Newspaper Advertising Soars to Record 1948 Expenditures
National advertisers spent a record 389,261,000 in newspaper space in 1948, the American Newspaper Publishers Association reports. The figure reflects actual space measurements across 908 dailies and highlights gains in automotive, grocery, alcohol, and radio advertising compared with 1941 benchmarks.
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National
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers
William G. Bell
Bureau
U. S
Bell
U.S
Dominican Republic outlines sweeping economic development plan
The Dominican Republic is implementing a large program to raise living standards for over two million people. The plan focuses on reducing trade barriers, diversifying beyond sugar, expanding cacao and other exports, and boosting education and irrigation with American guidance and investment. Aims include 275,000 acres of irrigation, five million dollars for agricultural equipment, and mining legislation for mineral development.
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International News Service
New York
Dominican Republic
Republic
Annecy
France
Island Republic
West Indies
United States
Secretariat of National Economy
Commission
Topnotch American Agronomists
U.S
Congress
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Boosts Weight Gain
If you are underweight this medicine claims to stimulate appetite and improve digestion. The text says Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery helps you eat more and convert food into added flesh, available as tablets or liquid at local drugstores.
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Dr. Pierce
Barcelona thief Pedro Oso Jorda captured after assault on victim
Police finally detained Pedro Oso Jorda in Barcelona. He habitually forced victims to disrobe at gunpoint, captured while attempting to strip a man by forcing coat suit and shoes from him.
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Barcelona
INS
Pedro Oso Jorda
Westinghouse builds punch for UC atom smasher
Westinghouse Electric Corp. is constructing equipment to deliver a six billion electron-volt knockout punch for the world's most powerful atom smasher at the University of California. New reflective automotive sheeting allows vehicle shapes and colors to be seen clearly at night under headlight beams.
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New York
INS
Westinghouse Electric Corp
University of California
Funeral services for Pfc Charles D Clodfelter
Funeral services for Pfc. Charles D. Clodfelter 18 WWII soldier were held Sunday at 2 30 pm at the Pentecostal Holiness church with Rev F A Dale and Rev T T Lindsay officiating The church choir provided music Flower bearers included Wilbur Tuttle Kent Barnecastle Donald Dale P H Gurley Robert Cecil and Donald Cecil Full military honors were given at the grave by High Point Post No 619 WFW and escort Colin Cecil Interment followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery
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Pfc
Charles D. Clodfelter
Pentecostal Holiness Church
F. A. Dale
T. T. Lindsay
Flower
Wilbur Tuttle
Kent Barneycastle
Donald Dale
P. H. Gurley
Robert Cecil
Donald Cecil
High Point
W.F.W
Colin Cecil
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Last rites for Pfc. Joe W. Metters in Thomasville
Pfc. Joe W. Metters age 21 son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Metters of Thomasville route 2 was killed in Germany during World War II. Services were held at Fair Grove Methodist church with full military honors provided by the VFW and American Legion posts. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Joe W. Metters
C. E. Metters
Germany
Fair Grove Methodist Church
Byron Nifong
T. R. York
Mt. Zion Church
Fair Grove
Betty Jeane Gregg
Elvida Black
Arvin Bryant
Ruth Eddinger
Charlotte York
Ladies Auxiliary
William C. Miller
VFW
Curry Ragan
Luther Black
Albert Bacon
Robert Ellison
Marion Leonard
Funeral Services for Mrs Rogers Bowen and Mrs Ida G York
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Willie Vieve Rogers Bowen at her home on Walnut Street with Rev. Charles J. McBride officiating and a trio performing. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park cemetery. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Ida Grimes York aged 78 of Lindsay Street with services planned at Sechrest Funeral Home chapel and burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Willie Vieve Rogers Bowen
R. E. Bowen
Walnut Street
Charles J. McBride
Glenola Baptist Church
Protus Wood
Stamey Pierce
Walter Gray
Philathea
Green Street Baptist Church
H. C. McKelvey
C. F. Harris
L. M. Beal
E. M. Ellis
Paul Hepler
E. P. Alderman
Mac Burleson
E. O. Bolick
Claude Blackwell
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Ida G. York
Ida Grimes York
Lacy E. York
Lindsay Street
Davison County
Allison A
Rebecca Kinney Grimes
York
L. E. York
High Point
J. G. York
Los Angeles
California
First Baptist Church
Sechrest Funeral Home
Albert S. Hale
A. B. Conrad
Oakwood Cemetery
WHPE FM Daytime Schedule Highlights
An OCR feed lists a full broadcast day for WHPE FM with program names and times from 5:05 breakfast patrol to 7:00 sign off. Items include news blocks and music programs such as Breakfast Patrol, Movie Time, Sweet Music, Voice of The Army, and Sunset Hit Parade along with band features and specials.
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Woody Mashburn
WHPE
Voice of the Army
Sven Nevereal
WHPRE
Bill Currie
Whpe-Fm
World trivia and historic figures quiz
A multipart quiz lists geography politics and biographical clues. Questions cover Cape Verde location first US secretary of state and archetype names. plus a retired Salvation Army leader and an English explorer born circa 1545 with a clue about a voyage.
Natural Masterpieces Surpass Artful Creations, Says Cicero
A quotation from Marcus Tullius Cicero proclaims that things perfected by nature surpass those finished by human art. The line reflects a classical emphasis on nature over craft and echoes broader Greco Roman aesthetic ideals.
