Boil Service Safety Boost In Deep River Area
R W Harriss head safety department of the Soil Conservation Service North Carolina announces safety first in Deep River operations. He credits strict supervision and teamwork for a record of minimal accidents and low costs, with ongoing rules enforcement and careful handling of all farm equipment to prevent injuries.
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Soil Conservation Service
Deep River
R. W. Harriss
North Rolina
Hich
Arries
P River
Cedar Works painting soars in value after tornado scene
Local artist Louis F Voorhees painted Cedar plant wreckage after April tornado. The oil titled Cedar Works, shown in High Point and Raleigh, rose from $50 to $500, with two other portraits, Repose and Little Black Sambo, valued at $1,100 combined, and sent to Gloucester for a North Shore Art Society exhibition.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Fairgrounds
Louis F. Voorhees
Voorhees
Mr. Voorhees
Safe Work Practices For Truck Operations
The text outlines truck safety rules including no standing while moving and no feet over the sides. Drivers undergo strict selection and testing, with speed limits of 15 mph in towns and 80 mph on highways when loaded. Regular tool and vehicle inspections, immediate injury reporting, monthly safety meetings, and emphasis on accident prevention are described.
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Harrise
England’s Feet of Motor Cafes Drive Busy Highways
English roads host mobile eating vans operating around the clock on major routes. These roving cafes bring food and drink to travelers, catering to motorists day and night.
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England
Farm size averages for United States in 1920
The 1920 national farm size averaged about its acres. In urban automobile fatalities, pedestrians accounted for roughly two thirds of deaths, highlighting pedestrian risk in cities.
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United States
May 1936 Fire Report Shows Decrease in Losses
Fire Chief E K Ingram reports 40 fires in May 1936 with total loss on buildings at risk of 3606 and contents loss 885, compared with May 1935 figures of 26 fires and higher risk values. Buildings at risk valued at 19950 vs 137650, contents at risk 6900 vs 37000, per capita loss 0.21.
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E. K. Ingram
Search Continues For Seven Madmen
In St Peter Minnesota on June 10 authorities pursued seven demented desperadoes after a Sunday night break from the St Peter State Insane Asylum. Nine companions were recaptured and lawmen intensified efforts for Lawrence De Vol Barker-Karpis gang gunner accused of killing two Minneapolis policemen Albert Surface Saroko and Donald Reeder a bank robber.
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Peter
Minn
St. Peter State Insane Asylum
Lawrence de Vol
Barker-Karpis
Minneapolis
Albert
Saroko
Donald Reeder
Mother Injured Intervening in Family Fight
In Erwin on June 10 Mrs. Janey Powell, mother of Preston and Cesus Powell, was seriously wounded in the head while trying to break up a quarrel between her sons. The brothers were jailed in Lillington with Preston Powell reported to have two broken ribs from an axe strike.
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Erwin
Preston
Cesus Powell
Janey Powell
Lillington
Preston Powell
Suicide Rates in the United States Average 55 Daily
A study reports an average of 55 suicides per day across the United States highlighting persistent mental health challenges nationwide. Data emphasize the need for prevention resources and policy interventions.
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The
United States
UNC holds 425 in near record graduation at Chapel Hill
Final exercises closed the University of North Carolina on June 9 with 425 graduates in a near record class. Honorary degrees were awarded to D W Connor Michael Schenck P P McCain and H H Bennett. Dr John W Studebaker shifted from a speech to an open forum on social and economic aims. Students on the panel included John J Parker Jr Francis Fairley Joe Barnett Phil Hammer and Jane Ross.
