Kiwanians Name Their Leaders
Jasper B. Hicks of Henderson was elected district governor of the Carolinas Kiwanis for 1946 at the district council meeting in Charlotte. New lieutenant governors include E. J. Coltrane Brevard Roy Sheaf Selma Howard Gaskill Selma Joe S. Carrell Raleigh J. B. Burden Ahoskie C. H. Gurley Goldsboro W. T. Smith Charleston S C Dr A H Snethers Anderson S C with divisions 1 through 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Burden
Ahoskie
C. H. Gurley
Goldsboro
W. T. Smith
Charleston
S. C
A. H. Snethers
Anderson
Miniature Japanese Targets Shown to Superfort Crews
AAF Culver City briefing films used huge Tokyo Nagasaki Hiroshima Yokohama Yokosuka miniatures on sets. A crane camera moved with the Superfort to train crews on what to destroy, illustrating American ingenuity in wartime bombing practice.
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Japan
AAF Motion Picture Unit
Culver City
Cal
Nippon
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Yokohama
Yokosuka
U. S. Army Air Forces
International
Four Carolina War Plants Go Up For Sale
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation lists four North Carolina surplus war plants available for peacetime use. The facilities include a radio battery plant in Charlotte, a graphite electrode plant in Morganton, an aircraft plant in Burlington, and a ware plant in Durham, with details and capacity data provided to interested buyers.
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Washington
North Carol
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
North Carolina
Charlotte
Morganton
Burlington
Durham
Weather North Carolina Clears Warm With Scattered Thunderstorms
Clear to partly cloudy and warm today through Friday with widely scattered thundershowers this afternoon or early evening and again Friday afternoon, mainly in the extreme north and west portions.
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North Carolina
Atlantic States Motor Lines Sues Culler in $1,300 Case
The Atlantic States Motor Lines answers a $1,300 suit by O. R. Culler with a counterclaim seeking $1,074.17, alleging Culler's negligence in a vehicle accident. The firm requests dismissal of the suit and judgments against Culler. Separately, two divorce actions are noted, Nelson versus Cecelia Nelson and Chloe Ratcliff Diamond versus Lucius L. Diamond, Diamond being in the armed forces with court-appointed counsel.
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Atlantic States Motor Lines, Inc
O. R. Culler
Motor Line
Culler
Atlantic States
Nelson
Cecelia Nelson
Chloe Ratcliff Diamond
Lucius L. Diamond
Oil Labor Talks Extend Amid 35000 Unionists Await Decision
A continuation of the oil sector talks paused at 2 30 p m eastern time with 35000 CLO unionists involved and a potential expansion to 250000 workers. Daniel T Pierce of Sinclair Refining said industry would go to Washington if invited. Union leaders at the conference declined to comment.
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Warres
Daniel T. Pierce
Sinclair Refining
Washington
Ten Building Permits Issued In Two Days
Building inspector reports ten permits issued over two days chiefly for repairs and additions to dwellings. Notable cases include T. D. Hedrick new residence valued at 1700 and S. Fitzgerald repair work at 75, with multiple garages and repairs across Asheboro Kennedy and Forrest areas.
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T. D. Hedrick
T. D. Jackson
Forrest Avenue
S. C
West Green Street
S. Fitzgerald
Kennedy Street
Cc. C. Moore
Itlow
Asheboromes
H. S. Hamrick
Smith Street
Cc. J. Newton
Daily Milk Delivery Ends in North Carolina
Raleigh report states there will be no daily milk deliveries for the foreseeable future. Milk will be sold in round bottles as the North Carolina Dairy Products Association votes against a return to daily service. The agriculture department weighs square bottle options to save space, with prominent lettering required on the new bottles.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Dairy Products Association
Agriculture Department
Weights and Measures Division
Denazification Efforts Across Germany and Japan
The article notes Eisenhower moving to curb Nazi influence in Bavaria and seeks Patton’s report on denazification. It reports an Allied control sweep banning the Nazi party and parallels MacArthur’s reorganization in Japan to reduce old governmental influence and align with the public.
