We've got to find money somewhere says Greensboro mayor
Mayor Fielding Fry of Greensboro warned that cities nationwide face rising costs and lagging revenues. He urged examining new taxes including an amusement tax while noting relief may require payroll deductions and greater state sharing. Johnson, the state treasurer, backs the need for new municipal funding.
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Fielding Fry
Greensboro
High Point
North Carolina
United States
America
Fry
Coun
Cilmen
Supreme Court
Thomasville
Phillips
Charles M. Johnson
Builders Upon Rock and Upon Land
A sermon on Matthew 7 24 27 compares building on rock versus sand. It links hearing Jesus words with doing them to spiritual sturdiness and outlines Christ as the foundation for Christian character and peace, citing Paul and Longfellow to connect faith with national purpose.
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Jesus
Simon
God
Christ Jesus
Longfellow
Ship of State
W.A.B
Liquor profits and disputes in North Carolina
The piece reviews ABC liquor profits since 1935, noting state and local totals near fifty million dollars and last year’s state take of over 3.29 million with counties gaining 5.76 million. It examines distribution, dissatisfaction among municipalities, and a governor led protest over highway patrol resignations tied to a separate incident.
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North Carolina
State General Fund
Carl Wester
State
ABC Board
ABC
Wilmington
Tyrrell
Vance
Durham
Ake
General Fund
General Assembly
Franklin and
Louisburg
Asheville
Hickory
Cherry
Littleton
Capitol
Memory Book preserves Muskingum World War II veterans
From Zanesville Ohio a graphic record titled Muskingum County Men and Women in World War II catalogs all who served from the county with photos of living and dead. It highlights local selective service boards and the personal duty of citizens to select quotas. The author argues the book offers a lasting, concrete memory beyond granite monuments and calls it contemporary history that will keep memory green for parents and sons.
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Mount Greylock
Zanesville
Ohio
Selective Service Boards
Howell Forgy
Muskingum County
Soviet Russia
Truman Renews Quiet Strategy Amid 1948 Campaign Tangles
In private meetings President Truman rejects calls to campaign for Dewey or Taft, arguing the timing is wrong and foreign developments could shift politics. He plans to back unions and the New Deal while fending off Wallace and Communist influences. Eisenhower and Warren renounce early runs. Taft's still under party assessment. Infants favor bright colors as three Colombian mountain ranges frame a clipped civic note.
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Washington
Truman
Dewey
Taft
White House
National Committee
Unions
New Deal
Wallace
Commie
Gov. Dewey
Right
New York
Eisenhower
Warren
Kansas City
Columbia
California
Winchell Lines To A Sec and Hollywood Snippets
A collage of witty quips from Winchell and assorted show business notes. Nevada Smith in the new show at the Harem, a chlorine colleague, and comments from Ella Logan, Vernon Stewart, and Irv Hoffman surface amid theatre chatter and political jabs about England, Palestine, and 1948 prospects.
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Nevada Smith
Nevada
New York Airs 1948 Presidential Vote Buzz and Fashion Zingers
The piece notes New Yorkers debating 1948 races with jokes on Eisenhower, labor votes, and party lines. It cites quips about Taft, Truman, Moley and Farley, plus fashion jabs about skirts and hunting for orchids. It ends with a Birmingham headline about two Smiths and a reference to Ham Fish criticizing Dewey.
Facts From Aged Learners Almanac
Immigrants in sailing ships often took seven to twelve weeks for transatlantic voyages. Earth’s equatorial diameter is 7 926 miles and polar diameter 7 899 miles. Earth mass estimated at six sextillion six hundred quintillion tons. Moon’s white halo results from light scattering by atmospheric water droplets. Flowers with brighter colors attract more bees and insects. When arranging flowers hide the stem holder with leaves. The U S federal park system spans over 21 500 000 acres. Columbia ranks fourth in size among South American nations and lies on both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
Veteran Diplomat and US Official Among Puzzle Clues
A dense word puzzle lists clues spanning veterans, chemistry, language and geography. Across items include US official, oleic acid ester, Hebrew month and Nevada city, while down clues cover patterns fat component and nursing shorthand. The grid blends maritime, musical, culinary and metal hints for a broad crossword challenge.
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Nevada City
Latvia
Mountain Lake
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Behind the News
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