Paroles Commissioner Plans To Confer Over Shackelford Case
RALEIGH July 8 Paroles Commissioner T C Johnson aims to confer with Shirley Hunt to review a signed statement cast as testimony in the Claude Shackelford rape case His execution was halted after the statement appeared and Governor Scott granted a last minute reprieve delaying the gas chamber date to July 21
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Paroles
Shirley Hunt
Shackelford
Raleigh
T. C. Johnson
Claude FE
Johnson
Guilford County
Herman Burrows
Burrows
Dalton Hunt
High Point
Eskimos Use Fishskin Jacket as Emergency Food
Nomadic Alaskan Eskimos keep a fishskin garment as part of their emergency rations. In dire need they can convert the extra jacket into nourishment, a practical survival measure reported in the region.
Rich Amazon Forest Holds Vast Mahogany Reserves
The upper Amazon jungle in western Brazil and Peru remains largely unexplored and contains one of the world's richest mahogany sources today.
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Amazon
Brazil
Peru
Barracuda Herd Small Fish In Shallow Water Tactics
Barracuda were observed funneling schools of small fish into shallow water and holding them there until feeding, a behavior described in the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Measuring Plant Growth Speed in Onions
A note on growth rates states onions grow at about one hundred thousandth of an inch per second, illustrating how precisely plant acceleration can be quantified.
Chinese Farms Favor Hand Cultivation Over Machinery
Chinese farms small and irregular in shape rely on hand labor rather than machines. Farmers find manual cultivation better suited to varied plots and less uniform fields, enabling adaptable weed control and crop spacing.
Average Chinese farm gross per year for six workers
The article notes that a Chinese farm earns about 50 dollars annually, a figure tied to the labor of six individuals. It highlights the small scale of earnings relative to labor input and reflects rural income conditions.
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Roy Lee Horton, Jr
Box
Newark
New York
No Traffic Accidents On Holiday Up Until Noon
Local law officers report no traffic accidents since Saturday afternoon despite holiday travel. Fifty five arrests occurred by noon Sunday for drunken driving speeding and other violations, with a long list of drunk and license-related charges.
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Burnice Crofts
Emory
Rudolph Wilson
Fay Parker
Mangum
Milton Buchanan
Route 1
Robert Thrower
Fowler
James Manning
Willowbrook
Freeman Burriss
Hay
William Wesiner
Archdale
Charles Holt
Greensboro
Lula Stewart
Floyd Barbee
Jamestown Rt. 1
Raymond Minor
East Green
Joe Workman
Adams
Idella Johnson
Negro
Reid
Dallas Hanes
Roy Avenue
William Proctor
Long
Lee le Grand
Leflin
Raymond Bouldin
West Davis
Wade
Health Office Closed Two Days for Fourth of July
Thomasville announces the city hall public health office will be shut today and tomorrow with normal hours resuming Wednesday. Free typhoid and diphtheria vaccines will be offered at county clinics on Wednesday across Linwood Churchland Tyre Wallburg Midway Arcadia Southmont Denton and Silver Valley schools with schedules and age guidance for children.
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Thomasville
Linwood
Churchland
Tyre
Wallburg
Midway
Arcadia
Southmont
Denton
Silver Valley
Deaths And Funerals In Winston Salem Area
Clifford Stedman Hopkins Jr 44 died at 7 45 am in a local hospital. He was Duke University 1927 and managed High Point paper box company commuting from Winston Salem. Survived by wife Lillian Hill, daughter Patricia Anne and several relatives. Funeral Tuesday at Vogler's Chapel, interment Forsyth Memorial Park. John W Johnson 84 former High Point resident died in Elizabeth City after months of illness. Born Walnut Cove 1866 he worked for Snow Lumber and Kramer Brothers Lumber, survived by wife Mary Anderson Johnson three sons four daughters and other relatives. He was an uncle of Edgar O Johnson of this city.
