Mrs. R. L. Harville Dies After Prolonged Illness in Thomasville
Mrs. R L Harville age unclear died after seven years of illness at her daughter’s home in Erwin Heights Thomasville following a 1899 marriage to Obert L Harville. She was born in Rockingham County daughter of G L Paschal and Sybal Ellington Paschal. Survived by two daughters Mrs W E Tomlinson and Mrs Alvah Boyles four grandsons two brothers W J Paschal and H G Paschal of Winston Salem and four sisters. Service set for Thursday 3 p m from the Boyles home with burial in City Cemetery.
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Obert L. Harville
Thomasville
Alvah Boyles
In Heights
Harville
Rockingham County
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Sybal Ellington Paschal
First Baptist Church
W. E. Tomlinson
Mis
Aivah Boyles
William Tomlinson, Jr
Salve Heeville Tomlinson
Alvah Boyles, Jr
Bob Harville Buys
Thamasville
W. J. Paschal
H. G. Paschal
Winston-Salem
F. D. Holt
Fred Walker
J. W. L.dave
Ur Greensboro
J. W. Martin
High Point
J. C. Green and Sons
Boyles
Erwin Heights
City
T'ville Schools Close For Teachers' Meeting
Thomasville schools dismiss for a half day to allow teachers and principals to attend the north western NCEA meeting in Winston-Salem. Superintendent G. H. Arnold announced the plan today.
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T’ville
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NCEA
Winston-Salem
G. H. Arnold
Lewis demands new coal contract talks by November 1
Lewis warns Krug to meet in Washington by November 1 or face a walkout by 400,000 soft coal miners, threatening to reopen disputes over wages and hours. He suggests Krug could meet at Tule Lake if needed, while Krug cites a 10 day meeting requirement. The dispute echoes into hard coal talks and pre election tensions.
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Krug
Washington
AFL United Mine Workers Union
Pennevania
K.lewis
Navy
N. H. Collisson
Southwest
Tule Lake
Calif
UMW
Sweis
Collisson
Truman Says US Must Lead Peace Formation at UN Assembly
President Truman urged the UN General Assembly to build peace settlements on freedom of speech religion and fearless living. He contrasted the US as host with the empty seat at the first assembly and warned against a new world war while pledging support for displaced persons and broad refugee immigration.
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Truman
United States
League of Nations
Congress
Prosperity Talk Counters Recession Fears for America
A speaker argues against forecasts of an inevitable slump warning that doom talk undermines growth. He emphasizes optimism for prosperity in the automotive sector and national economy, insisting confidence will drive recovery rather than fear.
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America
Man Pays With Life for Death Of Book Salesman of Atlanta
Walter Hillman Yearwood 23 was executed at Tattnall prison for the death of Atlanta book salesman Harry W. Williamson after Yearwood proclaimed innocence. His lawyers sought a respite from Gov. Ellis Arnall, who refused. The case involved claims another man fired the fatal shot and Yearwood implicated a companion in his death cell statement.
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Reidsville
Walter Hillman Yearwood
Tattnall Prison
Atlanta
van Hawkins
Athens
Yearwood
Ellis Arnall
New York
Arnall
Harry W. Williamson
State Supreme Court
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Marshall Pollard
Western Circuit
Three Prisoners Testify in Local Theft Case
W H Norris Horace Dorn and S N Allen returned from Raleigh to testify in the cases of Ralph Starnes and Hugh Childress charged with larceny and receiving related to Ma rietta Paint thefts. Each man serves an 18 month sentence and A L Nelson serving four years will not appear.
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Horace Dorn
S. N. Allen
Marietta Paint Company
State Penitentiary
Raleigh
Ralph Starnes
Hugh Childress
Division of Superior Court
A. L. Nelson
Attlee and Churchill Spar Over Veto Use in Debate
In the foreign affairs discussion Attlee urged review of the Security Council veto to limit its use to original intent. He warned the council has become a propaganda tool and stressed contrast with Russia on liberty and democracy. Churchill planned to speak for the Conservative opposition.
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Winston Churchill
House
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Body Fire Tragedy Described By Fire Marshal
In this sparsely settled Connecticut area two hose lines were laid from the lake about two blocks away. Bodies were found badly charred and removed six hours after discovery. Fire Marshal Paul P. O Connell said escaping through windows was virtually impossible due to high openings unreachable without a ladder.
