North State Telephone to Eliminate Hand Set Charge
State Utilities Commissioner Stanley Winborne announced in Raleigh that North State Telephone will drop the 25 cent hand set surcharge on subscribers in High Point Thomasville and Randleman effective September 1 1936. About 900 sets are affected and the company loses 2700 annually in revenue as the extra charge is removed after the eighteen month period.
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Stanley Winborne
Raleigh
North State Telephone Company
High Point
Thomasville
Randleman
Atlanta Child Special Guest Of Police Hero
Betty Lackey a ten year old visitor from Atlanta stayed overnight at the city police station after becoming separated from her relatives. Police aided her breakfast and arranged for relatives in Winston-Salem to meet her upon locating them by wire.
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Atlanta
Police Hero
Betty Lackey
14Th Street
Betty
Tom Lackey
W. B. Dodd
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Davenport
Telephone company cuts monthly hand set charge for long-time subscribers
North State Telephone workers updated subscriber lists to refund twenty five cents per hand set for those who paid the extra monthly charge on monophones or cradle sets for eighteen months or more. Savings vary per subscriber as September bills reflect the reductions. Rates here compare lower than other North Carolina cities of similar size.
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North State Telephone Company
North Carolina
Wagger Plans Hundred Yard Dash For Olympics
In High Point Bob Wager aims to run 100 yards in 16 seconds after a lively talk with Robert Garland. Garland bet him the time, and Wager plans to practice this afternoon in a vacant lot behind his home as Olympic excitement grows.
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Germany
Bob Wager
Mr. Wagger
Robert (Peewee) Garland
Wagger
Mr. Garland
Ragged Session Seen On Market
New York August 4 Traders stepped into the stock market to bid up shares after an early drop but showed little energy to sustain a rally. The list had a ragged look as many rallying issues failed to attract broad buying. Prices for cotton fell about a dollar a base on private crop estimates. wheat and corn declined. Foreign currencies were mixed. Wall Street chatter suggested the second half of the year may bring continued profit gains for the steel industry.
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New York
Wall Street
First Paralysis Case Reported In Pitt County
Greenville N C August 4 The first case of infantile paralysis in Pitt county this summer concerns a four year old white boy living near Farmville reported today. Last year at this time the situation was different.
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Pitt County
Greenville
N. C
Farmville
New Orleans Golfer Makes Hole-In-One By Mistake
Dr. N. Tucker entered a golf tournament then went to the eighth hole at City Park. He hit a four iron and saw the ball drop into the cup, but he learned the match did not start for two weeks.
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New Orleans
Dr. N. Tucker
City Park
Titusville Iron Works Water Tank Destroyed by Fire
Lightning struck the 50,000 gallon water tank at Titusville Iron Works igniting a blaze firefighters used chemicals to douse the flames. Officials estimate damage at $1,500.
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Titusville
Titusville Iron Works
Henderson Ends Congressional Bid From Hospital Bed
St Louis county Prosecuting Attorney C Arthur Henderson wrapped up his political campaign while hospitalized after a leg operation following a car crash late in his 1934 bid for re election.
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ST. Louis
C. Arthur Henderson
St. Louis County
Estranged Eggs Hatch Three Chicks After Hen’s Death
In Blackwell Oklahoma Mr and Mrs W W Stice found 14 eggs under a setting hen three weeks ago The hen died on the nest they buried her and forgot the eggs Last week cheeping sounds drew them to the nest and three healthy chicks now emerge In Bend Oregon Police Chief Kenneth McCormick hopes to name the thief who stole the old blotter at the top of the department's new log.
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Tetsuzan’ Nagata
Saburo Aizawa
Tokio
Aizawa
Blackwell
Okla
W. Stice
Bend
Ore
Kenneth McCormick
County Sees Drop in Cases as Health Official Reports Improvement
Health Officer N Thomas Ennett notes the patient is much improved while the county records 13 cases in the period. The brief update highlights cautious progress in local health statistics.
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N. Thomas Ennett
Death of C Frank Mowery Remains In Salisbury
Word arrived of the death of C Frank Mowery 30 who died Sunday in a San Pedro California hospital after a bout with typhus fever. Former Salisbury resident and Texas Oil employee stationed on an oil boat at Port Arthur. Survived by mother, three brothers and five sisters. Funeral planned at Stallings Memorial Baptist Church with interment in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
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C. Frank Mowery
San Pedro
Calif
Mr. Owery
Texas Oil Company
Port Arthur
Texas
Mr. Mowery
Salisbury
J. D
Aggie Bell Shoe
Stallings Memorial Baptist Church
Ward Street
van B
Avery
Jack Mowery
B. H. Hooper
Frances
Myrtle Mowery
High Point
J .C. Lane
Spray
L. A. Howard
Portsmouth
Chestnut Hill
Dear Miss Mansfield Advice Column Letter on Shame and Renewal
A young 18 year old writes of loving an older married man who deceived her. The columnist advises focusing on the present, seeking work and friends, and not dwelling on the past while condemning the man’s predatory behavior. She is urged to hope for a useful future and address questions to Miss Marjorie Mansfield.