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Winston-Salem
Clifford Stedman Hopkins, Jr
Wilmin *Ton
C. S
Minnis King Hopkins
Duke University
High Point Paper Box Company
High Point
St. Paul Church
Winston- Salem
Hopkins
Lillian Hill
Patricia Anne
Frances D. Jenkins
Rome
Italy
R. H. Witherington
C. S. Hopkins
John Hopkins
Vogler’s Chapel
J. S. Cox
Harwood Myers
Forsyth Memorial Park Cemetery
John W. Johnson
Elizabeth City
Mr. Johnson
Walnut Cove
Snow Lumber Company
Kramer Brothers Lumber Company
First Baptist Church
Order of
Red Men
Tribe 8
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Mary Anderson Johnson
Thomas
Goldsboro
John W., Jr
Howard Johnson
eRe Va
Anna J. Wentworth
Mary J. Reeder
Grace J. Pritchard
Frances J. Eves
Weeksville
B. Frank Johnson
Edgar O. Johnson
This City
Death Notices for A. D. Peebles of Graham at 80
A. D. Peebles 80 of Graham died Sunday morning at 8 in Duke Hospital Durham after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at Green and McClure Funeral Home Graham tomorrow at 2. Burial in Morris Chapel Church Cemetery near Walkertown. Survived by widow Ellen Brewer Peebles of home, son Roscoe Peebles of Greensboro, daughters Mrs. R. L. Wirt and Mrs. Flossie E. Wright of Richmond, Va., four grandchildren and a great grandchild, brother 8 O Peebles of Archdale Road, sisters Mrs. J. C. McCuiston Kernersville and Mrs. Otis Proctor High Point.
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A. D. Peebles
Graham
Duke Hospital
Durham
Green and McClure
Morris Chapel Church
Walkertown
Peebles
Ellen Brewer Peebles
Roscoe Peebles
Greensboro
R. L
Selecting Chair for Invalid
When a wheel chair is needed many factors matter beyond mobility include user size disability type and usage setting. Choose a light chromium frame with rear wheels and hand brake and consider indoor or outdoor use and optional features like head rests or zippered back for easy transfers.
Voyage Without Cargo Subsidies Fund Global Sailing
The Britannica reports that French government subsidies were so generous that a ship owner could be paid to sail the world empty of cargo. This global voyage program illustrates policy incentives in maritime economics during the era.
Furniture City Medical Society Meeting Notice
There will be a meeting of the Furniture City Medical Society and Ladies Auxiliary on Wednesday July 5 at 8 p.m. at the home of Dr. C. T. Whitten 1206 Day St. Important business is planned.
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Furniture City Medical Society and Ladies Auxiliary
C. T. Whitten
Day St
Arrest Three On Charge Of Driving Drunk
THOMASVILLE July 3 Police and state highway patrolmen arrested three motorists over the weekend on charges of driving while drunk. All free under bond and slated for trial July 14, they are Samuel Carl Edwards 317 West Main street arrested Saturday night on Davidson street Holland Ray Carlton 52 of 304 Walker street arrested early Saturday on the High Point Thomasville highway and Banner Boggs 318 Carter drive arrested Saturday afternoon at Smiths grill.
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Thomasville
Samuel Carl Edwards
West Main Street
Davidson Street
Holland Ray Carlton
Walker Street
High Point
Banner Boggs
Carter Drive
Smithy’s Grill
Hippo Sweat Described as Oily Blood-Tinged Seepage
The article explains that hippo sweat is a thick oily fluid exuded from pores and, when the animal is excited, flows out in copious amounts and appears tinted with blood.
Mapping Complete for Two States by U S Geological Survey
The two states fully mapped by the U S Geological Survey are Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The effort marks a milestone in national geologic surveying and regional data availability for planning and research.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
U. S. Geological Survey
Deer Cause More Forest Damage Than Fire in Some States
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service reports deer contribute greater forest damage than wildfires in certain states. The finding highlights deer populations as a key factor in forest health and management debates.
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The
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Medieval bakers used floor baked coarse dough as cake
Bakers avoided scorching bread by laying a coarse dough on the oven floor and baking the white dough atop it. The coarse bread resembled brown bread and was called cake, then discarded after the white bread finished.
Gallant Field Marshal Remembered for Desert Counteroffensive
The obituary recalls a World War I eye loss and World War II command in North Africa. Born May 1883, educated at Winchester and Sandhurst, he led desert forces, drove Italian troops 500 miles in 60 days, later served as commander in India, and died May 24, 1950.
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Winchester College
Royal Military College
Sandhurst
England
North
Africa
India
Silent film star of Triangle era revealed
Dark eyed leading lady born in San Francisco who appeared in A Mans Country and many later films including Humouresque Find the Woman Valley of Silent Men Under the Red Robe The Rejected Women East Lynne The Gilded Butterfly Siberia Marriage License Cynthea The Heart of Salome The Marks of the Devil She Goes to War and Show Boat as Julie. Her husband used the stage name Ricardo Cortez.
