State Tops All Others In Gains
Southeast leads 1949 in increased manufacturing with North Carolina and Georgia driving the regional shift from farming. Nationally, value added by manufacture rose 263 percent vs the Southeast’s 290 percent. North Carolina tops all states in growth, followed by Georgia and Tennessee.
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Atlanta
Department of Commerce
Southeast
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
South Carolina
South
Carolina
Delayed poisoning claim ends in radium deaths
In East Orange New Jersey Mrs. Florence C Cassey aged 51 died after radium poisoning linked to decades-old practice of wetting a paint brush with her lips to apply radium to clock numerals. Dr Martland said the brush-wetting method released particles causing bone cancer and made her the 41st U S Radium Corp victim.
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Orange, N.S
Florence’ C. Cassey
United States Radium Corp’s
Harrison N. Martland
Caster
Native Sons Question Shaw Bequest To Ireland
Irish exiles in New York doubt Mrs Shaw left 263000 to teach Irish social graces. James McGurrin questions the bequest, suggests using funds to deepen Irish history and character instead. Barroom voices mock English influence and defend Irish self possession as calls echo Erin go bragh.
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New York
George Bernard Shaw
London
James McGurrin
The
American Irish Historical Society
McGurrin
England
Ireland
Erin
Britain hails Eagle as first major atomic war carrier
In London Britain previews its new aircraft carrier Eagle Mon day, billed as the world’s first major ship built for atomic warfare. The 36,800 ton vessel is described as virtually unsinkable due to new fire and flood control methods and can carry atomic bombs. Steps are noted to lessen vulnerability to atomic blasts and radiation, while Navy retains its traditional “secret weapon” of a riru for every seagoing sailor.
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London
Britain
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