Building over the Southern Railway ditch debated by High Point officials
A High Point editor recounts an anonymous attorney review of building above the Southern Railway ditch. He notes ownership, lease limits, cost, and engineering hurdles, including deep foundations and smoke removal. The piece argues the plan is impractical now but not impossible, urging continued study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Railway
Main
Wrenn
Southern
Sidney S. Alderman
The
North Carolina Railroad Company
High Point
College Street
Virginia Avenue
Southern Railway Company
Lessor
National academy for public purchasing proposed by Betts plan
President Truman comments on plans for a national academy for public purchasing under the bureau of federal supply. Wilmer Betts, North Carolina state director, is credited as originator. North Carolina’s Division of Purchase and Contract is praised for saving millions and serving as a model of efficiency and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Academy of Public Purchasing
Clifton Mack
Bureau of Federal Supply
Truman
National Academy For Public Purchasing
Treasury Department
Mack
Wilmer Z. Betts
North Carolina
Washington
Betts
State Division of Purchase and Contact
Mr. Betts
State Advisory Budget Commission
Sol Brower
Duke University
Frank Dunlap
Capus Waynick
Wilmer Betts
Gipsy Smith Passes, Ends Era of Renowned Evangelist
The death of Gipsy Smith closes a remarkable religious era. Born to Gipsy parents in England eight decades ago he rose to become a powerful evangelist. He preached from age 18 for about 70 years across England Canada and America, leaving a global impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gipsy Smith
England
Canada
America
On Judging Others and Other Snippets
A correction notes the sermon header should read On Judging Others. The piece reports Mrs Mabel Gleason of Boston dying at 84 during a Bass River swim. Barbara Jo Walker of Memphis named Miss America 1947. Weather humor and historical trivia follow with notes on hunger Europe, tipping trends, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg address.
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Associated Press
Mabel Gleason
Boston
Bass River
Massachusetts
Barbara Jo Walker
Memphis
Tenn
Atlantic City
Barbara Jo
Union Labor Board Faces Pro and Anti Tensions in Washington
In Washington Paul Mallon reports on the labor relations board as it nears a crucial assembly. Five-member body leans pro union 3 to 2 while Republican scrutiny grows. Robert Denham, newly empowered general counsel, could guide fair or harsh prosecutions amid a pending Atlas pipeline false pretenses ruling. Union allegations and propaganda swirl as debates over the closed shop and union shop provisions shape public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National ‘Labor Relations
Paul Herzog
John Houston
Abe Murdock
James J. Reynold
Joeean Gray
Robert Denham
Fifth Circuit
Hollywood
AFT
Boardman
Smithsonian biologist reels in giant Guatemala sawfish
Dr. Robert R. Miller of the Smithsonian led a fish survey in Guatemala with the Guatemalan government and U.S. agencies. He landed a six foot sawfish named Big Tooth using a 125 foot gill-net and ate its steak after scientific data was collected. He also described a rare four eyed fish captured with a lantern and .22 pistol. He notes his favorite meals are U.S. trout and Guatemalan catfish. Miller criticizes the unfair methods sometimes used in scientific fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Robert R. Miller
Smithsonian Institution
Izaak Walton
Ace
South
Central America
Miller
Lake Yzabel
Guatemala
Dr. Miller
U. S
Investment capital and taxation wary of political football
Earl Bunting president of NAM argues that excessive taxation drains funds that would otherwise be saved and invested in job-creating enterprises, harming national welfare and should not be treated as a political football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl, Bunting
Nam
Liquor Picture in North Carolina Highlights Illicit Trade
A comprehensive look shows liquor is legal in about a quarter of the state but illegal trade thrives. ABC counts show 33 million in legal sales, while estimates put illicit sales near 150 million statewide, with shipments routed through North Wilkesboro and other hubs and interstate delivery complicating enforcement.
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North Carolina
Mecklenburg
State Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control
State Board
North Wilkesboro
Paramounts
ABC
Pogter Distributing Co., Inc
Baltimore St
Pyramid
Wenger
Gene Church
RFD
N. C
Parlear
Foster
W. M. Ranford
Burlington
Asheville
Greensboro
High Point
Winston- Salem
South Carolina
Georgia
Iit
Nies
Cherry
General Assembly
Ambassador HORIZONTAL 50 Conducted 1 Pictured 51 Arabian Greek ambas
Ambiguous OCR fragment listing clues and partial phrases about a diplomatic figure and various crossword entries. The readable items mention an ambassador to the US and a Greek figure, plus scattered word hints and abbreviations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arborsador
Ocean
Quotes on war and peace from Wainwright and Marshall
The excerpt presents General Jonathan M. Wainwright warning that a third world war could be imagined yet possible given past American history without strong military protection. Secretary Marshall adds that future war threatens civilization and peace rests on a free and prosperous world.
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Jonathan M. Wainwright
U. S. Army
Marshall
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. A. Bivins
Swea
Africa
Europe
Italy
Greece
Germany
Hitler
Goodyear Magazine
New York
San Francisco
Halcyon
John
Joe
Waiters and Dairy Lunchmen’s Union
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
MR. Bevin
Behind the News
Paul Mallon
Edson
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbett
Egypt
Ecclesiastical Council
Oceans
Ohio City
Besmears
Born
Eager
Devotee
Adele Astaire
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