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10087
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After World War II, several North Carolinians started up a strictly North Carolina airline. Sink discusses the beginning of Southeast Airlines.
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10088
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Eliza Hall Nutt was born in Wilmington in 1842. Early in the Civil War, she married Capt., later, Col. William Parsley, who was killed near Richmond three days before the surrender at Appomattox. She established the Cape Fear chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1894. In 1897, she formed the North Carolina Division with five chapters and served as its president for two years.
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10089
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Population growth has changed the boundaries of the First Congressional District since the first Congress of 1789-1791. This article lists men who have served the northeastern section of North Carolina from the first Congress to the current seventy-ninth.
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10090
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The article discusses famous “firsts†that occurred in the First Congressional District, such as Walter Raleigh's colony on Roanoke Island; the town of Bath, which was the first in the state; and the first flight of an airplane at Kitty Hawk.
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10091
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This article discusses the money crops grown in each of the fourteen counties in North Carolina's First Congressional District.
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10092
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The article discusses how industry and agriculture are working together to create jobs in each of the fourteen counties in North Carolina's First Congressional District; for example, Beaufort County is recognized for such industries as food and seafood canning, lumbering, and fertilizers.
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10093
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This article describes hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities available in North Carolina's First Congressional District.
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10094
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The counties of Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Lenoir, Northampton, Warren, and Wilson comprise North Carolina's Second Congressional District. Of all the representatives who have served the 2nd District, John Hosea Kerr has served the longest. He filled out the unexpired term of Claude Kitchen in 1923, and has been reelected every term since. The article lists men who have served this district from the first Congress in 1789-1791 to the current seventy-ninth.
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10095
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Sixty percent of the land in the 2nd Congressional District is in woods or swamp lands, leaving forty percent for farms, industry, and communities. Crops and livestock produced in each county are discussed.
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10096
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Counties of the 2nd Congressional District played an important role in the early days of the nation; for example, the Halifax Resolves were signed there; William R. Davie of Halifax, father of the University of North Carolina, served in the Continental Army; and Nathaniel Macon, of Warren County, was a Revolutionary War soldier, becoming the district's representative in 1791.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 3 Issue 10, Feb 1946,
p20-22, 40, il, por, map
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10097
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While agriculture is the major economic force in the 2nd Congressional District, providing a livelihood for the majority of the 300,000 residents, industry is closely tied to it. For example, fish processing and canning, lumbering, and peanut plants are major industries in Bertie County; cotton is converted into manufactured products by the extensive textile plants in Halifax County; and manufacturing men's wearing apparel is a major industry in Lenoir County.
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10098
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Thomas discusses the history of Wilson's Tobacco Festival, which was suspended during the war years, beginning in 1942. Between 75,000 to 100,000 people attended from all parts of the country. Planners hope to resume the festival in 1947.
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10099
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The National Federation of Music Clubs was created in Chicago, Illinois, on January 28, 1897. Rogers discusses the history and activities of the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs which was organized in 1917. Since then, the number of clubs in the state has grown to 167 with over a thousand members. Clubs presidents in the state are listed from 1917 to 1945.
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10100
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The Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) organized in Washington, D.C., in October 1890. In 1901, North Carolina's chapter organized. Rogers discusses its history and lists State Regents (appointed) from 1892-1900, and State Regents (elected) from 1901-1946.
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10101
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Frances Goodrich was born in New York and came to North Carolina in 1890. She was a successful artist, but she desired o serve those about her in a more personal way. Rogers describes how she achieved this in part through her creation of Allanstand Cottage Industries.
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