Asheville Burley Market Opens With Five Million Pounds
Five million pounds of burley sit in Asheville’s nine warehouses as the 19th annual burley tobacco sales season begins at 9 a.m. Monday. Miss Lorraine Rector was crowned Queen of the Asheville Market at a city auditorium festival. Auctions start in the Walker Warehouse with 2,400 baskets on the floor. sales hours and prices are set to rise from last year’s averages, aided by higher CCC loan guarantees.
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Asheville
Burley
Lorraine Rector
Redman
Marshall
Clarence E. Morgan
Walker Warehouse
Burley Auction Warehouse Association
Senator Gertrude McKee Dies Suddenly in Sylva Home
Mrs Gertrude Diils McKee longtime North Carolina state senator died at her Sylva home of heart disease after returning from Waynesville Tobacco Festival. Survived by husband E L McKee and two sons E L Jr and William McKee. She was first woman in the Senate and served multiple terms including 1931 1937 1943 and elected for a fourth term in November. Born Dillsboro attended Peace Institute and held numerous club and education posts in North Carolina.
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Sylva
Gertrude Diils McKee
State Senate
Asheville
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
William McKee
Charlotte
E. L. McKee
North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs
North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Young Arrested On Two Charges After Collision
B N Young aged 48 from High Point Route 5 was held on $700 bond on hit and run and operating a car while intoxicated after his vehicle struck another in the 300 block of West Russell street. He was taken into custody after his car damaged a parked vehicle belonging to H H Hodgins of 229 West Russell street. Bond set at $200 for hit and run and $500 for intoxicated operation.
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B. N. Young
High Point
Route 5
West Russell Street
Young
H. H. Hodgins
Bond
Daniels Daughter to Wed in New York Ceremony
Elizabeth Bridgers Daniels daughter of Jonathan Daniels of Raleigh N C and Charles Bela Squire of Manhattan received a marriage license in New York. Daniels 22 psychometrist and Squire 28 plan a December 18 wedding at the Church of Transfiguration Little Church Around the Corner. The note also mentions annual U S lumber production sufficient for 2 600 000 homes.
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New York
Elizabeth Bridgers Daniels
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
Charles Bela Squire
Manhattan
Daniels
Josephus Daniels
Squire
Church of Transfiguration
State granted voting rights define U.S. suffrage
The article notes that United States citizenship alone does not grant voting rights. Instead, the right to vote is determined by state law and varies by jurisdiction.
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United States
Edens Chosen Duke President Draws National Praise
Duke University receives widespread acclaim after selecting Dr. Arthur Hollis Edens as the new president. Messages from university leaders and editors praise his educational leadership, administrative experience, and ability to guide Duke through growth while maintaining its religious and academic traditions.
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Durham
Duke University
Arthur Hollis Edens
Charles E. Jordan
Ernest Cadman Colwell
University of Chicago
Hollis Edens
United States
Duke
J. R. McCain
Agnes Scott College
Robert Calkins
General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Edens
W. C. Davison
Medical
A. Hollis Edens
Dr. Edens
Emory
Georgia University System
Goodrich White
Emory University
Atlanta
South
Black van Leer
Georgia Tech
Raymond R. Paty
The
Rich Foundation
Charlotte
the Daily News
Greensboro
R. L. Flowers
University
Trinity
Asheville
Old Trinity College
Henderson Dispatch
Durham Herald
Atlantic Monthly
David L. Cohn
the Herald
CIO Cracks Down On Left Winger Union Merger Ordered
The CIO executive board ordered the Farm Equipment Workers union to surrender its identity and join the United Auto Workers within 60 days. The move supports UAW President Walter Reuther against FE President Grant Oakes, amid CIO internal power shifts and calls to curb unAmerican investigations.
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Portland
Ore
CIO
Farm Equipment Workers Union
United Auto Workers
House un-American Activities Committee
Truman
UAW
Farm Equipment Workers
CIO Board
Walter Reuther
Grant Oakes
Oakes
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Illinois
Philip Murray
Avery
United Automobile, Aircraft and
Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Murray
Washington
Death of Paul Lanier in Denton Area Car Crash
A 15 year old, Paul Frank Lanier, died when his Model A Ford crossed into the path of a 1946 Ford on highway No 49 near Lanier's store southwest of Denton. Ralph L Hobbs and his wife received minor injuries. Funeral set for Lineberry Methodist Church Monday at 2 30 p.m. Burial in church cemetery.
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Denton
R. S. Lanier
Paul Frank Lanier
Frank
Elma Russell Lanier
W. Wilson
Lanier
Albemarle
Ralph L. Hobbs
Raleigh
Hobbs
Griffis
Wilson
Lineberry Methodist Church
Acorns Used as Hog Feed by European Farmers
Farmers in America largely ignore acorns yet European counterparts use them to feed hogs. This contrast highlights regional feeding practices and agricultural reliance on diverse mast sources.
King George VI Illness Report Pending Monday
London observers await royal physicians first report on King George VI’s leg circulation obstruction and overall health. doctors have initiated treatment to improve circulation while Buckingham Palace offers no comment on potential therapies. the public likely will see the king less often in coming months.
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London
Britain
George VI
Buckingham Palace
War Housing Units Still Being Used
Washington report shows seven of eight cities back extending temporary war housing beyond January 1, 1950. Of 321 replies, only 32 said no with others doubtful, hoping for a quicker end or conditioned on easing housing. Cities named include New York San Francisco Detroit El Paso Dallas Richmond and Anchorage. Dallas calls the need desperate and cites years before demolition. Poughkeepsie notes full units and 500 waiting. Holyoke laments existence but favors keeping units until decent homes available.
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Washington
Cain
R-Wash
Senate Banking Committee
New York
San Francisco
Detroit
el Paso
Dallas
Richmond
Anchorage
Alaska
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Auto tires off balance raise crash risk and fuel use
Encyclopedia Britannica notes tires off balance by ten to fifteen percent contribute to accidents. It cites that the average US passenger car travels about 83 000 miles annually while trucks average around 11 000 miles.
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United States
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High Point, NC
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