Weather and farming outlook from Randolph Guilford counties
Abbotts Creek residents report heavy snow and wet ground slowing tobacco sowing and fox-hunting trips. Farm agents note most seeds planted, pasture top dressing underway, and plastics aiding beds with dry weather needed for spring growth. A statewide Nickels for Know-How meeting series, led by State College officials, aims to explain research and teaching programs to farmers and communities across North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph County
Ben Jenkins Jr
Piedmont
Jenkins
Randolph
Davidson
Chatham Counties
Asheboro
State College
North Carolina
Carl Bernhardt
School of Agriculture
Agriculture Foundation
Greensboro
Guilford
Alamance
Caswell
Rockingham
Willard Kimrey
Bernhardt
Kimrey
Many Smokers Don’t Like Em
In Phoenix 58 percent of 2000 smokers found smoking a pleasure but not worth the cost. One in eight smokers dislikes cigarettes. Dr. Daniel Horn of the American Cancer Society cites a link between smoking and lung cancer and notes most smokers view smoking as a harmful habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Daniel Horn
American Cancer Society
Horn
Society
Moonshiners Face Harsh Blows in Piedmont Counties
The Davidson Randolph and Guilford County area battles moonshine as six poison whisky deaths in Davidson raise alarms. Sheriff Cox reports many stills and moonshine operations found, with transporters and peddlers targeted alongside makers. State agents note dry areas and price incentives fuel illicit trade.
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High Point
Randolph
Davidson
Davidson County
Homer Lee Cox
Emmons Township
Cox
Thorn High Point
Guilford County
ABC
Jamestown
Dave Graham Jr
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Salisbury
Rowan County
Graham
W. T. Highfill
Greensboro
ABC Law Enforcement Agency
Guilford
Highfill
Thomasville
Kivett Drive
Retired Doctor Donates Rare Collections To UNC
Dr. William Picard Jacocks of Chapel Hill has given the university his celery glass collection and his exquisite ivories, and his print collection to the Ackland Museum. Other items in his brass, oriental rug and art trove are destined for UNC. He is a former UNC athlete and physician who helped lead the state hookworm campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Hall
Chapel Hill
N.C
William Picard Jacobs
University of North Carolina
Ackland Museum
State Board of Health
Jacobs
Bingham's
Bertie County
Jonathan and
Emily Baker Nichols Jacocks
Jonathan Jacocks
Tarboro
Thomas A. Smithwick
Raleigh
George Capehart
Scotch Hall
Capehart Place
Bertie
Jacocks
State Board
Carolina Inn
Ceylon
UNC
Thomasville High School news and honor roll list
Interviews by Mr Taylor and Mrs Mullin from the North Carolina Employment Security Commission informed seniors of their abilities in finger and dexterity math and English and other areas. The report card day produced hush in the halls while honor roll students were named and local clubs announced visiting seniors. Bulldogs cheerleaders sang sweet revenge for a Statesville win and Wake Forest scholarship winner Robert Teat was noted along with Monogram Club initiates and pep rally yells.
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Taylor
Mullin
North Carolina Employment Security Commission
Thomas
Pam Bingham
Mary Ellen Burton
Patsy Callicott
Joy Chapman
Shirley Combs
Rodger Sparks
Karen Sullivan
Ann Warner
Bobby Yarborough
Judy Godfrey
Trudy Fitzgerald
Dickie Davis
Sarah Harrison
Gary Grayson
Eddie Grimes
Bettye Crump
Patricia Gillmore
Linda Helderman
Jean Henley
Peggy Ward
Toni Veach
Brenda Tuttle
Ronald Todd
Larry Thayer
Sharon Swaim
Priscilla Stoker
Phil Kaney
Lucy Maness
Carol Little
Peggy Jones
Statesville
Robert Teat
Wake Forest
Paulette Abenathy
Sally Richardson
Flossy Brown
Juanita Olshinski
Denise Berrier
Monogram Club
Screwball Gene Robinson Lives on Unconventional Regimen
In Robbinsville North Carolina 70 year old Gene Robinson runs a mile daily and eats only raw foods such as kelp seeds fruits and sardines. He wears sandals and minimal clothing year round and sleeps in a heated room without pajamas. He has not visited a doctor in 54 years and has owned or sold 30 weekly newspapers across four decades. He plans to live to 120 and dreams of buying a submarine while defending his lifestyle as a modern version of physical culture.
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Robbinsville
N.C
Gene Robinson
Robinson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Graham County
Houston
Cleveland
Miami
Fla
North Carolina Mountains
Gray
Jesus Christ
Jesus
France
Bernarr MacFadden
Mountain longevity zealot defies age with odd habits
The article profiles a northern Tennessee mountain man named Robinson known for extreme routines. He claims fruit and whole milk cured tonsillitis after 60 days, questions short haircuts, dresses in sandals at meetings, swears by sardines and coffee in hot water, runs a daily mile alone, and rejects routine sleep patterns. Brady of Franklin Press recalls his sardine habit and long dedication to natural foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culture Magazine
Robinson
Newport
Tenn
J. P. Brady
Franklin Press
Franklin
Brady
Graham Star
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Braxton
Abbotts Creek
Brooks James
Bonnie Moore
Enterprise
ATU
Bob Martin
Emmons
Wayne Wilson
Wilson
Tabernacle
Back Creek
Union Township
W. P. Jacobs
Ganesha
Delhi
High Corner
Anne Jackson
Janice Hines
Diana Hooper
Theresa Hofmann
Tommy Earnhardt
Emerson Ellington
Peggy Doriety
Carey Eanes
Bruce Finch
Mandy Fraylick
Paula Hamblin
Margaret Hampton
Dianne Motley
Mary Myers
Janet Newsom
Sandra Norton
Larry Phillips
Johnny Pierce
Terry Richardson
Jane Roughton
Betty Shuler
Carol Link
Joyce Link
Lyle Smith
Pat Hill
Emilie Jarrett
Henel Jarrett
Wade Jarvis
Diane Jerman
Anne Kennedy
Webb Langford
Billie Ledwell
Suzy Bowles
Jerry Peace
Shelby Phillips
Sandi Pierce
Betty Poole
Fred Potts
Bobby Powell
Wally Richardson
Edith Ridge
Carol Sisk
Delores S. Williams
Charles Shore
Myra Russell
Mary Helen Swaim
Pat Tucker
Otis Wagoner
W. Curtis Russ
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