North Carolina Sets Lowest Accidents in Pulp Mills
North Carolina led the southeast in reducing pulp and paper mill accidents in early 1944. The state cut the rate to 5.5 per 500 workers from 25.5 last year, with gains credited to union efforts and stricter safety practices. Alabama trailed in hour totals, while Florida posted a rise in accidents.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Forrest Shuford
Comprex of Labor
W. A. Zimmer
Division of Labor Standards
U. S. Department of Labor
Federal Department
Zimmer
Alabama
Florida
Morehead City Daily Changes Ownership
The Twin City Daily Times is sold to P. T. Hines of Greensboro Daily News and J. H. McEwen Jr. McEwen arrives from New York City and will take captive management next year. Hines remains with Greensboro. H. B. Utley, founder since 1936, plans retirement due to ill health. Mrs. Utley, long time news editor, also retires.
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Morehead City
Twin City
Utley
Eastland Carries 1630 to Seattle for Return Home
The USS Eastland sails from Karen toward Seattle with 1,630 officers and men aboard. Officials report return rates around 74 percent for enlisted and 84 percent for officers, with expectations that all 70 point enlisted and 75 point officers depart by December 1. The voyage follows a prior danger period after October 28 near Sinclair, Asheville, N C.
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Karen
Sig Fastland
Seattle
America
Sinclair
Asheville
N. C
Costs of feeding the U S S Missouri crew revealed
The article notes it costs about $1,000 daily to feed the Missouri's crew of over 2000 men. They dine in multiple cafeterias and consume more than seven tons of food each day. It also reports that over 70,000 Sandy Wars are sold to the crew each month.
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U. S. S. Missouri
Guilford County Real Estate Transfers in High Point Area
Guilford County transfers list numerous property deeds in High Point Township. Transfers include R A Cook to J W Foust. W Fraley to R L Edwards. Verna Ault to Guilford Realty and Insurance. Ernest M Buchanan to Clinton Chandler. M Jones to Charles Perkins. Thacker to I Boyd Hucks. several corporate moves involving High Point Paper Box, Liane Hosiery Mills. Atlantic Life Insurance to Ben L Herman and others. multiple lots in Blair estate, Blair Putrelle, Moffitt Place subdivisions. numerous street and avenue lots including East Farriss, East Russell, Bridges, Mangum, Green, College Heights, and Fairfield road. The list features many paired spouses as grantors and grantees, with a mix of individuals and corporate entities.
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High Point Township
R. A. Cook
J. W. Foust
High Point
Winston- Salem Road
W. Jd. Fraley
R. L. Edwards
Stafford
Bencini
Verna Ault
Guilford Realty and Insurance Company
Thurston Street
Ernest M. Buchanan
Clinton Chandler
Blair Estate
M. Jones
Charles R. Perkins
Moffitt Place
Laula
Lillian L. Thacker
I. Boyd Hucks
Bridges Street
High Point Paper Box Company, Incorporated
Liane Hosiery Mills
Mangum Avenue
Atlantic Life Insurance Company, Incorporated
Ben L. Herman
East Ruetsell Street
Carrie W. Bedford
Lawrence J. Ashworth
College Heights
Bessie Smith
J. Mutus Clodfelter
Grant Street
Nancy GO. Roger
Alice R. Thomas
East Farriss Avenue
Jenna N. McMahan
A. H. Aaron
East Green Street
Eugenia H. Hill
Eugene V. Hill
D. H. Cole
Nancy G. Royer
Franklin B. Montgomery
East Carriss Avenue
McKinley Davis
Rebecca Tyson
College Park
J. W. Ferrell
Dema Smith
Barnett G. Smith
M. M. Crouse
M. Evans
Blair-Putrelle
Byron Haworth
Sara Hill Countee
Normal Street
Joe L. Roberts
Glenn Oaks
Carey Ogburn Jones
Margaret H. Taylor
W. C. Jones
Lewis L. Ingram
D. J. Wren
Fairfield Road
Roy Brown
Nelson M Zachary
White Oak Street
G. W. Ball
Jewell Atkins
W. C
Carolinians Buy $12.4 Million in Victory Bonds
North Carolinians had purchased $12.4 million of the victory loan quota by Tuesday. State war finance chairman Clarance T. Leinbach reported individual sales include $6.2 million of a $30 million E bonds allotment, with the state's overall quota for both individuals and corporations at $97 million.
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Winston-Salem
State War Finance
Clarance T. Leinbach
Eastern Newsmen Hold Meeting Laffoon To Speak
East ern North Carolina newsmen met to organize the Eastern Carolina Press association. More than 60 representatives are expected with tonight’s program and a banquet tomorrow headlined by James Street of Chapel Hill. J L Horne Jr of Rocky Mount and Harvey Laffoon of Elkin will also speak at the event.
Disease Stricken Hungary Faces Penicillin Shortage
In Budapest a severely ill 11 year old, John Zepitz, endures malnutrition and infection with no penicillin or sulfa drugs available. Lt. Col. Richard Shackleford brings scarce penicillin from the U S Army, aiding only when it means life or death. American officers urge aid as 200,000 syphilis cases in Hungary go untreated.
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Budapest
John Zepitz
St. John's City Hospital
Buda
United States Army
Hungary
Richard K. Shackleford
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
U. S. Army
Shackleford
John
William S. Key
Bucharest
Harry McClain
Saxton
Funeral Services for Pauline Hughes in Asheboro
Miss Pauline Hughes 31 died at 4 45 am yesterday at her mother Annie Hughes Asheboro route 2 home. Services held today at Pilgrim Holiness church. Burial at Neighbors Grove cemetery. Survived by two sisters Mrs A H Pritchard Central Falls and Mrs John Little Farmer five brothers Allen Fred James Paul Hughes of the home Pred Hughes High Point.
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Asheboro
Pauline Hughes
Annie Hughes
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Neighbors Grove Cemetery
A. H. Pritchard
Central Falls
John Little
Farmer
Allen
Fred
James
Paul Hughes
Pred Hughes
High Point
Funeral for Alger B Wilkins in Fayetteville
Alger B Wilkins 46 former Cumberland County schools superintendent dies after a week long illness. He served 21 years in Cumberland schools including 12 years as superintendent resigning last September 1. He chaired the state legislative committee and led the Southeastern district twice. Survived by his widow three children four brothers and three sisters.
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Fayetteville
Alger B. Wilkins
Cumberland County
Cumberland
North Carolina Education Association
Weather quip misattributed to Twain in common lore
The line Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it is credited to Charles Dudley Warner. Warner wrote My Summer in the Air and collaborated with Mark Twain on The Gilded Age, clarifying Twain was not the original author.
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Mark Twain
Charles Dudley Warner
Twain
All Aspirin May Look Alike Prompting St Joseph Choice
An advertisement urges consumers to choose St Joseph aspirin for quality and speed, noting the brand as the world’s largest seller at 10c and offering economy at 35c for a larger size.
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St. Joseph
St. Joseph Asprin
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Morehead City Daily
USS
Eastland
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Freak Ae Au
Beryl D. Orris
High Point Executives Club
Sheraton Hotel
Chicago
Orris
Sigmund Freud
Vienna
Havelock Ellis
London
Europe
England
City
Guilford County Realty
By A. IL. Goldberg
Otion
Tre Remertonhy
Belk-Stevens Company
Belk- Stevens Company
High Points
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Giné
Belk-Stevensco
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