Mrs. Irene Hoffer Dies in Norfolk Home
Mrs Irene Cary Hoffer died this week at the home of her daughter Mrs J S Hughes in Norfolk Virginia where she had lived for 17 years She was a native of the state widow of J P Hoffer and the last surviving member of her family She was aunt to Mrs Annie Epps of Longstreet and had visited here often A graveside service was held in the family cemetery at Rocky Mount
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Irene Cary Hoffer
J. S. Hughes
Norfolk
J. P. Hoffer
Annie Epps
Longstreet
Theamily
Rocky Mount
Junior Order To Hold District Meet In Greensboro
Mechanicsville council No. 347 of the Junior Order United American Mechanics calls all members to meet at the council hall Saturday at 1 45 PM to travel in a body to Greensboro for a district meeting at 3 PM A feast is promised by Greensboro council Daughters of Tibety Local cars should be brought to the assembly point
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Mechanicsville Council
United American Mechanics
Council Hall
Greensboro
Daughters of Tibety
Funeral Rites For Mrs W T Richardson
Funeral services for Mrs W T Richardson 88 died at 439 South Wrenn Street were held at 2 PM from Main Street Methodist Church. Rev W R Kelly and Rev Hoy L Fesperman led the rites with Miss Mary Elizabeth Ellis singing. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery.
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W. T. Richardson
South Wrenn Street
Main Street Methodist Church
W. R. Kelly
Hoy L. Fesperman
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Fielding Kearns
Natham Napier
A. L. Long
R. L. Ne. Richardson
Bedford Richardson
Grady Comer
Oakwood Cemetery
A. H. Idol
Johnson Street
Primitive Baptist Church
Tor
V. W. Williard
O. J. Denny
Winston-Salem
Idol
Sarah Lou Pitts
M. J
M. C. Idol
M. C. Barbee
J. W. Abernethy
AVALOS Named War Minister in 1943 Revolution Context
The article notes Avallos was designated war minister last night, becoming the real power behind President Edelmiro Farrell's military regime as the army spokesman. The piece uses a gloss about veneer to illustrate thin authority masking inferior structure.
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Tion
Edelmire Farrell
Mrs. H. W. Greene Dies At Home In High Point
Mrs. H. W. Greene died after a brief illness early today at her English Street home. She moved to High Point from Kentucky five years ago and was born in Berea, Kentucky on June 13, 1912. Surviving: her husband, two children from a former marriage, four brothers, and a sister. Funeral from Yow's Funeral Home Saturday at 2:30 with interment in Floral Garden Cemetery.
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H. W. Greene
English Street
Greene
High Point
Kentucky
Berea
Frank
Margarettaylor
Baptist Church of
Son
Margaret Jewell Todd
Glenn Ray
Lester Taylor
U.S. Navy
Thomas
Burt Taylor
Yow
Floral Garden
High Point Housing Shortage Highlighted at Rotary Luncheon
Ed Mendenhall urged action as he described a critical lack of housing in High Point. He said newcomers are trying to move in, industry needs workers, and better rental options are essential for future growth. Visiting Rotarians from multiple cities attended the meeting.
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Ed Mendenhall
Rotary Club
High Point
High Po
W. A. Bunch
M. O. Beard
M. Bentley
LaPorte
Ind
James Johnson
H. J. Rockwell
F. Po al
J. N Petersburg Va
Dr. C
G. Wrenn
Mao and Communist Delegations Confer at National Headquarters
Rivalist and communist groups are linked to the council's deliberations. Mao visited a Shantung home and met Gen. Chang Chi-Chung. They held a chat at his residence and attended a reception at national government headquarters for the double tenth. A final conference with Chang Dr Wang Shi-Chien Shao Li-Tze and negotiators Chou En-Lai and Wang Jo-Fei followed, with reports of signed records. Gen. Chang accompanied Mao to Yenan.
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Ist
Mao
Aew Shantung
Chang Chi- Chung
Chou En-Lai
Wang Jo-Fei
Gen. Chang
National Military Council
Kuomintang
Yenan
Pope Talks To Thomasville Rotarians
Mayor R L Pope spoke to the Thomasville Rotary on the new Thomasville Community foundation serving as secretary. He outlined needs including hospital facilities parks and poverty relief and said the charter is secured and the group is operating. Visitors included Dr Joseph May Sgt Eugene Lee Webb Rev W K McGee Tom Gunn Roy Braden and others.
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Thomasville
R. L. Pope
Tme
Joseph May
W. B. May
theMilwaukee County Hospital
Milwaukee
Wis
Eugene Lee Webb
E. L. Webb
Pacific
W. K. McGee
Mr. Hardin
Tom Gunn
Sanford
Roy Braden
Wray Ward
P. C. Smith
R. D. Tilson
High Point
D. A. Long, Jr
Tax bill targets wartime levies and social security
The measure proposes July 1 repeal of excess profits tax and high wartime excises on liquor furs jewelry luggage and cosmetics saving consumers. It would refund floor-stock excise taxes and repeal the $5 automobile use tax, relieving owners by 140 million. Social security tax would be frozen at 1 percent in 1946. The bill faces house debate amid CIO and unions opposition claiming windfalls for big corporations and relief for the wealthy.
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Ways and Means
House
CIO
Farmers Union
Truman tours marryings and coal strike tolls in 1947
President Truman embarked on a trip touching Berryville Virginia for Judge Bennett Champ Clark’s wedding and returned to Washington, then to Blytheville Arkansas and Caruthersville Missouri before Resting at Reel Fort Lake. The nation faced a 450000 worker soft coal strike with ongoing talks led by Labor Secretary Schwellenbach as 188000 miners had already walked out.
