The Heavens Through a Telescope by John Mebane
Profile of S O Schaub, railroad agent in High Point, who builds and uses four telescopes. He crafted the reflectors himself, with a largest 10 inch instrument taking six months to perfect. He recalls early curiosity about Cassiopeia and Gemini and continues to study the stars with authority.
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John Mebane
S. O. Schaub
Hollywood
Schaub
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Cassiopeia
Aries
Gemini
Orion
Through Big Guns He Sees the Sky Beauty of Astronomy
The feature profiles S. O. Schaub at his Mont Lew Avenue home with four telescopes and a concrete base observing the moon stars and distant trees. He shares how experts use telescopes in education and explains planetary facts from Mercury to Pluto and the nature of light and eclipses.
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Schaub
Mercury
Neptune
Pluto
Russian Vessels Stopped By Rebels
Lloyds reports three Russian steamers Volga Kara and Revolyutsioner and the Danish Nordsoen halted in the Strait of Gibraltar by Spanish Fascist vessels amid rising tensions in January.
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London
Lloyds
Volga
Kara
Revolyutsioner
Nordsoen
Strait of Gibraltar
Readers seek facts in bustling newspaper front pages
A concise note explains how readers use front pages for people news and inside pages for shopping guidance. It emphasizes portraits, events, and prices, guiding readers to locate information efficiently.
Barrymore silent on divorce suit as Barrie files
John Barrymore 54 avoids questions on the split from Elaine Barrie 21. Barrie charges assault infidelity and jealousy and seeks alimony $10000 lawyers fees and court costs from earnings estimated over $3000 weekly. Barrie works on Maytime as Hollywood resumes filming amid the divorce case.
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Hollywood
Calif
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Ariel
Barrymore
Caliban
Hannibal
San Francisco
Miss Barrie
Nation reports rise in death rate to 12.3 per 1,000
Census Bureau data show the 1936 death rate rising to 12.3 per 1,000, from 11.4 in 1935, with heat waves influenza and pneumonia cited as factors. Cities with high rates include Washington Nashville Memphis New Orleans, while Yonkers and New York City posted rates below the average.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New Orleans
Nashville
Memphis
Yonkers
N. Y
New York City
Federal building High Point uses five electric eyes for lighting
Five electric eyes monitor shaded windows in the Federal building at High Point North Carolina to maintain proper light levels for workers throughout the day.
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Federal
High Point
N. C
City Non-Callable Bonds Reach All Time High
High Point officials report city non callable bonds quoted at a record 1097 in advices received by City Manager K M Knox. The lone bond at 100 percent maturing in 1946 has 18 outstanding units.
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K. M. Knox
Auto Stolen In City Last Night
R. P. Myers of High Point reported his 1936 Terraplane stolen from Broad Street near the Southern freight depot between 7 and 10 PM. He did not lock the doors and could not provide a license plate as he left all IDs with the car.
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R. P. Myers
Rt. 2
High Point
Southern Freight
Broad Street
Mr. Samuels Rites To Be Held Today
Funeral services for Roland Davis Samuels 57 a former resident who died at his home near Greensboro will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o clock at Asheboro Street Baptist church Greensboro by Rev J Ben Eller and Dr J Clyde Turner. Interment will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park cemetery here.
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Roland Davis Samuels
Greensboro
Asheboro Street Baptist Church
J. Ben Eller
J. Clyde Turner
First Baptist Church of
Oakwood Memorial Park
Infant daughter of O. H. and Pearly Osborne dies
Funeral services for the infant daughter of O. H. and Pearly Phillips Osborne were held at 3 p m from 305 Ennis Street. Rev James N Bowman of West End Baptist church conducted the services. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery.
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O. H
Pearly Phillips Osborne
Ennis Street
James N. Bowman
West End Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Montsinger Named to Standards Committee of AIEE
J Montsinger, long time engineer for General Electric, has been appointed to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers standards committee. A Point native and University of Carolina graduate, he has led research on high transformer insulation, impulse strength, and dielectric materials. He has served as chair of the institute’s electrical machinery committee and as technical program and advisory committee member for several national electrical commissions.
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J. Montsinger
American Institu Electrical Engineers
Moatsinger
High Point
University of Carolina
General Company
Montsinger
M. Montsinger
American In of Electrical Engineers
Institute
U.tional
Itional Electric-technical Sion
Great Britain Leads in Number of Military Plans
Britain reportedly leads in the tally of strategic military plans, with analysts noting the breadth of defense documents and proposed operations across multiple branches and theaters.
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Great Britain
Body Of Man Who Killed Brother Found In Creek
Fredericksville Va Jan 16 The body of William S Clark 59 who shot and killed his brother Judd Clark 56 at their Spotsylvania farm home yesterday was found in a creek about 10 am today Authorities say death was drowning Clark s shotgun and his over coat were found beside the bridge abutment under which the body lay A Negro located the scene and written in the sand nearby read W 8 Clark in river Officers recovered the body from the shallow stream
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Fredericksburg
William S. Clark
Judd Clark
Spotsylvania
Clark
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Film Colony
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W. R. Fleming
Patriotic Order of Sons of America
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Lexington
H. H. Koontz, Jr
FB. M. Blakely
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Revolution
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Koontz, Jr
J. W. Saunders
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BE. M. Blakely
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
J. C. Kesler
F. EB. Howard
Blakely
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Harmony Girls
Albertson String Band
Mr. Samuels
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V. M. Montsin
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City Shoe Shop
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