Negro advisory board outlines past work and future plans
The Negro advisory board met March 4, 1946, at the YMCA on East Washington Street. It reported three years of service to the colored community, noting improvements already made and plans for future work, including park attendance, bleachers, fencing, tennis courts, street and housing improvements for returning veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Ad Board
Negro Advisory Board
YMCA
East Washington Street
Weather and community notices from North Carolina
Cloudy and cooler with showers tonight across west and central areas. Friday partly cloudy and mild with light coastal showers in the morning. Community notes include bus facilities improvements for Negro residents, street markers, and a Negro advisory board meeting at the YMCA on March 25. PTA meetings, a birthday dinner, hospital update, and various church events are listed along with the death of Mrs. Ilotte Lilly and funeral details at AME Zion church Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
City Transit Bus Company
C. J. Whitten
W. F. Elliott
W. W. Hoover
Negro Advisory Board
YMCA
J. E. Melton
W. S. McLeod
A. M. Greenwood
C. T. Whitten
Pauley Defends Oil Ties in Navy Nomination Fight
Pauley faces scrutiny over oil industry links as he defends wartime service record and questions why an oil man should not lead the Navy. Critics argue oil ties jeopardize confirmation while reports say he may abandon the uphill bid on Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Navy Department
Pauley
Red Withdrawal Shapes Hemisphere Strategy
The note discusses weighing a possible Peron victory in Argentina and its impact on delaying the Rio Conference of American republics to forge a hemisphere alliance. It also notes an expected disclosure within 24 hours of a note to Moscow opposing a Soviet plan to seize Japanese industry in Manchuria as war booty and to nationalize key territory industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peron
Argentina
Moscow
United
Manchuria
Rumors of Big Three Meeting Doubted by Observers
Foreign observers said the idea of another meeting between British American and Russian leaders is unlikely. They noted press suggestions abroad that timing may be premature and chances for an early summit are remote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Novikov Visits Byrnes on Iran and Manchuria Notes
Nikolai V. Novikov met with Secretary of State Byrnes. Neither side disclosed the visit's purpose while Novikov carried a briefcase, hinting he might deliver Soviet replies to U S notes on Iran and Manchuria. He apologized for details and declined comment.
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Franco
Nikolai V. Novikov
Emy
State Byrnes
State Department
Novikov
United States
Iran
Manchuria
Byrnes
Red Army blocks Iranian troops from towns in northeast Iran
Iran announces that Russian forces have prevented Iranian troops from entering three towns in northeast Iran, despite Soviet claims they were evacuating those areas. The Iranian war ministry issued the statement as Premier ...
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Tehran
Russia
Iran
Red Army
Iranian War Ministry
Riots erupt before Iran parliament in Tehran clash
In Tehran three people were killed and five wounded as leftist Tudeh members fought supporters of the right wing before the parliament building. Soldiers in full combat kit marched city streets while fighting spread to a dozen locations. A Moscow radio report said Russia will appoint a new ambassador to Iran to strengthen ties.
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Tehran
Tudeh Party
Parliament Square
Moscow
Russia
Iran
Iranian Forces Halting Russian Advance Near Tehran
Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh prepared to return home from a Moscow mission protesting Russia's delay in quitting Iranian soil. Iran said a division left to occupy Samnan Shahrud and Meshed had been halted 60 miles east of Tehran by Russian forces. Moscow had named the towns in a withdrawal statement. London sources expect the Iran Russian dispute to reach the United Nations Security Council by March 21. Meanwhile the Missouri will sail from New York on March 21 to transport the body of Mehmet Munir Ertegun, with a destroyer escorted battleship following toward the Black Sea.
