French Auto Industry Strives for Prewar Prestige Recovery
French auto plants, hampered by tire and material shortages, aim to produce 265,565 vehicles in 1946 with 41,693 for export to raise foreign exchange. National constraints and a five year plan shape output as Renault and others face model limits and transport shortages while workers push through cold, damaged plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Ranft
Ee Ae
Paris
Renault
Desuetude
Stern
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
Scandinavian
France
Tar Heel Broadcasting seeks Clinton NC radio station license
The Federal Communications Commission considers Tar Heel Broadcasting System of Washington NC for authority to operate a Clinton North Carolina radio station on 550 kilocycles with one kilowatt power during daylight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Tar Heel Broadcasting System
Washington, N. C
Clinton
N. C
Weather forecasting for a fee sparks new enterprise
Former RAF and Navy meteorologists launch a paid weather forecasting service for businesses and individuals. They provide 72 hour local forecasts based on balloons, radios, and charts, offering odds on rain, wind, and temperature to assist events, sales, roofing, and sports promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert H. Davis
Central Press
New York
RAF
Navy
United States Weather Bureau
Joe Martiano
Marciano
Librarian at Wake Forest Resigns After 32 Years
Wake Forest college announces the retirement of Mrs. Taylor Crittenden after 32 years as librarian at the college. Her successor will be Professor Carlton P. West, history professor on leave to study library science. Crittenden began in 1914 and oversaw a library growth from 20,067 to 68,889 volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Forest
Taylor Crittenden
Wake Forest College
Carlton P. West
Charles E. Taylor
Taylor
Crittenden
Friends of the Wake Forest College Library
Dr. Greer to Speak at North Carolina Merchants Meet
Dr. I. G. Greer of Thomasville general superintendent of the Baptist Orphanage of North Carolina will be a principal speaker at the 44th annual convention of the North Carolina Merchants Association at Wrightsville Beach June 10 11. He is also president of the Allied Church League vice president of the Child Welfare League of America and former president of the Baptist State Convention. He will address the banquet on the convention’s second night on The Retailer and the Program of the North Carolina Good Health Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. G. Greer
Thomasville
Baptist Orphanage of
North Carolina
North Carolina Merchants Association
Wrightsville Beach
W. L. Dowell
Association
Dr. Greer
Allied Church League
Child Welfare League of America
North Carolina Good Health Association
Baptist State Convention
Dowell
Damages From Forest Fires Show Decline
In Raleigh on May 30 the state forester’s office reports April forest fires burned 36 377 acres across 450 fires causing 65182 in damages. The prior April 1945 had 688 fires burning 122 654 acres and 211 230 in losses.
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Raleigh
State Forester’s Office
Denver Juvenile Courts and DMV Target Juvenile Delinquency
The American Public Welfare Association reports joint efforts by Denver juvenile courts and the Colorado DMV to curb juvenile delinquency involving automobiles. The campaign doubles efforts to enforce laws holding parents accountable for minors driving.
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Safety Rive
Denver
Colo
INS
Motor Vehicle Division
Colorado
American Public Welfare
No New Labor Legislation Seen After Strike Storm
Washington observers warn the capital storm over strikes may yield no new labor law. The Case bill faces possible veto, while maritime tensions and draft provisions shape the crisis as Senate and House actions split over emergency measures.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
Congress
Truman
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
Washington University
United States
Claude Pepper
Bob Taft
Communist Daily Worker
Wall Street Journal
Senator Pepper
D-Fla
Taft
Ohio
Morgenthau
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Sen
Ate
Rep. Case
R SC
John L. Lewis
Federal Mediation Board
Property transfers listed in High Point township records
S. D. Gibson Jr and wife transfer to Colonial Frozen Food Co of High Point property on North Main. Jim H Hawkins transfers to J D Medlin three lots on Baker Ave. Several other conveyances occur: H Gordon to Winnie Osbourne two lots in Clark Millikan. E E Ellington to William Ellington South Wrenn St. Carey Ogburn Jones executrix to John L Coleman lot in Jones estate. Avery F Rook to Flavier V McLendon. G K Wall and others to Hiram M Black four lots in Emerywood Hills. Adelaide C Blair to C Kenneth Strickland, Grace St. John Boulding et al to Tomlinson Co op, lot on Tomlinson St. R B Hall to Tate Furniture, lot on East Green Avon. Lee to William A Dillon lot on Fisher St. Stella N McRae et al to Lindsey Ruth Baker, North Main St. Cora J Sharp to Roderick J Reece, Fisher St. S G Snider to John Carter three lots in Brentwood School Park subdivision.
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High Point Township
S. D. Gibson, Jr
Colontial Frozen Food
High Point, Incorporated
North Main Street
Jim H. Hawkins
J. D. Medlin
Baker Avenue
H. Gordon
Winnie Osborne
Clark and Millikan
E. E. Ellington
William H. Ellington
Wrenn Street
Carey Ogburn Jones
John L. Coleman
Jones Estate
Avery F. Rook
Flaiier V. McLendon
Welborn
G. K. Wall
Hiram M. Black
Emerywood Hills
Adelaide C. Blair
C. Kenneth Strickland
Grace Street
John Boulding
Tomlinson
High Point
Tate Furniture Company
East Green Street
Avon Lee
William A. Dillon
Fisher Street
Stella N. McRae
Lindsay Ruth Baker
Cora J. Sharp
Roderick J. Reece
S. G. Snider
John §. Carter
Brentwood School Park Subdivision
State to add large sum to surplus in post war fund
North Carolina will add a surplus of 15 million dollars to its 20 million post war reserve. State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson told Elizabeth City State Teachers College graduates that the total should go into a special building fund, noting two buildings have been erected in state institutions in four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Charles M. Johnson
Elizabeth City State Teachers College
Johnson
Claremont motorists urged to honor parking rules
In Claremont New Hampshire motorists pledged to respect parking rules after 38 drivers paid a $1 fine for illegal parking and then received refunds from the chamber of commerce upon promising to comply with traffic regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claremont
N. H
Chamber of Commerce
C. C. McKain To Represent N. C. At Holstein Meet
Brattleboro Vermont reports 18 C C McKain Thomasin named to represent North Carolina at the 61st Holstein Friesian Association of America annual convention. June 4 5 in Rockford Illinois delegates will act on by laws and elect new officers and eight directors. W S Moscrip of Lake Elmo Minnesota is the current president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Vermont
C. C. McKain
Thomasin
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Rockford
Ill
W. S. Moscrip
Lake Elmo, Minn
Change at Camp Lejeune Commander Near July First
Maj. Gen. Thomas F. E. Watson will relieve Maj. Gen. John Marston as commanding officer of Camp Lejeune on or about July 1. Marston is to retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lejune
Thomas FE. Watson
John Marston
Marston
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Guilford Radio Service
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Dependable Shoe Repair Service
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University of Ilinois
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