Randolph County Farmer Reveals Incredible Giant Potato
In Randolph County near the old Thomasville road John M. Fritze, known as Brother John, dug a colossal potato during a modest garden project. The potato measured 26 inches around and weighed seven pounds one ounce, prompting a display at Frank Gladden’s grocer shop. The graft notes segue into a health tidbit: milk and cheddar cheese provide essential calcium for teeth and bones.
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John M. Fritze
Thomasville Road
Randolph County
John
Frank Gladdens
State spends 70 million on North Carolina public schools
North Carolina spent 71.2 million for the 1948-49 nine month term with 83 percent for instructional salaries. Transportation cost was 6.18 million. Negro teachers earned 2296 on average versus 2235 for all teachers, white principals averaged 3754, overall average 3748, 171 superintendents averaged 5647, white teachers outnumbered Negro 17264 to 6978.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
C. D. Douglas
State Board of Education
Czechoslovakia Cuts Export Prices to Aid Western Trade
Prague reports Czechoslovakia quietly lowers export prices to align with devalued currencies, aiming to preserve Western trade for raw materials while maintaining a strong currency stance. State industries incur losses. profits replaced by development funds as undercutting supports propaganda and political goals.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Stafford Cripps
Wall Street
Great Britain
Soviet Union
India
Pakistan
China
West
New Delhi
Amsterdam
Highway Patrol To Stick To The Highways
Raleigh October 15 The State Highway Patrol commander says troopers will focus on highways to aid Governor Scott in bootlegger crackdown. Col C R Tolar says patrols will mainly pursue liquor transport on roads and will only assist sheriffs when necessary to reduce high death rate.
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Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Scott
C. R. Tolar
Tolar
Open air summer dining and winter skating at Rockefeller Center
The article notes Rockefeller Center in New York is a sunken plaza that becomes an open air restaurant in summer and a skating rink in winter. It discusses a lunch idea of hot nutritious vegetable cream soup in a vacuum bottle and warns about defrosting two to six hours for quick frozen chicken left at room temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Center
New York
Legion White Cane Auction And Armistice Day Plans
High Point Legion promotes a white cane and broom sale with flags prepped by Palmer Barrett. Armistice Day events urged by Mayor Bailey, flags available from legionnaires or Adjutant John King, installation free at the legion home.
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High Point
American Legion
Samuel Hyman
High Point Merchants Association
Palmer Barrett, Legionnaire
Saieeman
High Point Civic Committee
Bailey
Enterprise
Byrd
Lion’s Club
The
Legion
Legionnaires
Palmer Barrett
Merchants Association
John King
Cigarette vending machine at Port Jervis police HQ jammed
A repairman found brass slugs jammed the cigarette vending machine in Port Jervis police headquarters causing two days of silence. The nine slugs bore the inscription good for one pack. A social night pot luck supper is planned for Tuesday evening.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Imachine
Legionarres
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Joan M. Fritze
OPERA
Youngsloun Hiiltehenuider
Onty
Quergetoun Fitctions
S. P
Kimsey
High Point, North Carolina
Highway Patrol
Empire State
Can Legion
America
King Peeesee
Tan Point
Peggy Anne
Society
Ford Trucks
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