North Carolina to stock wild turkeys to restore populations
Raleigh July 29 A program approved by the Board of Conservation and Development aims to restore wild turkeys to all remaining blocks of North Carolina. John D Chalk commissioner said up to 10000 will be spent. Birds from Bull s Bend near Charleston and the Okeneoke swamp region will be sourced. Breeding will center at Seville and the Mt. Mitchell area with resettlement at Hoffman. Turkeys four to five months old will be released to revert to a wild state.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John D. Chalk
Game and In Fisheries
Balk
U. S
Bull's
Charleston
D. C
Okenenokee
Seville
Mt. Mitchell
Yancey County
Hoffman
Rubber Company Is Sued For 500000
In Irmingham Alabama on July 29 H Dalrymple president of United Rubber Workers of America sued Goodyear Tire Rubber Co of Gadsden Alabama for 500000 in federal court claiming his skull was fractured and he was mercilessly beaten by a group after he led a union meeting with employees at the Gadsden plant.
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Irmingham
Ala
H. Dalrymple
United Rubber Workers
Iica
Goodyear Tire , Rubber Co
Gadsden
Dalrye
Gadsden Goodyear
Cotton Prices Forecast Rise on Staple Shortage
National cotton trade figures warn that a government induced scarcity and a lack of staple cotton will drive higher prices for the new crop. Frank Neild notes the carry of staple cotton to the high point, first seen in this generation of manufacturers, signaling sharper costs ahead.
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Nation of Cotton Manufacturinge
Neild
North Carolina towns seek knitting mill plant choice
Citizens in Pine Burnsville and Ille discuss locating a knitting mill in eastern North Carolina. Committees have met to confer with parties interested as High Point is considered likely to host the plant.
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Eville
N. C
North Carolina
Pine
Burnsville
Ille
High Point
Steel House Showcases 1936 Living Innovations on Park Avenue
A model steel home on New York Park Avenue demonstrates modern design features for 1936. Indirect lighting, extensive glass and chrome, and integrated textiles replace scatter rugs with woven surfaces. The two story “House of the Modern Age” blends beige brown wood tones, pale furnishings, and glass tiling in rooms centered on a copper rose rug and a large fireplace.
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Laura Lou Brookman
NER
New York
America
Park Avenue
Ehringhaus Commission Studies Highway Fund Applications
Gov. Ehringhaus' commission met in Raleigh to study applications from 44 counties for refunds from the state highway department. The group reviewed criteria and potential distribution plans during the session.
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Raleigh
Ehringhaus’ Commission
State Highway Department
PWA approves eight Chapel Hill projects in NC
Dr. H G Bally state PWA director announced eight projects in North Carolina approved with a combined estimated cost of 804498 dollars. He said the projects will be funded under the Public Works Administration program and slated for completion in the near term.
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PWA
Chapel Hill
H. G. Bally
North Carolina
Counterfeit Half Dollar Suspects Apprehended in Greenville
George W. Leary and Ricard Jenkins of New Bern were arrested by Police Chief George Clerk and Highway Patrolment on charges of passing counterfeit half dollars in Greenville North Carolina.
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Greenville, N. C
George W. Leary
Ricard Jenkins
New Bern
George Clerk
Consolidation of Finance Offices Across Four States
Resettlement administration officials announced that the four state offices of finance and control in Nashville Morgantown Richmond and Lexington would be consolidated with the Raleigh offices.
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Raleigh
Resettlement Administration
Finance and Control
Nashville, Tenn
Morgantown
W. Va
Richmond, Va
Lexington, Ky
Public Works Plans Shift to State Planning Board
The 1936 inventory of proposed North Carolina public works projects will be handled by the state planning board rather than the federal PWA. T. L. Johnson, who directs the planning board's work, announced the change.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Planning Board
PWA
T. 8. Johnson
Planning Board
Six Man Committee Formed by North Carolina Truck Growers
A six member committee named by North Carolina truck growers to protect their interests in the soil improvement program prepared to day to design its work and begin operations in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
North Wilkesboro shooting leaves farmer in serious condition
Joe Prevette, a farmer, is in a serious condition with a shotgun wound to the thigh. Sheriff W. B. Somers is seeking Prevette’s 24 year old son, Roonce, in connection with the shooting.
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North Wilkesboro
Joe Prevette
Farmer
Sherif W. B. Somers
Prevette
Roonce
Coroners Jury Orders Held In Hamlet Death
A coroner s jury ruled that Thomas W. Stanley 18 and his uncle H M Stanley be held for the death of R B Hill 27 of Hamlet.
