Major Attendance Sets 1948 MLB High Mark Ahead
New York figures lead in 1948 attendance with a nation total near 21 million paid. American League tops with 6.39 million, National League 5.84 million through Sunday. Yankees total 1.51 million tops league, Indians 1.20 million despite fewer home dates as both chase 1946 all time mark.
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Cleveland
New York Yankees
Indians
Yanks
Tribe
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Wi
Washington
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh
Thinkin vou s Fishin Wilmington
The New Hanover Fishing Club, founded thirty three years ago in Wilmington, is the world’s largest sport fishing group with over 1200 members. It maintains extensive weighing stations, funds prizes in an annual tournament, and keeps detailed records of Channel bass, blue marlin, and striped bass catches spanning 100 miles of coastline.
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Wilmington
New Hanover
North Carolina
Burkers
Bridges
Bridgers
Lake Described Desirable by Fish Survey in High Point
A local fish survey conducted last week by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission found High Point City Lake desirable with no immediate need for restocking. Dr E E Hueske reported the fish population as satisfactory and a fuller Wildlife Commission report is pending this week detailing species ratings.
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High Point City Lake
Canineldlife Resources
Neal
E. E. Hueske
The
Wildlife Commission
Heavyweight chatter and top ten picks from boxing figures
In a July roundtable Hugh Fullerton Jr. reports on opinions about Joe Louis's future and a scornful top ten list from veteran promoter Dumb Dan Morgan. Picks include Jersey Joe Walcott Melio Bettina Lesnevich Savold Al Houserman Joe Baksi with blunt descriptions of each fighter.
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New York
Harry Mendel
Joe Louis
Joe
Dan Morgan
Dan
Jersey Joe Walcott
Louis
Walcott
Melio Bettina
Lesnevich
North Carolina Road Funds Diverged From Highway Use
North Carolina ranks eighth in diverted highway funds, losing 3907 miles of good roads since 1934. National figures show 95313 miles nationwide diverted from highway use through 1946, with Ohio as the worst offender. Public Roads Administration authority cited.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
National Highway Users Conference
Albert Bradley
Ohio
Texas
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Vermont
Public Roads Administration
Highway and Public Works Commission
Highway Patrol
Paroles
General Fund
Ballentine Highlights Need for Industrial Aid to Farmers
Raleigh July 27 L Y Stag Ballentine the lieutenant governor and Democratic nominee for North Carolina agriculture says farmers require help from finance and industry. He told the Raleigh Exchange Club that non-farm groups can aid in curing processing storing and marketing crops, addressing diversification as a pressing agricultural issue.
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Raleigh
L. Y
Ballentine
North Carolina
Agriculture Post
Raleigh Exchange Club
Hungry Fighters Discuss Possible Opponents and Food Habits
In a casual exchange, participants debate which fighters to pit against a heavyweight and joke about their eaters. Names such as Joe Maxim Jo Weiden Enrico Bertola and the Austrian are floated while comments quip about eating habits and boxing flair.
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Dan
Jack Kearns
Guy
Joe Maxim
Jo Weiden
Enrico Bertola
Harry Markson
Maxim
Morgan
Bertola
Public Welfare Grants In North Carolina Increase
North Carolina will raise welfare grants for over 75 000 people including 44 884 aged residents and 28 300 children. The move adds 340 000 to the welfare budget, lifting average grants from 18 to 23 dollars monthly and increasing dependent child benefits from 12.50 to 18 dollars. Funding comes from the contingency and reserve fund after approval by the council of state.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Welfare Department
Council of State
Inet
Humber
Conservation Board Hears Cherry Today
MOREHEAD CITY July 27 Gov Gregg Cherry was to speak to the North Carolina board of conservation and development outlining administration achievements and tourism plans. UNC officials would discuss the fisheries research institute run with the board’s aid. The opening session highlighted a split between shrimpers and oystermen over shrimp trawler size limits and drag chains that damage oyster beds. A request to halt Sunday shrimping was debated as fishermen justify weekend fishing when weather allows.
