Mountain Highway Opens West China Supply Lifeline
George A. Fitch details the new Burmese Chungking road built by natives, linking Chungking with Rangoon and Kunming. He notes 1400 miles of rugged passes, 28 hairpin turns, scarce trucks, rising costs, and the role of western logistics in China's war against Japan.
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Chungking
Mandalay
Rangoon
India
Kunming
Yunnan
West China
Suifu
Yangtze River
China
Yangtze Gorges
Kweichow
Szechwan
Europe
Burma
Fruits and Vegetables Farm Market Report for North Carolina
North Carolina shipping points report wholesale market prices for fruits and vegetables. Apples from Washington range 1.15 to 1.65 per unit, potatoes from Presque Isle and Green Mountains cited, cabbage from Rochester NY and Florida, strawberries in Hammond LA and Philadelphia steady to weaker, lettuce from Phoenix unsettled, sweet potatoes from Cleveland and Porto Ricans and Nancy Halls priced, cucumbers peppers tomatoes lima beans snap beans green peas with varied prices in Philadelphia and other markets.
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North Carolina
U. S
Presque Isle
Aroostook
Maine
Green Mountains
Fla
F.o.b
Rochester
New York
Washington
Florida
Hammond
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Louisiana
Nancy Halls
Pittsburgh
U.S
North
South Carolina
New Jersey
Jersey
Cuba
California
Everlasting Lamp in Travancore Palace Memory of Ruler
A lamp in the old Travancore palace has burned since it was lit about 1200 years ago in memory of a ruler. The king is said to have ascended to heaven while resting on a stone couch, a legend surrounding the flame.
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Travancore
India
Polident Teeth Cleaning Claim Sparks Fresh Breath
An advertisement touts Polident denture cleaner as a solution to denture odor and grime. It claims powerful removal of scum and stains without brushing, notes Good Housekeeping Bureau and dentists’ approval, and prices the product at 30 cents at drug stores.
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Good Housekeeping Bureau
Actress Slugged in Hollywood Seeks Same Attacker
Delia Bogard aged 17 was slugged near her home by a man described with streaming blonde hair. Police link the attack to the Feb 25 fatal beating of Anya Sosoveva on the Los Angeles City College campus. Officers note both victims were approached from a secluded spot as they passed.
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Hollywood
Delia Bogard
E. M. Rinehart
W. R. Harley
Anya Sosoyeva
Los Angeles City College
Jackie Cooper
Los Angeles Times
Miss Bogard
Miss Sosoveva
Guilford County Realty Transfers In Multiple Townships
Guilford County real estate transfers list several bequests and deeds. Transfers include W A Hayes and wife to Frank C Myers and wife on Asheboro Street in High Point Township. R L Lewis and Huger 8 King signees to R G Vaughn on Hanner Avenue in Morehead Township. City of Greensboro to James W Al red and wife on Mt Vernon Heights, and to John B Wright in Hardin Lands subdivision. John C Strickland and wife to Orton A Boren and wife on Broad acres. Frank Pearman and wife to M C Gant and wife on Pickard Avenue in Gilmer Township. Howard C Reese and wife to J D Whitt and wife in P G Fleming estate. T L Underwood and wife to J D Underwood and wife adjoining Earl Phibbs property in Fentress Township.
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High Point
W. A. Hayes
Frank C. Myers
Asheboro
Morehead Township
R. L. Lewis
Huger
King
R. G. Vaughn
Hanner
City of Greensboro
James W. Alred
Mt. Vernon Heights
Greensboro
John B. Wright
Hardin Lands
John C. Strickland
Orton A. Boren
Broadacres
Gilmer Township
Frank Pearman
M. C. Gant
Pickard Avenue
Jefferson Township
Howard C. Reese
J. D. Whitt
P. G. Fleming
Fentress
T. L. Underwood
J. D. Underwood
Earl Phibbs
City Engineer Boggett to Assume Multiple Posts
F G Boggett will take over duties as city engineer purchasing agent water works superintendent and building inspector. He was elected by the board of aldermen to replace Will D Merritt who resigned. Doggett arrived in 1936 from Charlotte and previously served as assistant superintendent of the city filer plant.
