Convention ride and war news mix in wartime briefing
The Democratic convention heats up with speeches in Chicago as labor secretary Perkins questions tradition. Across the Atlantic Allied and Axis moves unfold with bombings, naval actions, and talks of a wartime settlement as Truman visits Germany. In North Carolina, poison alcohol deaths rise with police pursuing suppliers.
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Labor
Perkins
William B. Bankhead
James A. Farley
Chicago
Germany
Switzerland
Great Britain
Brest
France
Bergen
Norway
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Britain
Italy
Air Ministry
Great Britaan
U. S. Sea Air
Third Fleet
Japan
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Muroran
Nippon Oil Co
Kudamatsu Honshu
Pacific
Navy
Korea
Eager
Honshu
China
Kyushu
Nagoya
Truman
Churchill
Berlin
Reichstag
Stalin
Molotov
Potsdam
Barney M. Giles
Eighth Air Force
John Lowdermilk
Bugboard Gears Plan Invading Vladivostok With Spiders
A mock confession from a fictional villain describes secret operatives using a bugboard to unleash a spider invasion on Vladivostok. He claims a water buffalo aide will join a Central America safari to gather 100000 tarantulas and overwhelm the city.
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Erative 13
Andrei Gromyko
Remeber
Gromyko
Bugboard
Vladivostok
Central America
Wedgwood Exhibit Opens In Raleigh Hall Of History
An 18th century Wedgwood display of nearly one hundred pieces opens at the Hall of History in Raleigh. Loaned from the Wedgwood Museum in England, the exhibit travels from New York to Detroit and San Francisco before returning abroad. The August 11 unveiling of a local clay-pit marker for Josiah Wedgwood’s 1767 clay source in Macon County will feature descendant Mr. Hensleigh Wedgwood. The collection includes jasper pieces, basalt-like black porcelain, and a Portland Vase replica, with emphasis on practical beauty and notable pieces like Queen’s Ware.
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William 8
Powell Raleigh
Wedgwood
Hall of History
Wedgwood Museum
Barlaston
England
United States
New York
Detroit
San Francisco
Macon
Josiah Wedgwood
Hensleigh Wedgwood
Thomas Bentley
London
Norton Defends Stomach Cancer Detection Unit
Dr J W Norton state health officer defends the mobile stomach cancer detection unit stationed in Durham amid criticism from Buncombe county doctors. He notes about 2000 examinations completed with a plan to issue an appraisal after 10,000 X rays and stresses the unit does not create a false sense of security while directing patients to private physicians for further study.
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Durham
J. W. Norton
Buncombe County
Asheville
Norton
Light guided dispensers aid hospital infection fight
A beam of light powers automatic alcohol and liquid soap dispensers in hospitals. Photoelectric relays, or electric eyes, control the discharge, replacing traditional manual methods to improve hygiene and reduce infection risk.
Laura K Halker rites held at Immaculate Heart
Solemn requiem Mass was offered for Mrs. Laura K Halker at Immaculate Heart of Mary. She had lived in the city since 1910 and died at 400 Barker Street after a brief illness. Funeral details followed with pallbearers and choir participation noted.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary
Laura K. Halker
Harry Halker
Robert J. MacMillan
Francis J. Gorham
St. Leo’s Church
Winston-Salem
Robert Donahue
Diocese of
Raleigh
MacMillan
C. W. von Drehle
Chris Schultheiss
J. M. Phillips
Frank von Drehle
Austin Neely
Clarence Schuletheiss
Melva Price
Halker
Barker Street
Tabor City
Herbert B. Williams
Conway
S. C
Insman,Cox and Gore
P. C. Gant
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Forest Lawn
A. C. Williams
Ernest
A. C. Jr
High Point
Willard Garrell
Gordon Carmachiel
Liston Tanner
Marion
A. W. Thomas
Randleman
A. M. Barker
Jo Anna Ream
T. E. Lassiter
Troy F. Farlow
Joseph M. Farlow
Greensboro
St. Paul's Methodist Church
A. James Clemmer
Carolina Gas Official Accusations Stir Hearing Noise
Harry Littman, counsel for Piedmont Natural Gas Co., accused J Murrey Atkins of Carolina Natural Gas Corp. of making false statements to the Charlotte city council. Littman presented Atkins’ letter as evidence stating it was vilifying and misleading. The letter claimed Piedmont’s proposed distribution would harm public interests and that gas delivery would be insufficient to meet eight cities’ needs.
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Washington
Harry Littman
Piedmont Natural Gas Co
J. Murrey Atkins
Carolina Natural Gas Corp
Charlotte
Piedmont
Littman
Atkins
North
South Carolina
Trans- Continental Gas Pipeline Corp
Carolina Gas
Commission
Transcontinental
Carolina
North Carolina
Timberland Areas Highlight Illinois Timber Resources
A report notes Illinois has 3 400 000 acres of timberland as a significant resource while describing the big horn sheep and its adult ram with spiral horns weighing up to 20 pounds each.
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Illinois
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General Assembly
High
Bill Chambers
Charles Lucas
Stuart
Fountain
Charles Hunsucker
Pete Jones
Hunsucker
Randy Voorhees
Clyde Ward
Rome
Joshua Reynolds
Elizabeth
Nebraska
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
National Geographic Society
High Point Camera Club
Ted Hethcock
Thomasville
Dutchess
D. Clark Johnson
Mable Hargett
Johnson
Cynthia
Herbert Williams
A. E. Lassiter
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