Raleigh Studies Damage From Recent Flooding
Raleigh and Wake County assess flood damage after heavy rains that dumped 9.5 inches since Monday. Rivers rise toward crest, roads close across the region, with Cape Fear and Neuse forecasts near record levels. Bridges on county roads wash away while state routes reopen and conditions edge toward fair by Friday.
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Enterprise Bureau
Raleigh
Wake County
U. S. Weather Bureau
The
Highway Commission
Cape Fear
Neuse
Tar
Roanoke
Lee
Smithfield
Goldsboro
Kinston
Rocky Mount
Weldon
Weather Bureau
Yadkin
Elkin
Wake Forest
Apex
Sanford
Wew River
Fayetteville
Durham
Oxford
John PD. Waldrop
Crabtree Creek
Chapel Hill
Lexington Opposition Grows Over County Courthouse Plan
Lexington officials clash as mayor opposes a six story courthouse on Main Street citing traffic and beauty concerns. County managers say the county owns the site and bonds may be issued with voter approval, setting up a possible legal battle and organized opposition seeking a public vote.
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Lexington
Fred QO. Sink
Board of City Commissioners
Court Square
Main Street
Link
C. H. B. Leonard
Coun
Board of Commissioners
Brain function runs in halves with alternating activity
A fragment notes the brain alternates hemispheres in operation. It also mentions a claimed earthquake near Lima Peru occurring about weekly, though details are unclear.
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Lima
Peru
First Black Squirrel Report From Davidson County
A jet black squirrel was found and killed in Yadkin College township by Homer Greene, after a white squirrel had been reported in Reeds. The animal, shown in Lexington, is mostly black with a tail tip of gray hairs. This follows multiple white-squirrel sightings across the county, marking the first black squirrel recorded this year.
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Lexington
Reeds
Davidson County
Yadkin College
Homer Greene
Hunter
Tobacco growers pleased with market prices in Davidson County
Davidson County tobacco growers who sold on the Winston Salem markets Tuesday and yesterday were generally pleased with the prices. Despite rain, a large number of farmers brought their tobacco to the markets on the opening day of sales.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Winston-Salem
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High Point Battery CO
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Atwater
RADIO
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High Point Hardware CO
South Main Street
Kester Furniture CO
India
Chicago
Ira Johnson
Charles K. Kirkman
BAYER
Tucker
East Green Street
Castial Ako
Health Laboratories, Inc
Pittsburgh
Household Department
van Dyke
Winston-Salem, N. C
Parlor Furnace
New Allen’s
Allen
Allen’s
Bartner Furniture CQ
E. Green St
High Point
S. Elm St
Greensboro
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