East West divide in North Carolina politics traced
A 1948 analysis surveys how East and West factions shaped governorship races in North Carolina. It details historical line disputes from colonial maps to modern demographics, noting lines based on geography population and industry and how Alamance County's William Kerr Scott sparked debate by running for governor. The piece traces who won elections by region and presses that the East West split lives in voters more than in the Constitution.
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William Kerr Scott
Alamance County
North Carolina
Johnson
Granville
Wake
Harnett
Hoke
Scotland
General Assembly
Moore
Cumberland
Scott
Asheboro
Haw River
Rockingham
Guilford
Randolph
Richmond
Judicial Division
Person
Alamance
Chatham, Lee, Hoke, Robeson
Caswell
Al-amance
Astal Plain
Piedmont Plateau
Suerry
Wilkes, Alexander, Burke
Rutherford
Orange
Durham
Chatham
Lee
North Carolna
Vance
Eastern Territory
Western Territory
Disputed Territory
Railroads Bottleneck in Soviet Five Year Plan
London based report details drastic measures by Soviet prosecutor general to combat rolling stock waste and delays in unloading railway trucks. Special railway tribunals handed sentences for cargo delays as railways face growing freight targets and fuel economy pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
G. N. Safonov
Tass
Ural-Siberia
Thru-T tri wheel car aims to revive city deliveries
C D Gill president of Tri-Wheel Corporation announces the Thru-T a compact three passenger single front wheel city delivery car designed for light loads and slow urban speeds. Prototype has logged over 20080 miles including New York to Florida run. Top speed 40 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Gill
New York
Florida
Gill
Scott
Bottle Type Feeding Used On Calves In Minnesota
In Otter Tail County Minnesota Dr H J Larson of Fergus Falls devised a bottle feeding contraption placing a milk nipple at calf height so calves feed from a pail rather than cows. About 200 farmers report better calf development using the method helping butterfat and grain yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jergus Falls
Minn
Otter Tail County
H. J. Larson
Fergus Falls
Larson
BeesCause Bath Beehive Eviction At Lancaster Wisconsin
In Lancaster Wisconsin bees built a hive between the studding and an outside wall of a bathroom. Dr H W Carey city health officer had to open wall sections to remove the swarm during a heat wave. Two carpenters and an experienced beekeeper helped haul out over 200 pounds of honey to offset costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Wis
U.P
H. W. Carey
City Health
Carey
Careys
Dust storms threaten San Joaquin Valley this year
Weather records show eleven dust storms last month in California Valley near Dust Bow. E. E. Wilson, chief forecaster, cites extreme dryness and large new areas of plowed land as causes. The passage also notes the president and vice president will meet six weeks after the election day when college members cast votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Joaquin Valley
Weather Bureau
E. E. Wilson
United States
Federal College
Peke In Carriage Not Safe To Pet
A baby dog bite incident prompts caution as a young girl Patricia Ann Twoyer reaches for a baby tied in a carriage. American travelers on Bri railway learn that a bag check turns into a cloakroom ticket with brakemen guardsmen and caboose details, while train terminology includes pointsman rake wagons and freight cars.
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Twoyer
Patricia Ann
Bri
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Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Mountain Region
Warren
Franklin
Montgomery
Stanly
Mecklenburg
Mary Alice Miller
Grand Rapids
Mary
Penn Cleatee
Witlias Denn
Halifax Finance CO
E. 10Th Street
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
California Valley
Dust Bow
B. F. Johnson
Roanoke Ave
Roanoke Rapids, N. D
Cravenette
Leggett
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