Britain Embraces Socialized Medicine Says Shanke
Edwin Shanke reports that after Britain moved to state funded health care millions qualify for free medical and dental care with costs borne by taxes and the National Insurance fund. The program covers hospitals doctors dentists opticians and druggists while public patience and system strains grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Shanke
London
England
Wales
Scotland
Britain
National Insurance Fund
Health Ministry
Aneurin Bevan
British Medical Association
Furniture Men Gather in Asheville to Discuss Industry Problems
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association production and cost division plans a two day convention in Asheville next Friday and Saturday with about 125 members attending. Notable speakers include Serge Birn, R B Deburgh, I Foy Horton, Ed Lane Jr, Herbert McKean, and Dudley Blake. An open forum on purchasing and inventory control is set for Friday and general manufacturing issues on Saturday. J Hardin Hill of Roanoke is elected division president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Asheville
F. G. Fawcett
High Point
Serge A. Birn
Louisville, Ky
R. B. Deburgh
Redondo Beach
Calif
I. Foy Horton
Sandhill Furniture Corp
West End
Ed Lane, Jr
The
Lane Co., Inc
Altavista
Herbert B. McKean
Resarch, Timber Engineering Co
Washington, D.C
Dudley B. Blake
Monroe *Sander Corp
Long Island City
N. Y
Clarence Beach
Broyhill Furniture Factories, Inc
Lenoir
J. Hardin Hill
Roanoke
High Point Girl Named Vice President at Woman's College
Nell Jones of High Point daughter of Mr and Mrs D W Jones 1431 Commerce Street elected vice president of the student government at Woman s College Greensboro for 1949 1950. A physics major she has held multiple leadership roles including junior class president Golden Chain officer and dormitory activity chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Jones
D. W. Jones
Commerce Street
High Point
Woman's College
Greensboro
Miss Jones
Golden Chain
Dormitory
University of North Carolina
Dr. Hollis Edens to assume presidency at Duke
Duke University announces Dr. Hollis Edens will arrive on March 15 to begin full duties as president. He will be joined by wife and 15 year old daughter Mary Ann by June 1 as the Edens family relocates to the West Campus President's Home under renovation.
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Durham
Hollis Edens
Duke University
Duke
Paul M. Gross
Edens
Mary Ann
Tenafly
N. J
West
Dr. Edens
New York City
General Education Board
Highway Setup To Be Worked Over In May
Raleigh March 14 the upcoming state highway and public works commission may take a different form on May 1 with no new personnel. A subcommittee will draft a substitute bill proposing voting and associate members to balance divisions and governor endorsement debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
W. T. Hatch
House Roads Committee
Highway Commission
Frank Huskins
Yancey
Woodrow Jones
Rutherford
Harry Vanderlinden
Catawba
Clarence Hathaway
Huskins-Jones
John Regan
Robeson
Holt Buried In Family Plot Near Sanford
Elizabeth Gunter buried Emory Franklin Holt, 35, in the family plot near Sanford after an autopsy showed he fatally shot himself following wounding his wife and another man in a lover triangle. Holt was a merchant marine officer and son of Mrs. Gunter by a previous marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
New York City
Emory Franklin Holt
Happy Home Uses Tactful Parents To Curb Bed Wetting
The article argues many childhood psychological issues stem from parental handling. It urges avoiding blame, limiting fluids at night, and re educating parents to foster calm family life. It notes close kidney or bladder checks if bed wetting persists and emphasizes patience over punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman W. Clein
Seattle
Washington
Parenta
Life insurance helps a family plan security for the future
Jay and Kay explain how a life insurance program fits their family needs after saving for a freezer and a clothes dryer through swap parties. Kay praises Jay for providing future security without expecting more from life, as the Institute of Life Insurance promotes the American family close up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Kay
Institute OF Liife Insurance
East 42Nd Street
New York
N. Y
Communist Infiltration Into Formosa Is Watched
Tokyo reports indicate Chinese Communist infiltration of Formosa as U. S. military observers monitor the island. Formosa’s airfields threaten Philippine and Okinawan defenses and could alter sea routes if the tide shifts toward Communist control. American officials seek to keep Formosa friendly amid regional tensions.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Formosa
U. S
Philippines
United States
Okinawa
Red
Japan
America
South China
Sealanes
Southeast Asia
Kermlin
Associated Press
Charles Gerry
Gerry
China
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Lee Delivery Company
West Broad Street
High Point Girl
Woman’s College
Encyclopedia Britannica
Baltimore
Gates
Holt
Sanford
Elizabeth Gunter
New Guinea
Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
Jay Tompkins
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Kay Tompkins
Ann
Sally
Tompkinses
S. Vicepresident
Monroe
Louisville
Lexington
Raleigh- Durham
Piedmont
Wairlenes
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