Glass Bottle Transformations At A New York Exhibition
Glass Bottle Blowers Association hosted a contest showcasing inventive reuse of old bottles. Entries include terrariums from pickled jars and lamps from beer bottles, plus various art pieces from broken glass and repurposed containers. The piece highlights domestic bottle clutter sparked creative upcycling ideas.
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Richard Kleiner
NEA
New York
Minneapolis
Minn
Glass Bottle Blowers Association
Fragmented musings mix satire and history in paper scraps
A collage of quotes and anecdotes blends royal hospital notes, theatrical woes, early auto insurance, female mortality stats, medical sales pitches, writing habits of George M. Cohan, and odd ads. The piece weaves humor and trivia across eras with no single narrative.
Confusing notes on awards and theatre critics mix in scattered references
A fractured recap references Oscar predictions for films like Decision Before Dawn and Detective, lists Tarzan actors, and cites critic G. Nathan on reception. It also mentions stage dramas losing ground, Betty writing a book, and assorted social and political asides, all tangled with misquoted lines and stray names.
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G. Nathan
Mother
Billy Budd
King Lear
Athens
Betty
Rger Rand
F. Costello
Oir
Mother and son go on trial for murder in Linville Township slaying
In Burke County, Helen Mrea and her 16 year old son Ralph face murder charges and armed robbery in the September 21 death of Will Denny on his Linville farm. Denny was killed by shotgun blasts. Guy Carpenter, husband of Mrea, is a fugitive after escaping from Valdesxe County jail with three others.
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Ane
Mrea
Helen
Joe Pasir
Burke County
Ralph
Will Denny
Linville Township
Denny
Guy Carpenter
Valdesxe
Carpenter
David
Jackson Training School
Harry McMullan
Machine Toolers To Get Highest Goods Priority
The government is expected to issue an order placing machine toolers on the top priority level alongside tanks planes and other military items. After a two year backlog for new tools output is reserved mainly for defense, under the defense program.
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Washington
Notable NC figures die within hours in Raleigh
An obituary note recalls the deaths of prominent North Carolina citizens in Raleigh including Dr Henry Lineberger Kerr Craige Ramsay and Walter P Rost. It praises Lineberger for public service on the state hospitals board and Ramsay for decades in the General Assembly and as a former speaker.
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Henry C. Lineberger
Raleigh
Ramsay
Salisbury
Capitol Square
Walter P
Supremert
W. T
Tom) Rost
Capital
Carolina
Tom Best
Henry Lineberger
Dental College
Chapel Hill
State Hospitals Board of Control
Kerr Craige Ramsay
General Assembly
House of Representatives
North Oes
Congress
Robert L.ton
North Carolina
Atlanta
Georgia
Singing Cowboy Stars in Birds’ Homes
A singing cowboy headlines a feature about birds and their nesting sites. The piece highlights whimsical wildlife themes and a playful cross reference to country music stars.
States To Get No Additional Steel Soon
Washington reports that state governments should not expect increased steel allotments for schools highways and public works until late in 1952 Defense Mobilizer Charles E Wilson and Defense Production Administrator Manly Fleischmann told a governors conference that prospects for more structural steel before the final quarter of 1952 are unlikely The meeting reviewed material shortages in the defense program with 15 states in attendance and 28 others represented Limestone is used in blast furnaces to remove impurities from iron ore during steel making and pig iron production.
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Carolina Beach
Raleigh
Washington
National Scans Steel
Scott
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Manly Fleischmann
Wilson
Atomic Weapons Already In Production
Washington reports that the United States is turning out new atomic weapons based on data from tests at Nevada. Gordon Dean of the Atomic Energy Commission says the U.S. has a substantial advantage over the Soviet Union and is expanding research and weapon designs for future tests and potential battlefield use.
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Dean
Washington
America
Fiat
Nev
U.S
Russia
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
ARC
Defense
Congress
Nb Ce
Nevada
J. Lawtonne
Collins
Solon seeks full public airing on McKinney stock deal
Sen. Fulbright demands a public explanation of a $68,000 profit from a $1,000 stock investment tied to E. McKinney. McKinney defends the transaction, noting a total $26,000 personal investment and no profit from preferred shares. Cohen seeks control to sell the company, while Fulbright urges Truman to launch a House investigation into tax collection scandals.
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Wshington
Fai ‘Bright
D-Ark
E. McKinney
Fulbright
Arkansas
Truman
McKinney
Perty
South
Frank Cohen
Democratic Sa Se
Democratic Party
Magi strate Bridges hears banana pudding defense
In Gaffney 5. C. Circuit Judge James M. Bridges remarks he has heard it all as a 25-year-old defendant says he became intoxicated after eating banana pudding.
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Gaffney
5. C
James M. Bridges
Bridges
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