Farm land prices in North Carolina lead nation in gains
The TBD report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics shows North Carolina’s farm land price index rising 207 points from the 1912-14 base, reaching 307, far above the national 162. The gains reflect inflation trends with NC outpacing South Dakota Kansas and Montana in 1946-47, while national averages rose about 10 percent.
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Washington
North Carolina
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Old North
United States
Bureau
South Dakota
Kansas
Montana
Nine Violent Deaths In North Carolina Over Weekend
A weekend in North Carolina saw nine violent deaths from various causes. Names include Conrad Ramsey 21 and William Ramsey 18 killed in a car crash. Marjorie Marks 23 a Rich Square teacher fatally crushed in a horse accident. Others died in separate incidents including a train collision, pedestrian vehicle strike, and industrial accident.
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North Carolina
Conrad Ramsey
William T. Ramsey
Brothers of Cashiers
Marjorie Marks
Rich Square School
Dewey Jackson
Bladenboro
Lumberton
Rosalie Pearsall
Wilmington
van Ledford
Funeral Rites Held For Cotton Man
Funeral rites were held in Edenton for John A. Moore Sr. prominent leader of the Carded Yarn Association and the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association. He died at his Edenton home Saturday afternoon and served as president of the Sterling Cotton Mill of Franklinton and treasurer of the Edenton Cotton Mills.
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Edenton
John A. Moore
Carded Yarn Association
North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association
Moore
Sterling Cotton Mill
Franklinton
Old Three Toes Brown Bear Shot After 15 Year Chase
In Whiteville on November 17 Dempsey Shook Vance of Avery County shot the famed 654 pound brown bear known as Old Three Toes. Neighbors in Eastern North Carolina say the bear evaded more than 30 traps over 15 years and would stand on its hind legs to pull traps off.
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Whiteville
Dempsey
Vance
Avery County
North Carolina
Resi
Dents
Cartaret County
Motions in New Bern will case Friday
In New Bern mill owner James M. West's will dispute, son Millard West seeks to overturn the will claiming mental incompetence. After a six week trial and a 10 hour jury deadlock, Judge J. Paul Frizzelle will hear motions including asking the governor to set a retrial term and assign trial costs to the estate.
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New Bern
Superior Court
J. Paul Frizzelle
Millard Stanley West
Wilmington
James M. West
Transportation Company
West
Frizzelle
ECTC Names Leaders At Election At Greenville
Elections for East Carolina Teachers College student government are announced by secretary Evelyn Peele. Milton Fields directed the process. Daisy Steele Christine Bowen Laura Lynn Raper Daisy Steele Ahoskie Winton Lu cama Sc o tland Neck Conway New Bern marshal five college marshals chosen Martha Pickett Florence Boerckel Barbara Stovall Frances Brown Helen Brown.
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Conway
Charles Connor
New Bern
Martha Pickett
Wallace
Florence Boerckel
Baltimore
Barbara Stovall
Bullock
Frances Brown
Ahoskie
Helen Brown
Magnolia
Tobacco Prices Steady as New Week Starts
Raleigh reports a steady start to the week as three flue cured belts begin sales in a two state area. Eastern belt total to last Friday reached 462,148,000 pounds at 43.29 per hundred while losses ranged 50 cents to 3.25. Middle belt totals were 139,674,045 pounds at 42.66 on the season. North Carolina Virginia old belt saw steady to higher prices with gains 50 cents to 3 dollars.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Retired UNC athlete Oscar Abernethy found dead in home
Oscar M. Abernethy a 48 year old retired attorney was found dead in his Kure Beach residence. Health officer Dr A M Elliott says death appears natural. Real estate man George B Applewhite discovered the body while showing the Abernethy house to a prospective buyer.
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Wilmington
Kure Beach
A. M. Elliott
New Hanover County
George B. Applewhite
Oscar M. Abernethy
University of North Carolina
Applewhite
Abernethy
Hunter Located After Being Lost Nine Hours
ASHEVILLE November 17 A Shelby hunter Ben C Parker was found by forest rangers after being lost over nine hours in Pisgah National Forest. He separated from his party when a cloud hid his deer stand and later fired a distress shot heard by a fire tower watcher who alerted rangers.
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Asheville
Shelby
Forest Rangers
Pisgah National Forest
Ben C. Parker
State Highway Department
State College SAE Chapter Names Officers and Members
The document lists officers and members of the State College SAE chapter. W W Kriegel and W Ned Wood hold high administrative roles with J E Miller and Baird Moffitt also named. Other officials include Prof Earl Hostetler and Robert Aurner. student members include Walter Clarke T P Williamson Jr A C Heller Jr Howard Falls C W Roberts and Pate Forehand.
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W. W. Kriegel
State College
W. Ned Wood
J. E. Miller
Baird Moffitt
Richmond
Earl Hostetler
Robert Aurner
Cincinnati
Ohio
SAE
G. Wallace Smith
Department of Engineer In Mechanics
Walter Clarke Greensboro
T. P. Williamson, Jr
Greensboro
A. C. Heller, Jr
Spartanburg
S. C
Howard Falls
Province Gamma
C. W. Roberts
Pate Forehand
Vienna Go
Fragmented historical note on crops and ships
The text discusses legume crops preceding tobacco and nitrogen supply concerns, then oddly shifts to an ancient record about marines of 310 feet length, a 780 A.D. reference, a 1700 ton displacement, and physicians prescribing chopped flesh as a treatment for engines, totaling 6400 horsepower.
Hoey Sees Session Of More Than Month
Shelby report says Len Clyde R Hoey a North Carolina Democrat predicts the special session will last a little more than a month. He believes the session will clear pressing matters so congressmen can return home shortly before Christmas.
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Shelby
Congress
Len
Clyde R, Hoey
North Carolina
Washington
Hoey
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