Mueller Takes Over Loop Swat Leadership
Ted Mueller of Thomasville leads the North Carolina State League with a .408 average after a week, rising 38 points from the prior Sunday. Carrier slips to .366 while leading in hits and tonight’s leaders also include Hnatio in steals, Hamblin in home runs, Reed in wins, Teague in strikeouts, and Lindsay in innings pitched.
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Ted Mueller
Thomasville
Ted
Bill Carrier
Mooresville
Mueller
Carrier
Johnny Hnatio
Cooleemee
Jim Hamblin
Salisbury
Spot Reed
Ed Jankowski
Lefty Teague
Ray Lindsey
Young boy runs bank loan, receives penny as reward
Six year old James Frederick Keller walks into Branch County Savings Bank in Coldwater Michigan to borrow a penny. He repays with interest and leaves with his note returned plus one extra cent reward for being businesslike.
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Coldwater, Mich
James Frederick Keller
Branch County Savings Bank
O. W. Holmes
Granddad Henderson Visits Grandson Jimmy
Pr James P Henderson stopped by his son's Kansas City home and greeted his 3 year old grandson Jimmy who asked why he came after hearing there was no gift today.
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Kansas City
James P. Henderson
Jimmy
Truck Fire Pushed Inside City Limits In Tempe
An interstate transfer truck caught fire in Tempe. Firefighters halted at city limits due to an ordinance, allowing driver Bob White to back the truck inside, where the flames were fought.
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Tempe
Ariz
Bob White
White
Timber Tax Row Over Canada Land In Lac La Croix
St Louis County taxing authority faced a refund dispute as three companies seek $4,116.58 in taxes plus interest for timber land mislocated in Lac La Croix district though the land lies in Canada.
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Duluth, Minn
St. Louis County
Lac la Croix
Canada
Farmers adopt grain and molasses silage practice says Arey
John Arey of the State College Extension Service notes the practice has moved beyond the experimental stage as more farmers adopt grain and molasses silage.
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John Arey
State College Extension Service
Proper Cutting Time Increases Lespedeza Hay Value
Farmers can boost lespedeza sericea hay output by timing cuts, says James M Parks of the Soil Conservation Service in the Deep River area near High Point. Best hay occurs when plants reach about 14 inches. cutting too late makes stalky growth, while proper timing allows seedlings to thicken the stand and soil cover. Later growth can seed or yield a second hay crop at the right stage.
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James M Parks
Project Agronomist
Soil Conservation Service
Deep River
High Point
Parks
Robert F Millikan Named Rural Mail Carrier in North Carolina
Robert F Millikan of High Point has been named rural mail carrier on RFD route 4 out of High Point. The appointment, effective June 12, follows his qualifying with an acceptable civil service examination, announced by Rep. Carl Durham in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Robert F. Millikan
High Point
R.F.D
Carl Durham
Supreme Court to rule on three per cent sales tax
Raleigh reports the State Supreme Court will hand down opinions Friday on the constitutionality of the three per cent general sales tax first imposed in 1933. The tax currently yields about $11,000,000 annually.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
School Commission to Hear Public Hearing on Teacher Salary funds
The State School Commission will hold a public hearing in Raleigh on Wednesday to gather suggestions on how the $250000 for teacher salary increases should be used. The state has about 24400 teachers.
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School Commission
Raleigh
State School Commission
Fire Chiefs Meet in Durham Prepares Regional Session
The North Carolina Fire Chiefs Association held its annual one day convention in Durham as a lead in to a Southeastern sectional meeting of the International Fire Chiefs Association, set to take place tomorrow and Wednesday. The Farm and Home Week program will feature improved rural health.
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Durham
North Carolina Fire Chiefs Association
International Fire Chiefs Association
State College
Business Upturn Shows Glimmers of Recovery in 1939
After seven days of gains, the composite index sits 18.6 percent below normal and 20 percent above 1938 levels. Steel capacity nears 66.1 percent peak, electric power use climbs, textiles hit a 1939 high, lumber and freight car loadings rise, and retail sales exceed June 1938. Auto output fluctuates due to strikes.
