Leaf peeper flood: Blue Ridge Parkway records heavy traffic
Asheville report notes the Blue Ridge Parkway had the heaviest traffic in its history on Sunday October 23 as a tourist wave from Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio crowded western North Carolina. Rangers counted 300 cars in an hour near Mt. Mitchell and many visitors queued for the observation tower.
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Asheville
Blue Ridge Parkway
North Carolina Mountains
Mt. Mitchell
Itchell
North Carolina
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Greensboro Man Named To Pacifist Session
Tartt Bell of Greensboro has been named representative to the World Pacific meeting in India in December. He is executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee of the Southeastern district.
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Greensboro
Tartt Bell
India
American Friends Service Committee
Quakers
Industrial strike politics and dividend payments draw mixed reaction
The piece argues that Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel continue regular dividends despite a strike, criticizing political manipulation around pension benefits and noting industry-wide shareholder profiles. It contrasts postwar wage issues with government intervention and prices a looming return to the 1929-style caution. The U S Bureau of Mines cites 66.1 million tons of zinc lead deposits in the tri state Missouri Kansas Oklahoma district.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
U.S.A
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Tri- State
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Entertainment Gossipy Snippets From The Times Laboring On
A collage of notes on performers and personalities. Teresa McGovern sings at Carnegie Hall while working at Warner’s on 44th Street. Mrs. L Lyons tops Best Dressed in Literary Fields. Narita earns praise on tour. Joe Page’s Series earnings noted. Andy Williams debuts at Blue Angel. Andor Fordes sets Town Hall recital for Nov 12. Nancy Donovan rises in Chicago’s Empire Room.
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Teresa McGovern
Carnegie Hall
Warner's Commissary
44Th St
L. Lyons
Mrs. Truman
Rita Khan
Irene Dinne
Narita
Joe Page
Joe Andy Williams
Kay Thompson
Blue Angel
Andor Fordes
Town Hall
Nancy Donovan
Chicago
Palmer's Empire Room
M. Strange
J. Barrymore
Wieder
Rome
Meredith Dean To Appear Here
Dr Leish man A Peacock dean of Meredith College will represent Meredith at a series of high school college days this week. He visited R J Reynolds high school in Winston Salem and will attend events at High Point high school and Boyden high school in Salisbury to discuss Meredith admissions.
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Raleigh
Leishman A. Peacock
Meredith College
Meredith
High Point High School
R. J. Reynolds High School
Winston-Salem
Boyden High School
Salisbury
Radio call letters reveal district numbers in the U S
The article explains that amateur radio station call letters include a district identifying number. It notes the U S consumes about 88 million pounds of tea annually.
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Amateur Radio
U. S
Missing Crossword Clues and Answers in National Banner
A partial crossword puzzle clued list appears with numbered horizontal and vertical entries. Several entries show incomplete letters and garbled terms such as Greek letter, heraldic band, and Fidei defensor, lacking clear solutions across the grid.
Unjudicial Barroom Quips Highlight State Bar Meeting
Unofficial jests by Judge W C Harris provoke laughter as he ribbed colleagues including Judge Henry Stevens and Judge Burgwyn during the State Bar assembly. The remarks reflect the informal tone and camaraderie among North Carolina legal professionals. A separate notice concerns a divorce action in High Point Municipal Court, Elsie N Lytle vs Scarlie Lytle, with response required by mid November 1949.
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W. C. Harris
State Superior Court
State Bar
Henry Stevens
Henry
Burgwyn
Harris
North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
Elsie N Lytle
Scarlie Lytle
Scarlie Lytie
Margaret W. Haney
John W. Langford
Ballentine urges NC dairy farmers to align production with demand
Agriculture Commissioner L Y Ballentine warns many North Carolina dairy farmers missincome by not matching milk output to market trends. He notes spring summer surpluses and fall demand, urging breeding late summer and fall to improve prices and reduce imports. He cites price ranges from 5.50 to 6.00 per hundred pounds for Grade A milk.
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Raleigh
L. Y. Ballentine
North Carolina
Ballentine
Commissioner of Agriculture
North Carolina Dairy Farme
Capitol Square Recalled Foiled Filibuster in 1931 Schools Fight
The article recalls a 1931 spring filibuster led by Lt. Gov. Dick Fountain to block a schools and sales tax vote. Support staff filled gaps as officials read the revenue act, delaying the decision until the next day. Dairymen Scott and Ballentine comment on road bond finances amid political maneuvering. A Salisbury plant to produce lightweight aggregate from clay aims to start by spring, costing about 150000 dollars and yielding 400 to 500 cubic yards daily.
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Dick Fountain
Senate
Fritz Smith
Leroy Martin
Salisbury
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