Farmers adopt soil conservation and pasture upgrades
By Joe M Craver and W I Hope About a year ago Cline Wright a farmer near Wacotomaentity worked out a soil conservation plan with Broad River soil conservation district technicians He seeded permanent pasture and two water disposal areas with sericea lespedeza This spring he plans to reterrace his farm and rotate crops to improve grazing Pastures show benefits with milk yield up About three pounds per head daily Charles Hamrick of Rolling Springs seeded sericea in pasture and finds it beneficial George L Hamrick Lassimory community has large permanent pasture improved by manure and phosphate with grasses choking weeds Watterson Grove plans to plant alfalfa this fall to shift lespedera to seed production An additional sugar stamp good for 10 pounds will be valid by August 1 1947 ensuring 35 pounds of sugar under the Sugar Control Extension Act of 1947
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Cline Wright
Wacotomaenity
Conservation Service
Broad River Soil Conservation Distret
Cline
Ap P
Charles Hamrek
George L. Hamrick
Lassimory
Hamrick
Wim Watterson
Yatterson Grove
Will
USDA
Funerary Rings Through the Ages in Funeral Practice
A National Foundation library study contrasts modern funerals with those from 900 years ago noting that 16th to 19th century mourning rings were social musts. Rings cost about a year’s wages, featured black or white enamel or hairwork, with enamel inscriptions sometimes detailing death or birth dates.
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National Foundation of Tuneral Service
Students Prefer Smart Teachers Who Reep Orie
A Scholastic Magazines survey of 1,700 high school students outlines the ideal teacher. They want a knowledgeable, fair, and disciplined instructor who is cheerful, neatly dressed, and has a sense of humor. Students value class control and a calm, non yelling approach.
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Reep Orie
Scholastic
Died at Home Kings Mountain Resident James W Carroll
Mrs Jessie G Costner announces the death of James W Carroll of 109 N Tracy Street Kings Mountain after a long illness He was a longtime resident and citizen of Kings Mountain and vicinity Funeral arrangements were not complete at this writing The Girl Scouts Day Camp operates this week at Lincoln City. McCluney Alberta Boyce Grace Boyd and Mildred Whiteside listed among participants Mrs 4 G Costner assists with Day Camp Virginia Brown spent time in New York City and Winston-Salem Teachers College plans summer school attendance. Mrs Lucile Morgan and Mrs Lela Margaret Falls Meeks of Cle Ohio arrived
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James W. Carroll
N. Tracy Street
Kings Mountain
Lincoln Etation
McCluney
Alberta Boyce
Grace Boyd
Mildred Whiteside
G. Costner
Virginia Brown
New York City
Winston-Salem ‘Teachers College
Lucile Morgan
Lela
Visitors and locals report in Lockhart South Carolina
Several residents and visitors are noted across Lockhart and nearby areas. Miss Johnsie Smith visited. Mrs Sally Engle hosted relatives. Ernest Mullinax recently returned from overseas is in Gastonia Memorial Hospital. Local families hosted guests from Dallas Gardner Gaftne Charlotte Black Mountain and others while Lawrence Hope shows improvement and a Greene County farmer raised nine pigs to eight weeks averaging 49 pounds.
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Johnsie Smith
Lockhart
S.C
Boyd Riley
Dale
Sally Engle
Lawndale
Ernest C. Mullinax
Army
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Gastonia
Gordon Beatty
Buddy
Betty
Ray Clemmer
Dallas
Black Mountain
Herman Falls
Greene County
Severe Cold and Snow Slowed Early English Farming Traditions
An old chronicle recalls an 1385 cold snap when ground froze from mid January to early spring, halting field work and spiking prices. A 1910 snow from February 4 to 8 killed many while thawing led the Thames to Westminster Hall. Alfalfa and ladino clover boosted hay on small farms, and milk yield rose on dairy cows. Veterans in hazardous civilian jobs retain full National Service Life Insurance.
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England
Thames
Westminster Hall
Palace
Istra Hon
Wheat and grain purchases by PMA in late May
The PMA bought 1,594,204 bushels of wheat, 2,845,000 bushels of corn, 925,000 bushels of barley and 150,000 bushels of oats during the period from May 16 to May 23.
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PMA
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By Joe M. Craver and
W. I Hope
Deese Cleaners
Jessie G. Costner
Margaret Falls Meeks
Cle
Ohio
Beattie
Harvey Roberts
Shelby Hospital
Lawrence Hope
Alamance County
ROSK
N.C
Postoffice
Stele
Hall of Fame
Official Baseball
C. C. Spink & Son
St. Louis
Cleveland
Elizabeth Road
Cleveland County Fairgrounds
Fairground
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