Methodists Oppose UNIT and Oppose Training in Conference
Ministers and laymen at the Western North Carolina annual conference in Greensboro opposed universal military training and deplored rising drinking among Methodists. The liquor stance framed a temperance report and the military oppose was a key resolution for the General Conference in San Francisco. The gathering, led by Bishop Harrell, heard youth programs, sermons, ordinations, and elected delegates to the Southeastern Jurisdiction Conference in Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
North Carolina
Board of Temperance
General Conference of the Methodist Church
San Francisco
E. M. Avett
High Point
Costen J. Harrell
Charlotte
West Market Street Methodist Church
Aycock
Woman’s College
Western North Carolina Conference
Waldo Beach
Duke University Divinity School
Roy L. Smith
Chicago, Ill
Russell L Dicks
Duke University
Atomic War Priorities and Bomber Strategy
The piece outlines Air Force plans to strike enemy bomber bases and industrial cities using B-36, B-52, B-29, B-50, and B-17 aircraft, with the B-47 aiding retardation bombing until smaller A bombs arrive. It also notes hopes for guided missiles with atomic warheads in both tactical and Strategic commands. A second item recalls Deming Jarves, pioneer glass maker, who helped popularize affordable pressed glassware from the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Europe
North Africa
Deming Jarves
Pioneer
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Sandwich
Mass
13s Superstitions Drive Mobsters to Lucky Runs
A sprawling slice of old city life details Sam Sess and Kin on the Mirror copy desk surviving medical ordeals and 13s mischief while gamblers at Westchester roll fortunes. Three top mobsters win 12000 in a craps spree at Longchamps, repeating ritual meals and outfits over four days, then lose 50 000 on day five amid Liver and Bacon dinners and tabloids style bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Sess
Mirror
Sam
Westchester
Longchamps
Madison Avenue
359Th Street
Royal Couple Plan Two Day Visit in Washington
Princess Elizabeth of Britain and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Washington October 31 to November 1. They will stay at Blair House, dine privately there, and share a luncheon during three days of formal engagements and sightseeing. It is the first such visit since King George VI and Queen Elizabeth prior to World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elizabeth
Great Britain
Duke of Edinburgh
Truman
White House
Blair House
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
Canada
Marines Seek 9 900 Men Via Draft In December
Navy and Marine Corps draft plans show December call for 9 900 Marines and 7 000 Army draftees, part of a broader expansion debate. President Truman authorized growth to 236 000 Marines, while draft rules broaden eligibility and lower standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Routledge
Washington
Army
Defense Department
Marine Corps
Adm
William Fechteler
Naval Operations
Marine Headquarters
Truman
Mr. Truman
Marines
Navy
Air Force
Korea
Armed Force
Survey shows Eisenhower behind Taft in preference
A United Press survey across 28 states indicates Sen. Robert Taft leads in presidential hopes while Dwight D. Eisenhower lags as a potential nominee. The report notes Eisenhower could gain if an organization forms, but his Atlantic Pact command complicates a clean bid, with support concentrated in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kansas among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Press
Robert A. Taft
Ohioan
Ike
Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Pennylvania
Ohio
California
Texas
Massachusetts
Kansas
Connecticut
Maine
Colorado
Oklahoma
Nevada
Fisenghower
West Virginia
Utah
Idaho
Indiana
Minnesota
Arizona
Michigan
South Carolina
Louisiana
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ilinois
Montana
Georgia
Missouri
Kansas City
Harry Darby
Frank Carlson
Roy A. Roberts
The
Kansas City Star Across the River
Nootkan Indian Had Plenty To Be Scared Of
Washington based report notes the Nootkan Indians of Vancouver Island feared pugmis or lost human souls turned white with claw like hands and eyes, luring Indians into the woods. They also believed sea spirits like herring and salmon people took human form beneath their fish robes and a great house beyond. Native fears included tall red skinned beings leaping from trees with spears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vancouver Island
Philip Drucker
Smithsonian Institution
Drucker
Texas Claims Tops in Cotton Quality
A Cotton Research Committee report from Texas states Coastal Bend and lower Rio Grande Valley cotton is superior in strength and fiber properties, enabling mills to save on raw material by sourcing from the Valley and Coastal Bend. It also counters the belief that irrigated cotton lacks quality versus dry land cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Tex
Cotton Research Committee of
Texas
Coastal Bend
Rio Grande Valley
Mid-South
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C. M.white
Candler
Conference Historical Society
Roanoke
Rogers
PRC
Commerce Aphone
Acts
John Tilley
Commerce
Winchell
Brink
Norge
Lambeth-Welborn
South Main ST
Selective Service
Taft
W. R. Higginbotham
Dewey
Iny
Terminix
Leeper
Terminix, Co
P. Co
B. Main ST
Sheraton
Goodyear Shoe Shop
North Main ST
Beeson Hwd. CO. N. & Russell
Hood
Friendly
Hood Bank
North Main Street
High Point Laundry
N. Wrenn ST
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