Cloth Is Escape Route For The Cloth Is Escape Route For The LONDON
A fire at the Palmax Supply Co factory in London's Sherditch section caused extensive damage on Monday. Three cutters on the fourth floor used a bolt of ma fraie as an improvised rope to reach safety after rescuing themselves from smoke and flames. Crowds applauded the three climbers Clement Cohut Zenon Zenonos and Andreas Paschilas as they slid down about 60 feet of cloth to escape.
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London
Palmax Supply Co
Sherditch
Clement Cohut
Zenon Zenonos
Andreas Paschilas
Rabies From Bat Bite Confirmed In California Death
California health officials confirmed the first clearly established rabies infection from a bat bite. Flora Menzelaar of Magalia in Butte County died November 4 in Paradise after being bitten August 30 while picking a bat from her yard. The state health director Dr. Malcolm H Merrill announced laboratory tests established the cause. The report notes the shrew as a small creature in the text.
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Berkeley
Calif
California State Health Department
Flora Menzelaar
Magalia
Butte County
Paradise
Malcolm H. Merrill
Oaths Taken By Davidson Officials
Seventeen Davidson County officials were sworn in by Superior Court Judge Hubert Olive in Lexington yesterday. Among those taking oaths were Clerk Willie Everhart and Register of Deeds J Frank Smith. Sheriff Homer Lee Cox was sworn at the hospital after a holiday auto accident. Other oaths covered County Court Judge Joe H Leonard, Solicitor Tom Suddarth, Coroner M E Block and several county commissioners.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Superior Court
Hubert Olive
Willie Everhart
W. E. Tomlinson
Register of Deeds
J. Frank Smith
Wayne I H. Shoaf
Russell W. Zimmerman
W. A. Kennedy
J. H. Cunningham
Zimmerman
County Board of Commissioners
County Tax Bill Over Half Paid
Greensboro officials reported December and November collections totaling 3.56 million dollars with 3.24 million yet to collect in the year. The board approved 58 thousand for an Industrial Education Center shop building, 1 thousand for a county library bookmobile, and appointed Charles Pemberton to fill his late father’s agriculture seat and to a new two year term.
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Greensboro
H. A. Wood
Board of County Commissioners
Charles W. Pemberton
Tom Pemberton
Board of Agriculture
Tax Listers Appointed for Guilford County Offices
Guilford County Board of Commissioners approved tax listers for the High Point office. Listers include I. H. Black W. G. Ralston Frances B. Hutchins Louise Jackson Elsie J. Bullard J. R. Oglesby E. L. Green Florence L. Farr Eunice Bechamp Pauline B. Balls P. Wu. Massey Mary Fogleman Martha Black Mary N. Wood. C. C. Moran named for Jamestown Township with Charles P. Turner part time. Deep River listings by Dale W. Marshall.
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Guilford County
Damage High In Head On Crash On Bridges Street
A two car collision on Bridges Street caused about 800 in damage. There were no injuries. William Atkinson 26 of Charlotte was charged with driving on the wrong side of the road after backing from a driveway into the street and colliding with Newell G Black 48 of Bridges Street. Black’s car sustained about 500 in damage and Atkinson about 300.
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Bridges Street
William Atkinson
Charlotte
Atkinson
Newell G. Black
Black
Physician Speaks On Early Medical Practice At Club Meet
Dr John Lowrey of Salisbury spoke to Exchange Club members about the early days of family medicine. He recalled swimming rivers riding horses and paying a dollar for medical troubles while noting many modern drugs trace to old remedies. Joe Walker introduced the speaker. James McFarland honored for Christmas parade float work.
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Exchange Club
John Lowrey
Salisbury
Lowrey
Joe Walker
James McFarland
Bill Cheeves
Eugene O Neill First Pulita Prize Play
Eugene O Neill won the Pulita Prize in 1920 for Beyond the Horizon his debut play the award marking a milestone in his early Broadway career.
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Eugene O'Neill
Food Taken In Break In At School
Thieves broke into the Leon ard Street School last night stealing chicken a beef roast four pounds of sausage three pounds of butter and several cartons of milk from the kitchen. Officers expect the case to be cleared soon with no arrests yet. In other police action C J Coleman 25 was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and held on bond pending a Municipal Court hearing. Walter Dockery was slashed requiring stitches. Donald Ray Scott 29 was cited to court December 12 on reckless driving.
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Leonard Street
C. J. Coleman
Hilltop Street
Coleman
Walter Dockery
Gordy Street
Donald Ray Scott
Ferndale Drive
Thomasville Permits Total Over Two Hundred Thousand
November issued building permits in Thomasville surpassed 200000 dollars. Industrial work led with 64500 dollars including a 14500 dollar home addition for Homer Beck and a 50000 dollar Singer Hosiery Mills factory project. Other permits covered a drug store medical center 73700 dollars and a 33000 dollar field house at Memorial Park Stadium.
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Thomasville
Jim Miller
Homer Beck
Jacob St
Singer Hosiery Mills
Fremont Mendenhall
Memorial Park Stadium
Maurice Mills
Carolina Tire Co
Dogwood Hosiery Mills
Reliable Shoe Store
Lambeth
R. W. Thompson
Lindsay Loftin
Miller
Looping Classes Scheduled in High Point Hosiery Mills
Bruce Roberts announces two looping courses at the High Point Looping School on 724 English St part of Jamestown Industrial Center. Night sessions run four hours five days a week for 8 to 12 weeks with about 12 students. day course runs four to six weeks for six additional students. Eligible ages are 16 to 32 with screening at the Employment Security Commission Thursday at 7.
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High Point
Bruce Roberts
Guilford
High Point Looping School
English St
Jamestown Industrial Center
Employment Security Commission
Roberts
Oak View Lions Hear CD Talk on Safety
Oak View Lions Club heard Martin Quincannon discuss safety and civil defense for home and industry. The talk included his Western Electric Greensboro background. The club pledged 1000 dollars for Oak View School playground improvements in planning stages with full plans to come. R Don Phillips joined as a new member with visitors L Dockery and John Kalte present.
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Oak View Lions Club
Martin Quincannon
Western Electric
Greensboro
Oak View
R. Don Phillips
L. §. Dockery
John Kalte
High Point Lions Club
United Fund Ends Local Appeal for Muscular Dystrophy
High Point joins United Fund, ending its annual Muscular Dystrophy Association drive. Local MDA chairman Mrs. A. R. Cross says the city’s participation moves funds to the national appeal, with some local distribution for local victims while aiding nationwide research.
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United Fund
High Point
A. R. Cross
M.D.A
United Fund Organization
Buying a Diamond or Watch From Nash Jewelry Co
An ad urges buyers to avoid garage purchases and shop at Nash Jewelry Co at 127 N Main St for established reliability and guaranteed savings.
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Nash
Nash Jewelry Co
N. Main St
Brentwood Presbyterian Men Install New Club Officers
Officers of the Brentwood Presbyterian Church Men’s Club will be installed at the supper meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Rev. J. P. H. McNatt will conduct the services. New officers are Paul W. Craven president, Dan Kelly vice president, Eugene Frazier secretary, and Howard York treasurer. Vernon Idol Jr. will deliver the change of duty.
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Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Brentwood
J. P. H. McNatt
Paul W. Craven
Dan Kelly
Eugene Frazier
Howard York
Vernon Idol Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Driving safety lessons need real practice too
Knowing the rules of driving safety is only half the task you must also put them into practice. Regular hands on experience helps reinforce caution on the road and reduces the risk of accidents.
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