Plan for world disarmament conference gains support
Washington March 19 Senator Tydings proposed an immediate world disarmament conference with backing from both parties. Pepper and Cooper voiced agreement with the aim of halting new weapons and steering toward disarmament while criticizing the UN as a limited tool. Tydings urged 1950 as a target for universal disarmament and a ban on weapon manufacture except for limited arms for order.
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Washington
Tydings
D-Md
Truman
Pepper
D-Flo
Cooper
R-Ky
Senate
United States
Maryland
United Nations
Armed Services Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Wer
Patterson
Durham Hex Case Dismissed as Farce By Police Chief
Durham police chief called the so called hex case a farce after a Durham magician and a New York hypnotist visited Stephen Richardson a 24 year old farm Negro who said hexing spirits left him weak Richardson who lost 24 pounds in a year ate a meal and felt better after treatments Richardson and another man who claimed the conjurer hexed him were involved in a violent incident previous to the visit authorities say a similar case was uncovered in Durham with a man making thumping sounds using a hidden stick under his bed
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Louisburg
Stephen Richardson
Durham
New York
G. C. Norman
Marsh Babbitt
Babbitt
Richardson
H. E. King
Civitan and Lions Host Luncheon Programs and Horse Show News
Civitan members at the Sheraton learned rayon and nylon hose making from Adams-Millis Corp with nylon hose gifts to each attendee. Guests included Dr. Branscomb Homer Rodeheaver Sam Wennerbeck and James Hall. Thomasville Lions planned horse show tickets for April 17–19 at Brookdale riding stables with High Point Lions. Tickets available. son and daughter program highlighted by George Arnold. Billy Lord soloist and Patsy Ruth Smith dancer with Mrs W B Lord on piano.
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Civitan
Sheraton Hotel
Adams-Millis Corporation
John Branscomb
Homer Rodeheaver
Sam Wennerbeck
Boston
James Hall
High Point
W. B. Hall
Charles Risch
Thomasville Lions
Thomasville
Woman's Club
High Point Lions
Brookdale
R. W. Thompson
Charles Eanes
Lions Club
Governor Power Passed to Lieutenant Governor in 1947 Ruling
In a high court ruling the majority held that when the General Assembly tried to elect Herman Talmadge as governor it was void. Upon Governor Arnall’s resignation on January 18 1947 the duly qualified lieutenant governor M E Thompson gained full executive powers of Georgia.
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General Assembly
Herman Talmadge
Arnall
M. E. Thompson
Block H Club At College Adopts Constitution
The Block EH club of High Point college wins approval of a new constitution from letter winners. If the Athletic council approves, the former monogram athletes in men’s sports will be reinstated as a campus group. The club, inactive during the war, was authored by Thurman Horney Frank Evans Russell Lombardy Horace Williams and Horace Billings under Bill Faircloth.
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Eh” Club
High Point College
Athletic Council
Thurman Horney
Frank Evans
Russell Lombardy
Horace Williams
Horace Billings
Bill Faircloth
Legislature Battles Over Taxes and Traffic Laws
The North Carolina legislature moved toward final passage on a 311 million revenue bill while approving a 55 mph speed limit and vehicle inspection requirements. House clashes over beer and wine consolidation stalled on a two thirds vote, and a jury service ban on women was defeated in the Senate. A bill to rename the unemployment commission and raise field agent bonds progressed in committee.
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Nal
Senate
State
Motor Vehicles Department
House
Kerr C. Ramsay
Rowan
Ramsay
Sen
LeeeWathers
Cleveland
Unemployment Compensation Commission of
North Carolina
Employment Security Commission of
A. B. Stoney
Burke
School Machinery Act
State Board of Educaon
Labor bill aims at limiting union powers and strike leverage
Landis outlined a compromise on the closed shop requiring two thirds of union members to approve it. The draft labor bill would curb union power, ease employer-employee friction, and consider state handling, with alternative plans including wartime seizure authority and compulsory arbitration.
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Congress
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Theovernment
Deaths: Henry C. Cooke dies after auto collision
Funeral services were held in Kannapolis for Henry C. Cooke 68 a textile plant employee who died yesterday from injuries suffered Sunday night when struck by a car at South China Grove He is survived by his widow Emma Hinson Cooke of Danville Virginia and eight children.
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Henry C. Cooke Salisbury
Kannapolis
Henry C. Cooke
South China Grove
Emma Hinson Cooke
Danville
High Point Plan to Attend Raleigh Hearing on Civil Service Bill
A High Point city council delegation will attend a Raleigh senate hearing Friday at 10 a.m. on H.R. 656 to restrict civil service to police and fire departments. Mayor Earl N. Phillips and several council members plan to be present as the council opposes the bill and prefers a voter referendum rather than a special election.
