Texas College Station appoints Whitehead district predator control head
L C Whitehead transfers from Texas to Raleigh to head rodent and predatory animal control for the Biological Survey. He will run five states including North and South Carolina Virginia Georgia Florida from State College Extension Office. Andy Ray will join from Texas for extended work aiding game wardens and rangers in restoring wildlife to farms and public lands.
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Ollege Station
Raleigh
L. C. Whitehead
Antonio
Texas
Rge B. Lay
I. O. Schaub
State College Extension
Whitehead
State Siege
Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Florida
Peration
C. Department of Conservation Development
Kitehead
Andy Ray
Ely
Hunter
Biological Survey
Dlife
J. Schaub
Lay
New England
Cooperative lamb shipments planned from Tarboro to New Bern
A meeting in New Bern organized by L. I. Case of the State Hege Extension Service outlined May and June lamb shipments from Tarboro Plymouth Raleigh and ongoing from New Bern. Carteret Onslow Pam Jones counties included and each shipment depends on lamb development with guidance on care feed and parasite control provided to county agents.
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Llege Station
Raleigh
Lamb
Tarboro
Plymouth
Gna
New Bern
L. I. Case
Thal Husbandman
State
Hege Extension Service
Carteret
Ase
Ani 1
Case State College
Case
Hog shipments to Baltimore to be inspected for softness
Tarboro reports all hogs shipped from the area through the Gecombe Mutual Livestock Association will be examined by government inspectors for soft and oiliness on the Baltimore market during February. Farm Agent J. C. Powell cites plans approved by association directors and State College extension specialist H. W. Taylor as an effort to define the soft and oily issue. If the trial succeeds, it will be continued.
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Tarboro
Gecombe Mutual Livestock
Baltire
Rerts
J. C. Powell
H. W. Taylor
Llege
Grain-fed tle supply to rise over coming months
The U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecasts a larger than seasonal rise in grain-fed tle supplies over the next four to five months, and a comparison to last year suggests an overall expansion in output.
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Earry
U. S
Calotabs Promoted as Aid to Fight Colds
Calotabs are advertised as a thorough eliminant to cleanse kidneys and purify blood in cold treatment. The ad claims one or two tablets first, then a third or fourth dose if needed, and notes the product's economy at fifty five cents for family package and cents for trial package.
Pictorial Word Puzzle Clue List for Youth Horizontal
This item presents a scanned puzzle page listing horizontal and vertical clues with definitions and entries such as fountain of youth and bone, plus various verbs, nouns, and phrases. It appears as a word crossword style reader aid from a historical newspaper column.
McKenney On Bridge: Goldwater's Charmed Play in Spade Trap
Harry Goldwater of New York faced a tricky contract as dummy faced a South hand with diamonds and clubs. A misread spade lead prompt a clever sequence where Goldwater ruffs and a heart discard setup allowed him to draw trumps and discard diamonds, securing the contract.
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Harry Goldwater
New York
West
Tna
Goldwater
East
South
Dean Schaub Named Man Of Year For N C Agriculture
Dr I C Schaub named The Man Of The Year by Progressive Farmer for service to North Carolina agriculture in 1938. He served as dean of the School of Agriculture at State College and as state director of Agricultural Extension and acting director of the North Carolina Experiment Station.
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College Station
Raleigh
I. C. Schaub
North Carolina
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Johns Hopkins University
Schaub
B. W. Gilgore
State College
State College Extension Service
Kilgore
Dr. Schaub
Pasture Experiment Proves Quick Gains for Catawba Grower
Newton news reports J. J. Love of Catawba County praising a four acre pasture started in 1937 on advice from dairy specialist F. R. Farnham. After disking lime and fertilizer, seed mix of bluegrass herd's grass orchard grass and clovers produced rapid grazing for cows and sows by late summer 1937, with ongoing improvements in 1938.
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Newton
J. J. Love
Catawba County
F. R. Farnham
State Colege Experiment Service
Earle Brintnall
Love
E. L. Moose
Conover
Moose
Large Number In Rockingham To Comply With Conservation Program
Farm Agent F. S. Walker estimated that 50 to 60 percent of Rockingham county farmers will comply with provisions of the Agricultural Conservation program as it now stands. He added that if the program were more attractive about 75 percent might cooperate. Dozens of inquiries on lespedeza seed and red clover planting have been answered for growers.
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Wentworth
F. S. Walker
Rockingham County
Poultry Shipments Profitable From Martin County This Year
WILLIAMSTON Jan. 30 The first cooperative shipment of poultry from Martin county this year earned growers 2 137.95 with a poultry car arriving and buyers paying 15 cents a pound for heavy hens. A second car is planned in about two weeks. Large shipments of sweet potatoes are also moving from local markets with several cars daily.
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Williamston
Martin County
J. P. Woodard
Woodard
Reorganization of Cleveland County 4-H Clubs Complete
Cleveland county 4-H club reorganization finished as 1939 program began. Roy E. Drye reports 646 youths attended the first ten meetings. Lattimore club led with 107 present. Plans envision a Polkton club with about 75 members in year one.
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Shelby
Cleveland County
Roy E. Drye
Lattimore
Polkton
Drye
Tobacco seed plantings rising in Onslow County
Jacksonville January 30. Tobacco seed bed plantings in Onslow County have risen at least 30 percent over 1938 levels. State College Extension agent Hugh Overstreet said if conditions hold, farmers expect about a 35 percent increase in acreage. Several new curing barns are under construction and idle barns from last year are being repaired.
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Jacksonville
Onslow County
Hugh Overstreet
State College Extension Service
Overstreet
Farm real estate holdings shrink again in 1931 data
The Farm Credit Administration reports a second consecutive year of reduced farm real estate holdings by leading mortgage lending institutions since 1929, signaling continued retrenchment in agricultural lending.
