Randolph REMC celebrates 20 years of rural electrification
The Randolph Electric Membership Corporation marks its 20th birthday, serving five counties and growing from 800 to over 7,800 subscribers since 1939. Manager Alton Wall notes rural members benefit via home wiring, appliances, and farm machinery, saving millions. The piece praises electrification and recalls kerosene lamps as a fire risk.
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Randolph Electric
Alton Wall
REMC
Randolph
Chatham
Moore
Montgomery
Alamance
Wall
Minister Uses Scriptural Gift to Multiply Tithes in Rockford
In Rockford Illinois Rev Max Hickerson of Central Christian Church urged a "Multiplied Talents" plan citing Matthew 25 14 30. Congregation grew a single dollar into 1000 dollars with members adding 250 extra dollars. One man turned a dollar into 45 by buying and selling white gloves then reinvested.
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Rockford, Ill
Max Hickerson
Central Christian Church
Floating School in New Orleans Defies Gravity
A 22 room school in New Orleans seemingly hovers in midair with no visible supports and serves 800 students on less than one sixth of the usual land. Steelways notes architect Charles R Colbert blended fantasy with economy, using elevated classrooms on steel trusses 12 feet above ground, a design costing 15 percent less overall despite 10 percent more steel.
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New York
New Orleans
Steelways
American Iron and Steel Institute
Charles R. Colbert
Phillis Wheatley
First Regular Coal Mining In North America Began
The French launched the first regular coal mining operations in North America in 1720 on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.
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North America
Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia
Winston-Salem Engineering Evening School Offered by NC State
NC State Extension Division sponsors an Evening School of Engineering in Winston-Salem with Wake Forest University hosting the spring term. Courses in mechanical civil and electrical engineering run Feb 4 to June (evening) and cover topics such as thermodynamics circuits statics and numerical analysis. Credits apply toward NC State College degrees. Contacts R R Bell and G M Black for details.
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Winston-Salem
N. C. State College Evening School of Engineering
Winston - Salem
Magnolia
Reynolds Hall
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest
N. C. State College
N. C. State College Extension Division
A. W. Futrell
Winston - Salem Engineers
R. R. Bell
Hawthorne Road
G. M. Black
Polo Road
Winston* Salem
Mark of the Judge Labeled Signs Track Busy Ohio Judge
New Lexington Ohio AP Judge Walter J McClintock Perry County travels with signs showing his availability. Signs read Back in 15 Minutes Gone All Day Here This Evening and similar phrases. He places them where people expect to find him.
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New Lexington, Ohio
Walter J. McClintock
Perry County
4 H Poultry Chain Slated In Davidson County
4 H Poultry Chain planned for Davidson County with training in poultry and swine management. Sears Roebuck Foundation sponsors both chains. Selected members to receive chicks around March 1 and pig projects in late April.
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Lexington
Davidson
Sears, Roebuck Foundation
Dairy Meet Announced At North Carolina State College
The Dairymen's Conference will be held February 10 to 11 at N C State College Raleigh to discuss mechanization dairying in a changing time and breeding dairy animals County Agent staff report three Davidson County 4 H members honored at luncheon February 11 James Floyd Jr Norman Nifong and Smith Stokes won state titles in 4 H dairying and will be recognized for their achievements
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N. C. State College
Raleigh
Davidson County
James Floyd Jr
Daiy
Norman Nifong
Smith Stokes
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Uwharrie
Ruby Taylor
Denton
Silver Valley
Denton School
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Asheboro
Kenjo Kobayashi
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Benjamin Swalin
Mark
Giorling
Cary
South Main Street
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