragg
N. C
11Th Airborne
Ft. Campbell, Ky
2Nd Armored
Ft. Hood
Tex
3Rd Infantry
Ft. Benning
Washington
San Francisco
MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Appropriations Boost Farm Funds by 46 Million
The Senate appropriations committee added 46 million to farm funds in the large annual bill financing government agencies for the next fiscal year. Key cash items include 473 million for the production and marketing administration 75 million for agricultural research 65 million for the forest service and 29 million for Farmers Home Administration. Additional 28 million for extension service and 550.35 million in loans plus 15 million boosts to Farmers Home Administration and Rural Electrification Administration to broaden rural power and telephone services.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Production and Marketing Administration
The
Agricultural Research Administration
Forest Service
Farmers Home Administration
Extension Service
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
McCormick Nominated As Undersecretary of Agriculture
President Truman nominates Clarence J. McCormick of Indiana for undersecretary of agriculture. McCormick, a Knox County Farm Bureau president and Indiana Farm Bureau director, runs three farms near Vincennes and previously led CCC corn and soybean work in Washington. He also serves with the Columbus Ohio Livestock Producers association.
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Washington
Truman
Clarence J. McCormick
Indiana
McCormick
Knox County Farm Bureau
Indiana Farm Bureau
National Farm Bureau Federation
Brannan
Columbus
Ohio
Livestock Producers Association
Vincennes
Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Equality and opportunity clash in democrat governance
In Around Capitol Square Lynn Nisbet argues that democratic principles favor individual rights and equal opportunity but often conflict with majority rule and special privileges. He recalls Aycock’s education pledge, rural road bonds by Johnson and Scott, and notes ongoing debates over school funding and road mileage in North Carolina.
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Lynn Nisbet
Charles B. Aycock
Bourgeon
Aycock
Charlie Johnson
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
State Board of Education
State Highway Commission
Lost U S Battalion Fights Free as Koreans Advance
North Korean first division pressure closes in toward Taejon as allied air and ground forces push back. The lost U S battalion escaped a trap after two days, while seven American soldiers were found shot in the face, not part of the battalion. MacArthur reports renewed enemy activity near Chochiwon and Umsong with tanks knocked out on highways.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Taejon
South Korea
U.S
D. C. Gates
Texas
MacArthur
Chochiwon
Chonan
Chinchon
Umssong-Chungju
Umsong
Chungju
United Nations
Earthquakes Take Big Toll In Colombia
Severe weekend earthquakes devastate North Santander with at least 123 dead and possibly higher tolls. Gov and federal aid rush doctors nurses tents supplies as telegraphs fail and roads split. Towns including Arboledas Cucutilla and Salazar suffer heavy damage and several churches are destroyed.
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Bogota
Colombia
Santander
Mariano Ospina Perez
Arboledas
Cucutilla
Barrientos
Quebradahonda
Montecristo
Salazar
San Jose de Avila
Mutizeua
Toledo
Cali
Durania
FE Tiempo
Cucuta
New York
Fordham University
Seis Ph
John Carroll University
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Miss America
Fred Flagler, JR
Enterprise
National Party
Lester L. Bates
Marcus A. Stone
A. J. Clement, Jr
Charleston
L. Mendel Rivers
J. P. Richards
J. L. McMillan
Columbia City
Sam B. Coughton
John J. Riley
Sumter
Hugo S. Sims
Dewitt MacKenzie
Fort Bragg
Army
Public Information Office
Thomas B. Swirczynski
Oklahoma City
PIO
Oklahoma
Capitol Square
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