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Mountairy
F. G. Boggett
Doggett
City Filer
Board of Aldermen
Will D. Merritt
Charlotte
Missing Musician Vanishes After Leaving Memphis Boat Dock
Memphis police, airplanes, and speedboats scoured the Mississippi River for Hope Brewster a 24 year old musician who left a Memphis dock Monday afternoon in a second hand rowboat bound for New Orleans She said she planned to go 500 miles away and was last seen 10 miles below Memphis The search followed reports she took only a music case and a bottle and refused a life belt She has taught violin at the Memphis College of Music since 1936 and is the daughter of Donald Brewster of Savannah Georgia.
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
Hope Brewster
Southwestern College
Memphis
Russell Hardwick
Memphis Yacht Club
Hardwick
Friar Point
Miss
Miss Brewster
Memphis College of Music
Donald Brewster
Herty Foundation
Savannah
Frank Sturm
Sturm
Clegg Richards
College of Music
Use This Booklet Service In Planning Spring Gardens
The High Point Enterprise Information Bureau offers garden booklets to aid planning and harvest. Readers can mail a coupon with payment for booklets on topics such as City Home Garden Farm Garden Annual Flowering Plants Permanent Garden Weeds Roses for the Home Garden Insects and related guides. Send 3 to 10 cent items to Washington DC with purchaser name address and payment details.
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City Home Garden
High Point Enterprise Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, PD. C
Senior Class Play Ready for Thom asville April 6
The Thom asville High School senior class presents It Happened In June by Eugene G. Hatter in the high school auditorium Thursday night April 6 at 8. Mrs T J Covington directs with Wilma Wall as Betty Brandon and Amos Regan as Charles Atkins leading a cast including Clarice Davis Mary Brown Crawford Weddie Huffman Virginia Taylor Helen Munday Garland Bailey and Cline Macon. Coleene Davis and Edward Hobgood are stage managers.
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Thomasville
Eugene G. Hatter
Thomasville High School
T. J. Covington
Cooley and Kerr Back Losing Farm Bill Aid Change
Representatives Cooley and Kerr urged larger government farm benefits during debate on the Agricultural Appropriations bill. They backed parity payments of 250 million dollars, a sum later stripped by the house economy bloc. Kerr argued relief totals exceed 19 million and farmers have received only about a tenth.
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Washington
Cooley
Kerr
North Carolina
House
Farmers of America
Rep
Ferguson
D-Okla
Agricultural Committee
House Economy Bloc
Congress
Tville Debaters Prep For Tourney
Thomas High School debaters held a warm up in the chapel hour as they prepare for a triangular meet with Kannapolis High, Albemarle High, and local teams. The subject is the United States Should Establish an Alliance with Great Britain. Bobby Carpenter and J King will travel Friday to Kannapolis for a negative team, Edwin Peace and Susannah Matthews will defend the negative in the Thomasville chapel. Miss Lois Johnson coaches and directs the debaters.
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Commerce Street
Phon Thomasville
the Thomas High School
Kan Olis High School
Albemarle School
Sch
United St
Great Britain
Thomasville
Bobby Carpenter
J King
Kannapolis
Lois Johnson
Public Health Figures Highlight Age Milestone Shift
U S Public Health figures show every other person reading today aged 35 will cross age 70 in coming years. The data reflects demographics and long term trends affecting health policy and services.
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U. S
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George A. Fitch
War Area Service Corps
Nanking
Soochow
Fitch
Shanghai
Rotary Club
Gheorge A
Fitch Ner Service
West
Marco Polo
Japan
Kweiyang
Yangtze
Lashio
Russia
Delhi
Life Line
Calcutta
Bay of Bengal
Mongolia
SIAM
INDO
South China
Yellow Sea
Pacific Ocean
Oo River
Szechwan Province
Rushel Baskets
W. Va
Guilford County Realty
Sap
Stanback
Memphis, Tenn
Washington, D. C
the Enterprise Bureau
Coca-Cola Plant
Cooley and
Bill
Milbourne Heights
Penny Bros
Tville
Atlanta, Ga
Birmingham
Ala
Asheville, N. C
Cincinnati, Ohio
Columbia, 8. C
Greenville, 8. C
Greensboro, N.C
Richmond, Va
Spartanburg
Salisbury, N
Washington, D.C
K. H. Graham
Charlotte, N.C
H. D. Saunders
TIC High Point
N. C
AGEN
Southern Railway System
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