OPA Probes Claims of Higher Men’s Suit Prices
The Office of Price Administration said it is investigating reports that prices for men’s suits have increased by 5 to 15 percent after removing a delivery restriction. OPA had earlier warned there would be no general rise and noted some manufacturers may lower prices while others raise them. Noah Webster, who compiled the first American dictionary, was noted as master of 20 languages.
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Washington
OPA
Yo Ye
Noah Webster
OPA Faces Bubble Gum Price Cut Issue
In Philadelphia on May 2, seven and eight year old girls urged Rep. William A. Barrett to raise the gum price from two to one cent. Club president Diana Domanico, seven, said Congress should “get its teeth into” the matter as the OPA grapples with the gum dispute.
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Philaelphia
OPA
William A. Barrett
D-Pa
Diana Domanico
Congress
Auto thief chase ends with cross country car recovery
Myron Skolnick traveled from Holyoke to Blue Earth Minnesota to reclaim his stolen car after police recovered it amid a car shortage. A misread line mentions Ceylon and Ibonbons but the readable facts center on the cross country pursuit and return.
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Holyoke
Mass
INS
Myron Skolnick
Blue East Minn
Skolnick
Aler
Braising Tip Emphasized For Tender Meats
Wilson's Weekly notes meat is scarce and urges careful cooking to avoid waste. It states braising a thick chuck steak yields tenderness and enhances flavor unlike other methods.
Braised Chuck Steak Method and Flavor Variations
A home cooking note outlines browning chuck steak in a hot skillet with shortening, then slow braising with a small amount of liquid. It suggests 300 F in oven or low direct heat, with a 3 lb steak needing about 24 hours, plus optional liquids and flavorings like onion pepper and garlic for variety.
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Horizont. 1 Across and More
The puzzle lists clues for across and down entries with partial phrases and unfinished words. It includes an answer line “Ad TEA DIEICIUPI” and a long jumble of letters suggesting a themed or crosstown grid with many invalid fragments.
20 Children, And Wife Of Miner Desires More
Brockton Pa May 2 Mrs John Keip, 48, wife of an anthracite miner, has had 20 children in 29 years and just welcomed her 20th child, a boy, born in a hospital. She notes they live simply with meat and potatoes daily and no one gets seconds. All children survive.
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Brockton
John Keip
Le Havre Camp Herbert Tareyton to be closed soon
In Le Havre INS Camp Herbert Tareyton one of seven development centers for home-bound VA troops will close shortly as two other camps remain open to handle the thinning flow of American troops headed home. Normal hexane a petroleum by product is used in soybean oil extraction.
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LE Havre
Herbert Tareyton
Thomasville Names Teachers Re-elected for 1946 47
Thomasville city schools announced the list of teachers re-elected for the 1946 47 school year. Main Street school includes W S Horton as principal and a long roster of teachers. Colonial Drive Kern Street and Church Street schools also report principal assignments and staff lists.
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Thomasville
G. H. Arnold
Main Street
W. S. Horton
Helen Frances Colley
T. J. Covington
Julia Davis
Kathryn Dillard
Vera Dixon
Eva Gertrude Ganner
Louise Johnston
Laura Neece
Lemuel Carr Shealy
Jean Simpson
Elizabeth B. Wilson
Bertha Barker
Sallie J. Bond
Marie B. Burris
Ann Corn
Clara Lee Harrison
Agnes Herndon
Mae Johnson
Cleta Rich
Clarisse
Barbara Weir
Betty Welch
Lillian Yow
W. B. Lord
Colonial Drive
Margaret Lucille Kirkpatrick
Jessie Blair
Lelia Coble
Louise Perry Curlee
Gladys
Masie B. Loftin
Aileen Rigby
Alta M. Hutson Watkins
Oecis Oo Ee Aggs
Ruth Farthing
Myra Olive
Dorothy Bray
Blair Spencer Charles
Atfice Council
Gwendolyn Eastridge
Louise Edwards
Ruth Honeycutt
Allene Jackson
Ethel Johnson
Wm. Broughton Lord
Paul Lovingood
Edgar Royse
Mabel Downey Royse
Dorothy Whitmire
Elsie J. Wilmorston
Naomie
Clyde DuBose
R. C. Wilson
College Picnic Draws Wide Student Body and Faculty
High Point college entertained the student body and faculty at a lake picnic with games walks and two softball contests. Mary Hedgecock defeated Janny Hall 3-1 in one game while Russell Lombardy beat the day student boys 4-3. The event featured Woman Hall versus Penny Hall and day students.
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High Point College
Woman Hall
Penny Hall
Mary Hedgecock
Janny Hall
Russell Lombardy
Funeral Rites for Mrs Letha Partin Held at Green Street
Funeral services for 43 year old Mrs Letha Partin were held Wednesday at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev Julian S Hopkins presiding. A quartet sang What A Friend We Have In Jesus and A J Koonce performed Sunrise. Pallbearers and flowers honors noted, with burial in Floral Garden cemetery. Surviving are two sons Alfred Partin High Point and Robert L Partin Ph M 3c US Navy stationed at Boca Raton Fla two sisters Mrs C J Sears High Point and Mrs H G Poole La Grange one brother T R Barker Morganton and one granddaughter Patsy Kerr High Point.
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Letha Partin
Green Street Baptist Church
Julian S. Hopkins
J. S. Hopkins
Jeanette Davidson
Bobbie Brawley
W. C. Brawley
Jesus
Bobby Hopkins
A. J. Koonce
U. S. Navy
Bochia
Fla
C. J. Sears
High Point
H. G. Poole
la Grange
T. R. Barker
Morganton
Patsy Ker
H Point
Floral Garden
Thomas M Stallings Rites Held At North Deep Creek
Funeral for Thomas M Stallings former Thomasville resident who died in Portsmouth Virginia was at North Deep Creek Friends church near Yadkinville. Rev C H Hutchens led service with pallbearers Frank Cranfield P N Sizemore Alonzo Hutchens Mills Bavender Harold Wooten Harvey Wooten and Harvey Shives. Choir with Mrs John Collins accompanied sang In The Land Where We'll Never Grow Old When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder Rock of Ages Have Thine Own Way Lord. Interment in church cemetery.
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Thomas M. Stallings
Thomasville
Portsmouth
Virginia
North Deep Creek Friends Church
Yadkinville
C. H. Hutchens
Frank Cranfield
P. N. Sizemore
Alonzo Hutchens
Mills Bavender
Harold Wooten
Harvey Wooten
Harvey Shives
John Collins
Truman Seeks Cooperation In Food Drive
President Truman asks mayors and communities to unite in a nationwide famine relief effort. The story highlights a food collection push, ongoing agricultural forecasts, and continued foreign food purchases to ease the shortage.
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Truman
Washington
Pnd
Agriculture Department
Clinton P. Anderson
Plains
Kansas
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