Wall Street Follies Lightens Markets with Laughter
Hal Boyle reports New York Financial Writ Association staged a satire in which bankers and industrial leaders mocked inflation and political figures. Skits spoofed Kaiser Eaton disputes, Tru mansions, and rail turmoil, as stockholders and financiers laughed through a night of political humor and song.
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Wall
New York Financial Writ Association
Nations
Wash
Alion
A. Kiannini
The
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Harry S
Emil Schram
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Hen Kaiser
Cyrus Eaton
Can Telephone and Tele- Company
Harry Tru
Problems in Get Airing Convention
Boston officials and state leaders gather at the National Municipal League's 54th annual convention to air tax policy and municipal reform ideas. Mayors, editors, and economists discuss political slum clearance as Charles Mann, former New Jersey governor, chairs the event. The text notes a coffee plant native to Abyssinia.
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Newersey
Good Fairy Delivers Gifts to Tiny English Lassie
London reports a U S charity tale where Elizabeth Philp the newborn daughter of a London bus conductor receives gifts from Americans. Miss Elizabeth Antosh travels from Johns-town to inform Elizabeth's mother Maud Philp at a hospital about the surprise, with items from New York stores and individuals destined for the hut by the east side docks.
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United States
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Johnstown
American Overseas Airlines
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Maud Philp
Harry Philp
Transplanting Trees and Shrubs in November
The article advises November as ideal for moving most trees and shrubs with care. Keep roots moist, remove as many roots as possible, mulch and water, prune to balance top growth, and avoid sun exposure. Different root systems require varying pruning levels. boxwood may need little, while dogwood may shed half its top.
Clippers Win Again Top McKeesport 14 0
The Charlotte Clippers extended their winning streak to eight with a 14 to 0 victory over McKeesport. Butch Butler returned a punt 64 yards for the first score and later connected with Rocco Spadaccini for the second. Jim Elvington added two extra points.
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McKeesport
Butch Butler
Rocco Spadaccini
Jim Elvington
Sale of Weed To Wait Until Season Ends
Raleigh Nov 22 The flue cured tobacco cooperative stabilization corporation will not sell 1948 crop tobacco taken under loan until the current marketing season ends. Manager L T Weeks explains the policy was set in 1946 and adhered to, with sales delayed until after season end and costs calculated and a suggested price approved by the board. The cooperative serves 325000 members across Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Florida under the government price support program.
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Florida
Dr Ira Hardy Dies by Suicide in Kinston
Dr. Ira May Hardy 74 a respected North Carolina medical authority died from a pistol wound in Kinston. He will be buried in Washington DC. A former president of the North Carolina Medical Society he founded Caswell Training School and held multiple hospital and college trustee roles. Surviving are two daughters a son and two sisters. Funeral services set for tomorrow afternoon.
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Good Shepherd Hospital
New Bern
North Carolina State College
Dulles Becomes Acting Leader of U N Delegation
Paris dispatch reports John Foster Dulles named acting chairman of the American delegation to the United Nations assembly. He will attend key committee sessions to learn U S policy on issues including Palestine and will preside in Secretary of State Marshall's absence. The appointment was made by President Truman.
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John Foster Dulles
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Truman
General Thaw Expected to Aid Storm Sector
CHICAGO November 22 An other general thaw was expected to help again today in removal of deep snow drifts piled on the great plains by last weeks storm in which eight persons died. While crews still worked at clearing highways, the temperature rose above freezing and was likely to climb further. The coldest spots were in the north central states with Sioux Falls six degrees above zero and Sioux City eleven above. Light snow flurries were reported nationwide except Florida, with Meridian Mississippi recording more than an inch of moisture.
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Battleship North Carolina to be moved to Bayonne tomorrow
The battleship North Carolina will be moved by 14 tugs from the New York naval shipyard in Brooklyn to its regular berth at Bayonne New Jersey. The World War II veteran, part of the Atlantic reserve fleet, has been in Brooklyn since July 15 for a routine overhaul.
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New York Naval Shipyard
Brooklyn
Bayonne
N. J
John Garner Silent on 80th Birthday Reflections
UVALDE Texas November 22 The Texan nicknamed Cactus Jack turns 80 and explains he avoids birthday statements saying there have been too many statements by too many people and that his habit is to refrain from public remarks.