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Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh
Moscow
Russia
War Ministry
Samnan
Shahrud
Meshed
Tehran
Ogee
London
United Nations Security Council
New York
Iran
Council
State Department
Missouri
Mehmet Munir Ertegun
Washington
Japan
Black Sea
America
Mediterranean
Spencers Seek 12000 in Caldwell Assault Case
In municipal civil court today W M Hurley and son Nathan sue J W Caldwell for a total of 12000 in alleged assaults at the Hurley store on November 3 1945. The father seeks 1000 actual and 1000 punitive damages while the 16 year old son claims 5000 actual and 5000 punitive. Also reported: a Lawrence Lawrenc e case verdict for no negligence against Arthur Hedrick and numerous divorces granted totaling 42 for the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Hurley
Nathan Spencer
J. W. Caldwell
Hurley
Phillips
English Streets
Caldwell
Arthur Hedrick
Raymond Eugene Lawrenc
Stella Lawrence
Lawrence
Hedrick
O. D. Bonner
Proctor Gamble Distributing Company
Gilbert Carmack
Viola Carmack
John Weldon Hicks
Stella M. Hicks
Ola Hedrick
Carl J. Hedrick
Marie Trivett
J. L. Trivett
W. K. Briggs
Virgie Younts Briggs
Edna Mae Dowdy
Earl S. Dowdy
Harold R. Klock
Mildred E. Klock
Wages Discussed At Gastonia Labor Session Today
Gastonia March 7 a management labor conference on wages and issues in the week old UTWA strike at the Gastonia mill was set for this afternoon G A Cooper vice president said A walkout by United Textile Workers of America members began February 28 The union seeks a 45 day extension of the current contract to April 3 for bargaining Fred Beck a U S Department of Labor conciliator met with company officials and local 12 UTWA R P Seymour business agent for local 12 UTWA Trial of twelve arrested for violence at the mill was continued to March 16 by City Solicitor O F Mason Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
G. A. Cooper
United Textile Workers of America
AFL
Fred Beck
U. S. Department of Labor
R. P. Seymour
UTWA
O. F. Mason, Jr
Wage dispute could trigger nationwide rail strike
The wage dispute may prompt a walkout with a 30 to 60 day delay under the railway labor act while the dispute is studied. At Cleveland headquarters officials planned mass rail stoppages across 112 railroads on Monday, 85 on Tuesday, 91 on Wednesday, and 96 on Thursday as Alvanley Johnston warned government action would be respected but unknown. In Chicago the Carriers conference denounced the move amid ongoing arbitation with 18 unions. Meanwhile General Motors negotiations deadlocked and Detroit urged President Truman to step in as Federal Mediator Dewey traveled to Washington. about 800,000 workers were idled nationwide.
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Railway Labor Act
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Alvanley Johnston
Chicago
Carriers
General Motors
Detroit
Truman
James F. Dewey
Washington
Labor
Schwellenbach
Negroes Released After Riot in Columbia Tenn
Sheriff J. J. Underwood said about 100 Negroes arrested last week in racial friction were released on bond or outright. They faced charges from assault with intent to commit murder to carrying arms, with bonds provided by local Black citizens. Erosion removes roughly three billion tons of topsoil in the U S annually.
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Columbia, Tenn
J. J. Underwood
Underwood
Switzerland Financial Stability Amid War Turmoil
The World Today notes Switzerland's postwar economic stability due to thrift, unity, and neutrality. It highlights cooperative labor capital relations, minimal black market activity, and a rationing system that keeps the country prosperous. Dairying, wine, precision watches, insurance, and banking underpin its wealth as imports are processed into exports. The Swiss bank sector remains active, funded by foreign credits despite regional pessimism.
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Bern
Switzerland
Europe
Switzerland Promotes Year Round Tourism After War
Switzerland has long been Europe’s winter playground and now plans to boost summer visits. Prewar tourism brought about 100 million dollars annually, and Swiss authorities aim to reclaim and expand the business. Germans spent heavily before the war, but now Swiss strategize to attract visitors from the western hemisphere as the United States Army helps ferry supplies and soldiers, while coal and food shortages persist.
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Alps
Switzerland
Europe
Uncle Sam
Globe
U. S
Birth for Mr and Mrs Francis E White of Trinity
Mr and Mrs Francis E White announce the birth of a daughter on March 5 at Boulevard unit High Point Memorial hospital. The mother is formerly Miss Naomi Cooke.
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Francis E. White
Trinity
Boulevard Unit
High Point Memorial Hospital
White
Naomi Cooke
Child of Mr and Mrs Spillman Born in High Point
SPILLMAN CHILD born to Mr and Mrs Charles Alton Spillman Route 2 Trinity a daughter on March 6 at the Washington Street unit High Point Memorial hospital
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Spillman
Charles Alton Spillman
Trinity
Washington Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mrs. B G Snider Returns Home After Hospital Operation
Mrs. B. G. Snider has returned to her Route 2 home after undergoing an operation at the oral hospital several days ago.
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B. G. Snider
Route 2
Boulevard Unit
High Point Memorial Hospital
Pope Pius cancels audiences due to heavy cold
In Vatican City on March 7, Pope Pius XII cancels all audiences for tomorrow because of a heavy cold. A mass for the seventh anniversary of his coronation, set for next Tuesday, is postponed to allow the pope more rest. He limited today’s activities to a few private audiences.
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Vatican City
Mar
Pius
Dr Carrick To Speak To Laymen's League
The Laymen's League of St. Marys Episcopal Church will host a supper meeting at 6 15 PM in the parish house. Dr D B Carrick will discuss the origin of family names and the meal will be served by the church women.