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Eisenhower
Bavaria
George S. Patton
Germany
Japan
MacArthur
Pleasure Planes Promise Surge In Private Aircraft
Washington dispatch reports over 5 000 new personal aircraft promised by manufacturers before year end. Leading pre war private gas manufacturers cite Aeronica at 550 units Stinson 3 500 Piper 1 500 Luscombe 1 and Seabee 3 500 orders across 1945 and 1946.
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Washington
INS
Aviation News
Aeronica
Stinson
Piper
Luscombe
Seabee
Navy Eyes Faster Planes and Dual Jet Propulsion
The Navy discusses a new plan to replace the FR-1 with an improved model using both jet propulsion and conventional engines. Top speeds hover near 300 miles per hour with either engine, alone or combined. The Fireball prototype, crafted by Al Conover, a 25 year old test pilot for Ryan Aeronautical of San Diego, is noted as an obsolete reference.
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Genahied
Navy
FAA
al Conover
Cigier
Ryan Agronautical Company
San Diego
Calif
Truman era power plays ignite Capitol battles on full employment
The report details battles in Congress over Truman’s possible merger plans and a push for a broad full employment bill. It notes Army Navy manpower, Browder testimony before the un American activities committee, and heated debates among Senate members led by McKellar.
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Hous Naval Committee
Capitol
Truman
Edwin Co J
D-Cole
Army
Navy
Earl Browder
House Committee On un-American Activities
Communist Party
William Z. Foster
Senate
Ebiender
D-La
McKellar
Dtenn
New England
O'Fabey
New Hampshire
Aiken
Vermont
Taft
Ohio
Radcliffe
Millikin
Rcole
Ball
Minn
Fingertip Control Means Safety Record
HARRIMAN Tenn Driv ing 90000 miles in two years without an accident is a remarkable record for any driver. Chester Hamby, a former Tennessee state highway patrolman, was paralyzed from the hips after a 1939 crash yet mastered a car with a finger control airbrake and hand throttle on the steering column. He passed the standard license tests with the device. Daisies are fair weather flowers and close their petals when it rains.
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Harriman
Tenn
Chester Hamby
Tennesee
Hamby
Industrial Stocks Make Modest Gains
New York stock report shows scattered industrial specialties advancing modestly while rails motors oils and aircrafts mostly slid. Paramount Pictures hit a 1945 top as International Telephone Graham Paige Allied Chemical Du Pont Kennecott Sears Roebuck and U S Rubber led. laggards included U S Steel Santa Fe New York Central Great Northern Chrysler General Motors Standard Oil New Jersey Douglas Aircraft Anaconda and Goodyear. Bonds steadied and commodities recovered.
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New York
Paramount Pictures
International Telephone
Graham Paige
Allied Chemical
du Pont
Kennecott
Sears Roebuck
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Great Northern
Chrysler
General Motors
Standard Oil
Douglas Aircraft
Anaconda
Goodyear
Livestock prices in Chicago market report
Livestock prices show salable hogs 3 500 total 8 000 fully steady with good and choice barrows gilts at 14 0. lbs up at 14 75 ceiling good and choice sows at 14 00. cattle salable 4 500 total 5 300 with choice fed steers and yearlings steady at 17 00 up to 18 00 top. Bulls and cows weaker. beef cows lead declines. dealers pay 15 00 freely. stock cattle steady.
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Chicago
USDA
Potatoes Prices and Shipments Reported in Chicago
Potatoes arrivals 113 on track 218. U.S. shipments 1331. New stocks moderate. market lightly weak. Idaho russets U.S. No. 1 3.55 to 3.75. South Dakota Bliss washed U.S. No. 1 2.60. North Dakota Bliss commercial 1.75 to 1.90. Wisconsin Bliss No. 1 1.95 to 2.10.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Idaho
South Dakota
Bliss
North Dakota
Wisconsin
New pricing delays slow cotton textile sales in New York
Sales of print cloths lag as the office of price administration advances prices. Mills delay due to new pricing schedule and awaiting guidance. Some sheetings and Osnaburgs sold for quick delivery. Wool goods trade small as converting activity restrained by a building service strike in New York.
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New York
Office of Price Administration
Building Service
Deactivation of 10th Army Ordered
Tokyo report states the U S tenth army, victor at Okinawa, will be disbanded on MacArthur’s recommendation. Stilwell remains in command of Ryukyus forces with Merrill Marauders in Burma road operations. Stilwell and Merrill to return to the United States for reassignment after turnover to Army Forces Western Pacific.
