North Carolina Forestry Educational Film In Production
The Forestry educational film for North Carolina is in development with scenes completed. Filming occurred statewide including New Hanover Columbus and Pender counties using Tar Heel actors. The project, likely titled The Friends of Man, is a joint effort by state and federal agencies to illustrate forest fire evils and promote conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Bureau
Walter Hote
Raleigh
North Carolina
Forestry
Old North State
Chas. H. Flory
Department of Conservation and Development
Wilmington
Flory
Friends of Man
U. S. Department of Agriculture
North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development
Conservation Department
New Hanover County
Columbus
Pender
Little Theater Guild of
Office of Motion Pictures
U. S. Forest Service
H. R. Kylie
U. S
Lee's Laxative Compound Cathartic Ad
An advertisement touts Lee's Laxative Compound Cathartic as a remedy for indigestion gas and stomach distress. It claims to strengthen the stomach and allow unrestricted eating and promises a money back guarantee via Mann Drug Store and druggists with a 10 day sale price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann Drug Store
Lee
Train Arrivals Reveal Pulse of Southern Life
A green locomotive rolls in as air brakes sigh. Porters with steps and luggage emerge while passengers hurry from banker to merchant to farmer and family. The daily routine of arrivals captures a snapshot of American life and the South’s ongoing rhythm.
Lexington mass meeting to nominate city officials
Lexington citizens plan a mass meeting on April 19 to formally nominate mayor eight city commissioners and eight school commissioners. Mayor Fred Q. Sink may seek the nomination but no campaign has started. May 6 election set with discussion of adopting a city manager form of government and a ballot on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Citzens
Fred QO. Sink
Mail Carrier Survives 17 Autos and 3 Horses
Providence Rhode Island rural free delivery carrier Willis F Colwell marks 21 years on his Cumberland Hill route the state’s longest. He has said farewell to 17 automobiles three horses and two wagons along the way while reporting only two days of service interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. T
Willis F. Colwell
Cumberland Hill
Colwell
Radio Program Listings Inspire Nationwide Echoes
A dense OCR listing details radio schedules across stations like WEAF WABC WJZ and WSM with times from 5:00 to 12:00 including orchestras, programs, news bulletins and special features across cities such as New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Baltimore. It enumerates hosts bands and programs and associated stations in a sprawling schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WABC
New York
WCAU
WNAC
WEAN
WEBL
WKBW
WCAO
WJAS
WLBAW
WMAL
I. W. Wile
U. S. Navy
WEFAN
WFBL
WCAG
WADC
WLBW
WMAT
Paul Whiteman
Modern Musicom
WKRC
WGOHP
WSPD
WHK
WDBJ
WTAR
WWNC
WDOD
WRRC
Voice of Columbia
WFAN
WFEBL
WKRW
WGHP
Royal Canadians
WEAF
WTAG
WCSH
WFI
WRC
WGY
WGR
WTIC
WTAM
WWJ
Genia Fonariova
WEI
WCAR
WEEL
WJAR
WEI Wrc
WOR
WCAE
WHET
WIAR
WCAK
WGN
WHAS
WSM
WSB
Eskimos
WCAKE
WJAX
WRT
Pittsburgh Polyphonic Choir
WEEI
WBT
United States Army Band
Bob Pierce
WIZ
Harold Sanford
WBZ
Small and Robertson
WJZ
Godfrey Ludlow
Andy Sannella
WRZ
WBAL
WHAM
Themen
WRAL
KDKA
WIR
KYW
WLW
WJIR
Raymond Hunter and Trio
Chain Key Station
Newark
Gondoliers
Pioneers Orchestra
Range Orchestra
Luke Higgins
Titusville
i—_Lone Star Rangers
Cabanet
Budapest
WLWL
Fordham College
WPG
Atlantic City
Baltimore
the Motorists
WJIZ
Philadelphia
WCX
WJR
Detroit
Twins
Cigar Girls
Amos
Graystone
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Fillmore’s
Crossley Singers
Hotel Orchestra
WSB Atlanta
Harry Pomar
Neil Weldon
Orchestra
WAPI
Birmingham
Conservatory of Music
Big Four Quartet
Charlotte
Charlette Drama League
WRVA
Richmond
Hotel
Amos-Andy
Highway Patrol Heads Begin Pennsylvania Training Tour
