Bimmie Flop Said To Rider in Derby Fallout
In New York on May 20 Fred Hayden reports Bimmie flop comments after Bimelech’s Derby defeat by Gallant. Critics blame jockey Freddie Smith amid controversy, noting Smith’s high win rate with favorites in 1939 and speculation about a rider change for Bimelech.
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Fred Hayden
New York
Imelech
Corydont
Belmont
Freddiemith
Smelech
Bounding Bay
Corydon
Smith
New York State
James
Somong
C. B. Irvin
Tomith
Ben Jones
Bill Hurley
Bimelech
Col
EB. Radley
iMaybe
Freddie
Gallaton
Withers
North Carolina reports lower traffic deaths so far this year
Leigh May 20 North line's hit parade is not so far this year as 1939 Ronald Hocutt director the Highway Safety Division said provisional four month total of traffic fatalities is 257, a decrease from last year's four month total of 304. Local counties Guilford Wilkes and others led April fatalities with several deaths in cities including Greensboro Asheville Fayetteville and Morehead City.
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Leigh
Northline
Ronald Hocutt
Uaced
Ocutt
Hocutt
NTH
Nett County
Guilford
Wilkes
Iboro
Asheville
Nia
Fayetteville
Northesboro
Dunn
Wendell
Services Held For Furniture Man
Funeral services were held for Herbert Graves Lewis 415 North Spring Street manager of the H H Jones Furniture Company in Winston-Salem who died suddenly at the store Friday. Born Elkton Kentucky May 13 1871 he moved to Winston-Salem in 1922 and built a prominent local business serving as president and treasurer of the Retail Furniture Dealers Association and as vice president of the National Monarch Club. Surviving are his son Herbert G Lewis Jr of Winston-Salem and Mrs A B Schultz of Indianapolis Indiana.
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Winston-Salem
Herbert Graves Lewis
North Spring Street
H. H. Jones Furniture Company
Elkton
Downers and
Green River
Kentucky
Kansas City
Retail Furniture Dealers Association
Association
National Monarch Club
Herbert G. Lewis, Jr
A. B. Schultz
Indianapolis
Ind
States Student Aviators Win Regional Championship
Raleigh NC May 20 The state's student aviators won the Southern regional collegiate flying championship after a two day meet amassing 59 points. Wake Forest's H M Barty won two first places for 37 points. Duke totaled 27 points with Johnny Carter contributing all. Pilots were trained by the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
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Raleigh
N. C. State
Wake Forest
H. M. Barty
Johnny Carter
Duke
Civil Aeronautics Authority
How to Repair a Window Screen and Care for Cheese and Clothes
Repair a screen hole with mosquito netting and shellac for rigidity. Spread thin butter on cheese to keep it moist and flavorful. To remove wrinkles, moisten starch with water, apply on the wrong side, then iron.
Funeral service held for Mrs Nannie Stevenson in Thomasville
May 20 funeral service for Mrs. Nannie Allen Stevenson who died at her son BE R Stevenson’s Lexington Avenue home. Rev. Fred R Love Rev O L Ruth and Rev J D Newton led at Calvary Reformed Church with music by area singers. interment in the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Nannie Allen Stevenson
BE. R. Stevenson
Lexington Avenue
Calvary Reformed Church
Fred R. Love
Pleasant Grove Church
O. L. Ruth
High Point
J. D. Newton
BR. C. Leonard
Marvin Jackson
Jacob Fowler
Lucille Yarborough
Clarence Fowler
Cramer Alexander
Jesus
Rich Fork
Joe Walton
Fred Black
Bill Hildebrand
Rufus Sledge
Roby Kaney
Tom Trotter
Vacation Bible School Opens In Thomasville
The Main Street Methodist Church announces its annual Vacation Bible School will begin Wednesday morning May 22 at 9 o clock. It will run through Friday May 31 and is open to church children ages 4 through high school.
