Parades and Addresses Mark Observance Day Across North Carolina
The 30th Division National Guard commanding officer led parades with ceremonies planned in Burlington Morehead City and Henderson. Speakers included E. T. Sanders in Burlington Rev W. D. Caviness in Morehead City C. Leroy Shuping Jr in Henderson and J. Tracy Moore in Greensboro. Tobacco markets across the three flue cured belts were closed along with other state workers.
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National Guard
Burlington
E. T. Sanders
Morehead City
W. D. Caviness
Greensboro
C. Leroy Shuping, Jr
Henderson
J. Tracy Moore
North Carolina
Capitol Square Observations On Tax Enforcement And Oratory
A Raleigh page one item surveys sales tax enforcement in North Carolina noting more than sixty one thousand registered merchants, tighter audits, and potential revenue gains. It also reflects on long time speakers Clyde Hoey Frank Graham and Governor Scott, plus a quip on speeches and a Maxwell anecdote about preparation.
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State Revenue Department
North Carolina
Nobdy
State Department of Revenue
Department of Revenue
Scott
Capitol
Clyde Hoey
United States Senate
Civic Club
Frank Graham
United Nations
A. J. Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell
Great Smoky Mountains Park Rich in Native Tree Species
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina Tennessee border hosts more native tree species than all of Europe, highlighting its extraordinary biodiversity and ecological value.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina-Tennessee
Europe
Death of S/Sgt Robert C Thrift Killed in Action in Italy
The body of S Sgt Robert C Thrift 24 of High Point N C arrived at 7 05 this morning and will lie in state at Sechrest Funeral Home until 1 pm Saturday. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 pm from his mother's home conducted by Rev Easter and Rev Broome. Burial will be in Deep River Cemetery with full military honors by High Point Post 619 VFW. Survived by his widow Louise Causey of Baltimore and his mother Mrs H C Thrift of High Point.
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Robert Clayton Thrift
High Point
Rt. 1
Italy
Sechrest Funeral Home
H. C. Thrift
Oak View Road
O. L. Easter
Liberty Methodist Church
D. D. Broome
Lebanon Methodist Church
Deep River Cemetery
Sgt
Thrift
High Point Post No
E. H. Pope
Sgt. Thrift
Nettie Rice Thrift
Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
Miami
Florida
15Th Air Force
Louise Causey
Mrs H S Ragan Sr Archdale Resident Dies in Durham
Mrs. H. S. Ragan Sr., 70, Archdale resident and Guilford College alumna, died in a Durham hospital. She helped found Archdale Friends meeting and was active in church work. Survived by husband, two sons, a daughter, two sisters, a brother, and two grandchildren. funeral Saturday at Archdale Friends meeting.
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H. S. Ragan
Archdale
Durham Hospital
Ragan
Guilford County
John L
Maria Hayworth Freeman
Westtown School
Philadelphia
Guilford College
Archdate
Archdale Friends Meeting
Men's Brotherhood
Woman’s Missionary Union of Friends
America
Banks Poston
City
H. S. Ragan Jr
H. T. Ragan
Herbert Tomlinson
W. W. Sellew
Salem
James S. Freeman
Rebecca Ragan
Herbert Ragan Jr
Clifton Pearson
Ruben Payne
Koonce Funeral Home
Springfield Cemetery
Funeral notices and death reports from area communities
Robert Lee Wilkerson 64 died at home on Kivett Drive extension. Survivors include widow Elsie Shue Wilkerson, six sons, four daughters, two brothers, and 15 grandchildren. Rites expected Sunday after noon in Kannapolis after removal from Sechrest's Funeral home. Mrs. C. H. Harmon, Union South Carolina, died. services in Unity Methodist on Saturday at 2 pm with burial in Union cemetery. Birt L. Smith died. rites at Smith Grove church tomorrow at 2:30 pm. burial in the church cemetery. A wind of 10 miles per hour at 40 degrees below zero can freeze exposed tissue in one minute.
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Robert Lee Wilkerson
Kivett Drive
Cabarrus County
Elsie Shue Wilkerson
R. L
James
Guy
Davy Wilkerson
High Point
Clifford
Kannapolis
Harold Wilkerson
Painesville
Ohio
Lucille Basinger
Cleo Alexander
Margaret Dennis
Carter
David
Mt. Pleasant
Will Wilkerson
Concord
Sechrest
C. H. Harmon
Charles H. Harmon
Russell Harmon
Union
S. C
Unity Methodist Church
South Carolina
Birt L, Smith
Birt L. Smith
Smith Grove
Paul L. Smith
White House Considers Fact-Finding Board for Steel Coal Talks
Administration officials say a fact-finding board could seed an agreement between Lewis and the operators after the old contracts expired July 1. Truman may try the idea without Lewis’s pledge, while Taft Hartley remains a fallback. Cyrus S. Ching directs mediation, monitoring Lewis’s stance as he hides after the strike end.
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Board In Coal
Administration
Lewis
Truman
Taft-Hartley
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Chicago
Ritz-Carleton
New York
Ching
White House
Plans To Move Government In Event Of Emergency Public
Wiley asked Johnson about decentralization steps for an emergency. The secretary said a joint command post for the armed forces and its facilities are under study. He noted some emergency post projects will require funding and Congress must appropriate it.
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Wiley
Johnson
Congress
Resignation Mentions Krug and Key Interior Aides
The piece notes Krug’s resignation from the interior post after serving as undersecretary since March 1946 and acting secretary during Ickes' six week lapse. It cites Krug’s 1948 campaign activity and contrasts with Chapman who led Truman western tours. It places Chapman born Omega Virginia 1896 and Denver law schooling.
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Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Krug
Omega
Chapman
Denver
Truman
Oil Industry Supports About Two Million U S Jobs
The oil sector in the United States provides employment for nearly two million people across exploration refining and distribution activities highlighting its significant role in the national economy and energy sector employment.
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United States
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