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High Point
Raleigh
Senate
House
Earl N. Phillips
Walter Crissman
Crissman
Council
Turks Pleased At Impending Naval Visit
In Istanbul Turks express restrained jubilation as an American naval force to pass through the Dardanelles next month signals continued U S support. U S Ambassador Wilson conferred with Premier Peker on the eve of Washington talks about President Truman’s aid plans for Greece and Turkey and their impact on Turkish internal politics.
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Istanbul
Mar
Dardanelles
America
U. S
Edwin C. Wilson
Recep Peker
Washington
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Wilson
Long Distance Priority Order Expires Today
The wartime long distance call priority system ends this morning per Robbins Tilden of North State Telephone. Set up by the war communications board, it had three groups. Priority 1 served mainly for invasion or national emergencies, with urgent military orders. Priorities 2 and 3 covered calls needed for defense and war effort.
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Robbins Tilden
North State Telephone Company
Board of War Communications
College Exceeds Red Cross Quota at High Point
The American Red Cross campaign at High Point college shows a surplus over the quota. The set goal was 122.25 dollars, but the college chapter raised 192.50 dollars, exceeding the quota by 70.25 dollars.
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American Cross
High Point College
Red Cross
Indo-Chinese War Summary in Occupied City
The article notes nationalist troops gaining little from occupying the city while communists evacuate ahead of them. It mentions Yenan radio moving to the Shensi mountains and raises speculation that Mao Tse-tung and other leaders may attempt a long march toward Manchuria.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Yenan
Shensi Mountains
Mao Tse- Tung
Manchuria
Harbin
Anti-Closed Shop Law May Affect Amazon Strike
The Amazon Cotton mill strike continues with about five hundred workers off work since March 3. The dispute centers on a contract provision about the check off, potentially affected by a new anti strike closed shop law. The measure's impact hinges on interstate commerce. Labor officials Shuford and MacMullan are studying the law as Local No. 633 TWUA held a mass meeting but took no action.
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Thomasville
Amazon
Thomasville Chair Company
Forrest Shuford
Harry MacMullan
TWUA
Five Dairies Indicted In Mecklenburg
Five dairies in Mecklenburg county were indicted for adulteration of milk sold in Charlotte. The defendants include Foremost Dairies Biltmore Dairies Joe Black trading as White Oak Dairies Elan Robinson trading as Robinsons Dairy and Frank Black trading as Springdale Dairy. Indictments set April 14 term for trial with witnesses listed from health and agriculture departments.
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M. B. Bethel
Paul Walner
C. W. Pegram
E. W. Constable
State Department of Agriculture
J. W. Jessup
State Bureau of Investigation
Sam Ritch
Charlotte Health Department
Hubert E. Olive
Miners to Lose Government Controls if Action Lacks
John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers face potential loss of government seizure powers over coal mines after June 30 unless Congress extends authority. The Krug Lewis contract remains in force per Supreme Court directives, with fines upheld and later reduced for the union.
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Congress
Lewis
Krug
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
United Mine Workers of America
Secretary of the Interior
Coal Mines Administration
J. A. Krug
Washington
Dr C. Dear
Krug-Lewis
John L. Lewis
District ‘Court of the United States
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
Raleigh Adopts Modified Plan D Government
Raleigh voters approved a switch from a 34 year old commission system to a seven member city manager council under plan D by a 1,215 vote margin. Unofficial returns show 4,270 for city manager council form and 3,055 for the commission form. Primary for council is set for April 28 with 14 nominees advancing to the May 6 election. top seven finishers win.
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Raleigh
Graham H. Andrews
Ake County
U S Officials Hear Greek Turkish Aid Debate
Under secretary of state Acheson and other top officials testify on Greek Turkish aid and broader postwar policy. The House committee votes tentative approval of 350 million dollars for relief in five European countries and China with strict conditions. Senators urge world disarmament talks and warn of gaps between British and American aid as Greece faces withdrawal of British support.
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Acheson
Patterson
Navy Forrestal
Paul Porter
Greece
Truman
Eaton
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
United Nations
Britain
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Russia
Dardanelles
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
United States
Iran
China
Hungary
Korea
Palestine
France
Moscow officials warn no German solution without wide program
Top American officials warned that without a broad sweeping plan to erase zonal boundaries and unify Germany, no overall solution is possible. They said Germany is deeply split and piecemeal settlements fail, with tensions rising between Marshall Bevin Molotov and erosion of early cooperation.
