City to open bids for East Third Avenue underpass
City officials announced bids on materials for the East Third Avenue underpass under the Santa Fe tracks will be received at the city commission meeting next Tuesday. Excavation began yesterday and the project will take about 90 working days to finish with a 40 foot traffic width and retaining walls throughout the underpass.
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East Third Avenue
City Commission
E. N. Stanley
W. N. Durham
Third Avenue
Durham
Santa Fe
Rock Island
West Third
Amarillo Construction Company
Fillmore Street
Denver
Mascot Sea Eagle Joins Thunderstone Aboard North Sea
A huge sea eagle believed to be England's national bird perched itself on the deck of the trawler Thunderstone in the North Sea about 400 miles from the River Humber. The bird appeared exhausted and attached itself to the ship as a permanent mascot.
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United Press
Grimsby
England
North Sea
Humber
Balloon Up Oxford Bag Cuts Gas for Balloon Race
Residents of Oxford faced an early lunch or no lunch as the University Balloon Union launched its balloon for the first time. The city’s gas supply was cut off early in the afternoon to concentrate on inflating the latest type of Oxford Bag.
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Sara
United
Oxford
England
University Balloon Union
Churches Under Fire on Political Acts
The Mecklenburg Presbytery urged the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to withdraw from the Federal Council of Churches. It charged the council with political activities under investigation by Congress, and sought action by the national church body.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Federal Council of Churches
Mecklenburg Presbytery
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Presbytery
Congress of the United States
Salvation Army Band Plans Sunday Hymn Program
The Salvation Army Band, formed six months ago and mainly composed of young members, will perform an old hymn program on Sunday afternoon from 8 to 4 o'clock on the courthouse lawn at Fifth Avenue and Taylor Street. Ensign Roas Smith, officer in charge, directs the ensemble.
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Salvation Army
Court House Lawn
Fifth Avenue
Taylor Street
Ensign Roas Smith
Presbytery Adopts Overture for Assembly in Charlottesville
The Mint Hill Presbytery approved the overture yesterday. It will be presented at the Southern Presbyterian general assembly in Charlottesville Virginia on May 22. The Presbytery covers 04 churches.
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Christ
Presbytery
Mint Hill
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
Charlottesville
Flag saves shot by ball striking flag in Blytheville
United Press reports from Blytheville Arkansas that golfer U S Branson told friends about a strange shot on the fifth hole as his ball hit the flag, caused the flag to unwrap and the ball rolled down the pole into the hole as it fell.
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United Press
Blytheville
Ark
U. S
Travel Bureau Bill Aims to Boost Foreign Tourism
Washington April 18 A bill to create a travel division in the commerce department was introduced by Rep Dyer of Missouri The division would encourage foreigners to travel in the United States Dyer noted France and Canada are the only nations earning more from foreign visitors than the U S and urged government support The note recalls how far the frontier had advanced by 1830 and serves as context for the proposal
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United Press
Washington
Commerce Department
Dyer
Rep
Missouri
France
Canada
United States
How to Keep Moths Out of Furniture
A vintage advertisement promotes LUSTRWAX to repel moths and protect faded furniture finishes. It claims the product is odor free to people, dries to a dry dust resistant gloss, and is sold in 50 and 60 cent sizes.
Two Die In Car Crash In Greckenridge Area
Miss Billy Lain, 26, and her companion Fred Walker, 30, of Graham, died when their roadster left the Greckenridge Graham highway and plunged into a ditch last night. Two other occupants were slightly injured.
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Associated Press
Breckenridge
Billy Lain
Fred Walker
Graham
Greckenridge-Graham
Prohibition on towing gliders in US with limited permission
The article states that towing gliders by aircraft is prohibited in the United States unless special authorization is granted by the secretary of commerce. It notes the strict regulatory framework and outlines the sole executive avenue for exceptions.
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United States
Secretary of Commerce
Ismail Haasan Explains Height Discrepancy At Court
London. A seaman Ismail Haasan faced magistrate over a five and a half inch height discrepancy between his discharge book and passport. He claimed weight loss changed his apparent height stating I was very fat man but now I am a ve thin man. The case highlights inconsistencies between official records and personal descriptions.
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United Press
London
Ismail Haasan
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