Post War Cotton Boost Outlined By Industry Leader
Luther Hodges of Marshalls Field foresees a postwar cotton surge through tailored fiber breeding for specific uses. He cites cotton’s resilience and adaptability, with research by the Cotton Textile Institute and National Cotton Council guiding development. The plan aims to prevent postwar economic collapse in the South and expand cotton’s roles from fashion to industrial belting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James F. Byrnes
Spartanburg
S. C
Office of War Mobilization
South
Luther H. Hodges
Marshall Field and Company
Mid-West
Hodges
Chicago
Cotton Textile Institute
National Cotton Council
Weldon Social Notes Trade Visits and Delayed News
Miss Lucile Oakes spent the weekend with her sister in Richmond. Martha Gardner Rodwell has left for Raleigh for a new position. Mrs. Hugh Morley visits in Panama City. Miss Mabel L. Alston of Lilington visited her parents. Billy Rabil goes to Chapel Hill for Summer School. Lula Hart Draper returns to Panama City after two weeks home. Pauline Merchant and Edith May Alston return to Rex Hospital School of Nursing after vacation. Mrs. E. D. Weathers and Rebecca Anne stay in Indiana. Mrs. Herbert Poe visits from Rocky Mount. Mrs. Ruby Murrill of Wilmington visits Weldon. Dr S Bree is ill in Duke Hospital. Milton Underwood and son return to Norfolk after visiting Mrs. D. C. Johnson. Mrs. E W Douglas and son visit Mrs. J. S. Turner. Mr and Mrs J. E. McGee and Georgia trip residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Oakes
Agnes Oakes
Richmond
Martha Gardner Rodwell
Raleigh
Hugh Morley
Panama City
Florida
Mabel L. Alston
Lilington
W. L. Alston
Billy Rabil
Chapel Hill
Lula Hart Draper
Pauline Merchant
Edith May Alston
Rex Hospital School of Nursing
E. D. Weathers
Rebecca Anne
Indiana
Herbert Poe
Rocky Wweant
Weldon
Ruby Murrill
Wilmington
Benna Crocker
S. Bree
Duke Hospital
Milton Underwood
Norfolk
D. C. Johnson
Jackson Home Destroyed By Lightning
Lightning struck the six room frame house of Charlie Gay near Jackson early Monday about 12 30 A M reducing it to ashes. The fire went unnoticed until the kitchen caught and the entire dwelling was destroyed with no insurance. The storm was one of the area's most serious in years.
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Charlie Gay
Jackson
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J. E. McGee
Bill Edwards
N. Y
Jerry Crew
Joe
White Lake
Edwin Finch Powell
Bernice Powell
U. S. Marines
Mamie Speight
Jackson Street
Floyd Speight
Brunswick, Ga
Hubert Speight
Boston Mass
P. F. C. Alton Speight
Horace Williams
Jefferson City
Tenn
Weldon News
E. W. Douglas and Son
J. S. Turner
Georgia
SCS
Meat Market Dept
Lamb
Franks
Bologna
Carnation Milk
Gerber
Jack
Phg
Morton
California
Heinz
Sherwood
D. P. Green
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