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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1946
Page
2
John W. Snyder was sworn in as the 53rd secretary of the jury in Washington on June 25. President attended and shook hands with onlookers. Ex-secretary Fred M. Vinson, now Chief Justice, administered the oath hours after leaving the secretary post. Alfalfa is also known as lucern.
CPA decisions on essential deferable projects were limited by a control order issued March 26. Officials note much construction began before the order and could legally proceed, while applications surged in the following 11 weeks. Denials totaled 647 thousand dollars, approvals 1.37 billion.
France granted 723000 divorces in the first fifty years after legal divorce became allowed. The year 1928 saw an all time high of 28505 divorces in the country.
In normal times nearly one person and many cattle and sheep are enslaved annually in the United States to supply meat to about 130,000,000 people.
Initial returns show OConor with 88 816 votes in 982 of 1331 precincts ahead of Radcliffe who has 64 930 in a tight seven man GOP field. Lane led for 78 convention delegates while Tawes trailed with 62 803 votes, Baldwin ranked third with 31 558, McKeldin and Markey named as major nominees.
A broad covering move lifted cotton futures with some positions over 2 a bale, lifting New Orleans prices 1.20 to 1.55 above the virus close. In Newark, cotton sold above 30 cents per pound for the first time since June 2, 1924, with July at 30.40 cents.
Raleigh readers will see the state board of elections meet Saturday to certify last Saturday's Democratic runoff results for fifth and sixth district congressional races and local contests. Unofficial returns show John H. Folger leading Thurmond Chatham in the fifth district by a margin, and Rep Carl T. Durham defeating E. Earle Rives by 1,798 votes.
Nations debated a French plan to internationalize Trieste for 10 years with final sovereignty by plebiscite, while arguing over the Italian-Yugoslav frontier and Italian naval units. Molotov Ky renes discussed the proposal with Bevin as London weighed its stance amid deadlocked talks.
Spence Barkley announced that a majority of seven delegates from each house signed the committee recommendations. Taft and Milli kin did not sign. Radcliffe was home for a primary election. Conferees expect Crawford to sign. The plan creates a three member decontrol board and shifts farm product control to the Agriculture Secretary. It includes a 30 day repricing window for OPA and sets subsidies at 1 billion dollars with next pay cycle ending April 1. The House aims for a 10 am EST meeting and quick passage may push Senate action today.
Duke University awarded 146 degrees at a commencement led by Rear Adm. Laurence Toombs Dubose, with 65 Navy V-12 graduates receiving commissions. Notable graduates included Marie Lovette Foote of Birmingham and Ger Muriel Theodorsen of Hampton, the first woman from Duke College of Engineering.
House leaders press for a one-page extension to March 31 to keep the draft alive. Eisenhower and Patterson favor an all volunteer force if possible and oppose drafting a single man. Senate expected to approve after a brief two-hour session.
The article reports on U.S. efforts to permit press reporting from UNRRA operations while the Soviet Union blocks access. President Truman notes satisfactory arrangements exist for American reporters in UNRRA receiving countries except the USSR. Acheson says Russia rejected protests over news censorship in Romania and expelled Christian Science Monitor photographer Reuben Markham from Moscow and Bucharest.
Irregular trading in New York stocks with gains for Bethlehem Goodrich Woolworth J I Case American Water Works Public Service of N J American Can Air Reduction Texas Co and Southern Pacific. Small declines for General Motors Montgomery Ward Boeing International Nickel Westinghouse Army & Ohio and General Electric. Cotton futures rise five cents a bale with July at 29.88 October 29.97 and December 30.08. dry goods activity muted as price control bill looms and rayon goods stay routine.
Livestock in Chicago reports salable hogs 4,000 total and cattle 4,000 with calves 500. Hogs steady to active with prices 14.85 per cwt. cattle mostly steady to weak with beef prices down week to date. Washington NC Irish potato market unchanged at 2.25 per hundred pounds with 1,462 carloads shipped yesterday as growers await government support.
Emergency salary boosts approved by the 1945 North Carolina General Assembly will continue next year for teachers and state employees earning $3,600 or less. Assistant budget director B G Deyton said the extra ten dollars a month depends on adequate tax revenue. The note on county counts appears incidental.
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