North Carolina tourism boosts mountain counties in busy season
Western North Carolina welcomes a record flow of visitors this summer with over 750000 people entering via the Blue Ridge Parkway. John Baskervill cites rising court traffic and growing industrial output in Lenoir High Point and hosiery regions as signs of regional progress. Local towns and counties increasingly handle advertising duties as state funds shift toward industry promotion.
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Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Pete
Raleigh
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Parkway
John C. Baskervill
Ospitality Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Lenoir
United States
High Point
Baskervill
Mounain
Services At The Churches Sermon Topics August 24
Christian Science Sunday lessons highlighted Mind as the divine rule. Golden Text drew from 1 Corinthians 2 16 while Psalms 143 10 12 recalled praise and the kingdom of God. Eddy’s Science and Health emphasized understanding Mind and the limitations of material theories.
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iLesson
Christian Science
Mary
Baker Eddy
Farmers Expecting High Weed Prices In Tobacco Belts
North Carolina growers anticipate high tobacco prices as the New Bright Belt opens its season amid rising Border Belt rates. Last week the 16 markets in the Carolinas sold 31,251,234 pounds at an average of 98.12 cents per pound with all grades up. A preliminary survey signals heavy sales and good to fine quality, with markets including Wilson Greenville Kinston Goldsboro Rocky Mount Washington Williamston Farmville Robersonville Smithfield Ahoskie Tarboro Wallace Wendell. Seventy two clergymen seek a Newcastle pastors post. Moscow farm show displays exceed 560 grain and legume varieties.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Carolinas Border Belt
New Bright Belt
South Carolina
Border Belt
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Greenville
Kinston
Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
Washington
Williamston
Farmville
Robersonville
Smithfield
Ahoskie
Tarboro
Wallace
Wendell
Expansion Of Dairy In North Carolina Sees New Facilities
North Carolina expands dairy programs with new experiment farms in Willard, Pender County, and Statesville, backed by WPA and State Agriculture. The effort aims to boost milk production, livestock health, farmer income, and nutrition, highlighting needs for better herd care, feed, and soil-based farming practices.
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North Carolina
W. Kerr Scott
State College
WPA
Piedmont
United States
Thomas Parran
Surgeon General
State Department of Agriculture
Statesville
C. C. McGinnis
Fred ©. Miller
Department of Agriculture
Willard Station
Robert M. Salter
State College Experiment Station
Washington Post
L. D. Bauer
North Carolina State College Dairy Experiment Station
Iredell County
Retired German Rear Admiral Paul von Hintze Dies
Berlin Aug 25 Rear Admiral Paul von Hintze 77 longtime aide to the late Kaiser Wilhelm II and former German secretary for foreign affairs died here Saturday. He served as minister to Mexico China and Norway and played a role in negotiations with Admiral Dewey at Manila in 1898. His diplomatic career began in Mexico and he later led Germanys foreign ministry from September 1918.
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Berlin
Paul von Hintze
Kaiser Wilhelm III
Mexico
China
Nanvas
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Sane
Norway
Foreign Affairs
Erwin Cotton Mills Strike Ends in Ratified Contract
Durham and Erwin mill workers reached a settlement after National Defense Mediation Board talks. About 3,600 of 4,000 Erwin workers ratified a contract recognizing the Textile Workers Union as exclusive bargaining agent. The agreement establishes an eight hour day five day week with overtime pay and formal grievance procedures.
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Durham
Erwin Cotton Mills
Erwin
National Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Textile Workers Union of America
Pioneering wireless voice inventor Fessenden eulogized at Roanoke Island
Reginald A Fessenden who first sent the human voice by wireless telephone was honored on Roanoke Island where the experiment occurred. Attendees included Edison heirs, Reginald W Fessenden and naval expert E Stuart Tucker. George Gordon Battle praised the invention as a key link in communications as Governor Broughton introduced speakers.
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Manteq
Reginald A. Fessenden
Roanoke Island
Fessenden
Edison
Marconi
William Edison
Onias A. Edison
Reginald W. Fessenden
E. Stuart Tucker
George Gordon Battle
New York
Island
Broughton
Truck Driver Killed After Car Crashes into Parked Truck
Jacksonville August 25. William Dowling aged 35 of Fairmont Indiana a truck driver was killed early yesterday when an automobile crashed into his parked truck.
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Jacksonville
William Dowling
Fairmont
Ind
Prison minstrels plan two shows for ambulance fund
Raleigh August 25 plan for two Central Prison minstrel performances this week in the prison auditorium to raise money to donate an ambulance airplane to Britain.
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Raleigh
Central Prison Minstrels
Britain
Young Jim Riddle of Asheboro A Civic Man and Storekeeper
Jim L Riddle of Clover South Carolina rose from Clemson football to run Economy Auto Supply in Asheboro North Carolina. He earned trust as a civic leader serving on the Asheboro Merchants association Rotary Chamber of Commerce and as a Presbyterian deacon. He enjoys hunting and fishing and cherishes his wife Willie and son James L Riddle Jr. The piece notes broader global items about flaxseed payments and China-US trade figures.
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Jim
Asheboro
Randolph County
North Carolina
James L. Riddle
Clover
S. C
Tessons
Clemson
South
King’s Business College
Charlotte
Goodrich
Jess Garner
Garner
Economy Auto Supply Company
Fle
Asheboro Merchants Association
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Presbrterian
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James L. Riddle, Jr
Little Jim
Iceland Booms Yet Natives Not Enthusiastic Over It
Report from Reykjavik notes prosperity tied to American and British troop presence, higher wages, crowded hotels, and scarce goods. Iceland plans to elect its first president while fearing the foreigners will depart after the emergency. Trade focuses on fish and 3.2 food, with war disruptions and timber scarcity shaping daily life.
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Iceland
Tceland
Manu
Britain
Europe
United States
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