Officials push plan for Virginia hydroelectric dam project
Manager B F M Knox and officials Be LeRoy Briggs and Lewis E Teague met in the capital with Public Works administration leaders in Washington to discuss a hydro electric dam on the river in Virginia. They also conferred with Senator Josiah Batley of North Carolina and Mary F Byrd of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BF. M. Knox
Cirman BE
LeRoy Briggs
Lewis E. Teague
Conwith Public Works
Washon
Virginia
Josiah W. Batley
Northlina
F. Byrd
Vir
Pre School Children Will Be Entertained
Children entering school next fall will be entertained at a Beginners Day program at the Asheboro public school. Mrs W L Lambert Sumner county health officer and the superintendent of schools, along with first grade teachers, have completed plans.
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Asheboro
W. L. Lambert
North Carolina Congressmen Discuss Rail Line Proposal
Congressman W B Umstead and Congressman Frank Hancock debated a plan to depress the Southern Railway system tracks through the city. Mr Knox reported strong encouragement for the proposal and will present a formal report to the city council at the next session.
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Ginia
W. B. Umstead
Frank Hancock
North Carolina
Knox
Southern Railway System
Porter Awarded Judgment in Bicycle Accident Case
Judge Teague signed a compromise judgment in the suit of Henry C. Porter against Dr LT Mann. Porter awarded $305 and costs for injuries alleged when he and his bicycle were struck July 18 1935 near Hillcrest drive by a car driven by Marguerite Mann daughter of Dr and Mrs Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis BE. Teague
Henry C. Porter
Virtie Porter
LT. Mann
Hillcrest Drive
Marguerite Mann
Auto sales district rep dies from car crash injuries
William Fay aged 45, a district representative for a car sales company, died in Charlotte after a car overturn accident he suffered a day earlier. The incident occurred last night following injuries sustained in the wreck.
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Charlotte
William Dd. Fay
Fisherman Fined for One Extra Fish in Tacoma
In Tacoma Washington a game protector testified that H D Stephens caught one over the 20 fish limit and then hooked seven more which he did not land but moved to other boats. Peace Justice Mallory ruled a fish is not caught until in the creel and fined only for the single extra fish.
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Tacoma
Wash
H. D. Stephens
Joseph A. Mallory
The Ace A of Spades and John Mebana Final Entries
The Best Humorous Story of the Year contest closes with final entries from The Ace A of Spades and John Mebana. Judges George B. Craven and Dr. M. A. Lackey will announce the winners Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mebana
George B. Craven
Dr. M. A. Lackey
Night shift lunch tale in a Kansas salt plant
Mary Noble Grubb records a tale where a Mexican worker Jose explains his wife catches rabbits at night and shoots them, prompting the American coworker to question the tale. A second clipping notes two girls debating the Devil and Santa Claus, with a punchline about divine fatherhood.
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Mary Noble Grubb
Mangum Avenue
Kansas
Jose
Barber’s Gamble Ends With Unpaid Shave Story
Della Steele at 1009 North Main Street recalls a man who asked for a shave haircut shampoo and massage then admitted he had no money. The barber offered to write the man’s name on the wall but joked the coat would hang over it so no one would see.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Steele
North Main Street
Jes
J. Nelson DeBerry
Rural Anecdotes and Mild Misunderstandings Compile Local Tales
Vignettes from North Carolina and nearby towns recount small humorous incidents. A deaf man mishears a pharmacy price, a Chinaman hawker barges in, and a preacher jokes about the devil in his breeches. A hunter’s wife and a coma patient share quaint reflections on life and death.
Payroll Totals For Raleigh Industries Rise In 1935
A report by H. B. Branch secretary of the Chamber of Commerce shows 85 industrial and semi industrial businesses paid out $4,324,029.32 in 1935, up from $4,003,516.20 the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
H. B. Branch
Chamber of Commerce
Cery
Fatally Injured Switchman Nichols in freight incident
Wilmington dispatch reports George L. Nichols, 31, an Atlantic Coast Line switchman, fatally injured when between two moving cars a freight train. North Carolina bank deposits as of March reached 167,355,030 dollars, up from 144,704,221 dollars a year ago. Text notes no government or postal savings deposits.
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Wilmington
George L. Nichols
Atlantic Coast Line
Raleigh
State Banking Department
North Carolina
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