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Nevada University Readies Libel Suit Over Sports Week Claim
The University of Nevada says it has a legal team ready to sue for libel after Sports Week alleged the football team lost to Santa Clara "for the specific benefit of Nevada gamblers." Officials demand a retraction and await a reply to their letter.
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New York
Sports Week
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Nevada
Rutgers Students Seek New Nickname
Rutgers students fail to choose a new nickname as a tie leaves the decision to a student vote next year. The leading options are the Pioneers and Cannoneers, replacing the current Chanti cleaner. The piece also notes pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 92 percent of tuberculosis deaths.
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Local Girl Charged With Larceny In High Point
Marvene Garner, 16, of 1694 English Street, booked in High Point on larceny charges after $200 bond posted. She allegedly took a pistol from the College Grill owned by James Bennett. Garner and Doris McGuire face additional charges in Greensboro tied to a Hitchcock Beverage break in.
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Doris McGuire
Lindsay Street
Greensboro
Reese Scott
Bernard Parrish
Hitchcock Beverage Company
Higher Insurance Rates Now In Effect Across Tar Heel State
State insurance commissioner William P Hodges announced new higher liability insurance rates effective today for North Carolina motorists. Private passenger car bodily injury rates rise by 1 per year per vehicle while property damage rates stay unchanged. Commercial trucks see bodily injury increases of 2 to 11 per truck and property damage up 4 to 16 per truck depending on use and type. A fourth private car category will cover young drivers.
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William P. Hodges
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Fire causes slight damage at Long Street home
Firemen answered a call at 1414 Long Street yesterday afternoon at 1 41. The occupant, Mrs Lona Smith, reported a fire caused by a bad chimney. Damages were slight.
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Polio Drug Darvisul Seen Not a Cure or Preventer
A preliminary report from the American Academy of Pediatrics finds the polio drug darvisul, tested in Texas and North Carolina, not very effective. Doctors Grube and Lawson say it cannot be counted on to prevent paralysis or aid recovery, though it may help modestly in some cases.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
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North Carolina
American Academy of Pediatrics
Clifford G. Grube, Jr
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
Robert B. Lawson
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
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Trial of Cannady Set For January
Dunn January date set for the trial of Sam Cannady a Dunn merchant charged with shooting his estranged wife Mrs Ramie Wood Cannady at her apartment on August 19 illness of Solicitor Jack Hooks caused the postponement from the scheduled start today the case will proceed in January with trial proceedings to follow.
Courtroom notes on postwar cost of living and boosts
A clipped reference notes a court discussion of rising living costs after the war and the need for boosts. The speaker states the boosts offered are smaller than those underwriting experience would require.
Manager Says NBA Unfair To Fighter
Los Angeles November 22 Fight manager Tommy Farmer accused the NBA of persecuting world bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz. He charged NBA head Abe Greene seeks to intimidate Ortiz by threatening to vacate the bantam title if defense is not made soon, and said Greene aims to rule like a czar while NY boxing commission dominates.
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Tommy Farmer
National Boxing Association
Manuel Ortiz
NBA
Abe Greene
Ortiz
Greene
New York Boxing Commission
Farmer
Citation To Run In Tanforan Race
Citation heads a field of 14 thoroughbreds nominated for the $50,000 Tanforan handicap on December 11 at Tanforan. Also entered are Shannon II, a champion in Australia, and On Trust, California’s top-money winner with earnings of unknown amount. Shannon II shared the world record for a mile and a quarter at Golden Gate Fields with a 1 59 4-5 time.
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Australia
On Trust
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California
Bus Driver Keeps Job In Minor League Uproar And Other Sports Snippets
Roundup notes minor league salary cheats over bus driver jobs amid Minneapolis talks. Don Faurot recalls assistants Jim Tatum and Bud Wilkinson moving to greener posts. Navy's Ewen misses Army game due to old injuries. Johnny Flynn targets Billy Conn bout as promoter bids rise. Red Miller and Bobby Barbour praised. Bowdoin’s MacFayden draws attention from eastern colleges. Rickey to appear on Robinson program and Arctic snow treated to curb spring mosquitoes.
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Athletic Committee
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Red) Miller
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