North Carolina tobacco crop shrinks after wet season
Raleigh reports adverse weather cuts NC tobacco crop by about three percent since August 1. Heavy rains delayed curing and raised disease, leaving a September forecast of 502,265,000 pounds, about 14 percent below last year's record. Corn peanuts and fruits show normalcy. cotton at 77 percent normal, about 60,000 bales under last year.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Heaviest Bristol foursome features Parrish brothers and Goddpasture
BRISTOL VA UP One of the heaviest 18 hole groups in Bristol golf history played recently as George Parrish 250 pounds, Harry 230, Dave 205 and Frank Goddpasture 215. Dave and George Parrish won 3 up.
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Bristol
George
Dave
Harry Parrish
Frank Goddpasture
George Parrish
Harry
Goodpasture
Shoelegging term used by Kentucky officers to nab moonshine thief
In Whitesburg Kentucky officers added the term shoelegging to their vocabulary. They captured a man long suspected of illicit liquor activity after ordering him to remove his shoe. A hot water bottle found inside the shoe contained moonshine and aided the arrest.
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Whitesburg
Dr Caldwell’s Tips For Babies Health And Regularity
The text extols Dr Caldwell's methods for infant care and regularity. It cites giving a half teaspoonful of a prescribed remedy to bottles and stresses the doctor’s success in birth care, noting he attended over 3500 births with no maternal or infant loss.
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Caldwell
Sparks Four Ring Circus Tour Arrives with Two Shows
A large train unloads 450 performers and 270 head of live stock in preparation for Sparks Four Ring Circus at Woodbury avenue and Kivett Road. Two performances today at 2 PM and 8 PM feature the Billetti Troupe high wire artists and the Sparks Rotation horses in a 6000-seat tent. Tickets sold at Ring Drug company.
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Sparks Four
Ring Circus
High Point
Woodbury Avenue
Kivett Road
Southern Railroad
Tomlinson Chair +company
Reidsville
Billetti
Walter
Walter McLain
LaVerne McLain
Daisy Polidor
Evelyn Skaggs
Nelson
Mile
Rosina
Violetta
Sparks
Ring Drug Company
Baby Ponca is Jan Lewis at Ponca City beauty contest
Jan Lewis a two year old blue eyed girl was chosen as Baby Ponca in Ponca City Oklahoma's bathing beauty contest sponsored by Lew Wentz a millionaire oilman. She stood among seventy seven other unmarried ladies under five in the unusual event.
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Jan Lewis
Baby Ponca
Ponca City
Okla
Lew Wentz
Major League Leaders Including games of Sept 14
National League leaders include batting by Klein of the Phillies at .344 and runs by Klein at 118. Terry of the Giants tops hits with 196. Adams of the Cardinals leads doubles with 45. American League leaders show Simmons of the Athletics at .381 and Gehrig of the Yankees with 152 runs. Gehrig also leads RBIs at 168 and hits at 195. Pitching: Grove of the Athletics pitched 29 wins, 3 losses.
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Kelin
Phillies
Terry
Giants
Bottomley
Cardinals
Klein
Ott
L. Waner
Pirates
Adams
Herman
Robins
Martin
Haines
Lst
Derringer
Simmons
Athletics
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Averill
Indians
Webb
Red Sox
Alexander
Tigers
Miller
Johnson
Reynolds
White Sox
Mone Yankees
Majhka
Grove
Marberry
Senators
Matftey
North Mississippi farmers harvest wheat for home use
CLARKSDALE Miss UP for the first time in many years north Mississippi farmers are harvesting wheat and many are having it ground and will use it for home consumpting this winter. Planting of wheat began as a part of the crop diversification plan in Mississippi.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Mississippi
Belief in Quick 3 Minute Headache Remedy Promoted
An unnamed North Carolina druggist touts B-C as a safe fast relief for headaches including sciatic and neuralgic pain. The ad claims the formula works within minutes, regardless of origin, and is available in stores at 25 or 100 cent packages.
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North Caroline
Flashes of Life News Briefs Span Personal Reconciliations
In brief items from New York Paris East Hampton and Long Island a series of social snippets spans reconciled marriages separations and social events. Bruce Bairnsfather and Cecille settle a divorce matter as Justice Glennon weighs the decree. Mayor Frank McNeill and his wife Polly in Paris renew companionship after a two week separation. Carey Livingston Wainwright wired invites for a rustic party at his ruined summer home, while a tiny Long Island village of Lattington records 28 taxpayers and a rain drenched walk to ballot at St Johns parish house marked by John W Davis voting with Mrs Davis. New York notes conclude with a mention of the 193d election count.
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New York
Bruce Bairnsfather
Cecille
Supreme Court
Glennon
Lattingto
N. Y
John W. Davis
Election row in Nassau County and odd solvable vote
In Mineola New York Nassau County police officials request that funds meant for a pay raise be redirected to unemployment relief. The fragmented district mentions Sol Frances Ferretti as the sole voter with polls closing as two Democratic and two Republican election officials and one policeman watch.
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Trict
Queens
Sol Frances Ferretti
Sol
Mineola, WN. Y
Nassau County
Brothers Reunited in Radford Jail Cell
In Radford Virginia a black man Robert Hale jailed for non-support meets his long lost brother Frank Hae in the same cell. Frank says he is glad to see him and invites him to stay awhile.
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Radford
Robert Hale
Frank Hae
Frank
Fights Last Night Across Cities
In Columbia, Larry Levette knocked out Kid Watson in a match. Bozo Hambright and Jack McMullan fought to a draw in Birmingham and Atlanta, respectively. Andy Mitchell scored a knockout against Danea in Kalamazoo after traveling from Long Beach.
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Columbia
D. C
Larry Levette
Kid Watson
Charlotte
Bozo Hambright
Birmingham
Jack McMullan
Atlanta
New York
Andy Mitchell
Long Beach
Call
Danea
Kalamazoo
Mich
666 Salve for Baby's Cold Relieves Headache and Cold
A historic remedy claims to relieve headache in minutes and feverish cold the same day, with a three day course said to check malaria and a baby salve for infant colds. The advertisement markets this multi purpose salve as a quick fix and general health booster.
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N.C
South
Sears
SZ Crancery
Major League
Paris
Teno
Frank McNeill
East Hampton
Carroll Livingston Wainwright
Schwab Tailoring Co
West Broad Street
the Globe Tailoring Company
Cincinnati
Verne Hartling
Ata Foot
Ruth Campbell
MNA Jetiic
Anna Jetty
Brest
Maia
Belk-Stevens Company
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