State workers gain 3 percent raise effective July first
Raleigh June 26 1941 Under a decree of the state advisory labor commission a three per cent pay increase for all state employees will become effective July 1 The action was taken at a meeting which also transferred 63000 a year from the state labor department to the state veterans commission The raise is in addition to the existing minimum of 2600 annually and may be reduced by the allocated 10 per cent bonus if funds allow later actions set new salary classifications for highway and works commissions with the pay scales rising about three per cent including the consolidation of high rank posts and new positions in health insurance and tuberculosis control agencies.
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Raleigh
State Advisory
Ite Labor Department
Veterans’ Commission
General Assembly
State Highway and i Works Commission
State Highway Patrol
W. Vance Baise
Ad Department
Veterans Commission
Division “Tuberculosis Control
Rct
Veterans Commission fills posts in Raleigh meeting
Raleigh June 26 The veterans commission named Burgin Pennell of Raleigh as commander and Wil A Moore of Kinston as a new member. Maj Gen William C Lee could not serve due to health. Eight others were appointed, with S Amos Maynard named secretary and 8S Kirby of Charlotte as vice commander. Moore is a World War I and II veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Veterans Commission
Burgin Pennell
Wil A. Moore
Kinston
Moore
Kirby
Charlotte
Vicecom
Amos Maynard Boro
William C. Lee
CAP Cadets Return From Two Week Training Camp
Eleven CAP cadets aged 15 to 17 returned from a two week encampment at Laurinburg Maxton air base under Capt Callaham. They received air corps training including line crew work drill and courtesy with a cross country trip in a C 47. Captain Callaham noted new equipment from AAFTC and urged an affordable storage building for ongoing training. The squadron, part of the Civil Air Patrol under US Army Air Forces, was inspected by Capt Ed Young.
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Civil Air Patrol Cadets
Paul Callaham
CAP
Laurinburg-Maxton Air Base
Army Air Force
Callaham
Air Corps
Donal Goins
Robert Ferree
Clifford Simpson
Clarence Bulla
Gillespie
Steve Hassapelis
Mason Brown
John Stone
Edwin Hightower
Bill Underwood
Olen G. Hall
CAPC
Calianam
AAFTC
Army
Civil Air Patrol
United States Army Air Force Training Command
Ed Young
United States Army Air Force
Pacific Area
Texas Roots Shaped Admiral Nimitz Early Life
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Ocean area, was raised in Texas and did not see salt water until age sixteen, a notable origin detail.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Ocean Area
Texas
Postwar policy clashes shape Jones Wallace tariff debate
The article outlines Jesse Jones's break with Roosevelt and alignment with Henry Wallace on postwar industry plans and RFC leverage. It notes opposition to expansion of reciprocal tariffs, the role of Will Clayton in possible future policy, and criticism of diplomats negotiating trade terms. It mentions Kaiser Higgins Reynolds and others as intended beneficiaries of a government backed high wage, high price scheme.
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Jesse Holman
Jones
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Sam
Texan
F.D.R
Lone Star Democrats
C.so
Chicago
Wallace
Houston
United States
RFC
Japan
Washington
Uncle Sam
Mr. Wallace
Henry J. Kaiser
Andrew Jackson Higgins
R. J. Reynolds
James E. Murray
Montana
R. J. Thomas
Union of Automobile Workers of America
C.I.O
Henry Ford
Willow Run
Philip Murray
Sidney Hillman
Truman
Senate
Jesse
State Department
House
Ways and Mean
Carlos P. Taft
South America
U. S
Congress
Will L. Clayton
Ten Year Toll in U S Fire Losses Reaches 3 Billion
The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports aggregate property losses from fires in the United States during the ten years ending December 31, 1944, totaled about 3 billion dollars. Matches and smoking remain the leading ignition sources.
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New York
INS
United States
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Doughton Honored by UNC in Sesquicentennial Commencement
The University of North Carolina awards a doctor of laws to Representative Robert L. Doughton, celebrating a career rooted in public service and rural roots. The tribute recalls his rise from a Tar Heel born to a trusted House Ways and Means chair, delivering for farmers and voters alike.
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Doughton
University of North Carolina
Robert L. Doughton
Bob Doughton
School of Hard Knocks
Mr. Doughton
House of Representatives
Eighth
Congress
Ways and Means
Bob
Roosevelt
Fdr
Truman
Speeding Motorist Threats Highlighted by Gunfire Risks
The article warns that speeding motorists can be dangerous as bullets fired at tires threaten nearby people. It notes rising incidents of shooting cases in the state and states that motorists have been killed without trial.
Bee Trees and Swarming Becomes Rural Study
In the country at Aunt Jo’s, a noted art explores bee trees. Bees swarm when restless and may abandon hives for hollow gum trees in deep woods, a scene likened to finding honey in a home-provided source.
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Aunt Jo
Rts
Beekeeping Trouble as Swarm Targets Illinois Man
A New York Times report recounts Helge Johnson of Illinois facing a $1 to $10 daily fine per loose animal for a massive bee swarm he cannot control. The city ordinance threatens a total liability of up to 120 million dollars if the swarm remains uncurbed, with a judge granting extra time until next Tuesday to corral the 400 000 bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Illinois
Helge Johnson
Johnson
The Rise of the Goober in The Nation's Business
Art Brown reviews peanuts rise from fringe to big money status noting wartime impact and Dr. George Washington Carver’s prior advocacy at Tuskegee. The piece highlights peanuts as a potential protein source if meat supplies fail, and traces peanut products’ industry value.
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Art Brown
George Washington Carver
Tuskeegee
Tiny Tot War Bond Prizes Set For Vote Contest
Interest grows in the Tiny Tot contest tied to The Pep Parade show with two war bonds awarded to the top boy and girl by votes. Prizes include smaller awards for all entries as tally stands with twenty three contestants listed and scores ranging from 10 to 1170.
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Sanders Dallas
Dallas
Feign
Kenneth Canady
Allen Lennon
Dickey Jarvis
Judith Elizabeth Cameron
A Smith
Elizabeth Oldham
Local contest scoreboard seen at Cecil's Drug Store window
Linda Hairr ten Emma Lackey thirty five and Barbara Lynn len four hundred compete in a contest with proceeds from the play and contest donated to the High Point Memo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Hairr
Emma Lackey
Barbara Lynn Ilen
Cecil
High Point Memo
Captain Tyson Returns to Moore General Swannanoa
Capt T D Tyson former Burrus hospital staff, after three years overseas, returns to Swannanoa NC as chief of woman s surgical section and obstetrics at Swannanoa hospital. His family moves to Swannanoa to be with him. Tyson served with the 38th evacuation hospital in North Africa Sicily and Italy. El Salvador is the smallest of the middle American states.
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Soar
T. D. Tyson
Burrus Hospital
Moore Raltal
Swannanoa
N. C
Ptain Tyson
Swannanoa Hospital
Tyson
States
38Th
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Youre Not Too Old To Feel Young
This ad promotes Tromone a new medical formula of vitamins and hormones claimed to restore vim vigor and enjoyment for middle aged men. It asserts added years need not dampen pleasures and urges follow the label directions with sale through Mann Drug and druggists everywhere.
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Mann
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