State Receives Radio Sets for Highway Patrol
Raleigh dispatch reports fifty radio receiving sets delivered for highway patrol cars with eighty more ordered for sixty five new cars to be deployed next week. State offices plan to outfit district supervisors and certain officers, plus foresters, with sets to enable statewide, cross-agency communications. The four stations Asheville Salisbury Raleigh Williamston and Elizabethtown will begin phased operation between August 1 and 15 after FCC tests.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Charles D. Farmer
Highway Patrol
Estate Highway and Public Works Commission
Forestry Division
Department of Conservation and Development
State Highway Patrol
Captain Farmer
Asheville
Farmer
Salisbury
Williamston
Elizabethtown
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Eare
Residency Rules Tie Voter Qualification to State Law
Five states Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Rhode Island and South Carolina require two years of residency within the state as a prerequisite for voters. The policy aims to ensure eligibility reflects local ties and stable domicile for casting ballots.
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Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Turning Turtle Into Industry on an English Farm
A young woman runs a unique business at a Middlesex farm near Alperton where 3000 tortoises are kept in stock for shipment across Europe. The operation notes low loss during transit and suggests growing demand for these reptiles in the trade.
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Alperton
Middlesex
England
Europe
Duke Endowment Donates to Shelby Nurses’ Home
The Duke endowment added 2500 dollars toward a 36000 dollar nurses home at Shelby hospital. The fund had already donated 10000 dollars to the project.
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Shelby
Duke
Shelby Hospital
Four buildings burned as alarm misread in Cloudcroft
Four buildings burned in Cloudcroft New Mexico as residents mistook three pistol shots signaling fire as a firecracker. The blaze occurred in a small southwest mountain resort where the local warning comes from pistol shots.
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Cloudcroft
N.M
Mae West seeks declaratory relief in estate dispute
Mae West and husband Frank Wallace clash as he seeks half of her estate amid a 1911 marriage claim. Wallace’s counsel contests long time living arrangement. judge to rule. Siegel says Wallace was offered 30000 to drop the case, but he aims for a larger share of West's reputed 3 million dollars. Miss West remains in seclusion in Hollywood.
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Los Angeles
Mae West
Frank Wallace
Mae
Wallace
Miss West
Avery M. Blount
Emmett Wilson
New York
Samuel J. Siegel
Hollywood
Young People's Club Meets at A M E Church
The Young People's Club of the Woman's Memorial A M E church gathered at the church parsonage on Eccles street with President Mrs. Margaret Smith presiding despite illness. They planned a Tacky Party for Mrs. Smith at 1223 Downing street this Saturday at 8 PM.
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Young People’s Club
Woman’s Memorial A. M. E. Church
Eccles Street
Margaret Smith
Liquor Sales Reported by Vance County Board
Henderson July 9 The Vance County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board sold 14253.75 dollars worth of liquor in June bringing six month total to 97185 dollars.
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Henderson
Vance County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Surprise Catch in Lawrenceburg Kitchen Tale
Mrs. Fred Bellew trapped a copperhead with a simple mouse trap in her Lawrenceburg Tennessee kitchen. The piece notes the chuckwalla lizard’s wide body and narrow crevice instinct, and mentions tungsten’s heft and the shift to photography in astronomy.
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Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Fred Bellew
Alexander County Boy Is Winner In 4-H Club Contest
Foy Barnes of Alexander county won the boys championship in the southwestern district 4-H clubs contest held in Charlotte. Four girls tied for first and will face a second judging. The contenders are Betty Jo Purcell Mecklenburg Helen Whitlock Stanly Argyle McLeod Alexander and Winifred Davidson Iredell. Muriel Hilton Cleveland had the highest rating but was ineligible due to age rules.
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Charlotte
Foy Barnes
Alexander County
Betty Jo Purcell
Mecklenburg
Helen Whitlock
Stanly
Argyle McLeod
Alexander
Winifred Davidson
Iredell
Muriel Hilton
Cleveland
Harvard University Founded in 1636
Harvard University was founded in 1636 and is recognized as the oldest higher education institution in the United States.
