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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1947
Page
12
A compact reflection notes contrasts in proverbs. Gracian urges cautious silence as world wisdom while Pascal warns that silence can be the harshest persecution, highlighting divergent views on speech and restraint across authors.
Government officials urge Americans to accept more foreign goods as a path to global recovery. They argue the United States must export abundant commodities and cannot indefinitely rely on imports without buying.
A preacher claims the nation is turning pagan while citing a 1943 44 Yearbook of American Churches showing church membership at 52.5 percent, the highest on record. The piece notes ongoing concerns about juvenile delinquency and moral decline, but counters that historical pessimism has repeatedly overpredicted social decline.
Millions of people in the United States including many in Surry County consider vacation trips in the coming months. Vacations should offer rest and change from regular habits with time for sleep and ease to gain real benefits from time and money spent.
Government and private lending agencies and farm leaders will meet in Washington in June to study ways to slow the boom in farmland prices. President Truman voices deep concern over inflated land values and the risk to veterans and agriculture if prices cannot be sustained by earnings. The Agriculture Department cites a 92 percent rise over the 1935 39 average and a 12 percent gain in the year to March 31, with calls for possible tax measures to curb speculative purchases.
John A. Coleman and Charles A. Halleck comment on national mood and spending. C. Jasper Bell warns the presidency is a perilous job. Dean Acheson calls for European economic harmony. James V. Forrestal notes labor leaders' politics. Robert Quillen urges letting juniors be. Patterson counters missile threat.
Hoover calls for a final warning to Russia and France on Potsdam. Taft warns that a 30 percent tax bite endangers the nation. Barkley opposes tax cuts for political gain. Alvin Johnson cautions about a new dark age. TALF urges reconciliation over crusades in faith. Ollin stresses lifelong education.
A quiz listing inquires about Congress sessions a free conference UN Greece frontier fights unemployment in New York City Tom Clark a newly built bridge over the Uruguay river connecting two nations the statesman linked to Italian democracy and the stamp featuring Thomas Jefferson portrait.
Postwar trends show rising highway deaths and injuries with alcohol and speed as major factors. The piece urges owners to carry first aid kits and learn bleeding control, noting tourniquets are less effective than direct pressure and stressing rapid action until medical help arrives.
The text warns that rushing an injured person to a hospital can risk worsened injuries. Simple pictures can cause bones to pierce flesh and infection. Improper handling may injure the spinal cord and cause paralysis. It advises calling an ambulance or doctor and waiting for professional aid.
A fragment references a conference between Senate and House to resolve differences on bills from 1810 to 1861. It notes a correct spelling item and mentions the 3-cent stamp. The text is terse and lacks full context or clear events.
Executor N E Boyles announces he qualified as executor of the last will of G H Gnow. Creditors must file within twelve months from May 9 1947 at Stewarts Creek Township Mount Airy or lose recovery rights. Debtors should pay at N E Boyles office in Airy Route 3. Dated May 56 1947.
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