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Morehead City
Gregg Cherry
North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development
University of North Carolina
Pamlico Sound
Duke Receives Top Secret Atomic Energy Papers
Duke University gains access to over 1000 declassified top secret papers on atomic energy from the Atomic Energy Commission. The set, shared with Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies members, includes works by Enrico Fermi Eugene Wigner Glenn Seaborg and other leaders in nuclear science. Duke will receive three complete sets for library and hospital use as more documents are declassified.
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Durham
Duke University
Atomic Energy Commission
W. M. Nielsen
Duke
Nielsen
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
General Library
Physics Department
Duke Hospital Medical Library
Enrico Fermi
Eugene P. Wigner
Glenn Seaborg
Technical Information Division
The
Atomic Energy Commision
Ice jackpot: 32 cakes for two dimes in Santa Barbara
In Santa Barbara a young man bought a 25 pound cake of ice with two dimes. He received 32 cakes instead, then fled as the ice machine lurched into action. Ice dealers repaired the machine after the mishap.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Baby electrocuted as mother falters
In Wilkes-Barre on July 27, seventeen month old Rose Anne Richel was electrocuted as her mother, Mrs George Richel, crossed high speed trolley tracks and touched a high voltage third rail. The mother suffered burns and shock en route to a niece’s birthday party.
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Wilkes-Barre
Rose Anne Richel
Paul E. Dubasko
George Richel
Highspeed
Inexact Alcohol Content Limit for Intoxicating Drinks
The article notes that laboratory investigations fail to set an exact limit for alcohol in beverages due to wide variations in individual reactions to alcohol.
Dr. Greer to Speak Sunday at Waterside Theatre Manteo
Dr TI G Greer the North Carolina educator and religious leader will deliver an 11 15 Sunday morning address at the Waterside Theatre Manteo as part of the Lost Colony Season He will speak from the stage and the talk will be broadcast from Raleigh radio station.
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Manteo
TI. G. Greer
Chapel Hill
Waterside Theatre
Wr. Grer
North Carolina
Watauga County
Appalachian Teachers College
University of North Carolina
Columbus University
Child Welfare League of America
Baptist Orphanage
Thomasville
America
Raleigh
Thunderstorms on Earth Average 50,000 Daily
Britannica notes about 50,000 thunderstorms globally each day while some regions report hearing a storm only once in a lifetime.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Springs Flood Midvale Stadium After Pool Construction
In Midvale Utah crews uncover a spring as they remove earth from a stadium site converting it into a swimming pool. The stadium area fills with water turning the site into a flooded basin. The city completes the pool construction on the former stadium footprint.
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Midvale
Utah
Hodges Denies He Will Give Up Nomination
Raleigh July 27 One of the latest primary rumors says Brandon P Hodges Asheville attorney plans to resign his Democratic nomination for state treasurer and seek to replace it with Charles M Johnson The rumor was denied by Hodges who said it has no basis and stemmed from an enthusiastic Johnson supporter Johnson has held treasurer since 1932 and plans for a vigorous fall campaign Hodges appearances include the state sheriffs convention at Carolina Beach next week Capitol square dismissed the rumor as unlikely and not true
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Raleigh
Brandon P. Hodges
Asheville
Charles M. Johnson
Hodges
Johnson
Kerr Scott
Rolina Beach
Capitol Square
Scott
Capital Square
Mayne Albright Plans Raleigh Law Office Opening
Mayne Albright, who finished third in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, expects to open a Raleigh law office by September 1. He declined a job as administrative assistant offered by Senator-Nominee J Broughton, choosing to practice law independently after being admitted to the bar 12 years ago. He previously directed the state employment service and served in World War II, later leading the state World Federalists.
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Raleigh
Mayne Albright
J. Broughton
Albright
Eighth Polio Death Reported in Guilford County
Greensboro records the eighth polio fatality of the epidemic with Elton W. Thaggard a 26 year old resident dying at Piedmont Memorial Hospital. The death marks Guilford County’s sixth polio death with two other county deaths recorded at the poliomyelitis hospital. Additional cases include a new patient from Leaksville and Greensboro.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Elton W. Thaggard
Thaggard
Piedmont Memorial Hospital
Yeste
Leaksville
Greensro
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