Stamp Collectors Face Schedule of Air Mail Breaks
Local postmaster announces multiple experimental and international air mail services. Flights to Los Angeles begin July with philatelic mail handling and cachet options. Marianna Florida starts July. international service to Saudi Arabia Algeria Tunisia and Libya around late June with special rates. Collectors may use authorized agents or local postmasters for guidance and return of souvenir covers.
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Clark
Los Angeles
Alif
Air Mail Field
Air Mail
Marianna
Florida
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
New York
N. Y
Boston
Mass
Saudi Arabia
Algeria
Tunisia
Alegria
Washington
Libya
An At
Destrotal
Collesure
A and
Western Air, Inc
Maple sugar venture spans fifty thousand Canadian farmers
About 50,000 Canadian farmers and landowners engage in maple sugar production. A wandering albatross covered 3000 miles in nine days, illustrating remarkable animal endurance.
Guilford County Realty Transfers High Point Township
Guilford County real estate transfers list shows Frances W. Montgomery to W P Montgomery on Hamilton Street and Clara Mae Teachey to Grady A Palmer on Thissell Street. Transfers include P W Cooper to Walter G Coble in Springdale and W A Smoak guardian to James R Deaton, two thirds in two Brentwood lots.
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High Point Township
Frances W. Montgomery
W. P. Montgomery
Hamilton Street
Clara Mae Teachey
Grady A. Palmer
Thissell Street
P. W. Cooper
Walter G. Coble
Springdale Developing Company, Incorporated
W. A. Smoak
Guardian
James R. Deaton
Brentwood Avenue
E. C. Nelson
Raymond Allred
Vail
Union Street
G. Marsh
Hal W. Shipwash
Gordon Stiles
Edward L. Tise
D. H. Cole
Death of Bachman Rothrock Barrier in North Carolina
Bach man Rothrock Barrier of Linwood died suddenly at age 58. He was born January 5, 1888 in Rowan County and survived by a widow four sons four daughters eight grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Bachman R. Barrier
Lexington
Bachman Rothrock Barrier
Eugene Buie
J. Linwood
Rowan County
Grace Barnes Barrier
Linwood
Norman
Earl Barrier
Leonard Barrier
Thomasville
Jack Barrier
High Point
James R. Kenerly
Edward Kepley
Rt. 1
Salisbury
F. R. Smith, Jr
Winston-Salem
C. R. Barrier
Hi Point
P. A
R. F. Barrier
Spencer
Scott Shuping
Greensboro
Veto clash deepens as UN moves toward Spanish crisis
The United Nations Security Council faced heavy veto use over Spain with Gromyko blocking action and Mexico’s Castillo Najera criticizing veto abuse. Baruch urged openness in future meetings while discussions on forming subcommittees to unite US and Soviet atomic plans continued. The issue risks paralyzing council activity and may shift to the General Assembly in September.
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Security Council
Ates
U. S
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Gromyko
Francisco Castillo Najera
Mexico
Castillo Najera
General Assembly
Poland
Oscar Lange
Council
Assembly
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Mt Vernon Church Presents Play Tonight at Trinity High
Mt Vernon church stages three act comedy Up on the Hill to Paradise by Lillian Mor timer tonight at Trinity high school auditorium. Curtain rises at 8 p m with the church presenting the performance for local parishioners and area residents.
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Paradise
Lillian Mortimer
Trinity High School
Mt. Vernon Church
Coin Toss Chooses Robeson Township Constable
In Gaddy township Robeson county a run off between Lee Shephard and W E Pate tied at 134 votes each. The state board declines to intervene and county officials hold a coin toss to decide the nomination winner with Shephard favored.
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Raleigh
State Board of Elections
Robeson Counnty
Lee Shephard
W. E. Pate
Gaddy Township
Robeson Elections Board
State Board
J. W. Sellers
Republice Aes
County Board
Shephard
OPA Veto Clash Shapes Final Price Control Fate
President Truman faces pressure from economic advisers including Paul Porter and Chester Bowles to veto a compromise measure. Kentucky’s Ky. pres argues the bill is the administration’s best deal with Congress on price control, while Bowles warns of inflationary traps. If a veto occurs, Barkley says the outcome is uncertain as Congress may refuse a temporary extension of OPA powers.
