Names and places confound North Carolina towns and counties
A Tribune column notes the tangled origins of Carolina place names. It lists examples where county seats lie far from expected towns, cites post office naming quirks, and highlights trees as common name sources. The piece hints at a future Getty Browning mountain in western North Carolina.
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Pinehurst
Moore
Mitchell County
Ashe
Brunswick
Jackson
Cedar Mountain
Macon
Cherry Grove
Columbus
Magnolia
Duplin
Elm City
Wilson
Haw River
Alamance
Haycast
Stanly
Calico
Pitt County
Wiss
Warren
Acre
Beaufort
Turkey
Sampson
Harmony
Iredell
Salems
Mars Hill
Madison
Battleboro
Edgecombe-Nash
Whynot
Madison County
NC 209
Junaluska
Hot Springs
Carolina
Randolph County
R. Ty Browning
North Carolina Highway Commission
Getty
Oilmen foretell critical drain on world oil supply
Texas oilmen forecast a severe shortage by month’s end due to Iran’s seizure of Anglo-Iranian properties. Producers independents and majors warn Abadan crisis could curb shipments and tighten world markets as Iranian unrest worsens.
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Dallas
Texas
Abadan
Thirty One Injured In Bus Accident Near Desloge
A Greyhound bus rolled down a 15 high embankment after being side swept by a car driven by Phillip Larkins at Desloge Missouri. Seven were airlifted with serious injuries and both drivers Arthur Erwin Rucker and Larkins were among the injured.
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Desloge
Greyhound
Phillip Larkins
St. Louis
Larkins
Arthur Erwin Rucker
Collinsville
Chapman Urges Fuel Buying In Summer
Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman urged state governors to mobilize public support for a summer fuel buying program. He said campaign backing could assure adequate supplies for all consumers and reduce the need for rationing and other controls in the fuels industries.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Oscar L. Chapman
Chapman Sa Yee
Cotton Production To Top Consumption
The International Cotton Advisory Committee estimated the world cotton crop at about 35 million bales with consumption near 33 million bales. The report notes production will enable a modest increase in depleted global cotton stocks.
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Washington
International Cotton Adevisory Committee
Battle Casualties Identified in Defense Dept Update
Washington reports the Defense Department lists 495 more battle casualties. The 343rd unit shows 65 dead, 381 wounded, 21 injured and 28 missing.
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Washington
Defense Department
Miscellaneous 1940s Entertainment Glimpses and Notes
A collage of pop culture items references Vic tor’s record label Hugo Winterhalter Frank Sinatra Maggie Whit ing Capitol and The Chicago Blues. Mentions radio chorus Time magazine Henry Luce Jr and Oliver Twist film reception along with literary figures Carl Sandburg Grantland Rice and J McCarthy essays.
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Johnny
Club la Cava
Gilbert
Torchantment
Look Land Life
Connie Mack
Kathleen
Radio City
Life
Washington
Frank Mesesge
Truman
Henry Luce, Jrs
Lucy Freeman
J. McCarthy
Cosmopolitan
Vane the Mule
Herbert Bayard Swope
Grantland Rice
Carl Sandburg
West Point
MacArthur
Notice to creditors in estate of G Dewey Garrett
Executrix of the Estate of G Dewey Garrett Guilford County North Carolina invites all claimants to present claims by June 12 1952 or be barred from recovery. Creditors are asked to settle immediately. Gold McAnally Gold Attorneys. 6/11 18 25 7/29 16.
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G. Dewey Garrett
Guilford County
North Carolina
McAnally & Gold
Attys
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