Nags Head Legends Shape Three Coastal Towns
Nags Head in Dare County is tied to legends of a lantern tied to a banker's pony to lure ships ashore and plunder. Kill Devil Hills grew from a tale of potent rum that could "kill the devil." Kitty Hawk got its name from geese, while the trio now forms a 20 mile oceanfront community attracting thousands each summer.
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Nags Head
Nags’ End
Ocean Resort
Dare County
Nelford
Sound Side
Kill Devil Hills
U.S
Kitty Hawk
Kill Devil Hits
Oceanside
Defeated Governor Candidate Files Job Application
Raleigh Democrat Al Bright, defeated in the primary, filed an application with the State Employment Service in Raleigh for a job before leaving for Florida in a repainted trailer with Mrs. Albright. He listed education, experience, and aptitudes, and said he could report for an interview on July 1, ready to accept a salary sufficient for two people to live on and to settle campaign debts. He seeks work in public or industrial relations, legal work, or public speaking.
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Raleigh
N. C
Mayne
al Bright
State Employment Service
Fst
Florida
Albright Albright
Atom Cannon to be powerful electrostatic weapon project
The world’s strongest atomic cannon of its type will be an electrostatic accelerator firing projectiles at energies up to 000,000 and up to 30,000,000 electron volts. It will cost 2,000,000 dollars and take two years to build, planned as three times more powerful than any existing atom smasher.
Dog Track Opens On Carteret Coast Near Morehead City
Morehead City reports the Carolina Racing Association will open a new dog track along U S Highway 70 five miles west of downtown for a 200 day racing season starting in June. The venue will feature parimutuel betting in North Carolina and will run nearly every night except Sunday. Feed grain prices have stabilized recently, about a quarter higher than last year, as the association seeks to operate mainly in North Carolina cities including Raleigh Greensboro Winston-Salem Charlotte Asheville or Durham.
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Morehead City
Carolina Racing Association
U S. Highway 70
North Carolina
Raleigh
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Asheville
Durham
France
Texas
TNE
Tarboro
Plymouth
Swan Quarter
North Wilkesboro
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Carolina
Baltimore
Richmond
Rocky Mount
Farm Market Report Highlights North Carolina Crops and Prices
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service notes mixed movement in fruits and vegetables with New York demand for Carolina squash and North Carolina potatoes at government support. Poultry eggs trend higher in Raleigh and Charlotte while hogs, cattle, and veal see modest to strong activity at regional markets. Wheat oats and barley decline, corn softens with recent rains aiding some crops and hampering germination in others.
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Wilmington
Eastern Terminal
Boston
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
South Ints
Raleigh
Charlotte
Chicago
North Georgia
Delmarva
Richmond
Baltimore
Rocky, Mount
Otr
Kansas City
Minneapolis
U. S
Clinton
Mount Olive
Burgaw
Faison
Wallace
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Tinian
Marshall Islands
Navy
Guam
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Safety Council
Pan American Airways, Inc
Carteret Coast
Teccas
Weldon Road
Halifax Waste Materials Co
Jake Spire
Claudia
Blaushorty
THE
Cocacola Company
Weldon Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
William R. Davie
William R. Davie School
Margie
Margaret Ferguson
Christine Ferguson
Atlee Weaver
Doris Browning
Bonnie Shaw
Joyce Lockamon
Grady Rose
Raymond Wood
Alton Dickens
J. C. Storey
Norman Rose
Farm Report
Federal
State Crop Reporting Service
Halifax County
Old Mr. Boston
Rosemary Glass CO
Ford
Gum Ee
Yar
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