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Warrant issued for Maxton bank cashier
State Banking Commissioner Gurney P. Hood announced a signed confession from Claude Harrill, 36, cashier of the Maxton State Bank, admitting responsibility for a shortage of 24000 dollars. Hood said a warrant was issued charging embezzlement and making false entries in the Maxton bank, a branch of the State Bank of Laurinburg.
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Gurney P. Hood
Claude Harrill
Maxton State Bank
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Peele To Speak At Albemarle Session Thursday
Herbert Peele president of the North Carolina Press Association and editor of the Elizabeth City Daily Advance will deliver the principal address at the Southern Albemarle Association's 12th annual meeting in Manteo. The major agenda item is a proposal to bridge Alligator River and Croatan Sound to give Highway 64 an outlet to the sea and to connect Columbia and Manteo.
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Herbert Peele
North Carolina Press Association
Elizabeth City Daily Advance
Southern Albemarle Association
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Croatan Sound
Columbia
Manteo
Coronado's 1540 Penetration Marked Dwellings Peak
Indian cliff dwellings and communal apartment houses in north central New Mexico reached peak development as Coronado entered the Valley of the Rio Grande in 1540.
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Northcentral
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Valley of the Rio Grande
Local Woman Given Honorary Status
Greensboro officials report the North Carolina Council of Churches approved a study on streamlining the organization and endorsed a health initiative led by the North Carolina Good Health association. All officers were reelected except one. Mrs. H. A. White of High Point was made recording secretary emeritus and Mrs. Aubrey Mauney of Ings Mountain was chosen to replace her.
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North Carolina Council of Churches
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H. A. White
High Point
Aubrey Mauney
Ings Mountain
White
United Nations opens on American soil as Truman leads
Delegates from 51 nations gather in New York for the first UN assembly on American soil. President Truman arrives with a 2600 word speech amid hopes to curb U S Russia tensions. Spaak to order session while Impellitteri hosts receptions at City Hall and the Waldorf Astoria.
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Westchester County
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Supervisors Talk Skills As Key To Production
John Bagwell spoke to the Civitan club at the Sheraton on supervisor duties. He urged clear cooperation between workers and management to raise production and quality while cutting costs, noting titles vary but the role remains directing others toward results. He advised weighing individual factors, giving credit, and informing staff of changes, ending with a call to address small problems to prevent big ones.
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Tomlinson’s
Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
Bagwell
Ralph Rochelle
Charles Risch
James Rose
Country Club
Three Unmasked Men Rob Art Gallery in Hot Springs
Three unmasked men robbed the Esskey art galleries in Hot Springs Arkansas last night, taking about 65000 dollars worth of partially insured jewelry including an all cap diamond and an emerald cut bracelet. Owner Kirsch reported the loss and said an inventory is underway. The report also notes ships brought over 1.5 million pounds of coffee to the United States in seven months.
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Am Kirsch
United States
Sea oranges as sponge family sea life in Gulf of Maine
Sea oranges are marine animals categorized with sponges. They inhabit the Gulf of Maine, where they form part of the local invertebrate fauna.
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Gulf of Maine
Thomasville Lions Hear School Audio Visual Plan
George H. Arnold, superintendent of Thomasville schools, spoke at the Lions club luncheon about the new audio visual education program. The club set October 29 for the annual Ladies Night and reported a $237.41 profit from Everybody's Day concessions.
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George H. Arnold
Lions Club
Woman's Club
Fred Ferguson
Harold Harrison
J. C. Lloyd
Jack Grimes
Chick Green
Arnold
Mrs. Bertha Yokley Dies in Thomasville at 73
Mrs. Bertha E Yokley 73 resident of 119 Hobbs Avenue Thomasville died at home Tuesday afternoon after an eight week illness She was born November 28 1871 in Thomasville daughter of William and Catherine Westmoreland married W J Yokley in 1902 He preceded her in death in 1933 Survived by son Amos Okley daughter Mrs Lee Thomasville half brother W O Westmoreland Denton two half sisters Mrs Miggie Yarborough Lexington and Mrs Henry Clinard Rt 2 Thomasville two grandchildren and several nieces nephews An uncle E F Westmoreland Thomasville Funeral service will be Thursday at 4 pm from the home Interment in Thomasville city cemetery The body will be moved from Walker Funeral home to the residence early Wednesday Rev Reid Wall and Rev D A Oakley will officiate
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Hobbs Avenue
Thomasville
Laer
Main Street
Amos Okley
Lee Thomasville
W. O. Westmoreland
Denton
Miggie Yarboroug
Lexington
Henry Clinard
Rt. 2
E. F. Westmoreland
Walker
Reid Wall
Main Street Methodist Church
D. A. Oakley
Trinity Street Methodist Church
Thomasville Veterans Plan Annual Everybody’s Day
Thomasville officials and American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members praised the event outcome of Everybody’s Day they sponsored. At a post meeting Commander Howard Steed listed prize winners in the household furnishings contest including C A Maxwell refrigerator Mrs Frank Tysinger radio phonograph Lloyd Nance silverware Mrs Carl Tuttle breakfast room suite and Mattie Richards vacuum cleaner Sam Waugh of Thomasville won the Ford prize. Agricultural exhibitors and greased pole pig contest participants won prizes whose names were not available.
