Merchants vow to hold prices and seek sales tax repeal
At the Raleigh annual meeting the North Carolina Merchants Association unanimously resolved to keep prices low and pass along supply level savings to customers. They also urged repeal of the sales tax, noting the tax was an emergency measure long promised to be repealed. The piece casts doubt on the impact of resolutions, urging sustained public pressure and poll-driven votes to influence lawmakers.
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Raleigh
The
North Carolina Merchants Association
Merchants Association
Not That Bad Council Salary Spars With City Officials
The piece argues city councilmen are underpaid at 35 dollars monthly and, with five cents an hour, must devote about 700 hours a month to city business. It questions how they manage with limited sleep and serves as a wry defense of their sacrifice.
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Grover Jones
Jones
National Legion backs universal military training
The North Carolina American Legion delegates endorsed universal military training at their annual convention. The editorial notes broad national support but predicts Congress will ignore the bill this session and delay action until after the 1948 election. It argues adding a federal bureau could save money and time.
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Truman
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Congress
Washington
British Straws Signal Britain Slipping Under Strain
The Middlesex council cut an $800 budget for Punch and Judy shows citing child violence concerns, while Gloria Jean was asked to omit a line from the Lord's Prayer in England. The piece views both as signs of Britain’s jittery mood after years of war and austerity, suggesting cultural nerves fragility.
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Middlesex County Council
Gloria Jean
England
Middlesex Council
Punch
Judy
Mever
Middlesex
Capitol Square Meets on Eastern North Carolina Livestock
An Eastern North Carolina livestock association meeting at Rocky Mount will unite beef cattle, hogs, sheep and other livestock producers east of Raleigh. State College and the state department of agriculture will send representatives to offer guidance on better raising and marketing practices.
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Northarolina Livestock Association
Rocky Mount
Raleigh
State College
State Department of Agriculture
Dairy interests rise with two county meetings in eastern state
Two sizable meetings on the same night highlight growing interest in dairy in eastern the state. Wayne county producers and processors plan to form a corporation for efficient milk marketing. State College hosts a dinner by the N C Dairy Products Association for dairy professionals and milk groups as part of June Dairy Month activities.
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Wayne County
N. C. Dairy Products Association
State- Aide
Diversity sponsors seek diversify farms amid tobacco decline
The text notes sponsors aim to diversify agricultural operations across eastern and central North Carolina to stabilize income as tobacco profits fall. It also covers political talk on the presidential tax bill veto, veto power in NC, and a secretary of state office cleanout revealing outdated materials.
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Capitol Square
Harry McMullan
North Carolina
Union
General Assembly
Readable political column favors practical diplomacy over force
The writer argues Henry A. Wallace advocates a practical policy toward Russia, noting Moscow’s vast reach and the risks of punitive measures. It cites Berlin meetings, Four Freedoms, and warns that demanding rapid liberalization could empower communism. It surveys wealth dreams and retirement concerns alongside global policy.
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Henry A. Wallace
America
Germany
Russia
United Nations
Balkans
Hungary
Austria
Wallace
Truman
Stalin
Berlin
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Great Britain
Santa Barbara Bears and Millionaires Clash in Quiet Riviera
Santa Barbara residents prize a refined balance of wealth and artistry, resisting smokestack growth as tourism booms. The 1925 earthquake shaped architecture and a culture favoring pedestrians, with traffic lights slated to end the long pedestrian right of way.
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Aree
Santa Barbara
Main
Southern Pacific Railroad
SeVille
California
Bleex Bears
Policeman’s Man About Town Sparks Scramble of Stars
A collage of gossip notes cites FDR related chatter, Garbo makeup, Clark Gable and Gary Cooper headlines, a New York police capture boast, and Hollywood links with Jack Webb Julie London and Jacqueline MacArthur. Plus bids of war guilt trials and Hungary debts.
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James Farley
Robert E. Sherwood
Harry Hopkins
Linda Darnell
Yarrop
Clark Gable
Gary Cooper
E. Hemingway
Drs. Hosp
Goldwyn Exec
Joe Donahue
Bradley
Palm Beach
Garbo
Bruce Marshall
Vienna
L. du Nouy
I. Netchers
Rosie Dolly
Ri- Viera
Jack Webb
Julie London
Bob Hope
Jacqueline MacArthur
NBC
John Ames
New York to Hitler and reparations talk
A collage of global and domestic snippets touches on U S Germany reparations, Moscow diplomacy, labor press freedom in Congress, and comments by Barkley and Taft. It mentions Evie Hayes in Annie in Australia, Mrs Kennedy war reporting, and political satire on inflation and dinners.
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Hitler
Russia
Moscow
U. S
Will Mahoney
Australia
Evie Hayes
Annie
Sen
Barkley
Taft
Senate
Walter Winchell
Aoerman
Robert Alphonso Taft
Adviser Horizon Tal Vertical 1 7 Picture
Crossword style clues list with scattered terms and phrases across politics travel and chemistry. The dense OCR fragment reads like a puzzle page with numbered entries, lateral hints, language notes, and place names, lacking coherent narrative or fixed event.
Quotes reflect democracy ideals and global cautions
A collection of remarks cites Elpidio Quirino praising the Philippines as a democracy, Senator Taft warning against free care for payers, Bevin warning of Asia's dangers, Bevin on Europe’s recovery, and Dean Acheson on economic harmony. George Bernard Shaw comments add a moral judgment.
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Bank of Georgia
Atlanta
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Davy Jones
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Santa Ynez
American Riviera
Athens
Winchell
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Rts
Navy Dept
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OPA
Liz Whitney
Horatio Luro
Funk & Wagnall
Blue Ridge
Mts
AVC
Central Park
M. Hellinger
Bellevue Morgue
James Bruce
Argentina
Lanza
Attica
Runyon Cancer Fund
Buffalo
Stevens
Celotex Corp
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New York
Stork Club
Patricia Billingsley
Marta Ross
Ed Kennedys
Kennedy
Lynn Cross
John R Hopkinses
Listerines
Arthur Murray
Gene Tierney
Tin Pan Alley
Lyle Stuart
Variety
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U.S
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Gargan
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United States
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Philippine Republic
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Dean Acheson
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