North Carolina lime law strengthens farmer protection
North Carolina's 1941 lime act streamlined by the General Assembly requires all lime manufacturers to guarantee product quality and compensate growers for ingredient deficiencies. It mandates clear labeling of magnesium and calcium content, fineness via screen tests, and acid-neutralizing value. Brands must be registered, and illegal goods seized with possible registration revocation.
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Ralfigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
D. S. Coltrane
Commissioner of Agriculture
Coltrane
North Carolina Experiment Station
Ayrshire Sale at Pinehurst This Month
Ayrshire cattle event set for Pinehurst Dairy on April 23 with a lecture by C T Conklin of Bran don Vermont. Pinehurst Farms will hold its annual auction selling 38 Ayrshire cattle, many descendants of Pinehurst bulls among 63 approved in the country. The Pinehurst herd average yields 946 pounds of milk and 39.9 pounds of fat across 88 cows.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Leonard Tufts
North Carolina
C. T. Conklin
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Brandon
Pinehurst Dairy
Pinehurst Farms
Ayrshire
Ayrshire Breeders Association
Federal experts forecast rising demand for fresh vegetables
Federal experts anticipate a steadily growing demand for fresh vegetables this year as the nation’s buying power climbs. L. P. Watson of North Carolina State College extension horticulturist notes the trend. Winter crops show satisfactory growth after earlier drought and a prolonged writer. E. C. Blair, extension agronomist at N C State College, adds context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Watson
N. C
Drauth
E. C. Blair
WN. C. State College
North Carolina
J. A. Shanklin
N. C. State College
Farm Grown Vegetables To Cost Less Than Any Other Food Supply
North Carolina extension officials urge farm families to grow own food as part of the National Defense program. A test of 43 rural households shows an average family of five can supply vegetables for a year for about 10.20 dollars, with seed and care costs the main outlay. Planting windows are listed for Tidewater Coastal Plain Piedmont and Mountain regions. Also notes disinfecting poultry houses after bronchitis outbreaks and local plans for the Coastal Plain Fat Stock Show and Sale in Kinston.
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College Station
Raleigh
H. R. Niswonger
N. C. State College
Niswonger
North Carolina
Tidewater and
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Farm Report highlights NC markets and fruit prices
A detailed farm report outlines North Carolina shipping point info and yesterday’s wholesale market scales for fruits and vegetables. It lists Florida strawberries, cabbage, lettuce, radishes, kale, asparagus, snap beans, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and collards with prices by origin and market, plus an expected rise in Eastern NC sheep population per NCSU extension official Sam Williams.
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North Carolina
U. S
New York
Virginia Bu
South Carolina
Florida Bu
Louisiana
New Jersey
New Mexico
Texas
Maryland
Presque Isle
Carloacs F.o.b
Florida
California
Virginia
Sam Williams
N. C. State College
Insect Like Gift and Puzzle Answers Compiled
A reader puzzle item listing many clues and a note on an insect like gift. includes horizontal and vertical word entries with definitions ranging from Insecta to everyday objects, and mentions of puzzles with terms such as basements and vagabonds.
Cranium Crackers Late Literature Quiz
Book lovers test their knowledge with a set of literary trivia questions. Questions explore the sources and authors of Grapes of Wrath and For Whom the Bell Tolls, titles by Gertrude Stein James Hilton and Upton Sinclair, a British author writing in a Nazi camp, and the author of North- .
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Gertrude Stein
James Hilton
Upton Sinclair
North Carolina Ranks Second in Clean Lespedeza Seed
Raleigh April 14 NC stands second in the nation for clean lespedeza seed production. Last year output reached 19,152,000 pounds, down 22 percent from 1939. Farmers held 43 percent for planting this year. 38 percent for spring planting and five percent for later seeding. Drought cut yields in the Southern Piedmont. combines improved later savings.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. T. Wesson
State Department of Agriculture
Wesson
Union County
Piedmont
Bowling Scores Tight Race in Furniture League
In a close Furniture League race Alma Desk Company and Nachman Spring Company are tied for first. Montgomery led with a 370 three game set as the season tightens. The Methodist Conference dates were announced with meetings in Winscon Salem and Durham in November and October respectively.
