Old Cabin To Become Museum In Boone North Carolina
A 175 year old log cabin in Boone will be dedicated as a museum by the Southern Appalachian Historical Association on August 14. L. T. Tatum, descendant of a Revolutionary War captain who built it, donated the structure in a scene of frontier life. Notable relics include a cutter churn used to hide Civil War money and a walnut chest inscribed Southampton 1618. Dr. Christopher Crittenden and Dr. I. G. Greer are among expected guests at the ceremony at Horn in the West park.
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Boone, N.C
England
Southampton
Southern Appalachian Historical Assn
L. T. Tatum
Christopher Crittenden
State Department of Archives
I. G. Greer
Southern Appalachian Historical Assn. of
Chapel Hill
Daniel Boone
The
Horn
West Park Grounds
Sheriffs Elect New NC Association Officers
The North Carolina Sheriffs Association elected Nash County Sheriff Glenn O. Womble as president. Lincoln County Sheriff Frank P. Heavner departs the post. Cleveland County Sheriff J. H. Allen is first vice president, Dare County Sheriff Frank Cahoon is second vice president, and New Hanover County Sheriff Jon H. Morris becomes secretary-treasurer. Lincolnton farm agent J. Graham Morrison spoke at the closing banquet.
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Asheville
N.C
North Carolina
Men Face Trial For Robbery Wounding Of Patrol Officer
Two men charged in a May 15 armed robbery and the wounding of two highway patrolmen in Greenville. Quentin Smith and Charles Lawson face September trial. A third suspect, Ray Cox, was killed in Detroit. Lawson arrested in Chicago. Smith captured at the scene. Lawson linked to Cox’s death. extradition not pursued.
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Greenville
S.C
Charles Edward Lawsson
Chicago
Quentin Smith
Greer
Ray T. Cox
Haskell L. Junkin
Douglas Coursey
Smith
Lawson
FBI
Detroit
Cox
Michigan
General Sessions Court
Tobacco Market Prices Steady in Opening Week of 1959 Season
South Carolina and North Carolina flue cured markets held prices firm with minor shifts in quality. Danville Virginia warehousemen set September 8 for the North Carolina Virginia Old Belt season opener, early versus 1958. Week volume reached 27 554 639 pounds. season total 42 836 955 pounds. SC sold 16 621 453 pounds for 61 59 dollars and NC 10 933 186 pounds for 57 40 dollars.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Danville
Junk Familiar To Junk Dealer
Salisbury AP Sam Schwartz, a junk dealer, bought junk from two teenagers who defaced it, realizing he had seen the junk before. The sheriff’s office traced it to a railroad car loaded by Schwartz a while earlier. Two East Spencer boys Tommy Truett and James Stamper, ages 18 and 19, were arrested and charged in connection with the theft of about 1 000 pounds of junk.
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James Stamper
Vaccine Neglect Charged by Greensboro Doctor
Greensboro physician Dr. S F Ravenel cites polio outbreak and vaccine shortages as results of widespread refusal to vaccinate last year. He warns that millions remained unprotected and urges intensified vaccination campaigns targeting 98 million people under 40 to prevent next summer's polio.
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Greensboro
S. F. Ravenel
State Medical Society
Dr. Ravenel
Sanford Seeks Equal Aid for Agriculture
Fayetteville candidate Terry Sanford urged North Carolina to give agriculture the same priority as industrial development. Speaking to about 1,000 Union Electric Membership Corp. members in Monroe he said the state must emphasize all parts of the economy and avoided direct criticism of Gov Hodges while advocating stronger support for farming.
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Monroe
N.C
Terry Sanford
Fayetteville
Union Electric Membership ‘Corp
Luther Hodges
Tax bill for Class One railroads hits 957 million in 1958
The Association of American Railroads reports that the 1958 tax obligation of Class One railroads totaled 957 million dollars.
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The
Association of American Railroads
Mt Kenya Rise and Valle Grande Details
Valle Grande volcanic region near Los Alamos New Mexico rises 17 000 feet above terrain and spans 16 miles by 176 square miles. The description notes Mt Kenya in Africa and its height with broad geographic context.
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Mt. Kenya
Africa
Valle Grande
Los Alamos
N. M
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