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Tokyo
War Department
U. S. Tenth Army
Okinawa
MacArthur
Ryuku Island
Joseph W. Stilwell
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Stilwell
Frank W. Merrill
Merrill's
Burma Road
United States
Tenth Army
Army Forces
Western Pacific
Tenth
Pacific
Roanoke Editor Chosen as S N P A President
Carl B. Short of the Roanoke Times and World News was elected president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association in a mail ballot. He succeeds George C. Biggers of the Atlanta Journal, who becomes chairman of the board. James E. Chappell of the Birmingham News was elected treasurer, with Walter C. Johnson of Chattanooga reelected secretary treasurer. Directors include Frank Daniels of the Raleigh News and Observer.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Carl B. Short
Roanoke
Times and World News
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
S.N.P.A
Short
George C. Biggers
Atlanta Journal
Biggers
Charles P. Manship
Baton Rouge
Advocate
State Times
Southern Newspaper Library Committee
James E. Chappell
Birmingham News and Age-Herald
Walter C. Johnson
North Carolina
Frank Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Crowley Quits Economic Unit
President Truman accepted Leo T. Crowley’s resignation as foreign economic administrator and as a member of the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Crowley will give up all government connections and leave FEA on October 15 after submitting his resignation September 24. He holds nine government positions.
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Washington
Truman
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
White House
Crowley
FEA
Balkan peace talks and big five ministers meeting
The Big Five foreign ministers plan to press French proposals on the Ruhr and Rhine while Soviet demands on Iran treaties are discussed. Talks may extend to Austrian government and Balkan food supplies as Moscow’s position looms over Karl Renner. Izvestia accuses Romania Bulgaria Hungary of diverting attention from Greece where majority will is being trampled.
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Balkan
Council
Ruhr
Rhine
France
China
Iran
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Molotov
Austria
Moscow
Karl Renner
Russia
Izvestia
London
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Greece
Nations to be visited by cotton loan talks in Europe
Lieutenant Colonel Burris Jackson of Hillsboro Texas joined war department negotiations with shippers as the Texas cotton committee representative. After a conference with Taylor the cotton group planned visits to legations of China Italy Poland Holland Denmark Belgium France Norway and Czechoslovakia in the coming days.
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Taylor
Cotton
Burris Jackson
Hillsboro
Tex
War Department
Texas Wtath
Cotton Committee
China
Italy
Poland
Holland
Denmark
Belgium
France
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Detroit Area Strikes Hit Automotive Plants and Jobs
CIO UAW officials renewed efforts to end a 35 day strike at Kelsey Hayes Wheel Co that shut Ford plants and left more than 50 000 idle. Fifteen separate strikes occurred in Chicago with about 7 000 workers off duty slowing civilian production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Cio-Uaw
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co
Ford Motor Company
Chicago
Hirohito Meets MacArthur in Quiet Embassy Visit
The Japanese emperor and General MacArthur held a formal, low key meeting at the American embassy residence. A five car convoy arrived, guards restricted access, and both leaders exchanged greetings before a brief discussion in the state reception room. Potatoes: a medium potato has about 100 calories with fats adding the rest.
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Hirohito
MacArthur
Admiral Fujita
Bonner Fellers
Maj
Saubion Bower
Fellers
Feiss
Bower Fellers
State Receptors Room
Fujita
James C. Pickett
Dall Tex
Stene Ceyates
Corres
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Jennifer Jones
Song OF Bernadette
Rialto
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Kay Kyser
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Wild Bill Elliott
Virginia Gray
Paul Kelly
Confucius
Chan
Sidney Toler
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Atlantic
Ruthess
Ces
Chinatown
Times Today
World Today
10Th Army
S. N. Pla
NEW York Stock List
Penney J . Adams
Curt Wright
Penn-Dix
Penner
Alaska
Davidson
Dupont
Eastern Airlines
Elect
Firestone Rem Rand
Freeport Sul
Repub
St!wise
Cal Atlas
Nor Ry
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Aviat Corp
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Hupp
Stewart
Tex Co
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Tel & Tel
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Tex Gulf Sul
Kroger Grace
Timken
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Libby O
TransAmerica
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Union Pac
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