Sorrow and Victory in a War Time Garden
A column reflects on grief after loss in wartime, illustrating coping through a tale of a grieving couple and a mother who channels bereavement into war work. It then praises a thriving victory garden in High Point, noting J Clyde Bostian and family effort, soil, and yield near Finglish Street Extension, tying garden success to morale and home-front support.
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High Point
J. Clyde Bostian
Rostian
Pere
Bastian
Finglish Street
Enrollment Of 450 Expected At State College
Raleigh Aug 3 Present indications point to an enrollment of 450 new men at North Carolina State College this fall versus about 900 at the same time last year. Registrar W L Mayer said that by Aug 1 only 291 applications from prospective freshmen had been received compared with 633 on the same date last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C. State College
W. L. Mayer
State Cattle Club Holds Annual Sale
STATESVILLE August 3 The North Carolina jersey cattle club will hold its annual consignments at the fairgrounds. D W Colvard assistant director of the mountain experiment station at Swannanoa and club secretary announced 44 cows and heifers and two four star bulls will be offered for sale.
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Statesville
North Carolina Jersey Cattle Club
Fairgrounds
D. W. Colvard
Mountain
Swannanoa
Local throngs flood city as furniture mart nears close
August 8, 1933 edition notes throngs of buyers converging for the furniture mart closing. Banks will close at 1 pm on weekdays starting Aug 7, with Saturdays at noon. George Lowe elected president of the local automobile dealers association. Iris Welch to perform from Interlocken camp via radio. Navy awards 21 ship contracts. Prohibition repeal votes set for November 8. Roosevelt cash balance expected by Aug 15.
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Furniture Mart
George Lowe
Treva Wilkinson
Greensboro
W. I. Gibson
Forrest Avenue
Iris Welch
Interlocken
Mich
Navy
Roosevelt
Treasury
Nation Must Plan Peace To Avert Blunders
A bipartisan U S Congress pair Senator Harold Burton and Representative Robert Ramspeck urged planning for postwar peace. Speaking in Indianapolis they argued nations cannot blunder into peace and called for a postwar program to rehabilitate conquered nations and build UN confidence alongside allied nations. They defended using force if needed to maintain peace.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States Congress
Harold Burton
Rohio
Robert Ramspeck
D-Ga
Indiana Committee For Victory
Burton
United States
Ramspeck
United Nations
Daughters Elks Sponsor Informal Tea At Elks Home
The Daughters Elks host an informal tea at the Elks Home on Sunday at 5 p m. The public is invited to attend. The event highlights community gathering and charity activity within local fraternal groups.
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Elks
Elks Home
Baptist Training Union Convention
First Baptist Church
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Sylvia Alford
Hoover Street
J. C. Moultrie
Lynchburg
J. A. Thomas
Leonard Street
Wife Of Polio Victim Has Second Daughter
CHICAGO August 2 The wife of polio victim Fred Snite Jr welcomed a second daughter born in hospital. Mrs Teressa Larkin Snite, wife of the 33 year old man who has spent more than seven years in an iron lung, reported in good condition with her newborn. Their first daughter Teressa Marie was born September 22 1940. Snite marked his 33rd birthday on Saturday.
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Chicago
Teressa Larkin Snite
Fred Snite, Jr
Teressa Marie
Snite
New Sea Post For Negotiator At Martinique
San Juan Puerto Rico Aug 3 Vice Admiral John H Hoover United States representative in the Martinique negotiations is being detached from command of the Caribbean sea frontier for a new post at sea The Tenth Naval district announced the change and did not reveal Hoover s new assignment or his successor Hoover expanded the Caribbean frontier during his tenure directing anti submarine actions and coordinating lend lease forces He previously arranged the demilitarization of French war vessels at Martinique with Georges Robert the French high commissioner.
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San Juan
Ito Rico
John H. Hoover
United States
Georges Robert
Martinique
Caribbean Sea Frontier
Tenth Naval District
Virgin Islands
British West Indies
Bahamas
Venezuela
Guianas
Hoover
Caribbean
United Nations
Robert
Antilles
Sheriffs Meet In Queen City
The annual North Carolina Sheriffs association convention will be in Charlotte August 11 and 12 with banquet address by former Governor Clyde R. Hoey and wartime problem discussions. Sheriff Ernie Shore of Forsyth County serves as president. other officers include C V Falkner McDowell County first vice presidentGeorge Ross Pou Raleigh honorary life vice president John R Morris New Hanover County secretary treasurer and L P Mc Nicholl Charlotte field secretary.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
Ernie Shore
Forsyth County
C. V. Falkner
McDowell County
George Ross Pou
Raleigh
John R. Morris
New Hanover County
L. P. McNicholl
Annual Meet of Friends Underway in Greensboro
In Greensboro on August 3 the 246th annual session of the North Carolina yearly meeting of friends opened with elections, finance review, and reports. Tonight’s vesper service features Howard Yow and Norman Whitney on faith of our fathers, following yesterday’s ministry and oversight session led by Dr. Raymond Binford.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends
Howard Yow
Winston-Salem Friends Meeting
Norman Whitney
Syracuse University
Raymond Binford
Guilford College
Memphis Belle romance ends in breakup for war hero
Margaret Polk announces there will be no wedding to Major Robert K. Morgan, famed Memphis Belle pilot, though they remain good friends. Morgan is on a tour of war plants with his crew after the plane and crew completed 25 missions over Europe. The couple had planned to wed after his tour, but the engagement ended by mutual agreement.
