Davidson Family Built Block Business Into Large Industry
Hobart Leonard and Carlton Leonard recount starting with 19 dollars borrowed capital 35 years ago to found a cement block operation in Thomasville. The two brothers, sons of C H Beecher Leonard, describe crafting makeshift and then factory machines, expanding from a saw mill side venture to a full block production business with a permanent site by the creek, surviving the Depression on cash and carry.
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Thomasville
Davidson
Hobart P. M. Ame
Carlton Leonard
C. H. Beecher Leonard
Hobart Leonard
Papa
Carlton
Toastmasters Clubs Create Confidence Worldwide
Santa Ana Calif June 8 Toastmasters International, founded by a spry 79 year old leader, has 75 000 members and 500 000 ex members worldwide. Headquarters in Santa Ana employs 35 staff and mails three million manuals yearly. Two new clubs form daily. armed services and 180 foreign clubs expand to 4 500 members. The 26th national convention is set for Aug 22 24 in Dallas. Toastmasters emphasize concise speech, evaluative feedback, and weekly meetings with 4 to 6 prepared talks and table topics.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Smedley
Oastmasters Club
Greenland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Hea Ws
Armed Services
Scotland
Ted Blanding
Toastmasters International
Wechington
D.C
Hartford
Conn
Nashville
Davenport
Iowa
Toledo
Ohio
Dallas
Food Vanishes From Church Door In Roanoke
In Roanoke Virginia Mrs Geeney Baccary of an economist company left food for a Girl Scout lesson at Greene Memorial Methodist Church. She locked the kitchen door and returned five minutes later to find the food missing. Troop 10 attended the lesson but the food had disappeared.
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Roanoke
Girl Scouts
Geeny Baccary
Economist Company
Greene Memorial Methodist Church
Mayflower 11 Ship Near End Of Journey
Mayflower sails toward Cod Bay Mass as Capt Alan Villiers reports reception by large ships and warcraft. Ault and Ark Royal escorted the ship amid rain squalls and cheers with gifts of fruit and wine, expecting arrival Monday the 10th.
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New York
Alan Villiers
Cod Bay
Mass
Great One
Arrat
Bce
Bermuda
San Giorgiorgio
San Matco
Eden
Uss Ault
Ault
Ark Royal
Mother Greets Son In Hospital
Dayton Ohio Mrs James T Parker serves as official hostess at Miami Valley Hospital greeting her son David 10 a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta or brittle bones He has endured 20 fractures since birth and wears casts and traction across years revealing a devoted mother and family struggle with care.
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Dayton
Ohio
James T. Parker
Miami Valley Hospital
David
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Davidson Block
ED Lane
Enterprise
Machine
Eller
Midway
Attaro Tet
Grandma
al Aalal
Call & Ge
Neals Auto Service
Willowbrook St
Toastmasters Clubs
Blanding
Headquarters
Dalip S. Sound
California
Jacqueline Cochran Odlum
Congress
Los Alamos
N. M
Toastmasters
Ralph Smedley
New World
Hope
Cape Cod Bay
Son
Dick Culler
Montlieu
High Point
Montlieu Ave
Lieu Ave
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