N C Seeks Higher Differential on Petroleum Code Prices
North Carolina government units urge a 15 percent differential under the Petroleum Code for government purchases. The push follows a 4 cent below filling station price cap and potential $100,000 annual rise for 10 million gallons. State bids for varied goods to proceed July 27 with no gasoline item listed.
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Waleigh
North Carolina
Eller
Cedstate
Bena
Washington
NRA
Interior Department
Klondyke Farm Cow Makes Long Journey From Surry County
Chatham owns Klon dyke farm in Surry County where the cow began its trek. A radiogram from Little America reports the herd enjoying daily exercise in an ice land tunnel amid the coldest weather.
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Chatham
Surry County
Little America
Tar Heel Cow and Offspring Doing Nicely With Byrd
Tar Heel cow Klondyke that went to the South Pole is doing nicely and her Antarctic born son Iceberg is growing well and full of pep, a radio message from Admiral Byrd to Thurmond Chatham reports.
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Winston-Salem
South Pole
Admiral Byrd
Thurmond Chatham
48 Pound Sea Bass Caught By Hand In Roanoke Island
ROANOKE ISLAND July 20 The N A Edwards family of Goldsboro nets not while fishing and with their hands reel in a 48 pound four foot sea bass off Nags Head The hatchet used to scale it is described as their tool for the catch.
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Roanoke Island
N. A. Edwards
Goldsboro
Nags Head
10 Year Old Youth Is Budding Chemist
Elizabeth City July 20. W. A. Worth, 109, wears no man's collar. He is a budding chemist who makes solutions for photo development and printing and even made his own firecrackers for the Fourth of July. He entered a Connecticut firm's contest for the most original chemical formula and recently received a $50 prize check from the company.
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Elizabeth City
W. A. Worth
Connecticut
Young Worth
Child Placed in Home After Release of Mother
In Greensboro on July 20 a ten month old daughter of Mrs. W E French, born while her mother served a prison term for conspiracy to assault, has been placed in a home nearby and Mrs. French signed a release of the child.
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Greensboro
W. E. French
Here
Bailey to Speak at Raleigh Democratic Rally
Senator J. W. Bailey will address the Catawba County Democratic convention on July 28 in Raleigh following an event announced from Bailey’s July 20 address.
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Raleigh
J. W. Bailey
Catawba County
Utilities Commissioner sets Raleigh rate hearing for eight NC cities
July 20 in Raleigh, Utilities Commissioner Stanley Winborne announced evidence on telephone rates in eight North Carolina cities will be heard September 11. Southern Bell will present rebuttal testimony in the inquiry into Raleigh rates alongside the main evidence. Petitions for inquiries in other cities were filed earlier.
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Ralzich
Stanley Winborne
North Carolina
Commission
Southern Bell Tele
Phone and Telegraph Company
Raleigh
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