Greensboro Water Supply Threatened by Dam Break After Rain
Greensboro faced a threatened water supply as almost six inches of rain fell in 24 hours during a tropical storm breaking the Brandt Lake dam. An emergency reserve stayed available while engineers worked to repair the dam as floodwaters receded. Seven streets were impassable and Irving Park School flooded its boiler room while Florence School buses encountered flooding near Lindsay Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Carolinas
Brandt Lake
Winston-Salem
Salem Lake
Irving Park
Florence
Lindsay Road
Winston-Salem Road
Small Hand Loom Boosts Mooresville Mill Production
Mooresville Mills in Mooresville North Carolina credits a tiny typewriter size hand loom with saving months in fabric development. Developed by W C Harris and assistant B L Little, the loom in New York weaves 3 1/2 by 1 4 inch samples in two hours using the same yarns as the mill. It enables rapid color and design changes for rayon sports shirts slacks and blouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooresville
Mooresville Mills
N. C
W. C. Harris
B. L. Little
New York
Harris
Old Belt Weed Volume Off On First Day
On the Carolinas Virginia flue cured old belt tobacco markets in Raleigh prices were irregular with gains and losses. Lugs and lower quality leaf mostly steady to 4.50 higher while smoking leaf fell up to 4. Averages showed 5,849,262 pounds sold at 42.89 per hundredweight versus last year’s first day 7,876,872 pounds at 49.46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Carolinas-Virginia
Carolinas Belt
Old Belt
Wake Forest Establishes Public Relations Department
Wake Forest College trustees create a new Public Relations department directed by Rev. Eugene Olive. He will report to the college and handle publications, correspondence, and campus outreach from November 1. The alumni secretary role, held by Prof. Jasper Memory, will merge into the new department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Forest
Eugene Olive
Wake Forest College
Aong
Thurman D. Kitchin
Dan
Ritan College
Wake Forest Baptist Church
Olive
Jasper L. Memory
Department of Education
Department of Public Relations
Mimosa Webworm Spreads to Kinston and Atlanta
The Mimosa webworm, first found seven years ago, is spreading south from Maryland and Virginia to Kinston North Carolina and Atlanta. Officials warn the pest has reached areas where Mimosa and honey locust grow and advise spraying with DDT at flowering and four to five week intervals. A stray line notes that a left handed pull hitter in baseball usually hits to right field.
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Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Kinston
N. C
Atlanta
Towson
Hagerstown
Hughsville
Colonial Beach
Richmond
Australia
Gulf States
Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Support and Relief
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic to aid the kidneys in flushing out excess acids and poisonous waste. It claims overflow of acids causes backache fatigue swelling and dizziness and urges readers to consult a druggist for this remedy used for over 60 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Doan
Wrine
Alienation verdict reversed and multiple capital cases reviewed
The North Carolina Supreme Court reversed the alienation of affections verdict against Mrs. Vola McClaim and ordered a new trial. It upheld death sentences for Oscar Douglas and Lester Stanley, and a 12 to 15 year term for Nic Demai. The court also ruled a municipality cannot be sued for negligence of its officers following the Hot Springs jail deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Frances C. Knighten
Vola McClaim
Buncombe Superior Court
State Supreme Court
Zeb V. Nettles
Oscar Douglas
Davie Superior Court
Hubert Foster
Lester Stanley
Edegecombe
Shirley Stanley
Cherry
Nic Demai
Rocky Mount
Charles A. Johnson
Hot Springs
Arnold Gentry
Frank Gentry
Gentry
Coker Alumnae Meet Saturday in Hartsville
Coker College alumnae will gather on campus Saturday September 27 for a business session and luncheon at 11 30 a m Mrs Robert B Stith Jr president of the Alumnae Association announced The meeting aims to inform alumnae of plans to participate in a 1 000 000 Shing and Improvement Fund Campaign to add six new campus buildings John H Martin campaign general chairman said Mrs Stith also serves as Alumnae Division chair with Miss Josephine Edwin as co chair Preparations for the alumnae division will unfold in coming weeks ahead of a broader campaign launch next month
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Hartsville
S. C
Coker College
Robert B. Stith
Stith
John H. Martin
Josephine Edwin
Truman Sends Greetings For Goldsboro Centennial
President Truman sent a best wishes message to Goldsboro's centennial celebration October 5 to 11. In a letter to Mayor Scott Berkeley he highlighted Kenneth C Royall as an outstanding native son and noted Goldsboro's contribution to national welfare. The note underscores the city's civic heritage and future.
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Goldsboro
Truman
Scott Berkeley
Kenneth C. Royall
Future of
America
Worker Held For Maiming Another
Thomasville report says Perry Gun Gannaway a 21 year old Negro of Trinity was freed under a 1 bond after being arrested for throwing lime into the eyes of a fellow Negro worker on Cox avenue. The assaulted man reportedly lost sight of one eye. Police Chief Shore also said a 12 year old juvenile delinquent was referred to the juvenile court judge and welfare officials will hold a second conference on six other boys Saturday.
