Sightless Padgett Brings Hearing Service To High Point
A 26 year old blind graduate, BE. J. Padgett, arrives in High Point to launch an answering service for local businesses. He will route calls from extension lines to his apartment and, if unanswered, take messages or arrange appointments. He credits the State Commission for the Blind for support and plans to expand to switchboard service serving laundries, real estate offices, and other night or home based businesses.
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High Point
BE. J. Padgett
Padgett
Ambassador Apts
Richardson Street
Jacksonville
N. C
School For the Blind
Raleigh
University of North Carolina
cAcuali
Durham
State Commission For the Blind
Eagnerness
Syed
Padgetts
Iny
Woman Injured While Trying to Save Dog in Lexington
In Lexington Kentucky Mrs Lil lie Bailey 56 was critically injured yesterday when a passenger train could not stop in time for her as she ran after her nearly deaf fox terrier. Police quoted engineer L H Jacobs describing the near miss and the futile rescue attempt, with neighbors noting the dog’s hearing impairment.
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Lexington
Lillie Bailey
L. ‘H. Jacobs
Convertiplane Reaches 200 MPH in Flight Test
McDonnell Aircraft Corp reports its XV1 convertiplane, a helicopter and airplane hybrid, achieved 200 mph during a flight evaluation for the Air Force’s Research Development Command. Wayne Wert tested the craft as part of the evaluation program.
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ST. Louis
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Prema Free Onen
Air Free
Wayne Wert
Eve
Autumn Squirrels Gather Nut Hoards Rumor or Reality
A fragment notes beliefs about squirrels storing nuts in autumn and questions the truth of this claim. No evidence is provided, leaving the assertion unproven as readers consider animal behavior.
Drunk Driving Case and City Council Watch in Thomasville
A Davidson County man plans to plead guilty to a drunk driving charge but now fights it. Officer Muller records admissions on tape and faces are praised as a capable cop. The Thomasville city council meets on Thursday to decide Randolph Street rezoning amid public reaction.
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Davidson County
State Highway Patrol
F. A. Muller
Muller
Thomasville
Randolph Street
City Board of Education
Advisory Committee On Education
High Point
Linville to Host Gathering of Scottish Clans
Linville prepares for the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games on August 19 in MacRae Meadows near Old Man of the Blue Ridge. The event features caber tossing, pipers, dancers, prizes, and a Highlands fair with kilts and tartan booths. Agnes MacRae Morton leads, with sponsors North and South Carolina clans. admission is free.
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Linville
Grandfather Mountain
MacRae Meadows
Blue Ridge
Flora Macdonald
Flora
Prince Charles Edward Stewart
Auld Kirk
Great Britain
North and
South Carolina
Agnes MacRae Morton
Donald MacDonald Larry Brown
Angus MacKinnon MacBride
Bonnie Prince Charlie
England
Glenfinnan
Scotland
Loch Shiel
Charlie
Culloden
North Carolina
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Piedmont Associated Industries
Greensboro
Piedmont
Chicago” Brakes
Greyhound Spot
Parker-Kalon
Pittsburgh
Lyon Metal Products
Raleigh St
O.R.D
John ¥. Troxler
Pres
Greensboro, N. C
Lyon
Roy L. Henley
Ecognizes
Dick Bickerton
Jeanne Crain
Paul Brinkman
Brinkman
Hollywood
Wireless Trailer Rentals
Nationwide Trailer Agency
Automats
Aluminum
Saran
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