First Hog Show Rules Announced
North Carolina sets the first annual State Market Hog Show and Sale for Raleigh on August 24. Open to NC youths 10 to 20 in the junior division and all NC residents in the adult division with seven breeds in contention. Held at the State Fairgrounds with weights, pens, and strict eligibility rules governs entries and sale.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. K. Butler Jr
State College
N. C
State Fairgrounds
Berkshire
Duroe
Hampshire
Poland
China
Tamworth
Yorkshire
Tar Heel Gardener Lessons on Thorough Work
A Raleigh column argues that success in gardening hinges on thorough preparation and follow through. A friend’s failed garden, trees, and lawn illustrate the cost of half measures, poor soils, and insufficient watering, with the remedy being real effort and proper soil amendments.
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Raleigh
Dairy Herd Testers Course Set at N C State College
Dairy Herd Improvement testers training will be at North Carolina State College from August 29 to September 10. Marvin E Senger urges local associations to find qualified testers, noting that participants need a high school education or equivalent and an interest in dairy husbandry and record-keeping. DHIA testers guide feeding, culling and herd management. DHIA herds produce nearly twice the milk of the average North Carolina cow.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
Marvin E. Senger
Senger
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
DHIA
North Carolina
Agricultural Attache Sought by Soviet Official
Vladimir Matskevich, acting Soviet minister of agriculture, said he will press for a regular agricultural attache at the Soviet Embassy in Washington to keep Russian farm authorities informed on American farm progress. He joked diplomats are too occupied with talk. The United States has maintained an attache in Moscow for the last decade.
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Ames
Iowa
Vladimir Matskevich
Washington
America
Matskevich
United States
Moscow
Pope Receives Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce at Vatican
Pope Pius XII hosted U.S. Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce in Vatican City for her first audience since becoming envoy to Italy over two years ago. The meeting underscored ongoing U.S. Vatican ties and Luce’s diplomatic role.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
U.S
Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
Aromatic tobacco interest grows in North Carolina counties
Raleigh reports rising farmer interest in aromatic tobacco with Orange County growers weighing entry in 1956. A July 14 tour to W M Anderson of Lexington showed field to market steps, soil and fertility needs, curing methods, and a tractor drawn trans planter reducing planting labor. Crouse urges summer preparation.
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Raleigh
R. H. Crouse
State College
Crouse
Orange County
Orange
Davidson County
W. M. Anderson
Lexington
Anderson
Different License Plate On Car In New Jersey Mixup Ends
West Paterson police report a three year mix up where a front plate YF26W and rear plate YF27W belonged to different cars. Patrolman Carl Von Stetten traced the rear plate to George Mackey of Boonton Turnpike and exchanged them, restoring matching registrations.
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West Paterson
N.j.pb
Carl von Stetten
Motor Vehicle Department
von Stetten
George Mackey
Boonton Turnpike
Lincoln Park
Newspaper Vendor Leaves $50 000 Estate
In San Diego a 73 year old newspaper vendor who sold papers on the waterfront for 30 years left a $50,000 estate. Coroner A E Gallagher said the funds were in 11 bank deposit books and in a green metal box Silbert carried to the hospital. He died Friday. He had supported two girls from a broken home and donated to charities. No will was found and if no heirs are located the estate will be probated for the country’s benefit.
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San Diego
Calif
A. E. Gallagher
Philip Silbert
Silbert
Gallagher
Worried Motorist Halts Freeway Traffic on Hollywood Freeway
Los Angeles police report 34 year old Marion Grammer stopped his car in the middle of the Hollywood Freeway during rush hour causing a long line of waiting vehicles. He explained his anxiety stemming from personal troubles including ill children and business woes. A doctor termed his condition an anxiety reaction similar to combat fatigue.
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Los Angeles
Marion Grammer
Grammer
Hollywood
Hollywood Receiving Hospital
Lederhosen Ban Highlights Air Force Style Rules
In Wiesbaden Germany airmen facing a dress code ban lederhosen blue jeans and cloth shorts are restricted. The order lists outfits the well dressed airman should not wear in public and bars items seen as sensational style choices including zoot suits.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U.S. Air Force
The
Order
Watermelon Festival Draws 5000 On Free Slice Day
Mineola Texas hosted its annual Watermelon Festival with 5000 passing motorists served free slices. Police and Boy Scouts directed traffic as 30 tons of icy melons were consumed during the event.
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Mineola
Tex
Boy
East Texas
Cherokee Nation Lands Within Smoky Mountains National Park
The Smoky Mountains National Park encompasses 461000 acres that were previously occupied by the Cherokee Nation.
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Brent Smoky Mountains National Park
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