Moving Chinese government shrine visit noted in broadcast
A marked occasion shows Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at Sun Yat Sen's tomb in Nanking with Madame Chiang nearby. Radio listings from NBC CBS ABC and MBS span music, drama, and news programs including World Agriculture and Court of Missing Heirs, with features from London and New York studios.
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Chungking
Nanking
Geralissimo
Chiang Kai-shek
Spe
Sun Yat Sen
Madame Chiang
United
London
New York
World Agriculture
NBC
Arnall
Wayne Morse
Robert M. Hutchins
Kirsten
NBC Symphony
Charlie McCarthy
CBS
Salt Lake Choir
CBS Symphony
Nelson Eddy
Fanny Brice
Crime Doctor
Phil Baker
ABC
Paul Whiteman
Joe Howard
Fritz Reiner
Theatre Guild
Subscription Rates and Editorial Communications Policy
Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with yearly and quarterly terms. The notice explains second class matter status in Grafton and states that letters to the editor will be published if signed and not libelous, aimed at general-interest discussion.
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Grafton
Up To the Hill Hill By Two Features and LY
Brenda offers to move into Polly Woodford’s apartment during his absence while hinting at a past deception. The narrator debates Brenda’s trustworthiness and contemplates Margot Ingalls’ murder as Hunt Berwick arrives, ready to discuss Brenda and the case over dinner. The plot weaves between Brenda’s confession, Polly’s absence, and the detective work stirring toward a larger mystery.
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LY /ANNE ROWE
Brenda
Polly Woodfords
Elmpoint
Polly
Margot Ingalls
Vandermere
Apollo
Hunt
Margot
Whosis Call
Barry
Hunt Berwick
Brenda Knight Hunt
Claire
Kennard
Whosis
Mrs. Ingalls
Mrs. Whosis
Miss Whatsename
Pearance
Too Small To Measure Corporate Reports On Spending
A broad discussion notes wartime regulatory carry over in peacetime management of the economy. An accompanying graphic shows how a sales dollar is distributed: over 80 cents to farmers and suppliers, over 10 cents in wages, and a tiny fraction as stockholder profit and officer compensation.
Better Mental Care in a Nation Dark on Mental Hospitals
Life Magazine reports shocking conditions in public insane hospitals across 20 states. Findings by 3,000 conscientious objectors and corroborated authorities show crowding, poor staff, inadequate food, and filth, with calls to reinvest tax dollars to rehabilitate the mentally ill.
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Life Magazine
National Mental Hygiene Association
European Tariffs Abolished for Five Years Urged by Austria
President Karl Renner of Austria backs a five year abolition of European tariffs as the best path to speedily rehabilitate the continent’s economy. He argues such free trade mirrors the United States post- Constitution era and would promote prosperity and unity by ending customs discrimination. Europe should trial Secretary Byrnes proposal and experience tariff free trade.
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Europe
Karl Renner
Austria
United States
Byrnes
Food Rationing Not Reinstated Yet Says Washington
Reports from Washington indicate no immediate resumption of food rationing despite rumors. Yet concerns mount over possible severe food shortages next year as war and weather loom large. Strong 1946 crop prospects abroad could greatly ease the global supply.
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Washington
Contra
Veterans Aid Centers Extend Truman's Recovery Plan
In a push led by Maj. Gen. Graves Erskine, ten Veterans Aid Centers aid 10,000 communities, with 2,700 now operating. Centers tailor services to local needs, offering job, education, housing, and business guidance. The Washington center has helped 30,000 veterans since 1945, answering questions on work, schooling, and GI benefits via a comprehensive file system.
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Central Press
Washington
Harry Truman
United States
Graves
Erskine
Marine Corps
Iwo Jima
Senate
Department of Labor
Veteran's Aid Center
Army
General Erskine
David G. Linden
First General Strike of 1926 Britain Described by AP
DEWITT MACKENZIE recalls May 1926 when Britain faced a general strike as coal miners and rail workers halted activity. London workers distributed milk to babies while volunteers kept essentials moving. armored police patrolled streets and King George V reportedly warned against manhandling. After nine days, the government stance held, unions exhausted funds, and Baldwin chose reconciliation over punishment.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
London
Associated Press
Globe
Stanley Baldwin
Commons
London Daily Mail
Dvtetuitien 7 Fie
Cockney
Hyde Park
George V
Baldwin
West Virginia non-teaching group forms at Charleston meeting
West Virginia non-teaching educational association delegates meet in Charleston for the first state gathering to elect officers appoint committees and organize a permanent body.
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Charleston
West Virginia Non-Teaching Educational Association
Wages Talk Planned With CIO Union In Charleston
The Liquor Control Commission said it would meet Monday with CIO United Construction Workers representatives in Charleston to discuss wage increases for store employees following Beckley’s announcement.
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Charleston
The
Liquor Control Commission
Beckley
CIO
United Construction Workers
Public Works Board authorizes large federal certificate buy
Charleston May 25 The board of public works authorized the purchase of $2,000,000 in interest bearing federal certificates to be redeemed next March with an added $12,000 in interest. For easier juicing of citrus fruits roll the fruit under the pressure of the palm before cutting it.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
NBC stars top bill in Billboard Radio Editors Poll
NBC stars and programs scored 15 first places across 21 divisions in the Billboard Radio Editors Poll. Winners include Fred Allen Bob Hope Bing Crosby Dinah Shore Bill Stern H V Kaltenborn Don Wilson John Charles Thomas Kenny Delmar Fibber McGee and Molly Information Please Supper Club and the Army Hour. Johnny Neher of the Fred Waring Pennsylvanians began his radio career in Fibber McGee and Molly. Lou Costello and Bud Abbott married chorus girls in burlesque days. Eddie Cantor teases a May-September romance in a new line. Parky Yakarkus plans to yank NBC Meet Me At Parky’s when the show ends for summer.
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NBC
Billboard Radio
Fred Allen
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Dinah Shore
Bill Stern
H. V. Kaltenborn
Don Wilson
John Charles Thomas
Kenny Delmar
Senator Claghorn
Fibber McGee and Molly
Information Please
Supper Club
Lou Costello
Bud Abbott
Eddie Cantor
Patky Yakarkus
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Veteran's Aid Centers
Truman
Gen. Erskine
U. S
Johnny Neher
Fred Waring
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