Peach Fete Opens With Beauty Pageant and Parade
Rockingham prepares for the Hills Peach festival with a queen pageant featuring girls from over a dozen towns and a parade of more than 20 floats. The daylong event includes a fireworks display, fashion show, street dance, and the coronation of the 1948 Peach Queen. Speakers invited include W Kerr Scott and J M Broughton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham
Hills
Tmoore
W. H. Eubanks
Rockingham Merchants Association
W. Kerr Scott
J. M. Broughton
Helen Bolton Goldsmith
Mother And Daughter Reunite After 16 Years In Lynchburg
In Lynchburg Virginia Mrs Nellie Arthur visits Joyce now Mrs William Eirdridge of Pocatello Idaho after Joyce sought legal papers from a juvenile court. Joyce who was adopted 16 years ago plans to adopt Mrs Arthurs two younger siblings after reunion.
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Lynchburg
Nellie Arthur
Joyce
William Eirdridge
Pocatello
Idaho
Arthur
New York
June Liquor Sales In State Increase
North Carolina ABC stores moved a total of 3 203 338 15 dollars in liquor in June. The State ABC Board released figures showing June 1947 sales at 2 540 646 10 dollars. Mecklenburg county topped the list with 727 239 15 dollars in sales.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
ABC
State
ABC Board
Mecklenburg County
Louis XII and the phrase Let George do it coined
Louis XII of France reportedly coined the phrase Let George do it to shift duties onto his faithful minister Cardinal George of Amboise. The practice allowed the monarch to avoid distasteful tasks by letting George handle them.
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Louis XII
France
George
Cardinal George
Amboise
Bird body temperature range
A note states that the normal body temperature of a bird ranges from 104 to 108 degrees.
Dixie Party To Steer Clear Of Rabble Rousers
Gov. J Strom Thurmond, presidential candidate for Southern Democrats, rejects Gerald L K Smith and any rabble rousers. He says the states rights movement is not based on race prejudice and predicts strong Southern support for the rebellious Democrats while planning a vigorous campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
Gerald L. K. Smith
Christian Nationalist Party
South
Dr Jeffries Joins North Carolina State Engineering Faculty
Dr Robert J Jeffries formerly of Johns Hopkins University is appointed to the N C State College department of engineering as a new faculty member directing electrical engineering research projects. He holds degrees from Connecticut and Johns Hopkins and has taught at Connecticut Hopkins and Virginia. He has industrial research experience and publications and memberships in engineering and honor societies.
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Raleigh
Robert J. Jeffries
Johns Hopkins University
State College
W. G. van Note
Jeffries
van Note
Ornatlan Rare of
University of Connecticut
Johns Hopkins
University of Virginia
Alpha Tau Phi
Sigma Xi
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
The
Institute of Radio Engineers
American Society For the Engineering Education
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Surry Man Bound Over for Carnal Knowledge of Girl
MOUNTAIRY July 20 A 53 year old Surry resident Alex L Nichols of Laurel Bluff was bound over for trial in Surry county superior court in September on charges of carnal knowledge of a female under 16. Nichols held on 2000 bond after judge E C Divens found probable cause. The prosecuting witness testified she was removed to Graham and Nichols later tried to take her home to Laurel Bluff. She said their relationship began when she was 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
Dobson
Nichols
Liberty
Graham
Laurel Bluff
Michigan State Star Wins Best All-Round Baseball Athlete
In Los Angeles on July 20, Michigan State's George Rutenbar was named the best all-round baseball athlete as the University of California hosted the third annual national college baseball field competition. John H. Kobs of Michigan State announced the results after tallying marks from the five participating schools.
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Los Angeles
University of California
Michigan State
George Rutenbar
John H. Kobs
American Association of College Baseball Coaches
Well Stocked Liner Berengaria Carrying Food and Tea
A return voyage to England on the liner Berengaria brought over a ton of tea and coffee, two tons of bacon, two tons of butter, 20 tons of potatoes, and 22 tons of meats. Hawks circle over forest edges and cliffs where updrafts occur.
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Atlantic
England
Berengaria
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Tar Heels
Sand Hills
N. C
N. C. State College
Theta Tau
Andrew C. Dem
Princeton
N. J
Virgil G. Mims, Jr
Maud Rice
Candler
Joseph M. Lee, Jr
Erwin
Alston W. Stafford, Jr
Asheville
James M. Yorke
Fayetteville
S. Norwood Richardson
Norfolk
William B. Thompson
Aurora
Richard D. Dillender
N. Augusta
S. C
Ray J. Queen
Morganton
Polly Brea
Dixie
Waar Sregoing Davee” Ieans
America
Hudson
Seata
Hudson Motor Car Company
Detroit
Hudson Dealer
Sloop Auto Sales and Service
W. Broad
Grimes Street
Dr. Jeffries
N. C. State
BR. J. Jeppries
Surry
Michigan Star
High Point
City of
E. N. Phillips
T. BE. Hinson
A. BR. McMullan
Belk-Stevens CO
BROWN
Belk
Stevens Co
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