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Moscow
Mar
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Russia
George C. Marshall
Ernest Bevin
V. M. Molotov
Marshall
Bevin
City Notified It Is Party In Damage Suit
The City of High Point and Strickland Furniture Co face a $20 000 damage claim after Springfield avenue excavation allegedly damaged L B Jarvis and wife property valued at about $10 000. Jarvis alleges lack of easement and access to a warehouse. council authorized excavation with Strickland assuming responsibility. The notice was placed on the minutes. no action taken and liability not admitted.
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High Point
C. Kenneth Strickland
Strickland Furniture Company
Springfield Avenue
L. B. Jarvis
Jarvis
South Main Street
New Strickland Furniture Plant
City
Strickland
Roy S. Braden
Braden
Ate Mod
Pringfield
Springfield
Christmas Lights Yield To Spring In High Point
Workmen removed the long strings of red and green Christmas lights that hung over the High Point business district as spring readiness began. The High Point merchants association ended various ideas for repurposing the lights, including Fourth of July celebrations and the Wheel of Progress installation.
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High Point Merchant's Association
Wheel of Progress
Seacadset
High Point Anc
Masville
VFW
Bailey seeks divorce in Thomasville case
Lamar Bailey files for divorce from Sarah Noble Bailey in Thomasville municipal court citing two years of separation. Both residents of Thomasville.
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Thomasville
Lamar Bailey
Sarah Noble Bailey
Diplomatic Offstage at Coutncil Ministers Social Event
Developments inside the meeting room contrasted with the festive mood at the council of foreign ministers first major social event last night. Molotov hosted a dinner and reception for the other three ministers and their advisers as hundreds of diplomats attended the reception for the council ceil meetings and the regular diplomatic corps.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
Molotov
Count Ceil
Markets Edge Upward In Early New York Trading
Stocks drifted toward a modest recovery with leaders like U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler and GM advancing on a cautious session. Cotton futures opened higher but noon prices fell back with May at 34.59 and July 32.61 as traders weighed prospects.
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New York
Mar
Curt Wright
Davison Chem
del Lack & W
Penney J C
Penner
Alaska
Doug Aire
Pepsi Cola
Alleghany
Dow Chem
Phillips Pet
al Chem & Dye
Dupont
Pitt Ser & B
East Airl
Pub Soc NJ
Pullman
Elec Auto Lt
Leath Radio
Gen Elec
Reeves Bros
Gen Foods
Gen Mot
Std Brands
Atlas Pow
Hupp Mot Ltd
Oil
Cal Aviat Corp
Til Cent
Baldwin
Int
Harvest
Sta
Mack Truck Union Carbide
Union Pac
Mont United Airs
Mont Ward
Cannon Mills
Murray Corp
United Aire
Nash
Nat Dairy
Colum G & E
U S Rubber
U S Smelt & Ref
Solo
Nat Pow & St
U S Steel
Comwith & Soy Ba
Va Caro Chem
Consol Edis
North Amer Warner Pict
Cons
Vultee
Nor Pac
West Union A
Ohio Oil
West Bl & Mfg
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
General Motors
Goodyear
J. L Case
Texas Co
Phelps Dodge
American Water Works
North American
Western Union
Dow Chemical
Allied Chemical
Woolworth
Union Carbide
Nickel Plate
Cotton textile market quiet with scattered fill-in sales
In New York on March 19 the cotton textile market was quiet with scattered fill-in sales of print cloths and sheetings through the third quarter. Prices were firm but buyers bid less for goods for the second half of the year while wool goods saw good demand for worsteds. Mills offered limited allocations and rayon goods were quiet.
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New York
Local State Alumni Meet Friday Night in Guilford County
The Guilford County N. C. State alumni section plans a smoker and gathering Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Blue room of the Sheraton hotel. Speakers include H. Sullivan of Greensboro, former mayor and alumni leader, with Ken Stephens announcing the event and Bob Smith as secretary.
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High Point
Guilford County Alumni Association
N. C. State College
Sheraton Hotel
Ken Stephens
Bob Smith
H. Sullivan
Greensboro
State College
Peterson's Ointment Offered For Itchy Pimples Relief
An advertising blurb promotes Peterson's Ointment as fast relief for irritated skin pimples and itching. It claims prompt relief and improved skin appearance and notes uses for itching of feet and cracks between toes. The copy speaks to druggists and readers seeking soothing balm.
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Peterson
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