Rail track work finished by KT Wednesday in city
KT Wednesday completed railway trackage work, allowing uninterrupted traffic on North Main in front of Wachovia Trust building. J H Jenning, Power Company general manager, said the remaining section near Snow Lumber and Hamilton Street will receive tar coating and limestone as needed. Weather delays reported. further traffic hindrance expected only during remaining finishing tasks.
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J. H. Jen
Power Company
North Main
Wachovia and Trust Company Buildhich
Jennings
Bank
Hamilton Street
Lumber Company
Snow Lumber
Ork
Lomasville Man Awarded Patent For Unique Device
Lomasville inventor Maurice Milla and the Knitting Company hold a stake in a patent for a device that lays elastic into stocking loops during knitting. The apparatus feeds elastic at insertion points to add restraint and elasticity without binding the leg. The invention improves leg support while preserving yarn stretch and comfort.
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Lomasville
B. Paton
Te. Coleman
Maurice Milla Company and Knitting Company
Asville
Paratus
H. Coleman
Thom
Christmas Advice to Budget Wisely and Enjoyment
The writer urges practical Christmas planning with humor and thrift. She counsels rest, avoiding debt, using creativity for gifts, involving children in gifting, and spreading cheer over excess. Emphasizing color, merriment, and thoughtful spending, she notes simple traditions and Santa belief. Air passage note follows.
What You Should Know About New Social Security Law
An old notice explains when regular monthly old age retirement benefits begin on Jan 1, 1942 and who qualifies. It details age 65 eligibility, work history requirements since 1936, earnings of 2000 or more, and how to apply for an account number via the local postmaster or employer. It lists five ways to return the application by Dec 5 1936. It ends with a Q A about a married woman stopping work and about spousal benefits.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Santa
Santa Clara
Dad
St. Nick
Conyright
NEA Service, Inc
Scouts 10 Launch Toy Drive Across High Point
Scout Executive B W Hackney announced a city wide toy drive starting tomorrow at 8 30 am with 2500 discarded toys to be collected and repaired by firemen. Troops will canvass from Wesley Memorial church and First Presbyterian church with a second route for areas not reached.
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High Point
B. W. Hackney
Wesley Memorial Church
First Presbyterian Church
Allen Jay School
M. P. Children’s Home
Miss Gardyne to Speak at Central Friends Church Tonight
Miss Dorothy Gardyne former secretary of High Point YWCA staff will speak at 7 30 this evening at the Central Friends church annex as part of Friends Preaching Mission Week All are invited to hear her timely message The week previously featured Rev Joseph H Peele of Guilford College delivering a strong address on The Life and Ministry to the Outcasts of Elizabeth Fry.
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Dorothy Gardyne
High Point Y. W. Co. A
Central Friends Church
Friends
Gardyne
Central Friends Preaching Mission
Joseph H. Peele
Guilford College
Elizabeth Fry
Jesus Christ
Hoey to Confer with Merchants on Sales Tax Plan
Governor elect Clyde R Hoey will meet December 10 in Raleigh with a committee of merchants to refine the present sales tax. Members include D A Dowdy J H Blount L L Lee J H Early J C Williams C R Greene T M Hunter O A Swaringer G W Dowdy A A Schiffman C C Shell R R Gay Edwin Ie Jr and W Dowell. The group aims to agree on a more satisfactory tax handling method to reduce annoyance and improve administration.
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Clyde R. Hoey
Raleigh
D. A. Dowdy
High Point
Mr. Hoey
J. H. Blount
Greenville
L. L. Lee
Asheville
J. H. Early
Winston
Incorporation Plan for Fair Grove Faces Strong Opposition
In Thomasville the Fair Grove area near the city seeks incorporation as a separate village. Hearings in Raleigh drew many local residents and over 100 opposing signatures on two petitions. One petition favored incorporation but later shifted to oppose it. officials expect a ruling to follow.
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Thomasville
Fair Grove
Raleigh
Stacey W. Wade
Merchants Association Appeals for North Carolina Feedback
Suggestions should be forwarded to the North Carolina Merchants association at Raleigh or to any member of the committee.
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North Carolina Merchants Association
Raleigh
Fish Shipment Moves 100 Tons by Air to Markets
In western Ontario last year more than 100 tons of fish were transported from lakes to markets by air. The report highlights rapid shipping to meet demand and notes logistical aspects of airborne fish distribution.
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Ontario
Akes
BC Salmon Fisheries Patrolled by Air Each Summer
For a decade British Columbia salmon fisheries have been patrolled from the air from June through October to enforce regulations and monitor stocks. The program involves aerial surveillance aimed at preventing poaching and ensuring compliance by fishers during the peak season.
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British Columbia
Boys To Help Delegates Find Homes In City
Junior and senior Hi Y clubs and Boy Scouts will assist Y M C A delegates at Wesley Memorial Church this afternoon. Edgar Hartley announces delegates will be guided to assigned homes. He also says John J. Blair invites them to tour the Springfield Historic Museum Saturday afternoon.
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Wesley Memorial Church
Edgar Hartley
Hartley
John J. Blair
Springfield Historic Museum
Army planes to feed large Oregon areas hit by fires
Army planes will be used to deliver food to large regions of Oregon where forests were burned and trees consumed by recent fires.
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Oregon
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