Apples Take Center Stage at 1954 North Carolina State Fair
North Carolina growers showcase apples from across the state at the 1954 State Fair in Raleigh October 19 to 23. Premiums totaling 745 dollars await ribbon winners along with showcasing other fruits nuts and persimmons to crowds exceeding a half million. Entry deadline for apples is 6 p.m. October 16.
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Raleigh
N. C
T. T. Hatton
State College Extension Service
Oes Horticulture
Te Fair
Hatton
Start Now On Quality Cotton Crop
Raleigh field note urges farmers to harvest seed promptly to avoid moisture and dew damage. Proper drying and cool storage preserve vigor, while late planting and improper handling reduce germination and seedling vigor.
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Raleigh
R. P. Moore
Moore
Macore
Not Dive Bombing Just Sowing Seed on 200 Acres
Gates County farmer George Kittre of near Cornpeake faced curious locals when a low flying plane circled his fields. He was sowing 7 pounds of crimson clover and Italian rye grass on 200 acres of cotton and corn with neighbor Lee Riddick. County Agent John W. Artz notes it may be the first plane seeding a green cover crop in the county. Other growers like Lycurgus Howell of White Oak also used aerial seeding last fall on 22 acres of land. Alabama drought emergency declared statewide after a hot season.
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Raleigh
George Kittre
Cornpeake
Gates County
Kittre
Lee Riddick
John W. Artz
Lycurgus Howell
Trell
Jesse Giles
Dan Phillip
Hickory
Henry Wallace
Zeb Haynes
Maiden
Fred Harkey
Gold Hill
Cabarrus
Harkey
Cabarrus County
Bare Walls Better Than Poor Picture
Raleigh notes by Pauline Gordon, state college furnishings expert, urging careful picture selection. She says bare walls beat tiresome images, and that proper hanging matters. address wall space, eye level hanging, concealed hooks, multiple vertical wires, and stair-step groupings for small pictures.
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Raleigh
Pauline Gordon
State College
Miss Gordon
Aid Pledged For Nickels Know-How Referendum
Fred R. Keith of the Agricultural-Conservation state committee says farmers back Nickels for Know-How. The referendum asks producers who use feed or fertilizer to approve a five-cent per ton assessment to fund research and education. Projects cost about 144,000 annually, expected to return many times over to farmers.
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Raleigh
Fred R. Keith Cherman
Keith
Kelee
Asheboro Man Gets Extension Service Post
RALEIGH Charles Ray Pugh of Asheboro has been named farm management specialist with the State College Extension Service. He previously was Craven County assistant county agent from 1951 to 1953 and is a State College graduate candidate for MS in agricultural economics. He held multiple campus leadership roles and is married with a two month old daughter.
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Raleigh
Charlies Ray Pugh
Asheboro
State College Extension Service
M. S. Williams
Pugh
Craven County
State College
State
College Ymca
Ymca Council
National Student Ymca Council
Phi Kappa Phi
Alpha Zeta
Blue Key
Golden Charm
Phi Eta Sigma
Alpha Ka Delta
Coming Events List for Sept to Oct Feeder Calf and Pullet Shows
A compiled schedule of events across North Carolina including All-Heifer Feeder Calf Sales in West Jefferson and feeder calf sales in Rocky Mount and Shelby, District Junior Dairy Shows in Elkin and Kinston, 4-H Pullet Shows in multiple counties, and harvest demonstrations from Rutherfordton to Warren.
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West Jefferson
N. C
Poland
China
Rocky Mount
Newton
Sndén Hill
Lincoln County
Rutherfordton
Elizabeth City
Hills
Martin County
Sartford
Shelby
Elkin
Duroe
Kinston
New Bern
Marshall
Clinton
Senne
Henderson
Sh Coon
Harvestra
Post
Teaston
Warren
Toro
Rocky
Wayne County
Harvey- Gates
Date Set for NC Farm Referendum on Know-How Nickels
Floyd of Raleigh, chairman of the Referendum Committee of the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, notes the date North Carolina farmers will vote on continuing their Nick els for Know-How program. The referendum will be conducted by local farm leaders at schools.
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G. Floyd
Raleigh
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation
North Carolina
TAR HEEL GARDENER By JOHN H. TAR HEEL GARDENER
Raleigh notes practical plant placement tips from a nurseryman visit. He lists five goals for gardens: provide shade with long lived trees, screen views with evergreen shrubs, enhance the house with framing plantings, furnish privacy and enclosure with repeated plants, and frame distant views with long lived species.
