Veteran Raleigh Reporter Robin King Dies After Illness
Robin O King longtime Raleigh journalist and IRS deputy collector died after a 16 day illness following three operations. He led the Associated Press bureau in Raleigh and later worked for King Features Syndicate and International News Service. Funeral at Christ Episcopal Church with Masonic burial rites. He leaves a widow Kate Tarver and three sons plus a sister.
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Federal auto stamp sales lag behind last year
Federal auto stamps went on sale a week ago at the local post office, but only 200 had been sold yesterday. Officials noted last year’s first week sales were far higher than the total so far this year and urged all automobile owners to buy stamps early.
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Census finds 1.5 million more nonwhite workers in 1945
The Census Bureau reports an increase of about one and a half million non-white individuals employed in non-agricultural industries in 1945 compared with 1940, indicating significant shifts in the labor market during the war years.
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Census Bureau
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers
A new medical discovery used for stomach ulcers caused by excess acid. It claims to relieve pains quickly and also helps gas, indigestion, and heartburn. Lurin contains the pure form and is sold by Mann's End drug stores with a money back guarantee.
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Mann's End Drug
Enormous traffic forecast for Blue Ridge Parkway postwar
Western North Carolina communities will feel the impact of the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park after the war. Officials, including Thomas J. Allen, Sam P. Weems, and Blair Ross, outline postwar plans for parkway facilities, lodging, and tours along about 500 miles, with private enterprise shaping how visitors spend time along the route.
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House Speaker as Third in Line for Presidency Debate
The United States weighs succession rules as Congress considers Kefauver and Mahoney bills. If neither president nor vice president can serve, proposals would place the secretary of state or the speaker of the house next in line, with various contingencies clarified by the bills.
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Will Lawther Leads British Mine Workers Toward National Ownership
Will Lawther, 600000-strong National Union of Mine Workers president, backs public ownership of Britain's coal industry. He funds 40 Labour parliamentary candidates, says miners seek modernization and rights for people rather than profit, and has a storied record from pit boy to MP.
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Will Lawther
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Henry J York Wins Grand Prize in State Writing Contest
High Point representative Henry J. York captured the Grand Prize for the second time in the annual state wide contest for writing of new business. He earns War Bonds cash and a free trip to the Home Office in Columbus Ohio for himself and Mrs York. Last June he won a similar trip to the Cooperative Congress in Chicago Illinois.
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Ohio
Transport Gas Ration To Berlin Wednesday
Next Wednesday marks the start of the third period gasoline ration for transport and commercial vehicles. Applicants must bring a DDT certificate of war necessity and gasoline folder to the war price and rationing board, with applications due by July 15 or the ration will be reduced.
Harvesting Equipment Production in 1944 Surges Past 1943
Production value for harvesting equipment in 1944 reached 82.8 million dollars, up from 48 million in 1943. The data indicates a rising trend in agricultural machinery output during the period.
Main Street Methodist Opens Vacation Church School
The Main Street Methodist church will run a vacation church school from June 18 to 29, Monday to Friday 7 to 9 p m. for children aged 4 to 15. Miss Carlene Kearns leads with a team including Miss Zellen Allen Mrs P V Cox and others across inners primary junior and intermediate groups offering new evening classes.
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Carlene Kearns
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New Brazil Highway Links Ana to Niquelandia Pioneering Route
Engineers and coast gangs push a major southward highway from Ana to Niquelandia in the hinter state of Brazil. It forms the main link in the Trans highway and is slated for completion by mid 1945.
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Goiana
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Niquelandia
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