County Officials to Gain State Aid for Welfare Posts
North Carolina will start state funding for counties employing welfare officers this year, covering half of salaries from state funds. The aid varies by county population, with larger counties receiving less than many currently spend, while smaller counties gain more. The scale ranges from 400 to 1200 dollars for salary plus travel, based on population brackets.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Equalization
State
Rct of Charities and Public Welfare
Inventor unveils lamp and clock fishing line device
Genoa A local inventor introduces a fishing line fitted with a lamp and clock. When a fish bites, the light flashes signaling the catch. The clock spring winds in the line automatically, leaving the fisherman to free the fish from the hooks.
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Genoa
American judge presides at London wine tasting conference
The international wine tasting conference chair, Judge James Murfin, an American, led a London meeting that sampled four champagnes, three established and one newcomer.
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London
Continent
James Murfin
Leaf Eaters Control With Arsenate Dust Treatment
Arsenate of lead mixed at one ounce per two gallons of water dusted over foliage will effectively control leaf eating insects such as wireworms grubs cutworms beetles and caterpillars on flowers and plants.
Eight Tomatoes On One Stem Displayed at The Enterprise
A window display at The Enterprise features eight tomatoes growing on a single stem. The collection expands from a prior seven to eight after a tomato separated from its stem but the octet remains together in the display. The tomatoes were grown by H. H. Dean of 718 8 Hamilton Street.
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Enterprise
H. H. Dean
Hamilton Street
Large Sunflower Grows Tall in City Yard
Mrs. H. M. Ridge of 805 Willowbrook street reported a sunflower in her yard reaching 11 feet with 50 blossoms ranging two to seven inches wide. Local residents say it may be one of the largest flowers of its kind in the community.
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H. M. Ridge
Willowbrook Street
The
Enterprise Today
Plane Production In U S Rises To 103 Firms
Washington reports 103 companies produced 324 airplanes for domestic and civil use in the first quarter of 1931. Two firms built more than 25 planes, nine produced 10 to 24, five made 5 to 9, and twelve manufactured 2 to 4.
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Washington
United States
Mexican air lines report mileage rise in 1980
Commercial air transportation in Mexico rose by about 500000 miles in 1980 compared with 1929, totaling 2485810 miles last year. Air travel has fallen this year amid weak business conditions, with passenger totals mentioned as a comparison to 1929 levels and 1949 figures incomplete in the fragment.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Twin Propeller Washington Propeller Aiding Speed
The War Department studies a twin airplane propeller built by D. W. Evans and M. M. Egan. The design spins in opposite directions to cancel torque and boost performance.
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Washington
War Department
D. W. Evans
M. M. Egan
Young Robber Fatally Shoots Sheriff in Washington Store
A 12 year old, Hubert Nichols, confessed to robbing a Arstir Washington store and fatally shooting Sheriff John H. Worrell when the officer entered the store seeking to arrest him. The youth cited desire for cigarette money as motive.
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Hubert Nichols
Arstir
Wash
John H. Wormell
Wilson Brothers Win School Construction Jobs
Wilson Brothers of Spencer won two county school contracts in Lexington. One project adds five classrooms to Fairgrove school near Thomasville funded partly by a state literary loan. the other builds a gymnasium at Arcadia school funded from district funds and may be tentative.
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Lexington
Wilsom Brothers
Spencer
County Board of Education
Fairgrove
Thomasville
Arcadia School
Fairgrove School
Arcadia
State Literary Fund
Lexington Store Robbed By Thieves
Lexing ton on West Fifth avenue saw O. T. Nicholson store broken into through a rear window and a side door lite. goods including cigarettes cigars tobacco stockings and dry goods stolen. another robbery occurred at John Evans service station on North Main street with goods taken and clues unavailable.
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Lexington
O. T. Nicholson
West Fifth Avenue
John Evans
North Main Street
Nicholson
Davidson County Tax Payments Rush For 1931 Discount
In Lexington on August 13, tax payers in Davidson County rushed the Sheriff’s office to pay 1931 taxes with a two and a half percent discount. About 30,000 dollars has been paid so far. the tentative rate is only slightly over half of 1930’s. Through August the discount drops to two percent.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Amethyst Belief Tied to Sleep and Victory Powers
A superstition links amethyst to banishing sleep, sharpening mind, preventing intoxication, ensuring soldiers victory, and warding off sorcery. The claim appears as a traditional belief rather than proven fact.
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Grove
the Grove
Columbia Broadcasting System
WBT
May
U.S
Janina Smolinska
Europe
Slayer
Wilson Brothers
Davidson
Coe of AY
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
N.B.C. Networks
American Tobacco Co
Turkey
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
Carolinas
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
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