Operators Demand WLB Enforce Illinois Contract Ruling
In Washington July 23 operators in major coal regions pressed the War Labor Board to enforce its June directive requiring miners to sign a contract without pay for underground travel time. Illinois seeks portal-to-portal pay in a model agreement with UMW, while union spokesmen note broader moves toward similar deals with $1.25 daily portal pay and 8 hour days.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Illinois Coal Operators Association
War Labor Board
WLB
Illinois
Illinois Group
R. L. Ireland, Jr
Edward R. Burke
Southern —— Committee
Gregg Cherry to Join Legion Memorial Exercises
R Gregg Cherry of Gastonia gubernatorial candidate joins Robert E Stevens of Goldsboro and S Amos Maynard of Greensboro in dedication exercises for the American Legion memorial at Line Hill cemetery in Burlington on Sunday.
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Burlington
R. Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
Robert E. Stevens
Goldsboro
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
S. Amos Maynard
Greensboro
American Legion
Line Hill Cemetery
Drownings Reported in Matthews Area
Evelyn Diane Haywood, two, drowned in a tub of water at her grandparents home near Matthews, County Police Chief Henry C. Severs reported.
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Charlotte
Evelyn Diane Haywood
Matthews
Henry C. Severs
War Relocation and Balkans War Games Stir Washington
Washington reports push for sweeping changes by the War Relocation Authority to retrain Japanese American policy. Chandler-led Senate probe urges mass return or farm placement for loyal citizens while tougher screening for others is debated. Separately Allied plans weigh a Balkan campaign andTurkish entry as U S editors monitor postwar policy shifts.
Farm Census Expects Major Increase in Uncultivated Land
Raleigh July 23. Frank Parker statistician for the Department of Agriculture said the department's annual State farm census for 1942 would show a tremendous increase in land under cultivation. The census covering acreages and crop figures for about 280 farms is expected to be issued within the fortnight.
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Raleigh
Frank Parker
Department of Agriculture
Revenue Department Faces Record Shortage of Auditors
Raleigh July 23. The State Revenue Department reports a severe lack of specialized staff, especially in auditing and collecting. Despite funding for 25 new auditors, most positions remain unfilled with no applications on file.
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Raleigh
State Revenue Department
Edwin Gill
Paying Father Time TEN YEARS AGO July 23 1933
Local notes recount Thos W Sprinkle addressing the American Legion Auxiliary on FIDAC veterans in ten nations. Also the Kearns Wood family reunion planned for Asheboro on August 6 at 11 am. Other items report travel, visits, and a California earthquake. Wiley Post aviation record and Roosevelt forest land funding noted.
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Thos. W. Sprinkle
J. C. Welch
American Legion Auxiliary
FIDAC
Kearns-Wood
Asheboro
Thieves Blow Safe at Asheboro Feed Office
Twenty years ago on July 23 1928 thieves dynamited the Asheboro wholesale feed dealer W A Davis office near the railroad. The blast shattered the building ceiling and walls, leaving $1000 in the safe while the culprits fled in fright and caused widespread damage.
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W. A Davis
Asheboro
Mihaley Elected to Rabbinical Council Executive
At the Rabbinical Council of America annual convention in New York Rabbi Eugene Mihaley of High Point Hebrew congregation was chosen to the council's executive committee. The national body gathers orthodox spiritual leaders from across the faith.
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New York
Rabbinical Council of America
Eugene Mihaley
High Point Hebrew Congregation
The
Rabbinical Council
North Carolina Probes Labor Recruiters From Out of State
Revenue Commissioner Edwin Gill announced the state is investigating ten cases of labor recruiting by out-of-state employers. Officials seek to determine if recruiters paid a $500 license fee. Operating without a state license is a misdemeanor with up to a $1,000 fine.
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Raleigh
Revenue
Edwin Gill
North Carolina
War Time Health Advices Home Delivery For Babies
Wartime conditions push some mothers to consider home delivery. If normal pregnancy, prepare a dedicated room with light ventilation and essential items such as rubber sheeting enema bag bed-pan sanitary pads and basic medicines. The physician provides additional equipment and care remains under medical supervision.
