First Crosley Car Rolls Off Assembly Line
The first 1947 Crosley two door four passenger sedan will roll off the Marion Indiana assembly line next Thursday. Powel Crosley Jr president of the company announced the car weighs under 1150 pounds and measures 145 inches in length. It has a 2014 horsepower motor with a top speed of 60 miles per hour and fuel economy of 50 miles per gallon. A company spokesman said the price is not yet set by the Office of Price Administration and the firm hopes to produce 100 cars in May.
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Cincinnati
Crosley
Crosley Motors
Marion
Ind
Powel Cros
Office of Price Administration
Umpires Learn to Down Calls Amid Field Confusion
The sea union ball players face confusion as an umpire's shrill strike call rings across the field. Players and coaches weigh whether a quieter cadence could reduce misreads and speed up play.
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Sea Union
Housing Officials To Meet This Week To Pick New Sites
Mayor Earl N Phillips announced official confirmation from John P Broome federal housing administrator and a Congresss man Carl T Durham wire that 30 more veteran housing units were allotted to High Point bringing total to 142. This remains 58 under the 200 requested. The council and emergency housing committee plan a early week meeting to review sites for the newly added units.
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Earl N. Phillips
John P. Broome
Atlanta
Carl T. Durham
High Point
Phillips
Tomlinson Plant Workers to Vote on Union Representation
Production workers at the High Street plant of Tomlinson's of High Point will vote in a National Labor Relations Board election on Thursday morning to decide if they will be represented by Local 3023 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
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High Street
Tomlinson’s
High Point
National Labor Relations Board
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
Bee
Ante Fen Stenlen
American Seaman Tops World With Highest Pay
An American merchant sailor earns a base pay of $145 monthly, triple that of many leading maritime nations. Overtime and other pay boost earnings by about 25 percent, with food and lodging valued at $175 monthly. The article notes naval pay comparisons and mentions an agency located at the corner of Hamilton and Green streets.
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New York
INS
Ships Magazine
WSCS Meet Monday and Family Night Party at Church
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church meets Monday at 3 pm in the ladies parlor with Mrs G J Humphreys in charge and Mrs George Haltom presiding. executive board at 2 pm in the Philathea classroom. A junior group meets Monday night at 8 pm led by Miss Lillie Mae Moore with Mrs Wilson O Weldon reviewing The Cross Over Africa. A family night party is planned Friday at 7:30 pm in the downstairs auditorium as part of Family Week.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
G. J. Humphreys
George C. Haltom
Philathea
Lillie Mae Moore
West
Lexington Avenue
Wilson O. Weldon
Africa
Rankin Memouriia
WSCS
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Rankin Memorial
Methodist Church
C. J. Burton
The
G. I. Humphreys
George Haltom
Baby album notes for Carol Ann and Kenneth Ray
Little Carol Ann Smith celebrated her first birthday on May 4. She is the daughter of Sgt. and Mrs. Jack Smith and resides with her mother at 109 BE State Street while her father is stationed at Fort Myer Virginia. Kenneth Ray Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Jones of Route 5, was one year old on May 1.
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Trinity School
Bunker Hill Methodist Church
Kenneth Hendrix
T. R. Hendrix
Brenda Bulla
Ralph Bulla
Mary Jane Payne
John Payne
Carol Ann Smith
Center
Jack Smith
BE. State Street
Fort Myer
Kenneth Ray Jones
A. K. Jones
Route 5
Shirley Ann Burney
Dorothy Burney
King Street
Freed or Murder Lucas Rearrested in Dunn
Charlie Lucas, 33, Dunn farmer, was admitted on a murder charge in superior court but was re arrested on transportation of whiskey adultery and fornication charges by order of Judge W H S Burgwyn. Lucas was freed on bond of 1000. The re arrest followed testimony during the murder trial. A Superior court jury acquitted Lucas of second degree murder in the February 24 death of Mrs Bessie Riley.
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Dunn
Charlie Lucas
Dunn Farmer
W. H. S. Burgwyn
Lucas
Bessie Riley
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Bondex
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Hamilton
Tomlinson
America
A. F
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Green Streets
Plant Rero
Tomlinson No. 2
Employment Office
West High St
Archdale
Women's Society of Christian Service of
G. L. Robbins
Trinity
Green Street Baptist Church
J. O. Whittington
Carter Street
J. F. Vickers
Methodist
Florence Thomas Bible
Florence Thomas
ST. Mary's
Woman's Guild of
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
Women's Auxiliary
C. N. Cox
Britain
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Seaboard Ready-Built Homes, Inc
Walmut ST
Phila
Carolinas
Duke Power Company
Duke
Piedmont
Ey Mene
Duke, Power Company
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