Tobacco market opens with mixed prices in old belt sale
The first day of the old belt tobacco markets shows prices from 2 to 62 per 100 pounds, with most leaf selling 41 to 58 as improved quality raises averages to 42 to 44 per hundredweight. Volume is heavy across Virginia and North Carolina, with 10 to 12 percent selling below government support. Prices rise on border and eastern belts while middle belt hits season highs. Grapestones found with mummies in Egyptian tombs are at least 3,000 years old.
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Raleigh
Virginia
North Carolina
Kiwanis District Convention Heads to Charleston
Kiwanians of the two Carolinas plan a three day district convention in Charleston October 9 to 11 with more than 600 delegates from 89 clubs. Charles S. Donley of Pittsburgh will be principal speaker and Kiwanis International trustee Thomas J. Hasselton will give a luncheon address.
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Charleston
S. C
Kiwanis Club
Carolinas
Charles S. Donley
Pittsburgh
Kiwanis International
DuPre Rhame
Greenville
Trading With Reds Is Urged By Broughton
Former Gov. J. Melville Broughton urged Robeson county farmers in Fairmont to trade with Russia claiming the United States and Russia can benefit from commerce. He noted Britain and others would buy less tobacco this year and said he supports aid to other nations that does not harm American farmers.
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Fairmont
Fall shoe colors shift to warm autumn tones and bold blends
Besides browns and blacks, high style fall shoes feature cherry rust wine reds blues and forest greens. Warm browns and new chocolate blends pair with gray tan blonde and sand costumes for the season.
Churches Seek Record 25000 Dollar Relief Budget
North Carolina council of churches urges 19 major Protestant denominations to raise a 25000 dollar budget to fund overseas relief and inter denominational cooperation. Bishop Edward A. Penick of Raleigh described the plan and Ruth Elliott of New Windsor Md was named full time relief consultant. Dr. Stanley C. Harrell of Durham was elected council president. North Carolina reported leading all states in relief goods sent abroad last year.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Stanley C. Harrell
First Congressional Christian Church of
Durham
Umstead hopes Congress aids AAA after NC meeting
In Greensboro a two day AAA meeting ended with Sen. William B. Umstead urging support from the next Congress. He criticized the prior House move to dismantle the agency and expressed hope for stronger AAA backing to aid farmers.
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Umstead
Congress
AAA
Greensboro
Production and Marketing Administration
North Carolina
William B. Umstead
Durham
D-Nc
House
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Hickory Vets Are Defeated
Hickory voters approved keeping liquor stores out in an ABC election by 85 votes. The city council certified the Sept. 15 referendum after Alderman Joe Cilley noted alleged outside-city ballots, about 53 votes, though not recorded in the meeting minutes.
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Hickory
ABC
Joe Cilley
Elizabeth City Plans One Day Youth Fund Drive
Final plans were drafted by more than 40 representatives from civic clubs boy scouts girl scouts and the boys club for a one day campaign to raise 11000 for the community youth fund. W W Massey heads the effort set for September. first one day fundraiser in the fund’s history.
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Elizabeth City
Civic Clubs
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Boys Club
W. W. Massey
Youth Fund Committee
Three Prison Paroles Announced by Governor
Governor Cherry announced A K Andrew freed on parole after a July 1946 New Hanover county embezzlement sentence of three to five years. He also reported two other paroled prisoners, while 18 more paroles were refused. Paroled were Lewis Jones Jr a Warren county fraud offender and James Talbert a Mecklenburg assault with deadly weapon case.
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Raleigh
A. K. Andrew
New Hanover County
Cherry
Lewis Jones, Jr
Warren County
James Talbert
Mecklenburg
Retired Coal Man Duncan Kennedy Dies in Winston
Duncan C. Kennedy 74, former labor consultant to the coal mines administrator in 1943, died Monday in Winston-Salem where he lived the last two years. Kennedy, formerly of Charleston, W. Va., served as executive secretary of the Kanawha Coal Operators' Association until his retirement two years ago.
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Winston-Salem
Duncan C. Kennedy
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Kennedy
Kanawha Coal Operators' Association
Orphanage Chiefs Meet In Raleigh
Orphanage officials gathered in Raleigh for the annual state orphanage conference. The theme is a balanced recreational program for orphanages, with Dr. Joe S. Hiatt of Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin listed as principal speaker.
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Raleigh
Methodist Orphange
State Orphanage Conference
Joe S. Hiatt
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin
No N.C. Bonds For Many Years
North Carolina will not need to issue bonds for many years or perhaps never, State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson told the Salisbury Rotary club. He predicted taxes would not rise and credited state leadership for maintaining highway and school system support and for safeguarding the treasury and highway surpluses as cushions against recessions.
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Salisbury
North Carolina
Charles M. Johnson
Union
Physician To Testify In Abortion Case In North Carolina
Dr. B O Choate of Sparta faces abortion and manslaughter charges in the death of Mrs. Annie Mae Anderson of Charlotte after an Elkin hotel death August 25. Witnesses testified to the events including Seagle who pleaded nolo contendere. Representative R L Coughton vouched for Choate's character.