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Raleigh
North Carolina farmers report record corn yields in Davidson County
Davidson County farmer J C Payne claims 100 bushels per acre from five acres planted to Dixie 17 hybrid in Abbotts Creek. County agent Carl Bernhardt counts 880 ears per row across 100 rows, praising the field as the best in the county this year. The piece had five years of pasture, was plowed and fertilized, and cultivated twice. Other reports note silo use boosting feed value, with Alamance and Cabarrus counties expanding trench and horizontal silos and diversifying forage crops amid dry weather and beef market pressures.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Davidson County
J. C. Payne
Abbotts Creek
Mr. Payne
Carl Bernhardt
Payne
Bernhardt
Vdson
Herman Davis
Thomasville
Davis
Alamance County
Alamance
Thomas Ha‘slip
Bill
Tommy McPherson
Mebane
W. D. Guthrie
Graham
Allen
Snow Camp
Harris McVey
Dwight Burke
Haw River
Iesien
Tawba
Bank Robbery Trial Set for Durham Men
Two Durham men John Bowling Byrd and Reed Lamm face trial on bank robbery charges in Durham. They allegedly robbed the Carrboro branch of the Bank of Chapel Hill July 28 and recovered funds total $7,446. Byrd and Hazel McKee were arrested near Wilson. Lamm and Elsie McKee were taken at Carolina Beach. Bond set at $25,000 each. This marks North Carolina’s fifth bank robbery of the year, rising to seven with one attempted theft. $29,737 of $41,888 taken has been recovered.
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Durham
John Bowling Byrd
Reed Lamm
Carrboro
Bank of Chapel Hill
Byrd
Elsie McKee
Carolina Beach
Lamm
Hazel McKee
Former Actress Fights Bulls In Mexican Bullfight
Former New York actress Bette Ford drew applause and earned two ears and a tail for her bullfight debut in Piedras Negras. Critics hailed it as the best appearance of her brief career as a woman torero, despite a stubborn black bull that resisted several sword thrusts. Patricia McCormick, a Texas coed turned bullfighter, was critically gored by a separate incident.
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Piedras Negras
Mex
New York
Bette Ford
Ford
Ciudad Acuna Besa Ab
Patricia McCormick
Texas
Methodists Head For Home After 16th North Carolina Conference
Western North Carolina Methodists concluded their 16th conference in Asheville with ministerial appointments read for 1954 55 and a closing program including a love feast ordination of elders and the conference sermon by Bishop Costen J Harrell. Dr E Paul Hamilton reported a 1953 34 appeal totaling 9 648 011 with offerings up 136000 from the prior year as 1500 delegates and officials attended. next year’s meeting will be at Charlotte Dilworth Methodist Church.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Charlotte's
Dilworth Methodist Church
Barrymore Jr Faces Pressure From Family And Critics
Hollywood profile of John Barrymore III describes ongoing scrutiny from relatives including mother Dolores and aunt Ethel. He strives to build an acting career with two films in development while rejecting selling rights to family productions and dealing with media criticism and legal tangles.
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Hollywood
Barrymore
Oo Jr
John
John III
Dolores Barrymore
Dede
Ethel
John Jr
Ethel Yond
Frohman
Lionel
Barry
Equity
New York
Texas
Thief Substitutes For Husband in Bedroom Ransack
Mrs Pauline Lalor awoke to find her bureau ransacked and $54 missing. She initially questioned a man in her room, believing it was her husband, who denied the question and spoke in the night. The supposed thief slept in another room as police investigated this odd burglary claim.
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Los Angeles
Pauline Lalor
Kidnap Charges To Be Aired In Superior Court
Five Caldwell and neighboring county men face kidnapping and torture charges in open Superior Court. Kenneth Jeromeson of Fort addresses the case as a liquor ring member with a million dollar yearly operation. Hoglen, a key witness, described 36 hours of captivity and beating after which he fled to alert federal authorities. Bond set at 7500 dollars for each defendant: Wayne Watson Frank Martin Neal Davis Ralph Buro vis Triplett.
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Kenneth Jeromeson
Fort , S.C
Hogien
Catawba River
Wayne Watson
Frank Martin
Neal Davis
Caldwell County
Ralph Bur
Alexander County
Vis Triplett
Wilkes County
Hoglen
Outfit
Davis
Washington, D.C
Children Found Dead With Sitter in Scranton
SCRANTON PA A Scranton woman returned home from a wedding party to find her three small children and their elderly babysitter dead. Coroner Dr Paul E Kabasko ruled accidental asphyxiation. Ruth Gos said she rented the home at 1 30 Sunday morning to find the bodies. Patricia Ann 21 months Mary Jane 5 and Kathiene Ann 4 lay near babysitter John Bell 65 on the divan. Husband Jack died last April.
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Scranton
Paul E. Kabasko
Lackawanna County
Ruth Gos
Patricia Ann
Mary Jane
Kathiene Ann
John Bell
Gospoderek
Jack
Pulaski Memorial Day Proclaimed by Denver President
President Eisenhower issued a proclamation designating October 11 as Gen Casimir Pulaski Memorial Day. Pulaski, a Polish count, fought for the American cause in the Revolutionary War.
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Denver
Eisenhowever
Casimir Pulaski
Rooms For Rent And Houses On Lindsay Broad St
Two houses with downstairs unfurnished four rooms and private bath and entrance at Lindsay and Broad. A five room house with bath near Glenola seven miles on Highway 311 at 809 E Green St. Three rooms and bath on first floor with gas heater at 40 dollars. Third floor three rooms with gas heater at 25 dollars Beulah Tacene 43 W High St phone 21422 residence 3172.
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Davis Electric Co
Emory St
Lindsay & Broad St
Bath
Glenola
Highway 311
E. Green St
Egen
Beulah Tacene
W. High St
Esidence
English St
Oak St
Rm. Apt
Tidol-Green
Realtors
Washington St
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