North Carolina Faces Eastern Drought With Dwindling Flows
A state drought report outlines severe water shortages across the Eastern piedmont and Western coastal plains, with rainfall 19 percent below average since January and August stream flow 3 percent below normal. Tar and Neuse basins suffer most as wells strain and officials warn of continuing declines through October.
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Department of Cen Ser and Development
Yadkin
Far East
Piedmont
Western Coastal Plain
North Carolina
Cape Fear
Neuse
Tar
Roanoke River
State Board of Health
Tay River
Nashville
Tarboro
Fishing Creek
Enfield
U. S. Geological Survey
N. C. Department of Conservation and Development
Weather Bureau
Agen
Town News Notes and Weekend Visits in Virginia
F W Jones and Emmett Myers of Blackridge Virginia spent Sunday visiting W A Taylor. Mr and Mrs Grady Hawkins and daughter Helen spent the week end in White Plains Virginia with friends and relatives. Miss Irene Turner spent a week end in Weldon with her parents M A Turner. B B Jones of Law spent Lund the guests of Mr and M Taylor. Records will be maintained of conditions found. Those streams dried up or essentially so will be known here unsatisfactory except for storage. The data collected will be of great value in connection with future utilization of streams for water supply and other purposes.
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Grady Hawkins
Helen
White Plains
Irene Turner
Weldon
Mrs. M. A. Turner
Joint Birthday Party for Collie King Raymond Little and Cecil Lynch
Miss Collie King, Raymond Little and Cecil Lynch hosted a Tuesday evening birthday gathering with friends. Guests enjoyed games music and dancing followed by ice cream and cake. Attendees included Elizabeth Lynch Katherine Lynch Mildred Blow Mary Sanders Lucille Tyson Nettie Lee Stewart Rachel Smith Myrtle Buffaloe Edna Lynch Ruby Blow Dollie King Undine Shearin Isabel Buffaloe Mary Jones Ethel Blanton Emma Le Cecil Lytinker Lyle James Williams Lou Lynch Ford Buffaloe Thorpe Junior Smith Jay Lynch Vaughan Stonewall Oper ying Vaughan Clifton Blow Wyatt Cullom Rob Otis Hawkins Dai Shearin Wilson Wright Lynch B M Getom Beulah Lynch.
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Collie King
Raymond Little
Cecil Lynch
Mary Elizabeth Lynch
Katherine Lynch
Mildred Blow
Mary Sanders
Lucille Tyson
Nettie Lee Stewart
Rachel Smith
Myrtle Buffaloe
Edna Lynch
Ruby Blow
Dollie King
Undine Shearin
Isabel Buffaloe
Mary Jones
Ethel Blanton
Emma le
Cecil Ly Tinker Lyle
Jas
Wiliams
Lou Lynch
Ford Buffaloe
Thorwell
Junior Smith
Jay Lynch
Vaughan
Stonewall Oper
Ying Vaughan
Clifton Blow
Wyatt Cullom
Rob
Otis Hawkins
Dai Shearin
Wilson Wright
Lynch
B. m. Getom
Beulah Lynch
Bracy Visit By Taylor Family And Cephas Cannon
Mr and Mrs J R Taylor and daughter Irene and Cephas Cannon spent the week end in Bracy Virginia visiting friends and relatives.
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J. R. Taylor
Irene
Cephas Cannon
Bracy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gordon Light
Lebanon
Atlantic City
F. W. Jones and
Emmett Myers
Blackridge, Va
W. A. Taylor
B. B. Jones
Law
Lund
Mr. and M Taylor
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Littleton
Roanoke Rapids
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Inta Electric & Power Pale Ree
Ion
Kleebox
Virginia Electric
Avo
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