State fights Japanese beetle with city spraying plan
State entomologist C H Brannon leads a campaign financed by a $30 000 emergency appropriation to spray treated soils and control Japanese beetle grubs. Trucks with compression pumps apply a lead water mix. eight year grub protection, limited animal casualties, and guard against federal quarantine.
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U. & Degeedment of
C. H. Brannon
State Department of Agriculture
Branson
Wilmington
W. Kerr Scott
J.R. Cunsel
Salisbury
State Department
North Carolina Aims to Hinder Infected Fruit Shipments
He said fruit growers and nurserymen will continue full gains and North Carolina will not become a dumping ground for heavily infected shipments from quarantine areas.
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North Carolina
Children of Confederacy Present Pageant at June Meeting
The Col. B. Y. Graves Chapter will hold a Jefferson Davis program at Patricia Rothrock's home Saturday afternoon June 3 at 230 o'clock to honor Davis birthday and tell the Davis family story. A pageant features twelve girls costumed to illustrate the no delegate rule for the state convention in Greensboro June 8 and 9. Children should bring a box lunch for a picnic style meeting ending the summer with hostess provided drinks and cookies.
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Col. B. Y. Graves
Children of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Patricia Rothrock
Davis
Jefferstory
Varina Howell
O. Henry
Greensboro
Vacation Bible School at Flat Rock Church
Vacation Bible School will be held at Flat Rock Presbyterian Church from June 5 to June 16. Sessions run 9 to 11 30 A M with an evening course 7 to 8 30 P M for older youths. Courses include Bible study character building memory storytelling dramatization and church music.
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Flat Rock Presbyterian Church
Edna Higgins
Salem College
Assembly
Richmond
Wilma Wall
Thomasville
Catherine Bruner
Cleveland
Dr. D. Clay Lilly Dies at 68 After Stroke
Dr. D. Clay Lilly, 68, longtime pastor of Reynolda Presbyterian Church, suffered a stroke while preparing for morning services. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon.
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D. Clay Lilly
Reynolda Presbyterian Church
Rich Overnight Oil Strike in 3000 Acre Texas Tract
H M Taylor an old time oil driller in Houston has struck oil on 3000 acres with prospects values around 20 million dollars. The well may produce about 30000 barrels of crude daily worth roughly one dollar per barrel, signaling a major find.
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Houston, Tex
H. M. Taylor
Homecoming Day Scheduled Amid Ceremonies
The announcement notes Homecoming Day events planned with ceremonial activities and preaching. Local organizers emphasize a community gathering featuring speakers and traditional activities.
Duke Brannock Wins Fourth Prize in Beauty Contest
Master Duke Brannock of Greenville Illinois son of Mr and Mrs Jess Brannock was awarded fourth prize among 300 contestants in a hometown beauty contest featuring 9 prize winners. The prize was a hand tinted 11 by 14 inch portrait.
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Duke Brannock
Greenville
8. C
Jess Brannock
Order of Publication in Gilmer Estate Special Proceeding
In Surry County North Carolina the Superior Court Clerk orders publication for four weeks in Mount Airy News to summon heirs and interested parties including Mrs Gladys Delaplane Mrs Carrie Dickerson and others to appear by June 24 1939. The action seeks an order of sale of real estate to satisfy debts of Mrs Cora A Gilmer deceased. P T Llewellyn Clerk.
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North Carolina
Surry County
Kate Hollingsworth
Cora A. Gilmer
E. %. Moore
Cora A. Belle Powell
Olive Moore
Jesse Moore
Walden Moore
Paul Martin
Jefferson Moore
Cora Moore
E. E. Moore
J. Robert Moore
N. J. Moore
Dixie Smith
Margaret Pritchett
Jean Martin
Annie Cole
Gilmer Martin
Gladys Delaplane
Carrie Dickerson
Jessie McCanless
Rucker Moore
E. B. Moore
Ida Belle Powell
Mount Airy
Superior Court
Dobson
P. T. Llewellyn
Parkway Link Opens Access to Craggy Gardens Near Asheville
A new road connects the Blue Ridge Parkway with a highway near Asheville to reach Craggy Gardens. The link cuts Asheville to Craggy distance by about sixteen miles and should be ready for travel during the Rhododendron flowering season. Blooming is expected around June 12 with the 12th annual Rhododendron Festival in Asheville in June 1924.
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Parkway ‘Algag
Parkway
Asheville
Craggy Gardens
United States
Blue Ridge Parkway
Rhododendron Bloom Covers Mountain Summit This June
A passage notes a ten mile travel area buried in purple rhododendron shrubs and predicts the mountain summit will be blanketed in millions of purple rhododendron flowers this June.
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Woodbury
Children of Confederacy Present Pageant
Bob Hope
Shirley Ross
Gene Krupa
Johnson Furnace Cios
Johnson
Pine Street
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Mount Airy, N. C
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Sherwin-Williams
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Sherwin-Williams Paints
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