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Farm Credit Administration
Illinois meat buyers favor graded or branded beef
A survey finds more than a quarter of interviewed dealers now handle only government graded or packer branded beef. This shift reflects rising demand for standardized quality and traceability in meat, signaling a change in purchasing patterns among retailers.
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Illinois
Contract Problem In Six Spades Premium Coup
South must reduce his eight trumps to six to fulfill six spades. A double grand coup is needed to discard two extra trumps. The puzzle presents a card layout to show how to execute the discard and complete the contract.
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South
Masked intruder robs patient after assault at Murphy Hospital
At Murphy Hospital a masked man entered through a rear door before dawn and assaulted a nurse in the maternity ward. He bound the nurse and robbed a patient who had just given birth, taking $90 from her pocketbook after warning them not to cry out. Police have no identification and believe the suspect is a local man.
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Murphy Hospital
Janet
Barney
Jan
Aunt Mary
Guilford Farmers Set Four Meetings On Cost of Fertilizer
Guilford county farmers will hold four meetings over ten days to discuss cooperative manufacturing and distribution of fertilizer to save money this spring. Meetings are hosted by the High Point FOX Service with the Farmers Cooperative Exchange and feature E. W. Bundy explaining the Cost of Service plan, plus entertainment and contests.
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Guilford County
High Point Fox Service
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
New Market School
W. B. Ridge
Deep River Church
Henry Davis
Trinity High School
P. B. Frazier
Allen Jay High School
P. M. Davis
E. W. Bundy
High Point Fox
Rowan County Plans Artificial Insemination Program
Salisbury January 30 cattle men of Rowan county will launch an artificial insemination program using top herd sires. D H Sutton farm agent announced with F R Farnham extension dairyman assisting. Work to begin once the American Guernsey Cattle Club provides offspring registration.
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Salisbury
Rowan County
D. H. Sutton
F. R. Farnham
State College Extension Dairyman
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Davidson Voters Back Soil Conservation District
Davidson county voters approved the creation of a middle Yadkin river soil conservation district by a 438 to 115 tally. County farm agent Fr. M. Hendricks reported that Rowan Davie and Cabarrus counties also proposed joining the district.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Middle Yadkin River
Fr. M. Hendricks
Rowan
Davie
Cabarrus
Dairy cattle growth since 1870s noted in study
A study by the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics shows the dairy herd rising from under 11 million cows in the 1870s to about 25 million today, reflecting substantial expansion of the dairy industry.
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U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Early calendar tokens carved from wood bone or brass
Square pieces of wood bone or brass bore notches for three months on each side and represent some of the earliest calendar forms.
FDR Celebrates 57th Birthday in Nationwide Fund Drive
President Franklin D Roosevelt marks his fifty seventh birthday as dimes flood into the White House for infantile paralysis relief. Actors George Brent Errol Flynn Luise Rainer Lili Damita Bruce Cabot join birthday balls and a White House luncheon before the 11:32 p m broadcast thanking donors and volunteers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Columbia
National
Mutual
George Brent
Errol Flynn
Luise Rainer
Lili Damita
Bruce Cabot
Ralph Bellamy
Frank Fay
Jean Hersholt
Eleanor Powell
Annabella
Mitzi Green
Andrea Leeds
Southern Writers Headline Seminar at UNC Woman's College
Five southern writers historians novelists critics and dramatists headline the fifth Alumnae Seminar on Southern Writers to be held March 3-4 at Woman's College UNC Greensboro. Stark Young Paul Green B B Kendrick Caroline Gordon and Allen Tate are named as speakers.
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Greensboro
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
Stark Young
Paul Green
North Carolina
B. B. Kendrick
Woman's College
A. M. Arnett
Caroline Gordon
Allen Tate
North Carolina Receives 588 500 Acre Tobacco Allotment
E Y Floyd AAA executive officer at State College says North Carolina is allotted 588 500 acres of tobacco under the 1939 agricultural conservation program. Farmers who plant within their allotments will be eligible for benefit payments.
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North Carolina
E. Y. Floyd
AAA
State College
The Aunt Mary Cantrell Romance and Divorce of Janet
Janet Cantrell faces love and duty when Barney McKnight returns after Aunt Mary dies. A tangle of engagements includes Lance Barstow and Cynthia Cantrell as Janet clings to Barney and accepts a quiet wedding. The piece follows newsroom intrigue as Barney’s articles spark mixed reactions.
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Janet Dwight
Lance Barstow
Lance
Cynthia Cantrell
Y Cantrell
Barney McKnight
Barney
Aunt Mary
Janet
Auntary
High Winds Fatal to Three Across South States
Three people died in Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee as violent winds and thunderstorms swept the region causing fatalities across several areas. The toll was announced today with details pending on locations and exact times.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Vinson Calls for Cotton Purchases for War Reserve
In Washington on January 30 Chairman Vinson proposed a bill to buy 7.5 million dollars worth of surplus cotton to cut reliance on foreign supplies for tin, manganese, tungsten, and chrome. The plan would remove about 1.875 million bales of surplus cotton over three years while enabling a reserve of minerals for wartime needs.
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Washington
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Navy
Pacific
Guam
Charles Edison
Naval
Tokyo
House
Roosevelt
Army Air Corps
Townsend convention to form Florida pension group
Salisbury January 30 An advertisement announced a Townsend plan state convention to be held February 10 with Jerry W Carter of Tallahassee Florida railroad commissioner as principal speaker and chairman of the event.
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Salisbury
Townsend Ol Age Pension Plan
Wite Jerry W. Carter
Tallahassee
Fig
Florida Railroad Commission
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