Raleigh reports the ten member North Carolina highway patrol team led by Captain Charles D. Farmer leaves for Harrisburg to undergo two weeks of intensive training with Pennsylvania patrol. The group includes nine lieutenants from nine districts and plans to establish a state training school in Raleigh with up to eight recruits per district, funded by the highway commission, and open to other police units with no tuition except meals and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
New State Highway Patrol
Charles D. Farmer
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol
Farmer
H. K. Witherspoon
Highway Commission
Highway Patrol
Planning the Outdoor Living Room
This article advocates creating a private outdoor living room in a sunny, open rear yard. It describes using turf, trees, shrubs, and evergreens to form walls and screening, with hardy border flowers for scent and color. A few trees supply shade and fruit, yielding a delightful, usable space. It notes formal or informal styles and suggests accessibility from the living room.
Informal and formal landscape design tips span privacy and view screening
The article discusses planting schemes to shape views with curved lines and height variation, using evergreens and tall vines to screen unattractive objects year round. It covers fencing, space use near living areas, and the idea of painting out unsightly views with plants. It also mentions police training recruitment and salary details, and church events with sermons and conference planning.
Brazil distributes seed potatoes to boost self sufficiency
SAO PAULO Brazil plans to reduce dependence on imports by year distributing seed potatoes to small farmers and urging cultivation. The policy targets European and Argentine imports and aims to bolster local potato production.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Europe
Argentina
Fire devastates Jim Cooper farm near Farmer
An unexpected blaze destroyed almost all of Jim Cooper’s property 12 miles west of Asheboro on a Saturday afternoon. With his wife away the two daughters saved little from the barn to house fire. High winds spread flames to the smoke house granary and farmhouse. only a piano part of the living room set and a few small items survived. Insurance coverage was minimal. Cooper, a well known carpenter and sawmill operator in the county, faced a heavy loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Jim Cooper
Farmer
Cooper
Visiting ministers at Asheboro church headline service
Dr A G Dixon former conference president and head of the Children’s Home at High Point preached at the Asheboro Methodist Protestant Church during morning service. He outlined the New Century Service tithing plan while the audience heard from visiting ministers and local speakers. Dainty Agnes Franey touted hair care with Danderine, claiming dandruff removal and a silky shine, with 35c bottles advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
S. W. Taylor
Greensboro
North Carolina Methodist Protestant Conference
J. E. Pritchard
Asheboro
Ziegfeld
Warner Brothers
Agnes Franey
Miss Franey
New York
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Forester Flory
Raymond Evans
Eugene Evans
Hugh MacRae
Emma Williamson
S. C. Sweeney
Frederick Evans
I. del. Brayshaw
George Harris
B. M. Washburn
A. B. White
Washington, D. C
Robert McCuisten
Arkansas National Forest
Adv
Ring Drug CO
Wachovia Bank
Washington
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis
Norfolk
Charleston
Savannah
Brunswick
Jacksonville
Gulf
Mobile
New Orleans
Mass Meeting
Stamey
Associated Press
Associated
Clear Channel
WBAC
Pittsburgh
Rochester
WGY Schenectady
Springfield
Radioet
WRBRZ
Central and Southern
Pennsylvania
Lester Jones
William J. Groom
Kinston
L. A. Hankinson
Columbus County
Garland Goodwin
Durham
T. A. Early
Wilson
W. E. Vernon
L. A. Fisher
R. H
W. E. Linthicum & Son
Boulevard St
Mr. Witherspoon
del Monte
Iona
Lima
Sunnyfield
Atlantic & Pacific
Asheboro News
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