Standard offers new motor fuel for Esso stations
The Standard Oil company introduces Essolene on June 2 as part of a multi million dollar program to rebrand outlets as Esso Stations from Maine to Louisiana. J H McCall says Essolene offers superior anti knock performance and reduces gummy deposits, with a nationwide advertising push and new Esso signs and repainting.
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Aso
J. H. McCall
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Esso
Maine
Louisiana
McCall
Essolube
Essolene
Standard Oi! Company
Pennsylvania
Colonial Beacon Oil Company, Incorporated
HOOK ADVISES ON PLANTING BY MOON PHASES
The column explains planting by moon phases with dates for High Point. Start June 2 at 5 45 p m and plant all day June 3. June 5 6 plant beans broccoli Brussels sprouts cabbage cucumbers lettuce melons okra parsley peas peppers pumpkins squash spinach tomatoes watermelons and more. Adds calcium arsenate and magnesium arsenate usage for chewing insects and bean foliage safety.
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Ar Heles
Robert
Hook
Moderators and Cucumber Cultivation Practices
The text outlines cucumber cultivation with shallow frequent irrigation. minimal attention after vines fill space. weed removal by hand. avoid fruit damage while ripening. It notes cucumber beetle threats to young plants and suggests netting, lime spray, and Bordeaux dust as protections. Bordeaux mixture also listed for various crops.
Whitsett News update on local funerals and events
Whitsett notes mark the funeral for Kecil C. Greeson at Mount Hope Reformed church after his drowning in Rowan county. Local pageant awards go to Cathie Hinshaw Montjen McKaugham and Elisabeth Boone. School and church events include Lenoir Rhyne commencements and Memorial services at Apples Chapel and Tabernacle M P church.
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Whitsett
Mount Hope Reformed Church
Kecil C. Greeson
Catawba College
Rowan County
Whitsett School
Cathie Hinshaw
A. D. Hinshaw
Montjen McKaugham
G. C. McKaughan
Elisabeth Boone
Frank Boone
Memorial Day service set at Friedens Lutheran church
Preparations are complete for the annual memorial and historical day at Friedens Lutheran church on Sunday June 4 with an all day program. The event features several addresses and much special music and is expected to draw an unusually large crowd. The church is the oldest Lutheran congregation in continuous existence east of the Yadkin river dating back to 1745. Mrs W T Whitsett visited Burlington on Saturday.
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Friedens Lutheran Church
Yadkin River
Cowboys Fail To Stop Robbers in Caravan Chase
In Merced California a rodeo theater scene turned chase as cowboys on horseback pursued three robbers fleeing by car. Lacking six shooters they tried lassos but the robbers escaped with 820 dollars.
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Merced, Co
Gibsonville Community News Highlights
Mrs. A. L. Holt and Mrs. Minnie Hinton, county welfare worker, were in the community on business Friday. Gibsonville High School closing exercises drew crowds from the area each evening. Miss Mary Walker, formerly Sumner High School teacher, is back at home. A safety note states that at 40 mph the brake press time is about one-fifth of a second, allowing nearly 20 feet of travel before stopping.
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Minnie Hinton
Gibsonville
Mary Walker
Sumner High School
Coldest Christmas on Record Hits Great Britain 1860
The Christmas of 1860 marked the coldest on record for Great Britain with bitter temperatures across the realm. Snow and ice disrupted travel and daily life as communities faced severe winter conditions.
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Great Brittain
North Carolina Colleges In Closing Days
In Raleigh on May 31, about 28 000 teachers statewide will receive the final salary payment for the six month term. The state will disburse 630 000 dollars as the last installment for the term under state support.
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Raleigh
Eith Carolina
A. F. Allen
Allen
Negress Granted Lawyer's License
Ruth Whitehead Whaley, the first Black woman licensed to practice law in North Carolina, was sworn in at Goldsboro by Judge F A Daniels. She trained in New York and, though a native of Goldsboro, received North Carolina reciprocity last winter. The report notes related state aid and education funding details.
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Goldsboro
Ruth Whitehead Whaley
North Carolina
F. A. Daniels
New York
Checks Mailed for Six Days of Instruction Pay
The superintendent of public instruction announced checks covering six days of instruction will be mailed this week. A secondary note states six months of teacher service. The text includes a compare about blinking an eye averaging one tenth of a second.
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Intendent of Public Instruction
Animals Grow Live and Plants Grow
A brief note asserts that animals grow and live as plants also grow and live while miners only grow. The fragment hints at comparisons among living beings and workmen.
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Greenville
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W. T. Whitsett
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Dr. Whitsett
Apple’s Chapel
Jefferson Township
Pearce Lutheran Church
Tabernacle M. P
Greensboro
Geo. L. Curry
Theo Edwards
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Open For Business
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Standard Oil Research Laboratories
Boone, N. C
Brownie Taylor
Rebecca Lowe
Greensboro College For Women
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Haw River
Burlington
A. L. Holt
N.C. Colleges
Negress
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