Brannan predicts 20 to 25 percent rise in farm output
Secretary Brannan told President Truman's address that U S farm production may climb 20 to 25 percent above current bread levels next quarter if employment stays high. He warned a widening gap between expanding production and markets could hurt prices and surpluses, urging cooperation among farmers workers business and government to sustain maximum employment.
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Cretary
Brannan
Truman
Slide Rule Theft Reported From College Student
Bill Shatterly of High Point College reported to police the theft of a slide rule valued at an amount not stated. He suspected the item would be pawned in Winston Salem or Greensboro.
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Bill Shatterly
High Point College
Shatterly
Lice
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
North Carolina Faces Warm Stretch with Scattered Mountain Showers
Weather report notes considerable cloudiness and continued warmth across North Carolina. Scattered showers expected in the northwest mountains today with mild conditions continuing tonight and Tuesday February 15 1949.
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North Carolina
Labor Struggle Seen Prolonged Into June as Bills Lag
The dispute over labor law repeal drags on with weeks of debate likely in the House and Senate. Conference committees may craft a final bill between the Thomas measure and Taft-Hartley, with both sides to compromise. AFL promises vigilance while others fear delays despite a recent public mandate for liberty and justice.
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Senate
Senate House
AFL
Organized Labor
Friends of Liberty and Justice
Weather Delivers Setback as Roads Reopen and Ice Falls
Weather reports show freezing rain across multiple states with wind drifting snow halting road work in the Dakotas and Illinois to New York. In North Carolina Guilford County a foreclosure sale is set for February 24 at High Point courthouse, Lot 12 in Block 1 Newlinland on Randolph Street listed by trustee James W. Clontz.
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James W. Clontz
Bearded Lady Retirement Hinders Forsyth Centennial Mascot
Winston-Salem reports the bearded lady from Ringling Brothers has retired and cannot serve as Forsyth County centennial mascot. Side Show Manager George W. White informs Bushmaster Joe King the bearded era is over as bearded female impersonators faded, leaving no eligible mascot for the celebration.
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Forsyth County
George W. White
Ringling Brothers Circus
Joe King
Bushgrowers League
Forsyth
White
Soviet bloc moves toward one party rule across Bulgaria and Poland
The United States protested a Hungarian retaliation claim as diplomats discussed removals. Officials warned that Mindszenty, Bulgarian, Polish and Czechoslovak developments show a Soviet plan to crush opposition quickly. Bulgaria forged a dominant workers party, while Poland merges Socialists with Communists, aiming to outlaw all non Communist parties.
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pope calls for faith and conscience in Hungarian case
The pontiff spoke solemnly about persecution and imprisonment of the Hungarian primate and urged prayer for divine aid. He warned that civil society cannot endure if religion is suppressed and said bishops and the faithful must resist laws that contradict divine and human rights.
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Budapest
Fatal Bed Fall Claims Life of Belmont Infant
One year old Patricia Ann Carlisle is buried after dying from a broken neck suffered when she fell from her bed on Friday in Belmont.
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Belmont
Patricia Ann Carlisle
Planning for North Carolina schools and appointments
Analysis of state budgeting and future needs calls for flexible allocations as birthrates rise and school enrollment grows. A Person county solon urges long range planning beyond 1949 51 and notes Governor Scott may appoint more women and minority members to state boards and commissions.
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Person County
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Scott Named To Committee By Gov. Tuck
Gov Tuck announced chairs and members for four southern governors conference committees. Regional education chair is W Preston Lane Jr with Earle Clements Gordon Browning W Kerr Scott and Okey Patterson as members. Other panels include freight rates led by J Strom Thurmond with James Folsom Herman Talmadge Sidney McMath and Fuller Warren. The southern foundation panel will be led by Fielding Wright with Jester Thurmond Warren Browning. The regional education panel will work with the regional council for education led by former Gov Millard Caldwell.
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Tuck
W. Preston Lane Jr
Maryland
Earle S. Clements
Kentucky
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Okey L. Patterson
West Virginia
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Jewish Parliament to Write New Constitution in Tel Aviv
The new Israeli assembly begins with deputies sworn in and Dr. Chaim Weizmann expected to become the first president of the permanent government. Israel, recognized by 40 nations, greets delegates amid blue and white pennants as war with the Arabs stands at a standstill.
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Tel Aviv
MacKenzie Warns Against Suppressing Communism Debate
MacKenzie argues that avoiding discussion of Communism harms understanding and warns that Red sympathizers may influence classrooms. He urges relying on American government and press for factual information, noting Moscow control blocks sources behind the Iron Curtain. Washington is steady.
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Moscow
Outside Senators Might Align With Dixie Delegation
Two Democratic senators from Wyoming and Iowa said they could join southern Democrats against the proposed anti-filibuster rule. They opposed filibusters in principle but questioned if the cure might be worse than the disease. Southern allies vow to fight the move.
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Hunt
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Gillette
Iowa
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Truman
Hayden
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Knowland
Calif
Inside facts for public on communism and censorship
The piece praises American reporters behind the iron curtain for objective coverage and censored life under Bolshevism. It argues realistic education about communism is a defense and suggests learning Russian to cooperate with Russia one day when Bolshevism dies. It ends with a quip about a future "one world."
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Red Moscow
Russia
Marley
325 Spencer shop workers laid off by Southern Railway
Spencer shops master mechanic Harry C Swanson said 325 shop employees were laid off effective Tuesday. He declined to state a cause for the lay offs. In California’s San Juan Batista mission orchard pear trees over 130 years old still bear fruit.
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Harry C. Swanson
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San Juan Batista
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