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NEA
Resent
Deense
Chaplin Sues Film Figure for 1 Million Dollars
Charles Chaplin filed a 1 million dollar suit in New York Supreme Court naming David O. Selznick and four film companies as defendants. He alleges United Artists stockholders authorized a 300 thousand dollar loan to acquire titles and contracts for Keys of the Kingdom Claudia and Jane Eyre. The suit seeks an accounting of profits. Defendants include United Artists, 20th Century Fox, David O. Selznick Productions, Vanguard Films, and Selznick.
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New York
Charles Chaplain
Supreme Court
David O. Selznick
United Artists Corp
Selznick
Claudia
Chaplain
20Th Century- Fox Film Corp
United Artists
20Th Century-Fox
David O. Selznick Productions, Inc
Vanguard Films, Inc
Two Men Arrested in City Street Truckie Joint
RAMBLING GAMBLING SALT LAKE CITY Two men were arrested in a truck parked on a city street. Police Inspector B Record said it was a portable bookie joint the citys first and that two long lines of customers were waiting to lay wagers. FIGHTERS FORTUNE HOUSTON Tex Workers at the Houston Shipbuilding Corp s yard are spending their spare minutes collecting wampum trinkets which might catch the eye of a south Pacific native. The trinkets will go to fighting men in that area where United States cash has no appeal.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
United States
War Relocation Authority
Senate
Happy” Chandler
Kentucky
Commonwealths
Stockades
Armed Services
White House
Uncle Sam
Hirohito
Chandler
Army
Navy
Blue Grass
Rockies
United
North Atlantic
Deneen J. Watson
Maine
Maryland
New York
G.O.P
William H. Wills
Vermont
Robert Low Bacon
New York State Republican Committee
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Christian A. Herter
Boston
Massachusetts General Court
Wendell Willkie
Harris F. Spangler
Mum
Republican National Committee
Crusade
John J. Raskob
Joe Robinson
Association
F.D.R
Outfit
Roosevelt
Salt Lake City
Houston
Tex
Houston Shipbuilding Corps Yard
Radio Schedule for Friday July 23 1948
Friday schedule lists daily programs from Luscheee Davee to The Eese Reporter with music features talks news and church services. Highlights include The Guiding Light The Funny Money Men and Fred Waring's Orchestra. Evening lineup adds Talk by Congressman Jobe Veiga and Coast Guard On Parade.
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Luscheee Davee
Merine Gane
Beverly Mahr
Senge
Carey Lenemire
Lonely Wemer
Ma Perkins
Art Dixon
Alice Cornell
Piedmont Farm
Ceee
Rane
News of the World
Dick Leibert
Orgeriet
Nelle Revell
the Herd Wey
Bebe Ruth Te Porsce
Shorty
Sue
Peter Lewely
Coast Guard
Mr. Jar
Dr. Watso
Don Dunphy
Abe Lyman
Gabriel Heatter
Brewster Boy
Harry Wismer
Tommy Riggs
Betty Lou
John Vandercook
Bob Hawk
John B. Hughes
Bill Stern
Alec Templeton
Korn Kobblers
Paul Schubert
Elmer Davis
Dancing Music Orches
Nbe
Fred Waring
Nbe-Wi
Amment
Muste
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Powell
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Gene Autry
Stardust
Vaond & She
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Broadhurst
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Seleventh
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Japan
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Burma
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Cairo
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Anne Barter
Gene
Stooges
Overland Mail
Rome
Addie Lomax
Winston-Salem
Polly Weber
Danville
W. B. Hall
Eunice P. Williard
Caswell County
Coy
Elmer Moose, Jr
Badin
Wiley Post
Oregon
D. F. Payne
J. A. Campbell
Orellia Abee
W. R. Sprinkle
Annie Beck
Hamlet
Douglas Pegram
California
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High Point
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Rand
Teak
Blu
Bla
Obe
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Mens
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Kidd
Lee
Rabbi Mihaly
Rabbanical Council
Thomas D. Masters
Chaplin
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Mentary
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Tsanaveens
War— Parker
Our Navy
A. Coke Cecil
A. E. Galloway
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