Mersville Aid Society Elects Officers for Year
The Aid Society of the M P held a meeting at Miss Bull’s home with Miss Bull in charge of devotion and A N Linville as secretary and treasurer. Officers named include Mrs O B Wilcox president and Miss Mamie Bull secretary with plans for social hour and February gathering.
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Mersville
Aid Society of the
M. P
O. B. Wil
Hazel Hentice
Miss Rathfarrison
Miss Aville
Miss Metan
Miss Polly Long
Miss Evelyn
Mra. O. B
Crop Improvement Officials Invite J B To Attend February Meeting
Osboro January 22 local officials said J B assistant director of the farm organization accepted an invitation to attend the February 10 meeting.
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Osboro
Carolina
Guide to European and fusion meals for travelers in New York
A traveler's food guide lists Italian Zucca's Irish stews at Cavanaugh's and Swedish smorgasbord classics. It includes Norwegian pudding and lemon coconut sauce recipes, plus a budget note on wrapped bakery goods and a six item dinner menu with salmon creamed sauce.
More Schools Are Closed By Rains
Roanoke Rapids four Halifax county schools closed due to long rains and bad roads. County Superintendent A E Akers may brief the grand jury on the road and bus conditions. In Galisburg two Rowan county schools closed, and in Oxford Creedmoore and Wilton near here shut until Wednesday to prevent bus accidents on slick roads.
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Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
A. E. Akers
Grand Jury
Galisbury
Rowan County
Oxford
Creedmoore
Wilton
Horned Frog In Demand
New York reports interest from the Yankees and Pirates in L D Meyer star second baseman of Texas Christian University. Meyer scored all 16 runs for the Horned Frogs against Marquette in the Otton Bowl game.
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New York
Yankees
Pirates
L. D. Meyer
Texas Christian University Horned Frogs
Marquette
Appropriations And Revenue Bills Out Of Balance
Raleigh reports the advisory budget commission finds the appropriations and revenue bills out of balance by about 3 million dollars. The plan diverts 2.1 million yearly from the highway fund to the general fund, leaving a shortfall unless new taxes raise at least 6 million more. Governor Hoey offers recommendations totaling 5 million or more in new expenditures while seeking cuts in automobile licenses.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Advisory Budget Commission
D. L. Ward
House Appropriations Committee
General Fund
Appropriations and
Appropriations Committees
Finance
Ward
Assembly
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Appropriations Committee
Budget Commission
Lawmakers Trapped In Finance Debate Delay Road Upgrades
Observers say the General Assembly remains gridlocked over revenue as finance and appropriations committees stall, prolonging debates on highway maintenance and county road improvements and signaling a lengthy session ahead.
Bible shipment to Uganda fits two-pound tin
The British and Foreign Bible Society sent a 1896 shipment of Bibles to Uganda in central Africa. The Bibles were shaped to fit a two-pound biscuit tin used by locals to sign their books from Ver min.
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British and Foreign Bible Society
Uganda
Central Africa
Offers Solution For School Bus Problem
Dr. Robert E. Coker, head of the University of North Carolina geology department, proposed in Chapel Hill that North Carolina use contracts with transportation companies for school buses. The plan would set specifications for buses and drivers and be cheaper and more satisfactory than the current state funded system.
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Chapel Hill
Robert E. Coker
University of North Carolina Geology Department
Robbers Get Meager Loot From North State Brewery Break In
Four men forced open the safe at North State brewery in Concord on Jan 22 and escaped with about 3.50 dollars after the hit. Local police investigate the overnight burglary and review nearby surveillance.
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Concord
North State
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