Old Belt Marts Set Season Price Records in Week Six
In Danville Virginia the old belt flue cured tobacco market reports rising averages during the sixth week of sales. Prices climbed across grades with some baskets of choice lemon wrappers reaching 72 dollars per hundredweight while most grades hit record highs for the season. Virginia markets sold 15,555,552 pounds this week at an average of 45.48 and accumulated 77,101,484 pounds for the season at an average of 42.02 per hundredweight.
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Danville
United States
North Carolina
Virginia Departments of Agriculture Markets
Virginia
Labor turbulence roils U S steel auto and transit sectors
Ballots prompt potential 30 percent wage demands across steel aluminum and iron ore plants. UAW reports strong support for strikes at General Motors and Chrysler, while Ford polls on November 7. Wider actions loom as conciliation services warn of industrial delays and possible anti-strike legislation.
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Steel
CIO
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Chrysler
CIO Uaw
Walter P. Reuther
Ral Motors
Ford Motor Co
Federal Conciliation Service
Ma Iy
Congress
Conciliation Service
Detroit
Senate
Murray
D-Mont
Hollywood
Cincinnati
AFL
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
CTO
Philadelphia
General Electric Company
Cleveland
Stephen C. Eddy
Afl-Tugmen's
Great Lakes Towing Co
Lake Erie
Ubber
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
I. H. Watson
Firestone
Akron
Cio-United Rubber Workers
Watson
URW
Los Angeles
Memphis
Ape
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Joliet
Ill
Senators split on four year plan for training and conscription
A string of senators from both parties weighed in on the presidents plan for universal training. Views ranged from four year spreads to locally conducted programs with ROTC options and strong reserve development through colleges and high schools. Some urged delaying action until service members return home and can weigh in.
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Ingness
Russell
D-Ga
Austin
R - VI
Thomas
R-Idaho
McCarran
D.nev
Gress
Amtor Chavez
D-Nm
Basa
Nowland
R - Calif
Hawkes
RNJ
Huffman
Ohio
Maybank
D-Sc
Hoey
D-Nc
Revercomb
R-Wva
Buck
Del
Congress
Navy leaders weigh universal military training amid wartime planning
Admiral King warns that training would take 15 to 18 months and questions the timeline for universal military training proposed by President Truman. He advocates organizing World War II veterans as a reserve to be replaced orderly, noting that no country will give the U.S. time to prepare as in past wars and stressing readiness to enforce world peace.
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Truman
Congress
of the
Navy
Decla
King
Cuba Sugar Exports and U S Purchase Limits in 1946
Lamborn claims Cuba could yield 5 million tons of sugar in 1943 but U S purchases were limited to 3.225 million tons with the rest unsold. Agriculture Secretary Anderson has raised incentive payments to growers in the United States and territories. The U S bid this week is 3.67 cents a pound for Cuba's 1946 output versus 3.10 for 1945. Cuba seeks a three year contract at the higher price.
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Europe
Lamborn
Cuba
U. S
Anderson
United States
Hawaii
Oe Mee
Detected Japanese War Plans Outlined by 1941 Docs
Forrestal stated a secret document outlined operations to destroy the American fleet in the Orient and cut U S lines of operation. It called for occupying British Malaya and Burma road links, seizing bases and resources, and strengthening defenses with a formal imperial order to begin after a specific x day. The orders dated November 7 set the attack for December 7 east longitude time.
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Orient
British
Malaya
Burma Road
Forrestal
Imperial General Headquarters
Public Works Jobs Bill Faces House Roadblock
Senate approved employment language ties federal policy to national needs and obligations. President Truman opposes the dilution and plans further talks with committee members to unlock the stalled bill. A separate note mentions meat pies with crescent cut biscuits.
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Truman
House
Senate
New Vitamin Shows Promise For Anemia Treatment
Medical report notes a new vitamin may be the essential antianemic substance or closely related to it. Beneficial effects appear about four days after injection or oral intake. Birmingham patients report feeling better in three to four days with red blood cell counts and hemoglobin approaching normal levels.
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Birmingham
Republicans and Democrats Back Truman Foreign Policy
Senators and representatives from both parties praised President Truman after his New York address. They supported keeping military strength, consulting with nations on nuclear energy, and outlawing use of the atomic bomb, while opposing interference in other governments.
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Truman
Connolly
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
New York
Connally
Bailey
D-Nc
Russell
D-Ga
Wheeler
D-Mont
Roosevelt
State Department
Bloom
D-Ny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Durham Man Takes Life In Wake Jail
Roland Yeargan Crabtree 25 a Durham County native killed himself in Wake County jail by strangling with a suede jacket Coroner Roy M Banks said Crabtree had been detained there earlier in the day He was to be transferred to the state hospital for the insane and had worked as a Raleigh truck driver before moving back to Durham to live with his mother Mrs Katie Crabtree
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Raleigh
Roland Yeargan Crabtree
Durham County
Wake County
Roy M. Banks
Banks
Crabtree
Durham
State Hospital For
Katie Crabtree
Habeas Corpus Writ For Dr Gardner And Miss Buchanan
Ashevi lle October 27 A writ of habeas corpus directs Sheriff Brown to produce Dr G D Gardner and Miss Vivian R Buchanan in superior court on November 3 to show cause why they are held. The pair were arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of Lois Cordell 23 of Candler RFD No 2. A coroner's jury found the death resulted from an abortion operation and recommended further investigation by the grand jury. Dr Curtis Crump directed they be held in the county jail without bond.
