Alliance drafts plan for Western defense command structure
Informants say lend lease from the United States would supply tanks planes and motorized artillery to a five nation western alliance. About 30 divisions would be equipped and a supreme high command would be created with representation from each country. Prospective leaders include Field Marshal Montgomery or a French chief with a central military committee drafting policy.
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United States
Western European Alliance
Western Alliance
Western Hemisphere
Alliance
Lord Montgomery
Montgomery
Funeral Rites Held For G K Kearney Loftin
The body of G K Kearney Loftin a former city resident who died suddenly at his Lakeland Florida home was brought back to the city. Funeral services are scheduled Sunday at 3 o clock in the Main Street Methodist Church conducted by Rev W R Kelly and Rev E M Jones with burial at Floral Garden Park.
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G. K. Kearney Loftin
Lakeland
Fila
Guy Loftin
Forrest Avenue
Main Street Methodist Church
W. R. Kelly
Greensboro
E. M. Jones
Rae
Floral Garden Park
Funeral Services For Mrs. Clara Barnes At Friendly Baptist
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Barnes who died Thursday morning were held Saturday at 2 pm at Friendly Baptist church. Rev. W. L. Smith led the service with church choir, a quartet, and a trio providing music. Interment followed at Center Friends Church cemetery with pallbearers named.
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Clara Barnes
Friendly Baptist Church
W. L. Smith
L. J. Mabe
Wilma Ellerbe
Ermon Rudd
Estelle Heglar
Edna Hilliard
Clara Allen
Negro Bound Over On Rape Charge In Charlotte
Probable cause found in police court against Johnny Williams of Charlotte for assault with intent to commit rape. Williams bound over to Mecklenburg superior court under $5,000 bond. Evelyn Dixon identified the 24 year old as the man who grabbed her while she walked home from work early Tuesday.
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Charlotte
N. C
Johnny Williams
Mecklenburg Superior Court
Evelyn Dixon
Scott and Johnson clash over state surplus investments
Scott demanded approval to invest excess general fund money in bonds while noting the state held cash beyond current needs. Johnson cited March tax returns delaying excess funds and listed past investments. Scott said by March 31, 1945, about 79.84 million remained idle in 80 banks and touted his department’s 600 thousand invested in Treasury bonds at 2.5 percent. He called Johnson a poor business man based on his record as state treasurer.
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Council of State
Johnson
Scott
Department of Agriculea
United States Treasury
Charles M. Johnson
Coast Guard Denies Charge Of Missing Boat Search
The Coast Guard denied accusations it failed to locate a missing LCM boat off Cape Hatteras. Commander J R Scullion of Norfolk said Quiddley was reported missing at 4 p m Thursday and found four hours later at Shell Point Beacon with no one aboard.
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Norfolk
Coast Guard
Cherry Point
N. C
Snowden Quiddley
Hatteras
Donation Helps Safe Driving Education in Schools
The North Carolina Association of Insurance Agents contributed 6900 to the state Department of Public Instruction to start safe driving instruction in schools. Dr Clyde A Erwin accepted the donation at a meeting with association members in Pinehurst North Carolina.
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Pinehurst
N. C
State Department of Public Education
North Carolina Association of Insurance Agents
Clyde A. Erwin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Drink Habit Can Be Broken
Alco-Haven Sanitarium advertises a 7-day treatment for alcoholics claiming to purify the bloodstream remove alcoholic poisons and curb cravings It presents itself as a complete rehabilitation program run by trained physicians and nurses aimed at long term recovery.
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Alco-Haven Sanitarium
Be Kind To Animals Week Scheduled
Be Kind To Animals Week runs May 3 to 9, sponsored by the American Humane Association, observed nationally and in High Point for the 34th year. Mrs. Valette J. Harris, High Point Humane Society vice president, notes the observance aims to protect animals year round.
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American Humane Association
High Point
Valette J. Harris
High Point Humane Society
Rt. 5
Youngsters Preface Radio Taste Favor News Over Soap
A group of ten to eleven year olds surveyed on WNYE station preferences. They favor news and historical programs over soap operas with summer slots and dislike fantasy net work plots where the hero prevails. They value radio daily, and a 99 year old quips burn up at the thought of no radio.
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James MacAndrew
WNYE
New York
Olgace
Ruth Foltz
Cleveland
Betty Girling
University of Minnesota
Kuom
Helen Parkhurst
American Broadcasting Company
Joyce Rife
Craig Fischer
Craig
MacAndrew
David Anseld
Plane fragments wash ashore along North Carolina coast
Coast Guardsmen found plane debris over eight miles from Nags Head to Oregon Inlet. The plywood pieces include a wheel and wing elevators with an aluminum plate reading Culver model NRD N2756 and serial numbers, suggesting a Culver Aircraft Corp. product. No missing plane reports in the area.
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Manteo
N. C
North Carolina
Nags Heads
Nags
Culver
AAF
Culver Aircraft Corp
Wichita
Kas
Aged Negro Given Surprise Party
A white headed Negro man entered the health department claiming to be 118 and nervous. A nurse checked his age and found 104. While waiting for a doctor, Health Officer Dr Bethel bought him a birthday cake with no candles, saying it would take too many.
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M. B. Bethel
Dr. Bethel
Potato Growers To Meet In Washington
Potato growers from districts 4 5 and 6 will convene in Washington next Wednesday to nominate committeemen for the southeastern potato cooperative through October 31 1948. The meeting is held with the N C Produce Growers Cooperative Association Inc and the state potato advisory committee.
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Raleigh
N. C
Washington
G. T. Scott
Scott
GE Chief to Speak at Shelby Chamber Meeting
Charlies E. Wilson, president of General Electric, will address Shelby chamber of commerce and merchants association at their December meeting. Sen. Clyde R. Hoey is expected to attend as Shelby marks higher power service with Duke Power’s 65,000 kilowatt unit at Cliffside due early next year.
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Shelby
N. C
Charlies E. Wilson
General Electric Corp
Shelby Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association
Dan M. Paul
Clyde R. Hoey
Duke Power Company
Cliffside
Senator Taylor Arrested In Birmingham
Senator Glen Taylor a vice presidential candidate on Henry Wallace’s third party ticket was arrested at a Birmingham meeting of the Southern Negro Youth Press after attempting to use a Negro entrance. He was charged with breach of peace and placed in a patrol car. Bond was set. Earlier police arrested three white people and one Black at the convention for segregation law violations.
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Birmingham
Ala
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Henry Wallace
Southern Negro Youth Press
Floyd Foldins
Taylor
Alliance Gospel Tabernacle
Eddins
House Group Plans Tough Steps Against Communists
The group proposes penalties including fines and jail terms for communists. They seek open operation and require registration with the justice department. They would sever ties with the international movement and deny passports to American Reds. They also target government security with bans on non elective posts.
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Communist Movement
Justice Department
Trusteeship debate continues as Eban notes mandate end
Eban warned that approving a trusteeship plan would intensify the Holy Land conflict as delegates pressed ahead with talks on the American proposal. Delegates asked reporters for late Palestine developments while the UN trusteeship council planned to meet Monday to study an emergency Jerusalem trusteeship regime.
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Palestine
Eban
Holy Land
U. S
UN Trusteeship Council
Jerusalem
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