Thomasville Politics and Local Issues in Brief
Politics stir as the city fringe seats open with Kes R. Eanes vacating and Aaron Rossman and Austin L. Elliott entering. Debate rises over grade crossings and rail talks with no date set for action. Lawmakers fix payrolls and consider parking reforms as meters and private spaces draw attention.
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Kes R. Eanes
Aaron Rossman
Austin L. Elliott
Fanes
Cesvesras
Se Stalved & Ouhen
Ae Komen
Door Left Unlocked at Senate Agriculture Committee Room
A report describes a heavy door to the Senate Agriculture Committee room left ajar after someone turned away, with staff placing a sign reading Door Unlocked Hard on the door.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Longtime Hosiery Fixer E C Pegg Retires After 48 Years
Ernest C Pegg, a seamless hosiery fixer with Adams Millis plants in Guilford County and Kernersville, retires after 48 years. Born near High Point and Greensboro, he began in 1907 at Tila Point Hosiery Mill, later worked with many automatic machines, transferred in 1950 to Kernersville, and plans to move to Plant City Florida. Retirement benefits total about 4500.
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Ernest C. Pegg
Adams-Millis Corporation
Kernersville
Guilford County
High
Pegg
Tila Point
Adams-Millis
George D. Mayo
Sanie
Two Boys Die in New Jersey Fire Tragedy
In LaFayette township New Jersey a kerosene can near the stove ignited a blaze in a multi family frame home. A year old boy and his S year old brother perished from burns while the mother saved four other children. Fire officials reported the incident as a deadly house fire in the center of town.
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Newton
LaFa Township
LaFayette
New Jersey
Fill ’er Up Cartoons and Guinean Mention
A fragment mentions a man with a coin in his pocket and references San ieeesasien Guinean lore with a playful tone. The readable bits suggest a humor column or caption snippet rather than a full report.
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San Ieeesasien Guinean
Even Dog Teeth Used As Money
A 1920s report discusses unusual currencies such as dog teeth used as money in various cultures. It notes cowrie shells, dog and sperm whale teeth, snail shells, and other items historically passed as francs or dollars, with values varying by region and trader. It cites Uganda and North American tribes, plus 1890 valuation of a tooth at a fraction of a cent.
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Uganda
North America
World Day Of Prayer Observed In Green e Baptist Church
The service centered on the theme Abide In Me at Green e Baptist Church with Mrs. James Moffitt presiding and Mrs. I Pawi Ingie as general chairman. Activities ran from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and included services at local churches, plants, and schools plus Senior High School devotionals broadcast to all rooms.
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Greene
Baptist Church
United Church
James
Moffitt
I. Pawi Ingie
Alfredosen
Washington St. Baptist
Fairview
Taylor Sts
High Point College
Death Investigated in Kobe Missionary Questioned
Herbert Belknap a 39 year old missionary from Inglewood California was questioned by Japanese police in Kobe regarding the death of Hitoshi Uenishi a mixed ancestry boy whose autopsy the Yomiuri reported found to be an unnatural death from beating no charges have been filed and the U.S. consulate said he left the city.
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Kobe
Japan
Herbert Belknap
U.S
Yomiuri
Tokyo
Hitoshi Uenishi
Belknap
Inglewood, Calif
Ent
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Thomasville
Gene Brown
Rossman
Banes
Roger Smith
Well Crossing
Iron Horse
Ae Gente Alenaann
Coupers
Davidson County
Cloyd Philpot
Webster
E. C. Pegg
Fisher
Chevrolet
North Main ST
Washington
Loui Cox
Virginia Cox
Ann Bonner
Sally Gluyas
Marilyn Pruitt
Martha Yarborough
Judy Risch
Wanda Ridge
Shirley Schaner
Patsy Caughman
N. Main
N. Wrenn St
Ladies Home Journal
Ben
Life and Vogue
High Point
Twee Welle Ems Y
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