Master of Grange criticizes big firms tax status
Harry Caldwell of Greensboro NC testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee in Washington on November 26 urging equal tax treatment. He as master of the North Carolina State Grange says about 53000 wholesale and retail entities in NC operate for profit without paying corporation taxes and questions why farmer cooperatives are targeted while many tax exempt agencies exist. He notes over 100000 NC farmers participate in cooperatives and defends their group solutions to economic issues.
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Washington
North Carolina
Harryaldwell
Greensboro
N. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Caldwell
North Carolina State Grange
The
Grange
Naval Reserve Radio Station Takes To Air
A naval reserve operated radio station began broadcasting in Charlotte linking with five other stations in the Sixth Naval District. Commander T. S. Dean said the network will expand to 16 cities in the Carolinas and Georgia. Existing stations are in Wilmington Charleston Savannah Macon and Atlanta. The stations will transmit naval reserve messages and train reserve personnel in radio and electronics.
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Charlotte
Naval Reserve
6Th Naval Ee
Charles
T. S. Dean
Charleston
Carolinas
Georgia
Wilmington
Savannah
Macon
Atlanta
Body Of Veteran Found In Water
The body of Johnny Johnson a carpenter and World War II veteran was found in Cross Creek by searchers Tuesday morning after a week missing Coroner Joe W Pinkston ordered an autopsy He is survived by his wife three daughters his mother six sisters and two brothers including constable Andrew C Johnson of Creek township
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Fayetteville
Johnny Johnson
Cross Creek
Joe W. Pinkston
Andrew C. Johnson
Creek Township
Milk and Cream Use Tops Sixty Million Quarts Daily
The United States consumes more than 60 million quarts of fresh milk and cream each day across households and food industries, reflecting high dairy demand nationwide.
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United States
Holstein-Friesian Body Sets Two Permanent Sales Dates
North Carolina Holstein-Friesian association re-elected officers and set two annual purebred sales. The spring sale will promote calves to future FFA and 4 H members at cost, held first Thursday in April near Greensboro. The fall sale, the state sales, will feature older stock and occur first Thursday in September near Greensboro. Bernard Dougherty presides. new directors include Leslie Koutze, Ral Cummings, A Coble, J K Glenn. Bernard Larsen elected to fill a vacancy.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Holstein-Friesian Association
Farmers of America
Barnard Dougherty
Boone
F. L. Holcombe
Fayetteville
J. D. Austin, Jr
High Point
Leslie T. Koutze
Lenoir
Ral Cummings
Guilford College
A. Coble
J. K. Glenn
Winston-Salem
Bernard Larsen
Warren Wilson College
C. C. McKain
Thomasville
J. A. Arey
North Carolina Extension Service
State College
North Carolina
Talc Products Of America Sets Record In 1946
The United States produced more talc pyrophyllite and ground soapstone in 1946 than any prior year. Domestic producers sold 457,066 short tons for 6,445,344 dollars, up from 398,384 tons for 5,407,235 dollars. New York along with Montana and Texas led production with 24,466 tons for 2,206 dollars. North Carolina sold 87,817 tons for 976,524 dollars.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Mines
New York
Montana
Texas
North Carolina
Six Dogs Stolen From Marshville Resident
Concord police report J Clingman Griffin of Marshville lost six valuable dogs from his car after parking by the community center. The trunk held four bird dogs and two beagle hounds valued at 3500 dollars. He discovered the theft upon returning an hour later.
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Concord
J. Clingman Griffin
Route 3
Marshville
Governor Cherry Proclaims Thanksgiving Day in NC
Governor Cherry declares Thursday as Thanksgiving in North Carolina urging people to give thanks to God for bounties and to face responsibilities honorably while striving for a better world.
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Cherry
Raleigh
North Carolina
Operation On Brain Helps Relieve Pain
Doctors Freeman and Watts report pre frontal lobotomy can lessen fear of pain for cancer and severe back pain. At the Southern Medical Association meeting in Baltimore they say the procedure removes the emotional facet of pain, making it more tolerable and pain a mere sensation when successful.
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Baltimore
Walter Freeman
James W. Watts
Washington, D. C
Southern Medical Association
Thanksgiving Commutation for Jim Curley
President Truman granted a Thanksgiving eve commutation freeing Boston Mayor Ames M. Curley from a Connecticut jail where he began a six to eighteen month mail fraud sentence last June 26. The 73 year old former governor and U S representative would have served until December 26 but for the pardon, likely allowing him to join his family for Thanksgiving.
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Washington
Truman
Boston
Ames M. Curley
Connecticut
Justice Department
Massachusetts
U. S
Curley
Minister Abolishes Early Sunday Bells at Church
In Laguna Beach California Rev Raymond I Brahams says Community Presbyterian will skip the 8 and 830 am bells to honor Sunday rest. The bells will still ring for the 10 and 11 am services after a parish vote and a writer's complaint.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
Raymond I. Brahams
Community Presbyterian Church
International Angle Shapes Trial Of Four Men
In Augusta Georgia four men face federal court trials tied to an indictment of machine gun theft. Edward Browder Jr of Amarillo Texas testified that weapons were bought as scrap for 425 dollars, not stolen from Bush Field as charged. He claimed the arms aimed to suppress a communist revolt in the Dominican Republic.
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Augusta
International
Maryland
Edward Browder, Jr
Amarillo
Tex
Bush Field
Browder
University of Texas
Airforce
Dominican Republic
Charlotte Man Appointed Chief Hearing Officer
L. R. Fisher of Charlotte, former state highway patrol captain, has been named chief hearing officer for the highway safety division. He has begun duties hearing drivers who contest license exam failures. The position was authorized by the last legislature.