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Chapel Hill
University North Carolina
D. W. Connor
U. S
Michael Schenck
P. P. McCain
H. H. Bennett
VU. &. Soil Conservation Service
John W. Studebaker
U. S. Commissioner of Agriculture
Studebaker
John J. Parker, Jr
Charlotte
Francis Fairley
Monroe
Joe Barnett
Laguna Beach
Calif
Phil Hammer
Wilmington
Jane Ross
T. J. Bulla Injured in Morning Auto Crash
T. J. Bulla of 1000 Campbell street suffered minor injuries and shock after a two car collision near Shamrock service station on Winston-Salem road about 6:50 AM. He was treated at Burrus Memorial hospital and released to his home. Drivers were Clay Garson of Jamestown and L B Ritchie of 1501 Johnson street.
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T. J. Bulla
Campbell Street
Shamrock
Winston-Salem Road
Sechrest'’s
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Clay Garson
Jamestown
L. WB. Ritchie
Johnson Street
Dillon to move to Statesville for shirt factory
Jack Dillons will relocate with his family from 412 Edgedale Drive to Statesville next week. He will open and run the Dillon Manufacturing Company to manufacture men's dress shirts, after arriving from Statesville about two and a half years ago. He plans to move between the 15th and 20th of the month.
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P. M
Jack) Dillon
Edgedale Drive
Statesville
Dillon
Dillon Manufacturing Company
Dillon-Vitt
General to Soldier Ratio Noted in Mexican Army
A historical report notes that there is one general for every 128 soldiers in the Mexican army, highlighting a distinctive command structure and hierarchy described in the period source.
Borah Support Helps Hoover Delegates Rally at Convention
Delegates indicated they would back Borah on the second ballot as the convention reconvened. Hoover pressed a pro constitutional program while Borah and White negotiated with Hoover aides amid crowd cheers and calls for a crusade to restore liberties and oppose Roosevelt.
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London
Borah
Adop
Bertrand Snell
Hoover
Euell
Roosevelt
Snell
William Allen White
Kansas
Cheera
Cleveland
Chester Rowell
California
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Washington
Chicago
Frederick B&teiner
Oregon
Crissman to Direct Finance Campaign for Township
Walter Crissman, chairman of the High Point Township Democratic executive committee, was appointed and accepted the chairmanship of the finance division for the township’s Democratic committees. He received notification after a Farley office call and will lead efforts until June 27 the national celebration.
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Walter EF. Crissman
High Point Township
Democratic Pations
James A. Farley
Nae
National
Con
Criseman
Crissman
Isene
Parsons Thanks Graham Supporters After Primary Defeat
D. H. Parsons Jr local manager for Sandy Graham in Hillsboro and the campaign for the Democratic nomination thanked supporters for their efforts after Graham lost the nomination to Clyde R Hoey and Dr Ralph W McDonald. Parsons said the headquarters near Wachovia Bank and Truck Company building have closed and the telephone disconnected.
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D. H. Parsons, Jr
Sandy Graham
Hillsboro
Graham
Wachovia Bank and Truck Company
Mrs D B Smith Dies at 48 in Asheboro
Mrs D B Smith, 48, of near Asheboro, died after a long illness. Survived by husband, three sons, five daughters, three brothers, one sister and 12 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Bundy’s Chapel at 1 am, burial in Hickory Chapel Cemetery.
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D. B. Smith
Asheboro
D. EB. Smith
Here
Bundy’s Chapel
Hickory Chapel
Correction notes UNC list includes Irwin Cofield Jr
The Enterprise clarifies that A B degree recipient Irwin Cofield Jr of High Point should be in UNC graduates list. A note mentions Massachusetts Institute of Technology measured fog particles with 25 000 on a pinhead.
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Wouey Irwin Coffield, Jr
High Point
University of North Carolina
Enterprise
Massachusetts Institute of Tene
Delegates Stall Over Republican Nomination Strategy
Last night delegates from Maine and New Hampshire signaled possible shifts away from Frank Knox on a second ballot. Some indicated courtesy votes on the first ballot may swing to Landon, while Landon supporters deny any stampede to Kansan.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Frank Knox
Illinois
Landon
Landton
Kansan
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