Record #:

13634

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

Few people realize that distilling of whiskey is one of North Carolina's biggest industries, and it involves thousands of people and millions of dollars.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 23, Nov 1951, p5, 19, f

Subject(s):

Distilling, Illicit--History--19th Century; Whiskey

Record #:

13638

Author(s):

Bynum, Flora Ann

Abstract:

In ten years, Winston-Salem's Wake Forest Medical Schools rank with the top three.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 23, Nov 1951, p12-13, f

Subject(s):

Wake Forest--Medical schools

Record #:

13640

Author(s):

Miller, Eugene

Abstract:

Despite having to watch the Palmer Memorial Institute go up on smoke, Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, founder and president, has found that a purposeful smile and \"if you please\" are implements for crossing the color line.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 23, Nov 1951, p3-4, f

Subject(s):

Brown, Charlotte Hawkins, 1883-1961; African Americans--Educators

Record #:

13641

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

The yam festival is a big affair down in Tabor City, and everybody turns out to pay honor to a crop which puts money in many a Tar Heel pocket.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 23, Nov 1951, p13-13, 23, f

Subject(s):

Festivals--Tabor City; Yams

Record #:

13642

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The wreck of the steamship Metropolis is a catastrophe that shook America and led to the establishment of an all-year beach patrol by the Coast Guard.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 23, Nov 1951, p34-, 23, por, f

Subject(s):

Shipwrecks; USS METROPOLIS (ship)