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Truman
OPA
Paul Porter
Chester Bowles
Congress
Bowles
Barkley
Governor declines to intervene in two executions
Stewart 45 and Deaton are set to die after Governor Cherry refused clemency. Deaton's family pressed for commutation while Stewart did not testify at trial. The executions follow lengthy appeals with 14 witnesses including Gastonia preachers testifying at the hearings.
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Stewart
Now
Ernest Jones, Jr
Geovernor Cherry
Deaton
Raleigh
Yesteroo
W. Earl Armstrong
C. W Levin
W. Roy Stewart
A. B. Armstrong
W. D. Argo
Gastonia
Funeral Rites for Emma Jane Loftin Held at Two Churches
Funeral services were held for Mrs Emma Jane Jackson Loftin 78 at her home in High Point and at New Hope Methodist church in Randolph county. Ministers Rev C B Newton Rev Julian S Hopkins and Rev Y D Poole officiated with pallbearers D A H Lynch Julius Carroll W H Grant Henry Floyd Clarence Pierce and Clayton Clark. Interment was in the family plot at the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Emma Jane Jackson Loftin
East Commerce Street
High Point
C. B. Newton
Julian S. Hopkins
Green Street Baptist Church
New Hope Methodist Church
Randolph County
Mr. Newton
Hopkins
Y. D. Poole
New Hope Church
D. A H. Lynch
Julius Carroll
W. H. Grant
Henry Floyd
Clarence Pierce
Clayton Clark
William M Blythe Funeral Rites Held at Carter Street Home
Funeral services for William Monroe Blythe were held at his home 522 Carter Street on Thursday at 5 pm led by Rev. H. C. Byrum and Rev. W. H. Barker. Vocal solos were sung by Mrs. John Myers and Mrs. T. Bennison with accompaniment by Mrs. Bennison and Miss Juanita Ingram. Pallbearers included Blythe family members and friends. Burial followed in Guilford Memorial mausoleum with Numa F. Reid and Acacia Masonic lodges performing rites. among out of town relatives were J. R. Blythe of Arkansas, T. E. Blythe of Waxhaw, and Mrs. Addie Porter of Fort Mill.
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William M. Blythe
William Monroe Blythe
Carter Street
H. C. Byrum
W. H. Barker
South Side Baptist Church
John Myers
Charlotte
T. Bennison
Bennison
Juanita Ingram
Eastern Star
Mr. Blythe
Harry Doster
Robert Nichols
James and
Tommie Blythe
Everett Alexander
Lawrence Moser
Harry Braxton Doser
Guilford Memorial Mausoleum
Numa F. Reid
Acacia Masonic Lodges
J. R. Blythe
Arkansas
T. E. Blythe
Waxhaw
Addie Porter
Fort Mill
S. C
Veterans urged to apply early for GI bill education
John Saintsing of Winston Salem warns veterans planning to use the GI bill for fall enrollment to apply now for certificates of eligibility to avoid delays. Local veterans can obtain the form at the post office building, and many schools require the certificate before admission. The VA notes subsistence is paid from training start only after applying for eligibility.
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John Saintsing
Tion
Winston-Salem
Asl
Veterans Administration
Saintsing
Seek To Build Speech Library For Students
In Albuquerque the University of New Mexico plans to build a library of speech recordings for class instruction. With help from KOB and KGGM radio stations in Albuquerque and L in Denver, the department already has more than 200 transcriptions. Dr. Thomas C. Donnelly says radio transcriptions bring leading figures to classrooms at little cost.
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Albuquerque, N. M
INS
University of New Mexico
KOB
KGGM
Albuquerque
L of Denver
Byrnes
Wilson Wyatt
Thomas C. Donnelly
Government Department
Standstill as Railway Express Shipments Hit New York Area
New York June 28 Railway express shipments to and from the New York city area were at a standstill today due to a union work stoppage. Company officials said the stoppage tied up more than a fourth of the firm’s business nationwide. An embargo on all express into or out of the city remained in effect for a second day with no lift time indicated.
