North Carolina Farm Prices Rise Biggest Since 1912 14
The article notes U S farm land prices up 123 percent from 1939 to 194? with marked increases across states led by tobacco regions. President Truman calls June conference to curb inflation in farm real estate and promote discipline in land purchases.
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Lincoln Memorial turns 25 with millions of visitors
Lincoln Memorial marks 25th anniversary on Memorial Day as taft led memorial commission and 20 million visitors from across the U S and abroad viewed the iconic statue. The 1922 dedication featured Robert E Lee’s Arlington setting and Edwin Markham poems, with Henry Bacon’s design and Piccirilli marble carving completing the monument.
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William H. Taft
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Robert E. Lee
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Swamp Root Back Pain Remedy Advertisement
An advertising blurb promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for back ache linked to kidney issues. It claims acidity in urine increases back pain and frequent urination, offering a free trial and urging readers to obtain a full bottle at the drugstore.
Oil Giants Eye Iraq Pipeline Rights Amid Arab Resistance
American oil interests seek 30 inch Trans-Arabian and allied lines through Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait to move millions of tons. Iraqi leaders resist perceived Imperial ties, fearing loss of wealth and control amid fears of foreign domination and political shifts.
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Motorcycle crash claims Kannapolis rider at Greensboro fairgrounds
Carl D. Fisher 25 of Kannapolis died in a Greensboro hospital after a motorcycle race crash at the fair grounds. It was his second race and his first on a flat track. Fisher, a WWII bomber pilot with 67 missions, was discharged as a captain and had worked as a parts manager in Charlotte. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Greensboro.
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Germany
Italy
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Hadley Speaks To Allen Jay Graduates
Rev Milton Hadley delivered the baccalaureate sermon at Allen Jay High School urging the 43 graduating seniors to keep oil in their lamps by daily efforts a clear conscience and trust in their maker The service included invocations by Rev E W Jones and benediction by Rev A J Swinson with the glee club singing and the commencement to follow at 8 oclock with Dr I G Greer as speaker
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Thomanville
Civitan Would Split into North and South Carolina Districts
Myrtle Beach S C May 26 The Carolinas district of Civitan International proposed dividing into separate North and South Carolina districts in a report by the constitutional committee. Raleigh NC Dr J Walton Branham Carolinas president H S Strawn of Charlotte addressed a luncheon and Audrey Ward of Aiken was scheduled to speak at a banquet.
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Ion Comma
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Aiken
Publicity Man James Brown Dies at 55
James Brown 55 longtime publicity chief for Pan World Airways died at a Westchester country club. A Greenville, North Carolina native and former Washington correspondent for the Raleigh News and Observer, he graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1910 and edited the Tar Heel. He served as chief intelligence officer for the U.S. Shipping Board in World War I. Funeral services will be held in Greenville tomorrow.
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Unions Eye Guaranteed Wage Plans Amid Slow Uptake
A 1940s to 1950s study shows only 61,000 workers covered by 196 guaranteed wage plans across 196 firms. Most plans serve under 50 employees, concentrated in manufacturing with seasonal work, in New York and Chicago areas, involving unions in 130 cases during negotiations.
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Chicago
Cigaret State Dominates Nation in Output
The four North Carolina cigarette plants produce more cigarettes than all remaining plants combined, with production concentrated in nine other states accounting for the rest.
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Radio Program Schedule Digest
A dense listing of radio programs with times and hosts including News Report America Serenade Red Barber Lowell Thomas World News Lachlan. entertainment shows like The Manor House Party Howard Barlow Concert Joan Davis Comedy Guy Lombardo Orchestra and The Contented Concert. dramas Inner Sanctum Scotland Yard Real Life Drama The Family Doctor. quiz Dr J Q Quiz Show and The Lone Ranger. ABC and CBS slots noted with regional east west formatting and daypart repeats.
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T Wr
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Nbe World News & Commentary
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Nbe
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Fulton Lewis, Jr
Dack Smith
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Kaltenborn
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Screen Guild
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Man Held on Stabbing Charge After Fatal Fight
LA GRANGE May 26 Police Chief Cliff Howard reported James Anderson was ordered held under $2,000 bond for the stabbing death of Willie Manning 44. A coroner's jury heard that an argument between Manning and Anderson escalated into a fight.
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James Anderson
Willie M. Manning
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Manning
Anderson
Tar Heels State Game Site Changed
Raleigh May 26. Due to seating limits at RidDick Stadium 20,000 and Kenan Stadium 40,000 capacities, the North Carolina State versus North Carolina football game set for November 8 will be moved to Chapel Hill.
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Kenan
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