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Laymen’s League of
Market Gains and Cotton Rise at New York March 7
Selective improvement appeared in today’s stock market with gains for Great Northern Chesapeake & Ohio Republic Steel Chrysler General Motors W S Rubber Sears Roebuck Eastern Air Lines Glenn Martin American Telephone Kennecott Du Pont ITT and A C while U S Steel Westinghouse Consolidated Edison and Standard Oil NJ declined. Cotton futures opened 25 to 60 cents higher with May at about 26.70 to 26.75 and noon prices up 45 to 90 cents from yesterday. Dry goods trade noted limited movement and business slow with concerns over textile ceilings and later quarter availability.
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New York
Great Northern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Republic Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
W. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
Eastern Air Lines
Glenn Martin
American Telephone
Kennecott
DuPont
International Telephone
American Can
U. S. Steel
Westinghouse
Consolidated Edison
Standard Oil
Otis Elev
Curt Wright
Pac Gee
Adams Ex
Curt Wright A W's
Davison Chem
Param Pic
Alaska Juns
del Lack & W
Penney J O Alleghany
Penn-Dix
al Chem & Dye
Doug Ape
Penn Ar
Allis Chal Mfg
East Airlines
Pepsi Cola
Elec Auto Lt
Pitt
Gen Foods
Radio KO
Rem Rand
Gillette
Glidden
Reynolds
Arm
Goodrich
Sears
Goodyear
Socony Vac
Graham Paige
Bou Pac
Atl
Gt Nor Ry Pt
Atlas Pow
Hud
Sperry
Aviat Corp
Hupp
Baldwin Ti Cent
Cal Be&o
Harvest
Sta Oil Ind
Barneda
Nick Can
Bendix Aviat
Tel & Tel
Stewart Warner
Beth Sti
Johns Man
Studebaker
Boeing Airpl
Swift
Borden
Kroger Grace
Tex Co
Borg Warner
Libby O
Union Carbide
Louis & Nash
Union Pac
Calumet & Hee
Mack Truck
United Aire
United Corp
Case JT Irics
United Drug
Caterpil Trac
Nash
United Gas
Nor Pac
Ohio
West Mary
West Union
Payne in Italy sergeant in occupation forces
S/Sgt Harold M Payne recently attained staff sergeant rank and serves with the occupation forces in Italy. He is attached to the surplus war goods headquarters in Europe. The son of Clyde and Mrs. Payne of 321 South Hamilton Street, he joined the service in November 1944, landed in Europe April 16 1945 with an infantry division, and later transferred to his current station after previously working for the War Department at the records demobilization branch.
Lattimore Re-Enlists in Regular Army at San Antonio
Pvt. Thomas Lattimore, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Lattimore of 514 Leonard High Point NC, has re enlisted in the regular army at the San Antonio district AAF personal distribute command for one year and will spend time at home before reporting to base for assignment.
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Lattimore
San Antonio
Tex
Thomas Lattimore
Tom Lattimore
Leonard
High Point
N. C
AAF
Assest
Latimore
Marshall Returns From 30 Day Leave
Robert W. Marshall petty officer second class left Friday for Patuxent River naval base Maryland after spending a 30 day leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs Wells Marshall 224 Willowbrook Street He recently returned to the states after 20 months overseas in Hawaii Australia the Admiralty and Philippine Islands where he was attached to a naval air transport squadron.
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Marshall
Robert W. Marshall
Patuxent River Naval Base
Maryland
Wells Marshall
Willowbrook Street
Hawaii
Australia
Admiralty
Philippine Islands
Naval Air Transport
United States presses for Italy entry to IMF and World Bank
The United States plans to push for Italy to be admitted to the international bank and monetary fund. Officials attending the organizational meeting on Wilmington Island near Savannah say observers from nine countries remain unratified. Leaders from 35 member nations join this session as the bank and fund prepare to open.
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Washington
United States
Italy
International Bank and Monetary Fund
Wilmington Island
Savannah
Housing measures for veterans and construction priorities
The text outlines government actions to support veterans in housing, including insured or protected mortgages with small down payments, a one year extension of postwar priorities and allocations for scarce building materials, veteran preferences in purchase or rental of new houses, price ceilings on new houses, powers for the housing expediter to direct other agencies on prices and materials, and authority to curb lumber exports during shortages.
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OPA
Colonial Frozen Foods of High Point Incorporated
Colonial Frozen Foods of High Point to operate freezer locker plants with authorized capital stock of 100,000 and subscribed stock of 300. Owners include P. W. Grandjean of High Point H C Phillips and J M Broughton of Raleigh. Fuller Furniture Company of Thomasville to operate a furniture business with authorized capital stock 100,000 and subscribed stock 300.
