Five Thousand Attend Biggest Picnic At High Point City Lake
An estimated five thousand people from Burlington E M Holt Plaid Mills and Bellomont Mills along with their families gathered at High Point City Lake for the annual outing. Photos show beauty contest contestants, the Miss Belle Plaid Mills winner Irene St Claire, and executives like D A Gryder and E Z Jones. The event featured music by the Mills Home Orphanage Band, a chow line, a first aid test posed by Mrs Minnie Morgan, and a lively crowd at the ampitheatre rounded out by a master of ceremonies and a bartender uncapping a drink.
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Burlington E. M.holt Plaid Mills
Bellomont Mills
High Point City Lake
C. H. Gingher
David A. Fisk
W. T. Spencer
Wm. S. Coulter
Nealy Vanstory
George H. Fowler
Burlington Chamber of Commerce
Park
Mills Home
Minnie Morgan
Britain
D. A. Gryder
E. Z. Jones
Mike
C. D. Gattis
John Farish
Allie B. Bell
Persia War Move Aims to Block Nazi Invasion Route
The Anglo-Russian expeditionary push into Persia aims to deny Nazi use of Iran as a base for operations against the Soviet and British interests. Tehran faces pressure to expel German nationals as Hitler eyes a route via the Caucasus, with oil and strategic value at stake for ending Britain and the Soviet lifeline to the Persian Gulf.
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Iran
Persia
Ukraine
Caucasus
Persas
Britain
Hitler
Turkey
Kate
Fuhrer
Peis
Ersia
Russia
Posan Gulf
Baltic
Black Seas
Vladivostok
Amercan
India
Middle East
Egypt
Suez Canal
Clemson Coach Banks McFadden Injured In Auto Crash
Rock Hill S C August 25 Assistant Coach Banks McFadden of Clemson College a 1939 All America football team member suffered cuts and bruises when his car struck a tree near Liberty Hill He was taken to a local hospital for treatment by medical staff after the accident.
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Rock Hill
S.C
Banks McFadden
Clemson College
Liberty Hil
Center Hein's Best Interception In Pro Football History
NEA Service recounts Mel Hein signing with the New York Giants after a mail interception orchestrated by a Pullman postmaster on his Providence Steam Rollers contract day. Hein later starred as a center for the Giants and Giants era Mara team. Also notes 99 percent of Swiss buildings wired for electricity.
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NEA
Superior
Wis
Washington State College
Mel Hein
Providence Steam Rollers
Giants
Pullman
Wash
Tory
Providence
New Yorkers
Maras
Open Season Dates Announced for North Carolina Game
Raleigh August 25 Open season dates for various game in North Carolina were announced by the department of conservation and development. Little change from prior dates noted. Ground rules and details available where hunting licenses are sold. State authorities directed to assist local law enforcement in Person County in identifying members of a recent mob. Dr Ted Johnson questioned budget bureau aims at a federal work reserve conference. Governor Broughton said fishing at Roanoke Island was a main attraction during a Roanoke Island press event.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
State Bureau of Investigation
State Highway Patrol
Person
Broughton
Roanoke Island
Fessenden
Indictment Upheld Against Paul Younts and Four Others
Western North Carolina district court grand jury presents bills of indictment charging former Postmaster Paul R. Younts of Charlotte and three other ex-employes with violation of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. Also named under investigation are Sid Croft T L Talbert Jr and Cirt Aldred. Freight trains derailed near Red River delaying Southern Railway traffic with no injuries reported.
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Asheville
Paul R. Younts
Charlotte
North Carolina
U.S. District Court
Younts
Fort Jackson
S.C
Sid Croft
Federal
T. L. Talbert, Jr
Cirt. Aldred
Seven Family Killed in NJ Bus Crash
Seven members of a Jersey City family were killed and at least 16 injured when a Central Greyhound bus collided with four autos near Waldwick on Sunday night. Victims include Joseph Bason, his wife Blanche, their daughters Charlotte Marian and Ursula, and Bason's sisters Elizabeth and Ann. Driver Carl Ramsey of Albany faced charges of reckless driving. Bergen County Prosecutor Breslin cited negligence. The bus caught fire after the crash and three other cars were hit. A second item notes Dr Harold E Story, a Charlotte dentist, died after a fall in his basement stairs.
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Bergen County
John J. Breslin
Tuam
Carl Ramsey
Albany
Baat Tee
Hatteras Island Meeting Convenes With Governor Visit
State officials and Dare County natives join a two day outing on Hatteras Island organized by the Hatteras Island Association. Governor Broughton plans to announce the lifting of ferry tolls from Oregon Inlet during an afternoon address after a Hooded Hatteras tighthauke picnic. A fishing party is slated for Tuesday as the governor leads a motorcade along the beach route. J L Horne, Rocky Mount publisher, attends. In Scotland workers rely on knockers up to wake workers due to alarm clock shortages.
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Mantec
Dare County
Hatteras
Pamlico Sound
J. L. Horne
Rocky Mount
Conservation Board
Yankees Benches Stars in Pennant Push
Sports Roundup notes Joe McCarthy benching regulars after pennant clinch, the oncoming ax for Tigers over payroll, and varied league chatter. Mentions Dixie Walker Whit Wyatt, Notre Dame football, Bobby Jones golf, and other sports figures amid a busy, rumor-filled roundup.
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Fullerton
Eddie Brietz
New York
Enterprise Special News Service
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Larry
MacPhail
Dixie Walker
Whit Wyatt
Brooks
Gallys
Detroit
Tigers
Cleveland
Tribe
Jimmy Dykes
Indians
Bobby
Cates
Dodgers
Joe
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