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Thomasville
Main Street Methodist Church
Lee F. Tuttle
M. L. Bales
Clarice Rose
R. E. Watkins
Paul Green
Clara Harrison
Beulah Norment
Naomi Howle
Rev. Tuttle
Ruth Harrison
Paul Cromwell
John Prevo
Walter May
Dorothy Bumgardner
Wilma Wall
Josephine Pepper
Bobby Carpenter
Civitan District Convention Opens in Myrtle Beach
The Carolinas district Civitan Clubs opened its annual convention in Myrtle Beach with an inspirational service at the Methodist Church. District Governor Marcus Ham of Morven, North Carolina, will preside as sessions begin with an afternoon recreation program and the banquet and dance scheduled for tonight.
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Myrtle Beach
Carolinas District of Civitan Clubs
Myrtle Beach Methodist Church
Marcus Ham
Morven
N. C
North Carolina Fruits Vegetables Market Report
North Carolina shipping point figures and Saturday wholesale sales reported by the U S Agricultural Marketing Service and North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Prices cover lettuce cabbage beans potatoes beets green peas sweet potatoes and more with varied regional quotes and carload terms.
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North Carolina
U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Hastings
Fla
Maine
Green Mountains
U. S
U. S&s
Chicago
Idaho U
Minn
Sandland
Bliss
Ala
Leaders Press Sports Writer reveals NL and AL league leaders
The recap lists batting and pitching leaders across the National and American leagues. Mize and Foxx are among top run scorers and RBIs, with Frey and Case noted for bases. Additional mentions include Lindy Danning and Camilli with key hits and Milnar and Dean earning wins.
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Lombardi
Cincinnati
New York
Mize
St. Louis
MecCor
Goodman
Danning
Ptt
Ross
Boston
Camilli
Louis
Frey
New
Bertie County Tobacco Farmer Shows Control Of Blue Mold
Bertie County farmer L Jones of Aulander demonstrated paradichlorobenzene fume fumigation to control blue mold in tobacco beds. Four beds were built, three treated, one untreated check. After three nights of treatment and follow up care, signs of disease disappeared with minimal plant loss, while the untreated beds showed heavy mortality. About 60 farmers attended a meeting and over 250 people visited the test beds.
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Windsor
CG. L. Jones
Aulander
Mitchell Township
Bertie County
B. B. Grant
Jones
Swine Raising Surpasses Other 4-H Projects in Edgecombe
Tarboro reports swine raising the top 4-H project for 505 members in Edgecombe County. P H Jameson, state extension Service assistant farm agent, notes 253 boys raise hogs, with many combining corn and hogs. Other popular efforts include corn, dairy and beef cattle, gardening, and peanuts.
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Tarboro
Edgecombe County
P. H. Jameson
State College Extension Service
Jameson
Reading
Edgecombe
Farmer Treats Tobacco Plants for Blue Mold
Whiteville May 20 Bill Hooks a prominent Columbus County farmer near Whiteville treated 300 yards of his 3 000 yards of tobacco plant bed this year to control blue mold From the 300 yards treated with paradichlorobenzene he has pulled enough plants to set 19 acres From the untreated 2 700 yards in which the blue mold struck heavily he has been able to get enough plants to set only five acres Other farmers who warded off mold attacks with the approved treatments report similar results.
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Whiteville
Bill Hooks
Columbus County
Charles Raper
Interest Grows in Sweet Potatoes as Cash Crop
Nashville May 20 A farm agent reports rising interest in sweet potatoes as a cash crop due to gloomy tobacco prospects. Nash County growers likely to raise acreage by at least 20 percent this year, with production focused on Porto Rico types from North Carolina and Louisiana strains.
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Nashville
H. E. Alphin
State College Extension Service
Nash County
Porto Rico
North Carolina
Louisiana
Businessmen Engage With Farmers Across North Carolina
E Y Floyd of the AAA reports farmer business meetings in 40 counties with strong turnout. Next events include Croatan Craven County May 24, Raeford Hoke May 30, Sanford Lee May 30, Hillsboro Orange May 31. Leaders urged to aid educational campaigns for the Agricultural Conservation Program and farmer access to government payments.
