Two Senators Appointed To Study Local Legislation
Lt. Gov. Y. Ballentine appoints Sens. Al Lennon and John Kesler to a seven member commission to study and propose eliminating much of local legislation cluttering calendars. House appointees and governor appointments complete the panel. members receive per diem and travel allowances.
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Raleigh
Y. Ballentine
al Lennon
En Hanover
John Kesler
Yaw
Senate
General Assembly
Tom Pearsall
House
Cherry
Robert Moseley
Guilford
General Statutes Commission
Armory Bids Sought for Asheville and Raleigh
Navy yard and docks announces bids due June 26 for naval reserve armories in Asheville and Raleigh North Carolina. Each site will feature the navy standard 126 by 145 foot one story building. Mississippi becomes the 20th state in 1817.
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Raleigh
Charleston
S. C
Navy Department
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Naval Reserve Armories
Asheville
N. C
Navy
Shrewd over take stops 8 no trump
Milton Vernoff of Miami Beach Fla a real estate partner at Seamon and Vernoff is highlighted as a leading figure in southern bridge circles. He serves as tournament co chairman for Florida events and recently won the Southeastern regional individual championship in a record entry of 96 players.
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William FE. McKenney
America’s Card Authority
NEA
South
Milton Vernoff
Miami Beach
Fla
Seamon and Vern F
Florida
Vernoff
Vernonoff Defends Against No Trump With Ace Over Call
In a bridge hand, Vernoff overruled a heart sequence by overtaking partner’s king with the ace to force two no trump. He then shifted to diamonds to prevent declarer from securing two heart tricks, ensuring the defense would gain control and win the hand.
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Vernoff
North
West
Declarer
Witness At Munitions Trial Collapses
Joseph F Freeman wartime Washington agent for the Garsson munitions combine collapsed Tuesday after testifying at the May Garsson war fraud trial. Freeman suffered a serious heart attack and was taken to Casualty hospital in very bad shape, said Austin Canfield his attorney.
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Washington
Joseph F., Freeman
Garsson Munitions Combine
Munitions
Austin Canfield
Freeman
New Truss Promises Easy Support for Ruptures
Kansas City readers are offered a 30 day trial of a new inconspicuous truss that claims comfort and easy wear without belts or springs. The ad promises a $3.50 special truss as a gift for reporting, with descriptive circular free from Physician's Appliance Company, 3143 Koch Bldg, 2906 Main, Kansas City Missouri.
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Physician's Appliance Company
Koch Bidg
Main
Kansas City
Missouri
UNC Instructor Wins Scholarship for Dialect Study in Mexico
Chapel Hill announced Stanley Linn Robe, a graduate student and instructor in Romance Languages, has been awarded a state department scholarship for six months of study of Mexican dialects. He will travel with his wife to Guadalajara where he will record regional Spanish dialects, noting the absence of an Indian language in the area.
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Chapel Hill
State Department
Stanley Linn Robe
University
Mexico
S. E. Leavitt
Robe
Guadalajare
South Carolina to lose liquor tax from Mecklenburg county vote
South Carolina expects to lose nearly a million dollars yearly in liquor tax income as Mecklenburg county North Carolina votes for its own legal liquor. Tax Commissioner Tom Howell cited 1946 sales in York and nearby counties near Charlotte as the basis for the estimate.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Tom M Howell
York
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Salvation Army Pool Opens Four Days a Week
Salvation Army Citadel on South Main opens its outdoor pool this summer from 9 am to 5 pm four days a week. The 40 by 70 foot pool deepens from 20 to 9 feet and is drained for cleaning Wednesdays and Saturdays. Lifeguard and instructor Millard Coble leads swimming and life saving, with programs for both boys and girls of all ages. A strict check in system using swimming cards is used and parents are asked to keep children with heart ailments from swimming.
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Salvation Army
Citadel
South Main Street
High Point
Red Feather” Agency
Millard Coble
High Point College
Trinity High School
Coble
Red Shield
Adjutant Collins
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Supreme Court
Municipal Board of Control
Utilities Commission
ABC
Griffith
Carolina Engineering & Sales CO
Greensboro, N. C
Carolina Motor Club
Rocky Mountain Park
Zion and
Grand Canyon Parks
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone Park
RAIL
Telphone
College Street
Mississippi
Lewis Motor CO
S, Wrenn
Tin
Westinghouse Franchise Dealers
Victor
Decca Records
Mayview
Reed
Milton M. Chapman
South West ‘Pass
N.T
North East Pass
UNC
S. Carolina
Salvation Army Pool
American Institute of Laundering
Arrid
WAR Assets Administration
Charlotte, N. C
Wilmington
Greenville
Tryon Street
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