Negro Charges Farm Hands Held in Peonage in New York
Augusta college graduate James H. Brunson says he and 22 other Black workers were kept in peonage by white New York farm bosses who boasted of liberating them from Jim Crow. He describes brutal pay, poor living quarters, coerced sex, and debt bondage enforced at a Fulton area farm. Governor Harriman ordered an investigation of migrant camps, while NAACP officials dispute claims of slavery, noting most violations are technical.
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Augusta
New York
James H. Brunson
Augusta Chronicle
Brunson
Averell Harriman
National Assn. For the Advancement of
Colored People
Herbert Hill
Naacp Labor Serveew
Enid Harriman
Fulton
N. Y
Syracuse
Aiken
Allendale
Hartsville
D. C
Bridge To Span Two Continents Nears Completion In Turkey
One of the world’s longest suspension bridges in Turkey advances toward completion. It will connect Europe and Asia with a total length of 4,496 feet and a central span of 2,214 feet, highlighting engineering prowess in the region.
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Turkey
Europe
Asia
Georgia knows her groceries in rural Kansas store
Georgia Neese Gray Cray, former U S treasurer who oversaw billions, now runs a general store bank complex in Richland Kansas with her husband Andrew. She balances daily shop work, a grain elevator, cafe, insurance agency and 1800 acres of farm land while remaining a key Kansas Democratic figure and community leader.
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Richland
Kan
Georgia Neese Clars Cray
U.S
Andrew
Washington
Mrs. Gray
Kansas
Georgia Neele Clark Gray
U. S
le Roy Murren
Wayne
Local Market Prices Note Some Typos
Listed in the Star market page are various local feed and grain prices with notes of possible typographical errors. Items include mixed feed per 100 lb at 4.65, wheat per bushel at 1.95, No 2 yellow corn per bushel at 1.60, flour per 100 lb at 5.90, and butter wholesale prices around 3.15. Regional listings show Rockingham Augusta prices and assorted barley and corn figures with inconsistent formatting.
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Massey der
Venice
Rockingham
Augusta
Florida Woman Is 564th Traffic Victim in Virginia
A Florida woman, 36, Mrs Josephine B Sprague of Miami, died from injuries after a crash on U S 301 four miles north of Stony Creek in Prince George County. Her husband and two children were hospitalized. The toll reached 564 for Virginia this year, up from 534 a year ago. The driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and the car plunged down a 12 foot embankment.
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Florida
Prince George County
Virginia
Josephine B. Sprague
Miami
Fla
Petersburg
U.S. 301
Stony Creek
Sprague
Joseph
Petersburg General Hospital
Janet Sprague
Leonard
H. D. Steger Jr
Richmond
Us. 1
Difference Between Fission and Fusion
Fission is the act of splitting or breaking something into parts. It is the reverse of fusion, which is the union or blending of things as if melted together.
Market Quotations Mixed Decline As Stocks Slip Steels, Rails Fall
New York stocks opened lower in moderate trading as profits took hold and bids remained sparse. Industrials like aircraft makers and steel producers showed declines, with U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic Steel down while rail shares Baltimore and Ohio and New York Central eased. Copper prices fell with related pressure on Amerada and Schering, while IBM dropped about four points and other industrials slid modestly.
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New York
Russia
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Lukens
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Amerada
Schering
International Business Machines
Goodrich
Air Reduction
General Tire
Chicago Grain opens lower on Board of Trade amid weak corn
Trading begins with Chicago grain prices mixed as corn shows the most pronounced weakness. Wheat soybeans and oats move differently across the old new and deferred contracts with several percent shifts noted.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Serly
Agricultural market notes on poultry and eggs
Agriculture Department reports quiet broiler and fryer trade with ample supply for fair demand. Turkey prices steady with farm quotes around 11 am. Broilers 2½ to 3 cents per pound. small type fryers noted. Egg markets show Grade A Large to Small and Grade B lines with varied cent values in Winchester Harrisonburg and nearby areas.
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Winchester
Tkee
EGON
Invbocessesdionez
Harrisonburg
Bundestag Votes To Pay Debts Of Hitler’s Regime
The Bundestag approved paying five billion marks owed by Hitler’s regime to Germans and foreigners, to be settled over 25 years. Of the total, 500 million marks or 120 million dollars go to foreigners for prewar loans. ratification by the Bundesrat remains required before becoming law.
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Bonn
Germany
Bundestag
Hitler
Bundesrat
Livestock Prices Across Baltimore and Chicago Markets
Baltimore and Chicago USDA reports show mixed livestock movements. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep vary by class with price ranges reflecting quality and weight, while produce including apples, cantaloupes, peaches, potatoes, and sweet potatoes display uneven demand and sales conditions.
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Baltimore
J. H. Hales
Elbertas
Uss
Long Island
Baltimore P
USDA
How Yeast Leavens Bread
Yeasts are tiny living plants containing an enzyme that lets them extract oxygen from sugar. They breathe out carbon dioxide, which raises bread dough as they work in the dough.
Grand Falls of Hamilton River Drops 760 Feet
The Grand Falls on the Hamilton River in Labrador’s interior descend 760 feet over a 12 mile course, forming a spectacular waterfall feature that attracts explorers and visitors to the region.
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Hamilton River
Labrador
Television Programs by Channel and Time Slots
Channel listings show daily schedules with programs from 5:00 to 4:30 next day across Channels 4 5 7 9. Notable items include You Bet Your Life Dragnet Lux Theater Sherlock Holmes Clerks Misses and various game shows dramas and talk shows.
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Channel 4
Father
B. Rash
Gibbons
Sam
Halls of Ivy
NBC News
Lilli Palmer
Tom Conway
Cap. Arena
Channel 7
Adolphe Menjou
Eddy Cantor
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SEARS
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Topeka
THE
Associated Press
Itiess
Lnetall
N. Braddock
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Wall Street
Chicago Grain
LAPRO
the Kid
Boots Malone
Johnny Stewart
William Holden
Hart St
AAA
S. Loudoun St
A“Quares
Visi
Shenandocah Gas CO
S. Loudoun &T
Agli
Channel 5
Milt Grant
Billy Johnson
Fun House
Channel
Pete & Pats
Roy Bean
John Daly
Margaret Hayes
Joe Kristof
Don Ellis
Jack
Richard Arlen
Cisco Kid
D. Edwards
Sgt. Preston of the Yukon
Bob Cummings
Nina Foch
Errol Flynn
Robert Stack
Coleen Gray
Clubhouse
Frankie Laine
Robert Lowery
Elizabeth
Grandpa
Guiding Light
Theater of Stara Sydna Scot
Eve Arden
Amos and Andy
Margie
Gale Storm
V. O’boyle
Loudoun St
Shenval Music CO
W. Boscawen St
Honey
Jimmie Rodgers
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