Knox says High Point power plant costs will be lower
High Point City Manager E. M. Knox testified in Guilford County hearing that operating costs for the city's proposed power plant would be materially less than engineers estimates. He cited 1941 revenue needs of 208000 and 1950 projection of 215000, with consumption rising sharply and rates about 25 percent below Duke Power in 1938, forecasting 44500000 kWh by 1950.
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Greensboro
High Point
E. M. Knox
Guilford County Superior Court
Knox
High Point Industries
Duke Power
Marsh
J. E. Marsh
Guldahl One Stroke Off In National
List of golf players with scores from a national event led by Guldahl close to the winning total. Notable players include Jim Turnesa Raymond Silverstein and Tommy Armour among many others from various US and Canadian locales with scores ranging from mid thirties to over forty.
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Guldahl
Enrollment Begins Friday for Safe-Driving School
Chap Bodenheimer announces enrollment open for the WPA cafe driving school in High Point. Registration runs at city hall Friday 2 PM to 6 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 12 PM with desk sergeant at police headquarters available earlier. The seventh unit graduates Friday night with 29 certificates. future costs and electric rates are discussed, including a $6,492,600 project cost and a 1950 rate drop to 6.4 mills per kilowatt hour.
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Chap Bodenheimer
High Point
City Hall
Local North Carolina Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with possible scattered thundershowers in central and southwest areas. Winds from the south and southwest moderate to fresh, with showers likely in the north portion late tonight and Friday. Weather partly overcast from Hatteras to Jacksonville tonight and Friday.
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North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
South Portion
North Portion
Jacksonville
Free library service urged by North Carolina youth
Miss Marjorie Beal, director of the State Library Commission, told 129 young North Carolinians at the Older Youth Conference at N C State College that counties should provide free library service. She called libraries educational, inspirational and entertaining. Dr Eugene P Merritt of the USDA was to discuss agriculture's role later.
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Raleigh
Marjorie Beal
State Library Commission
Miss Beal
N. C. State College
Eugene P. Merritt
United States Department of Agriculture
Eye Appeal Gelatin Mold Delights Face and Taste
A handsome gelatin mold pleases the eye as well as the palate. To unmold perfectly, dip the mold briefly in hot water to release a thin edge, then turn the mold to loosen. Invert onto a service plate after rinsing the mold with cold water.
London County Spends Over 300 Million on Housing Projects
London County England has spent more than 300 million dollars on housing projects, reflecting a major public investment in urban housing, infrastructure, and social welfare during the period.
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London County
England
King's Washington Welcome Opens Royal Visit
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive for a landmark U S visit with a grand Union Station greeting. Thousands line Pennsylvania Avenue as Marines salute. A busy schedule includes White House receptions and a Capitol visit amid diplomatic pomp and concerns in Congress over Irish questions.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Washington
Union Station
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Elizabeth
Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
Hull
Niagara Falls
Ronald Lindsay
Canada
King George
Queen Elizabeth
McKenzie King
White House
United States
Capitol
Mt. Vernon
George Washington
Arlington Cemetery
New York
Roosevelt Hyde Park
Rep. McGranery
D-Pa
Detroit
Sean Russell
Irish Republican Army
Russell
Windsor
Ont
McGranary
Congress
McGranery
Rep
Tinkham
R-Mass
Beal Pardons: Lawyers Cite Conviction Charges and Bias
Lawyers for Fred Beal argue clemency is warranted due to spying bans at union meetings and prejudicial questions about communism. They note Beal fled to Russia after 1929 sentencing for conspiracy to murder Aderholt and returned after disillusionment with communism.
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Congress
Beal
Waldman
Aderholt
Russia
United States
Lawrence
Mass
Green
Walter Bromberg
New York
Gardner Murphy
Columbia University
Gordon Wallport
Harvard
Sandor Lorand
Ernest R. Hilgard
Stanford University
Murphy
Supreme Court
Hoey
Greer Garson’s Hollywood ascent and early career
Hollywood gossip recounts Greer Garson rising from obscurity to screen success after a brittle stage persona. The piece notes her London beginnings, the Chips breakthrough, a return to England for Doctor Dilemma, and eventual starring path toward Susan and God. It mentions her Irish-Scandinavian heritage, green eyes, red hair, and early life hardships.
