Food price surge hits staples as butter and eggs rise
Chicago report shows a broad uptrend in wholesale commodity prices with the Associated Press index hitting a fresh high. Butter leads gains, eggs climb to 60 cents wholesale, Porterhouse at 1.00 retail, hogs set new tops, and several groceries raise prices to reflect tight supply and winter demand.
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Chicago
America
New York
Associated Press
Russell Fifer
American Butter Institute
Fifer
Denver
San Francisco
Omaha
Sioux City
Iowa
East St. I
Polia
Eugene €. Schultz
New York City
Schultz
Local Airport Bonds Sell for .96 in Raleigh
The North Carolina Local Government Commission sold Lexington city refunding bonds and Northampton county revenue notes along with the Greensboro High Point airport authority notes. The issues carried maturities from six months to 24 years and interest rates from .74 to 2.361 percent.
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Local Government Commission
City of
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company of
Winston- Salem
Greensboro-High Point Airport
Greeks Fully Fed by U.S. Army Rations in War Force
Dwight P. Griswold announced that about 196,000 Greek military personnel across army navy air force and gendarmerie are now sustained on U.S. Army rations at roughly 102 dollars daily. The switch from British supply occurred on September 1. Each soldier receives 3700 calories daily. The Greek parliament was summoned for a confidence vote on Premier Themistokles Sophoulis's liberal populist government.
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Athens
Dwight P. Griswold
Greece
Geece
Themistokles Sophoulis
Housing Probers Ask Help from Congress
Leaders of a congressional housing investigation request assistance from all members of Congress. Rep. Ralph A. Gamble chairman and Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy vice chairman announced at a New York news conference that after tomorrow’s public hearing in Washington, additional hearings may be held in several U.S. cities.
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New York
Congressional
Washington
Congress
Rep
Ralph A. Gamble
RNY
Joint Committee On Housing
Sen
Seph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Grains Soar To New Highs On Market Day
In New York the grains reached new highs as selling dried up while leaders moved to the recovery side. Major movers included Bethlehem, Goodrich, Douglas Aircraft, Consolidated Vultee, Anaconda, American Can and Great Northern Railway with some setbacks from U S Steel and Sears Roebuck. July wheat surged the daily limit of 10 cents per bushel as bonds stayed narrow.
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New York
United Fruit
Canadian Pacific
Bethlehem
Goodrich
Douglas Aircraft
Consolidated Vultee
Anaconda
American Can
Great Northern Railway
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
du Pont
Union Carbide
Westinghouse
Allied Chemical
Santa Fe
Standard Oi
Road Damage Estimated at $100000 in Two Counties
Chief Highway Engineer W Vance Baise estimated Pitt and Washington counties suffered $100000 in road damage from last Saturday night’s cloud burst. Pitt county alone saw fifty roads washed out and bridges damaged, with tolls around $62500. Highway 264 between Greenville and Washington was reopened.
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Raleigh
W. Vance Baise
Pitt
Washington Counties
Pitt County
Baise
Greenville
Washington, N. C
Turkish cabinet falls after criticism of policies
Ankara reports Premier Recep Peker's cabinet collapsed amid mounting criticism of domestic policies. President Ismet Inonu tasked Foreign Minister Hasan Saka with forming a new government in the capital.
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Ankara
Turkey
Recep Peker
Hasan Saka
Ismet Inonu
Encouraging Reports for Taft Ahead of West Tour
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio stops in Chicago between trains for a 25 day political pulse tour. Ohio Republican leaders report very encouraging feedback on his possible presidential nomination. He plans rest and no public appearances in Chicago and will not meet Illinois leaders during this layover before resuming travel to San Francisco.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Columbus
Illinios
Attempts To End Strike Deadlocked
Pittsburgh, Sept 9. Negotiations to end the five day strike of 38,000 Carnegie-Illinois steel workers remain deadlocked despite reports of progress. The dispute over a 50 cent an hour wage boost halted operations at the nation’s largest steel producer, with 17,000 of 35,000 employees laid off and production losses estimated at 20,000 tons daily.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Ilinoisistee Corporation
U. S. Steel Corporation
Carnegie-Illinois
Jews Clash With British On Board Ship In Hamburg
In Hamburg on September 9 British troops began forcible disembarkation of Jewish refugees from Exodus 1947 ships. About 1,300 displaced persons protested the landing, clashing with 500 German police led by a British colonel, and police used firehoses as the crowd dispersed.
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Runnymede Park
Empire
Corea
Pate
Germany
Palestine
Hamburg
S. S
Stassen to Enter Wisconsin Primary for GOP Nomination
Harold E. Stassen announced he will enter Wisconsin’s April 6 presidential preference primary as part of his bid for the Republican nomination. He scheduled a November 24 Milwaukee speech as the opening address and noted Wisconsin delegates may back Dewey or MacArthur, though neither has authorized support.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Stassen
Thomas E.dewey
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Dewey
Western Europe Recovers Quicker Than Russia and Satellites
A Marshall Plan recovery report shows Western Europe exporting 49.3 percent of 1938 levels in 1946 while Eastern Europe reaches 39.6 percent. Russia posts 74.1 percent exports and 96.8 percent imports, with satellites lagging. Portugal leads Europe in rapid gains, buying 121 percent and selling 173 percent of 1938 rates. Spain runs credits, with 81.7 percent exports and 53.5 percent imports.
