Scott Rural Road Goal Half Completed
Raleigh January 17 The goal to pave 12 000 miles of secondary roads is half complete as of January 1 with 5 811 miles finished or 48 4 percent The State Highway Commission said this includes work funded by regular highway funds and the 200 000 000 rural road bond program By year’s end 62 000 000 of the bond issue had been spent and 55 000 000 more is allocated for projects this summer Chairman Dr Henry W Jordan blamed Dona funds for faster progress The Mid State Sixth division centered on Lexington Asheboro and Lumberton leads in both amount and percentage of work finished under the 12 000 mile goal with the Seventh division around Wadesboro Charlotte and Salisbury following.
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Raleigh
Scott
State Highway Commission
Henry W. Jordan
Highway Commission
Commission
Lexington
Asheboro
Lumberton
Wadesboro
Charlotte
Salisbury
Olympia Brown First Female Minister in United States
Olympia Brown who was ordained in 1863 is believed to be the first woman to serve as a minister in the United States.
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Olympia Brown
United States
Television over piano fuels Los Angeles divorce
TV obsessed husband sought stability as Mrs. Kay Scott Nerney 23 told a judge she sought divorce from John Nerney 34 claiming he preferred television to her piano playing. She called herself an actress and said he worked long hours including Sundays, objecting to her classical performances.
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Los Angeles
Kay Scott Nerney
Nerney
John
Farm tenancy decline and political note in South America
In 1932 more than 40 percent of U S farms were tenant operated. By 1948 this fell to under 28 percent. The South American republic, noted for its political status, is referenced as the smallest republic in the region.
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U. S
U Is
Republic
South America
Plane Stays In Air For 51 Hours
Fort Worth Texas reports Convair B 36 bomber sets a long endurance flight as part of the B 36 program. Pilot B A Erickson calls it a performance measuring mission. The aircraft, a high altitude reconnaissance craft, uses six piston engines and four jet engines with jets providing 5 200 pounds static thrust.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Convair
Air Force
B. A. Erickson
Lane
The Saint Sued for Divorce in Los Angeles
Leslie Charteris writer of mystery stories is sued for divorce by his second wife Elizabeth Bryant Borst Charteris a former Boston socialite and nightclub singer. She alleges cruelty and says a financial settlement was agreed last month. They married in 1943 in Santa Fe New Mexico.
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Los Angeles
Leslie Charteris
Elizabeth Bryant Borst Charteris
Boston Society
Tokyo bathhouses lure patrons with cheap baths and perks
In Tokyo, about 1,400 public bathhouse operators woo customers with milk baths at 10 yen free soap mineral water free tea and baby-sitters for mothers. A new 300000 three story bath complex promises perfume baths cabaret hotel and hand-picked beauties offering free massages.
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Tokyo
U. S
Famous Edifice Crossword Clue Puzzle
A themed crossword clue set includes entries such as horizontal 1 depiction jests light shoes cerium symbol finish insect ear comb form destructive number portion barter and vertical hints like twisting ruler free month ab halt engage employed organ of smell deciliter ab tatter musical exercises mean earth goddess and oceanic fish full.
Assembly Finance Men Learning the Business
Raleigh January 17 members of the appropriations committee of the General Assembly have begun formal training to improve budget decisions. Budget director Coltrane and Revenue Commissioner Shaw outlined how allocations are adjusted and how revenue estimates are derived from a broad cross section survey and state and federal data sources. The joint committee also authorized Caswell Training School to proceed with a new kitchen and approved a transfer of about $100,000 to cover the funding gap in the project.
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Raleigh
Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
Dave Coltrane
Senate
John D Larkins
Grady Rankin
Gaston
Joe Eagles
Wilson
House
Larry Moore
W. B. Rodman
Beaufort
Lee Whitmire
Henderson
John Dawkins
Cumberland
Eugene Missioner
Revenue
Coltrane
Commissioner of Revenue
Appropriations
Finance Committee
Shaw
North Carolina
North Carolna
Shaw and
State Hospitals Board of Control
Caswell Training School
School Bus Wreck Blamed on Icy Road
At Gladwin Michigan a bus crash on an icy rural road near a Cedar River bridge killed two pupils aged 7 and 6 and injured many others. Rescue crews including drivers and local workers saved children from icy water while the road workers’ strike is cited as a possible factor.
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Gladwin
Mich
Michigan Bell Telephone
You Can Blame Army For Fire
A Picher Oklahoma blaze damaged the fire department police station and city clerk office and destroyed the jail. Fire Chief Leroy Phillips 25 and firefighter Donald Collins were away answering induction calls. The remaining crew and neighbors fought the two hour fire to control it. the county jail prisoner was taken to the county jail at Mi for questioning.
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Picher
Okla
James Reed
Leroy Phillips
Tulsa
Donald P. Collins
Race Horses Die In Arizona Fire
A blaze at the Arizona state fairgrounds in Phoenix last night destroyed one building and endangered two more barns. An estimated 10 to 15 race horses died, with about 350 horses in the barns. J. N. Cooper, 55, suffered severe facial and hand burns. Cause of the fire is undetermined and the loss is insured.
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Phoenix
Ariz
J. N. Cooper
Rice yield in Japan climbs 70 percent per acre
In the past Ss years the age per acre rice yield in Japan has risen about 70 percent, driven by improved varieties and greater use of commercial fertilizers.
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Japan
Quick Relief Creomulsion Promises Cure for Bronchitis
Advert says chronic bronchitis may follow untreated cough and chest cold. Creomulsion goes to the seat of trouble to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes. It claims no narcotics and offers refunds if not pleased.
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Mary H. Lindsay
James B. Lovelace
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