Locusts Spread Across Halifax County In 13 Year Cycle
Raleigh reports thousands of 13 year locusts emerging from ground on Weldon main street block and spreading through Halifax county. Dr Z P Metcalf says this 13 year variety is harmless to people, mainly damaging small twigs and young orchards. Reports expect more sightings in coming weeks with no pestilence anticipated.
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Raleigh
Weldon
Halifax County
Washington Street
Z. P. Metcalf
State College
Halifax
Bertie
Metcalf
Dr. Metcalf
Study Club Holds Friday Meeting With Several Reviews
The Study Club met with Mrs. George L. Hayes hosting and Mrs. David Traynham presiding. Mrs. Frank Kemp elected Recording Secretary. sixteen members attended. A Williamsburg trip report followed a business session and a program including reviews of A Lantern In Her Hand, A White Bird Flying, and Broom Stages.
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George L. Hayes
David Traynham
Frank Kemp
Williamsburg
W. S. Dean
Frank Wilson
R. P. Beckwith
Mesdames
Hugh Bradley
Pendleton Grizzard
J. N. Bynum
Fred Brown
C. A. Wyche
R. L. Towe
A. E. Akers
I. M. Jenkins
Alfred Martin
A. Meikle
Miss Winifred Beckwith
Nine Duplin farmers sell two cars of hogs at Richmond market
Nine Duplin farmers sold two cars of finished hogs on the Richmond market last week.
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Duplin
Richmond
Rapid Personalities on Radio Stars and Stories
IllIy Jones and Ernie Hare of The Best Foods Boys lead pioneering radio acts. Lanny Ross, sent to school with dinner money, sang for his meal when told to sing for dinner. He now serves as tenor on the Maxwell House program and appears on Real Folks, a General Foods rural sketch show. Phoebe Mackaye is highlighted as a talented performer.
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Illy Jones
Ernie Hare
Best Foods
Lanny Ross
Lanny
Maxwell House
General Foods Corporation
Post
Phoebe Mackaye
Darlington Social Roundup Includes Travel and Divorce Testimony
Mr and Mrs Streling Warren vacationed with Mrs L L Cooke and Mrs May Warren. Carl Gibson Frank Warren Mattie Belle Hawkins Lottie Smith joined a trip to Enfield. The community had a school closing dinner. Alice Cooke Annie B Cooke Elizabeth Warren drove to Rocky Mount. Miss Davis Dickens visited her parents. Mrs C H Lyons of St Louis testified in divorce suit that her husband deserted her due to loneliness when she began working.
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Carl Gibson
Frank Warren
Mattie Belle Hawkins
Lottie Smith
Enfield
C. H. Lyons
St. Louis
Town Talk Shuffle of Visits and Guests
Dr and Mrs J Frank West with children spent Sunday in Louis burg. Mrs J W Ross of Gordonsville Va visits C A Wyche family this week. W S Dean and several ladies spent Thursday in Richmond Va. Mrs Page Taylor of Ashland Va visits her mother Mrs J M Grizzard. Cooper Grizzard and son George with Mrs J M Grizzard spend Sunday in Ashland Va.
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J. Frank West
Louisburg
J. W. Ross and Son
Gordonsville
C. A. Wyche
W. S. Dean
Frank Williams
Frank Kemp
Job Taylor
Richmond, Va
Page Taylor
Ashland, Va
J. M. Grizzard
Cooper Grizzard
George
Ashland
Wake Up Your Liver Bile Without Caromel
An old newspaper ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate two pounds of bile flow, claiming improved digestion and relief from foul breath, blemishes, and low energy. The copy warns against other laxatives and touts the product as gentle and effective with a red label.
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Carter
C. M. Co
State College Professor Explains Locust Invasion This Year
Dr. Z P Metcalf of North Carolina State College reports 13 year locusts from 1920 eggs will emerge across the state this year. The expansive brood, smaller than the 17 year variety of 1932, has begun appearing in several regions and Metcalf seeks positive or negative citizen records with specimens.
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North Carolina
Z. P. Metcalf
State College
Metcalf
Locust swarm expected to fade with minimal damage
Dr Metcalf notes the six week locust period will pass and return in 1946. He says the insects will do little harm despite their large numbers, killing only a few twigs and otherwise causing scant damage.
Mothers Day Honoring Mrs J W Rook Hosted by Thelma Ladies
Mrs Jack Shaw and Mrs W L Pair with Miss Blanche Rook hosted a Mother's Day gathering at Shaw home near Thelma. Honored guest Mrs J W Rook of Roanoke Rapids turned sixty four. Attendees included relatives from Roanoke Rapids Richmond Weldon Baltimore and Robertsonville.
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Jack Shaw
W. L. Pair
Miss Blanche Rook
Thelma
J. W. Rook
Roanoke Rapids
R. L. Rook
Richmond, Va
Blanche Rook
Robert Farnell
Baltimore, Md
Alton van Northwick
Francis van Northwick
Robersonville
N. C
Ann Russel
Weldon
Ruth
Irene
Naomie
J. C. Pair
Ida Shaw
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Ricca
Billy Jones
Pioneer
Moto
Ross
Nada
Mer
IAI
Watts
Thompkins Corners
New York
Darlington
Mrs. Streling Warren
L. L. Cooke
May Warren
Alice
Annie B. Cooke
Elizabeth Warren
Rocky Mount
Miss Davis Dickens
Mrs. E. W. Dickens
H. H. Rogillio
Lake Charles
Thedford
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