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Marcus Tullins
Cicero
Forecast of shifting times encourages prudent focus this year
The text urges adapting to rapid changes with practical action. It advises friends and relatives to offer help, concentrate on business, and expect personal luck in vocational matters for someone born on this date. The tone reflects a traditional newspaper items brief on fortunes.
Birthday greetings to notable French and American figures
Today honors Mau rice de Vlaminck painter Pierre Monteaux conductor Arthur Murray dancing teacher Robert E Sherwood playwright Jerome Weidman novelist and Tris Speaker former baseball star with birthday wishes from the paper.
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Maurice de Vlaminck
Pierre Monteaux
Arthur Murray
Robert E. Sherwood
Jerome Weidman
Tris Speaker
Chrest's Until the Hour of the Service
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a time tied to a church service phrase. The readable text mentions a duration or countdown ending at the service hour, with no clear event, location, or participants specified.
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Chrest
Funeral for Mrs Blanche Pendleton Cates in Thomasville
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Pendleton Cates of Thomasville were held at her daughter Mrs Meade Hites home on Salem Street. Ministers Rev Thomas J C Smyth and Rev Dan Allen conducted the service. Interment followed in the Cates family plot in the city cemetery.
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Blanche Cates
Thomasville
Blanche Pendleton Cates
Meade Hite
Salem Street
Thomas J. C. Smyth
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Dan Allen
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Reidsville
J. R. Blair
R. L. Pope
E. L. Webb
Charles F. Lambeth, Jr
Dr. G. T. Alexander
James Hoover
W. E. Tomlinson
Clarence M. Tomlinson
Cates
Death of Robert H. Klemme in West Palm Beach
Word arrives that Robert H. Klemme brother of A. W. Klemme of High Point died yesterday afternoon in West Palm Beach Florida. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Survivors include his widow a daughter and a sister. Mr Klemme from this city was with his brother when the death occurred.
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Robert H. Klemme
A. W. Klemme
High Point
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mr. Klemme
Franco's Army House to Include All Spanish Forces
Generalissimo Franco orders a reorganization of the military household to include land sea and air representatives with a lieutenant general in command. A new Guards Regiment will replace His Excellency's Troops and will hold ceremonial priority at state functions. Headquarters will be at El Pardo.
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Madrid
INS
Military Household
el Pardo
Time zone note for broadcast schedules
Broadcast times follow Eastern Standard Time. Central subtract one hour, Mountain subtract two hours. Stations may adjust relay times to fit local schedules. Last minute changes are not included.
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights A Monday Broadcaster Lineup
A detailed Monday April 4 radio evening schedule lists CBS NBC and ABC programs from 6 PM through midnight. Includes news broadcasts, sports talk, dramas, comedies, concert hours, and variety segments with numerous show titles and host names across multiple networks and regions.
High Pointer Named Officer In Child Body
Mrs Elia N Edwards of Asheville was named president of the North Carolina branch of the International Association of Childhood Education at the annual meeting. The group voted to urge the international body to hold its 1950 convention in Asheville. Other officers renamed include Mrs Ennis Davis Boone Millie Moore Rocky Mount vice presidents Margaret Flinton High Point recording secretary Irene Logan Asheville corresponding secretary Minnie Lee Peeding Gastonia treasurer.
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Raleigh
Elia N. Edwards
Asheville
North Carolina
International Association of Childhood Education
International Association
Ennis Davis
Boone
Millie Moore
Rocky Mount
Margaret Flinton
High Point
Irene Logan
Minnie Lee Peeding
Gastonia
Name of the famed privateer who battled the Armada
The article recalls a privateer who served under Sir John Hawkins and earned a queenly commission. He raided Nombre de Dios in Mexico, circled the globe, and was knighted for his voyage. He attacked the Spanish Armada near Cadiz, died near Nombre de Dios on January 28, 1596.
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John Hawkins
England
Queen Elizabeth
Nombre de Dios
Mexico
Cadiz
West Indies
Invasion News Reaches Boston Through 1689 Import
Series of historical notes recounts England invasion news in Boston 1689, isolation of Vitamin C in 1932 after five years’ search by Dr. Cc C King of Pittsburgh, and 1983 Akron dirigible disaster off New Jersey with Rear Adm. William A. Moffett and 72 crew lost.
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England
William, Prince of Orange
Boston
Cc. C. King
University of Pittsburgh
U. S
Akron
New Jersey
William A. Moffett
Plato Began Co-Education On Athenian Bench
Chapel Hill April 4 The UNC classics faculty say the first campus coeds were Lasthencia of Mantinea and Axiothea of Philus invited by Plato in ancient Athens. The new Latin text Latin for Americans uses their anecdote to show parallels between 4th century campus life and 1949. The book aims to spark renewed interest in Latin by highlighting familiar campus scenes and a sample line Hoc modo pecunia celeriter consumitur meaning money goes quickly.
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International News Service
Chapel Hill
N. C
INS
University of North Carolina
Plato
B. C
Lasthencia
Mantinea
Axiothea
Philus
B. L. Ullman
Norman E. Henry
Los Angeles Handicapper Chooses Seven Winners at Santa Anita
A Los Angeles writer picked seven winners from eight races at Santa Anita Park. Only horse Big Day spoiled the effort by finishing third.
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Los Angeles
INS
Big Day
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