Erosion Control Praised by Conservation Official
Dr. Stallings lauds unsolicited praise from Fayetteville and outlines the Soil Conservation Service aims. He notes cooperation with landowners, extension services, and experiment stations in the Carolina Piedmont. He stresses education in soil management and the vital role of agriculture in national life.
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Dr. Stallings
Carolina Piedmont
Merprince
Tural
Soil Contion Service
Controlla
Hobby of collecting dolls at Edge dale drive home
Mrs. Alex M. Rankin Jr. catalogs a vast world doll collection in a dedicated game room with glass cases and lighting. Her finds span Danish guards to Harlem dolls and include many American and foreign pieces, reflecting a serious, evolving hobby.
Here Is A Room That's All Dolled Up
A display of a Mrs Rankin Jr home room showcases built in glass cabinets lit to highlight a diverse doll collection. Dolls span Denmark Harlem Scotland China France Germany Iceland Spain Denmark Norway Italy Bohemia Sweden Finland Holland Russia Mexico and the Americas with a large Shirley Temple figure among them.
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Enterprise
John Mebane Mra
Alex M. Rankin, Jr
Edgedale Drive
Harlem
Shirley Temple
Iceland
Spain
Norway
Scotland
China
France
Germany
Denmark
Mexico
Bavaria
Sweden
Finland
Holland
Russia
Italy
Rankin
Bohemia
Icea
Amerca
City officials face grant risk over railroad project
A City Attorney criticized a complaint as immaterial while discussing a Greensboro style political controversy. Officials warn the Public Works grant may be jeopardized if federal requirements to create work are not met, stating Uncle Sam funded relief aimed at unemployment.
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Public Works Administration
Uncle Sam
Unique Store Front Caravans Visit City This Week
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass company brings a 12-model miniature store fronts exhibit to city streets. Each model uses actual materials and mirrors the latest storefront design, construction, and lighting. Architects can obtain plans for all models, with cooperation expected rather than replacement of local architects.
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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Motion Picture Guide on weekly theater picks
The guide lists seven reviewing bodies evaluating films for family audiences. Theodora Goes Wild stars Irene Dunne in a sparkling comedy. That Girl from Paris features Lily Pons. Camille stars Greta Garbo in a lavish tragedy.
Cross Fatally Hurt When Car Hits Tree at Sophia
CHAS CROSS dies after car crash near Sophia. He suffered a broken left arm and multiple injuries. death not attributed to the accident. A native of Randleman, Cross was a Crown Hosiery mill employee and Oak Hill fire station volunteer. He leaves a wife Ruby Richardson, a son Howard, his mother Mrs. Ruth Cross, a brother Arthur, and three sisters. He was recording secretary of Camp No. 62 Woodmen of the World and affiliated with Central Friends church.
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Randleman
Cross
Oak Hill
Crown Hosiery Mill
Crown Hosiery mi
Asheboro
Ruby Richardson
High Point
Howard Cross
Ruth Cross
Arthur Cross
W. F. Davis
C. 8. McKengie
J. M. Nance
Woodmen of the World
Central Friedds Church
Col Don E Scott May Get Promotion
Brig Gen James C Dozier travels from Columbia to Raleigh to join a panel examining Col Don E Scott of the North Carolina National Guard for promotion to brigadier general. The review Monday includes Brig Gen Dozier Brig Gen Manus McCloskey Brig Gen Jonn Van B Metts and Col Adolphe Huguet.
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Columbia
N. C
James C. Dozier
Adjutant General of
South Carolina
Raleigh
Don E. Scott
Infantry
North Carolina National Guard
Secretary of War
Dozier
Manus McCloskey
Fort Bragg
Jonn van B. Metts
North Carolina
Adolphe Huguet
North Carolina Nation Guard
Three Die From Gas Poisoning in Rocky Mount Apartment
In Rocky Mount on January 23, the bodies of T. Garland Short, 34, a divorced mail carrier, and two young women were found in his gas filled bedroom above a garage. A coroner's jury ruled accidental gas poisoning as the cause of death. Police Chief W. Robert Worsley of Tarboro identified the women.
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Rocky Mount
T. Garland Short
Short
W. Robert Worsley
Tarboro
Young Brooklyn girl learns to dance after surgery aid
Shirley Peknay, 10, once semi paralyzed by infantile paralysis, dances with help from Arthur Murray after funds from Roosevelt Birthday Celebrations funded her operation. The New York celebration introduced a new waltz, the Washington. Proceeds from High Point President's Ball at Sedgefield Manor next Friday benefit infantile paralysis research.
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Shirley Peknay
Brooklyn
Shirley
Arthur Murray
New York
Murray
Roosevelt
High Point
Sedgefield Manor
Inquest Probes Gas Death Of Mrs. Pope And Two Tarboro Women
Police found heavy gas fumes and an open jet in a Tarboro room where Mrs. Claudia Pope and two young women were discovered by a maid around 9 a.m. Short's body and one woman lay on the floor while the third lay across a bed. Witnesses said the three had been drinking the previous night.
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Claudia Pope
Lula Lee
Tarboro
Short
Thomaston Looms in Plymouth Hollow Watch History
Thomaston, Conn., famed as the home of a renowned watchmaker, was once nicknamed Plymouth Hollow reflecting its deep ties to clock and watchmaking heritage.
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Thomaston
Conn
Plymouth Holow
Bank Liquidation Complete for Farmers Bank Madison
Raleigh January 23 Gurney P Hood commissioner of banks reports the liquidation of Farmers Bank and Trust Company of Madison is complete Depositors receive 75 percent of their funds Assets were 18466715 with 11469340 realized Depositors got 10117.97 through trades and offsets and 58064.98 in cash dividends equaling 72 percent of their money
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Raleigh
Gurney P. Hood
Farmers Bank and Trust Company of
Madison
Man From Pinehurst Held On Break-in Charges
Carno Johnson, said to be new to the area from Pinehurst, is held by police on one count of breaking and entering and larceny and a second count of breaking and entering. Investigators expect more charges as they proceed. He is accused in one warrant of entering a filling station at 761 East Washington Street and stealing about 15 dollars, and in a second warrant of entering C R DeBerry's home at 1409 Kivett Drive where nothing was reported missing. The filling station was broken into December 30, 1936 by forcing the front door locks, and the DeBerry home was entered through a bathroom window during daylight while residents slept.
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Carno Johnson
Pinehurst
East Washington Street
C. R. DeBerry
Kivett Drive
Indictment for Kidnapping Valid in Atlanta Case
A federal indictment charging Thomas Meryl Wofford with kidnapping Leslie Creed Dobbins in Asheville North Carolina was upheld as valid by Federal Judge B Marvin Underwood. The case notes Dobbins was taken from his car in March 1935 to Atlanta where he was robbed of 5.95 dollars and clothing. The judge refused to quash the indictment and trial is set for March. The article adds a note on pygmy fish incubation.
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Atlanta
Thomas Meryl Wofford
Leslie Creed Dobbins
Asheville
N. C
B. Marvin Underwood
Wofford
Dobbins
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