North Carolina soil erosion project announced by Interior
Director H H Bennett of the Soil Erosion Service announced a major soil erosion program for Deep River watershed in Guilford Randolph and Forsyth counties and Brown Creek watershed in Anson and Union counties North Carolina A regional director Dr James H Kings arrived to begin work The plan covers about 137000 acres on Deep River and 58000 acres on Brown Creek with emphasis on preventing erosion and integrating land use across regions with varied soils and topography
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H. H. Bennett
Soil Erosion Service Ofment of the Interior
Secarold L. Ickes
Deep
Guilford
Randolph
Forsyth
Northarolina
Brown Creek
Anson
Union
James H. Kings
Deep River
South Carolina
United States
The
Soil Service
North Carolina
Cutton
Ers
An- County
Erement
Bennett
James H. Stallings
Bryan
Texas
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Iowa State College
Franklin County Agricultural High School
Meadville
Mississippi
Auburn
Alabama
Town State College
Texas Agricultural College
J. C. Penny-Gwinn Corporation
Penny Farm
Florida
Georgia
Stallings
National Fertilizer Association
Soil erosion and land misuse highlight North Carolina needs
A North Carolina official warns of worsening gullying and soil loss from poor land use across the Piedmont and Appalachian foothills. The Soil Erosion Service plans a science based program, requiring full cooperation from farmers, business, educators, and communities to protect the state’s prime asset. The Anson County project sits in the sandstone belt near Triassic era coal beds, where White Store soils lose topsoil and erode into forests, threatening farming and forestry alike.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
United States
Appalachian
Soil Erosion Service
Anson County
White Store
Wage Increases Held Out to Toledo Strikers In Automotive Works
In Toledo the Spicer Manufacturing Corp offers a 12 percent wage rise for all workers, lifting the minimum from 16 to 18 dollars a week for men and 12.24 to 13.70 for women. The plan includes reclassification to guarantee the average 12 percent increase, and is to be considered by the union executive committee.
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Toledo
Charles Dana
Spicer Manufacturing Corporation
Philip C. Nash
H. D. Friel
United States Department of Labor
Friel
Automotive
Thomas Ramsey
Automotive Workers Union
Dana
Banking crisis deepens as deposits flee and Ohio plans restrictions
The banking panic widens with heavy withdrawals across states. Ohio and Indiana banks will reopen only on a restricted withdrawal basis. U S Steel stock sinks amid mills operating at 17 percent capacity while customers stash cash at home. The article also notes extensive soil erosion issues in a prosperous region, detailing the Brown Creek and Deep River watersheds and introducing Dr. James H. Stallings, newly named Regional Director, with a lengthy résumé in agronomy and soil science.
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Ohio
Indiana
U. S
Norfolk Man Undergoes Appendectomy At Burrus Memorial
Ben Spruill of Norfolk Va lumber operator is a patient at Burrus Memorial hospital recovering from an appendectomy. He came for a visit with his brother Dr. Joseph L. Spruill who has been a patient there for weeks when he was seized by appendicitis and required the operation last Friday.
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Ben Spruill
Norfolk
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Mr. Spruill
Joseph L. Spruill
Spruill
Soil Improvement Efforts Span Five States Under Science Aid
The text notes an improvement program for the Pon thre Southwest with labor devoted to soil improvement in Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma and Texas. Work conducted with agricultural experiment stations across states marks him as a valuable Soil Erosion Service staff addition. Dr Stallings joined from Texas after study in Iowa and other states. A Buenos Aires item mentions beer and wine from slot machines as a quick lunch feature.
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Ponthre Southwest
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Soil Erosion Service
Buenos Aires
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