Shipments Of Furniture Up During Month
February 1946 proved a strong month for furniture manufacturers with dollar volume rising due to OPA price relief. Industry shipments jumped 430 percent from January 1946, and the first two months of 1946 show a sizable gain over 1945. Outlook hinges on lumber and veneer supply as orders rose and overtime continued. Employment in February edged up 1 percent, with dollar payrolls up 2 percent from January and 22 percent from February 1945.
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OPA
Diesels Dominate Rail Locomotive Deliveries
Of 634 locomotives placed in service on U S railroads last year 534 were diesels, highlighting a strong shift to diesel power among carriers and equipment suppliers in the latest annual fleet data.
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U. S
Man About Town gossip fuels a parade of stars
Peggy Joyce hints at a big scoop while whispers swirl about the Langford widow and a wealthy dentist, a young surgeon rumored to be her beau. Chaplin Jr grows up as Jean Gordon, with other lavish moves and romances surrounding Liz Whitney, Henry North, the Dorseys, and Billy Bilbo.
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Peggy Joyce
Langford
Ruth Foran Pardo
Chas. Chaplin, Jr
Jean Gordon
E. S. Lowe
Ansonia
Diamond Horseshoe
Paramount Hotel
Liz Whitney
Henry North
Ringling Circus
Miami
Lana Turner
Jimmy Cannon
Comics Aid Students With History Lessons in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh INS reports University of Pittsburgh education professor W W D Sones says comic book styles are being adopted by schools to teach history and sciences. He notes picture-based materials are not new and cites Comenius who published the first picture textbook in 1654. He argues comics can enhance review and education when effective.
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Pittsburgh
INS
W. W. D. Sones
University of Pittsburgh
Sones
YMCA Teams Fight Elks In Close Lose Or Win
YMCA basketball team edged by Winston-Salem Elks 38 to 36 at Atkins high school in Winston-Salem Monday night March 25. Return game planned soon. YMCA to face Reidsville city team on Friday March 29. YMCA boxers drew a packed Youth Center crowd as students showcased skills. nightly classes and workouts set Monday through Friday. Board directors asked to prepare final membership reports by Friday April 12. Gray clubs urged to boost attendance, announced by Theodore Walker.
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YMCA
Winston-Salem
Board of Directors
Theodore Walker
Ministers Wives Alliance Anniversary Planned for April 26
Mrs. J B Jones chair announces the Ministers Wives Alliance anniversary to be held April 26 1946 at Temple Memorial Church. Mrs John W Burney of Morehouse College Atlanta Ga will be guest speaker. Complete program to be announced later.
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J. B. Jones
Ministers Wives Alliance
Temple Memorial Church
John W. Burney
Morehouse College
Atlanta
Fashion Parade Practice Tonight at William Penn Area
Mrs. Haze Starr calls participants to meet in the William Penn area for fashion parade practice this evening at 7 p m. Participants are reminded to arrive on time and ready to rehearse.
Master Singers at Emmanuel Church Concert
The Master Singers will perform at the First Emmanuel Church on April 2. Sponsored by Mrs. Cora Watts.
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First Emmanuel Aoe Ad Church
Sponso
Cora Watts
Program Postponed by Heavenly Gospel Singers
The Heavenly Gospel singers who were to appear at Emmanuel Baptist church postponed their concert until further announcement.
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Heavenly Gospel Singers
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Circle meeting at Brooks Memorial church hosts Miss Dickerson
W S C S Circle No 2 of Brooks Memorial church will meet tonight at 8 p m at 404 Elsie Street at the home of Miss Jessie Dickerson Members are urged to attend and be present.
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Circle Meeting
W.S.C.S
Brooks Memorial Church
Jessie Dickerson
Elsie St
Calenthe Court District to Set Up Lodge at Memorial AME
The district deputy of the Court of Calenthe will meet at Peason Memorial AME church at 8 p.m. to establish a lodge of courts. All courts and ladies of the city are invited to attend.
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Calenthe
Court of
Peason Memorial Ame
Funeral Services For Gus Torrance Set In Friday Ceremony
Mr. Gus Torrance died Tuesday morning at his sister Nellie Rob inson’s home after a four month illness. Survivors include his father Will Torrance and four sisters. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. at St Stephens A M E Zion Church. Rev. C W Lawrence will officiate. The body will be moved from Hoover’s Funeral Home Thursday at 5 p.m. to the residence of Mrs Nellie Thompson. Interment will follow at Green Hill cemetery.
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Nellie Robinson
Furlough Street
Will Torrance
Clara Alston
Margaret Point
Ae Orrance
Greg
St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion
C. W. Lawrence
Hoover
Nellie Thompson
Green Hill Cemetery
Horned Rabbit Shot In Kansas
In Hays Kansas Fritts Felton twelve year old son of Mayor P F Felton shot at a rabbit along the Smoky river believing it to be a horned demon. The shot hit a cottontail with two genuine horns about three inches long. The horns were found near the ears and eye.
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Hays, Kans
Fritts Felton
P. F. Felton
Smoky River
Fritts
Dentist proposes seven and a half cent coin idea
New York dentist Dr J Rice Gibbs suggests a seven and a half cent coin to simplify transit fares and save riders about 600 million dollars a year if fares rise to ten cents. The design would feature Iwo Jima imagery on one side and a large numeral on the other for the blind. Gibbs has written to a banking and currency committee and notes past half and two cent coins.
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Arlene Wolf
AP Newsfeatures
New York
J. Rice Gibbs
Gibbs
Joe Rosenthal
Iwo Jima
Rere
Congressional Committee On Banking and Currency
U. S
Johns Hopkins President Warns Earth Is Off Its Shape
AP News reports Johns Hopkins University president Dr. Isaiah Bowman warned the globe is misrepresented by maps calling the earth a geoid. He quipped the world bows 23 percent toward the sky, and that maps distort triangles of error when projecting a real globe onto flat surfaces.
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Baltimore
Isaiah Bowman
Johns Hopkins University
Bowman
Hopkins
Dr. Bowman
Hit Him Again He’s Conscious
Wilmington patrolman Jack Hall reports a motorist who crashed at a street intersection damaging one side of the car. Two hours later the same driver headed the opposite way and had another crash at the same intersection, damaging the opposite side of the vehicle.
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Wilmington
Jack Hall
Tender flank steak roast with bread stuffing method
Slow cook flank steak with moist heat for fork tender meat. Score optional to manage juices. Stuff with sage onion bread dressing, wrap, and braise in covered Dutch oven at 325 F for about two hours. Serves six.
Testy Combination Meal and Bacon Fat Tips
A nostalgic cooking note by George Rector shares a stuffed flank steak with gravy baked potatoes peas and cabbage salad, topped by graham cracker roll and whipped cream. It also suggests an inexpensive cabbage salad with Wilson's Mayonnaise and seasonings, plus repurposing bacon fat for spice cakes and fried dishes.
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George Rector
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