Foundations Boost North Carolina standards in agriculture and industry
North Carolina foundations at N C State College aim to raise living standards by funding textile agricultural dairy and engineering research. Key figures include textile leader W J Nick Carter and dairyman George S Coble, with multi million dollar goals and broad private support among farmers merchants bankers and professionals.
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Cora B. Stegall
Raleigh
N. C. State College
N. C
Tions
Greensboro
North Carolina
South
W. J
Nick) Carter
Greens Textile
Textile Foundation
Agricultural Foundation
Dairy Foundation
Engineering Foundation
The
Cort
Eeen
Thomas J. Pearsall
My Mount
Foundation
George S. Coble
Lexon Dairyman, Engineering Foundation
Carolina
Gov
Local GI Horse Show In Japan A Christmas Treat
Staff Sergeant Robert R. Mendenhall organized a Christmas day horse show in Japan with 800 GIs and 6,000 Japanese attending. Both sides entered 80 horses each with jockeys as Japanese officials awarded prizes 1200 yen given by the Japanese Jockey Association.
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Admiral Halsey
Emperor Hirohito
Japan
Robert R. Mendenhall
Reid Mendenhall
High Point
Rt. 2
Robert
Fort Riley
Kansas
Calvary
S. Set
Mendenhall
Jockey Association
Pearl Harbor
Japanese Jockey Association
Fourth FDR Stamp To Go On Sale January 30
The fourth Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial stamp, a five cent special delivery issue with the late president’s portrait and the slogan Freedom of speech and religion, from want and fear, will be sold at the Washington DC post office on January 30. First day covers may be sent to Postmaster Washington 13 DC with payment and limits. collectors may order philatelic stamps after January 30 through the post office department agency.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Washington 13
D. C
Philotic Agency
Post Office Department
Washington
Tax listing falls behind in High Point Township
County Tax Supervisor Troy Short urged property owners to list their taxes promptly as only 16 listing days remain before February 1 to avoid a last minute rush and 10 percent penalty. By yesterday 4,173 of an estimated 12,000 owners had listed, down from 4,539 at the same point last year. the office will stay open Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7 to 9 to assist.
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High Point Township
Troy Short
Short
Dobson Urges State Taxes Be Paid Now
J B Dobson deputy commissioner for the state revenue office urged High Pointers to file state income tax returns promptly. The office will be open Fridays until March 1 and daily March 1 to 15 with new deductions for medical care, funeral expenses, and eligible dependents including 18-year-old students. Residents with income thresholds must file, and joint returns have specific exemptions. intangibles on Dec 31 1944 require returns.
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J. B. Dobson
State Revenue Office
Wildine
Dobson
More Veterans Use Information Center
Miss Virginia Ryan announces growing use of the Veterans Information Center in 1946 with 253 veterans and 15 civilians visiting by January 11. She notes daily telephone inquiries and urges personal visits for better service while praising cooperation with Community Chest and other local agencies.
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Veterans’ Information Center
Virginia Ryan
Ryan
Supreme Court Spring Calendar Announced in Raleigh
The North Carolina Supreme Court released the spring term schedule, beginning February 5, listing appeal dates by district blocks from February 5 6 for First district to May 21 22 for Tenth and Eleventh districts. Court Clerk Adram J. Newton disseminated the calendar with district pairings across February through May.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Adram J. Newton
New Orleans Opens New Air Terminal
New Orleans dedicates its new Moisant international airport costing 5 million dollars as the largest U S air terminal. General James H Doolittle arrives to open ceremonies with trans Atlantic pilot Dick Merrill amid favorable weather in New Orleans. The facility features a 7000 foot principal runway and three 5000 foot runways.
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New Orleans
James H. Doolittle
Moisant International
United States
Doolittle
Spartanburg
S. C
Dick Merrill
New York
la Guardia Field
Lindsay Lindsey to Assume Duties at Wesley Memorial
Rev. Julian A. Lindsey, associate minister at Wesley Memorial Methodist, arrives to take up duties Monday after three and a half years as army chaplain. He spent over two years overseas in England Belgium and Germany and left as a major with a superior rating. The church plans strong support for returned service members reestablishing civilian life.
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Julian A. Lindsey
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Lindsey
England
Belgium
Germany
Wesley Memorial
Paul Hardin
March of Dimes Drive Opens Tomorrow With Jaycees Campaign
The annual March of Dimes drive starts tomorrow led by the junior chamber of commerce. Volunteers will solicit aid from industrial groups and place coin boxes in stores and theatres. Two tag days are planned for January 19 and 26, with a grand ball on January 25 at the Sheraton hotel featuring Harold Gale’s orchestra. The drive aims for easy contributions and broad community involvement.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
JayCees
Sheraton Hotel
Harold Gale
Winston-Salem
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Sgt. Mendenhall
Robt
H. P. Township
J. Melville Broughton of
Supreme Court
New Air Terminal
East Indies
Waldo A. Atkins
Naval Air Station
St. Simeon
Jewell Atkins
Park Street
Joseph C. Fidler
Issac Fidler
Willowbrook Street
Memphis
Tenn
Lindsay
Ter
West
Lexington Avenue
Piedmont Carolinas
Sou
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