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New York
New York City
No Salary Increases For North Carolina School Staff Budget Adopted
The state board of education approved a 42,676,129 dollar nine month budget for North Carolina public schools with no salary hikes for personnel. The plan adds 602 teachers, funds transportation and plant costs, coal purchases, and emergency salaries from the general fund. Consolidations include Hobgood with Scotland Neck and Pactolus with a nearby school.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
North Carolina
Paul Reid
Reid
Hobgood
Halifax County
Scotland Neck
Pactolus High School
Pitt County
Lions Dinner Installations At Sheraton Hotel
Civic Clubs Lions John Kalte led a dinner program at the Sheraton hotel featuring installation of officers M D Matthews president D S Neill R E Slaughter M R Cole vice presidents Lloyd Flythe secretary Ted McGhee tail twister Roscoe Sowers lion tamer Special pins and awards honored Outland and outgoing secretary Bill Burke Guests included Lion Daniels of Knoxville and Allen T Boger Jr Attendance prizes went to Dave Neill and Ray Noble.
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Lions John Kalte
Lions Club
Sheraton Hotel
M. D. Matthews
D. S. Neill
R. E E. Slaughter
M. R. Cole
Lloyd Flythe
Ted” McGhee
Roscoe Sowers
Outland
Bill Burke
Lion Daniels
Knoxville
Tenn
Allen T. Boger, Jr
Dave Neill
Ray Noble
Junior Chamber hears Hart ford Insurance guest speaker
William P. Baker of Hartford Insurance spoke at the Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner at City Lake dining room. He discussed safety in industry and wartime manpower roles. The club selected Miss High Point for a state beauty contest parade on July 19 at City Lake pool and the National Guard Armory.
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William P. Baker
The
Hartford Insurance Company
Junior Chamber of Commerce
City Lake
Baker
War Manpower Commission
Tobacco Industry Faces Hogshead Shortage amid Export Crisis
An official highlighted the tobacco sector’s export crisis as worse than other issues and warned a hogshead head and stave shortage threatens production. He noted ongoing efforts to relieve the bottleneck and stabilize supply.
Thirteen More Usury Suits Filed In Davenport Case
GOLDSBORO June 28 Thirteen more usury suits for 41 579 38 filed in Wayne superior court Friday by J T Flythe trustee in bankruptcy for Rod erick Davenport. The filings bring total suits to 32 and total judgments sought to 190 880 18. The suits seek double the usury amount collected in Davenport s loan business across several eastern North Carolina towns before his involuntary bankruptcy petition on November 28, 1944.
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Goldsboro
Wayne Superior Court
J. T. Flythe
Roderick Davenport
Davenport
Carolina
U S Tobacco Association Sets Auction Belt Dates
The United States Tobacco Association announced schedules for flue cured auction belts with dates for Georgia-Florida July 4, South Carolina North Carolina border August 1 Eastern North Carolina August 19 Middle belt September 9 Old belt September 16 and Dark fire cured Virginia December 2. A 200 pound pile limit and a sale rate of 400 per hour were set. Markets run 9:30 am to 3:30 pm daily with a one hour lunch.
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Raleigh
United States Tobacco Association
Georgia - Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Middle Belt
North Carolina-Virginia
Virginia
Intra State Rail Freight Rates Jump Up Three to Six Percent
Raleigh dispatch reports the state utilities commission approved increases for intra state shipments effective July 1. General shipments rise six percent while farm products and road building material rise three percent. Rail freight rates now mirror recent interstate increases.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Official call for tobacco growers to grade for quick handling
A speaker urged farmers to place tobacco on auction floors properly graded and ready for redrying. He cited labor shortages and narrow price spreads by grade as causing shoddy appearance and extra work for handlers. He endorsed continued quotas for three years in a July 12 referendum to balance supply and demand.
