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12901
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Incorporated in 1869 and named for Lafayette's home near Paris; La Grange, North Carolina is a railroad-born town sustained via farming and tobacco production.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 11, Oct 1959, p30-31, il
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13877
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Burlington is the metropolis of Alamance County. This article discusses the growth, revenue, and industries of Burlington.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 50, May 1953, p6-7, 15, il
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13570
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Lacking the equipment and staff to provide adequate education across the state, North Carolinians are now facing overcrowding in schools. Pleasants describes the poor state of affairs and the funding required to bring North Carolina schools up to par with the rest of the nation.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 20, Oct 1952, p3-4, il
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13288
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The secret of many of Haywood County's distinctions and achievements is Canton. The not-so-concealed secret of Canton is Champion Paper & Fibre Company. And the secret to Champion's success is Reuben Robertson, manager, president, and chairman of Champion's board.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 11, Aug 1953, p8-9, 16, f
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10759
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Cleveland County and Kings Mountain have created the Cleveland Association of Governmental Officials, a new county agency to help the two work together. CAGO oversees water, sewer, and building regulations. The overall intent of the program is to consolidate the school, police, welfare, health, library and fire departments into CAGO.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 34 Issue 18, Feb 1967, p13, il
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13526
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The Triassic belt is quite a slice of old times. In Lee County it runs on or near the surface until about two miles south of Sanford, then dips beneath a layer of volcanic slate. Over the years, mining this belt has been important to Lee's industry.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 41, Mar 1954, p7-8, f
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13090
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Washington, North Carolina had been struggling with dwindling industry and the development of nearby towns such as Kinston, which challenged Washington's commerce. Upon hiring Bill Patterson as Chamber of Commerce Secretary, a survey of suitable industries and special advertising were put in place to entice businesses to move to Washington. Kinston shirt manufacturers, Samsons Inc., relocated to Washington and eventually, upon trying to improve water, sewage, and other facilities, the National Spinning Company signed an agreement with Washington as well.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 9, Sept 1955, p10-11, f
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10836
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The 500 men who will gather at Fontana, North Carolina August 27-30 will proudly display the flag that they made while prisoners of war during World War II. The flag, made from parachute cloth that was dropped into the prison camp, was the first flag to fly over Japan since December 7, 1941. Most of the men were held at the Omine Machi prison camp, but other attendees will represent approximately one third of the survivors of the Bataan Death March and of Corregidor.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 35 Issue 5, Aug 1967, p9-10, il
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13419
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Charles Brantley Aycock went further than he dreamed. As governor of North Carolina he led the state to undertake a crusade for public education.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 25, Nov 1953, p6-7, f
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12613
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The newspapers of North Carolina have always been attentive in relating the news of extraordinary events in a timely manner. Opportune efforts and a talented pool of columnists in the state, such as Carl Cahill and Bill Shires, have resulted in an increase in circulation. Figures pertaining to this augmentation are listed for the following cities: Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 30 Issue 12, Nov 1962, p9, il
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12073
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Visited by John Lawson during his travels throughout North Carolina in the 1730s, Keyauwee Town, a palisaded Native American village, was re-discovered by Douglas Rights of Winston-Salem in the 1920s.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 4, July 1956, p12-13, il
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13636
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One of the most romantic scenes of the Carolina fall countryside, the all-night vigil of the fire-feeding tobacco farmer, is vanishing.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 19, Oct 1951, p16-17, il, f
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12768
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Frank Fleer, founder of Chiclet gum, came to Davidson before World War I, but his outspoken German sentiments during the war caused him to sell his interests in the company. Dan Boone came to North Carolina in 1750, building a prototype of what became a perpetual cabin building program. This and other North Carolina stories are listed by author Paul Pleasants.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29 Issue 19, Feb 1962, p11-12, 31, il
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13771
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For 200 years, there has always been something fascinating happening in New Hanover County.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 43, Mar 1952, p20-21, 27, il, f
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13222
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Eighty years before Boston's celebrated tea party, Brunswick's resistance to Britain took play in open daylight, was led by the most prominent men of the community, with arms in their hands, who defied His Majesty's governor, his navy, and his tax collectors. Today, Old Brunswick is a ghost town on the banks of the Cape Fear River.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 26, May 1956, p10, 36-37, il
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