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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
4
An obituary notice for Jilliam C Wood presents a memorial from Mr and Mrs J N Sisk on August 22 marking the son and brother’s birthday and thanking friends for sympathy after his death. It notes a military occupation and a life cut short with condolences offered.
The text notes an estimated effect on average earnings for GM hourly workers during the Petes era, suggesting what earnings would have been if not for the strike. It highlights the fiscal impact on wages and the disruption to standard pay during the labor action.
A patchwork of notices lists Eugene White in the navy visiting his parents and several families visiting relatives in Charlotte Tryon Forest City Black Mountain and Grover. Names include Wright Harmon Willard Upchurch Forrest Houser James Staly Randolps Yarbro Elna Jarvis and others with brief weekend or several days visits.
Major F. J. Frazer USMC announces Marine Air Reserve enlistment policy changes in Norfolk allowing honorably discharged veterans from all services to enlist while stationkeepers join the Volunteer Reserve with full pay and family allowances. Cooks, mechanics, technicians, riggers, and engineers are listed in roles. service remains voluntary and discharge on request is possible during peacetime.
A Johnson briefing describes restoration of peacetime markups and trade discounts for dealers and distributors. He notes a $100 per car figure, mentions OFA ceiling prices for used 143 and 1M6 passenger cars, and states price lists will guide buyers at all Price Control Boards. Catholier models and 46 motels are only 15 percent above the as is price due to simpler reconditioning.
RALEIGH. North Carolina farm employment rose sharply by August 1, reaching 11,044,009 workers and 132.796 million hirelings, with 8.258 thousand farm operators and unpaid family labor. The figures nearly double the prior year, and most foreign workers were from Pennsylvania, according to the Crop Reporting Service.
The VA announces nurse openings at hospitals in the Richmond Branch area. Starting salaries range from 644 to 44.902 per year. Nurses are classified under the VA Department of Medicine and Surgery. Eligibility and pay depend on qualifications. Applications available at the VA branch personnel office 900 N Lombardy Street Richmond VA. The branch area includes North Carolina Virginia West Worth Maryland and the District of Columbia.
OPA raised rear tail ceiling prices for all new passenger cars by an average of 7.2 percent over June 2 levels under the new Price Control Act. District Director Theodore B. Johnson explains that manufacturers’ prices were not raised, but retail ceilings were.
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