Thomasville Council Debates Polio Precautions and Spray Plan
The Thomasville City Council met to discuss polio precautions including restricting public gatherings to under sixteen and potentially closing the Memorial Park pool. A plan to spray the city with DDT was approved in a closed session, with funding from city resources and civic clubs. Polio funds were raised at a Hi-Toms game and will be forwarded to a Greensboro hospital. no new local cases were reported, though a four case count referenced Route 1.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Leorn
Memorial Park
Rotary Club
Thomasville Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hi-Toms
Finch Field
High Point Jaycees
Polio Hospital
Greensboro
Hi- Toms
Point Jaycees
Lexington
Mills
Richard Lloyd
Tom Lloyd
Julian Avenue
M. Cooksey
Landis Estate Valuation Set at 20 000 to 50 000
Los Angeles July 14 Carole Landis estate expected to total twenty thousand to fifty thousand dollars her lawyers disclosed Attorney Jerry Giesler who represented her in the divorce from her fourth husband W Horace Schmidlapp read the will yesterday in the presence of relatives.
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Los Angeles
Carole Landis
Jerry Giesler
W. Horace Schmidlapp
Truman convention wind up stirs Barkley second place debate
Dispatches from Washington say President Truman will close the convention with an acceptance speech while Senator Barkley withholds public comment on a No. 2 ticket spot. Alabama and Southern delegates threaten walkouts over civil rights planks as Dixie minority voices push for states’ rights.
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Convention Hall
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Barkley
Alabama
Trumen
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Handy Ellis
Dixie
Congress
Platform Committee
Dan Moody
Texas
Chauncey Sparks
Clyde Ho
Assassination Attempt Shocks Italy’s Left in Rome
In Rome chaos erupts as police clash with demonstrators during a general strike. Togliatti is wounded by gunfire while De Gasperi and ministers convene in special session to address an uneasy national mood. The assailant, a Sicily visitor, is captured.
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Rome
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Sicily
Labor union shop compromise reached in Washington
Workers details show UMW District 5 leader John Busarello calling the pact a victory for Lewis and miners. The strike reduced Western Pennsylvania coal output by 1.35 million tons. Carnegie-Illinois and U S Steel reported multi thousand ton daily losses while others maintained peak production despite coal cuts. Stockpiles could cover two to three weeks.
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Steel
UMW
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UMW District 5
Pittsburgh
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Carnegie- Illinois
U. S. Steel Corp
North Carolina polio outbreak cited as nation's worst since 1946
National Foundation medical director projects up to 900 cases as the North Carolina polio outbreak continues. Dr. Hart E Van Riper, speaking in New York, calls this year's outbreak the worst since Minnesota's 1946 epidemic, with 584 cases reported locally and 675 in 1935. A U S Public Health Service official vowed full health department efforts after a conference with Dr Norton and others.
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State Board of Health
Hart E. van Riper
New York
North Carolina
Minnesota
U.S. Public Health Service
Norton
Drought Strains East Cattle Pastures in Raleigh Area
Demots notes Raleigh typifies the dry East with just over half an inch of rain in 35 days compared with normal five inches. Showers occurred statewide but were widely scattered and offered little relief.
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Demots
Soviet reply on Berlin blockade hangs in doubt
Panyushkin refused to reveal Moscow’s stance on the American protest urging lifting the blockade. Western powers expect a UN appeal if Moscow rejects while acceptance could ease tensions by allowing modification or removal. Berlin’s Taegliche Rundschau mocked Western protests as “laughable” as Gen. Clay met with advisers on a western German government plan. The Great Bustard, a 30 pound bird, is noted.
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Kremlin
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Berlin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Taegliche Rundschau
Moscow
Western
Germany
Russia
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Frankfurt
Thomasville Postal Receipts Hit Record High This Year
Thomasville post office posted fiscal year receipts of 103 584.05 ending June 30 reporting by Postmaster Paul Green. The 1946-47 year was 74 192.14 with calendar year 1936 at 40 119.52. Mail volume growth spurs plans for a parcel post annex and bids from three property owners.
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Thomasville
Paul Green
Hever
Debating draft bill as Henry Cabotte urges better planning
Henry Cabotte of Massachusetts argues in debate that saving dollars and manpower requires a sound strategic plan to prevent waste through overlap ping and practical measures. He advocates traditional methods to preserve essential forces.
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Henry Cabotte
Mass
What To Do For That Sluggish Down and Out Feeling
An old time remedy claims to restore energy by building up red blood cells and blood strength. The ad praises SSS Tonic and 88S Tonie for increasing digestion, appetite, sleep, and overall vigor, promising better health, color, and fitness with widespread bottle sales and drugstore availability.
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