North Carolina public schools expand with 1937 38 data release
North Carolina's school year 1937 38 shows 3 867 teachers earning 19 994 38 80 from eight month fund. 771 369 students attended 160 days. High school attendance rose from 100 802 to 133 520, white and colored totals up 45 739. Four thousand one hundred buses carried 306 000 daily riders, totaling over 22 000 000 miles with no fatalities.
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North Carolina
School Commission
Raleigh
N. C
Themelves
Hool
Reful
Lendid
Varid
Atate
Itsildren
Superviea
Directors Put In Doghouse
John T Flynn argues directors exploit corporations by holding multiple posts. He calls for two boards: an executive running board and a stockholder auditing board, with limits on board memberships. He cites insider gains and urges overhaul of corporation laws to curb abuses.
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W. O. Douglas
Standard Oil Company
John D
U. S. Steel
Operative Board
Federal Trade Commission
First Southern Print Mill Project Planned at Lufkin
Construction of the first news print mill in the South will begin soon in Lufkin Texas. A coalition of Southern newspapers has contracted for the mill’s entire output for five years.
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South
Lufkin
Texas
Southern Newspapers
Rural Electrification Loan Sought for Randolph Farms Project
The Rural Electrification Administration preliminarily considers a $400000 loan to build 400 miles of rural power lines to serve about 1200 farms in Randolph County.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Randolph County
Public schools face tax pressures and race-based funding gaps
The piece argues tax capacity must rise for future burdens and cites the 30 percent Black population in North Carolina needing improved school facilities. It notes substantial capital outlay will be required and predicts several General Assemblies must address this. It praises broad cooperation among governors, superintendents, boards, and the public toward common good.
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North Carolina
School Commission
Latin America Rises Toward Self Sufficiency And Unity
A 1930s outlook argues that despite shared language, Latin America remains diverse with rival ambitions. It notes Lima's conference as a healing step, forecasts Pan American highway expansion, and predicts mixed economies moving toward self sufficiency amidst growing interregional trade.
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NEA
Latin-America
Lima
Peru
Balkans
Chile
Paraguay
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
Bolivia
Venezuela
Colombia
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
British Honduras
U. Ss
Spain
Bolivar
Americas
Europe
Theodore Roosevelt
South America
United States
Latin America
Andes
Amazon
North America
America
Rio Grande
Southern Leaders Form Council for Regional Development
A diverse 40 member group in Atlanta launched the Council of Southern Regional Development to address the National Emergency Council’s diagnosis of the South as Economic Problem No 1. They call for long range planning and federal state legislation for agriculture health education and labor plus freight rate equality and poll tax abolition as voting prerequisite. Mark Ethridge named chairman of the new council.
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Atlanta
National Emergency Council
Roosevelt
South
Council of Southern Regional Development
Mark Ethridge
Louisville, Ky
Courier-Journal and Times
Farm family checks food costs despite bountiful harvest
Food remains the top expenditure for the farm family even as they grow much of what they eat. The contrast highlights household budgeting and agricultural abundance shaping daily meals.
Man Held By Police In Fatal Accident
In Morganton North Carolina Walter T Jones of Caldwell County was jailed on $1000 bond for the fatal accident that killed Plezz Henson 35 of Old Fort He was a hitchhiker who jumped from Jones car after thumbing a ride A co defendant Harry Isbell of Lenoir was held as material witness on $200 bond by coroner s jury
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Morganton
N. C
J. P. Coffey
Valdese
Walter T. Jones
Caldwell County
Plezz Henson
Old Fort
Coffey
Henson
Jones
Harry Isbell
Lenoir
Three Or More Died In Auto Accidents
Three or more people were killed on North Carolina highways during the weekend. John H. Spivey 63 a WPA worker died in Lexington after being struck crossing a street. John W Parrish 35 of McColl S C died near Laughtburg in a collision with a heavy truck. Plez Henson 35 of Old Fort died near Morganton in a leap from a moving truck as a hitchhiker.
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
John H. Spivey
WPA
Lexington
John W. Parrish
McColl
S. C
Lautinburg
Plezz Henson
Old Fort
Morganton
J. P. Coffey
Valdese
Coffey
Henson
1939 Prospects for Southern Crops Amid Price Rise
With expected gains in consumer buying power in 1939, fruit, vegetable, and truck crops are forecast to fetch higher prices in the South Atlantic States than they did in 1938, signaling improved farm income prospects.
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South Atlantic
Daily Provisions Feed a Family of Two Hundred Pounds
A local farmer reports supplying a day’s meal with two hundred pounds of corn hay and roots. The mix covers basic sustenance for a household, reflecting scarcity and simple rural diet.
Minister Proposes Public Executions By Lot
Raleigh pastor Rev. Lee C Sheppard of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church argues in a sermon that public executions chosen by lot would undermine capital punishment and that the nation may soon abandon it entirely. He cites an uneasy conscience in seeking an easy way to execute.
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Raleigh
N. C
Lee C . Sheppard
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church
America
Life and Eternal Life in Christian Science Sunday Lesson
The Sunday lesson-sermon across Christian Science churches focused on Life as eternal and spiritual. Golden Text from Proverbs 12 28 and I John 5 11 12 cited life in the Son. The Science and Health passage argues Life is infinite not a finite embryonic start.