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C. A. Maxwell
Frank Tysinger
Lloyd Nance
Carl Tuttle
Mattie Richards
Ford
Sam Waugh
Steed
Mrs. Diva Cain Lewis 87 Dies in Winston-Salem
Mrs. Diva Cain Lewis, 87, widow of C. H. Lewis, died at a Winston-Salem nursing home. Survived by daughter Mrs. J. M. Rowland of Richmond, Va., and a sister-in-law Mrs. C. C. Muse of High Point. Husband died in 1908. two sons Carlyle (1940) and Hal (1918) preceded her. Funeral at Pugh Funeral Home Thursday at 2. Burial in old Asheboro Cemetery.
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Diva Cain Lewis
C. H. Lewis
Winston-Salem
Carlyle
Hal Lewis
J. M. Rowland
Richmond
C. C. Muse
High Point
Pugh
Audio-vision Equipment Aids Local School Instruction
Arnold says audio-vision equipment now in use in local schools marks a forward looking step in education and should prove particularly helpful for instructional needs.
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Arnold
Counterfeit USC Clemson Tickets Lead to Two Arrests
Police in Columbia arrest Irving Rosner and Milston Rosner over counterfeit tickets for the South Carolina Clemson game. About 3,000 counterfeit tickets printed north, with roughly 1860 worth sold and about 100 in Charleston. Officials urge buying only from authorized outlets. state constables on alert for scalpers.
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Irving Rosner
Detroit
Milston Rosner
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Campbell
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Williams
Stock Market Slips Amid Mixed Cotton Rally
The New York market opened slipping around noon after earlier fractional losses. Notable declines hit U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler U S Rubber Montgomery Ward Santa Fe Goodyear N Y Kennett and American Woolen shares, even as cotton futures rallied and Worth Street textile district showed high turnover.
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Cotton futures rise opening prices reflect gains
Cotton futures opened higher with December, March and May contracts showing gains. Noon prices edged up one to two dollars above the prior close with December at 34.28, March 33.90 and May 33.35, while earlier daily close figures indicated notable increases.
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Livestock Market Report From Chicago Slaughters Steady
Salable hogs 8 000, 19 000 total mixed. market steady to 50 cents lower than Tuesday on all weights and sows. Top hogs paid 23.00. some 22.50 to 23.00, lightweights 20.25 by 140-170 pounds. Cattle and calves active with steers to 36.50, good to 28.00 35.00, heifers 32.00, beef cows 16.50 up. stock cattle 15.50-19.00, heavy feeders 19.75, most other classes slow.
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Chicago
USDA
ISO
Bus And Book Shortages In Guilford County Schools
County Superintendent E D Idol reports 23 school buses and about 2500 textbooks missing across Guilford schools. Four of 27 new bus replacements arrived while the rest are delayed by a local worker strike. Four buses from Superior Coach were allocated to needy schools. Arithmetic and speller texts make up most of the shortage.
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Guilford County
E. D. Idol
Idol
Perley A. Thomas Car
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Average life span in Revolutionary War days
The text notes that the typical life expectancy during the Revolutionary War era was about thirty five and a half years.
Walter Baker To Give Greensboro Organ Recital Sunday
Walter Baker, renowned concert organist, appears at First Presbyterian Church Greensboro this Sunday at p.m. The recital, sponsored by the church and the Euterpe club, is free to the public. The program includes classic and modern works and aims to show the organ as a concert instrument rather than a church one.
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Walter Baker
First Presbyterian Church
Greensboro
Euterpe Club
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