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Harvard University
United States
Four Escapees Recaptured After Prison Camp Break
Four convicts who escaped from a state prison camp infirmary window in Kenansville North Carolina were recaptured in a swamp before dark after bloodhounds tracked them 15 miles through woods and pastures. The men Bennie Williams Leemon Eckerson Bob Taylor and Stanley Hodge were back behind bars following the overnight flight and surrender.
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Kenansville
N. C
Bennie Williams
Hoke County
Leemon Eckerson
Forsyth County
Bob Taylor
Wake County
Stanley Hodge
Jacksonville Man Killed In Wreck Near Whitakers
Odell Pittman, 22, of Jacksonville North Carolina was killed instantly when his truck struck a parked vehicle near Whitakers at midnight. The driver of Pittman’s truck was hospitalized in Rocky Mount. Pittman leaves parents Mr and Mrs Jerry Pittman four brothers and five sisters. Funeral services set for tomorrow afternoon.
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Wilson
Odell Pittman
Jacksonville
N. C
Whitakers
Pittman
Rocky Mount
Jerry Pittman
Still Marching Salem Recruit Pickets Faced by Union
A U S Army recruiting sergeant Joseph Ciarpa signed up three pickets who marched before a non union meat market in Salem Oregon. The recruitment stalled when the union replaced the last deserter with a woman.
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Salem
Ore
U.S. Army
Joseph Ciarpa
Local Man Convicted in Gaston County Break‑in Case
A Gaston County resident was sentenced for breaking and larceny. The case involved a theft from a local business and resulted in a prison term and restitution.
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Tenced
Gaston County
Randolph Families Will Hold Reunion
The annual reunion of the Bulla Millikan and Farlowe families will be held the third Sunday in July at John Wesley's chapel near Asheboro. Members are urged to note the date change and bring well filled baskets for a picnic on the grounds. program details will be announced later.
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Asheboro
Bulla
Millikan
Misplaced Car Report Ties Joliet Woman to Chicago Plot
Miss Dorothy Stewart of Joliet Illinois doubted a Chicago parking lot tale after being told her automobile was misplaced. Police later heard Sylvester Rokel a bookkeeper claim he drove the car home for dinner and out to get a shave in a puzzling sequence of statements.
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Chicago
Dorothy Stewart
Joliet, Ill
Sylvester Rokel
Flies fed only on sugar do not lay eggs
In a brief note researchers report that flies consuming sugar as their sole diet fail to reproduce, while diets including other nutrients enable egg production. The finding suggests diet directly influences reproductive capacity in these insects.
Real estate transfers in townships and corporation deal
Morehead Township M Trent and wife transfer to Gentry Holder a tract in Pomona heights for 10 dollars. William R Smith and others transfer to A H Shelton and wife three lots in the E G Holden property for 10 dollars. Lyndon W Joyce and wife transfer to R Stanley Baylor a tract on Elmwood drive for 10 dollars. Gilmer Township Realty Purchase corporation transfers to C B Clark and wife a tract on East Market street for 10 dollars.
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Morehead Township
M. Trent
Gentry Holder
Pomona Heights
William R. Smith
A. H. Shelton
E. G. Holden
Lyndon W. Joyce
R. Stanley Baylor
Elmwood Drive
Gilmer Township Realty Purchase Corporation
C. B. Clark
East Market Street
Canadian farm animal totals rise to nineteen million six hundred
A 1936 estimate places animals on Canadian farms at 19 267 700 up from 18 700 200 in 1935. Officials note a post office must cancel 5 000 pieces of mail daily to qualify for an electric canceling machine.
Old Kickato Liver Cleanse Advertisement
A vintage medicine ad claims Old Kickato cleanses the liver stomach and bowels to improve vitality. It promises to wake the liver and purge impurities, alleging old bile removal and blood purification. Sold in High Point by Mann Drug Co for 49 cents.
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High Point
Mann Drug Co. Y
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