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Thomasville
Perry
Gannaway
Trinity
Cox Avenue
Paul M. Shore
Shore
Welfare Department
Serious Charge Put Against Hyde Man
Hyde county sheriff said John C. Respell justice of the peace of Engelhard and Hyde county family will face a Hyde recorder court on October 13 for committing a crime against nature. Respell, son of a former Hyde county sheriff, was arrested Tuesday and released on 1500 dollars bond.
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Swan Quarter
John C. Respell
Engelhard
Hyde County
Hyde Recorder’s Court
Claude D. Davis
Respess
Principals Gather for North Carolina Association Meeting at Duke
About 50 high school principals from across North Carolina will attend the annual association meeting at Duke University in Durham. The session runs 9 to 9 30 a m with the theme High Schools For Tomorrow and adjourns at noon. Participants will then attend the Duke-N C State football game at the university stadium. Officers include President D W Sanders Hugh Morrison High School Raleigh Vice President E Frank Johnson Linley Junior High Greensboro and Secretary J E Honeycutt Kings Mountain High School Kings Mountain NC.
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Durham
North Carolina
Hwstony Association
Duke University
Union Ba
Mental Hygiene Training Set For North Carolina Teachers
North Carolina will train 25 000 public school teachers in mental hygiene under a three year program announced by Dr Carl V Reynolds state health officer and Dr Clyde A Erwin state superintendent. Dr Robert M Fink of the University of Virginia is named consultant for the school health coordinating service which will run the program funded by a philanthropic agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Carl V. Reynolds
Clyde A. Erwin
Robert M. Fink
University of Virginia
School-Health Coordinating Service
Penn State to Offer Pest Control Course for Students
STATE COLLEGE PA INS says beginning this fall Pennsylvania State College will launch a course for coeds and male students teaching precise use of insecticides traps and repellents to combat household pests.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
Raleigh Man Is Named President Of Orphanage Conference
Blaine Madison of the Methodist Orphanage in Raleigh has been elected president of the North Carolina Orphanage Conference by 75 delegates at the annual meeting held here. Lexington was chosen as the site for the 1948 gathering.
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Raleigh
Blaine Madison
Methodist
N. C
Lexington
Funeral Rites for Mrs Lieu jzenia Eddinger Williams
Funeral services for Mrs Lieu jzenia Eddinger Williams 81 widow of Lewis H. Williams were held at Rich Fork Baptist Church where she was a charter member. Rev John Hayes and Rev David Oldham conducted the service with Pallbearers Paul Shuler Fay Shuler Clayton Shuler James Williams Walter Shuler and Harold Tysinger. The Jarrett Trio sang Precious Memories Where We’ll Never Grow Old and Hand in Hand with Jesus with Dorothy Westmoreland at the piano. Interment was in the family plot at the church cemetery. The community chorus movement originated in 1912 under Harry Barnhart in Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Lieujzenia Eddinger Williams
Lewis H. Williams
Rich Fork
Duke reports record 506 job placements for students and alumni
Duke University’s placements office released figures showing 506 students and alumni secured business and professional positions in the past year, a nine year high. Of those, 145 entered teaching. 361 in commerce with 99 engineers and 43 in selling.
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Durham
Duke University
University
Fannie Y. Mitchell
Duke Appointments Office
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Duke
Concentration camps used by British in 1901 Boer War
A 1901 British Boer War report notes the use of concentration camps by military authorities aimed at disheartening fighters by off isolating noncombatants.
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William
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Dillinger
LAWRENCE _ THORNEY
Trevor
Slezak
Kell
Welch Park
Cole Bros
Cristian
Lucio
Hubert Castle
Ailuerch
Hippo
Clown
Assem the Great
Iblage OF
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Paul Nelson
Liberty
Hearti
Rave
Ali Lae
Hest
Hortenz
Uring
Otto Greibling
Wild Famous Clown
Sind
Ruth Bellow
Delmarls
Ling Zoo
Calliope
Mann’s Drug Store
N. Main ST
Coker
City of Goldsboro
Hyde
Laguardia
Fiorello LaGuardia
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
United States
Harry Barnhart
Rochester
N. Y
Joan Caulfield
William Holden
Edward Arnold
Ruth
Red Ryder
Little Beaver
Devils Canyon
Ray Whitley
Paramoun
Last Times
Jennifer Jones
Gregory Peck
Joseph Cotten
Rialto
Carl Esmond
the Catman OF
Paris
Lenore Albert
Geo. A. Hamid
Roxyettes
Jack Kochman
Ever Wess
Pepsi-Cole Company
P.cola Bott Co
Winstes-éaen
Woodcraft
Wodmen
Woodmen
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
Omaha
Nebraska
Edgar C. Johnson
High Point, N. D
Wonder
Mineral Ane
Hkoosevelt
Georgia
Lourdes
France
Greece
Hercules
High Point
Egkerd’s, Mann’s and Other Good Drug Storesineral Co
Bay Springs
Mississippi
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