Salisbury farmer promotes new Carala wheat variety
July 7 Salisbury. Rowan farmer Uncle Charlie Neal urges fellow growers to attend a field day and learn about the Carala wheat variety, developed by NAC Agricultural Experiment Station. North Carolina officials note Carala’s top 1941 yield of 37.8 bushels per acre, with Leaps Robific Penn at 33.9. Neal and Dean Schaub discuss pronunciation and origins, linking Carala to Alabama Blue Stem lineage and NC No. 5 oats and Kley barley in 1941 tests.
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Salisbury
C. Lincole Charlie
Neat
Rowan
W. N. Wood
Rowan Rm
Brest
Penn
Neal
NAC. Agcultural Experiment Station
J. O. Schaub
Ate College Extension Service
Arlie
Dean Schaub
Wood
Northarolina
Alabama
North Carolina
Charlie
Kley
N.C
4-H timber thinning contest winners visit Kraft plant
Vernon Williams of Route 5 and Fred Foyles of Radge won the 4-H timber thinning contest in the Southster district. They returned from a trip to the Southern Kraft Corporation paper plant at Georgetown, S. C. The plant officials and W J Barker, assistant Extension forester, praised the results and hope to continue the project next year.
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Barker
R. Freemanf
Lenoir Counie
Mpany
Halifax County Cotton to be Treated for Boll Weevil
Halifax July 7 Two thirds to three fourths of the cotton in Halifax will be mopped with the 1 1 person mixture for weevil control this year. Farm Agent W C Davis says an intensive campaign urging control has been conducted across the county with help from business men and newspapers.
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Halifax
Alifax
W. C. Davis
Bill of Duties Adopted for 4-H Clubs in WN C
Miss Frances MacGregor announced at the National 4-H Camp in Washington that a ten point Bill of Duties for 4-H members was drafted. Braxton Coates of Johnston County contributed the eighth point and helped shape the pledge urging participation in democracy, national defense, and postwar adjustment.
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College Station
Raleigh
Washington, D. C
Frances MacGregor
Braxton Coates
Johnson County
North Carolina
MacGregor
Miss MacGregor
Madison farmers find new way to increase incomes
Madison County farmers milk a few cows and market the milk wholesale to local trucks, reporting up to ten dollars monthly per cow. The practice supplements cash income and helps cover operating expenses while tobacco and cattle sales later in the year promise additional funds. Dairying also balances labor and cash budgets as extension notes promote bell weevil control and 4 H short course entries at North Carolina State College.
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Marshall
Madison County
John
Hallamon
Authority on Words Puzzle Clues and Answers
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Cotton Fiber Studies Published by N C Experiment Station
Dr. Jerry H. Moore reports in Journal of Agricultural Research that some cotton plants show more uniform fiber properties. If inherited, breeders may develop strains with uniform fiber length strength and weight in cotton seed. The work ties fiber traits to selective breeding and device for better cotton quality.
Lenoir County Adopts Soy Beans as Grazing Crop
Lenoir County farmers are using soybeans as a summer grazing crop for cattle and swine to supplement pastures. The practice yields more feed than waiting for beans to mature, but requires a good rotation to avoid overgrazing.
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Kinston
Lenoir County
O. R. Freeman
N. C. State College Extension Service
Open the club with three plus if suit strength warrants
McKenny on Bridge discusses opening with one club. The author argues you should open with clubs when you have strength in that suit, unless using an artificial bid to show three and a half honors, warning that it can be risky otherwise.
Nielson Joins NC State To Study Spuds Disease
Dr. L W Nielson, joining North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, begins a potato disease research program focused on Irish potatoes in Eastern NC. He surveys disease conditions, sets up a temporary DC lab, and will work with the horticultural department to breed disease resistant varieties.
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Raleigh
L. W. Nielson
Idaho
North Carolina
State College
Nielsen
E Baufort
Elizabeth City
Washington, D. C
Salter
Nielson
Utah State College
Cornell University
Orc
One Spade Bid Resolves Early Bridge Dilemma
In a standard bridge hand South opens one club to probe major suits but lacks strength for a direct rebid. North answers two no trump, prompting South to avoid three spades or three no trump and instead bid one spade to keep options open. This conservative approach allows normal responses to Worth’s calls and enables a later four spade bid or no trump rebid as appropriate.
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South
North
Worth
Texas film tale shows Holden cowed by cattle stampede
Hollywood notes describe William Holden in the western Texas as he endures a staged stampede of 50 steers through a frontier town. The sequence required hours of careful setup with rails and a dangling steer prop while Holden was bruised. Edgar Buchanan, a Pasadena dentist turn actor, plays the town dentist who shifts from comic to villain in the same film.
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William Holden
Texas
Holden
George Marshal
Halden
Edgar Buchanan
Arizona
Daltons
Cary Grant
Buchanan
Pasadena
Community Playhouse
Dr. Buchanan
Younger Men of Asheboro: Hal C Johnson’s busy life
Hal C Johnson of Asheboro juggles roles as former teacher, mill foreman, and soda shop owner at the Little Castle. A 1929-30 Durham baseball player and Davidson College athlete, he balances work with community ties and family life with Ruth Wicker, wife and Park Street teacher.
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Asheboro
Hal
C. Johnson
Little Castle
Davidson
Woodbury Forest
North Carolina
Bossong Mill
Durham
Davidson College
Kappa Sigma
Ruth Wicker
Graham
Park Street
Randolph County
Farmer
Carrie Kearns
H. Clay Johnson
Johnson
Caliban and Margate in a New York Night Club
Angus buys a shirt and searches for Adoreen in the Purple Pelican, where she performs on stage. He confronts her about leaving his life, then follows her to Eight Avenue and ends at a hamburger shop where a street altercation erupts as the scene cuts to a cliffhanger.
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Mivnienwidge
Anges
Pebbsling
Huser
Garvie Fitearuter
Spike Mudge
Broccell
Angus Jn
Learm
Angus
West 23Rd Street
Adoreen
Garvin Fitzwater
Purple Pelican
Cent
Buddy
Mickletwidge
New York
Addie
Caleb Bobby
Ngus
Eighth Avenue
Eighth Street
Hal Johnson Among Asheboro's Loyal, Witty Officers
Hal Johnson, a long time Randolph County officer, is praised for efficiency and loyalty. Born to a large family near Asheboro after moving from Farmer, he blends quiet work with lively wit. he supports teacher pay and NC education growth. Separate notes predict NC hay harvest timing and discuss egg marketing impacts. Japan plans boosted ag output through fertilizer and land improvements.
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Randolph County
Hal
Asheboro
Farmer
Ethel Johnson
North Carolina
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