North Carolina Faces Worst Forest Fire Outlook in a Decade
Raleigh April 2. North Carolina confronts the most menacing fire outlook in ten years with extremely dry weather. February fires burned 43 386 acres causing 63 619 dollars in damage. 869 fires were reported in 28 days, chiefly in the southeast, despite heroic firefighting that prevented greater losses.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
W. C. McCormick
Department of Conservation and Development
McCormick
Benefit Checks At Local Office
Unemployment compensation checks are at the local office of the North Carolina State Employment Service for distribution. Claims Interviewer J. E. Denton Jr. announced the list of numbers associated with claimants and the office will handle the distribution to eligible recipients.
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North Carolina State Employment Service
J. E. Denton, Jr
Wardens Mobilize to Contain Plains Woodlands Fire
Plains woodlands faced total destruction by fire. Our wardens worked day and night with every man assigned to fire control and all other duties suspended.
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Plains Woodlands
Prayer of thanks from Jewish boy after Nazi years
A New York 15 year old, Martin Marden, writes a prayer praising the United States after his German friend Aleck Stolpe rejected him under Nazi rule. Martin, who fled to the U S in 1935, recalls rocks and slurs from German peers and praises America where he says all youths share a tomorrow.
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New York
Martin Marden
United States of America
Germany
Martin
Roosevelt
Hull
New York City
Aleck Stolpe
Hitler
Aleck
Erman
United States
Aleck Stoke
College Day Observed At High Point High School
High Point High hosts College Day on Wednesday April 6 inviting local colleges and schools to send reps to meet seniors. D A Kirkman boards member will speak on Why Go to College at 1 15 p.m. followed by classroom conferences from 2 to 4 with parents urged to attend.
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High Point High School
D. P. Whitley
D. A. Kirkman
Board of Education
High Point City Schools
Kirkman
Whitley
Observations on Yadkin For Week Near High Point
Observations for the week ending Friday, April 1, at 7 30 p m by Murray and Flood Inc for the city of High Point at Clemmons three miles southeast of Styers Ferry on the Yadkin river report mean temperature 60 5 degrees with highest temperature on the
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Murray and Flood, Inc
High Point
Clemmons
Styers Ferry
Yadkin River
Weather Data Summary for Late Month
The report records mean relative humidity of 69.7 percent for the week with a high of 97.0 percent on the 30th and a low of 37.0 percent on the 28th. Temperatures ranged from a low of 37.0 degrees on the 28th to a high tied to 80.8 degrees on the 31st. Precipitation totaled 0.16 inch. River stages reached 3.00 feet on the 26th and fell to 2.58 feet on the 27th.
Local Unemployment Office Lists Jobs Placed in Month
The Carolina State Unemployment Office reported 242 people placed in work during Mal Manager J A Gawthrop's tenure yesterday. In the past week 66 found jobs with 48 in private industry and 18 in public work.
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Carolina State Unemploy Service
J. A. Gawthrop
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