Farm Bureau Talks Marshall Plan Impact on Tar Heel Crops
North Carolina farm bureau delegates gathered for the 12th annual convention in Asheville with 500 delegates from 40 counties. Speakers stressed the Marshall plan will shape U S cotton tobacco and other farm production in 1948 and beyond.
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North Carolina Farm Bureau
U. S
W. W. Eagles
MacClesfield
J. B. Hutson
Tobacco Associates, Inc
Ee Leasatson
National Cotton Council
Robert C. Jackson
Allan B. Kline
Can Farm Bureau Federation
American Farmer
A. C. Edwards
Hookerton
State Farm Bureau
William Smith
Charlotte
CIO
Thomas J. Pearsall
Rocky Mount
Fred S. Royster
Henderson
Bright Belt Tobacco Warehouse Association
Tax Collections Show Big Gain During January
GREENSBORO Feb 3 Federal taxes collected in North Carolina last month rose by 2785397 over January 1947. The total up to 125345548, said arles H Robertson collector of internal revenue for the North Carolina district, as a continuation of an upward trend. Robertson noted more than 1 000 000 returns were filed this January, the most since he took office in 1933, with returns expected to be heavier this year.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Arles H. Robertson
Internal Revenue
Robertson
Winston-Salem Boy To Be Tried In March
Tommy Lee Phillips, 16, charged in the slaying of his parents at their home on New Year s Eve, likely will face trial during Forsyth superior court s March term. Judge John H Clement granted a continuance to the March term opening March 1. Phillips was arrested in York South Carolina January 1 with Bessie Ruth Jenkins 16. They had attempted to get married but could not obtain licenses. Eyes of eagles and hawks have eight times the visual acuity of normal human eyes.
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Winston-Salem
Tommy Lee Phillips
Forsyth Superior Court
John H. Clement
Tommy Lee
York
S. C
Bessie Ruth Jenkins
Cherry Seeks Oil Aid From Mississippi Under Weight Waiver
Governor Cherry asked Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright to waive the 45 000 pound highway weight limit during North Carolina fuel oil shortage. He said tankers were held up in Mississippi en route to the state and that drivers have reportedly been released without legal action.
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Raleigh
Cherry
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
North Carolina
Building And Loan Session Set For Feb 23
Greensboro reports the North Carolina Building and Loan League will hold its annual junior executives and employees conference February 23 at Chapel Hill. E. D. Kuykendall Jr. said UNC extension division will co operate. Registration starts February 22 with two sessions on industry problems and national speakers guiding discussions among NC association leaders.
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Greensboro
Junior Executives and Emloyees Conference
North Carolna Building and Loan League
Chapel Hill
E. D. Kuykendall, Jr
University of North Carolina
Kuykendall
North Carolina
Jefferson Standard Gets Video Permit
The FCC granted Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co of Charlotte North Carolina a permit to build a new commercial television station. A coaxial cable to transmit video from Washington to Charlotte is to be completed this year. Jefferson Standard previously operates WBT and WBT FM.
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Washington
FCC
Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co
Charlotte
N. C
Jefferson Company
WBT
Wbt-Fm
Kentucky Burley Tobacco Sales Fall in Six Markets
Louisville report shows Kentucky burley tobacco sales yesterday at 1 200 067 pounds with six markets active. Farmers earned 519 513 43 dollars at an average of 43.29 per hundred, 39 cents below last Friday's average. A fully charged battery will not freeze.
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Louisville
Kentucky
State Department of Agriculture
Evening Radio Schedule Snapshot From 1940s Listings
Nightly lineup shows a dense schedule of radio programs across networks. The listing names talks, music, dramas, mysteries, variety shows, and news segments with times and station codes across ABC CBS and mbs networks.
Youth Paroled By Governor
Raleigh, Feb. 3 George Kelly Reynolds sixteen was paroled by the governor from a Gaston county sentence of two to five years for slaying his brother in law during a fight involving Reynolds father. The parole was recommended by the Gaston sheriff and Gastonia police chief. Others paroled include Fred Stepp Jr for breaking and entering, B F Williams for assault with a deadly weapon, and Monroe Wyatt for fornication and adultery.
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Raleigh
George Kelly Reynolds
Gaston County
Fred Lineberry
Reynolds
Cross
Gastonia
Fred Stepp, Jr
Henderson
B. F. Williams
Asault
Monroe Wyatt
Wilkes
Peace or War Seen as Election Issue
Dr. Clyde R. Miller of New York told a Raleigh audience that the coming election may determine peace or war. He warned that intensified propaganda could drive fear into a phobia or mass psychosis, risking civilization, unless science and education guide the masses. He likened preventing war to eradicating typhoid and smallpox through applied science and enlightened propaganda.
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Raleigh
Clyde R. Miller
New York
Institute of Religion
Miller
Institute of Propaganda Analysis
Columbia University
Truman Seeks Equal Rights Legislation From Congress
President Truman urged Congress to pass laws guaranteeing equal rights for all, including anti lynching measures, job protection irrespective of race color or religion, abolition of poll tax in seven southern states, and voting rights for all. He also pressed for statehood for Alaska and Hawaii to allow representation. The move aims to curb discrimination against Negroes Jews Indians and Mexican Americans, in a politically charged election year.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
South
Commission On Civil Rights
Mexico
Arizona
Washington, D. C
Mr. Truman
Two Carolinas towns receive REA funds total
The Rural Electrification Administration announced yesterday that two towns in the Carolinas have been awarded combined funds totaling 145000 dollars for rural electrification projects. The grants support improving power lines and service to outlying areas.
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Washington
Carolinas
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Local Utilities Secure Funds For Cooperatives
Haywood Electric Membership Corp. of Waynesville NC received 75000 dollars while Marion Electric Cooperative of Marion NC was granted a loan of 70000 dollars.
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Haywood Electric Membership Corp
Waynesville
N. C
Marion Electric Cooperative
Marion, N. C
Earth's land area and coastline figures
The earth possesses a land surface near 57,600,000 square miles and is bordered by about 116,500 miles of coastline.
Kaiser Cars Praised For Economy Across Regions
Readers from Greensburg Pennsylvania Ida Grove Iowa Chicago Illinois Brookville Pennsylvania Winnipeg Manitoba and Winnipeg report high fuel efficiency and strong performance. Testimonies cite 18 to 25 miles per gallon with overdrive and 24 miles per gallon on highways.
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Frazers
Greensburg, Pa
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Hammond
Ind
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