Library News Highlights at Jacob S Mauney Memorial Library
Monthly circulation rises to 37082 with adult and junior totals showing gains the largest since the library opened. April best sellers include Rantree County Wilderton Eagle in the Sky and Pilgrim's Inn. Nonfiction features Kinsey The Almanac and travel guides. The piece promotes The Friendly Library by Ethel Briggs and explains borrowing rules with a 14 day limit. A National Music Week display and the NBC May 5 broadcast of Frank Bon?schein's Joy are noted along with the North Carolina Symphony NBC concert.
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Thursay
Jacob S. Mauney
Ethel M. Briggs
Aerica
Frank Borrschein
Walt Whitman
NBC
Baltimore Music Club
National Federation of Music
Bonvn Schein
Peabody Conservatory
North Carolina Symphony
Beethoven
Powell
More With Less Production and Employment on Farms
Mass production gains on farms reduce farm labor while mechanization boosts food output. Tractors on the farm nearly triple, oil powered gear widespread, lifting output to about 2.40 percent above peak pre mechanization years. Europe’s 1948 wheat and rice crops forecast higher than last year amid expanding efficiency. Babe Ruth hits 7X4 home runs in a brilliant baseball season. Ladies' products and jewelry spark a bustling catalog of household goods and electric appliances.
McEntire Changes Outfits in Japan With the Eighth Army
Technician ARN Gradt Woodrow J. McEntire of Kings Mountain North Carolina serves with the Tikh Engineer Maintenance Company in Kyovo Tokyo area. The 79th Engineer Maintenance Company maintains heavy construction equipment for central Honshu. Kyoto, city of shrines and emperor’s palace, is described as Japan’s cultural center. McEntire joined the Army in 1942 at Fort Jackson and completed engineer basic training after graduating from Kings Mountain school.
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Memorial Day Picnic Supplies and Local Ads
A fragmented page lists needs for water barrels for Memorial Day picnics and family reunions. It advertises local services including a funeral home with phone numbers, an optometrist offering examinations and glasses, a bank blog, and Rexall drug specials with prices for medicines and daily essentials. The ad mix reflects a small town commerce page with multiple vendors and contact details.
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