Kiwanians Hear Broughton Talk In Greensboro
Former Governor J. Melville Broughton urged Carolinas Kiwanis members to recall American courage and self reliance to meet civic challenges. He spoke to more than attendees at the 26th Kiwanis Carolinas district convention in Greensboro urging forthright club programs tied to life and national and local affairs.
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Greensboro
Carolinas
J. Melville Broughton
Jas Broughton
Kiwanis Clubs
Friar Marcos de Nisa Finds Six Cities Not Seven
Franciscan friar Marcos de Nisa sought the Seven Cities of Cibola in western New Mexico but only six were found and the sites later referred to as the Zuni Indian Pueblo.
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Marcos de Nisa
Cibola
New Mexico
Zuni
Tobacco Prices Hit New Highs in Eastern North Carolina
Eastern North Carolina markets posted all time high prices for most tobacco grades on October 14 with the eastern belt seeing common orange leaf rise to 49 dollars, common red to 38, orange smoking leaf to 54, and fair orange logs up to 59 as federal and state departments noted higher bids.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Eee
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Lutheran Brotherhood Supper Meet Named Officers to Be Elected
The Emmanuel Lutheran Brotherhood will hold its monthly supper meeting in the church basement tomorrow night at 6 30. All members are asked to attend as new officers will be elected and visitors are welcome.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Brotherhood
Tougher Meat Outlook Shapes Cattle Market
The article notes grass fed cattle dominate the current supply, with tougher meat as a result. Farmers can keep cattle on grass two more weeks to gain weight at low cost, potentially lifting prices if weather remains favorable. A cold wave could rush marketings and price controls lifting may affect next spring and summer supply.
RIFLE curtails service amid 22 day strike by electrical workers
In Rifle the city runs on sharply reduced power with only 12 percent of streetcars operating as the 22 day strike by an independent electrical workers union continues. Across New Jersey 50 American Oxygen Co. workers in Harrison quit, risking hospital oxygen supplies but tanks will be transported from North Bergen. City officials say hospitals face desperate straits as production halts and oxygen cylinders are refilled elsewhere. Labor unrest spreads nationwide with stalled settlements in armitime and Hollywood disputes while coast shipping talks in New York seek a breakthrough.
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Harrison
N. J
New York
New York City
North Bergen
N. J. Albert Pleydell
Purchase
American Oxygen Company
National Cylinder Gas Company
AFL
Pittsburgh
Washington
Holywood
Chicago
Aft
AFL Rasters, Mates and Pilots Union
Frank J. Taylor
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
CIO Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Schwellen
Bill Would Ban Show Window Displays in Argentina
In Cordoba a bill before the provincial senate would ban displays of panties and brassieres in shop windows as indecent, even if not shown on mannequins. The measure targets female undergarments to curb immodest displays.
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Cordoba
Argentina
Senate
Yugoslavia Withdraws From Conference Over rulings
Yugoslavia declares it will not participate in final conference approvals and distances itself from the recommendations. Russian Foreign Minister Molotov denounces some decisions as unsatisfactory and hints at reopening Danube navigation and border issues at the New York meeting. Deputy Prime Minister Kardelj protests what he calls unjust decisions and Yugoslavia’s being outvoted by Marshal Tito’s government.
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Tai-Chi
China
Yugoslavia
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Danube
Foreign Ministers Council
New York
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Edvard Kardelj
Marshal Tito
Nazi leaders turn to faith as last appeals fail
Condemned men facing execution seek religion with Rosenberg the sole exception. Kaltenbrunner took communion, others expected to follow. Goering showed no fear of death vowing dignity, while Jodl, among Catholics, emphasized that every religion rests on love.
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Kaltenbrunner
Goering
Jodl
Talks Pause As AFL Meeting Delays Resumption
In Pittsburgh limited transit resumed after an 18 day Duquesne Light strike by 3200 workers. Half of independent power workers vote on changing union affiliation as AFL UMW district 50 appears on a National Labor Relations Board ballot. An insurgent group voted 430 to 12 to push arbitration on strike issues amid union refusals. The union demands a 20 percent wage increase.
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Taylor
AFL
New York
Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Company
National Labor Relations Board
AFL United Mine Workers, District 50
Molotov Attacks U S Over Trieste and War Aims
In Paris Molotov accused the United States of dominating a group of lesser wars and pressed that American votes shaped conference decisions. Senator Van den Berg urged cutting Finland reparations from 300 million to 200 million, then defended U S motives as history’s verdict. The exchange, fueling distrust, signals a grim outlook for Big Four talks in New York.
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United States
Molotov
U. S
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Russia
Finland
Big Four
New York
Paris
Pan
Jeep Body Built From German Tree In Wartime Shortage
An American civilian solved a local wood shortage by supplying a tree for a jeep station wagon body. The body maker agreed to build and install seats with barter including cigarettes candy chocolate coffee and fruit juice. After carrying the tree to the mill additional cigarettes were exchanged and the jeep is now being winterized.
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Mernberg
Truman to End Meat Price Controls This Week
President Truman announced the formal scrapping of meat price ceilings by OPA and the agriculture department with the action to take effect today. Meat supply remains tight as livestock to market takes about 10 days, while Mexican cattle may be admitted to bolster slaughterhouses.
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Truman
OPA
Agriculture Department
de. Lacy
D-Wash
Monroney
D-Okla
American Meat Institute
Institute
Congress
Mr. Truman
Mexico
Routh Files Answer In Damage Action
William Routh defendant in a damage suit by R M Douglas over a March 3 auto accident on the Archdale Flint Hill road filed an answer with the municipal court clerk denying liability. Douglas seeks 553 for car damages and 150 for other damages. Routh claims the plaintiff drove unlawfully fast on his side of the road at the time of the crash.
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William Routh
R. M. Douglas
Archdale
Flint Hill
Clerk of Municipal Court
Douglas
Routh
Thomasville labor clash spurs arrests in plant dispute
Fliers drag a worker to a police car amid threats as officers warn rough handling by police per chief’s orders. Labor organizer Charles C. Causey and three others face assault charges from a near plant B clash with pickets, with $100 bonds set and trials scheduled in Thomasville recorder’s court amid ongoing strike negotiations since July 26.
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Julia Chaney
Charles C. Causey
W. L. Latham
Garcia Workman
T. C. Brown
Omasville
Plant B
E. R. Richardson
Latham
Workman
Causey
Brown
H. M. Easley
Hobart Byerly
Richardson
Thomasville
C. L. White
Ruth Marr
Boyce Gant
Roy M. Cline
M. Hoyle Sink
Greensboro
Lighting experts praise road illumination for safety
Lighting engineers estimate proper highway and street lighting could save up to 10 000 lives annually by reducing traffic accidents and improving visibility.
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