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Europe
Russia
Marshall
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Poland
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
United States
Portugal
Spain
Five Fort Bragg soldiers injured in two car crash near Charlotte
Five persons were injured eight miles east of Charlotte when two cars collided. Pvt. Joe M. Gilpin and four others from Fort Bragg’s 3420 Service Unit were treated. one soldier was seriously hurt. Driver William Stroupe and wife Mrs Long survived. Stroupe’s car overturned and Long’s car went into a ditch.
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Charlotte
Fort Bragg
Charlottee
Joe M. Gilpin
Columbus
Memorial Hospital
Stanley O. Glass
Campbell Hill
Richard Hague
Columbia
Ernest Long
Indian Trail
N. C
Mecklenburg County
William Stroupe
Presbyterian Hospital
Torture Trial Delayed For Jacksonville Bride Case
The trial of Robert E. Lewis, 25, formerly of Kewanee, Illinois, accused of torturing his estranged wife during a drunken outburst in a hotel room, was postponed until September 19.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Robert E. Lewis
Kewanee, Ill
Senior Polliwog Truman Awaits Equator Crossing
President Truman and 1,600 polliwogs aboard the Missouri bound for the equator prepare for the shellback crossing Thursday. Neptunus Rex will trigger rite aboard the ship with Davy Jones symbolically boarding to deliver the message to Capt. Dennison.
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U. S
Missouri
Truman
Harry S
Neptunus Rex
Soviet Proposes UN Police Force Size and Strength
The Soviet delegation to the UN military staff committee proposed a UN police force with 12 divisions of troops 1200 aircraft and five or six cruisers. They rejected battleships or carriers for the international force. The plan accompanied broader talks on atomic control agency organization and Security Council directives as the 13th session of the Atomic Commission opens.
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Lake Success
Soviet
Russia
United Nations
Security Council
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Second Commission
UN Security Council
Poland
International Atomic Control Agency
Chimes Fuel Dry Vote In Suburban Beer Referendum
In Ingram a First Presbyterian church chimes spurred dry forces as Pennsylvania voters began its primary. The pastor called the tolling a call to arms for the dry faction and promised more chimes if the result remained favorable, signaling a day of church scene influence on the ballot.
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Pittsburgh
First Presbyterian Church
Ingram
Pennsylvania
Karl Bowman
Bowman
AFL to Push Political Campaign Against Taft Hartley Act
In Chicago on September 9 AFL leaders debated shifting from its long time pro labor stance to an aggressive political mobilization against supporters of the Taft Hartley act. The 15 member executive council weighed bypassing NLRB processes and intensifying union get out the vote efforts while considering affidavits to avoid communist affiliations for favorable board treatment.
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Chicago
AFL
AFL Council
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
British Coal Strike Spreads To New Fields
A month-old strike in the Yorkshire coal fields spread to six new pits. About 45,000 workers were idle at 44 collieries, as the Wakefield chamber of commerce protested gas supply cuts linked to the walkout, warning of adverse industrial impact and unemployment.
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Barnsley
Eng
Yorkshire
British Press Association
Wakefield Chamber of Commerce
Island Queen Explodes in Pittsburgh Killing and Injuring Passengers
An explosion and fire on the Island Queen excursion boat at a Monongahela River dock near Pittsburgh killed or injured many aboard. Crewmen described blast on the gangplank and in the engine room as 92 were aboard with 90 crew. Spectators aided swimmers as rescuers worked amid reports of 3 to 60 dead and numerous injuries. The vessel had recently arrived from Cincinnati where it ran an amusement park ride.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Monongahela
Ohio
Jack O’berry
Ed Brown
Cincinnati
Rioting In India Enters Third Day In Delhi
New Delhi and Old Delhi enter a third day of communal rioting as gunfire resumes at dawn. Militants clash with authorities near Connaught Circus while food shops reopen under military guard and 27 bodies lie in the streets.
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New Delhi
India
Old
Connaught Circus
Twin Cities
Weather summary for North Carolina lands in mid September
Partly cloudy with extended forecast showing continued warmth. Light scattered showers expected Wednesday and Thursday. Sunrise and sunset times noted for Wednesday September 14 1041 and related calendar details indicate minor forecast changes.
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North Carolina
South Mspo
Temperature and rainfall readings across multiple cities
Official weather bureau records show 24 hour temperature highs and rainfall amounts for several locations. Cities listed include Houston Charleston Charlotte Chicago Columbia Denver Detroit Meridian Miami Mobile New Orleans New York Raleigh Asheville San Francisco Augusta Birmingham and others with varying max and min temps and precip totals.
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Rem
Weather Bureau
Hoston
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Avery
Meridian
Miami
Ea. P
Mobile
Mt. Mitchel
Orleans
New York
Raleigh
Asheville
Francisco
Augusta Oceans
Westin
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