Notice of sale of two fire trucks and equipment
The City of High Point will sell at public auction at the east door of City Hall on East Commerce Street on July 21, 1950 at 11:00 A M to the last and highest bidder for cash subject to confirmation by the City Council. G M C 500 Gal pumping engine Serial No 2438645 and a Dodge Hose and Chemical truck Serial No 712884 are described with equipment and appurtenances. Bid amounts must be paid in full at sale time. If the Council does not confirm the sale, payments will be returned.
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High Point
Commerce Street
North Carolina
G.M.C
City of
A. R. McMullan
Paratrooper Swetich Sets 123 Jump Day Record
John W. Swetich of Dillon Montana attached to Fort Bragg 82nd airborne division set a world record with 123 parachute jumps in a dawn to dark marathon at Sandrock airport. He planned 150 but quit at 11:15 after a knee tweak and high winds delayed the end.
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Fayetteville
Dillon
Mont
United States
John W. Swetich
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
Juan Iriate
Buenos Aires
Sandrock
Sweiich
Swetich
Piper Cab
Clyde Woodle
Guinea pig name origins traced to coney pig myth
The guinea pig is a rodent and its name is said to derive from cony pig, though the animal is not a cony nor a pig.
Cardui claims relief for monthly distress and cramps
The ad asserts Cardui relieves monthly distress caused by uterine spasms and can spare women from painful days. It promises many women previously suffering cramps find happy relief and encourages trying Cardui today.
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Cardus
Cardui
Intro of Chrysanthemums and Hawaiian feather clock facts
Chrysanthemums were introduced in 1789. The Queen's Mantle feather clock sits at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Notice to heirs of W. W. Burgess estate in Guilford County North Carolina requires claims within one year. Executives Burgess urge settlements and notify creditors to settle promptly.
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Bishop Museum of
Honolulu
W. W. Burgess
Guilford County
North Carolina
Don M. Burgess
J. Harvey Burgess
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Associated Press
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Tokyo
Humboldt
Tenn
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Sioux City
Mary Cook
Greensboro
N. C
U.S
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Presidio
San Francisco
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Teletronix
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Allen Jay
Guilford Special
General Hospital
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