Record #:

2779

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Otto Wood was one of the state's more colorful criminals. That he was able to escape from prison ten times and commit numerous robberies and thefts is all the more remarkable because he had only one hand.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 10, Mar 1988, p30-31

Subject(s):

Wood, Otto, d. 1930

Record #:

2780

Author(s):

Saxon, John L.

Abstract:

For 19th-century women here and abroad, including even England's Queen Victoria, Sarah A. Elliott's 1870 book, Mrs. Elliott's Housewife, was an advice-filled guide to household management. She resided in Elizabeth City and Oxford.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 10, Mar 1988, p28-29, por

Subject(s):

Elliott, Sarah Ann Grice, 1819-1891; Home economics; Aged--Legal status, laws, etc.; Medicaid--Laws and legislation

Record #:

2785

Author(s):

Fox, Janet

Abstract:

Founded in 1965, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MEDSA) in Winston-Salem houses reconstruction's of actual rooms from historic houses located across the South.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 10, Mar 1988, p8-11, il

Subject(s):

Museums--Winston-Salem; Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (Winston-Salem); Furniture, Early American; Deer; Motor vehicles; Accidents