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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1948
Page
7
Administrator Pierce calls all claimants against the estate of Charles C. Pierce deceased, Halifax County, NC, to present claims by August 1949 or be barred. Debts due to the estate should be paid promptly. Signed August 10, 1946 by Allsbrook & Benton, Attorneys.
The chairman of the Halifax County Board of Education will offer for sale at public auction the described lands in Roanoke Rapids Township on September 20, 1948, at noon at the County Courthouse Halifax. An advance bid was received and an order directs resale under the court and board resolution. The property includes two tracts totaling about three and a half acres described by metes and bounds and conveys through prior deeds on record.
The document describes a land transfer along the county road with a 11 deg 45 min west line for 104 feet to an iron stake the beginning containing 1 acre. Terms of sale list officials Casis and W Henry Overman with September date, CL Kelly as chairman and secretary.
Oregon and nearby states battle a budworm outbreak attacking Douglas fir and other trees in the Blue Mountains and panhandle. Agencies deploy DDT spritzing over 160000 acres by air as research seeks reliable controls amid widespread infestation in 1,000,000 acres across Oregon and Washington forests.
Walter Wilkins, a Atlanta steel worker, wrote verse years ago asking for a wife. The verse, published in the Atlanta Journal, drew thousands of responses from applicants. He says the method works well for a man with little courting ability.
In Columbia South Carolina legislators repay seven hundred dollars each after voting themselves an official expense allowance in 1947. James Scorggie, a taxpayer, challenged the legality of the payments and the case reached the state Supreme Court, which examined the lawmakers actions and secrecy surrounding the issue.
French public health authorities have opened lactariums in Paris Lyon and Dijon to collect pasteurized donor milk from lactating mothers. Donors receive extra food rations and the milk can be kept for up to three weeks. Officials report lower infant mortality where the system operates, aiding France where wartime shortages affected milk supply.
A Spokane police operator received a 4 am call from a woman reporting a man bothering her. Captain George Freeman verified the address but suggested the caller call a police officer closer to home, noting she had misdialed from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and likely meant Spokane, Missouri.
ST THOMAS V I The Virgin Islands will hold its first referendum at the general election in November to decide on a unicameral style legislature instead of two houses and on whether the governor should be elected by the people rather than appointed by the President. Opinions are split on a native governor, with some favoring and others doubting readiness.
The report notes a large wheat crop potential in Kansas with moisture favorable for winter wheat seeding in August. In Hutchinson area, fields show green growth as pasture for sheep and cattle improves. Last year’s wheat yielded 219 million bushels, and the 149 crop outlook is markedly better than the prior year.
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