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College Station
Raleigh
E. Y. Floyd
AAA
State College
Floyd
Croatan
Craven County
Raeford
Hoke County
Sanford
Lee County
Hillsboro
Orange County
Nash County
Stokes
Johnston County
Warren County
Pitt County
Lenoir County
Tree Seedlings Aiding Erosion Areas In Western North Carolina
In the 1939-40 planting season Buncombe Madison and Yancey counties set out 1 085 000 forest seedlings on erosion prone land. About half were black lo cust with the rest mostly short leaf pines. TVA CCC Mars Hill supplied labor and trees. Farm and Home Week will be at State College July 29 to August 2. 4 H Club pig chain work aids swine production with future flock culling planned by June or July.
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Asheville
Buncombe
Madison
Yancey
W. Riley Palmer
State College Extension Service
Tvaccc
Mars Hill
State College
North Carolina
E. V. Vestal
Coltrane Farm Benefits From Soil Conservation Practices
Clyde Coltrane of Randolph County whose 125 acre farm near High Point benefited from a Soil Conservation Service project begun in 1935. Terracing and contour farming doubled corn yields from about 25 to 50 bushels per acre while 50 acres were terraced and 4,000 loblolly pines planted. He now runs 13 cattle and calves with two cows milked locally and praises sustainable methods.
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R. Clyde Coltrane
High Point
Route 2
Soil Conservation Service
Dean Swift
D. Henry Hall, Jr
Deep River Project
Mr. Coltrane
High Point, Randleman and
Asheboro
Deep River
Coltrane
Hall
Clyde
Red Hills
Randolph
Uncle Sam
R. E. Coltrane
Piedmont
Trinity
Way to Secure Higher Prices for Eggs Shown
Mrs Minnie Waller of Kinston route 4 has shown farm women in Lenoir County how to get premium prices by grading and packing eggs in dozen-size cartons. Her regular curb market sales quickly exhausted, and others are now following her lead to attract higher prices with better packing and grading.
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Kinston
Minnie Waller
Route 4
Lenoir County
O. R. Freeman
Waller
Field Days To Be Held At Piedmont Station
STATESVILLE May 20 Two small grain and legume field days will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Piedmont Branch Experiment Station near here. J W Hendricks said farmers from southwestern North Carolina should attend Tuesday and those from the northwestern district Wednesday. The sessions begin at 2 PM with tours of research projects conducted by Dr G K Middleton W H Rankin R B Stitt and W H Chapman from State College. E C Blair will explain red clover demonstrations. The events are sponsored by the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station the State Department of Agriculture and State College Extens.
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Statesville
Piedmont Branch
Here
J. W. Hendricks
North Carolina
Northwestern
Hendricks
G. K. Middleton
W. H. Rankin
R. B. Stitt
W. H. Chapman
State College
E. C. Blair
N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station
State Department of Agriculture
State College Extension Service
Piedmont Station
Garbage feeding of hogs discouraged in NC survey
A survey for the U S Department of Agriculture finds garbage feeding of hogs in 12 North Carolina counties with Guilford reporting about 2 000 hogs fed garbage and hog cholera outbreaks. Vestal notes the practice is declining in several counties and concentrated near large cities.
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College Station
Raleigh
North Carolina
E. V. Vestal
Swine Socialist of
State College
U. S Department of Agriculture
Vestal
Buncombe
Burke
Carteret
Dare
Davidson
Guilford
Lee
Mecklenburg
New Hanover
Pender, Pitt
Stanly
Guilford County
No False Teeth Rock Slide or Slip Pasteeth Powder
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Ate
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Winston Merchant
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Vacation Bible School
Civitans Open District
Washington
South Carolina
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Pittsburgh
Chadbourn
Mt. Olive
Hjor
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Detroit
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Phia
Case
Moses
Foxx
Cramer
Bos
Boudreau
Cleveland
Judnich
Levee
Trosky
Milnar
Dean
Jourl
University Perl Hill
Lloyd Stark
Missouri
Carolineal Union
Union North Carolina
C. F. Parrish
Coltrane Farm
By W. A. Bmins
Jonathan Swift
Gulliver
Terracing
SCS
Stone House
Howard W. Odum
Chapel Hill
School of Agriculture
PWA
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