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Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Miss Jennie Douglas Breaks Government Barriers
In 1862 Miss Jennie Douglas became the first woman employed by the U S government and was appointed to the American currency task. Her demonstrated efficiency opened the way for additional women appointments across government roles.
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Jennie Douglas
U.S
Pomona Grange installs officers in Davidson County
About 80 members and visitors attended the installation of Pomona Grange officers led by State Master Harry B. Caldwell. New officers include Master H. G. Early and overseer A. N. Harrell with assignments across local granges. The meeting featured talks on grange goals, a Davidson County facts program, and a Sabbath observance resolution.]<|>
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Pomona Grange
Harry B. Caldwell
Laura Fritts
Denton Grange
W. R. Swicegood
Tyro Grange
Clara Faye Hedrick
Welcome Grange
H. G. Early
Pilot Grange
Mills Home
A. N. Harrell
Southmont Grange
W. W. McCulloch
Arcadia Grange
Arcadia High School
Henry J. Everhart
Farmers Mutual Exchange
Wm. L. Craver
Hoy L. Long
Midway Grange
Farmer
C. E. Bernhardt
Denton High School
A. W. Koontz
Tyre Grange
Ceres
P. M. Hendricks
Pomona
Robert Hedrick
Hedricks Grove Grange
Flora
Peggy Owen
M. O. Everhart
Caldwell
Davidson County
T. H. Mills
Churchland Grange
Kelley and Saunders
Oliver Hudson Kelley
William Saunders
America
The
Grange
United States
Meetings set for conservation districts in Davidson county
Eleven meetings on Agricultural Conservation Program announced by P M Hendricks Davidson county farm agent. Sessions discuss organizing the middle Yadkin soil conservation district covering Davie Randolph and Davidson, with speakers William D Lee and B H Meachem.
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Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Thomasville
Davidson County
P. M. Hendricks
Middle Yadkin
Davie
Randolph
Davidson
William D. Lee
B. H. Meachem
Hedrick Grove
Southmont
Arcadia
Reedy Creek
Davis-Townsend
Reeds
Churchland
Linwood
Welcome
Tyre
Wallburg
Midway
Denton
Lexington
Winter Park Presbyterian Church Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Winter Park Presbyterian church near Wilmington on January 15 causing about 25000 dollars in damage. The blaze started from a short circuit in a switch box and was discovered at 8 am hampered by limited water. The 1915 church memorial was built by the late Dr. James Sprunt to his sister. A portion of the loss was insured.
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Wilmington
N. C
Winter Park Presbyterian
James Sprunt
Margaret Tannehill Hall
Approved Fertilizers For Different Crops In North Carolina
A State College Agronomy circular outlines proven fertilizers for NC crops. It details analyses and application rates by soil type and region, listing mixtures such as 4-8-4 and 5-10-5 for corn across Coastal Plain Piedmont and mountains, plus two pounds per square yard of 4-8-3 for tobacco beds.
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College Station
Raletgeh
North Carolina
Agronomy Department of
State College
C. B. Williams
Department of Agronomy, State College
Raleigh
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Five Agricultural Services in North Carolina
North Carolina maintains five key agricultural services: Extension Service, State Department of Agriculture, Vocational Agricultural unit, State college, and the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. The station backs the others with research on pests, soil, fertilizers and crop improvement, aiding farmers statewide. The state allotted only $5,000 in 1937 for a brushy mountain apples study, marking a historically small general fund investment in agricultural research.
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College Station
Raleigh
North Carolina
Extension Service
State Department of Agriculture
Vocational Agricultural Unit
State College
North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station
School of Agriculture
R. F Poole
Poole
General Fund
Ted Barro opens Crystal Lake hotel for Sandhills visitors
Ted Barrow former Sheraton High Point manager announces Crystal Lake hotel six miles north of Southern Pines on U S Highway 1 is ready for winter guests. The lodge style resort overlooks a lake and showcases top hotel appointments reflecting 23 years in the trade.
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Southern Pines
Ted Barrow
Sheraton
High Point
Crystal Lake
Lakeview
U. 8
Sandhills
Three New Strawberry Varieties Named after Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt joins Fairmore and Daybreak as three new strawberry varieties developed by a cooperative effort of the U S Department of Agriculture North Carolina Experiment Station and State Agriculture Department. Morrow announces they are ready for testing and production with Eleanor Roosevelt described as large fruited productive and slow to runners thriving in fertile soils and shipping well.
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College Station
Raleigh
Eleanor Roosevelt
U. S. Department of Agriculture
North Carolina Experiment Station
State College
State Agriculture Department
E. B. Morrow
Suythe Blakemore
North Carolina
Maryland
Oklahoma
Kansas
Morrow
Patent details salt preservation of cream by Owen E Williams
A recent patent to Owen E Williams of the U S Bureau of Dairy Industry explains how sweet cream can be stored and kept fresh for up to two weeks without refrigeration simply by salting it.
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Owen E. Williams
U. S. Bureau of Dairy Industry
Forest Service reports massive tree planting milestone
The U S Forest Service says over 143 million trees have been planted across 1 500 community forests in the United States, marking a substantial nationwide reforestation effort.
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United States
U. S. Forest Service
Corn Planting Allotment Set at 41 Million Acres
The U S Department of Agriculture announces an allotment of 41 239 659 acres for corn planting in the commercial corn area this year.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
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