Brook memories and lyrical reflections on streams and change
A narrator recalls boyhood rivers from the Yadkin to the PeeDee, the Brook Alpha to Delta, and the sounds of birds and water. He notes pollution, dams, vanished bridges, and vanished companions, then reflects on Wordsworth and a Puritan locksmith epitaph.
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Fountain-Head
Rocky River
PeeDee
Anson
Ichmond
South Carolina
Atlantic
Green Park Hotel
Biten
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root backache cure advert
Cautions about back ache from urine acidity lead to a medical claim for Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. The text promises relief by flushing acids, reducing nighttime urination, and easing burning or irritation with a free trial offer and mail order.
Sugar Stamp Expands To Ten Pounds For Households
The Office of Temporary Controls announces stamp No 11 will be good from April 1 for 10 pounds of sugar, switching households from the 5 pound rate. Stamp No 53 for eight pounds expires March, with a second 10 pound stamp to be validated July 1 if imports meet expectations. A possible third 10 pound allotment might appear by September 30 bringing total to 35 pounds for the year.
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Washington
Office of Temporary Controls
OPA
Booze Election Opposed By Mecklenburg County League
In Charlotte the county chapter of the allied church league formed to block a liquor election in Mecklenburg. At a mass meeting of about 1800 people a resolution was adopted to vigorously oppose the bill, arguing it bypasses the constitutional 15 percent voter petition requirement.
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Charlotte
Raleigh
Mecklenburg County
Allied Church League
League
Telephone Pioneers to Meet in Myrtle Beach May 23 24
About 500 members of the Telephone Pioneers of America will meet in Myrtle Beach South Carolina on May 23 and 24 to discuss industry issues and highlight technological advances.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
Telephone Pioneers of America
North and
South Carolina
Crossword puzzle by Eugene Sheffer in Horizonta
This syndicated puzzle by Eugene Sheffer presents a standard horizontal and vertical clue set with entitle tasks, church parts, a parrot, and various objects. The grid includes clues ranging from garden tools to metals and languages, inviting readers to fill in entries across and down.
Officers Seek Woman Robbery Suspect From Marion
Fairfield California reports officers are pursuing Mrs June Clark Leathers Conley 18 in connection with a $4000 robbery of the Morrow jewelry store in Marion last Aug 24. Sheriff Thornton says she had about half the stolen jewelry in a cigar box when arrested. Conley denies charges and waived extradition.
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Fairfield
Calif
Marion
N C
June Clark Leathers Conley
Morrow
John R. Thornton
Plan Library Meeting Among Universities in Durham and Chapel Hill
A cooperative committee on library building plans representing 16 universities will meet in Durham and Chapel Hill on March 18 and 19 to discuss construction plans and funding details.
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Chapel Hill
Cooperative Committee On
Durham
Coast Guard Rescues Hawkesbury in Atlantic Distress
The cutter Cherokee towed the S. S. Hawkesbury 128 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras to Norfolk Virginia as the Empire Tudor stated it stood by the Hawkesbury. The Empire Tudor reported it had no engine power and its second mate was dead.
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New York
Coast Guard
S. S. Hawkesbury
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Norfolk
Pastor Breaks Arm Anoints Couple In Wedding
In Greenville on March 10 Rev. Benjamin Sorgee fractured his left arm after a fall from the Rocky Creek church rostrum. He refused medical aid until blessing Edna Leslie and Fred Gilliland in marriage, then was taken to a hospital.
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Greenville
S. C
Benjamin Sorgee
Rocky Creek
Edna Leslie
Fred Gilliland
Thirteen Killed In Plane Crash Off Naples Coast
A RAF four engine aircraft en route from Cairo to be crashed into Bisco di Terra Mountain near Schia Island off Naples in thick fog. Seven British passengers one Iranian passenger and five crew members among the thirteen dead.
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Naples
R.A.F
Cairo
Schia
Rome
Bisco di Terra
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Greenville, S. C
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WAR Assets Administration Regional Office—Ammunition Depot
Charlotte, North Carolina
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