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Seagle
J. L. Waltz
Surry County
H. L. Johnson
Elkin
Dr. Choates
R. L. Coughton
Sparta
Dynamite Ditching Demonstration Set Near Wallburg
A dynamite-ditching demonstration will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the J. F. Motsinger farm one mile south of Wallburg. Led by H. M. Ellis of State College and J. F. Brown from the Davidson county farm agent, the session will show loading and blasting steps to secure best ditch results with about 1,000 feet blown. All interested farmers invited.
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Lexington
J. F. Motsinger
Wailburg
Motsinger
Wallburg Baptist Orphanage
Davidson County
J. F. Brown
Soil Conservation Service
H. M. Ellis
State College
Ellis
Women Charm Cobras Extending Bold Cobras Kiss Tricks
Three Burmese women have charmed cobras so deftly that the snakes kiss them. The report highlights female skill in snake charming surpassing male peers.
Stomach Upsets Blamed Upon Mass Hysteria
Winston Salem health officer dismissed reports that Salem Lake reservoir water caused stomach upsets. Dr H E McTyre said city water is purified the same way whether Salem Lake is high or low amid muddiness and shortages.
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Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Salem Lake
H. E. McTyre
Forsyth County
Veterinary school in Lyons founded in 1761
Historical note marks the 1761 establishment of a veterinary school in Lyons France as a milestone in modern veterinary practice development. The creation fostered formal training and professional standards in the field.
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Lyons
France
Elizabeth City Votes to Repeal Tax Increase
The Elizabeth City council held a special meeting to hear two delegations and voted to keep the municipal tax rate at $1.50 per hundred. This rescinds the September 4 tentative $1.95 rate planned to fund additional firemen a paid fire chief and a firm alarm system. About 75 residents split into two factions debated the issue before the decision.
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Elizabeth City
Destructive Rats Force Town Residents to Flee in Tanganyika
Rat infestation devastates a Tanganyika town after destroying cotton crops. The invasion drives residents to abandon homes as authorities seek control of the outbreak and prevent further agricultural losses.
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Tanganyika
Africa
Missionary and community events listed for Temple Memorial area
The Gospel and social calendar includes Temple Memorial missionary circle meeting at Mrs. Daisy Little's home on Hurley Street at 7 30 p m and the 20th Century club gathering at the Y on election night. Emmanuel Baptist services feature Rev T R Mason and the Smiling Fours. Master Singers perform at Bethel Holiness church. a Robert Davis recital at William Penn High School is sponsored by First Baptist missionary circles. John McLean Post 196 Auxiliary meets at Temple Memorial. and a Hillside High vs William Penn conference game is set at Albion Mills Stadium.
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Sionary
Missionary Circle
Temple Memorial Church
Daisy Little
Hurley Street
20Th Century Club
Emmanuel
T. R. Mason
Choi
Congregation of Temple Memorial
Emmanuel Baptist
Winston-Salem
Bethel Holiness Church
J. C. Cecil
Congregation
Winston
Bethel Holiness
Robert Davis
University of Buffalo
William Penn High School
The
First Baptist Church
J. I. Hall
Mr. Davis
Panish Named Assistant Coach for East Peoria Red Raiders
Ted Panish, a former Bradley University all around athlete, is appointed assistant football coach at East Peoria High School to replace John Knezovich for the Red Raiders. Clarence Allison will remain head coach.
Carrboro Firm Named in 2.2 Million Suit
The federal government filed complaints seeking about 2.2 million dollars from the National Munitions Corporation of Carrboro for alleged wartime contract profits. U S Marshals served notice in the Durham division of the Middle District Court.
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Durham
National Munitions Corporation of
Carrboro
Navy Department
U. S
Edney Ridge
Middle District Court
No Special Session Opinion From Rep. J Bayard Clark
Rep J Bayard Clark of North Carolina says President Truman will not call a special session to address the economy and high cost of living. He told a Wilmington civic club that a solution is for everyone to forget the 40 hour week and roll up his sleeves to produce.
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Wilmington
J. Bayard Clark
North Carolina
Truman
Congress
Clark
Paneful Break Foul Not Homer
A Chicago woman living across from Wrigley Field demanded payment for a shattered window after a batting practice mishap. She delayed reporting, hoping Cubs hitter Bill Nicholson would hit a home run, but learned the window was damaged during practice.
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Chicago
Wrigley Field
Bill Nicholson
Chicago Cubs
Victory Skin Relief Ad From War Development
An wartime style advertisement promotes VicTORY skin relief for eczema psoriasis and rashes. It claims rapid soothing for adults and children with a money back guarantee and notes distribution by local druggists.
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Ing
Jeff
Anderson
Mann's
Galloway
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Roy Lohr
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New London
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the Post
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Broughton
Rience
Hickory Vets
N.C
Mary Belle Burrus
High Point
Guilford County
Trust Department of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
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Amicto Cicognani
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N. C
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