Babe Ruth’s Death Recalled as National Sports Figure
Obituary notes Babe Ruth’s death and his impact on baseball and American culture. It highlights his rise from poverty, faith influences, and public image as a youth idol. The piece touches on his flaws and enduring legacy as a positive force for sport and boyhood.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Babe” Ruth
Babe Ruth
Alger
St. Mary's Industrial School
Baltimore
Baseball
Boys of America
New York
Babe
State Reform Plan Promises Better Caliber of Workers
Governor-nominee Kerr Scott advocates separating personnel from the budget bureau and ending the merit system's part time director. The piece argues pay scales and promotion rules push qualified workers to private jobs, citing L. Y. Ballentine's agriculture post and the low salaries for secretary candidates, especially women, under state payroll. It notes the revenue department employs many women at low starting pay, with many being second or third raters.
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Scott
Budget Bureau
Kerr Scott
Raleigh
L. Y. Ballentine
The
Revenue Department
Langston Hughes Poem Smolders in Educational Forum
A report notes Langston Hughes read a provocative poem at a Chicago convention on education and later spoke at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. The poem criticizes religion and calls for a revolution, drawing mixed reactions from students and faculty.
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Chicago, Ill
American Educational Fellowship
Langston Hughes
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
N. C
Daily Tar Heel
Textile Bulletin
Japanese price cuts to curb garden vegetable black market
The Japanese government slashed fresh garden vegetable prices by 25 percent to counter the black market undercutting official rates, highlighting economic strain and parallel actions by American merchants forbidden to pass savings to customers.
Acuff Emerges as Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidate
Roy Acuff, famed hillbilly singer, is identified as the Republican candidate for Tennessee governor. The piece notes Dems’ guitar-driven political edge and frames Acuff as a fresh, popular figure in a hillbilly political matchup.
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Tennessee
Roy Acuff
Acuff
Capitol Square By Lynn Nisbet CONGRESSMAN Capito l Square speculates on NC losing a congressman
North Carolina faces a possible loss of one congressman after the 1950 census as population growth slows relative to the nation. The piece analyzes apportionment history, current estimates, and political factors that could reshuffle districts and affect eastern counties. Multiple named places and figures appear, including Raleigh, the 12 NC districts, and national trends.
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Capitol Square
North Carolina
Census Bureau
United States
House of Representatives
House
Congress
California
Oregon
Washington
Business Week
General Assembly
Atlantic Ocean
South Carolina Line
Piedmont
Tennessee
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coastal Plain
Russia and the postwar order in Europe and beyond
The piece argues that the United States Great Britain and France allowed Soviet Russia a voice in Japan Korea Manchuria and Middle Eastern questions despite no fighting. It questions Roosevelt Truman and Churchill decisions at Tehran Yalta and Potsdam, warns of Italian colonies’ fate in the UN assembly, and notes Soviet noninvolvement in Africa and Libya while emphasizing emerging power dynamics and diplomatic static.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Paris
Russia
State Department
Africa
Roosevelt
Stalin
Soviet Russia
D-day
Delver
Churchill
Italy
Europe
Balkans
White House
Assembly of the United Nations
Assembly
Palestine
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Eritrea
Red Sea
Tobacco Road and North Carolina Progress Reflected in Theatre and Books
W A Bivins notes delays in his column due to illness and reflects on perseverance. Discussion covers Tobacco Road at a local theatre, Erskine Caldwell signed introductions for a new Uniform Edition, and Caldwell’s view of the South between the Piedmont and Low Country, with North Carolina’s progressive rural regions highlighted.
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Tobacco Road
Tobacco Roads
South
Caldwell
Piedmont
North Carolina
US consumption surpasses eight billion gallons a year
United Press reports from Northwestern Life Insurance statisticians in Minneapolis show Americans will drink nearly 8 billion gallons of coffee and beer annually. The estimate highlights high per capita intake and implies broad national consumption patterns.
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United Press
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Minnes
Minneapolis
Pittsne
San Francisco
Broadway and Elsewhere by Jack Last recounts May de Sousa tragedy
The column recalls May de Sousa a Chicago aria star who died in poverty after unclaimed morgue corpses. The piece sketches her rise from soubrette to light opera, and details connections among Bathhouse John Coughlin, Mike Kenna and other First Ward figures, including May's vaudeville premiere, the crowd, and the press prankster Kelley.
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May de Sousa
Chicago
Harrison Street Station
May
John Kelley
John’ Coughlin
Alderman Coughlin
First Ward
Hinky Dink
Mike) Kenna
Red Light
John
Bathhouse John
de Sousa
1K Streets
Coughlin
Kenna
Kelley
Smiley Corbett
Clark Street
Erie
Bobbs-Merrill
Lloyd Wendt
Herman Kogen
Jack Lait
Columm
Chicago) Herald
Lait
Naarm
Willie Puzzled Learns About New Half Brother
A reader scene shows Willie puzzled by a new family addition. He asks his stepfather about the baby, then bluntly asks where the other one is, using plain humor to express confusion about a half sibling. The vignette captures a child’s frank reaction to blended family ties.
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Willie
Pop
UN Mediator Puzzle Across and Down Clues List
A mixed set of crossword style clues with multiple numbered entries including UN Palestine mediator painter regret diminutive of Matthew bulging jar twirled compass point paper measure age hideous monsters noblemen Italian city military meal rough lava pair entranced tilts grows him shouts belongs to it former dine prevaricator headstrong molten rock waver expunger scoff cubic meter louse egg taste solo symbol for iron goddess victims of leprosy contorted knots in wood heating vessels pinnacle male sheep French article musical note storehouse chairs devoid of
Puzzle fragment about Sun God and ship clues
A cryptic style puzzle quadrant lists scattered clues like Sun god nest steamship allotment share and various abbreviations. It shows vertical hints such as gem carved in relief and sneaks with incomplete phrasing and no coherent narrative.
Quotes From Congress Special Session Draw Mixed Reactions
Senators and officials voiced mixed views on a congressional special session. Arthur Capper urged it could reveal realities after economic bubbles. W Stuart Symington warned of readiness to act, while Elizabeth Bentley criticized party unity and Lt Gen Stratemeyer urged caution to avoid hot headed Cold War risk.
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Congress
Truman
Sen
Arthur Capper
Kansas
United States
George E. Stratemeyer
USA
New Small Gasoline Engine Aids Farmers
The article notes a new compact gasoline engine designed for farmers in remote areas lacking power. It highlights three types of moving pistons, sleeves, and drives as key components enabling operation where conventional equipment is unavailable.
Princess Elizabeth Sponsors Two Fall and Winter Colors
Princess Elizabeth unveils two hues for the season golden beige and tide blue. The announcement frames the colors as suitable for fall and winter palettes and marks a shift in the royal style presentation.
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Princess Elizabeth
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Jack Last
UN Mediator
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