Davidson County Library Faces Possible Closure Over Funding
Davidson county library risks shutting down unless the county commissioners include an appropriation in the budget. The library, once funded by school budgets, Rosenwald aid, and city support, has operated efficiently with 180000 June circulations, about 40 percent rural. Trustees plan to petition the commissioners and circulate petitions to secure local matching funds.
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T. ©. Johnson
Lexington
Davidson County Library
Board of County Commissioners
Rosenwald Fund
South
Rosenwald
Airmail Links Dozens of Western Hemisphere Nations
More than twenty countries in the western hemisphere now enjoy airmail service linking capitals and major cities. The expansion broadens communication among governments businesses and travelers, signaling a new era of faster transcontinental correspondence.
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Western Hemisphere
Trio Acquitted in White Oak Filling Station Robbery
A trio was acquitted in the White Oak filling station robbery case at Corder's Court. The defendants faced charges tied to the daytime burglary and attempted theft of cash and fuel. Prosecutors presented limited evidence, while defense cited insufficient proof of intent.
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White Oak
Lawing Sechrest Blakely Acquitted In White Oak Case
In Thomasville recorder's court J. E. Lawing Fred Sechrest and Wallace Blakely faced charges of breaking into the White Oak Filling station on June 16 and removing two slot machines. Deliberations led to not guilty verdicts for Lawing and Sechrest while Blakely's case was dismissed on motion. Evidence suggested only Lawing's machine was taken and back door left open.
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Recorder’s Court
J. E. Lawing
Fred Sechrest
Wallace Blakely
White Oak
Clyde Morris
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Sechrest
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Sigman Welbourn
Burnett Mason
J. R. McCrary Heads Lexington Rotarians
Special to The Enterprise Lexington July 1 John Raymond McCrary attorney historian shrub expert and a public official was elected head of the Lexington Rotary Club for the coming year.
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McCrary
G. F. Hawkins
E. W. Saples
J. R. McCrary
Lexington Rotarians
Lexington
John Raymond McCrary
Lexington Stores To Close Wednesdays In Summer
Lexington merchants plan to close stores on Wednesday afternoons through July and August to give workers a rest during the hot summer. Drug stores remain open while many grocery stores will close tomorrow afternoon due to July 4, a busy day, and other shops will shift closings to Friday.
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Lexington
Barnum’s Plans to Ship Shakespeare House Fail
The famous showman Barnum attempted to acquire Shakespeare’s house for shipment to America but faced strong English opposition. Reports also mentioned he was negotiating to move Niagara Falls.
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Barnum
Shakespeare
America
England
Niagara Falls
Refueling the City of Chicago by the Hunter brothers
Reporter Ruth Baldwin Cowan witnesses Walter and Albert Hunter refuel the endurance plane City of Chicago from the Big Ben over a field. The sequence includes entering the plane, guiding fuel bags, and the delicate 30 foot pass with hose and nozzle to deliver fifty gallons while both planes maintain a level flight.
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Ruth Baldwin Cowan
Associated Press
Walter
Albert Hunter
Chicago
Hunter Brothers
Albert
John
Movement Feeling Rhine meat
Supporters of a separatist movement in Mayence face backlash as threats and vandalism rise against them. Placards target backers while some flee toward France. the chaos underscores a strained regional atmosphere amid the upheaval.
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Mayence
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