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Miss Mansfield
Five Building Permits Issued in Local Report
Fire Chief Be K Ingram issued a permit to Clara Mamie and Ada Hough for a seven room home on East Farriss Avenue with a private garage and woodshed costing 200 dollars additional, Montgomery awarded the contract. Additional permits include J W Sechrest for non residential repair at 513 East Washington Street for 20 dollars Wrenn and Perry remodel store front at 111 South Martin Street for 1200 dollars John W Carter 1113 Downing Street general repairs add one room 300 dollars L Bloom 212 Monthen Avenue add one room 350 dollars.
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BE. K. Ingram
Clara
Mamie
Ada Hough
East Farriss Avenue
Madison
Blain Streets
S. P. Montgomery
J. W. Sechrest
East Washington Street
Wrenn and Perry
South Matin Street
John W. Carter
Downing Street
L. Bloom
Monthen Avenue
Chicago Produce Prices and Market Notes
Butter prices hold firm at 11 369 cents per pound with creamery specials 93 score at 36 percent extras 92 at 35 and extra firsts 90 91 at 35 25 percent firsts 88 89 at 34 34 percent and standards 90 a earlets at 35. Eyes supply 8 426 steady with prices unchanged. European Roman Catholics number about 195 million.
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Chicago
Rambling Reporter Claude Chambers Held on Assault Charge
Claude Chambers aged 20 of Mangum Avenue was held in jail on a charge of attempting to assault Mrs Posey Pierce. He surrendered at the police station after a warrant was issued. Bond was set at.
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Claude Chambers
Mangum Avenue
Posey Pierce
Local Exhibit Shows A Triple Tomato
Harrison Tice on route 2 exhibited at The Enterprise a triple tomato composed of a medium tomato attached to two smaller tomatoes.
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Harrison Tice
Enterprise
Carpenters Sought by State Employment Service
The North Carolina State Employment Service reports a need for an experienced carpenter and two carpenter helpers at its local office. All local carpenters are urged to register with the office.
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North Carolina State Employment Service
Death of John W. Darr at 63 in Thomasville
John W. Darr age 63 died at his home on route one after a long illness with paralysis listed as the cause. Survived by widow, a Winston-Salem daughter Mrs. W. C. Everhart and two sons John and Charles Darr, plus three brothers Ed Mack and Charlie Darr and two sisters Mrs. Mary Ragan and Mrs. Pearl Leonard. Funeral at Fairview M E church Wednesday 11 AM with Rev. W R Jenkins in charge. interment in Fairview Cemetery.
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Thomasville
John W. Darr
Route One
W. C. Everhart
Winston-Salem
Central India Drops Support The Cow Drive
Central India organizes a broad campaign under the banner support the cow. Volunteers hang thousands of cow contribution boxes in public spaces with placards urging Hindus to back the sacred animal.
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Central
India
Michigan Auto Plants Hire Over Quarter Million Workers
Seventy one Michigan automobile plants employed 272 481 workers as of May 15 1936 an increase of 1 2 percent from the prior year with gains across the industry reported by state authorities.
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Michigan
Moore Is Given Two Year Term In Guilford Court
Harry Moore of Greensboro Greens boro High Point and Charlotte admitted stealing merchandise valued at 150 dollars from Sears Roebuck. He was jailed, had a preliminary hearing, and was bound over to Guilford Superior Court where he began serving two years on the county roads after pleading guilty.
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Harry Moore
Greensboro
High Point
Charlotte
Guilford Superior Court
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Harry
Broadhurst Theatre
Lewis E. Teague
Cortez Drives Early Horses Into Mexico Conquest
Cortez introduced the earliest horses, the primitive ancestors of the American horse, as he began the conquest of Mexico in 1519.
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Cortez
Mexico
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Mate
Marjorie
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Frank Mowery
Marjorie Mansfield
Madam Ardelle
North Main Street
E. M. Taylor
Moore
Coltrane
Trinity High
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P. BE. Lindley
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Elwood Carroll
M. P. Church
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