June hosiery inventories show decline from last year
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers reports first half shipments at 63 million dozen pairs, production 54.6 million, inventories 18.65 million, with June output 7.0 million and shipments 7.5 million, noting first half builds smooths year production curve.
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Bulletin of the
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
The
Bulletin
Uction
Control Congress
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Paralyzed Patient Grows Nine Foot Plant at Ma Hospital
A patient at Ma hospital, described as paralyzed with asthma, tends a nine foot tomato plant. The patient says he picked a seed, planted it, and a spray of nitro-silver caused rapid growth beyond expectations.
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Mahospital
O'Connell
Auction Notice of Guilford County Property Sale
Trust executed by T. A. Kearns and his wife dated October 19a7 in Book 586. Defaulted on payment, sale of property to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House Door, Guilford County, Greensboro, NC at 2:00 PM on Friday August 16, 1935. Property described as lot 88 in Own-A-Home Co. Pro 5, Montlieu and Forrest avenues area.
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T. A. Kearns
Kearns
Court House
Guilford County
Greensboro
North Carolina
Guilford
High Point
Montlieu Avenue
Forrest Avenue
Own-A-Home Company
J. T. Stewart
Weary search for body of rich youth atop Lindbergh Peak
In Colorado's Ouray camp tragedy, 15 year old William Brode fell from Lindbergh peak during a YMCA hike. Fellow camper Robert Henderson led rescuers to a funnel crevice believed to contain the body. Brode and Henderson had been left behind near Monarch Lake due to Brode's weak heart. Julien and Mrs. Brode rushed to Colorado by plane as authorities continued recovery efforts.
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Ouray
Colo
Lindbergh Peak
William Brode
Memphis
Tenn
Robert Henderson
Omaha
Neb
Brode
Henderson
Monarch Lake
Colorado
Julien Brode
Dallas
Tex
North Carolina Teachers to Receive 20 Percent Raise
Under a state board plan teachers across the state would gain a flat twenty percent raise for eight months based on the 1934 35 schedule. The source notes uncertainty about funding for the eighth month with an estimated shortage of two hundred thirty seven thousand dollars.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
North Carolina
Leroy Martin
State School Commission
Clyde A. Edwin
Massenburg Named State WPA Officer
Massenburg who handled compensation claims for the North Carolina ERA has been appointed state compensation officer of the state Works Progress Administration. The appointment was confirmed by George E Coan Jr WPA administrator. E G Padgett will serve with the WPA and R B Paschal will be his assistant.
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Raleigh
J. 8. Massenburg
North Carolina
State Works Progress Administration
Massenburg
George E Coan, Jr
WPA
Coan
E. G. Padgett
R. B. Paschal
Bullet hole in auto leads to arrest of two
Greensboro August 8 A shot damaged car led to the arrest of John E. Kelly and Hoyt Smith. Officers say the men who held up a local case Monday night were found with a .45 pistol in the car and three other pistols seized at the filling station where they worked. Warrants will be issued.
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Greensboro
Here
Highway 70
High Point
Cers
John E. Kelly
Hoyt Smith
Woman's prerogative halts Towanda wedding plans
In Towanda Pennsylvania Justice of the Peace Harry N White opened the marriage book when bride to be Helen F Wockroth of Elmira New York whispered to groom Walter C Rennie of Southport New York to delay until Saturday night. The justice paused puzzled by the turn in the ceremony.
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Towanda
Justice of the Peace
Harry N. White
Helen F. Wockroth
Elmira
N. Y
Walter C. Rennie
Southport
Rennie
Battery swap advice for daily airliner operations
Modern airplanes carry many gadgets that drain storage batteries, so the article advises removing the aircraft battery at the end of each day's run and installing a freshly charged unit to ensure reliable power for the next flight.
Two Rescued From Perilous Perch Above Yosemite
Miss Elizabeth Lorimer and Robert Tate were rescued after a night on a cliff above Yosemite Valley. Rangers used ropes to lower Lorimer 200 feet to safety while Tate was stretchered down after injuries. Tate, from Inglewood, suffered a broken shoulder and other injuries. Lorimer, of Chicopee, Mass., remained uninjured.
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Yosemite
Calif
Yosemite Valley
Elizabeth Lorimer
Forest Rangers
Lorimer
Robert Tate
Chicopee
Mass
Tate
Lewis Memorial Hospital
Inglewood
Half Dome Mountain
Miss Lorimer
Angel Rodney , Chisholm
Santa Clara
Alaska
Bernard Hubbard
Glacier
Miss Lorimer Led Down Mountainside With CCC Foreman Help
Roger Russell, CCC foreman, assisted Miss Lorimer down the mountainside during the rescue effort.
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Roger Russell
CCC
Civilian aircraft count rises to 169 in service
In the United States at least 169 civil airplanes built in 1926 or earlier are reported in service. A separate item notes Devah a 13 year old girl scout passing her cooking badge by roasting corn on a Rockefeller Center terrace, standing atop a RAC bullring setup.
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United States
New York
Devah
RAC Bullring
Rockefeller Center
Curious French Plane Features Raised Mast Control Surfaces
A newly completed French aircraft showcases control surfaces mounted on a mast that rises well above the fuselage, giving a distinctive atop structure. The design highlights an unconventional surface arrangement intended to improve stability and control.
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Leigh
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Paschal Shoe Repair Co., Inc
Maton
Emuc
SEARS
Seroco
Pen Ab
XED House
Zink
Ise Ib
Sears, Roebuck and CO
N. Main Street
Kook-Kwick
Sealer
Axminster
Pat
Ste Cokarman
North Main Street
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