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Washington
Soil conservation affects Union County real estate values
Monroe reports soil conservation directly impacts Union County real estate prices says farm agent T J W Broom. A local dealer notes farms listed in areas with soil building practices sell quickly at fair prices, while those with no soil conservation struggle to sell.
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Monroe
Union County
T. J. W. Broom
State College Extension Service
Broom
State Poultry Council Ready For Action
North Carolina forms the State Poultry Advisory Council with members from the Grange FCX farm bureau and hatchery groups plus private poultrymen and fanciers. State College officials say the council will meet during Farm and Home Week to evaluate needs and guide industry growth.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Councils of Agriculture
North Carolina State Poultry Advisory Council
Roy 8. Dearstyne
State College
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Farmers’ Cooperative Exchange
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Farmers’ Mutual Exchange of
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North Carolina Feed Manufacturers’ Association
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
North Carolina Hatchery Association
Farmers’ Federation of
Western Carolina
North Carolina Record of Performance Association
Mountains
Walter Pike
Hendersonville
T. O. Minton
Champion
Piedmont
H. Bernard Helms
Monroe
C. C. McCain
Thomasville
Coastal Plain
Henry Britt
C. B E. Bell
Rocky Mount
I. O. Schaub
Prof. Dearstyne
C. F. Parrish
State Department of Agriculture
W. Kerr Scott
Dearstyne
Northampton Cotton Land to Be Cut for Boll Weevil
Jackson reports Farm Agent E. L. Norton says Northampton County will map several thousand acres for boll weevil control. Farmers have bought 75 barrels molasses and 40 drums calcium arsenate for weed control. mopping begins when 380 or more weevils per acre appear before squares form.
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Jackson
Northampton County
E. L. Norton
Norton
Horse and Mule Industry Grows in Yancey County
Burns ville June 12. Assistant Farm Agent R H Crouse notes a statewide trend toward a stronger horse and mule industry in Yancey County. Farmers have imported stallions and jacks for breeding improving stock and higher grade colts. Local farmer W Z Robertson reports profitable annual colt production.
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Burnsville
Yancey County
R. H. Crouse
W. Z. Robertson
North Carolina Exhibit Planned for World Poultry Congress
North Carolina will show 30 running feet of educational exhibit space at the World's Poultry Congress in Cleveland Ohio from July 28 to August 7. The exhibit highlights the state's agricultural industrial and commercial centers and their advantages.
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North Carolina
College Station
Raleigh
Cleveland
Ohio
C. F. Parrish
State College Extension Service
Parrish
Peanut buyers push for 34 to 36 peanuts per ounce
Dr. I O Schaub of the State College Extension Service says demand is for peanuts that shell 34 to 36 nuts per ounce. He cites uneven rainfall across Virginia and North Carolina areas delaying planting while salters seek larger nuts to compete with extra large varieties.
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College Station
Raleigh
I. O. Schaub
State College Extension Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics Survey
Virginia-North Carolina
Schaub
Control of blue mold in tobacco beds reported
Dr. Luther Shaw plant pathologist of the State reports this year’s success against blue mold in tobacco beds using paradichlorobenzene and ben zol.
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Luther Shaw
State College Extension Service
Growers Vote on Free Tobacco Inspection at Greenville Market
Tobacco farmers who sold on the Greenville market last season may vote June 19 to 24 on a proposal for free Federal inspection of all tobacco offered for sale this year. Ballots go to 1938 market-listed growers. those not receiving one should contact their county agent.
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College Station
Raleigh
Greenville
N. C
L. T. Weeks
State College Extension Service
Weeks
Goldsboro
Wendell
Farmville
U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Limestone boosts legume crops at Experiment Station
Reports from the Experiment Station at State College indicate limestone enhances soil used to grow a large legume crop intended for turning under.
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State College
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