Slingshot Artist Kills Game At 25-Foot Range
Jim Gasque of western North Carolina uses homemade dogwood slingshots as a quiet substitute for a rifle during a gunpowder shortage. After years of practice he routinely shoots squirrels at 25 to 30 feet and has felled predatory birds like jays with buckshot, describing the weapon as ideal for woodland strolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sharpe
Asheville
Jim Gasque
North Carolina
Gasque
Jim
Miller Joins State Welfare Board Staff
Charles H. Miller named director of the division of institutional and protective services for the North Carolina State Board of Public Welfare. The move reflects 1945 assembly actions expanding services for homes for the aged and delinquency programs. Miller, Salisbury native, Duke alumnus, formerly with Greensboro juvenile court and Duke legal aid clinic, will advise counties on juvenile delinquency policies and help plan detention and treatment programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Charles H. Miller
State Board of Public Welfare
Ellen Winston
Board of Public Welfare
Miller
Salisbury
Duke University
Greensboro Juvenile Court
William York
Duke Legal Aid Clinic
Wake Forest College Law School
State Department of Public Welfare
Winston
Personal Hazard Causes 30 Fires In Two Months
A two month report from E. K. Ingram shows personal hazard caused 30 city fires, with 8 false alarms among 43 calls and 47½ hours spent fighting. Buildings valued at 43925 were exposed and damage estimated at 3825.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Ingram
Ingram
Wheat milling sets April record for flour sacks
The industry ground over 50 million bushels of wheat in April 1945, shaping a new all time April high with 21,701,725 sacks of regular wheat flour produced.
Canada Hosts Wide Range of Food Fish Diversity
Nearly 60 kinds of food fish are identified across Canadian waters, reflecting rich aquatic biodiversity. Researchers note variety spans local rivers and coastal zones, highlighting species such as trout, bass, salmon, and cod among the documented list.
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Canada
Graham Memorial: UNC’s three-fifths complete student union
The three story Graham Memorial on the UNC Chapel Hill campus functions as the student union. Financed by a small student fee and student-operated spaces, it hosts tea dances bowling and lounges while housing the Tar Heel and Yackety Yack offices.
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Grail
The
Tar Heel
Carolina Magazine
Yackety Yack
Graham Memorial
Rge
Senate approves postmaster nominations in North Carolina
The Senate approved nominations for postmasterships in North Carolina including Olive V. Underwood Altamahan Oscar E. Ross Ansonville James R. D. Simmons Ash Myrtle W. Harris Bahama Leland R. Geiger Belfour Herman Bone Black Crank Glenn G. Gibbons Colfax Alma S. Marz Derita Maude Harris Efland Bessie E. Hyman Gaston Benjamin Franklin Hardison Grantsboro Joel A. Britt Harrellsville Cole J. Lee Lake Toxaway Denard R. Lewis Marshhalberg Sallie H. Adams Merry Hill Paul R. Dozier Shannon Estelle Eason Sharpsburg Norman H. Clark Snow Camp Velon L Allman Steeds W Fred Garrison Stocksville George H. Roebuck Stokes
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Washington
Senate
North Carolina
Olive V. Underwood
Altamahan
Oscar E. Ross
Ansonville
James R. D. Simmons
Ash
Myrtle W. Harris
Bahama
Leland R. Geiger
Belfour
Herman Bone
Black Crank
Glenn G. Gibbons
Colfax
Alma S. Marz
Derita
Maude Harris
Efland
Bessie E. Hyman
Gaston
Benjamin Franklin Hardison
Grantsboro
Joel A. Britt
Harrellsville
Cole J. Lee
Lake Toxaway
Denard R. Lewis
Marshallberg
Sallie H. Adams
Merry Hill
Paul R. Dozier
Shannon
Estelle Eason
Sharpsburg
Norman H. Clark
Snow Camp
Velon L. Allman
Steeds
W. Fred Garrison
Stocksville
George H. Roebuck
Stokes
Kolbe Alive in Russian Zone Berlin Sculptor Kolbe
An American officer reports German sculptor George Kolbe, 68, living in the Russian zone of Berlin. Once famed for the Rathenaub fountain and the Man and Wife statue in Frankfurt, his death rumors have circulated but he is said to be in fairly good health.
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Kolbe
Wiesbaden
Germany
George Kolbe
Berlin
Rathenau
Frankfurt
Women Will Register At Duke Thursday
Duke University opens its Woman's College with 12:15 p.m. assembly led by Dean Alice M. Baldwin. Over 1,000 coeds register for fall, largest enrollment. President Robert L. Flowers to address, with Dr. Kelsey Regen speaking on personal character in a power world.
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Durham
Woman's College
Duke University
Alice M. Baldwin
Robert L. Flowers
Kelsey Regen
First Presbyterian Church of Durham
Duke
Law School
Kermit Hunter Named Symphony Society Business Manager
Lt Col Kermit H. Hunter recently discharged from the army was appointed business manager of the North Carolina Symphony society. He will take over duties from Dr J O Bailey who has led the Symphony fund campaign since March and will return to the university English department. Hunter also becomes the society’s first full time business manager.
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Chapel Hill
Kermit H. Hunter
Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina Symphony Society
J. O. Bailey
Symphony Fund
Hunter
Symphony Society
Bailey
University Re
Princess Elizabeth Thrown From Horse at Balmoral Castle
Princess Elizabeth was thrown from a horse in Balmoral Castle grounds and bruised both legs. Officials said injuries are not serious, but she cannot attend the Aberdeen youth organization parade tomorrow. Princess Margaret will attend in her place.
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Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Elizabeth
Aberdeen Youth Organization
Margaret
Ration Roundup Update on Fats Meats Sugar and Shoes
Ration details cover red stamp ranges for fats and meats with various expiration dates, sugar book four stamps 38 valid through December 31, and a bypassed stamp 37. Shoes stamps from book three remain valid indefinitely per OPA. no cancellation plans. Meat dealers to continue two red points per pound of used fats turned in.
Duke Narrows Law School Admission to Civilian Students
Duke University changes admission rules for the law school starting with the summer 1946 term. Civilian applicants must show three years of college work, while veterans receive credit for one year of service toward the requirements. Fall registration is Sept 24 with classes starting Sept 25. many applicants are veterans or soon to be discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke University Medical School
Divinity School
Duke Hool of Nursing
Oan College
Durham
H. C. Horack
School of Law
Duke University
Duke School of Law
Law School
United States
Duke Law School
Harold Shephard
Ordnance
Douglas B. Maggs
Department of Labor
Beverly Lake
Wake Forest College
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University of North Carolina
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Frank P. Graham
Tisabey O. White
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Kermit Hunter
Symphony
FLOOR
Shadow Box
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Mademoiselle
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Flarilee
Swansdown
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