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San Francisco
Old Triangle Company
Humouresque
Valley of Silent Men
East Lynne
Julie
Ricardo Cortez
Safflower Blossom Source of Carthamin Dye
Carthamin the vivid red dye is produced from dried safflower blossoms, a historic plant-based pigment used in textiles and paintings.
Astrology Brief but Young Child Born Today
A horoscope note suggests a year of lively activity and sociability for you. It foresees expanding fortunes and outstanding intellectual abilities developing in multiple directions for the child born on this date.
Spacious Adjective Origin and Meaning Explored
The term spacious describes vast roominess and scale. It traces to Old French spacieux from Latin spatiosus, carrying senses of roomy extent and grandeur.
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Spacieux
Birthday salutes for Dr Eduardo Lameda Arroyo diplomat
Venezuelan diplomat Dr Eduardo Lameda Arroyo is celebrated on this date. Also noted is Warren Rosar, known as Buddy, catcher for the Boston Red Sox during his career.
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Eduardo Lameda Arroyo
Warren
Buddy) Rosar
Boston Red Sow
Champlain and World War II milestone notes
Samuel de Champlain born 1567 born 1608 founded Quebec city 1608 Minsk last great Russian city held by Germans in World War II retaken by the Red Army in 1944.
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Samuel de Champlain
Champlain
Quebec
Minsk
When I Was Happy I Knew Men Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
The line reflects Napoleon Bonaparte on judgment shaped by misfortune, noting that happiness obscured true understanding of men and fate revealed flaws during difficult times.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Mahogany
Clifford Hopkins, JR
Donald Duck
Deep River
South Atlantic
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Route 68
Deep River Friends Church
Paul
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
King F
Paturet Syndicate, Inc
Medical Society
Elks
Milton A. Armstrong
Underhill
New York City
MT. Olive
Hayes
Virginia
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Jacob
Isaac
Esau
Florida
Everglades
Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Mesa Verde
Colorado
Enterprise
DIAL
South Main Street
APTS
W. Ray
Montheu Avenue
Curtis Smith Deal, Inc
N. Main Street
Greensboro Road
Richardson St
S. Hamilton Street
Friddle St
Valley Ridge
Sherwood Village
N. Main St
Willowbrook Street
Phora
Happy
Field ST. Apt
Norwood CT
Oakwood CT
Rowella
F. Green
Gantt
W. Russell
Main ST
West End
R. B. Gantt & CO
Carolina Beach
Ocean
Edgewater Hotel
Wrightsville Beach
N. C
Crescent Beach
Ocean Drive
Crescent Beach Realty Co
I. C. Jordan
P.O
S. C
Rebekah
Herbert Hoover
Lake Okeechobee
Concord
North Carolina
Arbordale Drive
O. P. Haithcock
Haithcock Grocery
Flinkete
Piedmont Roofing and Siding Company
City Appliance Company
S. Wrenn St
North Main Street
Boyles Tire CO
Army Sur
Army
Army & Navy
Oxford
Kraftmaster
Samet Salvage CO
Efird’s
Eastman
Nash Jewelry & Loan
Sonny Boy
Sister
Finn
Atlas Concrete Products Company
Palm-Gene
English Street
Griffith Office Equint Co
N. Main
Monark
Coats
Commerce Furniture Exchange
East Commerce St
Kennedy
Vick Paint and Wallpaper Co
J. H. Lambeth and Sons
C. B. Piner and Sons
W. J. Mitchell
Fairfield Rd
Call
Duraclean Service
Duracleaners
Wrenn
Hubert Bunn
Lowe Ave
Paul Keane
E. J. Johnson
Sykes Barber Shop
Paul FE. Cranford
Cecil's Drug Store
P. O. Box
Greenseboro
Virginia-Lee Furerniture Corporation
Farmville
Statesville
P. O
North Main
Oldsmobile
G.M.C
Thomasville Motors
Thomasville, Nn
Furniture Factory
Sheraton Hotel
Prise
National Casualty Insurance Company
Salfeslady
A. W. Tinsley
Norman Rd
Glen Burnie
Care Enterprise
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