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John Doe
Deville
Midwest
Memphis
Tenn
Margaret Polk
Robert K. Morgan
Miss Polk
Bob
Morgan
Asheville, N. C
Hitler
Europe
State Grange Meeting Set For October 27 28
The North Carolina State Grange will hold its annual convention in Statesville Oct. 27-28. The executive committee shortened the session to two days and planned a dinner on Oct. 27 to open the meeting. The committee backed Governor Broughton’s labor mobilization program and urged the OPA to equalize milk and egg prices across zones.
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Statesville
North Carolina State Grange
Broughton
Office of Price Administration
Dutch Sub Sinks Axis Ships. Hit on Supply Vessel
The government in exile announced that the Dutch submarine Dolfijn scored a torpedo hit on a 5,000 ton Axis supply ship and sunk two schooners by gunfire in recent Mediterranean operations.
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London
Netherlands
Dolfjin
Mediterranean
Does Collins retain mayoral office after police chief duties
In Lumberton Harold A. Collins was elected mayor after being drafted to run against the incumbent. He then took over as police chief on May 31. A new police chief has been installed and the city seeks an opinion from the state attorney general on whether Collins remains mayor.
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Lumberton
Harold A. Collins
FE. M. Johnson
Collins
H. F E. Stacy
Leaf Markets See Heavier Floor Peaks Across Regions
Tobacco sales moved into the second week with Georgia and Florida markets reporting stronger offerings of the cured leaf. Valdosta saw a slight drop in common grades while most sales range 39 to 41 cents per pound. Live Oak and City Florida markets posted peak and averages near 41.7 and 42 cents respectively, with best grades 43 to 46 cents. Georgia official J Tom Linder forecasts ongoing May open markets and a three week harvest timeline, estimating a crop drop of about 2 percent from last year and noting a potential 50 cent price if ceilings had not been set.
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Georgia
Florida
Valdosta
Moultrie
Adel
Live Oak
Fla
J. Tom Linder
Atlanta
Eaeth
Linder
Armistice Talk Not Abandonment Of Surrender
In Los Angeles Dr Alfredo C Escovar president of the University of Cauca Colombia argues North Americans should trade technical knowledge for South America’s cultural development He advocates heads of universities from both continents meeting to coordinate cultural movements and balance humanistic and technical approaches.
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Los Angeles
South America
Alfredo C. Escovar
Univers of Cauca
Papayan
Colombia
North
Commission Sets Hearing Dates for Bus Franchise Extensions
The utilities commission in Raleigh announced public hearings for three North Carolina bus franchise extensions. Hickory city bus lines face a August 20 hearing to extend territory, while Queen City Coach of Charlotte seeks September 14 to run between Morganton and Rutherfordton, and Rutherford County Transit seeks September 14 to operate Morganton to near Westminster. All hearings are in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
The
Utilities Commission
North Carolina
City Bus Lines of
Hickory
Queen City Coach Company
Charlotte
Morganton
Rutherfordton
Rutherford County Transit Company
Westminster
Test Pilot Hough Reaches 780 MPH In P-38 Dive
In a historic 25 000 foot power dive from 43 000 feet near England in 1942 Hough achieved speeds over 780 miles per hour nearly the speed of sound. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for independent flight research and helped expand dive data for P-38 and P-47 aircraft.
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London
Cass S. Hough
Plymouth
Mich
Eighth Fighter Command
United States Army Air Forces
Frank O'D. Hunter
Hough
England
Daisy Air-Rifle Manufacturing Company
University of Michigan
Republic Aviation Corporation
Farmingdale
L. L
Army
Americans Free From Coffee Ration Drawdown
Washington reports no public rush or complaints after lifting coffee rationing as Roosevelt announced unlimited purchases. Officials cite prior boosts in allowances, preexisting supplies, and U-boat relief shipments restoring near peacetime levels with six months of ample demand covered.
Monopoly Can Hold Back U S Air Progress
C Bedell Monro, president of Pennsylvania Central Airlines, argues monopoly stifles American aviation. He lauds regulated competition as essential for security and growth, calling recent airline policy a Magna Carta. He warns against stagnation akin to postwar ocean transport. Cuba ships beef to the U S average 3 250 000 pounds monthly.
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Chicago
C. Bedell Monro
Pennsylvania-Central Airlines
Chicago Engineers Club
Monro
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Winston-Salem
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Asheville
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Orange
N. J
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Hamilton Street
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