Dixie drawing card sparks debate over southern industrial bonds
A New York report outlines how Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky and Alabama authorize small towns to issue industrial bonds to finance plant construction. Cities lease the buildings to firms, boosting employment while critics call it socialism or government takeover of industry. Bonds valued at millions have won approval in several towns, though dealers balk over tax and regulatory questions. The piece notes northern states eye similar legislation as bonds grow.
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Mississippi
Tennessee
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Paris
Detroit Harvester Company
Lee Hamilton
Hohenwald
Union City
Elizabethton
Security and Exchange Commission
Grand Opera Comes to North Carolina Towns for $60
In Jasper North Carolina residents welcomed Grass Roots Opera Company in English performing Cosi fan tutte and later Carmen and La Traviata in 75 schools statewide. A Raleigh lawyer A J Fletcher started the troupe formed by professionals with good voices offering a $60 guarantee to bring opera to towns, changing local attitudes toward opera as youths found it accessible and enjoyable.
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Jasper
N.C
School For Lovers
Grass Roots Opera Company
A. J. Fletcher
Raleigh
New York
Metropolitan Opera
North Carolina
Multiflower Rose Provides Windbreak and Wildlife Cover
Multiflower rose gains popularity across the Midwest as a living fence. It shields crops from wind erosion without shading them, and wildlife cover supports songbirds, aiding insect control. Farmers note its suitability for contour planting and its initial appeal to sportsmen seeking natural cover.
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Midwest
Golden Era for American Agriculture Suggests Decline Soon
Economists call the past five years the Golden Age of American agriculture. They note rising prices, higher yields, more mechanization, and expanded commercialization. The era improved farmers’ living standards and knowledge, with future growth expected from new methods and machinery adoption.
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America
Canned spray paint aims to ease farm touchups nationwide
A national manufacturer introduces cans of spray paint for farm touchups, offering an original factory finish that eliminates use of brushes turpentine rags and mixing. The product promises a quicker cleaner solution for small repairs across the country.
Increase in Real Estate Prices Foreseen for 52
Many economists expect at least a per cent rise in farm real estate in 1952 as land is viewed as a safe investment. Yet a farm can be a poor choice without operation and financial planning knowledge. Inflation and speculation have driven land price gains in recent years, say agricultural economists.
Nahma Reopens as Tourist Town After Preservation Buy
Nahma Michigan once facing obsolescence now revives as a tourist center after a playground equipment company purchased the entire town and 4300 acre forest. plans include a modern motel nine hole golf course lagoons from sawmill ponds and a museum in a red barn with an Independence Day celebration slated for July 4.
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Nahma
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Bay de Noquet Company
Escanaba
Manistique
The
Playground Equipment Company
Big Bay de Noe
Nahmia
Tenn Towns Use Bonds to Finance New Factories
Knox ville Tenn Armed with a new weapon the authority to issue revenue bonds to finance construction or acquisition of factory buildings to be leased to manufacturers small towns in Tennessee stalk new industry Elizabethton already has a 7 8 million textile plant employing about 1000 workers The law enables towns to use revenue bonds funded by rentals to provide factory buildings for lease with no tax levy debt obligation Approval requires three fourths referendum Elizabethton issued 4 million in bonds to support its 7 8 million textile project with five year rental terms and future options
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Elizabethton
Python Found After Two Day Mulberry Carnival Search
Mulberry Arkansas residents faced two days of jitters when a 22 foot carnival python escaped its cage. Buddy Kuykendall found the snake in his barn and carnival staff quickly recaptured it, returning it to the cage near the carnival site.
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Mulberry
Ark
Buddy Kuykendall
Psychologists Support Sex Education in Public Schools
A nationwide survey of 488 child psychologists finds 76 percent favor including sex education in the public school curriculum, with calls for proper timing, integration with biology or hygiene, and parental endorsement to ensure effective guidance.
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Chicago
Parents’ Consultation Service
P.T.A
Water dowsing helps farmer strike new well in Maine
CORNISH Me Roy Thompson shifted from skeptic to believer after a dry spell and costly damming plans. Local dowser Morris Rogers tested the property with a willow rod and directed him to dig, yielding a productive new well.
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Roy Thompson
Thompson
Morris Rogers
Robot Weather Station Demonstrated at NYC Meeting
Fort Monmouth engineers unveil a robot controlled weather station that operates for a year without human input. It sends Morse coded weather data to Air Weather Service from a foggy Aleutian island, measuring rainfall wind speed and direction pressure humidity and temperature.
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Fort Monmouth
N.J
Aleutian
American Meterological Society
New York City
Signal Corp Engineering Laboratories
Air Force
Air Weather Service
Natural population rise hits near all time peak
New York statisticians report the U S natural increase in population last year exceeded 2 4 million, approaching the 2 441 million 1947 record with a projected total gain above 2 65 million including migration. Since World War I the U S added about 15 8 million people, roughly the size of New York State.
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N.Y
United States
Insurance Company
Statiscians
Pacific Coast
New York State
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Rural Schools Should Not Copy Cities
Professors urge rural education tailor made for countryside children arguing 12 million rural students lack fitting programs and should build curriculums around rural life with early emphasis on science and natural phenomena.
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Washington, D.C
Test Tube City Idea Proves Popular In Kentucky Towns
Louisville report details the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce experiment to aid small towns through community development plans begun in London Laurel County. Paintsville’s first year showed 1 new industry city-wide courtesy week street lighting upgrades three new buildings a youth center a new high school gym and auditorium a remodeled country club and golf course expansion a month long beautification drive increased paint sales and multiple cleanup projects.
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Louisville
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
London
Laurel County
Chamber of Commerce
Paintsville
Kentucky
Eye Acres
Highway Association
Kiwanis Joker Brings Laughter to Springfield April Fools Day
The Kiwanis Joker, printed by Springfield's Kiwanis, debuts on April Fools Day to raise funds for underprivileged children. The town pays what it thinks the edition is worth as merchants rush to advertise. This year the paper earned $1,000 for boys and girls work, expanding to 14 pages due to high ad demand.
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Springfield
Ore
Kiwanis
Kiwanlane
Hudson Greets Newcomers With Gifts in Hudson Iowa
The Hudson chamber of commerce published a loose leaf folder for new residents. It explains local services and offers 13 free gifts from utilities, schools, fire protection, churches, and firms. The volume includes letters from enterprises, a town map, and information on government and charity groups.
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Hudson
Iowa
Hudson Chamber of Commerce
Apply lime early for better legume seeding
Iowa State agronomist Joe Stritzel urges applying limestone well before spring seeding to correct soil acidity. Fine ground limestone and sieve analyses matter. tests determine needed tons per acre and whether one or two applications are best.
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Joe Stritzel
Stritzel
Third Victim in Moss Corner Highway Crash Named
Neal Jefferson 22 and ser viceman Paul Godwin died in a highway mishap at Moss Corner. This marked the third fatal accident in 1952 at this site.
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Neal Jefferson
Paul Godwin
Moss Corner
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