North Carolina Leads Nation in Interstate Road Work
North Carolina reports 109 miles under contract for January through May, leading the nation. Texas is second with 84 miles. Federal aid covers 90 percent, with 677 interstate miles in the state and 94 million dollars in federal funds over the next two years. Projects include Winston-Salem Expressway work, Charlotte bypass, US 421 dual lanes, and relocations of US 29, 70, and 1.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. F. Babcock
Texas
Congress
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
State Supreme Court
Winston-Salem
China Grove
Salisbury
Yadkin River
Davidson Coun
Delegates Meet at State 4 H Club Week in Raleigh
About 1,300 boys and girls attended State 4 H Club Week in Raleigh. J D Sykes of Ralston Purina urged farmers as a basic occupation while William C Friday welcomed delegates. Winners were named in livestock and dairy judging and in demonstrations on cotton and entomology. Dairy judging honored Henderson and Yadkin counties, and Buncombe placed third. Charles Lamm and Judy Baker won demonstrations. top stock judges included John Cobe and Glenn Lee with Frank Frady noted among high scorers.
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J. D. Sykes
Ralston Purina Co
Sykes
Hertford County
North Carolina State College
William C. Friday
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Henderson County
Yadkin County
Buncombe County
Charles Lamm
Elm City
Judy Baker
Radin
John Cobe
Rowan County
Glenn Lee
Halifax
Chew Ya O Poo Frady
Haywood
Freed Negro in Trespass Case Is Quashed in Durham Tennis Dispute
A trespass charge against Joseph Riley, 23, a member of the Blue Ribbon Tennis Club, was quashed after Judge A R Wilson ruled the state failed to prove he was told to stay off the Forest Hills courts. Riley had played with a 15 year old Negro boy during a permit tournament on July 6 and 7. The case raised questions of public facilities and segregation in publicly owned utilities.
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Durham
Aeanth
A. R. Wilson
Joseph Riley
William Marsh
Atlanta
Baltimore
Wilson
C. G. Rosemond
Riley
Blue Ribbon Tennis Club
Forest Hills Courts
C. R Wood
Blue Ribbon Club
Forest Hills
Wood
Two Held In Fatal Shooting In Lumberton
In Lumberton North Carolina two men are held by police over the fatal shooting of Charlies Henry Hines 31 of Red Springs. Coroner D W Biggs will set an inquest date. Arrested are James Fairley 8 and Benny Fairley 33 in a dispute reportedly over riding in Hines car.
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Lumberton
N.C
D. W. Biggs
Charlies Henry Hines
Red Springs
James Fairley
Benny Fairley
Hines
Two Killed Six Injured In Rocky Mount Collision
Ed Justa an 18 year old Rocky Mount High student drove the car with six children in the back seat when it collided with a car carrying Mrs Kate Rattle Ghist 43 and Emmett Hodgepeth of Nashville. Both GHist and Hodgepeth died at the scene. Six children and Justa were admitted to Parkview Hospital. Highway Patrolman Joe Rhodes said investigators had not finished.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
Ed Justa
Rocky Mount High School
Country Club Rd
Hunter Road
Kate Rattle Ghist
Emmett Hodgepeth
Nashville
Donald Ghist
Parkview Hospital
Justa
Joe Rhodes
Record-Breaking Leaf Prices Suppress Georgia Florida Tobacco Market
Leaf prices in Georgia and Florida hit record highs with heavy sales as flue cured tobacco tops buyers expectations. The USDA reported a mixed day with more losses than gains from Monday’s peak, the three day average at 53.94 and season totals near 22 million pounds. Cash income for the first three days runs about 11.7 million dollars as cutters lose one to two dollars per hundred while lower grades show weaker pricing.
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USDA
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