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Raleigh
L. R. Fisher
Charlotte
State Highway Patrol
Highway Safety Division
Fisher
General Drop Noted in Weed Prices Across Belts
Old and middle belt flue cured tobacco prices fell in yesterday's auctions in Raleigh. Leaf grades dropped 25 cents to 7 dollars per hundred pounds with few gains of 1 to 3 dollars. Old belt losses were 1 to 4 dollars, mostly 2 to 3. Smoking leaf and cutters down about 1. Farmville and Smithfield markets closed 1947 sales on the eastern belt. today’s sales in all three belts end for Thanksgiving.
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Raleigh
Farmville
Smithfield
State Guard Gains Fresh Of Week Spot
North Carolina State College guard Charlie Musser earns Associated Press freshman of the week in the Southern Conference. The Frankford West Virginia native aided NC State’s 7 2 win over Virginia at Scott Stadium, with a key fumble recovery and a late score setup. Musser plays in the textile school and has started every game.
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Raleigh
Charlie Musser
N. C. State
Charlie
Musser
Virginia
Bruce Bailey
Gwynn Fletcher
Frankford
W. Va
West
Lions Almost Certainly In Cotton Bowl
New York reports a Dallas announcement will name Southern Methodist as the Cotton Bowl opponent for New Year’s Day. The Rose Bowl is set with Michigan vs. Southern California. Other bowls remain unsettled as Penn State eyeing Cotton Bowl slot could create a matchup of unbeaten teams.
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New York
Dallas
Southern Methodist
Pasadena
Michigan
Nittany Lions
Texas Christian
Sugar
New Orleans
Alabama
Texas
Rice
Orange
Miami
Kansas
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Dixie
Birmingham
William and Mary
Lkely
Delta
Memphis
Mississippi
Salad
Phoenix
Nevada
Glass
Toledo
New Hampshire
Fuel Oil Shortage Forecast for East Coast This Winter
A detailed American Petroleum Institute report warns East Coast fuel oil needs may not be fully met this winter despite tanker releases and industry efforts. Dependent on outside sources, the region faces tanker shortages due to Atlantic seaboard strikes and supply bottlenecks in steel and equipment. Public official cooperation to keep inland waterways open offers some relief for tanker trucks.
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American Petroleum Institute
Frank J. Whitehurst
Arkansas Fuel Company
Charlotte
Atlantic
Atlantic Seaboard
One Civilian Out of Ten Is War Veteran
The Census Bureau reports about one in ten civilians are World War II veterans among civilians by April 1. It estimates 14,146,000 veterans including women, with four states and D C having more veterans as postwar residents than wartime service. New York leads states in veteran residents, followed by Oklahoma.
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Washington
Census Bureau
States
District of Columbia
Bureau
U.S
New York
Oklahoma
Santa Delights Turkey Gobbler and Sparks Christmas Cheer
Santa has apparently upstaged the Thanksgiving turkey as Christmas spirit overtakes High Point stores. The town shows early holiday decor with toys, red and green windows, and shoppers hungry for Christmas, while tomorrow remains Thanksgiving.
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Santa Claus
Nick
Main Street
High Point
Employers Must File Quarterly Payroll Returns
The Social Security Board local office urges all employers subject to the Social Security Act to file quarterly payroll tax returns for October December 1947 by January 31 1948. Reports must include name account number and wages for each worker. Employees should ensure their names and numbers match their card and apply for a social security account number if missing.
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Social Security Board
Veterans entering service by state in recent period
The data shows 103,965 more veterans entered service from one state, California records a gain of 79,400, and Illinois 66,061. In losses, North Carolina drops 9,629 and South Carolina 15,624.
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California
Illinois
North Carolina
South Carolina
Guilford College students Mildred Ridge and David Hadley noted for campus leadership
Mildred Kathryn Ridge and David Milton Hadley, Guilford College seniors from High Point, are highlighted for campus activity. Ridge is May Court and a four year cheerleader, while Hadley is among eight seniors named to Who's Who and led the International Relations club as president.
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Mildred Kathryn Ridge
David Milton Hadley
Guilford College
High Point
Miss Ridge
A. D. Ridge
Colonial Drive
Mr. Hadley
Milton H. Hadley
Rt. 4
Hadley
Young Friends Group
Tenant Evictions Off During Christmas Moratorium
Albany city court justice Jacob Herzog declared a moratorium on evictions from December 15 to January 1, suspending most filings during the Christmas season. He noted landlords typically avoid putting tenants out at holiday time as several eviction cases were pending.
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Albany
N. Y
City Court
Jacob Herzog
Family Burned Out of Home Needs Help
A High Point Red Cross appeal reports a family burned from their home, losing all belongings. Parents and three children urgently need clothing, three double beds worth of mattresses, a kitchen cabinet, dishes, and utensils. Donations should contact the Red Cross for redistribution.
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High Point
Cross
Red Cross
Carlsbad Caverns Draws Over 400000 Visitors Yearly
The Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico attracts more than 400000 visitors each year, highlighting its status as a premier natural attraction. Local tourism officials note steady growth and emphasize guided tours, cave safety, and conservation efforts.
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Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Victory Ointment for skin troubles
Advertising copy promotes Victory Ointment as a new antiseptic cooling remedy for eczema psoriasis rashes athlete’s foot and itching. Claims quick relief safe for adults and children with a money back guarantee and domestic availability.
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Safeta
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John W. Austin, Jr
Talc Products of America
Firestone
Tessie
North Main
Jim Hurley
State Guard
Cotton Bowl
Dan
Santa
Dow
Plymouth
Leonard
North Wrenn Street
Guilford
George J. Nicholls
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Vicks VA
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