Drought Strategies Boost North Carolina Pasture Plans
State College expert Sam Dobson outlines methods to avert feed shortages amid drought. Farmers are urged to increase pasture acreage per grazing unit, store surplus as hay or silage, and reserve millet, Sudan grass, soybeans, or kudzu. Some use irrigation, reclaim wet land, or plant alfalfa and annual lespedezas. Prepare soil, test, lime, fertilize, and seed this fall.
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North Carolina
Sam Dobton
State College Extension
Dobson
Dob
Piedmont
Kobe
Radio Announcer Brought Here on Triple Charges
Detectives say a 25 year old radio announcer nicknamed Roger Gray left a trail of worthless checks across the western half of the state. Henry Ora Condrey, 25, was arrested by Catawba deputies from Newton on three charges including one felony for false pretense to obtain a $100 loan. Bond set at $700. Condrey, who has used the name Roger Gray, is also wanted for bad checks in Thomasville, Durham, Winston-Salem, Mt. Airy and Waynesville. He has worked at stations in Winston-Salem Mt. Airy and Newton. A hearing is set Wednesday before Judge Archie Myatt.
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Newton
Catawba
Henry Ora
English St
Condrey
Roger Gray
Thomasville
Durham
Winston-Salem
Mt. Airy
Waynesville
Archie Myatt
Douglas Ransier Barnes
Bencini
Thomas Marshall Isom
Rawley Farm
Robert
Leonard Jones
E. Washington Street
Thieves divert attention to rifle purse in boarding house theft
Police suspect a deception at 200 E Russell St as thieves drew landlady Mrs H M Lockamy away while stealing from her purse. Between 60 and 75 dollars vanished from the apron pocket after an earlier small fire scare. Detectives also probe hub cap thefts from a car on Lindsay Street reported by A W Stamey.
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E. Russell Sr
H. M. Lockamy
A. W. Stamey
Lindsay St
Peanut Specialist Joins North Carolina State College Extension
Astor Perry joins the North Carolina State College Extension Service as peanut specialist in the agronomy section replacing J. P. Woodard. A Roan Mountain Tenn. native and 29 year old former Erwin Tenn. teacher, Perry is expanding his MS studies while serving in the Air Force and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. He is married with two children and resides at 18 A Vet ville Raleigh.
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Raleigh
N. C
State College
Kappa Phi Kappa
Alpha Zeta
Phi Kappa Phi
Agronomist
Perry
Air Force
Dorothy
David
Perrys
Vetville
Chemical Appears To Cause Damage In Carolina Farms
Farmers report crop damage plausibly linked to weed killer 2 4 D with cases in Statesville. Agronomy specialist W G Westmoreland warns injury can arise from fumes, spray fog, water drainage, or contaminated equipment even when users are not applying the chemical. Continuous guidance urges consulting trained personnel before use.
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Raleigh
W. G. Westmoreland
State College Extension Service
Roy Little
Statesville
Route 6
Little
Westmoreland
Coming Events 4H Activities Across North Carolina
A list of 4H and related events across NC from Aug 17 to 29 includes wildlife camps at Creek State Park Cary Aug 17 22 beekeepers meeting Cullowhee Aug 17 18 and field day at Asheville Aug 18. Also shows 4H pullet shows in Statesville Le Noir Cord Augusta Mocksville Yadkinville Asheboro and Raleigh group DHIA and DHSA testers conferences and a state wildlife conference at Camp Millstone.
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Creek State Park
Cary
N. C. Beekeepers Association
Cullowhee
American Breeders Service
Asheville
Statesville
Western Group
Marion
Lenoir
Concord
Mocksville
Raleigh
Yadkinville
Asheboro
Camp Millstone
Randolph County Youth Sought For Wreck Charges
Police seek Ronald David Allen, 16, after a Elm street wreck caused $425 in damage to a car and a building. He faces reckless driving and failing to report an accident charges. A passenger sustained slight injuries. Allen reportedly went to a hospital with friends before asking to be taken to the highway.
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Randolph County
Elm Street
Ronald David Allen
Allen
Harold Morris
Lexington Wholesale Grocery
Morris
Stock market eases after irregular early session
New York stocks slipped slightly near noon after an uneven morning with light trading. Declines were mild while most issues held steady and only a few moved notably, including Sante Fe up and Bethlehem Steel soft.
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Stock Exchange
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Delaware and Hudson
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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General Motors
Bethlehem
U. S. Steel
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American T & T
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Esspéceseassaee
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
Goodrich
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Cece Broger. Co
Be & Myers
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Packard
Paramount Pi Penneys
Pennsylvania
Pepsi - Cola
Philip Morris
Reynolds Tobacc
Southern Co
Southern Railway
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Studebaker
Toxas
Scse- Union Carbid
U.S. Piper
I. S. Steel
Warner Bros
Western Union
Westinghouse
Westinghouse E
Woolworth
Forester Warns Of Drought Dangers After Fires
County Forester John Spivey warned land owners and picnickers to avoid brush burning and careless matches as dry conditions persist. A 20 acre Deep River forest fire started by hot coals burned near Deep River, with 25 men battling it to containment. A smaller two acre blaze near Greensboro on McKnight Mill road was caused by a dropped burning match.
