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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1926

Page

5

Jobs Short in Raleigh Auto Bureau Demand Surges

Raleigh March 22 With barely 50 positions to fill for the spring rush at the automobile license bureau Commissioner R A Doughton head of the department of revenue has about 1000 applications on hand. That means around 950 applicants will be disappointed as the department awaits wage and salary adjustments and income tax season floods the mail.

Raleigh Enterprise Automobile License Bureau R. A. Doughton Department of Revenue Salary and Wage Commission Revenue Department Coughton

Officials Seek Efficient Appointees for Limited Jobs

The audience heard calls to select the most capable people for limited roles with an emphasis on efficiency. The Department of Revenue plans to move to a new building west of Capital Square, consolidating bureaus under one roof. The automobile license bureau will gain space and proximity to the agriculture offices now three blocks away.

Capital Square Automobile Licen Bureau Agriculture Revenue Department

Soul Mates Comedy Drama at Broadway theater

Review notes Soul Mates a MGM comedy drama opening at Broadway theater. Audience laughs signal comedy though subtle and serious acting lacks burlesque while small cues reveal humor. Also brief mentions Rev Flipse sermon about dreams and a hydro-glider sea flea in Marseilles.

Marseilles

Griffin Rises from Grief After Indiana Tornado

In southern Indiana Griffin, cut to ashes by a massive tornado on March 18 1925, rebuilt with vigor. The Evansville Red Cross led relief, a tent city formed, and a new community building was dedicated as homes and stores rose. A year later Griffin reopened as a thriving town stronger than before.

Appalachians Indiana Ohio Griffin Gulf of Lower California Nature Mexico Rockies Missouri Evansville Red Cross Grace Wright The New Harmony American Red Cross Attrac American Junior Red Cross Griffin Township

Death of Che Mah the 23-inch midget from Barnum era

Che Mah, the famous 23 inch tall performer aged 88 and brought to the United States by P. T. Barnum in 1881, has died. His son, normal in size, was mentioned as present.

Chicgo Che Mah Barnum Chee Sang

Explosives Drive America’s Industrial Expansion

The article highlights how commercial explosives power major projects across the nation. It notes 535,090,000 pounds bought for construction, mining, irrigation, and hydroelectric ventures, with dynamite underpinning tunnels, dredging, road and rail expansion, harbor works, and large dams like Hetch Hetchy. It cites Moffat Tunnel, Gilboa Dam, and major city subway work as examples of explosive use in shaping industrial growth.

America U. S. Department of Commerce Leekrials Possid Co Bes Kee RA Moffat James Peak Colo California Kansas City Philadelphia New York Novani Hudsoniver New York City Jersey City Gilboa Dam Florida Central Rk. FR Duravant Alabama Opelika Ead Oregon Edgewood Hil Fulton Illinois Central Pacific Electric Co Tulsa Olja Kenhe de Miser

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