Student Operated Lock Mill Doubled in Summer at Athens College
Athens Alabama April 14 The first year's operation of the hosiery mill run entirely by Athens College students proved successful and will be doubled this summer adding 150 jobs for students who otherwise could not attend college. Scholarships worth about 1700 over four years fund most costs. Students work four hour shifts earning starting 25 cents rising to 40 cents after experience with potential higher piece pay for top workers. Classwork is reduced to three quarters, pursuing a 12 month schedule to complete in four years.
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Athens
Ala
Leroy Simms
Athens College
Colllege
E. R. Naylor
Chicago
Capital Shorts Race For Raleigh City Commission
Raleigh April 14 Two city commissioners will be unopposed for re election in the spring non partisan primary but third seat draws half a dozen aspirants. Incumbent R C Powell is target of Poole Barnes influence in governor linked moves. Powell backed Raleigh native son in the gubernatorial race. Also notes Dan Yankey of Fort Bragg mis read name in column.
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Raleigh
Broughton
Bruce Poole
Powell
Wiley Barnes
Bob
Barnes
City Hall
Judge Barnes
Buck” Jones
Barnes-Jones
Young Asheboro businessman Archie Honbarrier rises fast
Archie Honbarrier, newcomer to Asheboro in January 1941, buys Central Motor Freight Lines from his father and expands with a newer truck. He manages offices, ships accounts, and travels the state highways, balancing work with polo, golf, and baseball interests, while joining Monarch Club and Masonic lodge activities.
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Asheboro
Archie Honbarvier
R. L. Honbarrier
Fligh Point
Archie
Folh
Randolph
North Carolina
Central Motor Freight Lines
Archie Honbarrier
Baltimore
High Point
Archie Honbarker
Pinehurst
Monarch Club
Numa F. Reid Masonic Lodge
Double Feature Attracts Wilmington Visitors This Week
Wilmington prepares a double feature for tourists at Orton Plantation, with azaleas in bloom and a seasonal display. The coastal fishing season gains pace as four copper colored varieties hooked at Masonboro Inlet last week signal an early run, though the peak is not anticipated before early May.
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Wilmington
Orton Plantation
Masonboro Inlet
Revocations surge in early April weekly tally set
The highway safety division reports 160 driver license revocations from April 5 to 11, signaling a rapid pace that will likely push the monthly total well above prior figures. The weekly count highlights continued enforcement action and rising suspension activity across jurisdictions.
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Highway Safety Division
Drunken driving dominates revocations in early 1941 data
The report shows revocations running about the same as the first quarter average for 1941 with drunken driving accounting for over 90 percent. The range of offenders spans from Adam to Ziar, indicating a broad distribution across initials.
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Adam
Ziar
Look and Learn Quiz Answers Revealed
Answers cover silver minted US coins including dimes quarters half dollars and dollars. It explains cardinal versus ordinal numbers and defines hurricane wind threshold as more than 75 miles per hour. It identifies the FBI as the G men’s official organization and robin as the largest and most common American thrush.
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U. S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Influential Senators Backing Giant Waterways Plan
Washington April 12 influential senators unite behind a billion dollar omnibus waterways bill linking the St Lawrence Seaway Florida ship canal Tombigbee project and Columbia River developments. Opposition fears pork barrel charges while defense value and timing draw scruples from Republicans and some Democrats. Initial costs noted include 206 million for the St Lawrence plus 200 million for the Florida canal and 66 million for Tombigbee. Columbia River and Arkansas Valley Authority plans also loom large.
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St. Lawrence
Washington
St. Lawrence Seaway
Arkansas Valley Authority
Lumbia River
Norris
Florida Canal
Tombigbee
Congress
Ala
United States
Great Lakes-Atlantic Waterway
Florida Ship Canal
Omnibus Air
Fombighee River
Tennessee
Gulf of Mexico
Columbia River
Umatilla
Arkansas, White
St. Francis
Red Rivers
Exempt and Word Lessons for English Vocabulary
Lessons in English focus on correct usage and pronunciation habits. The text explains common misuses like saying well, mispronouncing Bahamis, and common misspellings Apricot with one p. It defines exempt as free from liability and quotes Horace on wisdom and folly.
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Horace
False Teeth Rock Slide or Slip Pasteeth Ad Claim
FASTEETH improves denture retention by sprinkling powder on plates. It promises no sliding or slipping, no taste or gummy feel, and no souring or plate odor. Advertises as harmless non acid and urges use of PASTEETH or any drug lore.
How Can I Make Fabrics Fire Resistant and More
A reader asks how to fire proof fabrics by soaking in a solution of boric acid borax and water. The fabric is then squeezed and dried. Another question outlines thinning stiff cake batter by beating and adding an egg gradually avoiding milk. A method to clean nickel is washing with soap and polishing with alcohol and whiting on a flannel cloth. In England March births exceed those in other months.
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Henry Averill
36Th Field Artillery
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Dan Yankey
Gonorth
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New York
Houston
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San Antonio
Brownsville
Richmond
Tampa
Atlanta
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Jacksonville
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ST. Lows
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Seaumont
Menicg
Certael
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Ween
Cmattano
RCA
SeTran
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Tallawassee
St. Petoreurs
Charleston
Lavapr AM
Sea Island
Iporsomvirlle
Gaytona
West Pal
Mavana
Central Americe
West Indies
ANG Botw
PAM Aercom Airways
Ststom
A. C. Gordon
Bama
Mississippi
Flo
Barbizon
Bryn Mawr Slips
Batiste
Harllee
Coats
Red Cross
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