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Deep River
John Spivey
Spivey
Greensboro
McKnight Mill Road
Davidson Officers Smash Two Stills
In Thomasville two small liquor manufacturing plants were destroyed by sheriff's deputies and a malt beverage inspector. 55 gallons of mash ready to be run off were destroyed in Conrad Hill Township on Friday afternoon. a portable still was used, but the rest of the apparatus could not be found. In Horse Shoe Neck Boone Township ABC beer inspector W. E. Smith destroyed a 35 gallon submarine whisky plant Saturday afternoon after the mash had been spent, indicating recent operation.
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Thomasville
Sheriff's Department
Conrad Hill
Boone Township
Horseshoe Neck
ABC Beer
W. E. Smith
Wilson
Assaults tied to hoe brick and knife reports
In Thomasville a hoe a brick and a knife were used in assaults. Eva and Mabel Skeen faced deadly weapon charges for assaulting Irene Curry and were released on $300 bond. Curry charged Eva Skeen with knife assault. A minor delinquency case tied to 18 year old Vernel Myers was set at $300. Three High Point men faced liquor law violations with $50 bonds. jail window damage led to additional charges for two men. AWOL and license revocation cases also noted.
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Thomasville
Eva
Mabel Skeen
Irene Curry
Recorder's Court
Curry
Eva Skeen
Vernel Myers
Route 2
Welfare Department
Myers
High Point
W. Main Street
John Henry Lickey
Ennis St
Robert DeHart
Jimmy Hill
English St
Estus Street
Carroll Blackburn
Fisher Ferry Street
Budget To Get Final Approval In Thomasville
Thomasville city council will give final approval to the 1953 54 budget in an 8 30 a m session in council chambers. Council plans to discuss water and sewer license laws and building inspections as ordinances, reviewed by the new city attorney, are up for adoption.
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Thomasville
Carl C. Wilson
Obituaries for Saintsing Hauser Brewer and Griffith
Death notices from Thomasville Kernersville and Mt. Airy list Watson Lee Saintsing 57 Route 1 Thomasville, Myrtle Hauser 56 Kernersville, Nellie Christine Sechrest Brewer 34 327 West Main Street, and Narmie Jackson Griffith 88 Greensboro Road. Services held at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Bethany First Baptist Central Friends Oakwood Oakdale cemeteries.
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Thomasville
Nellie Christine Sechrest Brewer
W. Main St
Bethany Evangelical and Reformed
A. W. Hedrick
W. H. Walton
Abbey's Creek Baptist Church
F. L. Kelly
Pilot View Baptist Church
V J. Murphy
A. C. Murphy
Cleo Mendenhall
Probable Cause Found In Rape Attempt Case
A preliminary hearing in Municipal Court bound over Lonnie Burke to Superior Court on a $2000 bond after he denied attempted rape charges. Burke claimed alibi and money dispute with the accuser, Lonnie Burke of 308 Vail St. He also denied possessing a gun.
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Lonnie Burke
Vail St
Elia Walker
Loflin Street
Burke
High Point
Ovella Feemster
State Prison
Aptolia Gilmore
Homer Hudson
Richard Lindsay
Lindsay
Archie Myatt
Greensboro
High Point Polio Unit Admits Boy and Discharges Girl
Stephen Bernard six year old son of Mr and Mrs H W Bernard 511 Sunset Dr admitted Saturday to Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital Greensboro Emily Jo Thompson five daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Fompson Route 4 dismissed from polio center Saturday Patent count at the hospital stands at 97 Mrs J C Malpass 804 N Hamilton St said this morning that her son Robert 15 has virtually recovered from a very mild case of polio Onset of his disease listed by the health department as July 29 He was a patient at High Point Memorial Hospital for one week and Mrs Malpass said he has shown no signs of paralysis Between 1939 and 1952 users of electricity in Great Britain increased from 10 to 13 million.
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Stephen Bernard
H. W. Bernard
Sunset Dr
Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital
Greensboro
High Point
Emily Jo Thompson
Joseph Fompson
Route 4
J. C. Malpass
N. Hamilton St
Robert
Baptists Launch Crusade With Large Opening Turnout
The Baptist Churches of High Point opened a Crusade for Christ last night in a crowded tent with cars and seats filled. Rev. Don Austin delivered the sermon on The Message of the Cross, urging God's holiness and mankind's sinfulness. The event runs nightly through Sept. 6 at 7:30 pm in the Catfivas Cathedral on Church and Pine streets.
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Baptist Churches of
High Point
Crusade For Christ
Irv Chambers
Don Austin
Christ
Catfivas
Church and
Pine Streets
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Taylor St
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Forester
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Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church
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J. W. Grace
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Fred Morris Saintsing
Raeford Saintsing
Dallas Saintsing
Arville Saintsing
Waldo Saintsing
Church Cemetery
City Memorial Hospital
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Myrtle
Hauser
Kernersville
Myrie S. Hauser
Meridian
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Southern Pines
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Charles Burchette
Burrell
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Nannie Griffith
Narmie Jackson Griffith
Greensboro Road
W. H. Spradlin, Jr
Education
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Central Friends Meeting
Oakdale Cemetery
Robert Perkins
Andrew Bowman
Nash Jewelry & Loan Co
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