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Alma Desk Company
Nachman Spring Company
Montgomery
Methodist Conference
Durham
Charlotte
North Carolina Methodist Conference
Winscon-Salem
North Carolina
Clare Purcell
Dunn
Batley
Montgomery Ae Knwee
Morrison Wee
D. Burtner
Thomasville Police Report Shows 120 Indictments in March
Special to The Enterprise Thomasville police records for March show 120 indictments and 106 convictions. Major charges include drunkenness 43, speeding 14, larceny 6, burglary 8, assault with a deadly weapon 5, liquor law violations 9, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated 4, and gambling 1. Ninety one percent of inmates were jailed and 131 meals were served. Identification bureau logged 55 fingerprint sets for criminal files and 36 for personal IDs with several cases cleared by arrests.
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Thomasville
E. R. Richardson
First Woman Named on Reisinger Cup in Eastern Victory
Mrs. Stuyvesant Wainwright of New York becomes the first woman to have her name engraved on the Reisinger Trophy as part of the Eastern team of four champions with Oswald Jacoby Sherman Stearns Charles Lochridge and John R. Crawford. The event, now under the American Contract Bridge League, marks a milestone in a long running national tournament.
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Stuyvesant Wainwright
New York
Reisinger
Oswald Jacoby
Sherman Stearns
Charles Lochridge
John R. Crawford
Philadelphia
Knickerbocker Whist Club
Wainwright
Pittsburgh
South
West
UNCLE RAY DESCRIBES IRAQ AND MESOPOTAMIA HISTORY
Uncle Ray explains Iran and Irak are distinct nations, with Irak referring to Mesopotamia the land between two rivers. He describes ancient kingdoms Sumer Babylonia and Assyria, clay tablets, and early life artifacts including boats and air filled goatskin life preservers used on the Tigris. He promotes a leaflet offer and previews tomorrow's topic on dams helping Irak farmers.
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Tran
Irak
Iran
Persia
Trak
Mesopotamia
Sumer
Babylonia
Assyria
Tigris
Uncle Ray
Seventeen Year Old Girl Shot and Clubbed to Death
In Wilmington an inquest was ordered into the death of Mil dred Lee age seventeen after she was shot and clubbed in a residential area Saturday night Police Lieutenant J F Jordan said Roland P Wescott a twenty year old laundry truck driver was seen by officers clubbing the girl with a revolver and was later charged with murder as she lay on the sidewalk returning from a picture show.
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Wilmington
Mildred Lee
J. F. Jordan
H. B. Hewett
Roland P. Wescott
Hewett
Wescott
Moravian Easter Sunrise Service Draws Record Crowd
In Winston-Salem on Easter, Moravians held their sunrise service before a crowd called the largest ever by Bishop Kenneth Pfohl. The gathering included many from across the country, with a band led by B. J. Pfoht in his 62nd year. A solemn mood followed as the litany continued by the graveyard. In unrelated notes, Falkland Islands locals eat mutton daily.
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Winston-Salem
Kenneth Pfohl
B. J. Pfoht
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H. C. Gauger
Kinston
L. I. Case
Tredell County
Statesville
John A. Arey
N. C. State College Extension Dairyman
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Cabbage Lake Okeechobee
F.a.b
Ilettuce
Arizona
Washington
East India
Switzerland
Panama
Want
McKenney
WM. E
McKenney America’s Card Authority
Reisinger Cup
W. Val West North Pass
Robt. Ripley
Bill Earley
Willimantie
Maine
Sherman Hospital
Elgin, Tianors
Central Ymca
Cape
King Peat Spree
Vnc Woriery
Uncle Ray's
Tigris River
Falkland Islands
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Clissa
Dalmatia
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