Approval Of Bryant Amendment Affects High Point Power Plan
Raleigh Aug 11 The House adopted the Bryant amendment to the Revenue Bond Bill shaping municipal power projects. It allows self direction without Utilities Commission approval except for defined cases, foiling a push to block the High Point project and setting a precedent for future legislation. The vote was 51 to 49 in favor.
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Bryant
High Point
Cipalities
Ftiility Commission
Utility Commission
House
Victor Bryant
Senate
Pubic Utilities Commissioner
Rupert Pickens
Charlotte Businessman Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound
In Charlotte on August 11 W. T. Blackwell a local businessman died from a bullet wound reportedly self inflicted. Coroner F. D. Austin ruled the death as death by own action.
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Charlotte
W. T. Blackwell
F. D. Austin
How to Clean Silk and Care for Automobiles
Answers offer silk cleaning by brushing wiping laying flat and sponging with hot coffee strained through muslin then ironing partly dry. Alternate method uses water with boiled potatoes. For autos use vacuum attachments and park under a window near an outlet. To prevent meal pests store flour and corn meal thoroughly to the bottom daily.
Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon
A compact English lesson notes common usage mistakes mispronunciations and misspellings. It defines estimable as worthy of esteem and urges readers to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily with a quotation illustrating the idea.
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W. L. Gordon
Lo Bruyere
Etiquette Q and A on Tipping and Social Etiquette
A porter should receive twenty five to fifty cents for luggage carried, based on number and weight. Monograms belong on the note paper only, not the envelope. There are no prime etiquette rules for secret weddings.
Land coverage, Bell birthplace, and plane structure
Land covers less than one third of the globe. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. A fuselage is the aircraft’s main body framework. Traffic causes the most damage among highways, heat, cold, and traffic. The largest library is the Library of Congress in Washington, D C.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Edinburgh
Scotland
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C
State to Expand Insane Hospitals Under 1938 Bond Act
Raleigh Aug 11 capacity of the states three hospitals for the insane will be increased to several hundred perhaps as much as 750 by construction authorized under the Special Session Bond Act of 1938 now moving through the General Assembly on specially greased skids.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
House
Bryant
Senate
General Assembly
Sea cucumber adapts its body to threats and recovery
The sea cucumber, related to starfish, sheds body parts when faced with danger and regrows them as conditions improve, illustrating drastic yet reversible changes in response to threats.
Wiley Post and Will Rogers Remembered in Aviation Tribute
Uncle Ray recalls the deaths of Wiley Post and Will Rogers in Alaska. Rogers inspired public thought through writing and film, while Post set air records and advanced aviation. Post’s 1933 solo around the world on Winnie Mae preceded Howard Hughes’ later voyage.
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Wiley Post
Will Rogers
Alaska
Post
Texas
Chicago
Los Angeles
Harold Gatty
Globe
Winnie Mae
New York
Koenigsburg
Germany
Moscow
Russia
Fairbanks
Edmonton
Alberta
Floyd Bennett Field
Howard Hughes
Travel Party to Be Held at Public Library Friday
Invitations went to fifth to seventh graders in High Point for the Travel Tours via the Book Route summer program at the High Point Public Library. The Travel Club invites members to a Travel Party Friday morning August 12 from 10 45 to 12 15, encouraging punctual attendance as some participants could not complete the tour by July 30.
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High Point Public Library
Child of Alfred Parker Killed in Truck Collision
A brief obituary note reports that Alfred Parker's child died yesterday after being struck by a truck. The report provides limited details and names only the deceased and the parent.
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Alfred Parker
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