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Truman
Berryville
Bennett Champ Clark
Washington
Blytheville
Ark
Caruthersville, Mo
County Air
Reelort Lake
West Tennessee
Mr. Truman
Paducah
United Mine Workers Union
Schwellenbach
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Indiana
Hollywood
Lockheed Aircraft
Warner Brothers
AFL
Lockheed
Warner
Stock Market Mixed After Fifth Straight Advance
New York stocks faltered after five advances to near nine year highs. Major laggards included U S Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet Chrysler and Santa Fe while Armour Childs Co. held near year peaks and Western Union A posted gains on a strong earnings statement. Bonds were narrow and commodities spotty.
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New York
Childs Co
Armour
Western Union
Standard Gas
Montgomery Ward
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Anaconda
International Harvester
Douglas Aircraft
Allied Chemical
Standard Oil
Textile market quiet as wage rise fears constrain orders
Fears of higher wages and uncertain labor outcomes slow cotton textile demand in New York markets. Some firms are well sold for Q4, while scattered print cloths and sheetings move against low-cost apparel programs. Wool goods move slowly and mills delay spring bookings due to reconversion issues and labor uncertainty.
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New York
Livestock Market Report from Chicago on Oct 11
Salable hogs 3 000 of 8 000 total. good and choice barrows and gilts at 14.85 ceiling. sows at 14.10. complete clearance. Cattle salable 4 000 of 5 000. steers yearlings and heifers firm to slightly lower. cows unevenly steady to 25 cents lower. Vealers steady at 15.00. stockers and feeders 15 to 25 cents lower for the week. bulls up to 12.75. sausage kinds up to 12.75. many weights and grades noted across cattle and hogs.
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Chicago
Grain market report from Chicago October grain prices
Chicago grain prices show No 2 mixed wheat at ceiling 1.77 while corn sales remain quiet. Oats list No 3 white 68 percent and white varieties from 71 to 71 1/4 percent. barley prices range 1.21 to 1.39 for malting and seed at 1.04 to 1.23. Field seed values per hundredweight run 5.25 to 11.50 with red clover at 15.50 and alsike at 28.50.
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Chicago
Timethy
Alsike
Dr Thompson's Mother Dies at Home in Stanly
Mrs Mary Jane Plank Thompson 88 widow of FE D Thompson and mother of Dr C D Thompson of High Point died at her daughter Mrs John L Shelton in Stahley Wednesday at 10 o clock. Born July 30 1857 in Gaston county she was married December 23 1873. Four of eight children survive along with 28 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 3 pm in Stanley Methodist church with Rev L E Mabry. Burial in family plot Stanley cemetery.
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Mary Jane Plank Thompson
FE. D. Thompson
C. D. Thompson
High Point
John L. Shelton
Stahley
Rs. Thompson
Gaston County
Michael L
Mary Catherine Lineberger Thompson
Edgar Durant Thompson
Thompson
Japan Seizes Foreign Holdings and Metals in War Directives
Japan orders seizure of government, army and navy metals and bans commercial communications abroad. The directive targets large Japanese families with foreign holdings, citing 35 percent abroad in some cases. The government has 30 days to report and banks and brokers 45 days to file disclosures.
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Japan
Imperial Household
A and T To Offer Graduate Courses
Plans at A and T college to offer graduate courses on Saturday mornings for public school teachers and college graduates pursuing a master’s degree were announced by Dean Warmoth T Gibbs. Interested residents of Guilford, Rockingham, Alamance, Forsyth, Rowan, Davidson and Randolph counties are asked to attend a meeting Saturday morning Oct 13 at 10 30 am in Dudley building room K to finalize schedules.
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Greensboro
A. and
T. College
Coleee
Warmoth T. Gibbs
Guilford
Rockingham
Alamance
Forsyth
Rowan
Davidson
Randolph
Dudley
Political fights over Truman appointee spark party tensions
Senate expected to face a close vote on a Truman named official amid CIO ties. House members push foreign policy into the atomic energy bill while Republicans seek limits on U S dealings with other nations. Congress weighs Britain and Russia concessions for loans as Byrnes and Mead push bargaining goals. The tax cut bill looks ready with Ways and Means backing, though critics say it favors corporations over workers.
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CIO
Political Action Committee
Senate
Truman
House Military Committee
U. S
Congress
America
Britain
Russia
House
Administration
Byrnes
Mead
D-Ny
Senate War Investigating Committee
United States
Ways and Means Committee
UNRRA funding totals reported for 44 nations
A government report shows UNRRA pledges totaling $1,882,759,991 from 44 nations as of September 15 with $1,268,750,254 paid or on request for operating expenses and $597,365,987 in process toward operating costs. Britain has paid $322,400,000. Russia has paid $1,000,000 and owes $750,000 for 1945.
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State Department
UNRRA
Great Britain
Russia
Joe Foster Charged With Larceny After Break-In
Police hold 22 year old Joe Foster of 411 Tate Street on charges of breaking and entering and larceny in a theft from Miss Ellen Jensen at 216 Steele Street. A ring and wrist watch valued at 140 dollars were taken. Bond was set at 750 dollars. Jensen reported the loss after returning home Tuesday night and said Foster and his wife were present then and moving out the day of the theft.
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Joe Foster
Tate Street
Ellen. Jensen
Steele Street
India to join international advisory panel as Britain backs
World Today reports England proposes India be included in a forthcoming advisory commission. The United States supports the move and has relayed the idea to Russia and China. The proposal would bolster Dominion status talks and ease eastern distrust of Western aims.
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Ington
Russia
Britain
China
France
Canada
Australia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
England
India
United States
London
United Nations
Advisory Commission
West
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