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10102
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The counties of Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Sampson, and Wayne comprise North Carolina's Third Congressional District. Graham Arthur Barden is the current Representative, and the article lists men who have served the Third District from the first Congress to the current seventy-ninth.
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10103
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Industries in the counties of the Third Congressional District depend on the natural resources of the land and sea, with the fishing industry next to lumbering in dollar value. The tourist industry also furnishes employment to many people in this section of the state. The article describes the industries in each of the district's counties.
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10104
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The counties of North Carolina's Third Congressional District are heavy producers of the state's eleven principal crops. Besides truck crops, this section's crops include tobacco, cotton, corn, and soybeans. The article describes crops grown in each county.
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10105
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Many historical events have occurred in the Third Congressional District, including the Revolutionary War Battle at Moore's Creek Bridge and Civil War battles. Important North Carolinians born in the district included Charles B. Aycock, Furnifold M. Simmons, and Dr. S. S. Satchwell, a Civil War physician.
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10106
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The Garden Club of North Carolina organized on November 6, 1925, when garden clubs in Reidsville, High Point, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and Asheville came together to seek to broaden members' interest and knowledge in gardening. Edna G. Maslin was the prime organizer and was the club's first president. There are now 4,000 members in 136 local garden clubs. Rogers includes a list of the club's state presidents from 1925 to 1946.
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6.Daniels, Addie Worth Bagley by Roger, Lou We the People of North Carolina Vol. 4 Issue 1, May 1946
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10112
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Rogers recounts the life of Addie Ruth Bagley Daniels. She was the granddaughter of Governor Jonathon Worth, and her father, William Henry Bagley, was a major in the 68th Confederate North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. In 1888, she married Josephus Daniels.
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10113
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Rogers recounts the life of Annie Land O'Berry, of Edgecombe County, who headed the major relief agencies in North Carolina during the Great Depression, such as the Civil Works Administration and the Emergency Relief Administration.
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10122
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Cornelia Petty Jerman was born in Carthage in December 1, 1874. After her marriage in 1898, she moved to Raleigh and became very active in the city's social life, such as the Women's Club of Raleigh and later president of the N.C. Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Jerman led the fight for women's suffrage in North Carolina. She was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1924 and 1928 and was appointed to the National Democratic Committee in 1928. In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her assistant collector of the Internal Revenue Service for North Carolina.
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10123
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In 1946, the North Carolina State Park System could only claim two that met park criteria--Morrow Mountain and Hanging Rock. Other parks consisted of the Great Smokey Mountain National Park and some city parks. Pearse compares the state's park system to other states, like South Carolina, which has eighteen, and Tennessee, which has sixteen. Why North Carolina has so few is discussed and there are recommendations for a ten-year plan to develop state parks.
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10124
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Rogers recounts the life of Julian Price, who rose from a dollar-a-day railroad telegrapher for the Southern Railroad to the presidency of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company.
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10125
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Rogers recounts the life of Julian Shakespeare Carr, a North Carolina industrialist and philanthropist. The Civil War interrupted his studies at the University of North Carolina, and he served as a private in the 3rd North Carolina Cavalry. He became one of the state's wealthiest persons, having interests in textiles, tobacco, banking, public utilities, and newspapers. He was ever loyal to his fellow-soldiers, and no ex-Confederate ever suffered for the necessities of life if Carr knew of his need.
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10126
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Frederick Augustus Olds was born in Pitt County in 1853. A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, Olds was made a colonel when he joined the staff of Gov. Zebulon Vance in 1877. Olds was a newspaper columnist, lecturer, editor, and historian. His greatest contribution to the state was the founding of the State Hall of History in 1887. He donated his collection of historical documents and relics and collected over 35,000 more pieces of North Carolina history. During his tenure, he escorted more than 300,000 visitors.
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10127
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Polk was born in Anson County in 1837. He was a graduate of Davidson College. During the Civil War he served with the 26th and 43rd North Carolina Regiments, until he was elected to the state legislature in 1864. After the war he was a newspaper editor, agrarian leader and the state's first Commissioner of Agriculture. He later served as president of the National Farmers' Alliance. Polk died in 1892, just before he would have been nominated for the Presidency of the United States.
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10139
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Norris discusses the early days of the outdoor drama, THE LOST COLONY, and the effort it took to bring it to production. The play ran from 1937 till 1941, when it was suspended for World War II. Performances began again in 1946.
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10140
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Rogers recounts the life of Arch T. Allen and the contributions he made to the state's public school system. He was appointed to complete the term of E. C. Brooks, who had been elected to the presidency of North Carolina State College. He was later popularly elected in 1924, 1928, and 1932.
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