Davidson County Plans New School Building Program
The Davidson County board of education has engaged architect William B. Wallace to prepare plans for a major school building program. It covers Thomasville Lexington city units and county schools. The largest item under the plan is 162500 dollars in Thomasville. total cost expected over 180000 dollars.
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Thomasville
William B. Wallace
Sam Architect
Davidson County
Lexington
County Board of Education
Erwin Urges Education to Tap North Carolina Resources
Asheville August 18 Clyde Erwin state superintendent of public instruction urged education as key to NC resources. Speaking at a Made in North Carolina program he warned ignorance is the state's greatest hindrance and cited a total debt of 540 million dollars as the heaviest per capita burden in the nation. He said the debt can be paid only if citizens can develop the state's resources and warned it cannot be paid from wages of the ignorant.
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Asheville
N. C
Clyde Erwin
North Carolina
Rubber plant to be moved from Charlotte
The Dayton Rubber company of Dayton Ohio has acquired the McClaren Rubber company in Charlotte and will move its equipment to Dayton. R. R. Lawrence, president of the state federation of labor, said the plant closing will put about 400 workers out of work and affect at least 2,000 others. Charlotte, N C August 13.
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Dayton Rubber Company
Dayton, C
McClaren Rubber Company
Dayton
R. R. Lawrence
State Federation of Labor
Charlotts, N. C
Agreement Reached on Rural Rehabilitation Cooperation
In Raleigh on August 13 an authoritative source stated that a working agreement has been reached between the North Carolina rural rehabilitation corporation and the federal resettlement administration to jointly advance rural rehabilitation. The agreement awaits a few signatures, but no legal method was found to transfer the state corporation's assets to the federal agency.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Federal Resettlement Administration
Thomas O'Berry
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
REA Group Goes To Washington to Discuss Electrification Policy
Bagley chairman of the state rural electrification authority and J L Horne Jr of Rocky Mount will depart tonight for Washington to discuss power line construction policies in North Carolina. The state authority met yesterday but no decisions were made until Bagley and Horne confer with Morris J Cooke, federal administrator of rural electrification.
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Pele’ Te C
D Bagley
J. L. Horne, Jr
Rocky Mount
Washington
North Carolina
Bagley
Horne
Morris J. Cooke
Federal Rural Electrification
School Officials Confer WPA Heads on Bus Project
Leroy Martin executive secretary and F Gaddy assistant secretary of the school commission met WPA officials in Washington to discuss a school bus construction grant. The commission seeks 450000 dollars while the state would contribute 550000 dollars to speed the operation of 1100 new buses.
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Raleigh
N. C
Leroy Martin
F. Gaddy
Washington
WPA
New York Reports Few Polio Cases This Week
Albany reports only seasonal prevalence of infantile paralysis in New York state. Health department notes 104 new cases for the week ending August, with officials assuring the public that the outbreak remains limited.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Health Department
Federal Works Board May Be Formed in North Carolina
Raleigh August 13 The creation of a federal works planning board for North Carolina was under consideration. George W. Coan Jr state works progress administrator spoke with H G Bailey acting state director of the works administration about coordinating emergency agencies to avoid duplication and place jobs where needed. The plan had been discussed with K K Gantt of Durham state director of the national emergency council.
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Raleigh
Federal Works Planning Board
North Carolina
George W. Coan, Jr
H. G. Baily
The
Works Administration
Wih Kk
Gantt
Durham
Coan
Condition of Helmes Now Appears Better
Campbel Holmes pastor at a Thomasville church remains in bed after a rattlesnake bite during a service ten days ago. Doctors report swelling in his hand arm and shoulder has decreased and his skin color near normal. He says he did not request the snake but was compelled to test his faith and credits God rather than himself.
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Thomasville
Campbel Holmes
No Inquest For Children Killed In Auto Mishap
Concord North Carolina coroner planned no inquest into the deaths of Fred Patterson eight and Carl Patterson eleven who rode a toy wagon into a street and were struck by a car. Junior Earnhardt thirteen was also hurt and Walter A Brown of Salisbury the driver was exonerated.
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Concord
N. C
N. J. Mitchell
Fred Patterson
Carl Patterson
Ceri
Junior Earnhardt
Walter A. Brown
Salisbury
A and T College Seniors Present Summer Program
The second summer session graduates of A and T College held a morning program in Dudley Memorial Auditorium to a receptive audience. Selections included piano, readings, vocal and instrumental numbers by Melba Whitley Viola King Pheliver Pearson Esther Holloman and others. Thirteen graduates joined the class with roles in Greensboro public schools and local organizations. A noon recital by Ethyl Wise and Bernard Mason in Dudley Memorial Auditorium followed for summer school students and visitors.
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A. and
T. College
Dudley Memorial Auditorium
Melba Whitley
Viola King
Pheliver Pearson
Esther Holloman
Dunbar
Robert D. Moore
Wilmington
Gamma Tau
William Play
Concord
A. and T. Band
Catherine UH. Wooten
Greensboro
Gamma -Tau
W. L. Mitchell
Raleigh
N. H. Jones
Suffolk
Kapa Alpha Psi Fraternity
C. H. Reland
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
J. T. Snipes
Chapel Hill
Orange Country Training School
A. A. Love
Middleburg School
Isabelle Groves
Mt. Pleasant
Melba Willey
Mae Steele
Ethyl B. Wise
Bernard Mason
Dudley Memorial Audatorium
Police Probe into Negroes Beating Incident Underway
Charlotte civil service commission resumes its inquiry into charges that city police attacked a group of Negro patrons at Patton's cafe and other venues. Seventeen witnesses testified. victims described rough treatment, beatings, and damage to work ability.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Civil Service Commission
M. W. Butler
Bistelle Patton's
Butler
Police
Victor Jones
Helen Parker
Jones
Road Conditions Studied by State Commission
The estate highway and public works commission will meet August 23 in the Western section to study road conditions. Sessions at Kish Hampton Jackson county resort will last about three days with side trips to inspect roads.
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Raleigh
WN. C
Estate Highway and Public Works Commission
Kish Hampton
Jackson County
Today Deadline For Bar Exams
Henry M. London, secretary of the State Bar, Inc., announced the deadline for applicants planning to take next week’s bar examinations. He said 128 had qualified so far to take the test and urged timely filing of certificates of good character.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Bar
Henry M. London
The
State Bar, Inc
Mrs. M. E McMillan Taken By Death
Mrs. M E McMillan died in Virginia after unsettled illness. Funeral services were held at the home of her son Kyle McMillan in Alas Va. She leaves three daughters C Hodel l High Point W eta Hilleville and J Leach Jr Higpolet and two sons Kyle McMillan Galax and Finch McMillan High Point. Interment was in Fox Va cemetery.
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Kyle McMillan
Coronation Crowns for King Kalakaua of Hawaii
King Kalakaua, ruler from 1874 to 1891, planned a grand coronation nine years after his accession. He ordered two crowns valued at $5000 each and modeled the ceremony after European regal traditions.
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Kalakaua
Hawaii
Mammals: whales and bats nurse their young at the breast
The statement notes that both whales and bats are mammals because they suckle their young at the breast. It highlights a shared characteristic of mammalian biology.
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