Salute links Duke Carolina tickets to streptomycin drive
Herbert Henson, patient at Guilford county tuberculosis sanatorium, offers his Duke Carolina football tickets to the donor who gives the most to the sanatorium streptomycin fund by Friday noon. The appeal highlights the drug’s lifesaving value and the need for funds.
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Herbert Henson
Guilford County Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Henson
High Point
Enterprise Sports Department
Duke Carolina
Sanatorium
M. D. Bonner
Streptomycin Fund
Guilford County Sanatorium
Noca
NAM urges limited American aid to Europe and private enterprise
The National Association of Manufacturers told President Truman that aid to Europe should avoid nationalizing industries and should favor private competitive enterprises over government agencies. It warns that too tight controls could fuel Soviet propaganda while noting limits in England's state social program and the need for prudent use of funds.
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Europe
National Association of Manufacturers
Truman
NAM
Marshall
England
Fritz Should Resign Over Misuse of State Funds
The editorial argues that R L Fritz Jr president of the North Carolina Education Association must resign after admitting to misusing 1600 of state school funds. It compares his actions to a private office manager forging payroll and urges voluntary resignation to avoid martyr rhetoric.
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R. L. Fritz, Jr
North Carolina Education Association
Fritz
NCEA
Sociation
North Carolina Teachers Association
Capitol Square By Lynn Nisbett
Capitol Square discusses Governor Cherry’s visit to a state prison to assess Vernon Litteral’s mental capacity. The piece notes mixed reaction, confirms the governor declined to intervene in the case after evidence of Litteral’s sanity, and covers aerial mapping plans and a proposed eight hour day for prisoners. It also covers voting rights, citizenship restoration, and historical inmate public service.
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North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Piedmont Carolina
Neuse
Betwee
Raleigh
Smithfield
Chimney Rock
Asheville
North Carolina
Japan
Alaska
North Pole
Olla Ray Boyd
Pinetown
H. H. Honeycutt
Central Prison
Beaufort County Statesman
Boyd
Gregg Cherry
Ralph McDonald
Honeycutt
General Assembly
Congress
Winchells Variety Gossip Sparks Washington Rumors
A chaotic column notes a cabinet member and spouse near a split urged by the President amid fears of a divorce scandal. It covers diplomats, actors, publishers, and showbiz maneuvers, including remarks about FDR opponents, TV and radio policy, and entertainment industry moves.
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Columist
Aga Khan
Paree
Douglas
Arturo Shaws
Amber Winsor
Washington
FDR
Jesse Jones
Runyon Fund Contest and News Snippets from 1947 Manhattan
A mosaic of society notes from Sept 1947 Manhattan including Runyon Cancer Fund contest details with a mink coat prize and deadline, plus gossip on Peggy Guegenheim kin, Know-Your-Own-Def mission headlines, arson hints, movie and radio chatter, and a note on FDR’s dog Fala.
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Arson Welles
Hazel McKinley
Peggy
Peggy Guegenheim
Calif
Western Union
Manhattan
Koninklijke Paketvaart Maateschappij
Runyon Cancer Fund
Runyon Fund
Dorothy Stone
Reuben H. Donnelley Corp
Runyon Committee
Care
N. Ro
Kiplinger 1960 forecast imagines gadgets and growth
Kiplinger Magazine based on America's Needs and Forces predicts a 1960 with 135.5 million people, 60 million at work, a 35 hour week, rising living standards, widespread gadgets, 45 million cars, home automation, and a moon rocket, contingent on avoiding war and economic gloom.
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Washington
NEA
Kiplinger
America
U. S
Georgia
Atomic Energy
Campaigning season and party critiques stir inflation talk
Commentary critiques President Truman's inflation policy and requests for expanded powers. Taft calls it a step toward totalitarianism while House leaders and others argue about the potential scope of OPA powers. The piece also touches on views of governors, psychiatry, and capital punishment debates.
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Truman
Congress
G.O.P
Robert A. Taft
House
Martin
John Doe
Grant
TWO LINEMEN REMEMBERED IN DUKE POWER ACCIDENT
The deaths of Linemen John Everhart and Albert Bundy in a recent Duke Power incident claim two men loved by friends and known for years of loyal service. The piece notes electricity as a powerful yet dangerous servant and reflects on near death experiences among linemen.
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John Everhart
Albert Bundy
Duke Power Company
Dual Role Sparks Scrutiny Over Governor’s Background
The piece questions Governor Gregg Cherry’s background suggesting he is a psychiatrist. It notes Dr D Kelley of Winston Salem and Bowman Gray School of Medicine raises questions after the execution of Ralph Vernon Litteral and Claude Bell for assaulting an Elkin school girl and claims the governor personally interviewed Littoral to determine his mindset.
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Ralph
Kelley
Cherry
Trinity College
Duke U
Gregg Cherry
D . Kelley
Winston Salem
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Ralph Vernon Litteral
Claude Bell
Elkin
Littoral
Billy Graham Revival to be Held in Charlotte Saturday
Billy Graham evangelist will speak at Memorial stadium in Charlotte at 7 pm Saturday with emphasis on youth. More than 600 voices from choirs and a 200 instrument massed band will join Adora Norlander from Minneapolis as soloist. Delegations from Carolina cities are expected.
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Billy Graham
Charlotte
Memorial Stadium
Adora Norlander
Minneapolis
Carolinas
Woman’s headache leads to comic grocery quip
In a busy shop a customer laments a dreadful headache and a grocer replies with a witty twist claiming he has it instead, turning her worry into a lighthearted moment during a rush period.
Giants among giants reveal stars large enough for solar systems
Astronomers identify a cluster of enormous stars whose combined size would hold the entire solar system. The discovery highlights stellar scale and diversity in our galaxy.
Ex-Pugilist Puzzle Across and Down
A fill in the crossword style list with clues across and down. The grid references ex fighter pictured, various small and large words and abbreviations across many definitions. Includes terms for light boat states provinces rivers and aliases with a mix of letters and abbreviations.
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Ecuador
Abraham's
Quotes on Leadership and Production From Wartime Figures
A collection of statements from Will Rogers Jr Forrestal Eisenhower and C E Wilson emphasizing American military leadership in the Middle East the need for strength against inflation and the goal of a 45 hour work week to boost production. The remarks reflect postwar policy and economic priorities.
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America
Middle East
Will Rogers, Jr
Beverly Hills, Calif
C. E. Wilson
General Motors Corp
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