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Raleigh
Secretary of State
Colonial Frozen Foods
High Point
Capital
P. W. Grandjean
H. C. Phillips
J. M. Broughton
Fuller Furniture Company
Thomasville
Paul J. Fuller
Doris Fuller
Arch Schoch
Ira T. Pruitt Dies at 39 on Trenton Street
Ira Turan Pruitt 39 died at his home 905 Trenton Street Wednesday night at 12 15 He had been ill and in a serious condition for days Born January 23 1899 in Anderson County South Carolina he lived in the city 19 years and worked as a foreman at Lilly Paint Co He was World War I veteran Surviving are his widow Gla Barber and daughter Mrs Pruitt Honey and son William Basil Pruitt of Greenville S C also his mother Malinda A Pruitt Simpsonville S C three sisters Ethel Tinkler Simpsonville Edith Pruitt Love and Edna Dildine Portsmouth Va four brothers Orin Pruitt Anderson James Robert and Dick Pruitt this city Albert Pruitt Baltimore Md Funeral from Yow's Funeral Home Friday at 2 00 p m with Rev Julian S Hopks and Rev Hoy Firman officiating Burial in Floral Garden Cemetery Body at Yow's Funeral Home
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Ira Turan Pruitt
Trenton Street
Mr. Pruitt
Anderson County
South Carolina
Willis Oscar
Malinda Ashley Pruitt
Lilly Paint Co
Gla Barber
Pruitt Horney
High Point
William Basil Pruitt
Greenville
S. C
Malinda A. Pruitt
Simpsonville
Ethel Tinkler
Edith Pruitt Love
City
Edna Dildine
Portsmouth
Orin Pruitt
Anderson
James Robert
Dick Pruitt
Albert Pruitt
Baltimore
Chapel of Yow’s
Julian S. Hopks
Green Street Batist Church
Hoy Firman
DuPont Plans Vast Postwar Expansion Across Multiple Fields
DuPont announces a broad postwar expansion covering nylon yarn rayon plastics cellophane pigments and photographic film. The plan envisions 35 new plants at a cost not yet fixed but described as substantial by President W S Carpenter Jr. The company also reports 1945 net income of 77.5 million dollars, 6.29 per share, down from 80.87 million or 6.60 per share in 1944.
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Wilmington
Del
E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Inc
W. S. Carpenter, Jr
Cardinal Glennon Faces Lung Congestion in Dublin
John Cardinal Glennon of St. Louis, 83, has developed slight congestion of the lungs. Physicians announced they are doing everything possible to arrest or localize spread of the infection. He is staying at President Sean T. O'Kelly’s residence after arriving from Rome where he was elevated to the cardinalate.
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Dublin
John Cardinal Glennon
St. Louis
Cardinal Glenon
Sean T. O'Kelly
Rome
Honor Tar Heel elected to Demolay grand council
Edward J. Allen of Warrenton North Carolina was elected yesterday to the grand council of the international order of DeMolay in Kansas City March 7.
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Kansas City
Edward J. Allen
Warrenton
N. C
International Order of Demolay
Samuels Not Appointed Inspector
City Manager Roy Braden states Samuels, an employee of a local plum concern, was not appointed full time plumbing inspector. The council supported Samuels’ appointment, but final placement remains unresolved and may affect housing with public works or municipal inspectors. Fire Chief Ingram questions the assignment.
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Roy Braden
Roy Samuels
City Inn
Samuels
Braden
Civil Service Division
Public Works Department
FE. K. Ingram
OPA Ceiling Prices Provoke Southern Protest
Memphis Tenn March 7 Directors of the Southern Hardwood Producers association plan a protest against OPA ceilings. The draft includes a resolution by Franklin Turner of St Stephens South Carolina urging a 20 percent rise in hardwood ceilings or their exclusion from ceilings or abolition of the OPA. Lumber manufacturers met here at their first conference in three years.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Hardwood Producers Association
Franklin Turner
St. Stephens
S. C
Turner
Drunken Driving Convictions Reach North Carolina Totals
Raleigh dispatch reports February drunken driving convictions at 471, bringing two month total to 843 for the year. Moving violations show 835 speeding, 493 license violations, and brake faults. February moving violations total 2,984, two month total 5,516.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
T. Boddie Ward
Ward
Blind Center To Be Dedicated In Greenville
A temporary preconditioning center for the blind will be dedicated in Greenville on Sunday March 17 with Governor Cherry as principal speaker. A permanent center will be built in Raleigh on the soldiers home site when materials become available. The North Carolina commission for the blind Lions clubs and the county welfare department cooperate in operating the center.
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Greenville
Cherry
Raleigh
Soldiers Home
North Carolina Commission For the Blind, Lions Clubs
The
County Welfare Department
Emperor to Stay in Tokyo Says Premier Shidehara
In Tokyo March 7 Premier Kijuro Shidehara stated Japan’s new war renunciation constitution has no abdication provision and expressed the hope that the present emperor would remain on the throne.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kijuro
Shidehara
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Ilotte Lilly
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