Middle East Crisis Deepens Amid UN Talk Of Palestine
Dispatch notes disconcerting reports as Arab nations mass near Palestine with talks of a UN peacekeeping force. Britain, the Jewish agency, and major powers seek to avoid direct intervention while Guatemala proposes a unified military body to deter force against Palestinians.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Palestine
Middle East
U. N
Holy Land
U . S . Arab League
Black Land
Tom Brown
Doctor Fell
Lebanon
Syria
Abbulla
Trans-Jordan
Jordan
Sinai Desert
Cairo
Guatemala
U. N. Assembly
Russia
Judge Advises On Marriage Preparations
Chicago judge and author Judge John A. Sbarbara advocates premarital caution and thorough acquaintance to reduce rising divorce rates. He cites statistics from 1890 and today, notes factors like compatibility and fidelity, and proposes state pre marital training plus accessible help from groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Chicago
John A. Sbarbara
Cook County
Sbarbara
Alcoholics Anonymous
Dr Paul M Gross Named Duke Graduate School Dean
Durham October 13 The appointment of Dr Paul M Gross as dean of the Duke University graduate school was announced by Dr Robert L Flowers president He will succeed Dr Calvin B Hoover who will remain chairman of the economics department Hoover asked to be relieved of the graduate deanship of ten years standing to devote more time to research in economics
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Durham
Paul M. Gross
Duke University
Robert L. Flowers
Gross
Calvin B. Hoover
Department of Economics
Hoover
Polystyrene Emerges as Top Thermoplastic Material
A long idle laboratory curiosity becomes a leading thermoplastic as polystyrene rises in the raw plastic field. By 1947 production reaches about 150 million pounds with broad use in injection molding, television lenses, refrigerator shields, and radio cabinets, priced far below competing plastics.
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New York
Simon
Blythe
Hoffman
S. E. Matthews
London
Dufraisse
Moureu
Europe
Monsanto Chemial Co
Monsanto
Poly
Safety Lane Exhibit At North Carolina State Fair
At the state fair in Raleigh the mechanical inspection division will demonstrate a typical safety lane overseen by Arthur T. Moore. The 160 foot asphalt lane will show wheel alignment, front end jacks, headlight, and brake testers as two cars pass through. The exhibit previews the 40 lanes planned statewide after January 1 1948 under a new vehicle inspection law.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles
Arthur T. Moore
Mechanical Inspection
General Assembly
Moore
Community notices from St Mark and Mt Vernon churches
News of Interest to Colored People lists multiple church and community meetings. W S C S Circles at St Mark Methodist announce a Tuesday 8 pm gathering with study afterward. Mt Vernon Baptist hosts Young Stewards Monday 7 30 pm at Adele Love’s home. Willing Workers meet Thursday 7 pm at Nannie Lou McDowell’s home. Y Teen notices cover Mary McLeod Bethune YWCA committee activities and a Mary Johnson conference report at the Daniel Brooks Center. A First Inter-Club council broadcast is planned at the YWCA with officers urged to attend.
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W.S.C.S
St. Mark
Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Adele Love
Pearson Street
Willing Workers Club
Mt. Vernon Baptist
Nannie Lou McDowell
Hoover Street
Mary McLeod Bethune Y.W.C.A
Y.W.C.A
James Callie Holmes
Susan Hoover
J. B. Jones
Ora Martin
Ora Martin, ‘Ophelia Morgan
A. B. Speight
Jonie Williams
E. V. Gill
Annie L. Jones
Mary Hunter Jones
Roberta Robbins
Mary Johnson
Y.M.C.A.Y.W.C.A
Grinnell
Iowa
Daniel Brooks Center
Spit And Argue Club protests oil rig in park
In Long Beach California on October 13, retirees from Iowa and Nebraska protested to the city council over an oil rig placed in their park. They argued the rig would spoil chess games and other recreation, while city officials considered the issue.
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Long Beach
Calif
Spit and Argue Club
Disturbs Peace Wearing Bathrobe On White Horse
Phoenix police received six calls about a man in a red bathrobe on a white horse disturbing the peace in an outlying district. The man, identified as C. T. Mosley, tried to rouse residents to fight a fire that destroyed his $500 home as he wore multiple layers of clothing beneath the robe and fought to save belongings.
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Phoenix
Ariz
C. T. Mosley
Oil boom display misread as danger at convention
Locals mistook the extended oil boom display during the national convention for a hazard. The scene relaxed as officials explained it was a temporary exhibit by oil drillers, not a threat.
BC Headache Tablets Now on the Market
Advertisement notes BC headache tablets now available in a 12 count tin from dealers. It promises the same fast relief as BC headache powders, with two tablets equal to one powder. Priced 10c and 25c with caution to use only as directed.
Kaiser Frazer cars touted as postwar value leaders
An advertisement from Robertson Bros. Motor Co and Edwards Motor Co extols Kaiser and Frazer as America’s greatest postwar motor car values. It cites wide ownership, rapid Willow Run production, and customers praising economy and ride. Listings include Lexington, Siler City, Winston-Salem dealers.
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America
Kaiser and Frazer
Willow Run
Kaiser-Frazer
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