Record #:

13868

Author(s):

Powell, William S.

Abstract:

On 24 March 1663, Charles II granted land in the New World to eight men who had supported his efforts to regain the throne of England. The first in a series of biographical sketches describing the Lords Proprietors, Powell discusses Edward Hyde, the Earl of Clarendon and his career in England prior to coming to the New World, as well as his namesakes in North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 46, Apr 1953, p1-2, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

13869

Author(s):

Morehead, John

Abstract:

Celebrated with a week full of parades, special events, and a nightly spectacle held at Duke Stadium, Durham's first centennial celebration has arrived. Named after physician D. Bartlett Durham, for a small but generous land donation, Durham's population and industry has grown steadily over the past 100 years.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 46, Apr 1953, p3-4, 22, il

Subject(s):

Durham--History; Anniversaries--Durham; Durham--Centennial celebrations, etc.

Record #:

13870

Author(s):

Criswell, Howard D.

Abstract:

Jim Thorpe was a ground breaking Native American Olympic athlete and professional baseball player from Rocky Mount, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Carolina League from 1910-1911, Thorpe was denied his Olympic medals because of his status as a professional baseball player.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 46, Apr 1953, p5-7, il

Subject(s):

Olympics

Record #:

13871

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Seventy-five buses in twenty-six states have been dispatched as the new fleet of highway post offices. Approved in 1940 by an Act of Congress, the new bus post offices will take over mail carrying duties at the end of rail lines.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 46, Apr 1953, p12-13, il

Subject(s):

Post office buildings--North Carolina; Railway mail service--North Carolina