Boll Weevil Control Gains Steam in North Carolina Cotton
Extension entomologist C. H. Brannon reports strong demand for detailed weevil control info. Dusting with calcium arsenate is spreading, with Northampton County leading in night dusting and machine use. County Agent E. P. Gulledge adapts governmental guidelines to local practice, aiming for excellent results.
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Northampton County
Brannon
E. P. Gulledge
Mississippi
Delta
Mr. Brannon
Marine Corps Commandant Major General Neville Dies
Major General Wendell C. Neville, longtime Marine Corps commandant and World War I veteran known as Follow Me Neville, died of heart disease at his daughter’s summer home in Edgewater, Maryland. Brigadier Generals Fuller and Butler assumed temporary duties as successors.
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Washington
Wendell C. Neville
John P. W. West
Edgewater Beach
Maryland
Jahncke
Navy Department
Ben H. Fuller
Neville
Smedley D. Butler
Marines
Naval Academy
China
Vera Cruz
France
Fifth Marines
Soissons
St. Mihiel
Champagne
Meuse-Argonne
Marine Corps
Navy Hospital
Lotus Flowers Bloom at Salisbury Waterworks Plant
Lotus flowers, tropical plants of rare beauty, are grown by J. O. Craig at the Salisbury waterworks plant at Hannah's ferry. Blossoms began a few days ago drawing hundreds of visitors to view the display.
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Salisbury
J. O. Craig
Hannah's Ferry
Porcupine Attack Wounds Fisherman in Wisconsin Shanty
John Hay of Weyauwega was awakened by a gnawing outside his shanty in Wan sace county. He confronted a porcupine, slipped, and fell onto the quills, later removing 17 quills from his face after a half hour of effort.
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Weyauwega
Wis
John Hay
Wansace
Craven Democrats Propose Tax on Fruit Jars
Craven County Democratic convention discussed a one cent per jar tax on two quart fruit jars used for bootleg liquor. Estimates show 25 million jars sold yearly in North Carolina could yield 250000 dollars at one cent and up to 1 million at four cents.
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Craven Democrats
Carolina
New Bern
North Carolina
Craver County
F. M. Simmons
Craven County
W. T. Woodley
A. D. Ward
Asheville
Craven Country
Charlotte
Greensboro-Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Rice Association Warns of 250000 Dollar Crop Damage
California Rice Association members estimate mud bone and blackbirds have damaged crops, totaling about 250000 dollars in losses.
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Rice Association
California
Canada to Erect $4 Million Cargo Pier at Vancouver
Canada plans a new cargo pier costing four million dollars at Vancouver British Columbia to boost port facilities and trade. Construction will modernize cargo handling and increase capacity for shipments.
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Canada
Vancouver
B. C
Agriculture Department Seeks Radio Market Report Feedback
The North Carolina Agriculture Department asks farmers statewide to answer a questionnaire on the value of Raleigh daily market reports broadcast by radio. Agricultural Editor William H. Richardson notes responses will guide future radio activities and urges farmers to send their data to Raleigh.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Department of Agriculture
William H. Richardson
Richardson
Raleizch
Corn Products Value From 1929 Census Report
The total value of products by corn product makers in 1929 reached 165,989,190 dollars. The 1927 figure was 134,461,166 dollars and the 1919 decennial census year recorded 186,287,260 dollars.
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Washington
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Wendell CC. Neville
N. H. Silver Company
Kuppenheimer and
Griffon
Dobbs
Johnston & Murphy
Bostonian
America
N. H. Silver CO
High Point, N. C
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