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Asheville
Laurence E. Brown
G. D. Gardner
Vivian R. Buchanan
Zeb V. Nettles
Superior Court
Gardner
Miss Buchanan
Heriiy
Lois E. Cordell
Candler R.F.D. No
Senate tax bill faces mixed reception amid broad cuts
The Senate conference group backs substantial tax reductions for corporations and individuals with phased-in rates and exemptions. The plan trims excess profits tax, capital stock tax, and normal surtaxes, while delaying some relief to 1947 48 and setting future excise and income tax changes for 1946. Veterans receive tax relief and service pay tax forgiveness. social security payroll tax remains unchanged for now.
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Senate
House
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Fresh Effort To Avert Civil War In China
In Chungking on October 27 Minister of Information K C Wu disclosed a new government bid to break the deadlock with the Communists and avert civil war. The plan calls for keeping government forces off railway zones while the Communists refrain from obstructing rail traffic and for sending Communist reps to Chungking to join a military subcommittee and the projected political consultative council. The Communists agreed to telegraph Yenan for instructions as talks continue.
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Chungking
China
K. C. Wu
Political Consultative Council
Yenan
Shensi
Tobacco Prices Rise Across Middle Belt Markets
Prices continued to climb on eastern and middle belt markets with five sales days, higher grades up 1 to 2 per hundred, wrappers reaching 72 dollars per hundred. The weekly average fell seven cents to 45.65, while season totals reached 104,704,491 pounds at 42.56 per hundred.
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Associated Press
Middle Belt
One Killed In Accident Near Boone
A truck ride went out of control on a mountain highway one mile east of Boonetown. W. O. Hyatt, 52, of Rockingham, was killed. Injured were David H. Hyatt and Wilmer Lassipee, both Rockingham residents, admitted to Wilkes hospital in North Wilkesboro. Their conditions were listed as fair.
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Rockingham
Lions Clip Brown For Fifth Straight
New York October 27 Columbia Lions won their fifth straight with a 27 to 6 victory over Brown at Bakerfield. A strong Brown surge in the third quarter produced a touchdown and created tense moments before Columbia added two late touchdowns to seal the win.
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Lions
Brown
New York
Columbia Lions
Bakerfield
Brown University
Rhode Island
Columbia
Rewicks
World War II Navy Day Celebrations Across Cities
In Honolulu, Pearl Harbor rituals unfold as citizens tour yards and admirals urge seapower. Shanghai hosts public access to fleet units while London lauds U S naval aid. President Truman links atomic ethics to world cooperation as Halsey and King discuss bomb effects. Navy day events echo across Los Angeles Miami Philadelphia and New Orleans with parades and flyovers.
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Pearl Harbor
Eero
Internaonal Marae Oy
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Chester W. Nimitz
Shanghai
Whangpoo _ river
London
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
United States Navy
Truman
New York
William F. Halsey, Jr
Indianapolis
Ernest J. King
Kansas City
Myers
D-Pa
Washington
Holland M
Howlin Mad) Smith
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Robert B. Carney
Halsey
United States
Pacific
America
A. A. Vandergrift
Miami
Mississippi
Ranger
Large Group at Get-Together Here
Misses Zada Crowson Mary Frances Doss and Ophelia Cooper hosted a Friday evening gathering at 1207 Pershing Street with a large group of friends enjoying games and refreshments. The piece also notes U S aluminum production rising sixfold during the war from 327 million to 2 billion pounds and recalls 1943 fatalities from cold and heat exposure.
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Zada Crowson
Mary Frances Doss
Ophelia Cooper
Pershing Street
United States
Weather Outlook North Carolina Weekend Warmth
The forecast says warmer conditions in North Carolina with Sunday and Monday turning fair and continued warmth overall. Highs expected in the comfortable range with light breezes and dry skies across most counties.
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North Carolina
Big City mayoralty races and postwar contests
National leaders note off year voting likely shows no clear trend for 1946 or 1948. Key races include New York mayoral selection to replace LaGuardia, plus Pittsburgh Detroit Cleveland city administrations and New Jersey fourth district congressional race. Virginia governorship also on ballot with Lt Governor Tuck facing Landreth.
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Washington
Big City
New York
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Trenton-Princeton
New Jersey
Kentucky
Virginia
Virgina
William M. Tuck
S. Floyd Landreth
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Jonaly Goighete
Fusion
New Bold Morris
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oscar R. Ewing
Democratic National Committee
Sidney Hillman
CIO
O'Dwyer
Thomas E. Dewey
Goldstein
Hillman
Dewey
New York City
Ray Street teachers honored at tea by PTA
The Ray Street Parent-Teacher Association entertained about 125 people Wednesday afternoon October 24 at the YWCA building in a tea honoring the Ray Street School teachers and Principal Mrs. R. F. J. Johnson. Mrs. C. T. Ingram Jr led the receiving line. tea service was by Mesdames John Foy and Sanders Dallas.
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Ray Street
Parent-Teacher Association
YWCA
C. T. Ingram, Jr
PTA
R. F. J. Johnson
Bay Street
John Foy
Sanders Dallas
Mesdames
Arry Jacobs
Reuben Bundy
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Urges Quick Kidney Relief
Advert publicizing Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root Herbal medicine claims to ease backaches fatigue and bladder irritation by promoting urine flow. It touts 16 herbs and promises a free prepaid sample via Department B Kilmer & Co Stamford Conn with limited offer.
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DR. Kilmer
Department B
Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
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