Strike Idleness for Nine Months of Year Sets Mark
Washington reports that the first nine months of 1946 saw 98,225,000 man-days lost to strikes and idleness, nearly three times the total for all of 1945. Postwar strikes extended longer, with September alone accounting for 535,000 workers on strike amid major maritime and New York trucking actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
New York
Auto
Coal and Electric
Rotary talk on the Wheel symbolism in Thomasville
The Thomasville Rotary luncheon heard Rev. Reid Wall, new pastor at Main Street Methodist, discuss the Rotary Wheel and its symbolism for daily living. Doak Finch introduced the speaker with Stuart Burton presiding. Guests included Dr. J. R. Terry Sim Blackwell Rev. Paul Hardin Phill Grandjean and J. C. Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Rotary Club
Woman's Club
Reid Wall
Main Street Methodist Church
Doak Finch
George D. Finch
Stuart Burton
J. R. Terry
Lexington
Sim Blackwell
Shelby
Paul Hardin
Phill Grandjean
High Point
J. C. Green
Hearings Set Over Thomasville Eviction Notices
Thomasville officials report 25 eviction notices issued by a local realty firm as a protective step ahead of imminent rent control. Five tenants plan protest hearings in a justice court tonight or Thursday, while realtor George L Hundley defends the actions as private rights to manage property and avoid six month delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
OPA
a_ justice of the peace court
George L. Hundley
Realty and Loan Comany
Hundley
Handley
Lexington
Raleigh
Theodore S. Johnson
Production on Farms Up and Debts Rise
Production on U S farms is expected to reach a record 3 374 billion bushels of corn this year. Farm income for the first nine months of 1946 totals 150 100 million dollars, up six percent from a year earlier. Farm mortgage debt has risen for the first time in 23 years, with the six month increase over eighty million dollars and consumer credit up 44 percent since V J Day. Economists say a $160 billion national income keeps this from being dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
New York Times
Sundays in February Five Sundays in 28 Year Cycle
February will have five Sundays this year and again in 1948 due to leap year timing. Coronado brought the first sheep and cattle into the Arizona region in 1540, marking early livestock in what became the United States.
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Coronado
The
United States
Arizona
Every Woman Endowed With Unique Beauty
Chicago report on Dr. Herbert A. Ratner praising inherent female beauty. He cautions against cosmetic misrepresentation and urges beauty care aligned with true health. Ratner cites religious and ancient authorities supporting modest makeup while condemning counterfeit cosmetics. He defines medicine as aiding nature’s own healing.
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Chicago
IINS
Herbert A. Ratner
Loyola University
Medical School
Burnham School of Beauty Culture
St. Thomas
Aristotle
St. Augustine
Hippocrates
Dr. Ratner
Furniture Men Elect Board For the Year
Members of the Southern Furniture manufacturers association returned home after the 36th annual convention at Sedgefield Inn. They discussed a four year furniture training course at the University of North Carolina and re elected J E Broyhill as president with John K E Justice Jr as vice president and Henry A Foscue as second vice president. Directors named include W M Bassett F H Delker W F Covington Henry A Foscue C S Heyman D L Jordan E F H Lane William J Moore Horace Spalti R M Simmons B C Vaughan J A Ward J E Justice W L Davis Doak Finch J T Ryan H H Millender M C Philpott J T Ryan H M Shumate Walker Lyerly Ly M Goode KR Huffman J F Yokley and J W McDonald.
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Southern Furniture Nufacturers Association
Sedgefield Inn
University of North Carolina
J. E. Broyhill
Lenoir
John KE. Justice, Jr
North Wilkesboro
Henry A. Foscue
High Point
J. T. Ryan
W. M. Bassett
Bassett
F. H. Delker
Henderson
W. F. Covington
Sumter
S. C
C. S. Heyman
Rome
D. L. Jordan
Roanoke
EF. H. Lane
Thomasville
J. E. Justice, Jr
HH. Millender
Mebane
C. Philpott
Lexington
Shumate
Johnson City
Tenn
Walker Lyerly
Hickory
Ly. Il. Goode, Martinsville, Va.; KR. ©. Huffman, Drexel; J. F. Yokley
Mr. Airy
J. W. Mc Donald
Memphis, Tenn
Snake killed ends rat problem at Sedgefield home
In Raleigh on October 31 a king snake kept pests away at T. V. Rochelle’s Sedgefield house. A new servant killed the reptile with a belief to “kill em where you find em” leaving rats to roam. The note adds that 15,884,000 veterans are on VA rolls.
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Raleigh
T. V. Rochelle
Sedgefield
Rochelle
The
Veterans Administration
Halloween Party Tonight in High Point Stores Block
The city of High Point and the merchants association sponsor a public Hallowe en gala on East Washington street tonight. Committees plan 7 30 p.m. activities with music stunts dancing and refreshments. Wear costumes and win prizes. A safe entertainment option for all ages.
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City of
High Point
The
Merchants Association
Washington Street
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Aunt Jemina
Lima
West End
Ataaacnaanvame
N.C
Hmossanna
Fellows Hall
Caroline March
Hallowe'en
Ywca Monthly Meeting
YWCA
Marie Winchester
Inez Whiteside
J. W. Lynch
M. B. Davis
Mesdames Arlees Lemons
Grayce Yokely
Beatrice Leach
Galatia Lynch
Acme Club
Leonard
Mars Hill
H. C. Hairston
East White Oak Baptist Church of Greensboro
Temple Memorial
A. Speight
St. Stephens A. M. FE. Zion Church
Gospel Singers
Calvary Gospel Singer
Guy McFall
St. Louis
Mary Louise Shine
Mite Bidroom
Walnut
Storie Inc
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