Tobacco Buyer Dies As Result Of Injuries
New Bern June 28 Clarence Hedgepeth 28 a tobacco buyer of Farmville died in a hospital here yesterday from injuries suffered in an automobile crash twelve miles north of New Bern Tuesday night. Hedgepeth was here supervising work at a local redrying plant.
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New Bern
Clarence Hpeth
Farmville
Here
Hedgepeth
Repiton Members to Confer Initiatory Degree in Burlington
Members of Repiton e 100F will travel to Burlington Saturday evening to confer the initiatory degree on a class of candidates at Phoenix Lodge, Odd Fellows, in that city.
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Burlington
Phoenix Lodge
Odd Fellows
City
Lanford and Landrum Convicted in Mecklenburg Robbery Case
Mecklenburg convict Landrum sentenced to five years in prison for robbery. Chief Prison Inspector Kyle Matthews said Landrum, pursued by bloodhounds along Pee Dee, apparently attempted to swim to escape capture. No further word has been heard from Lanford.
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Mond
Lanford
Mecklenburg
Kyle Matthews
Landrum
Pee Dee
Judge Kroger Switches Parties in Nebr. Primary
In Grand Island Nebraska Judge E G Kroger a lifelong Democrat changed to the Republican party for the primary but did not inform his wife after both voted She later discovered her ballot carried Democratic names she had not expected as she had switched from Republican to align with him.
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Grand Island
Neb
E. G. Kroger
Nebraska
Court server survives train collision on delivery run
Paul Miller of New Orleans began a city court papers delivery to an Illinois Central railroad agent when an IC train struck his car at a crossing. The crew rescued him and he was taken to the station. His head cleared and he completed service then went home.
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New Orleans
Paul Miller
Illinois Central Railroad
I. C
Miller
Denver keeps lifeguards after war with women hired again
Denver reports little change in the lifeguard system after the war. Ten of the guards are women, said Curly Schlupp recreation supervisor. The city will rehire the women guards who proved satisfactory, while sixteen guards remain men.
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Denver
Curly Schlupp
Rockingham official quits to seek new post
Arthur Cundy, nine months secretary of the Rockingham chamber of commerce, told directors he might attend the southeastern institute of chambers of commerce secretaries in Chapel Hill with half his expenses. The board refused expenses or time off. Cundy resigned and is seeking a new job while attending the institute.
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Chapel Hill
Arthur Cundy
Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Institute of Chambers of Commerce
Rockingham Chamber
Cundy
Bell resigns as Asheboro chamber secretary for South Carolina post
Cecil E. Bell resigns after a year as secretary of the Asheboro chamber of commerce to head an industrial expansion and development program in Richland County Columbia South Carolina. Bell previously came to Asheboro from the National Carbon Company in Winston-Salem and helped organize the state commerce and industry division of conservation and development.
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Asheboro
Cecil E. Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Richland County
Andumbia
S. C
Bell
National Carbon Company
Winston-Salem
State Department of Conservation and Development
Division of Commerce and Industry
Markets and commodities drift with midweek gains
U S and allied stocks extend gains in a calm session led by Chrysler Bethlehem US Rubber Southern Railway and Southern Pacific while U S Steel and Goodyear ease. Cotton futures rise early then slip to near 1.30 a bale, dry goods stay quiet as distribution controls loom. Livestock in Chicago shows steady demand for hogs and cattle with some week end weakness, and North Carolina potato shipments face car shortages under government support program.
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New York
Chrysler
Bethllehem
Rubber
Southern Railway
Southern Pacific
U. S, Steel
N. J. Central
Goodyear
American Telephone
Standard Oil
Chicago
USDA
Washington, N. C
Usda-Ncda
North Carolina
Three Men Sought By Draft Board No 5
Three local men who failed to report for induction on June 26 are sought by Draft Board No 5. They are Zack Brown Jr Orren Craven and John Robert Eaton. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact the board at once.
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Draft Board
Zack Brown, Jr
Orren Craven
John Robert Eaton
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