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Laurinburg
Thomas W. Stanley
H. M. Stanley
R. B. Hill
Hamlet
General Fund Balance Report for North Carolina
The North Carolina budget bureau announces the general fund closed the fiscal year June 30 with a balance of 9499927 dollars. All state expenditures were made from the general fund.
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General Fund
Raleigh
State Budget Bureau
North Carolina
Thieves Strip Home While Owners Vacation
Greensboro report details Herbert Gfrorer a regional automobile firm manager and his family finding 863 items missing from their home upon return from vacation. Items listed ranged from toothbrushes to clothes silverware furniture and food.
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Greensboro
Herbert Gfrorer
Fam
Gfrorer
Regional Automobile Corporation
Two Are Trapped By Prairie Fire
Kansas City dispatch reports a prairie fire driven by an 85 mile an hour wind killed Real Ferris and his wife Jean near Greenhaven, trapping them in their car which then left the road and burned as they fled on foot.
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Kansas City
Real Ferris
T. J. Pendergast
Jean
Ferris
Greenhaven
Primary Probe Held In Wake Primary
Wake county board of elections examined alleged irregularities in the July 4 Democratic primary at Auburn precinct. Claimant says 14 more votes than registered voters. Final action deferred to the September term of the county grand jury.
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Raleigh
Auburn
Wake County Board of Elections
Lyda C. Wilder, Jr
Family Visits and Community Notes Edge of Spring
Mrs Mamie Alexander hosts as Philadelphia guest Lula Mae Whitner while Mrs Lottie LeGrand welcomes visitors from Wadesboro and Florida teachers tour Fayetteville relatives. Mrs Eloise Powell returns from Burtus Memorial Hospital improving. A birthday party for 9 year old Peter Blackwell Gripter draws eighteen children with cake ice cream and candy. Zion delegates Geraldine Gillis Mary Helen Steele Virginia Harrington Henry Mills return from Mount Airy district Sunday School Convention praising Zion methods and debate leadership.
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Mamie Alexander
Springstreet
Lula Mae Whitner
Philadelphia
Johntsse
Dessie Littles
Wadesboro
Lottie LeGrand
Kivett Drive
R. Mitchell
Florida
Louie Roundtree
Leonard Street
Mitchells
Dorothy Mae Billct
Pearson Street
Fayetteville
Eloise Powell
Seamon Street
Burtus Memorial Hospital
Powell
Peter Blackwell Gripter
Ohaley Gripter
Young Gripter
Little Rose Marie Austin
Newark
N. J
Virginia Harrington
Henry Mills
Miss Harrington
Mille
Mrs Susan Hoover Appointed Notary Public
Mrs Susan Hoover of Farlow street wife of undertaker Walter Hoover has recently been appointed a notary public.
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Susan A. Hoover
Susan Hoover
Farlow Street
Walter Hoover
Ohio Governor Weighs Refusal to Return Man to Oklahoma
Ohio Governor Martin L. Davey said he may refuse to extradite Carlton R. Chilton to Oklahoma to finish a two year reformatory sentence for a 1910 bank burglary. Cleveland officials and Perry Frey, police prosecutor, urged action, while Oklahoma Governor William H. Marland said he would consider any police recommendation. Chilton, a former national bureau statistician and Troy native, faces a fugitive charge as he seeks release by personal bond amid extradition talks.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jean Vaijean
Carlton R. Chilton
Oklahoma
Chilton
Martin L. Davey
Columbus
L. V. Warlick
State Reformatory
Granite, Okla
Marland
BE. W. Marland
Ponca City
Perry Frey
Eee
Frey
Bureau of Statistics
U. S. Department of Labor
Troy
Jacob Stacel
Reformatory
Histtorney
James F. Ners, Jr
Valvin
Okla
National B&b
Con
Magenta Dining Area Meets Gray Bar in Split Room
A dining space splits colors with magenta walls for the dining end and gray on the bar end. The floor remains black, while blond wood furniture is upholstered in peatock blue leather.
Hypnosis Used For Delivery To Ease Birth
Columbus physician Dr A H Kanter delivered a pound girl to Mrs Leo Loomis by hypnosis claiming the method eases labor. He says hypnotic delivery has been used in Russia and he believes this is the first in the United States. Baby Shirley Marie and mother are reported well and refreshed after delivery.
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Columbus
A. H. Kanter
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