North Carolina Fair to Feature Women and 4 H Clubs
Raleigh hosts the North Carolina State Fair October 14 to 19 with women and Home Demonstration and Four H Club exhibits. Improvements include a new poultry barn, expanded hog and cattle barns, skylights, rock screenings, grassed grounds, and expanded parking. A new Raleigh to fair road enables one way traffic under highway patrol supervision.
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State College
H Club
United States Department of Agriculture
South
Raleigh
North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Fair Grounds
Sheddings New Cotton Menace Looms in North Carolina
Enterprise Bureau reports not only boll weevil activity but also unusual shedding of cotton squares near the ground across North Carolina. Field men note good foliage and growth but heavy square shedding, potentially reducing yield, with investigators seeking the cause. Farmers are urged to dust cotton with calcium arsenate in infested areas.
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Department of Agriculture
Bell repaired in Braunton to honor ailing King George
In Braunton Devon a church bell cracked when King George fell ill last November and is being repaired with village funds as a bank offering for the king's recovery. An inscription proclaims the king's illness and restoration, echoing earlier engraving from Edward VI's era and George IV's death.
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Braunton
England
George
Devonshire
Edward VI
George IV
Ironing care for linens and frocks
Dry ironing prevents mussing on table linens and frock fabric. Hang silk or linen frocks after ironing to keep them fresh longer than wearing immediately.
Magazines Read At Public Library Highlight Ten Articles
Ten outstanding magazine articles are selected by librarians and available at the High Point Public Library. Reading hours are daily 12 to 7 p.m. except Sundays and holidays. Articles include Laid Off at Forty by Stuart Chase Harper's Magazine and Diet and Appetite by T Swann Harding Harper's Magazine.
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Stuart Chase
Harper’s Magazine
Mr. Chase
T. Swann Harding
Haven Emerson
Earle B. Phelps
Emerson
Phelps
Columbia University
Clarence A. Little
Scribner's
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Chrysler 65
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Wrenn Street
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