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Paul Harrison
NEA Service
Hollywood
Talkietown
Greer Garson
Robert Donat
Goodby
Mr. Chips
Mrs. Chips
Miss Garson
London
England
G. B. Shaw
Highway Speed To 150 Miles Hour On Highways Eyed
Philadelphia engineer A Ludlow Clayden told the World Automotive Engineering Congress that speeds of 150 miles an hour on highways could become common with suitable roads and current cars. He cited needed advances in gasoline quality rear engines and oil use while noting production hinges on highway development. Fellow engineer William S Canning said better business or a national emergency would be required to spark an era of super speed highways.
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San Francisco
A. Ludlow Clayden
Philadelphia
World Automotive Engineering Congress
Clayden
William S. Canning
Wax Only Clean Floors
The article instructs on cleaning wax from floors before re waxing. Use warm soap water to remove wax and carbon tetrachloride for stubborn spots. Let floors dry completely before applying new wax. apply no rub wax per directions or use polishing wax in a thin coat and rub to a high gloss.
Civic Pride Motives Medal for Chauffeur's Honest Report
A Durham Negro chauffeur apologized to City Manager Henry A. Yancey for crashing his car into a tree on a city street and offered to cover damages. Yancey, startled by this civic pride, forgot the chauffeur’s name and seeks to reward the driver as the first person in city history to report such an incident.
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Durham
Henry A. Yancey
Yancey
Dessert Mold Filling Guidance Report
Fragment discusses filling molds to three quarters full and notes rising batter during cooking. Mentions steaming and preventing overflow while preparing a dessert item. No clear persons, organizations, or locations identified.
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Fla
Jim Turnesa
Providence
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Flint
Mich
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Greenwich
Teri Johnson
Norristown
Tommy Armour
Medinah
Olin Dutra
Los Angeles
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Haverford
John F. Robinson
Miami
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Elkins Park
John Budd
Tallahassee
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Farmingdale
N. Y
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond
al Nelson
George Slingerland
N. C
Bill Kaiser
Louisville
Arthur Doering, Jr
Palo Alto
al Houghton
Bethesda
al Espinosa
Akron
John A. Thoren
Auburndale
Ade Simonsen
Minneapolis
L. J
Pat) Willcox
Waterloo
Iowa
Paul Bunyan
White Plains
Toney Penna
Dayton
Lloyd Wadkins
Joplin
Frank Moore
Bretton Woods
N. H
Johnny Bulla
Chicago
Ralph Guldahl
Madison
N. J
Frank Walsh
Rumson
Otto P. Greiner
Towson
Edward Oliver
Hornell
John Malutic
Struthers
Frederic F. Allen
Rochester
Wilford Wehbe
Racine
Wis
Pat Sawyer
Birmingham
Paris Presents
France
Paris
Elvyn Douglas
Louise Platt
Bing Crosby
Joan Blondel
Heaven
Ayaloy
J, Carroll Naish
Lynne Overman
RIDER
Paramount
Robert Wilcox
Helen Mack
Rialto
Broadway
Kay Frances Ian Hunter
Palace Theatre
Salem Street
Thomasville
Priscilla Lane
Jeffrey Lynn
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
L. R'fall
Asheville
Atlanta
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Charleston
Columbia
Denver
Evansville
Galveston
Greensboro Hatteras
Key West
Little Rock
Los Ambeles
Memphis
Meridian
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U. S
Niagara River
Fred Beal
Harrison
Monicker
Greer
MacGregor
Scotland
Ireland
Garson
Mise Garson
University Women’s Club
Gertrude Lawrence
Rockers
Guilford Furniture Company
North Main Street
S. Main
South Main
Wagger’s Jewelry
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